Forgive this short chapter, I didn't have a lot of time this week. Hope
you'll enjoy it anyway!
Chapter 10 - Shopping!
Georg took her in his arms and lifted her from the ground, smiling broadly. Maria laughed out, overjoyed with the news and Georg's reaction to it.
As Georg put her down, he leaned in to kiss her.
"I love you, Maria von Trapp," he whispered at her before his lips found hers.
***
"Oh Georg, look, how tiny!"
Maria held up a particularly small, soft white jacket for Georg to see. He walked up next to her and slid an arm around her waist.
"It's adorable, darling. But how many woollen jackets do you think a baby will need when it's born in June?"
He grinned and looked at the pile of miniature clothes Maria had already assembled.
Maria looked a little embarrassed, but smiled as she saw the grin on Georg's face. She shrugged and looked around, making a gesture that seemed to cover the whole baby department of Lafayette's.
"It's all so cute," she said, slightly apologetic. "But you're right, I should probably be a little more, eh, selective."
She eyed the things she'd picked out so far, and started going through the little jackets, jumpers, socks and hats, a blissful expression on her face again.
Georg couldn't help but smile. Maria had been beaming ever since they left the office of Doctor Dubois a few hours ago. He was overjoyed at the news himself, and when she'd hesitantly suggested that she'd like to go look at baby things, he'd been more than happy to comply. Seeing Maria so glowing with enthusiasm and love made him even happier than he had been so far, something he hadn't thought was possible.
He put his hand over hers, stopping her from folding a pale yellow romper suit. She looked up sideways at him in surprise.
"We can take them all," he said softly.
*** "And this for Marta, I think," said Maria, as she held up a large stuffed elephant with an enormous pink bow around its neck.
"Doesn't she have enough stuffed animals, Maria," asked Georg, looking at the enormous elephant and wondering how on earth they would ever get everything back to Salzburg with them.
"Yes of course, but no elephant yet. And she'll adore the pink bow," Maria said firmly and added the elephant to the pile of presents they'd picked out for the children.
Georg sighed in defeat. After having picked out enough baby clothes to supply an orphanage, Maria had rightly suggested they should also be getting souvenirs for the children. The elephant was the last addition to a pile that already included the collected works of Jules Verne in French for Brigitta, tennis rackets for the boys, a pink summer dress for Liesl, a home chemistry set for Louisa (Georg made a mental note to himself to take anything explosive out before giving it to her), and a large teddy bear for Gretl.
A sales woman walked up to them, having noticed the growing pile of things Georg and Maria had collected around themselves.
"Is there anything I can help you with, Madame, Monsieur," she asked.
Georg and Maria exchanged a glance. Maria noticed the exasperated expression on her husband's face, and had to admit she was actually getting quite tired herself.
"I think we're finished shopping," she told the sales woman, and smiled as she heard Georg's sigh of relief. "We'd like all of this," she motioned toward the baby clothes and the gifts.
The sales woman raised her eyebrows, but was wise enough not to comment.
"Would it be possible to have this delivered to our hotel," Georg asked, not feeling up to the task of dragging a whole afternoon's worth of shopping back to the hotel in a taxi.
"Naturally, sir," was the answer, and Georg quickly gave the woman the details of where to send it, and paid for their purchases. He raised his eyebrows at the amount of French Francs, but looking at Maria's happy face, he shook his head and pushed the pile of bank notes over the counter smiling.
***
"What a shame we couldn't get through," Maria said a little disappointed, as they stood in the elevator going up.
Georg nodded. "We can try again tomorrow," he said, trying to cheer her up. "That's just the way it is with international telephone lines."
She nodded. "I know. It's just, it's been such a happy day, and I would have loved to hear the children's voices. That would have made today just perfect."
Georg smiled. It warmed his heart every time he realized how much Maria loved their children, and how much they loved her.
"Maybe I know another way to make this day completely perfect," he said, and leaned over to whisper something in her ear.
"Georg!" A blush shot to her face and she nodded her head towards the liftboy, a warning look in her eyes.
"He's not listening," Georg whispered and pulled her close, kissing her lips.
Maria was torn between her desire to answer his kiss and her embarrassment, but Georg was right, the liftboy didn't even seem to notice they were there. Still, she pulled back out of his embrace, but a spark remained in her eyes.
They reached the 7th floor and as soon as the elevator doors closed behind them, they shared another kiss. They quickly walked the few meters to the door of their suite, and Georg fumbled with the key, trying to open the door and kiss Maria at the same time. The door opened and they stumbled in, not letting each other go. Georg closed the door behind them with his foot and then picked Maria up, carrying her to the bed.
As he gently put her down, she shrieked suddenly, and before Georg had the time to ask her what was the matter, she began laughing.
"Turn on the lights," she giggled, and Georg felt for the light switch next to the bed, curious what was so funny. As he turned the bedside light on, he saw Maria sitting on the bed with the large stuffed elephant in her hands. The rest of their purchases had been put on the sofa and desk.
"Seems like our things have been delivered. You put me down right on top of it," she said, still giggling a bit.
Georg looked from his wife to the elephant. He took the stuffed animal from her hands and flung it in the general direction of the sofa. Maria followed its flight across the room with her eyes and when she looked back at her husband, she felt a jolt of electricity shoot down her spine at his intense look.
He sat down on the bed next to her and put his hands on her shoulders. "We don't need a witness," he mumbled lowly, while he gently pushed her back into the pillows and let his mouth find hers.
And on the floor, the elephant lay blind and deaf behind the sofa.
Chapter 10 - Shopping!
Georg took her in his arms and lifted her from the ground, smiling broadly. Maria laughed out, overjoyed with the news and Georg's reaction to it.
As Georg put her down, he leaned in to kiss her.
"I love you, Maria von Trapp," he whispered at her before his lips found hers.
***
"Oh Georg, look, how tiny!"
Maria held up a particularly small, soft white jacket for Georg to see. He walked up next to her and slid an arm around her waist.
"It's adorable, darling. But how many woollen jackets do you think a baby will need when it's born in June?"
He grinned and looked at the pile of miniature clothes Maria had already assembled.
Maria looked a little embarrassed, but smiled as she saw the grin on Georg's face. She shrugged and looked around, making a gesture that seemed to cover the whole baby department of Lafayette's.
"It's all so cute," she said, slightly apologetic. "But you're right, I should probably be a little more, eh, selective."
She eyed the things she'd picked out so far, and started going through the little jackets, jumpers, socks and hats, a blissful expression on her face again.
Georg couldn't help but smile. Maria had been beaming ever since they left the office of Doctor Dubois a few hours ago. He was overjoyed at the news himself, and when she'd hesitantly suggested that she'd like to go look at baby things, he'd been more than happy to comply. Seeing Maria so glowing with enthusiasm and love made him even happier than he had been so far, something he hadn't thought was possible.
He put his hand over hers, stopping her from folding a pale yellow romper suit. She looked up sideways at him in surprise.
"We can take them all," he said softly.
*** "And this for Marta, I think," said Maria, as she held up a large stuffed elephant with an enormous pink bow around its neck.
"Doesn't she have enough stuffed animals, Maria," asked Georg, looking at the enormous elephant and wondering how on earth they would ever get everything back to Salzburg with them.
"Yes of course, but no elephant yet. And she'll adore the pink bow," Maria said firmly and added the elephant to the pile of presents they'd picked out for the children.
Georg sighed in defeat. After having picked out enough baby clothes to supply an orphanage, Maria had rightly suggested they should also be getting souvenirs for the children. The elephant was the last addition to a pile that already included the collected works of Jules Verne in French for Brigitta, tennis rackets for the boys, a pink summer dress for Liesl, a home chemistry set for Louisa (Georg made a mental note to himself to take anything explosive out before giving it to her), and a large teddy bear for Gretl.
A sales woman walked up to them, having noticed the growing pile of things Georg and Maria had collected around themselves.
"Is there anything I can help you with, Madame, Monsieur," she asked.
Georg and Maria exchanged a glance. Maria noticed the exasperated expression on her husband's face, and had to admit she was actually getting quite tired herself.
"I think we're finished shopping," she told the sales woman, and smiled as she heard Georg's sigh of relief. "We'd like all of this," she motioned toward the baby clothes and the gifts.
The sales woman raised her eyebrows, but was wise enough not to comment.
"Would it be possible to have this delivered to our hotel," Georg asked, not feeling up to the task of dragging a whole afternoon's worth of shopping back to the hotel in a taxi.
"Naturally, sir," was the answer, and Georg quickly gave the woman the details of where to send it, and paid for their purchases. He raised his eyebrows at the amount of French Francs, but looking at Maria's happy face, he shook his head and pushed the pile of bank notes over the counter smiling.
***
"What a shame we couldn't get through," Maria said a little disappointed, as they stood in the elevator going up.
Georg nodded. "We can try again tomorrow," he said, trying to cheer her up. "That's just the way it is with international telephone lines."
She nodded. "I know. It's just, it's been such a happy day, and I would have loved to hear the children's voices. That would have made today just perfect."
Georg smiled. It warmed his heart every time he realized how much Maria loved their children, and how much they loved her.
"Maybe I know another way to make this day completely perfect," he said, and leaned over to whisper something in her ear.
"Georg!" A blush shot to her face and she nodded her head towards the liftboy, a warning look in her eyes.
"He's not listening," Georg whispered and pulled her close, kissing her lips.
Maria was torn between her desire to answer his kiss and her embarrassment, but Georg was right, the liftboy didn't even seem to notice they were there. Still, she pulled back out of his embrace, but a spark remained in her eyes.
They reached the 7th floor and as soon as the elevator doors closed behind them, they shared another kiss. They quickly walked the few meters to the door of their suite, and Georg fumbled with the key, trying to open the door and kiss Maria at the same time. The door opened and they stumbled in, not letting each other go. Georg closed the door behind them with his foot and then picked Maria up, carrying her to the bed.
As he gently put her down, she shrieked suddenly, and before Georg had the time to ask her what was the matter, she began laughing.
"Turn on the lights," she giggled, and Georg felt for the light switch next to the bed, curious what was so funny. As he turned the bedside light on, he saw Maria sitting on the bed with the large stuffed elephant in her hands. The rest of their purchases had been put on the sofa and desk.
"Seems like our things have been delivered. You put me down right on top of it," she said, still giggling a bit.
Georg looked from his wife to the elephant. He took the stuffed animal from her hands and flung it in the general direction of the sofa. Maria followed its flight across the room with her eyes and when she looked back at her husband, she felt a jolt of electricity shoot down her spine at his intense look.
He sat down on the bed next to her and put his hands on her shoulders. "We don't need a witness," he mumbled lowly, while he gently pushed her back into the pillows and let his mouth find hers.
And on the floor, the elephant lay blind and deaf behind the sofa.