I hope you like this chapter...I'm not to sure. Half of it I wrote just off the top of my head so this chapter was not really planned so sorry if it's a little...weird.

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Chapter 17 "I Honestly Love You"

Lizzie and Erik walked out of the kitchen and to the lake. She sat down and he mimicked. She laid her head on his shoulder and he sighed.

"What's your favorite book?" Lizzie asked randomly.

"Didn't I answer the last question?" He said jokingly.

"Fine ask me a question." Erik thought about it for a moment then asked,

"What are three you want to accomplish before you die?" She thought about it for a moment then answered.

"I want to marry my true love," She looked at him and smiled. "I want to find my father happiness, and…I want to have children that will always be well taken care of." She noticed his facial expression, which was blank, and asked, "Well what do you think?"

"You amaze me Lizzie." She blushed and asked,

"Why?"

"You could have everything in the world your heart desired, and all you want is for you and your family to be happy."

"But isn't that what everyone hopes for?" She asked.

"Maybe I was just stereo-typing but I always thought that rich people wanted their name to be remembered and more money out of life. Not actual happiness." She shrugged her shoulders. Then said

"Alright my turn, what is your favorite book?"

"Book 6 of the Odyssey."

"I haven't read any of those. What made you want to read all that Greek mythology?"

"Well down here I was always alone so I basically read every book I could find." She nodded and sighed.

"If you want to change out of that dress, in the bedroom there is a trunk full of clothes I bought for your mother, all those years ago. I just couldn't part with them it seemed like a waste." She smiled then stood and walked in to the swan room.

She quickly noticed an old brown trunk, then walked over to it and pushed it open. The first dress on top was delicate with small flowers stitched in gold on the white fabric that made up the dress. She smiled and stood up. She unbuttoned the blue dress she was wearing and slipped on the other one. As she did this she got a better look at the room. She saw a peculiar monkey music box, a few candles and a statue of a women. But what really caught her eye was something sparkling on the night stand next to the bed. She walked over to the shining object and noticed it was a diamond ring. It was obvious that it belonged to a women, so why did Erik have it? She pushed the thought from her mind and took off the ring Fredrick had given her and slid the other band on her finger. It made a dazzling shimmer on her hand. But before she could admire it any longer she realized Erik was waiting for her.

She tugged at the ring only to fins it didn't come off. 'Oh god. Stupid girl, why did you even put it on?' She thought. She pulled on it some more but the ring did not budge. She heard Erik's footsteps fall on the stone floor and he called out, "Lizzie? Is everything alright? Do you need help with finding something?" He said from just out side the door.

"Uuummm…actually yes I do." She said in a shaky voice. Would he be mad at her? She always knew her nosiness would get her in trouble one day. He walked in slowly and asked,

"What is the matter?" She turned to face him, and bit her lip.

"I tried on a ring and," She inhaled deeply and continued. "it won't come off." She held up her left hand, as if for proof she was not lying. His blank look turned into a smile then into quiet laughter. He shook his head playfully and walked over to her. "So I take it your not mad?" She asked nervously.

"No, no of course not." He grabbed her hand placed her ring finger in his mouth. He never moved his glance from her eyes as he gently pulled the ring off with his teeth. Once the band was off her finger, he pulled it out of his mouth. She smiled and said,

"Thank you." He nodded, then said:

"You know this was your mother's ring. She gave it back to me the night she left."

"Oh, I'm sorry for putting it on. My curiosity got the best of me once again." She said with a soft chuckle.

"No, it's alright." She remembered Fredrick's ring and turned around to grab it. Once it was in her hand, she stared at it. Lizzie no longer liked the ring. It was a constant reminder of the way she never wished to be. Even though she loathed the ring, she reluctantly slid it onto her finger.

She turned back to him and noticed his gaze on her. She smiled and asked,

"What's the matter?"

"Nothing I just…oh never mind." He said as he turned to walk out of the room. She grabbed his arm and inquired,

"Tell me." He looked deeply into her eyes and she felt his sadness.

"Lizzie it makes me so angry that this will never last."

"What won't last?"

"This, us together." He said plainly.

"Why can't it? I don't have to go back home, I don't have to marry Fredrick."

"Yes Lizzie you do. I won't let you forsake your family. And you said you wanted happiness for your father, seeing you and Fredrick marry will make him happy."

"You don't love me?" She asked, tears beginning to sprinkle in her eyes.

"Yes Lizzie I love you more than anything in the world. I want you with me, to be my wife. I want to wake up every morning to your beautiful face but…it can't happen."

"I believe it can." she said tears now streaming like a water fall down her cheeks. He sighed and said,

"Lizzie dear don't cry. I didn't mean to upset you I was just telling you what I thought." He pulled her into an embrace, to hide the tears that had formed in his eyes.

"I know you didn't but I don't ever want to leave you."

"As I never want to part from your side." Erik pulled back from the embrace and kissed each tear away that had fallen on her cheeks. She smiled and kissed his lips.

"I love you Lizzie."

"I love you too."

Not really one of my favortie songs but whatever here it is:

I Honestly Love You

By: Olivia Newton-John

Maybe I hang around here
A little more than I should
We both know I got somewhere else to go
But I got something to tell you
That I never thought I would
But I believe you really ought to know

I love you
I honestly love you

You don't have to answer
I see it in your eyes
Maybe it was better left unsaid
This is pure and simple
And you should realize
That it's coming from my heart and not my head

I love you
I honestly love you

I'm not trying to make you feel uncomfortable
I'm not trying to make you anything at all
But this feeling doesn't come along everyday
And you shouldn't blow the chance
When you've got the chance to say

I love you
I honestly love you

If we both were born
In anoother place and time
This moment might be ending in a kiss
But there you are with yours
And here I am with mine
So I guess we'll just be leaving it at this

I love you
I honestly love you
I honestly love you