As Maria slowly started packing a few clothes in her bag ready for their
escape, she stopped for a minute, staring into space. She was so happy over
what had happened the night before yet she was so scared for the
uncertainty of the family.
Georg approached the room, seeing Maria staring into space, he wrapped his arm around her from behind and kissed her neck.
"The children are ready." He said in a reassuring whisper.
Maria turned around and smiled at him, "What did you tell them?"
"Just that we were going on an adventure." He laughed trying to add some humour to the situation. "I told Liesl, Fredrick and Louisa the truth. I didn't think they would believe the adventure story!"
Maria smiled, "And what did they say?"
"That they understood. That's all they could say really..." He said as he stared into space momentarily before looking Maria back in he eyes.
Maria smiled; she was dreading how the children were going to react. After all, they would be leaving their luxurious villa for a life of uncertainly. It could be seen as an adventure none the less for the younger ones.
Georg placed his hand in his pocket and drew out a blue satin box. Maria looked down at it in surprise. "Maria, I want you to have this." He said as he opened it and revealed a beautiful golden necklace with a diamond encrusted cross on it. "It was my grandmothers." He said as he took it out of the box and fitted it around her neck.
Maria grasped the necklace in awe. It was gorgeous. No one had ever brought her anything so wonderful. "Thank you!" She said staring in the mirror at it. "It's absolutely beautiful."
Georg smiled, "Just like you."
Maria turned around and kissed him emotionally on the lips signifying her happiness. "Come on, let's go." She said as she pulled away from their kiss rubbing his arm supportingly.
"Yes." He said with a smile.
Maria zipped up her small bag passing it to Georg. "I didn't know what to pack." She said with uncertainty.
Georg smiled and placed an arm around her as they walked out of the room. "We have what we need."
"Yes." Maria smiled. "We have each other."
They walked down the stairs, arm in arm. The children were sitting on the stairs and greeted Georg and Maria with a gasp of surprise. It then dawned on both of them that they had not yet told the children of their relationship. They looked at each other and laughed. The children smiled satisfyingly, looking at Maria, not as a governess, but as a mum.
"We forgot to tell you!" Georg said looking down at his children with a grin.
Georg approached the room, seeing Maria staring into space, he wrapped his arm around her from behind and kissed her neck.
"The children are ready." He said in a reassuring whisper.
Maria turned around and smiled at him, "What did you tell them?"
"Just that we were going on an adventure." He laughed trying to add some humour to the situation. "I told Liesl, Fredrick and Louisa the truth. I didn't think they would believe the adventure story!"
Maria smiled, "And what did they say?"
"That they understood. That's all they could say really..." He said as he stared into space momentarily before looking Maria back in he eyes.
Maria smiled; she was dreading how the children were going to react. After all, they would be leaving their luxurious villa for a life of uncertainly. It could be seen as an adventure none the less for the younger ones.
Georg placed his hand in his pocket and drew out a blue satin box. Maria looked down at it in surprise. "Maria, I want you to have this." He said as he opened it and revealed a beautiful golden necklace with a diamond encrusted cross on it. "It was my grandmothers." He said as he took it out of the box and fitted it around her neck.
Maria grasped the necklace in awe. It was gorgeous. No one had ever brought her anything so wonderful. "Thank you!" She said staring in the mirror at it. "It's absolutely beautiful."
Georg smiled, "Just like you."
Maria turned around and kissed him emotionally on the lips signifying her happiness. "Come on, let's go." She said as she pulled away from their kiss rubbing his arm supportingly.
"Yes." He said with a smile.
Maria zipped up her small bag passing it to Georg. "I didn't know what to pack." She said with uncertainty.
Georg smiled and placed an arm around her as they walked out of the room. "We have what we need."
"Yes." Maria smiled. "We have each other."
They walked down the stairs, arm in arm. The children were sitting on the stairs and greeted Georg and Maria with a gasp of surprise. It then dawned on both of them that they had not yet told the children of their relationship. They looked at each other and laughed. The children smiled satisfyingly, looking at Maria, not as a governess, but as a mum.
"We forgot to tell you!" Georg said looking down at his children with a grin.