It been ten years since our marriage. I've fallen in love with Patrick more and more everyday. He has become a very famous composer with his devotion to make a life for his family. We moved to France just a few years ago, for Patrick's new job of composing scores for the opera house. Ah the Paris opera house, the place where my mother and father fell in love in one day, and now I'm falling In love with the man I moved here with everyday. I've fallen in love with him so much that I am scared to tell him my biggest secret. I'm afraid that after I tell him he will leave me and never forgive me. Ive just finished singing an opera that he wrote and now I'm waiting in my dressing room to one wait for my husband and child, then two get away from the crowd of people flooding backstage. I look at the necklace on my desk. The necklace that Fredrick gave me the night before my wedding. The night that he took my innocence.
"Mother!"
I hear my son say as he enters the room. I turn in my chair and see Patrick standing at the door as William runs to me. He hugs me tightly and I kiss his head gently.
"Mother you where wonderful tonight. Don't you think so father?"
Patrick walks over to me with a smile that makes my heart feel warm and it also arouses me In a way.
"Yes, gorgeous and beautiful as always."
I smiled at him as he came next to me.
"Mama may I go to bed I'm tired."
"Yes my darling. It is pretty late isn't it?"
All three of us walked out of my dressing room down to my fathers old home. The first couple of months it was hard getting use to living down here and making it a safe home for William but we soon adjusted. Especially when me and Patrick made our room sound proof so our young child doesn't get scared at such a young age.
As I walked into Williams room he was already under the covers ready for bed.
"Mama can you sing me a song?"
"Yes anything for my little boy.
Love's a curious thing
It often comes disguised
Look at love the wrong way
It goes unrecognized
So look with your heart
And not with your eyes
A heart understands
A heart never lies
Believe what it feels
And trust what it shows
Look with your heart
The heart always knows
Love is not always beautiful
Not at the start
So open your arms
And close your eyes tight
Look with your heart
And when it finds love
Your heart will be right"
By the time I finished just part of the song he was already asleep dreaming of fantasy's and new ideas.
I walked into my room and changed into my night gown. I was surprised to see that Patrick was not waiting for me so I checked the first place he always goes the music room.
"Darling you've spent countless hours working Please it's very late."
"I know Amelia but I'm almost finished. Please go to bed without me and I'll make it up to you I swear."
I place my hands on his shoulders.
"Patrick, you know this is a fight you will never win. I win every time Fair or not. Please let's go I'll let you get up early tomorrow to finish I promise."
"How early?"
"Not before nine."
"Why not?"
He says like a child.
"Because tomorrow is our anniversary and I plan on spending the day with you."
He pulls away from me and cups his face in his hands.
"I'm such an awful husband, I completely forgot my love. Please I'll make it up to you by spending the whole day with you tomorrow. No composing or work just you, me, and William."
I look down at my feet feeling the intense amount of guilt hit me.
"What's the matter my darling?"
He asks.
"Nothing. I'm just a little tired."
Suddenly he picks me up in his arm and starts to carry me to our room.
"Patrick what are you doing? You haven't done this since our wedding."
I giggle as he smiles down at me. I wrap my arms around his neck and start kissing his collarbone up to his cheek. I hear him grown in pleasure. When we get to our room he lets me stand and I press my chest against his.
"Patrick I want you to know that just because this was an arraigned marriage doesn't mean I don't love you. I've grown to love you more and more, and I never want it to stop."
He nods then kisses my lips fully giving letting me know he feels the same. As his hands go down my back and start to unbutton my dress I let out a gasp.
"Monsieur DeChanty, you are very forward tonight. What is causing this... behavior.."
"Your wonderful performance. Also the way you looked in that stunning dress, it made me want to take you right then and there. But I know that would be very inappropriate, so now I'm going to show you how much I love you and how much of an honor it is to be married to you my sweet love."
He says in my ear and I smile.
"So am I all you want?"
He nods.
"Then it's me you shall have my darling husband."
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The next day
"Today we have to meet with your brother on another business proposal, I've heard that he's bringing his new partner."
Patrick said as I poured him more tea then sat down next to him.
"New partner? When did Charles get a business partner."
"He told me that they join forces just a few months ago but have been very successful."
I nodded then rested my head on his shoulder.
"What is the business they want to discuss?"
"They have wrote a new book and think its a good plot for a new musical."
"I swear Charles can't stop writing."
I laughed.
"When will they be here?"
"In about an hour. We'll meet in the study."
"Alright, I should go get ready."
I say standing in front of him. His hands go in my waist and he looks up at me lovingly.
"Any requests my dear husband?"
"How about you wear that black dress we got from Coney last month."
I giggled.
"The one my mother would disown me if she saw me wearing."
He laughed lightly.
"Yes that one it fits you perfectly."
I nodded then kissed him and left to change.
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As I finished cleaning up the study, William came in and started waltzing around the room. I laughed.
"William what are you doing?"
"Practicing Mother."
"For what?"
"I want to become a performer like you."
"I think you mean like Meg."
I laughed as he continued to dance then sit down and start to read his book.
"Madam Mr. Destler and his assistant has arrived."
The maid said coming in the study.
"Thank you Margaret."
I walked out and met Patrick in the hall as my brother came through the door.
"Charles! It been forever."
I said giving him a hug then letting him go so he can shake my husbands hand.
"Yes too long. But I come with good new. Father has just announced that when he retires he will hand Phantasma over to us!"
"Really?! That's amazing you know how much I love America!"
I said to Patrick and he nodded smiling.
"Yes it was hard to get you to leave last time."
"Where is your assistant Charles?"
"Gathering his things from the carriage."
"Well how about you and Patrick go talk in the study and I'll wait for him to come in."
"Alright."
Patrick said kissing my cheek then walking with Charles.
As I placed Charles coat in the closet I heard a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
I yelled out to who I assumed was his assistant.
As the door opened I heard him walk in and suddenly stop.
I turned to greet him with a friendly smile then realized who this man was.
"Fredrick..."