Here is the second chapter of the day! I hope you liked the last chapter. It's getting very dramatic, I think! Well, anyway, I'm just gonna say the same stuff I always say. Read, review, follow, and favorite! Thanks!

~Lauren

Chapter 11

True Love

"Pregnant?!" Erik yells as Eva runs away from him. "Eva, wait! We need to talk about this! I want to help!" But Eva was already gone, and she didn't even hear him. He sighs and runs his fingers through his hair. "Pregnant…" He walks over to his desk and immediately starts to write a letter to Eva.

Dear Eva,

I am so sorry. I really want to help you with the baby. I care about you, Eva. You need to understand that. I truly care about you and the baby. Please. Let's be friends again. I promise I will do all that I have to, to help with the baby. After all, it is my child too. I don't want it to be taken away from me. Please, Eva. Just understand.

Erik

He folds up the letter and slips it into the envelope. "I can't deliver it now. It's too soon. A couple of hours." Erik instead slides the letter into a drawer. He moves his fingers up to his temples and moves them around in circular motions. He puffs his cheeks, exhaling. "I need to just relax." Erik gets up and walks into the kitchen. He grabs the tea kettle and fills it with water. Then puts it on the hot stove and waits for it to whistle.

"Pregnant…" he whispers repeatedly as he walks out of the kitchen.

The Next Day

Eva moves her eyes as she reads Erik's letter. She sighs loudly when she finishes. She throws the letter down on her desk and then gets up to pace around the room. I have no idea what to do. He doesn't love me but he is offering to help. Should I go back to him? Should I just raise the baby on my own? No. That would just be unfair to Erik. She sighs once more and stops pacing. She looks at herself in the mirror and nods.

Eva pries open the mirror and runs down the stairs through a series of passageways before getting to Erik's lair. She stands in the middle of the room, not seeing him. She turns around and looks at his organ and all the music around it.

"Eva!"

She whips around to see Erik stand there with a tray of tea. "What are you doing here?" She shrugs. "I'm sorry. I overreacted. You don't love me and I need to accept that. But, I really want your help with the baby. I can't do this alone. I don't even know how to take care of a child!" Erik nods and walks over to her. He sees a tears running down her cheek and her wipes it away with his thumb. She looks up at him and sniffs. Erik then wraps his arms around her in a warm embrace. He releases and they smile at each other. "Would you like some tea?" he says motioning to the table with the tea set. Eva nods.

They both walk over to the table and sit down. He pours her a cup of tea before he pours himself one. He slides it toward her and she grabs it. He takes his cup and sits down. Eva smiles and says, "We should think of names." Erik stifles a laugh and says, "Okay. Do you have any ideas?" She nods. He makes a look that signals for her to tell him. "Well, for a boy, I was thinking Angel. I thought of that one because you were known as the Angel of Music and this child is our angel." He nods. "I like that. Now, what if it's a girl?" She smiles once more. "I thought of the name Rose. Since you always gave me roses." He smiles. "These all revolve around me. Don't you have a name that can be related to you?" She shrugs with a frown. "Are those names okay?" He smiles wide and nods. "I love them." Eva slightly smiles before putting her head down and quietly sipping her tea.

"What's the matter, Eva?"

"I just wish you could love me."

"God dammit! I do love you! I love you so much!" Her head shoots up and her eyes are bulged. "What?" Erik smiles. "You heard me." She shakes her head. "You don't have to lie to me." He shakes his head, runs up to her and puts his hands on her cheeks. "No, no. I finally realize. You are nice, sweet, caring, beautiful, and I love you." She starts crying. "Erik, are you serious?" He stares at her a few seconds a before slamming his lips against hers. He release and looks at her with a smile. "Does that answer your question?" She laughs before pressing her lips against his once more. His cheeks are getting wet from the tears on her cheeks, but he doesn't care.

They release and Eva just stares into his eyes. Erik takes his hands off of her cheeks. Eva then puts her hand on the side of his mask and she slips it off. Erik flinches, wanting to stop her, but he lets her. She moves her hand around his face, feeling all the ruffles and folds of his skin. She then presses her lips all over the side of his face. "I love you, Erik. You don't need to hide." He smiles at her. "Then you don't need to hide either." He slips off her wig and kisses the top of her head. Eva slightly chuckles. "What?" Erik says with a smirk. "I just don't understand how you can all of a sudden love me like this." He sighs. "Do you want to know the real reason?" She nods.

"Well, I had this dream. But, they were very shirt little clips. I saw you singing. I saw us kissing. I saw that night. I saw our wedding. I saw our child. And I came to a sudden realization. I want to spend the rest of my life with you." At this point he backs away and gets down on one knee. Eva throws her hands to her mouth. "Eva Anne Wilkinson, will you do the amazing honor of making me the happiest man alive, and marry me?" She is crying a lot at this point. She moves her hands away from her mouth and nods. "Oh, Erik! I love you so much!" He gets up off of the ground and walks up to her. She puts her hand out and he slips the ring on her finger. She looks down and sees a beautiful yellow diamond. "Oh, Erik! It's yellow! I have never loved yellow more in my life!" She grabs his cheeks and kisses him. This is the best day of my entire life. This is love. I finally know what true love is.

When they release Eva says to him, "You're my first relationship and I couldn't ask for anyone better." They both chuckle. Then they spend the rest of the day talking and drinking tea together down in Erik's lair.