Sing For Me

The Music of the Night

We arrived at the theatre and Ben took my hand and led me to the bar.

"What would you like sweetheart" he asks me

"Could I have a White wine please Ben" I ask him

"Two large House whites please" he asks the barman for. Handing me mine when it arrives

"Here we go my darling" he says holding up his glass to me "Here's to a wonderful evening" he says as I chink my glass to his.

"I've been looking forward to this all day" I say to him

"Me too sweetheart" He says just taking my hand "You know I love Riley and Ellie Lis and I know its wrong but I just want to have you to myself for a while" he says melting my heart yet again

"That's not wrong" I say to him smiling. We sat with our drinks and exchanged our usual chit chat how's your day been, what have you been up to that kind of thing.

"You really do look very beautiful tonight" he says stroking the back of my hand.

"I wanted to look nice for you" I told him he smiled at me saying

"Lissy" as he picked up his hand and ran it down my cheek. I was on fire what was this man doing to me, why did I feel like this all I knew was that I didn't want it to stop.

The bell rang signalling that it was time to enter the theatre We finished off our drinks and Ben took my hand once again and headed upstairs to our seats which were superb."Oh Ben you booked a box" I say to him

"Just you and me my darling" he tells me.

He'd bought a programme from downstairs which he showed me while we waited for the show to start.

The lights went out and the curtain went up I suddenly went all shivery Ben must have sensed it and put his arm around me and pulled me to his chest. I didn't fight it.

The Overture started and I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck rise up, it reminded me of when I was eleven when my Nana had brought me to see the show, this was where my love of music came from. The music, that feeling rushing through me took my breath away, it had been years since I had been to see a show, he had never been interested said my love of music was soppy and pointless, this was the one passion that I had kept alive, all the others he had literally beaten out of me. What stroke of luck brought me here tonight to the place where my love first blossomed and with the only man who when I was with made me feel like anything was possible. I lay against Ben's chest and feel each breath he took. If I am dreaming I never want to wake up.

I knew all the words but so did Ben and I found myself singing along but didn't realize I was as loud as I was as. I turned to Ben and he was smiling at me he pulled me in closer and whispered in my ear "You sing beautifully"

"Behave" I whispered back and I turned back to the show. Its the moment when the Phantom beckons Christine through the mirror and just as the words begin a voice sings in my ear along with the music making me shiver

I am your angel, come to me angel of music

I am your angel of music

Come to me angel of music

whispering in my ear "Lisa angel" forcing me to turn to look at him something happened. I was at his mercy. He continues to sing in my ear, even if I wanted to I don't think I could physically move

In all your fantasies you always knew that Man and Mystery

Were both in Ben. I wanted him with an urge that hurt inside, do I dare tell him.