Maria slowly emerges herself in the warm fragrant water. Her eyes close and she softly sings to herself. Singing has always brought her a sense of peace and relaxation. She thinks about Samuel. She wonders how and where his mother might be. She thinks how hard it must have been for her to leave him. Hopefully she knows he has found a good place to live at least for now. Her hand wanders down to her abdomen. How she wishes she was with child. She knows the doctor told her to be patient but that is hard when all she can think about is having a child, Georgs child. Maria looks at the clock and realizes she has been in the bathtub for a half an hour. She slowly gets out and dries off. She wraps her robe around her and opens the door leading to the bedroom.
Maria smiles as she sees the rose petals on the floor. She looks over on the nightstand and sees the champagne and strawberries. She looks around for Georg but he is not in the bedroom. All of a sudden she hears the familiar strains of Edelweiss. Going out on the balcony she sees Georg on the ground below guitar in hand. He starts to sing to her and she smiles at him. The song ends and she sighs and blows him a kiss. He puts the guitar down and starts to climb the trellis.
"Georg are you crazy? You will break your neck", she says as he is already half way up.
Swinging his leg over the edge of the balcony he laughs " you thought I wouldn't make it".
Georg walks over to Maria and takes her hand in his.
" Thank you for the serenade darling. I love you" Maria says as Georg leads her back into the bedroom.
He pours the champagne and hands a glass to her. They each take a sip of champagne. He then picks up a strawberry and hold it to her lips. As Maria bites the strawberry Georg puts his mouth close to hers and takes a bite also. As they both savor the sweetness of the berry, Georg takes her face in his hands and gently kisses her lips. Georgs tongue parts her lips as they deepen their kiss. Marias hands work quickly to undo the buttons of Georgs shirt. She takes it off of him and presses her lips to his chest. Georgs hands reach for the sash to Marias robe. Once untied his hands move slowly inside the robe.
Maria gasps as she feels his hands caress her sides. His hands slowly move to touch her breasts. She moans as his lips move slowly from her jaw down to her neck and finally rest upon the skin between her breasts. Georgs hands reach for her robe. His hands gently slide it off her shoulders. As it falls to the ground Georg picks up Maria and brings her to the bed. They have been married a year and he still marvels at the effect she has on him. He lays her down gently on the bed. His lips leave hers and travel down to her throat. Maria closes her eyes when she feels every part of her body tingle with arousal. Georgs hands begin to lightly caress her body. Wanting to feel him, every part of him, she undoes Georgs trousers. Pulling off the rest of his clothes he lays next to her. Side by side, their bodies barely touching, they stare into each other's eyes.
" I love you" is all he says before he kisses her long and deep. His lips travel to her neck and go to her ear. The combination of his hot breath and the fact that his tongue is softly touching her ear causes Maria to gasp and whisper Georgs name. The sound of his name on her lips causes Georg to look again into her eyes.
" Make love to me " she softly whispers. Georg slowly rolls Maria on her back and covers her with his body. Their bodies join in sweet ecstasy. They make love until they no longer have the strength to continue. Their bodies entwined, they hold on to one another and fall into a deep sleep.