- I am so so sorry for the delay. I got swamped with homework one week, and then I was so sick that I could barely move last week.
- I have part two done, so as soon as I get a few reviews I'll post it. It's the reunion, finally. I promise you won't be disappointed!:)
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Chapter 9: Part 1: Endings and New Beginnings
The Captain's POV
The night is warm, and the sky is crystal clear. I stand on the second floor balcony, my eyes locked on Maria, as she walks through the garden. She's absolutely mesmerizing in her blue dress. The way it brings out her eyes, and how it hugs her every curves. It's taking every ounce of strength I have to keep myself from running down there and kissing her senseless…
Her return was hours ago, and between the children and Elsa I haven't been able to say more then two words to her. There's so much I have to tell her, so much we need to straighten out…
" There you are." I hear Elsa say from behind me. She comes to stand beside me, and I don't even acknowledge her for a moment, as I'm unable to tear my eyes from Maria.
" I'm going to have to talk to cook about the wiener schnitzel. It's far to delicious for my figure." She says with a dry laugh.
I finally peel my eyes from Maria and look at Elsa with a small smile. I try to stay focused on Elsa but my eyes drift back to Maria, who has disappeared out of my sight.
" Georg?" Elsa says quietly.
" Yes?" I ask dryly, as I turn to face her.
She looks so deeply into to my eyes that I wonder if she's trying to find something in them that will put her at ease. " I have some affairs back in Vienna that need tending too." She says calmly. But the sadness I see in her eyes gives her away.
" Oh?" I say, trying to hide the fact that I know what she's about to say, " How long will you be gone?"
She closes her eyes, and turns from me. Her eyes landing on the spot where Maria was, " I don't know. I've been rather homesick, perhaps I'll remain there."
I inhale deeply, as I try to figure out how to tell her that what I fear she already knows. " Elsa I…I am truly sorry for the way things have worked out. I…" She stops me, her voice very somber.
" No please, please Georg, don't say another word." Her voice is shaky, and my heart breaks when I see tears welling in her usually bright eyes. " I realized some time ago, that as fond as I am of you, I really don't think you're the right man for me." She stops and flashes me a sad smile. I stay quiet, feeling that the least I can do is to let her be the one to end our relationship. " You're umm…much to independent for me. I need a man, who needs me desperately, or at least needs my money desperately."
" I wish you all the happiness in the world Elsa." I say with a small smile.
She smiles at me, before she turns away. Her eyes again landing on the spot where Maria was,
" And somewhere out there, is a young lady, who I think…will never be a nun." She turns back to me, a small smile on her face. " Auf Wiedersehen...darling." She says as she places a soft kiss on my cheek, and I smile at her one last time. I had never meant for Elsa to be hurt, and am thankful we were able to end things amicably.
I hear the door close behind her, and I take a deep breath, as if finally dawns on me…I'm finally free to love Maria the way I have wanted to since that day in the market, finally free to take her in my arms and never let her go.
I take a deep breath and turn towards the door, finally able to tell her that she is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with.
To be continued…
- I have part two done, so as soon as I get a few reviews I'll post it. It's the reunion, finally. I promise you won't be disappointed!:)
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Chapter 9: Part 1: Endings and New Beginnings
The Captain's POV
The night is warm, and the sky is crystal clear. I stand on the second floor balcony, my eyes locked on Maria, as she walks through the garden. She's absolutely mesmerizing in her blue dress. The way it brings out her eyes, and how it hugs her every curves. It's taking every ounce of strength I have to keep myself from running down there and kissing her senseless…
Her return was hours ago, and between the children and Elsa I haven't been able to say more then two words to her. There's so much I have to tell her, so much we need to straighten out…
" There you are." I hear Elsa say from behind me. She comes to stand beside me, and I don't even acknowledge her for a moment, as I'm unable to tear my eyes from Maria.
" I'm going to have to talk to cook about the wiener schnitzel. It's far to delicious for my figure." She says with a dry laugh.
I finally peel my eyes from Maria and look at Elsa with a small smile. I try to stay focused on Elsa but my eyes drift back to Maria, who has disappeared out of my sight.
" Georg?" Elsa says quietly.
" Yes?" I ask dryly, as I turn to face her.
She looks so deeply into to my eyes that I wonder if she's trying to find something in them that will put her at ease. " I have some affairs back in Vienna that need tending too." She says calmly. But the sadness I see in her eyes gives her away.
" Oh?" I say, trying to hide the fact that I know what she's about to say, " How long will you be gone?"
She closes her eyes, and turns from me. Her eyes landing on the spot where Maria was, " I don't know. I've been rather homesick, perhaps I'll remain there."
I inhale deeply, as I try to figure out how to tell her that what I fear she already knows. " Elsa I…I am truly sorry for the way things have worked out. I…" She stops me, her voice very somber.
" No please, please Georg, don't say another word." Her voice is shaky, and my heart breaks when I see tears welling in her usually bright eyes. " I realized some time ago, that as fond as I am of you, I really don't think you're the right man for me." She stops and flashes me a sad smile. I stay quiet, feeling that the least I can do is to let her be the one to end our relationship. " You're umm…much to independent for me. I need a man, who needs me desperately, or at least needs my money desperately."
" I wish you all the happiness in the world Elsa." I say with a small smile.
She smiles at me, before she turns away. Her eyes again landing on the spot where Maria was,
" And somewhere out there, is a young lady, who I think…will never be a nun." She turns back to me, a small smile on her face. " Auf Wiedersehen...darling." She says as she places a soft kiss on my cheek, and I smile at her one last time. I had never meant for Elsa to be hurt, and am thankful we were able to end things amicably.
I hear the door close behind her, and I take a deep breath, as if finally dawns on me…I'm finally free to love Maria the way I have wanted to since that day in the market, finally free to take her in my arms and never let her go.
I take a deep breath and turn towards the door, finally able to tell her that she is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with.
To be continued…
