Epilogue
I stared down at the ocean, the peaceful roaring of the ocean and the breeze whispering in my ears from the woods soothed me. I smiled and laid my hand on my rounded stomach. I was six months pregnant with Erik's child. Like I had said we returned to the 1800's and the castle on the cliff. We weren't alone in the castle anymore. Erik had hired several maids and cooks. I was never alone in the castle again; Erik feared leaving me alone due to what had happened six years ago.
When we returned, Erik had bought a large plot of land in the main town down the road and gave the city the gift of the Opera. He was still working on the finishing touches of the building, but it would be open in the next month or so. He was the happiest I had ever seen him, and that made me happy.
I myself couldn't be happier, though. I still missed my parents and my family, but no matter what I always had my husband and I would soon have my own child. I was hoping for a baby girl, I had come up with the prettiest name, Angel Aubrey Destler. The thought made me smile. I had to beg Erik to give me permission to name the child after him if it was a boy. He wouldn't have it, he preferred Jacques, after me.
We were both too modest to allow the other to name the child after them. But my puppy dog eyes (with a fair amount of pouting) got me the victory. I smiled at the memory.
Erik came out onto the balcony and sat down in the chair across from me. I smiled at him and leaned forward a little for a kiss. He happily obliged.
"How was the Opera House today?" I asked him. He gave me a smile, the thought of officially owning his own Opera House made him happy.
"It was lovely. We finished all of the building and such. Now all I have to do is find employees and so on, then I can open the Opera House for business." I smiled; a funny thought came to mind.
"You didn't put in any catacombs did you?" I asked him. Erik gave me a funny look, shaking his head.
"No why?" He asked.
"Because karma could come out of nowhere and give you an Opera Ghost. Demanding Box Five on the Grand Tier and twenty thousand francs a month, just like you did to the Opera Populaire. That would be both funny and terrible. It would be terribly funny in my opinion." I told him smiling, Erik laughed somewhat and gave me a loving glare.
"Do not jinx me." Erik replied.
"I may have already. But if I did, I would like to apologize in advance. And I'm sure if he is anything like you that you two will be able to work something out." I told him. Erik smiled and laughed again.
"I certainly hope that no one out there is so similar to me that they have to hide underground. I was lucky to find you Jaclyn, I was lucky that night when you came to my aid, even though you knew of all the terrible things I have done. I do believe that the only reason why I ever received pity from you was because of where you're from. Had you not been from there, I would have surely died that night. They wouldn't be as fortunate as me. I do not believe there is enough luck in the world to allow this to happen to two men." Erik told me. I smiled.
"Should I be flattered, or are you just making a point?" I asked him. He smiled in return.
"I do believe a mixture of both." Erik replied, leaning back in his chair as he said so. I smiled and giggled slightly.
"Though I'm happy for a child, I really will miss this. Just the two of us." Erik told me, looking out into the horizon, I followed his gaze.
"I will too. But children are worth it. They are great rewards. Great gifts." I said. Erik nodded.
"Yes they are." He replied.
After all we've been through; I truly hope our journey is over. Well, the painful yet exciting part at least. Though we've been tested, we've been hurt and separated, nothing can keep us apart, I like to think. Because when we were 100 Years Lost, we wondered through the darkness of time and found each other. And if Time, one of the greatest barriers of all can't stop Erik and me from being together, I like to think the only thing that would keep us from each other, is Death itself. And not even Death can keep us apart forever.
A/N: I hope my readers liked this, I loved writing it, and I hope it was a fun journey, I'm sorry for the length of time it took to finish, I kept trying to think of something to make the story at least a few chapters longer, but I couldn't so I just gave up and wrote the Epilogue, I hope it was a good Epilogue, I like to think so. Happy Reading/Writing to everyone!