Thanks again for the wonderful reviews! Here is Chapter 3.

A few days later Maria started regaining her strength and even though the doctors came back with positive feedback on her physical condition, she was far from being fine mentally. The thought of losing her child occupied her every thought. She knew that her life had been on high risk and for being alive she was grateful to God. Her thoughts were wandering over her children, her family while trying to enjoy the fresh air in the back yard of the hospital. "What if I will never be able to get pregnant again?" The thought almost broke her heart.

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Von Trapp. It's a nice day, isn't it?" The doctor approached the chair Maria was resting in. "You look much better color wise today." He added. Maria softly nodded.

"I have been looking for you inside, but as I see the nurse brought you outside to get some fresh air. I think I have good news for you." The doctor stated. Maria looked up at him and wondered what the good news could be in the situation she was in.

"What is it doctor?" She asked curiously.

"I received the results of the tests we have been running on you. And all the feedbacks confirm that this miscarriage doesn't prevent you from giving birth in the future." He said with a smile. Maria's heart skipped a beat and her eyes were shining with tears, but this time they were joyful tears.

"Thank you doctor." She softly whispered.

"I'm very happy with your progress. I think I could release you in about 3 days. Of course you will have to take things slow for the time being, and also please make sure that you get lots of rest." He reassured her.

"I will doctor. I promise." She smiled.

"Mother!" The sound of her seven children caught Maria's ears and her heart again skipped a beat when she saw them run towards her with flowers in their hands. Georg followed the children holding his 2-year-old daughter in his arms. She wanted to jump up and run to them, to give each of them a big hug but then remembering the doctor's words and the promise she had made, she sat back in the chair and awaited the arrival of her family.

"Hello" she greeted them cheerfully and when they reached her chair she hugged them to her one by one. The last one reaching her was Georg who after kissing her lightly on the lips placed Annie into Maria's lap. Tears were running down her cheeks as she hugged her 2-year-old little girl to her chest. Annie's hands went around her mother's neck without wanting to let her go. "Mommy, mommy." The little girl softly spoke. Maria gently stroked her daughter's hair and silently thanked to God for not taking her away from her family. The children bombed her with thousands of questions and told her joyful stories. For two hours Maria completely forgot about her sorrows. She was happy to be among her children and family again. Georg noticed the glow on Maria's face and was more than curious to find out the reason. Silently he went back to the hospital building to consult with the doctor.



"My wife looks so much better today, doesn't she?" Georg asked when he entered the doctor's office.

"Oh, yes. I'm very happy with her progress. And let me share some good news with you. All the results of the tests confirmed that this miscarriage wouldn't prevent her from giving birth in the future. She is young and healthy, so I don't see any problem to have babies in the future." The doctor said with a smile. Georg's face broke into a huge smile upon hearing the news.

"Thank you doctor. You have saved her life. When do you think she can come home?" Georg asked.

"As I told your wife earlier today, I think she could leave the hospital in about 3 days. Of course she will have to take things slow for the time being, and also please make sure that she gets lots of rest." The doctor replied. "And Mr. Von Trapp, please be patient with her. She has gone through a big trauma both physically and mentally." The doctor added. Georg nodded in agreement.



In high spirit Georg ran back to the garden to join his family. The air was getting chilly and realized that he should get all of them inside. He saw Maria shiver a bit from cold.

"Why don't we all go inside before we leave for home?" Georg said and lifted Annie from Maria's lap much to the little girl's protest. He carefully helped Maria stand up and was a bit scared to see how Maria struggled with the task and how strongly she was clinging to him. Holding her hand in support they started walking towards the building. The walk was slow due to Maria's weakness.

"Sorry, I'm not myself yet." She apologized.

"Don't worry, we have plenty of time." He responded and squeezed her hand in support.

In Maria's room Georg gently helped her lie down. When Maria's head reached the pillows, she couldn't help to stay awake. Her eyes slowly closed despite her protest.

"Okay, children. Let's go home. She has to sleep." Georg whispered and motioned his children to start moving towards the door. He blew a kiss from the doorway towards Maria and with a smile he closed the door behind him, while holding his little daughter in his arms.

Three days later Maria woke up in her hospital bed with the happy thought of going home. She was a bit afraid of returning to her daily life, not knowing how it would be like after all they had gone through. She got dressed as quickly as she could and sat down on her bed.

"I see you are ready to go home." The doctor entered her room. Maria turned around and nodded.

"I cannot wait to be home again." She let out a sigh.

"Mrs. Von Trapp. Please remember what we discussed yesterday about taking everything slow and my advises how you should return to your normal life step by step." He said.

"Of course, doctor. I will. Thank you very much for saving my life." Maria said while extending her hand to the doctor.

"All the very best for you, Baroness." He said and turned around to leave the room.

Georg arrived about 5 minutes later and found Maria gazing out of the window. He silently approached her and put his arms around her waist. Maria leaned back into his embrace.

"Can we go home, darling?" He whispered into his ears. Maria nodded. Georg gathered Maria's belongings and after offering her his arms they walked towards the exit.

To be concluded….

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