Christine and Madame Giry stared at Phillip in shock. "Are, are you sure?" Christine asked.

"Oh, most definitely, there's no denying it, you are with child, Miss Daae." Phillip said smiling.

"Are you not happy, Christine?" Madame Giry asked confused.

"Oh, no, no, I am. I'm just not sure how Erik's going to react." Christine said and laughed a bit.

Everyone was silent for a moment before Madame Giry spoke up. "How far along is she?"

"About a month." Phillip answered. "Well, I'd love to stay here and talk with you, but I have other appointments."

"Yes, yes, of course." Madame Giry said getting up. "It was nice seeing you Phillip." She said and led Christine out of the room and into her waiting carriage.

They were almost at the Opera house when Madame Giry spoke up. "The child, Christine, it is Erik's, right?"

Christine sighed. "Yes, Raoul and I never did anything close to that." Madame Giry nodded, she could tell that the sound of Raoul's name wasn't something she enjoyed hearing, let alone saying.

"When are you going to tell him?" Madame Giry asked.

"I don't know. I'm nervous about how he's going to react, you know how he is." Christine said playing with her fingers.

"You have to tell him Christine." Madame Giry said and Christine nodded slightly.

"I know. It's not like I'm going to be able to hide it from him for long." Christine agreed. "I'll probably do it tonight."

When Christine and Madame Giry had to go their separate ways inside the Opera house, Madame Giry pulled Christine to her in a motherly hug. "Don't worry, I'm sure he will be happy." She whispered to her.

Christine gave a little chuckle. "I'm going to be a mom." She said amazed.

"And you're going to be wonderful at it." Madame Giry said putting a hand on her cheek. "Now go, I need to get back before they realize I'm gone."

"Thank you, Madame Giry, for everything." Christine said.

"Anything for you and Erik, my darling. If you need anything, just ask." She said and then walked away. Christine took a deep breath and began walking to the lair.

When she got there, Erik was nowhere to be seen. She walked over to the organ and saw a piece of paper with a rose topped off with a black ribbon. On the paper was a note Erik had written to her.

Christine,

I had to go out and take care of some things. I will be back later and I expect to know exactly what the doctor said.

I love you,

Erik

Christine sighed; she was going to have to tell him as soon as he got back. How was she going to tell him? 'Oh Erik, can you get me a blanket, by the way, I'm pregnant.' No! It wasn't that easy.

"I'm just going to have to come right out and tell him." She said to herself. She walked over to the mirror and started saying things to herself. "Erik, I am going to have your child." To her these words just seemed so weird. She put a small smile on her face and said again, proudly, "Erik, I'm pregnant."

She heard something plop into the water and turned to see Erik, still in the water, staring at her, mouth slightly ajar, a look of pure shock on his face. Suddenly he walked up to her and grabbed her by the shoulders, not roughly or painfully, just enough so she couldn't run from him.

"What did you just say?" Erik asked. He needed to make sure he wasn't hearing things.

"I, I said that," Christine took a deep breath; this is not how she wanted to tell him. "I said that I am pregnant."

With no sign of warning, Erik's lips came crashing down on hers in a vigorous kiss. It was rough, but passionate and loving. When they both finally broke the kiss, gasping for breath, Christine looked at Erik surprised. "Did you think I wasn't going to be happy to hear that you were bearing my child?" Erik's eyes widened, "it is my child right?"

"Why is everyone asking me that? Of course it is!" Christine said laughing. Erik lifted her off the ground and spun her around while holding her tightly in his arms.

"Christine, this is the happiest day of my life." He said to her.

i Little did they know that their lives were going to get a lot more chaotic with the arrival of twins, girl twins. /i

Okay, this is the end of the prelude. Now, the fun part is going to start. I want to thank everyone who has been leaving me feedback.

I might write more tonight, I'm not sure yet.

Much love!

Terri xoxo