Captain Von Trapp couldn't believe his eyes. That son of a bitch. He thought to himself. Kurt actually brought her back here with him, I don't believe it at all. Georg knew from the first time that Kurt had asked to visit Austria on his holiday that he planned on finding Fraulein Maria once again. What he didn't expect was to see her in his house, in America. He had expected his son to come home with news that his once former governess was either a nun at Nonberg Abbey, or that he hadn't been able to find her at all. Actually, Georg was hoping for the latter of the two. After everything that happened in what seemed like ages ago, he would have rather have not seen this woman in his house.
Seeing their father look at Maria that way, Freidreich and Marta thought it would be best if they left the room at that time. They quietly slithered upstairs, leaving Kurt, the Captain, and Fraulein Maria alone.
"Hello, Captain."
"Hello, Fraulein. I didn't expect to see you again. It's been…well it's been a while."
"Yes it has." Oh my! Maria couldn't take her eyes off of him. All the talking she and Kurt had done over the past few days had gotten her hopes up too high. She thought she and the Captain would see each other again and he would fling his arms around her and declare his love. But he looked extremely angry at the mere sight of her.
"Well if you'll please excuse I think I'll go unpack before dinner. Why don't I leave the two of you to get reacquainted with one another." Kurt tried to sneak upstairs and let his father and Fraulein Maria talk things out, but he was stopped by the growling voice of his father.
"Oh no you don't young man. You and I are going to have a serious talk in my office, immediately!"
"Oh come on, father. You know that I'm tired and I really do need to get all my things unpacked so they can be cleaned. I..."
"Didn't you hear what I said?!?!? My office, now!" With that being said, Kurt followed his father down the hall in the direction he had come in without any more arguments. Maria was at a loss of what to do. Marta and Fredireich had gone upstairs leaving her alone. She thought it would be best to sit quietly in the living room and wait for Kurt to return.
Meanwhile in the Captain's study, tempers were flying between Kurt and his father….
"So, I take it that your trip was eventful then? What is SHE doing here? You know perfectly well that I didn't want you to go back there in the first place. But I allowed it. And now, you come home with HER without the slightest explanation and I'm supposed to just lie over and pretend everything is fine?!?!??" The Captain was far beyond ticked off. He was downright outraged by his son's actions.
"First of all, I was going to Austria whether or not you allowed me to. And secondly, I brought back Fraulein Maria because she loves you and you love her."
"Don't you dare say that to me every again! Do you understand me?!?!? That is all in the past. Nothing has changed since you've left."
Kurt could see that his father was trying to cover up his emotions. But he wasn't prepared to back down at any costs.
"You know you love her. I looked all around Austria for two days before I finally found her and I helped her realize that she still loves you too. Why can't you just accept that and be a gentleman!?!?!?"
By now, both men were yelling at each other with their tempers flaring. Maria could hear every word they said clearly from the couch in the sitting room. And so could Marta and Freidreich on the stairs where they were sitting in anticipation.
"Kurt, one day you will grow up and understand the things I do, but for now, you are still a child and won't ever grasp anything until you become a man."
"Become a man?!?!? When have I had the time to even learn how to become a man?!?! I have tried so hard all my life to be acceptable to you. Every day ever since I can remember, I have wanted to be exactly as you are. Where have you been to even begin to teach me to act like a man or…or…or even understand life as a man?!?!"
Kurt was cut short as his father lunged at him and grabbed him by the neck. He then proceeded to throw him against the study wall and lifted him half a foot or so off the ground so that they were completely face-to-face.
"You listen hear. I have done my best to be a good father to you and your brother and sisters. Don't you ever question my parental abilities ever again!"
Ignoring his father's remark, Kurt decided to push the issue of Fraulein Maria again.
"You know you love her, father. She came all this way to tell you that she loves you too. Go tell her that."
"My patience is growing weary with you, boy. Drop this issue immediately or there will be dire consequences to pay."
"Such as?"
"Well, how about the ability to breathe for instance? One fatal comment from you and I could easily snap your neck right now so don't test me."
"Go ahead and do it, father. You don't think I'm enough of a man to know that?"
"God damnit, Kurt! Why do you have to be so stubborn?"
The Captain released his grip on his son and Kurt fell to the floor, clutching his neck and gasping for breath. "You may not realize it now, but sooner or later it's going to hit you that you can't be alone forever. Fraulein Maria loves you. She wants to be our mother. She wants to be with you forever. Let her love in."
The Captain didn't respond at first, but once his thoughts were collected he spoke. "Kurt," he said in a more calm tone. "Drop the topic or get out of my sight. You obviously haven't been listening to a word I've said so just leave."
Kurt, on the other hand, was still raging with anger. "Fine! You won't listen to me…then I'll just leave. You won't have to worry about listening to me anymore 'cause I'm leaving!"
"Then go! Stop telling me that!"
"No! I mean I'm leaving you and the family. It's apparent what you want here and it's obvious that you're never going to change at all." Kurt then stormed out of the study and ran upstairs to his room, blowing past Maria without even looking at her.
Maria was actually shocked at what she heard. Was the Captain honest with what he had said? If that was the case then her coming to America was a waste and she needed to leave the lodge before anything else happened….
The Captain sat in his study with his head in his hands. His whole body convulsing as it shook from the force of his tears. Oh God, what have I done?
To be continued……..
Let hear what you think! I'm going on vacation for a few weeks and am trying to pound out a few chapters a day before I leave so I can finish this story! I hope it doesn't seem rushed but I don't want to have to wait that long to finish it because I'm afraid I'll run out of all the good ideas I've been getting! ;)