Chapter 4

It was Saturday and Erik looked out the window of the carriage as he headed to Gabrielle's flat. He watched the sun slowly setting in the distance and thought how beautiful it looked.

He reached the door and was about to knock when it opened and Gabrielle appeared in a low cut pink dress. She looked beautiful.

"Hello future husband." She said.

"Hello future Madame D'Avignon." He replied smiling at her. He entered the flat and said,

"You look beautiful tonight."

"Hmmm…I know." Gabrielle said twirling around. Erik laughed at this and took her in his arms and kissed her passionately on the lips. She pulled away and said,

"Not now, I have a guest."

"Who?"

"Christine Daae is here." Erik's face fell wondering what the hell she was doing visiting Gabrielle.

"Where is she?" He asked.

"In the kitchen, I was just about to run to the bedroom and show her the photos of you and me."

"Why don't you do that, I will go tend to your guest." Erik said. Gabrielle smiled and kissed him quickly on the lips.

"I love you." She said.

"I love you too." He replied and she walked into the bedroom. Erik was enraged. What did Christine think she was doing? He walked briskly into the kitchen grabbing her by the arm. Christine was shocked as he attacked her.

"What the hell are you doing here? Trying to play a game on Gabrielle now and break up our engagement!" He sneered at her.

"What are you talking about? We ran into each other at the tailor's and she invited me to lunch and I have been here ever since making a new friend." Christine replied putting on an innocent face. Erik did know that Gabrielle was very open and inviting, one of the things he loved about her.

"Erik, I have never been a manipulating person and I am not about to start now. Manipulation gets you nowhere in life." Christine hissed at him. He squeezed her arm harder and then let go,

"You better be telling the truth."

Later that evening Christine said goodbye and left. Gabrielle began cleaning up the dishes and boiled some water over the stove in order to clean the dishes. Erik came up behind her and put his arms around her. He began kissing her neck and cheeks.

"Erik, let me finish this first." Gabrielle said with a giggle.

"The dishes can wait." Erik purred in her ear. She turned around and accepted his mouth upon hers as their tongues danced inside. Erik wanted Gabrielle tonight. He vowed he would wait until their wedding night, but now he didn't want to wait. Her low cut dress had been teasing him all evening making him wonder with more anxiety what was hidden beneath.

He grabbed her waist and pulled her closer to himself until she smashed into him rather roughly.

"Erik…" She moaned and he dove back to her mouth more intensely. He began to lead her into the bedroom with his kisses and when they reached the bedroom he reached around her back and began to slowly undo the buttons on her dress as they continue their intense kissing. When Gabrielle realized what was going on, she pulled away slightly.

"Erik, I thought we were going to wait to do this."

"Why wait, we were going to do it eventually. What's wrong with this? I love you and you love me, there's no bigger barrier than that." Gabrielle smiled at this remark and said,

"I'm a little nervous."

"Don't be. I am soon to be your husband and we should no longer be nervous around one another." Erik's voice and words were seductively influencing her. She smiled shyly at him and turned around so he could finish undressing her. This was not new to Erik, he had done this many times in whorehouses across Paris, but he had never done this to someone he truly loved.

The last of Gabrielle's undergarments fell to the floor and she stepped out of them. Erik marveled at her beauty as he caressed her pale, velvety skin. Gabrielle began kissing him wildly removing his mask and undoing his cravat. She unbuttoned his shirt and let it fall to the ground. Erik began to undo his trousers and finally all of his clothing was removed as well. He kissed her more passionately running his hands up and down the lengths of her body. He gently kissed her while pushing her onto the bed. He slowly began kissing her on all different parts of her body. He began at her neck and slowly made his way down to her breasts where he began to slowly suck and bite at her nipples. Gabrielle felt pleasure that she had never felt before and moaned for him to continue. Erik used his mouth to make his way down past her naval until he was in between her thighs. He used his tongue to pleasure her as she moaned his name over and over. He stopped and moved up to kiss her lips while he moved himself inside of her. He thrust hard inside her as she moaned out in pain.

"I'm sorry my love, but fortunately after this, you will never feel pain again." He said kissing her cheeks as a tear slipped from her eye. Erik stopped his thrusting but didn't take himself out of her completely asking,

"Do you want me to stop?" Gabrielle looked at him and shook her head saying,

"I want to continue." Erik thrust more inside her feeling a small amount of guilt because he was causing her pain. But he knew after this she would never feel it again. He thrust harder and faster until Gabrielle felt no more pain and nothing but pleasure. The faster he thrust the more she screamed his name and told him to keep going. He moved his hands everywhere exploring every inch of her body while he kept thrusting himself inside of her. Gabrielle knew that her climax was coming soon and felt nothing but pleasure and love. Eventually they reached their climax together causing their breath to slow to a light pant. Erik lied on top of Gabrielle for a second and then laid down on his back. He continued to pant as Gabrielle slipped the blankets over both of them. She was happy at what they shared and looked over at Erik and stroked his damp hair. He slipped his arm beneath her and pulled her close to him,

"Erik?"

"Hmmm?"

"Sleep here with me tonight." Erik kissed her forehead and watched as Gabrielle fell asleep in his arms. He watched her sleep until he could fight his fatigue no more.