Author Notes: Many thanks to loverly Julie for commenting on my story. I hope I will be able to finish this for my lovely reader by 05-06-04 =D
About meeting Chris P. : At first, it was just going to be someone named after Chris, but I forgot to add the note, so it is really Chris now. Lets just say he married iyoung/i so he has a son :) Couldn't be too much of an age differnce than our real Chris, could there? ~.~
Author Notes to reviewers:
jessica: I love that song, and just had to have a story with it in it :)
lovevontrapp: It took me forever to spell it right myself ;) I'm just learning German :) It's a lovely song the von Trapp children sang on their CD, and I had to have more than 1 song to for the SOM children to sing :)
Rory_von_Trapp: Glad to introduce someone to one of my fav. songs! That happens to be my fav. line too ;)
Shannah:*tears up* A lovely story! I wish I could've heard that.
lovevontrapp: We shall see about that, thx for the suggestion ;)
Aline:thanks for the lovely review, the wait made it worth it! Nothing seemed to happen to Louisa, besides she's the oldest girl that hasn't gotten married yet ;)
lovevontrapp: I'm a killer for romance as you can see from my writing :)
jessica: Oh, I would never pick on her! She's my fav. von Trapp child, I can relate to her somewhat since I'm the age she was in SOM
Rory: better late than never! All the credit for the dream goes to SOMifiedMegs, she helped me conjure up that image :) It was actually Chris first, but he wouldn't do, so Max had to be the victim ;)
Enjoy the story!
Chapter 7
I knew I shouldn't be watching them, but I had the overwhelming urge to
look. I saw Danny taking Louisa's hand and kissing it. I could just
make out his whisper "I love you, Louisa."
I couldn't see Louisa's face, but I heard her lovingly say, "Only if
father gives his consent. I'm sure he will, since he gave Liesl consent
to marry Rolfe, and we know you so much better."
I gasp as I realize Danny has proposed to Louisa!
I had known how much Danny and Louisa loved each other, I could
see it in their eyes each time they met. I guess I never thought of the
idea of them getting married. They did make such a lovely couple. I
remember the night when Maria and Georg taught everyone the Laendler.
The children and Max (who had been secretly watching through the
window) had told me all about the night Georg and Maria fell in love.
Maria though it would be a wonderful idea to teach everyone the dance,
so everyone paired up. Max and I, Liesl and Rolfe, Friedrich and his
fiance, Henry and Eliza, Danny and Louisa, Maria and Georg at the
front, with Briggitta, Marta, and Gretl playing the music on their
violins. The little ones babies were in cradles, and Isabell sat beside
the girls, watching everyone going through the dance moves with awe. At
the end of the dance, Louisa and Danny had stood there, staring deep
into the depths of each others other's eyes. I wasn't the only one who
noticed, I saw Briggitta looking at them out of the corner of her eye.
They finally broke apart when Eliza said, "That's the loveliest
dance I've ever seen, let alone danced!"
I slip away from the door, deciding to let Danny and Louisa tell
everyone when they decide to. I wait a few minutes, and then knock
before going in, giving Louisa and Danny a moments notice before going
in. I give the milk to Louisa just as the doorbell rings. Everyone else
would be busy, so I leave Louisa in Danny's hands and I answer the
door. At the door is Friedrich standing with his lovely fiancé, Lucy.
Friedrich smiles that charming smile of his and says, "I'm sorry I had
to ring the doorbell, but the door was locked and no one was there to
open it."
I smile back at him and reply, "It's alright."
Friedrich asks me where Georg is, and I tell him he is in the study
with Max. He goes to Georg's study with a brisk step, and Lucy turns to
me and asks, "Is there anything I can help you with, Guenevere?"
Happy to be able to have an extra set of hands, she and I go into the
parlor to look over Louisa.
Maria arrives at the same moment we do, with the extra clothes. Lucy
takes half of the bundle, and I open the doors into the parlor, after
knocking.
Lucy and Maria give Danny the extra clothes and a couple of towels.
Danny, who has been here many times on several occasions, knows where
the restroom is and goes to change.
Louisa has drunk her milk, so Lucy goes to heat up some more.
When Danny reappears ten minutes later, and Lucy is no where in sight,
I decide to make sure nothing bad has happened. Just as I come to the
doorway to the kitchen, I pause. Friedrich is in there talking to Lucy
in excited tones. The milk is starting to scald, but I resist the urge
to go save it. I strain my ears, and just barely make out what
Friedrich is telling Lucy over and over again.
"He said we could get married!"
* * * * *
The next morning, Louisa was almost her old self again, but she was
different now. She moped about the house until after Lunch, when Danny
came by to visit. The first thing he did was to see Georg in the study.
It didn't quite occur to me until afterwards why Danny wanted to see
Georg so badly.
I was helping Maria with the spring-cleaning today, all the invitations
having been finished yesterday. All of us ladies had formed a sort of
organization, with everyone taking turns at spring-cleaning the houses.
I carried an armful of wintry curtains, which Maria said were just to
bleak and had to be removed immediately. As I passed the parlor, I see
Louisa walked around absentmindedly, obviously waiting for Danny to
appear. When I come back down ten minutes later, the parlor doors were
shut, but they were not shut all the way.
It was then that I realized what Danny had come for, to ask for
Louisa's hand in marriage. Curiosity overcoming me, I decide to see
what the Captain said, and peek through the crack in
the door. Louisa, looking the happiest I've ever seen her, is sitting
on the sofa, and Danny is on one knee holding a ring out to her. I
decide not to pry any further, and go back to Maria and the other
ladies.
I am hardly good at keeping secrets, except for the secret of the
babies, I don't believe I've kept very many. Liesl is the first one to
notice my mischievous smile. Eliza and Maria notice it, and try to pry
the secret out of me, but all I say is, "The Lord will show you in his
own good time."
We soon have the dreary curtains down, packed up, and in the attic.
Eliza pulls the first curtain
out of the box. She exclaims, "These are the loveliest curtains I've
ever seen! Where did you get them, Maria?"
Liesl, Maria, and I laugh. Eliza looks puzzled, so I explain, "The
three of us sewed them, using some large scrapes of fabric and some old
evening gowns."
Eliza laughs too and amusedly says, "I would never believe it, they
look so loverly!" I notice Eliza gasps a little bit at the last word.
I seem to have heard someone say it before, but I can't quite remember
where.
* * * * *
Please press the lil blue bottom and review, reviews make my day! They also help me to know how I write and improve my writing. ~.~
About meeting Chris P. : At first, it was just going to be someone named after Chris, but I forgot to add the note, so it is really Chris now. Lets just say he married iyoung/i so he has a son :) Couldn't be too much of an age differnce than our real Chris, could there? ~.~
Author Notes to reviewers:
jessica: I love that song, and just had to have a story with it in it :)
lovevontrapp: It took me forever to spell it right myself ;) I'm just learning German :) It's a lovely song the von Trapp children sang on their CD, and I had to have more than 1 song to for the SOM children to sing :)
Rory_von_Trapp: Glad to introduce someone to one of my fav. songs! That happens to be my fav. line too ;)
Shannah:*tears up* A lovely story! I wish I could've heard that.
lovevontrapp: We shall see about that, thx for the suggestion ;)
Aline:thanks for the lovely review, the wait made it worth it! Nothing seemed to happen to Louisa, besides she's the oldest girl that hasn't gotten married yet ;)
lovevontrapp: I'm a killer for romance as you can see from my writing :)
jessica: Oh, I would never pick on her! She's my fav. von Trapp child, I can relate to her somewhat since I'm the age she was in SOM
Rory: better late than never! All the credit for the dream goes to SOMifiedMegs, she helped me conjure up that image :) It was actually Chris first, but he wouldn't do, so Max had to be the victim ;)
Enjoy the story!
Chapter 7
I knew I shouldn't be watching them, but I had the overwhelming urge to
look. I saw Danny taking Louisa's hand and kissing it. I could just
make out his whisper "I love you, Louisa."
I couldn't see Louisa's face, but I heard her lovingly say, "Only if
father gives his consent. I'm sure he will, since he gave Liesl consent
to marry Rolfe, and we know you so much better."
I gasp as I realize Danny has proposed to Louisa!
I had known how much Danny and Louisa loved each other, I could
see it in their eyes each time they met. I guess I never thought of the
idea of them getting married. They did make such a lovely couple. I
remember the night when Maria and Georg taught everyone the Laendler.
The children and Max (who had been secretly watching through the
window) had told me all about the night Georg and Maria fell in love.
Maria though it would be a wonderful idea to teach everyone the dance,
so everyone paired up. Max and I, Liesl and Rolfe, Friedrich and his
fiance, Henry and Eliza, Danny and Louisa, Maria and Georg at the
front, with Briggitta, Marta, and Gretl playing the music on their
violins. The little ones babies were in cradles, and Isabell sat beside
the girls, watching everyone going through the dance moves with awe. At
the end of the dance, Louisa and Danny had stood there, staring deep
into the depths of each others other's eyes. I wasn't the only one who
noticed, I saw Briggitta looking at them out of the corner of her eye.
They finally broke apart when Eliza said, "That's the loveliest
dance I've ever seen, let alone danced!"
I slip away from the door, deciding to let Danny and Louisa tell
everyone when they decide to. I wait a few minutes, and then knock
before going in, giving Louisa and Danny a moments notice before going
in. I give the milk to Louisa just as the doorbell rings. Everyone else
would be busy, so I leave Louisa in Danny's hands and I answer the
door. At the door is Friedrich standing with his lovely fiancé, Lucy.
Friedrich smiles that charming smile of his and says, "I'm sorry I had
to ring the doorbell, but the door was locked and no one was there to
open it."
I smile back at him and reply, "It's alright."
Friedrich asks me where Georg is, and I tell him he is in the study
with Max. He goes to Georg's study with a brisk step, and Lucy turns to
me and asks, "Is there anything I can help you with, Guenevere?"
Happy to be able to have an extra set of hands, she and I go into the
parlor to look over Louisa.
Maria arrives at the same moment we do, with the extra clothes. Lucy
takes half of the bundle, and I open the doors into the parlor, after
knocking.
Lucy and Maria give Danny the extra clothes and a couple of towels.
Danny, who has been here many times on several occasions, knows where
the restroom is and goes to change.
Louisa has drunk her milk, so Lucy goes to heat up some more.
When Danny reappears ten minutes later, and Lucy is no where in sight,
I decide to make sure nothing bad has happened. Just as I come to the
doorway to the kitchen, I pause. Friedrich is in there talking to Lucy
in excited tones. The milk is starting to scald, but I resist the urge
to go save it. I strain my ears, and just barely make out what
Friedrich is telling Lucy over and over again.
"He said we could get married!"
* * * * *
The next morning, Louisa was almost her old self again, but she was
different now. She moped about the house until after Lunch, when Danny
came by to visit. The first thing he did was to see Georg in the study.
It didn't quite occur to me until afterwards why Danny wanted to see
Georg so badly.
I was helping Maria with the spring-cleaning today, all the invitations
having been finished yesterday. All of us ladies had formed a sort of
organization, with everyone taking turns at spring-cleaning the houses.
I carried an armful of wintry curtains, which Maria said were just to
bleak and had to be removed immediately. As I passed the parlor, I see
Louisa walked around absentmindedly, obviously waiting for Danny to
appear. When I come back down ten minutes later, the parlor doors were
shut, but they were not shut all the way.
It was then that I realized what Danny had come for, to ask for
Louisa's hand in marriage. Curiosity overcoming me, I decide to see
what the Captain said, and peek through the crack in
the door. Louisa, looking the happiest I've ever seen her, is sitting
on the sofa, and Danny is on one knee holding a ring out to her. I
decide not to pry any further, and go back to Maria and the other
ladies.
I am hardly good at keeping secrets, except for the secret of the
babies, I don't believe I've kept very many. Liesl is the first one to
notice my mischievous smile. Eliza and Maria notice it, and try to pry
the secret out of me, but all I say is, "The Lord will show you in his
own good time."
We soon have the dreary curtains down, packed up, and in the attic.
Eliza pulls the first curtain
out of the box. She exclaims, "These are the loveliest curtains I've
ever seen! Where did you get them, Maria?"
Liesl, Maria, and I laugh. Eliza looks puzzled, so I explain, "The
three of us sewed them, using some large scrapes of fabric and some old
evening gowns."
Eliza laughs too and amusedly says, "I would never believe it, they
look so loverly!" I notice Eliza gasps a little bit at the last word.
I seem to have heard someone say it before, but I can't quite remember
where.
* * * * *
Please press the lil blue bottom and review, reviews make my day! They also help me to know how I write and improve my writing. ~.~