As they slowly kissed, Maria felt a tingle down her spine. For so long she had been waiting for this moment, and now it had finally come, it felt so special. Georg placed his hand on her neck and broke away from the kiss to whisper "I love you!" in her ear. This sent another tingle down her spine. His calm sexy voice just did it for her. Maria looked gazingly into his eyes and smiled, smiled in a way that she had never smiled before. For once, she was happy. He took hold of her hand once more and looked down at it.

"I love you too." Maria said as Georg looked up at her and smiled. He placed his two fingers on her face and slid them down romantically.

Maria sat in total awe. She couldn't believe how somebody like him could possibly love her. Just looking at him was enough to satisfy her.

He clasped her hand as he looked up at her. "It's you that has got me through the last few days....."

Maria looked up and smiled. She knew what strain he was under with the telegram and Elsa. She smiled and clenched his hand back.

Georg smiled again and let go of her hand yet still gazing at her. "I want to thank you."

"You don't have to thank me for anything." She whispered.

"Oh god, I really love you." He said quietly. "It's been killing me not knowing if you loved me back, knowing that I shouldn't love you."

Maria looked up, she suddenly felt the urge to open her heart too. "You don't know how much I felt the same." She said as she looked up. "I'd look at you all the time and it was hell knowing that it was wrong of me to love you."

Georg smiled. This heart to heart was making him feel weak. He remembered how he was when Maria entered the house. "I'm sorry for how I treated you." He said sounding genuinely apologetic.

"Like I said, you don't need to apologise for anything."

****

Morning arose. Maria woke up with her head placed on Georg's chest. As the sun poked through the curtains she smiled contently at him. He was already awake and was stroking his hands through her hair. She remembered last night. They had lay there for hours just talking, nothing else. It had been so special, she wondered how any better her life could get.

"Maria?" Georg whispered softly into her ear.

She turned around so she was facing him. "Hmm?"

"Its time to get up." He whispered again. "We need to get the house sorted."

Maria remembered. They had discussed last night about leaving the following evening. She smiled contently giving Georg reassurance. "Everything will be okay you know!" She said seeing Georg's insecurity in his face.

"I know." He whispered. "As long as we have each other, nothing can get worse."

Maria smiled again. He placed his hand on her face and gazed at her longingly.