Hey thanks for reviewing. This is the last chapter, and the epilouge will probably come tommarow. But righ now it's 10:13 and i'm sleepy so sorry i can't update again tonight.

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Chapter 19 "Love"

I shut the door of our warm home. I looked in the parlor and I found you were already up. My stomach flipped and I hoped desperately that you were not worried. I stepped into the dining room and you were staring out the window.

"Raoul dear, are you alright?" Your head turned in my direction and you smiled. You closed the space between us, with a loving embrace.

"Christine love," You said into my ear. "I honestly thought last night was a dream. Ever since you left I had many daydreams that you were home in my arms, but then I always woke up… alone." I tightened my hold around you and you said:

"Christine promise me I am not dreaming."

"No Dear you are not. I am here and will be here forever more." You pulled away, and grabbed my hand.

"Christine… where have you been? Why did you call off the wedding? Did you do it on your own will? Christine if you don't want to marry me--"

"No Raoul, that is not it at all, I want to marry you as soon as possible. And as far as who did this to me. I will tell you someday, but it is to early now. I am sorry."

"No no I completely understand. You don't have to ever tell me but if you chose to I will listen with open ears. Christine I love you."

FRANCE 1880

Christine looked up into the eyes of her adoring husband. His blue eyes were a gray color. His expression was shocked.

"Raoul say something."

"I'm sorry, I am just so…" He leaned back in his chair farther. "I can't believe you remember all of that."

"When a thing like that interferes with your life, you don't soon forget it."

Raoul had been listening to Christine's story for almost 2 hours. Their afternoon tea had turned cold. The bright noon sun was becoming the early evening sky line.

"Raoul I'm sorry I did not tell you sooner but… It hurt to bad."

"No don't apologize to me dear, I understand. Forgive me for not protecting you more, like a husband should."

"Don't say that, no one can change fate. Not even you."

"I suppose your right. But forgive me for asking, but was that the last time you saw Erik?"

"Yes, love. You are my one and only. And I plan to keep it that way… forever