Chapter 4: Improvements
~ At Maria's Place ~
Knock, Knock
" Coming. " said Maria, as she opened the door, to find her ex-husband standing there.
" I think we need to talk. " said Georg.
" What about now? I'm not in the mood for anymore arguing. " said Maria.
" Why didn't you tell me. " said Georg.
" Didn't tell you what? " said Maria.
" That you were pregnant. " said Georg.
" Let's see, You were turning into an arrogant and distant man and with what was going on with Elsa, what would have been the point? " said Maria.
" Don't get upset with Lisel. I asked her to tell me after Elsa admitted she had been snooping around. " said Georg.
" Is that all you came here for? " said Maria.
" No. " said Georg.
" What else could you want? Don't you have a wedding with Elsa to be planning? " said Maria.
" I called it off after our argument at the villa. She refused to be part of this family that included the children and without respecting the children's privacy as well, so I told her pack her bags and return to Vienna." said Georg.
" What does that have to do with me anyhow? Why should I care? " said Maria.
" You still have your copy of the divorce papers on you? " said Georg.
" In the top draw of my nightstand but why? What do you want with them? " said Maria.
" I want you to burn them. Right now. " said Georg.
" What? You have to be insane." said Maria.
" I don't care. Here, give me yours and I'll burn both sets of papers in the fire place, right now. " said Georg, as he threw both sets of papers on the fireplace.
" Why did you do that? " said Maria.
" I want to start over. I don't like the person I'm becoming. I was more happy and outgoing of a person when I was with you. The children miss you and I certainly miss you. The villa just isn't the same without you. We want you home again." said Georg.
" I don't know, Georg. The divorce was hell enough, I don't want to go threw it again. " said Maria.
" Maria, you've got to know that I still love you. " said Georg.
" I knew that at one point. Just because you burn the divorce papers doesn't mean anything. " said Maria.
" Maria, please, you can't be shutting the door on us. That's not the Maria I know. " said Georg.
" Georg, I haven't shut the door on us. You hurt me when you said you wanted a divorce and asked me to leave the villa. And then not, 2 months later, you announce your engagement to Elsa. The Maria you once knew is still here, just a little more grown up. " said Maria.
" What are you saying? " said Georg.
" Give me time. " said Maria.
" At least move back into Villa. That way the children don't suspect anything. " said Georg.
"On one condition though. " said Maria.
" Anything. As long as you come back to the villa. " said Georg.
" You prove to me that your not that arrogant and distant man that I saw earlier with Elsa. That's not the man I fell in love with. " said Maria.