Door 23
"You are going to adopt them?" Miss Robert asked Angelina and looked more than surprised. Not that she cared. As long as they were adopted she didn't care by whom. And since this woman was so keen on the siblings maybe she could make the other couples adopt one of the other children…
"I'm taking Sam and Emmy home with me today." Angelina told Miss Robert and walked out of the room. She let herself be lead upstairs and helped Emily pack her belongings while Samuel packed his own things.
The children were didn't stop smiling and chatting excitedly about the future. Most importantly right now: about leaving the orphanage for good!
"You know, I've been thinking about what you've said downstairs." Montague told Angelina while she was packing Emily's clothes.
"I mean, I don't have to tell you that you were right about the children. You already know that. But seeing as finding parents for them was just as much your order as it was mine I thought it would only be fair of me to take just as much responsibility as you do and so I think we should marry and give them a real family."
Angelina walked past him as though he hadn't said a word. She went to the neighbouring room and looked for Samuel. When both children were done packing they left the orphanage.
"Hey, didn't you hear me?" Montague asked her as soon as they were outside. Angelina sighed and turned around to face him.
"I did hear you. But I'm not marrying you."
"Why not?"
"Because it would be to big a sacrifice to ask of you." She was about to turn around and leave again.
"I want you and the children to spend Christmas with me." Montague said before he even realised it. Slowly Angelina turned back towards him.
"Why?" she asked him silently. Montague swallowed but didn't find the words to answer her. Angelina looked down at the ground and turned back around again.
"Because I love you." Montague whispered when she walked away.
Angelina had already taken some steps when she felt his hand on her shoulder. Tiredly she turned once more to face him.
His hands reached for her cheeks and he took a step closer to her. His eyes looked down into hers when he bowed his head.
"Montague?" Angelina asked him confused.
"Alexander." He replied just before his lips touched hers. Angelina's eyelids fluttered close and she felt herself leaning into the kiss. She let go of Emily's and Samuel's hands and reached for Montague's waist to steady herself.
When he pulled away from her Angelina heard herself moan in protest. She opened her eyes slowly and looked up perplexed at him. Montague leaned his forehead against hers and looked deep into her eyes.
"I love you Angelina." He whispered and pulled her close to him once more.