This story is dedicated to my dear chum Heymissjoe, who kindly asked me to write as "The Sound Of Music" fanfic. So there she goes!
I have often thought about what would have happened if Maria hadn't come back. At least not so soon. What if Georg realised his feelings and went to Maria? So, this is how it goes in my mind ...
Please R&R!
« … will never be a nun … »
« … will never be a nun … ». Those words Elsa had said earlier before going back to Vienna still echoed in his head. How did she know? When he could hardly admit it himself. He didn't know when exactly, he couldn't tell why but yes, he had fallen in love with Fraulein Maria. With his children's governess. With … a nun.
Maria had ran away to the abbey the night of the ball. Why? He wished he knew. All she would say in that letter was that she missed the abbey. About that letter, why just leaving a letter? Couldn't she quit her job properly, by talking to him, making arrangements, and the most important, say goodbye to the children? So many questions that had remained unanswered. It had been five days, and he still hadn't heard from her. And still, he couldn't get her out of his head.
She was the one who made them enjoy life again. By teaching them music, by showing them that a smile was worth a thousand tears. That life goes on. And now she was gone, it was as if the children had lost their mother again. And he himself felt as if he had lost Agathe again. No more smiles, no more music … no more time spent all together. How he wished she would come back. For the children, for him. He could give her so much more than what she would ever get at the abbey. He could hardly believe that a woman who loved freedom so much wanted to be a nun. Discipline was not one her favourite things. But that was none of his business he thought.
Wandering around the garden, he thought back about the night of the ball. A wonderful night. Everybody seemed so happy then. HE was happy then. Looking at his children enjoying the music, Maria desperately trying to teach Kurt the Laëndler. The Laëndler … for what seemed a too short moment, Maria and him were dancing together. It was all so perfect, as if they were alone in the world. Looking into her blue eyes, feeling the soft touch of her skin. Feeling his and her heart beating a zillion times a minute. But reality suddenly hit them. Elsa was there, jealously looking at them. And yet, he couldn't take his eyes off Maria. She must have felt something, too. He could tell she was blushing. So whatever it was, she felt something that night. Could it be why she ran away? Could it be love? How he wished …
Within the next minute, he stepped into his car and started driving as fast as he could. He soon left Aigen and arrived near the centre of Salzburg. He slowed down the car, needing some more time to think about what he was doing. Drive to the abbey, run in and just go tell Maria how much he loved and needed her? That would be foolish! But he had to make sure the abbey life really was the life she wanted. He had to see her, talk to her. If he gave up and went back home, he would never be able to get over this. Maria was such a loving person, generous, caring … but right now the only thing that came to his mind when thinking about Maria was "mystery". And he did not want her to be a mystery anymore.
Soon he reached the abbey. He parked his car and nervously made his way to the gate.