Chapter Thirteen
Erik's News
Erik rushed down the back alleyway to the secret entrance that led to his lair. "Christine? Christine where are you?"
"I'm in the bedroom."
"Get out here. I have to tell you something."
She ran out of the bedroom as quick as she could. "What is it? Is every thing all right?"
"Yeah, everything except Raoul."
"What?" Christine was very confused.
"Raoul. I was going to get breakfast at a really good bakery, which made me have to pass the manor. Well, as I walked by a window flew open and Raoul, yes Raoul, yelled out to everyone 'I'm coming out of the closet.' Then someone asked what that meant because frankly no one knew. Then he said he was gay. I knew that he didn't mean happy, because he didn't have you. I knew he wasn't gay as in happy, it means something else."
Christine was silent, and then spoke up. "So what does it mean?"
"I DON'T KNOW!"
"What? You don't know?"
"No. I don't know."
"That is astonishing," Christine was amazed. For once there was something Erik didn't know. She started laughing so hysterically, she could hardly breathe.
"WHAT is so funny?"
Though her giggles she said, "For…once…you…finally…don't…know…something!"
"Well, do you know what it means?"
"No."
"So you need to just keep you mouth shut."
"You know what. Since I don't know what he meant I am going to go ask him."
"What? You can't. He might try to hurt you for the third time. And no offence you can't really protect your self."
"I know that is why you are going to go with me."
"What? Hell no. There is no way I am going to escort you to your ex-fiancé's house so you can ask him what he meant when he said he was gay. Hell no."
"Well then I'll just go by myself. You either go with me or I go by myself."
There was a long pause…"Fine I'll go, because I don't want you going alone."
"Thank you. I promise it will be a quick trip. We are just going to ask him what he meant then we will leave. I promise. Remember I love you not him."
"I know you love me. Why are you telling me this."
"Just reminding you. So don't get jealous."
"O.k.?" Erik was quite confused on why she was telling him this but decided not to press the issue.
"I will get ready then we can leave. Why don't you go ahead and fix breakfast."
"About that…"
Christine paused, halfway across the room and turned around. "What did you do?"
"Well I was on my way to the bakery when I heard Raoul and then headed back. So I never reached the bakery to get breakfast."
"That's great. Oh well, we can just go eat breakfast somewhere before we head for Raoul's."
As she walked away Erik heard Christine mumble "Men."
He also walked toward the bedroom to change into more appropriate clothes for visiting the Vicomte. This was going to be a long day.
