Okay, this is chapter 2. Thank you for the tons of reviews!

"We are trying to stabilize her condition. She has lost lots of blood, but we have stopped the bleeding." The doctor's words failed. The pause and the hesitation in his voice made Georg's concern rise even though the news sounded somewhat promising.

"What is it doctor?" He asked with a startled look. The doctor hesitated first, but then went on with the information.

"I'm sorry Sir, we were unable to save the baby." His words failed again. "We already have managed to take out the miscarriage, but it damaged her womb, and it might be necessary to perform an additional surgery to remove it completely." He let out the information.

Georg's face turned white, the shock left him speechless. He knew what that was going to mean in their life. But he accepted it, if there was no other option, if it was the only way to save his wife's life. With pleading eyes he nodded to the doctor.

"We are trying to do our best to avoid such step. Mr. Von Trapp, your wife is in good hands." The doctor replied reassuringly and returned to the operating room.

Georg sank back to his seat. Mixed emotions were fighting for control in his head. First of all he was a bit relieved that her condition was being stabilized, although his mind was very well aware of the fact that Maria's life was still in danger. He realised sadness taking him over at the thought of losing their child and the fear of Maria never be able to get pregnant again and even worse, the fear of losing her. He felt so helpless in the situation, and this feeling almost drove him crazy. Putting his hands together, he doubled up his prayers.

Another silent hour had passed until the door to the operating room opened and the doctor again approached Georg. Without saying a word he gave the doctor a questioning look. His heart was pounding in his throat while awaiting the news on Maria's condition.

"No additional surgery was necessary. Your wife will be fine and in a few days we'll have the results if she will be able to give birth in the future." The doctor stated in a reassuring tone.

"Thank you doctor. Thank you. And tell me what did cause this miscarriage?" Georg asked with tears in his eyes.

"There can be many reasons. I assume that the child was not viable and this resulted in this miscarriage. She will be fine. You only will have to be supporting and patient with her. She will need your help to get over the sorrow." The doctor replied.

"Can I see her now?" Georg asked.

"She is being transferred to a hospital room. She will sleep for long hours. I think it might be the best for you, if you took some rest as well. You can come back when she wakes up." The doctor said.

"No, I want to be there when she wakes up." Georg persisted. With a slight reserve Georg entered the hospital room and took a seat next to Maria's bed. The sight of his wife broke his heart. Her face was pale and she lay motionless in bed. Gently he grabbed for her hand and pressed it to his lips while a few tears left his eyes. He held her hand through the long hours until Maria slowly opened her eyes. She felt lightheaded and weak and as her eyes made a little journey in the room until Georg's face came into vision.

"Hello, darling." Georg said and gently stroked Maria's face.

"Hello." Maria's voice sounded faint and confused. She didn't really know where she was and how on earth she ended up in that bed. Her mind was calm as a post effect of the anesthetization and too tired to think about her situation.

"How are you?" Georg asked while his hand stayed on Maria's cheek.

"Weak and thirsty." She replied her voice low and faint. Georg rose from his seat to retrieve a glass of water and gently held to Maria's mouth. After a few sips she sank back to the pillow too weak to keep the sitting position. Her husband gently laid her down and placed a kiss on her forehead. Her breathing became content and her eyelids slowly closed to carry her into a peaceful sleep.

"I love you, Maria." Georg whispered before going home to get some rest and check on his other children.

The news of Maria's miscarriage released a shock in all of the children except maybe in little Annie, who was only sad about not having her mother around. The family dinner, which was supposed to be the highlight of the day most of the time, was spent silently this time. None of the children dared to say a word, or ask questions. As young as they were, all of them understood the meaning of the situation. All day long, until their father's arrival from the hospital, they had feared the worst. Now, they were all relived in a way, knowing that their mother would return to them, but the news of Maria losing the baby was a pain to their young hearts.

Georg was sleepless most of the night finding the empty space next to him in bed. His baby daughter was restless most of the time and he had a hard time getting some sleep.

"Oh, my little angel. You should be sleeping now." He said while carefully lifting the little girl out of her cot. He sat in the armchair holding his daughter close to him bringing her some comfort.

"Mommy, where Mommy?" The little girl looked up at his father with pleading eyes.

"She will be back, she will be back." He said in comfort while humming the soft tunes of Edelweiss into the girl's ears. The soft tunes of the song seemed to be of comfort for the little girl but in the moment Georg tried to lay her sleeping body back into the cot, she woke up again and the whole procedure started again. His heart broke at hearing the bitter baby cry.

"Oh, my baby. Your Papa is very tired, you know." He said while lifting her out of the cot again. Stroking her hair gently he carried her to his bed while the little girl's tears slowly dried off.

"You can stay here with me tonight. I was lonely in this huge bed anyway. You are not the only one missing Mommy so badly." He said and arranged the blanket around his daughter. Little Annie opened her blue eyes wide and looked at her father, but then feeling content and safe again, she slowly closed them and fell into a peaceful sleep in her father's arms. Georg looked down at the girl and couldn't help but notice the resemblance between Annie and Maria. He gently stroked the girl's face before drifting off to sleep.

The next morning Maria woke up in the hospital room her whole body aching. Without the post effects of the shots and the painkillers her mind was clear and aware of all the things she had gone through. Her hands slowly traveled downwards to touch her stomach and feeling no life inside her, made her heart break. A few tears made their way down her cheeks. She felt an emptiness coming over her, and at the same time she felt guilty. "I wasn't careful enough, I didn't pay enough attention to this child. I should have cared more about him." She was alone and lonely but in a way she was glad no one saw her that way. She was afraid, afraid of what Georg's reaction would be, was he going to be angry with her that she had not paid enough attention to his child, or is he going to be understanding? She sat up a bit to look out of the window in the hope of the sunshine clearing her mind from the dark thoughts. Her heart grieved and silent tears were running down her cheeks. She had lost her child and the pain over losing him was too intense on her. She didn't notice the opening of the door first; only when Georg slowly approached her bed did she turn her head to his direction. She forced a slight smile to come to her face but when Georg saw the tears in her eyes, he knew that the smile didn't come from her heart. He gently touched her face and bent down to place a light kiss on her lips.

"Hello, Maria. How are you darling?" He asked and pulled a chair next to the bed.

"Still very weak and it hurts." Maria replied and motioned towards her stomach area.

"You will be fine, darling. We will get through this." Georg comforted her. Maria softly nodded. Shocking silence filled the room. None of them knew what to say, how to react in this situation. Georg knew Maria's pain well; he didn't have time to come over the trauma, either. He held her hand in his and tried to reassure her by squeezing it lightly. Maria could read the sorrow in her husband's eyes and his painful look made her feel guilty. The tears that she had tried to suppress started rolling down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry Georg. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. It's my fault." She cried and her tears became stronger.

Georg pulled her close to him and held her tightly in his embrace. How could she think that she was responsible for this? He didn't understand it, although he was prepared for this in a way. He had had a consultation with the doctor earlier that morning and the doctor had told him that some women might react that way. He deepened the embrace and caressed her back gently.

"Maria, my love. How can you think of such things?" He held her tight. "It's not your fault, no one can be blamed for this. I have talked to the doctor this morning and he said that the baby wasn't viable and that resulted in the miscarriage." He softly told her. "Now look into my eyes." He said and lifted her head so that their eyes met. Georg wiped away the tears and kissed her gently on the forehead.

"Everything will be all right, everything. I love you more than anything, Darling." He told her reassuringly while looking straight into her eyes.

"Thank you for being here with me." Maria whispered and lied back into the pillows. "I'm tired, Georg. Will you stay here until I wake up?" She asked her eyelids slowly closing.

"Sweet dreams, my love. I won't go anywhere." He said and took a hold of her hand.

As Georg watched Maria's peaceful sleep a sudden realization crossed his mind. For hours Maria had been floating between life and death, and he had almost lost his beloved wife. He looked upwards and a silent prayer left his lips. He couldn't help but feel a bit guilty for the tragedy that they would have to get over. "I am the one who is sorry darling. I should have paid more attention to you and to the signs. Please forgive me. I'll help you darling, I'll support you. We will get through this." He said and placed a light kiss on her hand.

To be continued….

Please leave your feedback and Chapter 3 will follow soon!