Five hugs for Erik! Okay stuff is gunna get sad soon. I got good news and bad news! Bad news is, this is getting toward the end of the book, meaning I'm gunna finish up soon. Good news! I am already working on a sequel. Don't know what I'm gunna call it yet but hope you guys will read it. Here we go.

Emily's POV

"Thank you for lunch Christophe." I smiled as he helped me out of the carriage.

"It was my pleasure Madame." He escorted me in the opera house. He smiled.

"I really must go now. This was fun." I said with a smile.

"Here," He said handing me a letter. "It's for you."

"Is this what you were writing after lunch?" I asked playfully. He smiled and pulled me into a hug. Once he pulled away I gave a smile.

"Good day, Emily." He bowed and walked toward the entrance.

"Good day." I shouted before he walked out the door.

It took me a minute to reach the ballet girl's dormitories. Once I was there I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around to see Meg Giry behind me. "Meg! How good it is to see you." She smiled and hugged me.

"Have you been with," she paused and whispered in my ear. "Him?" I giggled and looked her in the eyes.

"What gave you that idea?" she smiled and looked around.

"I accidently saw one of mother's letters from him. It had your name in it." She smiled mischievously.

"No Meg I haven't been with him." She frowned slightly. "I have to go now Meg." She smiled and waved good-bye and went in her room. I turned a corner and stayed there a moment to make sure she didn't follow me, and then I headed for the passage.

Once I was inside I made sure to shut the door behind me. I did my best to look for my ring but it was to dark and I couldn't see a thing. I realized I still had the letter from Christophe in my hand. I hadn't seen it yet and Erik would be awfully mad if something too nice was in there.

I put the letter in my pocket and continued down the path. Once I reached home I looked around, maybe Erik was still a sleep. I walked out of the passage and towards his room. Before I could reach it I saw him standing in my room.

"W-where have y-you been?" He slurred his words. I looked at him and his eyes were full of tears.

"I went to talk to father." I said as I walked closer to him. He had my ring in his hand. "Erik! You found it!" I rushed over to him and he hesitantly opened his hand. I plucked the ring out of his palm and placed it back on my finger.

"W-why did y-you leave?" He stuttered. I looked at him and saw an empty bottle of alcohol on the ground.

"Where you drinking?" I asked shocked. He starred at the bottle then back at me.

"No." He lied. I sat down beside him and smelled his breath.

"Erik you lied!" His breath reeked of alcohol. His eyes were glassy and he was a bit wobbly even sitting down.

"Y-you left a-and I t-thought you h-hated me." He began to sob. I felt a tear fall from my eyes.

"Erik I could never hate you." He laid his head in my lap and his tears began to stop.

Say you'll share with me,

One love one lifetime,

Lead me save me from my solitude.

Say you'll want me with you here beside you,

Emily, that's all I ask of you.

I smiled and ran my fingers through his hair.

Say you love me.

You know I do.

Love me that's all I ask of you.

"Come here," I said patting the bed. "Come lay down." He obeyed even though it was my bed not his. Once he was lying down I pulled the blanket to his neck. I pulled his mask off and set it aside.

I lay down on top of the blanket and stroked his hair back. I watched him as he fell asleep. After about fifteen minutes or so I got up and sat at my vanity. I pulled out the letter from Christophe and opened it up.

Dear Emily,

If you do not mind I hope to take you to lunch again soon. You are very welcome to talk to me when you need to, I do enjoy our talks very much. I hope to see you again soon.

Your friend,

Christophe de Devereux

I smiled and remembered that the Devereux family is very wealthy. In fact Christophe's father is a Comte. I looked at the letter almost shocked, he never told me he was a Devereux. I set the letter on the dresser and grew very sleepy. I climbed in to bed next to a sleeping, drunk Erik and fell asleep myself.

Okay I love this story so far next chapter is a little um different then my usual chapters. Hope you liked it.