In the morning Christine awoke next to Erik, she kissed him. He stirred a bit and went back to sleep. She quietly got out of the bed and went to the kitchen. She pulled out the pans and made bacon and eggs.

"Mmmm…Something smells good." Erik said standing there in the doorway. He was smiling. She was going to be his wife, it was surreal really, this beautiful girl wanted to marry him! He walked over and kissed her on the cheek; she smiled and handed him a plate. They both sat down at the table.

"I'm going to ask Meg to help me plan the wedding."

"That sounds like a great idea!" He said happily, still slightly in shock that she had agreed to marry him.

"There is one thing…" He said in a saddened tone.

"Yes?"

"The mask, I know you know its there."

"What about the mask."

"Do you want to see behind it?" He was terrified now, he feared that she would never feel the same way about him once she saw the gruesome sight behind it.

"Well I must admit, the thought has crossed my mind more than once." He began to sob and took off the mask. Behind it revealed a patch of skin that looked as it had been badly burned. Christine looked at him, she was in shock at first. Could she marry this monster? Then things came in clearly. This was the man she loved. She got out of her seat and grabbed his hand pulling him out of his chair. She looked into his eyes, a smile came to her face and she kissed him. She wiped away the tears.

"I will always love you, a mere patch of skin, even a deformed face could never change that. The question is will you still love me?"

"What do you mean will I still love you?" Christine pulled up her dress to her thighs and there it was a large mass of skin wrinkled and burned. Tears formed in her eyes

"I'm not as perfect as you may have thought." She bent her head downward and the tears began to fall. He took his hand putting it up to her chin and raising it to where she was looking at him. He kissed her. This was the longest kiss they had experienced, it was filled with passion. Pulling away they stared into each others eyes and smiled.

"We're a perfect match." Christine said. Erik looked at her and enjoyment came to his face

"I wouldn't have it any other way."