Chapter 3

His lips moved across mine softly and quickly. I was slightly taken aback by it at first but then my mind moved to what he was doing. His hand had moved down to my waist making me stand up. As I did I knocked the chair over with a loud bang.

He moved away slightly and whispered to me "Do you think Gustave heard that?"

I listened hard but all I heard was the piano going.

"No. I don't think he did."

"Good." He said with a smile and kissed me again. He walked me up against the wall and started to undo my dressing gown when Gustave walked in.

"Oops. Sorry." He said and we jumped apart quickly, breathing heavy.

"Gustave. Hi. Nice playing." Erik said.

"No point hiding what you were doing. I saw you." He said moving to the fridge to fill his glass of orange juice and walked back out without saying a word. After a few seconds silence we heard the piano start up once more.

"Oh dear." Said Erik. "He doesn't look happy."

"No, he wouldn't be. He still thinks Raoul's going to come back and I've brought him up to believe cheating is a bad thing."

"You mean you still haven't told him?"

"Of course not. What am I meant to say? 'Sorry Gustave but Raoul's not coming back because Mummy wants to be with the man with the scary face'?"

He looked away.

"I'm sorry Erik, I didn't mean to hurt you but you know that's what he thinks."

He looked up. "I know. I just hate knowing that's what he thinks of me. I don't want him to be scared of me. Like you were once."

I put both hands on his face and lifted his head to look me in the eye. "Erik I'm sorry I said all that. I had no right."

"No, Christine." He said moving my hands but not letting them go. "You have every right to say it. I can understand why you would be angry at me. I've been awful to you. I'm not fit to be a father."

"Don't be silly! You and Gustave get along wonderfully." I looked at him. "You have so much in common. The music, the night time, the dark, the passion for singing. And loving me." I placed a kiss on the unmasked side of his face "Maybe Gustave needs to know who his real father is now. And I think we should tell him. Together."

A/N I know it's a short one but I really couldn't think of anything to end the chapter with and I thought Christine and Erik going to tell Gustave about his dad was a good way to end it.