Chapter 20:

~ At the Detweiller Estate ~

" Max? What are you doing still up? " said Elsa, joining her husband.

" I couldn't sleep. I 'm sorry, did I wake you? " said Max, kissing his wife.

" No, I was already up. " said Elsa, looking back down at August as she quietly slept.

" It all seems to surreal to me. Can this actually be happening to me? " commented Max, as he realized that he had said it out loud in front of Elsa.

" Yes, it is. Max, sometimes, I don't understand why you doubt yourself so much. You have so much going for you. Anyone would be lucky enough to have married you and I'm the one who had that chance, no one else. And now look what else we have to share together, August. " smiled Elsa.

" I'm sorry Elsa, for every doubting any of this. " said Max, embracing his wife.

I think it is about time for another visit to Maria and Georg, don't you darling? We haven't had time since August was born? " said Elsa.

" I agree with that statement. How about in the morning then? " said Max, returning to bed along with Elsa as well, after they both put August to bed.

~ At the Von Trapp Villa ~

" Georg? What's wrong? " said Maria, sitting up in bed.

" Nothing, I'm just thinking. " said Georg, sitting in bed, next to his wife.

" About what? Your certainly too quite to be thinking to yourself. Anything you want to talk about out in the open? 'said Maria.

Knock: Knock

" Come in, it's open. " said Georg, laughing at the sudden interruption

" Gretl? What's wrong? Your not afraid of the thunderstorm are you? " smiled Maria, as she recalled having remember that six year old could not sleep during thunderstorms.

" I can't sleep. The thunderstorm woke me up. " cried Gretl.

" Get up here, already. " said Georg, as he watched the six year crawl up on the bed in between them, with a smile on her face.

" All better, Gretl? " said Maria, watching Gretl snuggling up between them.

" Mother? " asked Gretl, looking up at Maria.

" Yes, Gretl? " said Maria.

" Can we go on a picnic later today? " said Gretl, with pleading eyes.

" I don't see why not. It's a nice day out to go out on a picnic and maybe even swimming. " said Maria.