I am so sorry that I haven't not updated the story in a while! I hope this chapter makes up for it and I promise to write again soon and mad love to all of my crazy reviewers!

Chapter 18

"It is not over! Oh mark my words this is not over Phantom! Christine is mine and that child will be mine! I'll make him burn in hell. Yes that's it burn red with fresh blood. The whole place I'll send it all to hell! That will show Christine! I can hear the scream of that demon now, begging, screaming for his pathetic life. Crying out to his beloved Christine whose mind his has molested and her body raped! I'll make him pay..."

"Raoul who are you talking to?" Christophe had entered the room to find his brother kneeling close to the fireplace. 'Was he honestly talking to the...no he wouldn't.' he thought to himself.

"My brother it is so nice to see you." Raoul smiled innocently at his brother as would a spoiled child to his mother. Christophe had noticed Raoul's change in behavior and was becoming increasingly concerned for his brother's well being.

"What has happened Raoul? You seem so lost or in a daze all the time. Does this have anything to do with that girl?" Christophe found sat in a chair near the fireplace and motioned for Raoul to sit in the beside him. Raoul slowly stood and sat down with a cool smile on his face.

"Whatever do you mean? I have been fine and the girl is of no concern to you." He turned from his brother and stared into the fire once again.

"Raoul, love is a powerful emotion and whether you want to admit it or not, it has got you trapped. If you feel that strongly about this girl then you need to confront her and your emotions..."

"But don't you see brother that I have and whether Christine will want to admit it or not, she is in love with me and I will have her! Raoul turned away from his brother once more and became enthralled by the flames yet again.

"Christine, you must get up, hurry!" Erik was already dressed and had been trying to get Christine up for about a half an hour. He could hardly control himself. His surprise had waited long enough and now Christine was prolonging it.

"Okay I'm up I swear." She sleepily looked up at Erik before sitting up. Her brown eyes mesmerized him and got a sudden urge to pin back down to the bed, but he tore himself away from his thoughts and handed her a blue dress.

"Thank you my love. But please do tell me what is going on? Where are we going?" Christine was struggling to get her dress laced in the back, so Erik gracefully took the laces from her hands and finished it for her.

"It is a surprise that I have been working on for quite some time now and you my darling are ruining it!" Christine blushed and then smiled, "Oh I did not know. Je desolé!"

Erik leaned down and kissed her fully on the mouth. "I love you. Now let's go!"

It took another half an hour before they were on their way to meet Madame Giry. Christine had her head against Erik's arm nearly asleep again. Her small delicate hand resting underneath his much larger one. The carriage came to a stop causing Christine to wake from her dreamlike state.

"Where are we Erik?"

"You'll see soon." He opened the door, stepped and turned to help Christine down from the carriage. She smiled at him as he caught her after tripping on her skirts.

"You have to be more careful love."

"I know I'm just so tired. I can hardly keep my eyes open."

"Well how would you like to go back to sleep then?" he looked at her slyly.

She stared back utterly confused. She felt Erik place his hands on her shoulders and turn her around. She gasped as she saw the most beautiful house she had ever seen. They were some where on the outskirts of Paris that remained mostly countryside. There was a light fog surrounding the property that stretched for miles. There were four giant weeping willows greeting visitors at the 15 foot black iron gate. A gravel path way led from the gate to the front doors that were made of dark cherry wood with large stain glass windows. Erik lead Christine up to the front door and opened it. The house was so beautiful that Christine knew it was only something Erik could design. The walls were dark, but were accented by white carpeting over hardwood floors. There were wall sconces that were similar to the ones in the Phantom's lair and a crystal chandelier that could only be rivaled by the one at the opera house.

"Erik, is this...?" she looked up at him in shock.

"Yes Christine this is your surprise. Welcome to your new home. I hope you like it."

"Like it! I love it, this is perfect!"

"Erik is that you?" Madame Giry came from around the corner down the hallway. "We've been expecting you, what took so long?" She came bustling toward them with her arms stretched out.

"It was Christine's unwillingness to get out of bed this morning."

"Hey!" Christine looked at him with her eyebrows furrowed, but soon smiled and embraced Madame Giry.

"My goodness Christine how you have grown!" Madame Giry stood back so she could look at the girl from head to toe.

"I know I've gained weight, but..." Madame Giry cut her off as Christine directed her eyes to the floor. Christine had always been afraid that Madame Giry would not approve of the relationship between her and Erik and now that she was pregnant and unmarried she was sure Madame Giry would appose.

"Darling I meant what a beautiful woman you have become. Though you have grown in other ways." Madame Giry laughed softly as Christine hugged her tightly.

"Thank you" Christine whispered in her ear before hearing Meg screech down the hallway.

"You are here! Oh I've missed you so much and oh my go you're pregnant!" Meg stood in disbelief. "When did you...who did you...?" and then a realization came over Meg's face. "You..." she said looking at Erik.

"Yes, now Meg would you please go to the kitchen and prepare the lemonade for everyone. We will be there shortly." Madame Giry hissed through her teeth. Meg did as she was told, but couldn't help letting out a small giggle as she went.

"Well it is obvious that not everyone has grown up." Madame Giry said with a stern look on her face.

"Nonsense I would have done the same thing if Meg had suddenly showed up pregnant after months without word." Christine laughed, but Erik and Madame Giry only smiled in return.

"Can I show her the rest of the house now?" Erik said to Madame Giry.

"Of course, we will be waiting for you in the livingroom when you are finished." She said in reply knowing that Erik wasn't really asking, but demanding time alone with Christine.

An hour went by and Erik had managed to show Christine the finer points of all, but one of the 24 rooms in the house, each of which had its own unique beauty. Erik had built a music room that was almost identical to the one in his lair that he knew Christine would instantly fall in love with and she did. They met the Giry's in the livingroom for lemonade and brunch. Meg was itching to know all the details of her trip, but Christine knew the questions that Meg really wanted to ask.

"Meg will you show me where the kitchen is again?"

Meg instantly jumped out of her seat and grabbed Christine's hand with a bright smile on her face. "Of course follow me!"

When they were out of earshot Meg let loose with the questions. "What the hell is going on Christine? When did you get pregnant? When did you start having...you know? And how come I didn't know about any of this?"

"Okay, okay one at a time. I am sorry I did not get to tell you this sooner, but it happened the day before I left with Raoul..."

Meg gasped, "It is Raoul's baby!"

"No, shhh!" Christine tried to hush her so she could continue.

"Okay I'm sorry tell me everything!" Meg shut her lips tight.

"The baby is Erik's not Raoul's. I never did anything with Raoul and I never really had feelings for him. The day before I left Erik and I...you know and then on the trip I realized that I was with child." Christine looked over at Meg whose mouth was wide open.

"What's he like, the Phantom I mean?" Meg stopped walking and waited intently for Christine to reply.

"Well first of all his name is Erik and he is wonderful. He can be difficult sometimes, but he is very loving." Christine noticed the look on Meg's face. She was waiting for Christine to say more. "Meg! I am not telling you about any intimate details!"

"Oh come on Christine! Just tell me if he is good or not!" Meg was now jumping up and down with anticipation.

"Meg...alright fine, he is amazing! I never thought I could feel anything so passionate and when he sings!"

"He sings while he's...?"

"Well not the whole time, but sometimes he'll softly sing songs in my head." Both girls were now blushing, but it was great to be reunited, so that they could have conversations like this again. Christine realized how much she truly missed Meg and reached out to hug her. Meg hugged back, but found it difficult to do so with Christine's stomach.

"I have missed you Christine and I am so happy you're home."

"Me too Meg, me too."

The Girys left just after nightfall after a day of stories from the past three months. Erik, though he enjoyed the company of Madame Giry could not wait for them to leave. He still had one more room to show Christine. It was one of his favorites.

"Angel I have one more room to show you." He said coming up behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist. Christine leaned into his arms.

"Ah yes, I was wondering when you would show me our bedroom." She looked back at him as he leaned down to kiss her.

"Come with me then."

They climbed up the stairs to the second of three floors. Their room was at the end of a very long hallway that had dark red wall sconces lighting the way. Erik opened the large black door revealing a burgundy room with white and black trim and a hundred candle scattered through out the room. They made a pathway to the main feature of the room, the bed itself. It was very large and had blood red curtains that could be drawn on all four sides. The bed black and had white satin sheets and red silk pillows. It was truly a work of art.

"Does it please you?" Erik whispered into her ear as he began unlacing her dress.

"Its beautiful, everything is beautiful. Thank you so much!"

"I'm glad you like it, because we will be spending a lot of time here." he chuckled seductively before kissing her bare shoulders that were now exposed. Christine took in a sharp breath as she felt his tongue trace circles on neck. His hands searched her body and found their way to her breasts. She moaned louder than she meant to, but his hands felt so good. Christine tried to turn around to face him, but he pressed her back to him. He undid the rest of her dress and let it fall in a pool around her. Erik was able to remove all of her clothes in one shot. She was completely exposed to him. He looked down at her body and instantly a smile appeared on his face. Their child was growing rapidly and nothing could make him happier.

Christine's hand reached behind her and began rubbing against his manhood which was already full of desire for her. He groaned into her shoulder as her hands moved against him. He undid his pants to help her gain better access. His hands drifted down to her moist center. She trembled at his touch. She felt so good and he desperately wanted to join them together. Christine rolled her head back on to his shoulder breathing heavily. Her body was suddenly touching his very erect manhood. He hissed as he tried to control his desire for her. Erik massaged deeper inside her as her movements on him sped up. They moved faster and faster until they found a similar rhythm. Christine's legs were becoming weak, but Erik kept her upright against his body. He didn't know how much longer he would be able to keep them both upright before he forced her on to her back. He decided their was no point in trying. Erik spun her around to face him and violently kissed her. He picked her up so that she was straddling him and felt relief as he felt himself enter her. She gasped out loud and looked at him with hungry eyes. Without breaking their union he carried her over to the bed and laid both of their bodies down on top of it. Erik went back to moving inside of her as soon as she was comfortable against the pillows. Christine gently rocked her hips against his, but again had difficulty.

"Angel don't move just let me bring you pleasure." Erik said in short breaths. Christine began to reply, but Erik thrust deeper inside of her making her cry out in pleasure There love making grew louder and louder. They never heard the strangerenter.