Erik did follow Jeslyn up though, but he didn't let her know he was there. He wanted to make sure that Devon didn't try to pull anything. Now that Erik had found Jeslyn, he wasn't going to lose her like he had lost Christine. When he reached the mirror, Jeslyn was having her costume fitted. The dress was a beautiful pale purple with straps that hung off the shoulders and fit her to the dime. At the waist, it puffed out into a hoop skirt and the bottom had a lining of black roses. But for how pretty the dress was, Jeslyn didn't look very happy. She was extremely pale and was sweating. Once the costume people left, Jeslyn sat down at the vanity, breathing hard. She tried to get up to go to the bed, but fainted. Erik immediately pushed open the mirror and rushed to her side. Jeslyn was not well, she was gasping for air and was as cold as ice. Erik picked her up as if she weighed nothing and carried her back down to his lair. "No, no no no no! I'm not going to lose you too!" he yelled into the caverns. Once he was in his lair, he laid her down in his bed and began to tend to her needs. He gave her all the care and attention that he could provide. But he wouldn't know if it would be enough until morning.
The next Morning
The next day Jeslyn woke up feverish, but she was breathing better. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes, was Erik's concerned face looking down at her. "Oh god, I thought I had lost you, Jeslyn" he said. Jeslyn coughed, "You can't get rid of me that easy," she tried to smile and Erik smiled back, but Jeslyn began to cough again. The Phantom went and got her a drink. When he came back she was sitting up in the bed. Erik sat beside her and helped her drink the water, she was terribly weak. After drinking, she rested her head on Erik's chest. As she was beginning to fall back to sleep, she whispered, "I love you Erik." "I love you too Jeslyn," and she fell back to sleep. When she finally awoke later that night, Erik had also fallen asleep. When she began to move, he awoke with a start. "Oh, you're up. How are you feeling?" "Much better, thanks to you." Jeslyn responded as she stared into his eyes. Slowly, she moved closer toward him until her lips brushed his and they kissed. Erik was surprised and pulled away at first. But then he put his arms around her, pulled her closer to himself, and kissed her passionately. "I love you," they both said at the same time. They then broke out into laughter at the seriousness of the moment. "Oh Jeslyn, I don't ever want to lose you. Promise me you'll never leave me." "I won't Erik, but you know that I can't let anyone find you, so I'm going to have to keep in public sometimes." Then Jeslyn began to sing, "Promise me, that all you say is true, love me, that's all I ask of you." The song seemed familiar to Erik, but for some reason he couldn't remember where from, but then they both began to sing not knowing how or what they were singing, "Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime. Lead me, save me from my solitude. Say you'll share with me each night, each morning. Anywhere you go, let me go to, Erik/Jeslyn, that's all I ask of you!" Then Erik remembered where he had heard the song from, and they kissed again