The young woman lifts her head and looks again at the Reverend Mother.
" My dear you are very troubled. I want you to know that you can trust me. Whatever you tell me is for my ears only" she says placing her hands on the woman's shoulders.
" Why don't you start by telling me your name? She asks.
The woman hesitates then speaks "My name is Sarah".
" Sarah, that's a beautiful name. Are you from this area? Reverend Mother asks.
" No I am from Germany. I ran away from a work camp. The nazis have taken everything my family owns. I have not seen my husband since before.." she stops as if she is afraid to talk.
" Since before what? Please if I am to help you , you must tell me everything" Reverend Mother says taking her hand.
Sarah looks into her eyes and decides she needs to trust someone.
"When the Nazis took power all Jews were forced to leave their homes and businesses. Our children could not go to school and all the men were forced to go to labor camps. We were put in apartments where the Nazis could control our movements. We were put to work in the factories. I could not work because I was pregnant and due any time". Sarah stops talking as her eyes again fill with tears.
The Reverend Mother rubs her back and urges her to continue.
" I'm sorry, but this is so painful to relive. My baby was born in late July. He was the most beautiful thing I ever saw. I only wished that my husband could see him. He was only two weeks old when we learned that we were to be taken to a work camp. I don't know if you have heard of these camps but we have heard that people go there but don't come out. Some even say that the nazis are killing Jews in these camps. I decided that I had to escape. The next night I took some food and what jewelry was left and took off on foot for the border. I walked all night and rested during the day. I had to travel only at night for fear that someone would see me. Salzburg was the first large city I came to. I was going to try and find some work here but I became too afraid. I didn't know who I could trust. I decided I could no longer care for my son so I went to your abbey and put him in the church.
"So I was correct you are Samuels mother" Reverend Mother says smiling.
" Yes, I figured he would be safer here. I didn't figure on someone taking him away. I thought you and the other sisters would care for him. Who was the couple I saw today with my son? She asks.
" We would not be able to care for him. If it were not for Captain Von Trapp and Maria, Samuel would have been placed in the local orphanage. I assure you Maria thinks of Samuel as her own child. She loves him very much" she says as she gives Sarah some more soup.
" Yes she seems to care for him. I must confess that I watched her as she came to visit here today. How do you know her? Sarah asks as she puts the bowl of soup down.
" Well, I will try and make this as short as I can. Maria was at one time a postulant here. I felt she did not belong here and decided to see how she could handle herself in the world. I sent her to be governess to Captain Von Trapp and his seven children.
" Seven children! Sarah exclaimed.
"Yes", she laughs" That was Marias reaction also.
"It seems the Captain had become a very strict father since his wife's death. The children would behave badly to get their fathers attention. Well Maria showed up and showed the children what it was like to be a family again. She brought music back to the household. Soon the Captain realized how wrong he had been and found his love for his children again. Soon both Maria and the Captain realized they were falling in love. They were married over a year ago" she says getting up off the bed.
" Maria was the one who found Samuel in the church. She offered to watch over him until we could locate a relative" Reverend mother watches as Sarah fights to stay awake.
" My dear why don't you rest and in the morning I will contact Maria and have her bring Samuel. We can then all sit down and figure out a solution to your dilemma. Please trust me you are in no danger here" she says.
Sarah thanks the Reverend Mother and finally is able to get some much needed rest.
Maria and Georg have told the children about the baby. The boys have all ready decided it will be a boy. The girls want another sister. Maria reminds them that the most important thing is for the baby to be born healthy. Seeing it is time for bed Georg takes the younger ones by the hand with Maria and the rest of the children close behind. Frau Schmidt watches them go up the stairs and smiles at the sight.
Georg and Maria kiss Gretl and Marta goodnight and close their door. They open the girls room and also bid them goodnight. Georg hears the boys arguing the shouting getting louder by the minute.
" What is going on " he says as he quickly opens their door.
" Father Friedrich says once the baby is old enough and if it is a boy he will be given his own room and I will have to share mine with both Samuel and my new brother. " Kurt says.
" First of all we don't even know if it is a boy, so you may be fighting for nothing. Second, if it is a boy the decision whether Friedrich will get his own room will be made then and only then. Third Samuel is still too young to be in your room. Now I suggest you both get to bed and stop arguing over things that have not even occurred yet." Georg says as he turns the light off.
Georg turns and sees Maria standing in the hall.
" What was all that about? She asks as Georg puts his arm around her.
Georg looks at the door.
" The boys were fighting as usual".
" Over what?
"Over who gets to share a room with Samuel and the new baby. That is if it is a boy" he says as they walk towards their bedroom.
" That's silly. Besides who says the new baby is a boy" she says as she begins to take off her shoes. Georg reaches down and helps her off with her shoes. She smiles as she feels his hands massage her feet. His hand goes up her calf slowly until it reaches the top of her nylon. He slowly rolls it down her thigh. She closes her eyes as he takes the other nylon off. He lays her down on the bed and kisses her neck. His lips find hers and they get lost in their passion for each other.
Lying in his arms she breathes deeply and sighs. She has never felt so complete. The knowledge that she is carrying their first child overwhelms her. She closes her eyes and tries to picture what the or she may look like. She feels Georg shift his body and moans as she feels his lips on her neck. She opens her eyes and watches with a smile as he slowly moves down her body. She feels his hands lightly touch her lower abdomen. He kisses her there and looks up at her when he feels her fingers run through his hair.
" I can't wait until you feel him move. It is the most miraculous thing I have ever experienced. God has indeed blessed us" he says as he slowly takes her in his arms. They fall asleep holding each other.