The Black Corset Chapter 23
Christine emerged from the surgery room sad and heartbroken. But at the same time relieved. Now to get to that matter of Erik…
Meanwhile Erik paced the floor, still worried about Christine. It was getting late and he couldn't take much more.
"NADIR! I'm going out to look for her!" Erik yelled.
"Oh no you're not. The snow is thick. You could get lost."
"That's why I have to go. What if Christine is lost?"
Just as Erik was going out the front door he saw Christine stepping out of a carriage.
"CHRISTINE!" Erik yelled running to her.
"Erik? Go back inside! You don't have a coat, you could catch a cold."
"No Christine I need to talk to you!"
"I need to talk to you to."
"Let's come inside then."
Christine and Erik walked inside and sat down on the couch.
"Oh Christine I'm glad you're back." Nadir said happily. "Where were you?"
"That will all be explained soon enough…First, I need to talk to Erik. Alone." She replied.
Christine took Erik's arm and led him away into the music room.
"Erik, I was just at the doctor's." Christine spoke slowly.
"Why? Are you sick? Are you all right?"
"Yes Erik! I'm all right. It's just the baby—."
"The baby? What's wrong with the baby?"
"It's gone…" Christine said, a tear sliding down her cheek.
"Gone? What do you mean?"
"It's GONE Erik! It's not around anymore."
"Christine…. what happened?"
"Miscarriage…"
"A miscarriage? You had a miscarriage Christine?"
"Yes Erik! Don't you understand? And you wouldn't have anything to do with that miscarriage would you?"
"Christine! How could you ever think that?"
"I don't know what to think anymore…"
"Oh, my poor angel." Erik said hugging her tightly.
Christine rested her head on his shoulder and wept. Erik stroked her cheek and kissed it. He sighed.
"My darling. I would never do anything to harm our child." He said.
"I know…I don't know why I thought that. I'm sorry mon ange."
"I forgive you. When things went wrong for me I always thought things that weren't right. But that's why I have you, you showed me right and wrong. And I would never betray that."
"Erik…"
"Christine…"
Just then a knock was heard on the door. It was Valerie.
"Mama? Papa? Are you in there?" She called.
"Yes dear we are in here. Come in."
Valerie slowly opened the door. "I can't sleep. Will you sing to me?"
Erik looked to Christine and smiled. As if saying: "We still have her."
"Yes of course we'll sing to you. Here, sit on my lap." Erik said, sitting in a chair.
Valerie got on his lap and asked. "What are you going to sing?"
"What do you want us to sing?" Christine asked.
"Sing something from Romeo and Juliet. The love duet."
Erik smiled. "We can do that can't we Christine?"
"Yes…we can."
So Erik and Christine began their duet. It was a perfect choice, for it showed that no matter what happened, they would always love each other.