Chapter 19

That night, he wanted to take me out for dinner at his favourite place to eat. It was very fancy and near the beach so I wore a red dress which was perfect for the occasion.

Erik was coming by to pick me up at 7:00. I had been thinking about this, why he was taking me out tonight, when we had to be up the next day for the boat?

I also thought about what I had told him before. About my arm and realized that, by telling him this, I trusted him more than anyone else.

Tonight was the night I was going to tell him I loved him. I had to do it tonight. Heaven only knows what Raoul has in store for us when we get there, and I might never get the chance to tell him.

There was a knock at the door and I practically ran to answer it. The idea of going on a date was thrilling and I couldn't help but feel like a sixteen year old girl again.

"Hello Erik." I said as I opened the door and saw him standing there.

"Hello ange. My, don't you look stunning!" He said.

"Thank you." I said as I did a few quick, little turns. I suddenly felt very sick.

"Are you alright?" He asked taking my hands in his. "You've gone very pale."

"I'm fine." I lied, I felt like I was going to throw up.

"You don't look fine." He said as he took me to the couch.

"Oh stop it." I said. "I'm fine! Let's go, I'm getting hungry." I said as he sat me down.

"Christine, you're not going out like this."

"But I'm fine." That was it, I was definitely going to throw up.

"No, you're not. You're even whiter than you were before!" He said sitting down next to me.

I jumped up and ran to the bathroom.

I came out a few minutes later, shaking and needing to sit down. Erik got up and walked over to me and took me to the couch where he helped me sit down.

"You aren't going anywhere tonight." He said handing me a glass of water.

I took the water but was shaking so bad that Erik had to hold it for me, and help me drink for it. My mouth tasted foul and the water didn't help much but I drunk it anyway to make Erik happy.

"I don't understand. I haven't eaten anything to make me sick." I said leaning back against the couch.

"Could that be why you threw up? Because you haven't eaten?" He asked.

"Don't be silly. When I was in the ballet I would go a whole day without eating and I was fine."

He looked me up and down. "Are you sure you'll be alright to go on the boat tomorrow?" He asked.

"Of course!" I said. I started to feel queasy again and shut my eyes.

"Well see about that. Maybe we should get a doctor."

"I hate doctors. Please don't." I begged.

"Christine, if I have to call the doctor, I will." He said.

"Erik, I'm warning you." I said sitting up fast, making my head spin so I put my head on the arm rest.

"Christine, I'm not joking. I will call that doctor if I don't see any improvement in the next couple of minutes."

"Erik, I do not need a -" I jumped up and ran to the bathroom again.

When I came back out, I saw Erik putting the phone down.

"Erik, didn't I tell you not to call the doctor?"

"Christine Daae, sit down. The doctor is coming because you aren't well and I want to find out what's wrong with you."

"Erik," I said sitting down. "I do to, but I do not like doctors!"

"Why?" He asked sitting down next to me.

"Erik, if they couldn't help my mother and father then what makes you think they can help me?" I asked.

"Oh sweetheart." He said pulling me into a hug.

I put my head on his shoulder and drifted off to sleep.

"Christine sweetie, wake up." Erik said, shaking me slightly. "The doctor is here."

I opened my eyes slowly to see and elderly man watching me.

"Hello." I said sitting up and leaning into the back of the couch.

"Hello Miss Daae. I hear you aren't feeling well."

"I'm fine. Erik here doesn't seem to think so though." I said pointing to him.

"I hear you've been sick twice tonight."

"How much has he told you?" I asked.

"Just that and that you have been very pale tonight."

"That's true. Can we just get this over with please? No reflection on you but I don't like doctors."

"A lot of people don't its fine."

A little while later, after he finished the tests, he sat us both down.

"I would recommend getting some proper tests done just to be sure."

"Is she okay?" Erik asked, worry in his voice.

"Oh, they're both fine." He said and a smile lit up my face and my hand moved to my stomach.

"Both? What are you talking about?" Erik said looking over at me and back to the doctor.

"You really mean it doctor?" I asked, sitting forward slightly. "You aren't joking?"

"Like I said, I would go to the hospital just to get a second opinion but yes, I'm being deadly serious."

"Oh!" I exclaimed. A baby brother or sister for Gustave! He will be over the moon when I tell him.

"Can someone please tell me what's happening?" Erik said.

"Miss Daae, you may give your husband the happy news, I have to be going."

"Oh we aren't -" Erik started but I elbowed him in the ribs.

"I will doctor thank you so much." I said standing up and letting him out.

I walked back in to the living room to find Erik staring at me in disbelief.

"Christine are you…?" He asked looking down at my stomach.

I nodded.

He jumped up and walked over to me. "Christine that's amazing!" He said.

He pulled me into his arms, picked me up and spun me around.

"I'm going to be a father… Again!" He said putting me down and kissing me. "But this time, I'm going to be here to watch them grow up."

I smiled at him and kissed him back.

"I love you Erik."
"I love you to." He said and we kissed again.