I lay in my bed waiting for Patrick to come in. I know I have to tell him but it hurts me. As he walks in I stand up and he walks over to me.
"Hello darling. We decided to use your brothers book for the opera."
"Really?!"
"Yes and you are the lead! What's wrong?"
I look at my feet.

"Patrick I have to tell you something that might change how you view our relationship."
"Nothing can change the way I feel about you."
"Patrick, before me and you where married you know I was very nervous."
"Yes."
"Well the reason I was nervous was because the night before our wedding I had another man I was courting take my innocence. It was the last time I saw him. But that man is my brother Partner."
"And?"
I couldn't look at him.
"He's the father of William."

I looked into his eyes to see his reaction but all I saw was complete betrayal written across his face.
"He's what?!"
"Patrick please..."
I begged.
"Please what?! How else am I supposed to act? I have raised HIS child for ten years and you never told me!"
"Please it was a mistake.."
"No Amelia! You knew I loved you and you betrayed me! Go leave! Be with your lover and child!"
"No Patrick! Please! I beg of you!"
"LEAVE!!"
He screamed as he threw me on the bed.
I cried as he slammed the door.

I quickly grabbed my bag and packed my things along with William's. I walked into William's room and kneeled by his bed.
"Darling, wake up we need to go."
"Go where Mama?"
"Monsieur Kahn's home."
"Is papa coming with us?"
He said getting up and rubbing his eyes.
"No darling. Just you and me."

I picked him up and carried him out to the steps of the opera house. I called for a carriage and asked to be taken to Fredrick's home.
As we arrived William had fallen asleep so I carefully picked him up and grabbed my bag.

As I approached the door I knocked lightly.
As the door opened Fredrick stood there with a white shirt on black trousers and a robe over his shoulders.
"Amelia? What are you doing her at this time of night?"
"May we please come in. I have no where else to go."
"Yes of course."
He let us in and close the door behind him.
"You can lay him down in the spare bedroom if you wish. He seems very tired."
I smiled and nodded.

After putting William to bed I walked back over to Fredrick and hugged him tightly.
"Thank you so much, I had no where else to go. I don't know what to do anymore."
I cried into his shirt.
His arms held me protectively and he sat us down on the couch.
"Shhh, it's alright. Tell me what's wrong."
I looked up at him and placed my hand on his cheek.

"I left Patrick."
"Why? What did he do?!"
"Nothing, it was all my fault."
"What do you mean it was your fault?"
"Well actually it was both of ours."
"How in the world was it my... O god. Amelia what happened tell me what did you tell Patrick?"
He stood up and walked over to the piano to get a drink. I quickly rushed over to him and made him put it down.

"Don't do that. I hate it when people drink."
"Alright just tell me what happened."
I sighed and looked at him.
"I told him that William's real father is you."
"W-What? How can I... o god."
As I saw him about to collapse I quickly helped him sit on the piano bench. He held onto my waist and rested his head on my chest.
"Forgive me. I'm so sorry Amelia. I was never there for anything."
He sobbed.
"It's not your fault please don't be sorry. I was the one who kept the secret and left you. I don't regret those weeks we spent together, or that night."

I said taking the necklace he gave me off my neck and handing it to him.
"You still have this?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because I love you."
"I love you too Amelia but I thought you said this can't happen."
"Now it can. The deal that my father made years ago is now no longer valid due to Raoul and Christine's death. We can be together if you wish."

He stood up and pulled me against his chest.
"I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to spend every day and night with you and our son. I never want to leave you again."
He leaned down and claimed my lips as his own. O God how I've missed him. His lips, his black hair, his strong body, and his passion for me.

I pulled away and looked on his left cheek.
I see a scar from his cheekbone to just above his lips.
"What happened?"
I asked as I traced the scar lightly.
"I was captured during the war."
"My god, what did they do to you?"
I see his slowly unbutton his white shirt and reveal all the scars on his chest and back.
I gasped at the deep cuts and the pain it must have caused him.
"I was forced into hard labor for the Germans. They would beat me daily."
"O Fredrick..."
"Do you know the one thing that got me through it all?"
I shook my head.
"You. I fought everyday to survive so I could come back to you. I didn't care if I was broken or bruised, I just wanted to see you again. And now I have you."

I kissed his lips while my hands traced his chest feeling his much strength he has gained. His hands were gently on my back pulling me to him. He pulled way just enough for him to speak but still close enough for me to kiss him again.
"Amelia, will you marry me?"
"Yes!"
I kissed him again passionately as he lifted me up in his arms and spun me around. We pulled our lips away and laughed together. As he set me back down I felt my eyes grow heavy.
"Come on let's go to bed. You've had enough life events for one day my dear."

I laughed as he scooped me into his arms and carried me to his room. I started to hum a familiar tune which he recognized.
"What is that song from? It sound so familiar."

"Deep in my heart I'm concealing things that I'm longing to say, scared to confess what I'm feeling. Frightened you'll slip away. You must love me."