Chapter Fourteen
DISCLAIMER: OK; I don't own phantom of the opera. Plain and simple
"Erik!" He turned around from the organ and saw Karen walking through the water. Before he could ask anything; She hugged him tightly. "Erik I did it! They gave me the lead!" He smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist and spun her around.
"I'm so proud of you!" He cheered with her. "I knew you could!"
"If you hadn't been there-Erik- I couldn't have done it." She couldn't stop smiling; and Erik didn't want her to stop hugging him. So they stood there in a smiling embrase during nearly the whole conversation. "I didn't think anyone liked my voice but you." He pulled apart from her so he could see strait into her green eyes.
"You looked like you were going to pass out." He told her; caressing her face.
"I was. I didn't want to make a fool of myself." Erik stopped her from speaking anymore; he kissed her again; holding her close and never letting her go. "Erik; I don't think I can go through with it. I-I can't sing in frount of people."
"Why not? You were amazing. Do you have some sort of stage-fright?" She nodded slowly.
"It was diffrent when I was a ballet girl; I would just follow Meg and Iris, they wouldn't be expecting me to be flawless." He and Karen sat in the den; he on a chair; and she on a couch."I only was able to sing that time; because you were there."
"I will just have to be at the performance then. You needn't worry; I will be there hopeing for your success."
"Thank you Erik. I won't disapoint you."
"You couldn't ever do that." He stood up and lifted her from the sofa. "No matter how your performances turn out; I'll never be dissapointed." Karen smiled and kissed him.
She just wished her mother could be there. She would love Erik; and how he loved Karen with all his heart. But Karen's mother never knew love like Erik's. Karen's father had run out on her after Iris was conseved; but before he ran out; he had run around with every woman in town. Karen would stay up late when she was a child; and she would ask her mother when daddy would come home. Karen looked up at Erik as he smiled down at her; she often asked herself if this would turn out like her mother's. No; she knew it was diffrent; Erik was sweet; loyal; and loving. But on that hand; she has had some bad runs with men who swear they'll never leave.
Her mother was stupid.
She never yelled at Karen's father when he returned and smelled like another woman's perfume. When his shirts had lipstick on them; and when she would get sexual letters addressed to her husband. She just shook them all off. Karen told herself her mother was stupid. She always was stupid. She was not understanding; she was increadibly stupid.
"Karen? Are you ok?" She looked up and Erik was stairing down at her. No they didn't do it you pervs. "You seem a bit..distracted."
"It's nothing." She replied with a smile. "Erik, Please, Don't make me a stupid woman."
"Um, OK? Why would you say something like that? Your not stupid."
"My mom was stupid; because her husband slept around and she didn't do or say anything about it. Please don't-"
"Cheat? I wouldn't ever think of it." He held her tightly. "I love you." She held him; wanting to believe it. "I swear to you. I wouldn't ever, ever do that." There was silence, before snickering. "Does your hometown have trouble with men running around on their girls?"
"It seems that way doesn't it?" She laughed and hugged him. He kissed her before getting up.
"I've got a surprise for you." He walked out of the room; and returned a few minutes later with a gorgious diamond ring. Christine's diamond ring. She gasped at it's beauty; and when he slid it on her finger; he asked if she would marry him.
Her heart skipped a beat and her breath was caught in her lungs. "I know it seems a bit soon but, I love you so much; and I want you to be my wife." She took the ring from him and smiled. She slid the ring onto her finger; and tackled him in a hug.
"But Erik. Before we get married; I want to clear your name. Rid myself of Raphael; and many more things. But I promise; after all of that is done; I will be your wife." he held onto her and couldn't stop himself from smiling.She lifted his mask off his face; and rested it on the end table. She had to see his whole face; the face she would wake upto every morning. She couldn't have picked a better one; Raphael didn't have he deformation; but Raphael wasn't loyal. She loved every thing about her fiance. He had a child-like innosence about him; an innosence she loved; a child was in him, that never had anyone who would be willing to nurture; and mother him. Karen would care for him; and nurture him. She would lull him to sleep when he was scared; and she would love him. "Erik, I love you so much."
"I love you too." He rested her gently on the bed; and kissed her. His black hair dangled in his eyes. She smiled and brushed the hair away. "I only need you. My darling. Your my one companion."
"Your the only man I can trust." She kissed him. He knew that it would not be much longer until she was his wife; and her kisses were going to be coming from the woman he was going to spend the rest of his life with. He was going to love and charish her; and he was never going to let her go. He loved her so much; that he could hardly believe she loved him too.
The next morning; she awoke next to him. He held her; and was still sleeping. She didn't know how early it was; and she somewhat didn't care. But if it was late; she would have to leave to get to practice. But if it was early she could stay and lison to the lullaby sound of his heartbeat. She rested perfectly still; so she would not wake him.Karen heard the sound of the water parting; and jumped up. Erik rose and was still tired.
"What is it?" Erik asked. Karen got up and heard Meg's voice calling her.
"Karen! Come on! Your late again!" Karen understood quickly; kissing Erik goodbye; she followed Meg out. Erik escorted the ladies to the mirror; and told Karen that he would be at her show. Meg hurried them along so Karen could go get changed. They were in such a hurry that Meg did not notice the ring on her friend's finger.
yes! They are engaged:D and it will be kewl in later chappies cause of reasons I can't tell you.
Erik: You haven't put that CD down yet.
Me: Yes I did.
Erik: When?
Me: while I was sleeping silly!
Erik: While you were lisoning to "think of me" and Carlotta got crushed; you thought of when Jami got crushed by that cardboard tree in Drama didn't you?
Me: Yes. The phantom of the drama club.
Erik: that phantom of the Multiplex ad we found in that magazine was mean. I find that insulting. I would never haunt a multiplex.
Me: O.O I found it insulting myself. Haha! Your Jazz's friend!
Erik: I never get invited anywhere. So thats why I went. Besides. That may have been a diffrent phantom.
Me: Probably.
