Chapter Two

Emily sat at the small dinning room table reading as her husband got ready for work. Today her younger sister Brigitta was supposed to come over and Emily felt somewhat excited, it has been years since she really got to hang out with her sister. Emily was pulled out of her thoughts when she felt arms being wrapped around her from behind. She looked up to see her husband Edmund's smiling face. "Heading off to work now?" Emily asked as she stood up from her chair.

"Yes, will I be able to meet your sister today?" Edmund asked smiling softly at his wife. Emily nodded as she went to the kitchen to receive her husbands lunch which Edmund took happily, he always enjoyed his wife's lunch. Edmund said goodbye to his wife as he left for work, Emily smiled to herself as the door closed followed by the locks clicking.

Emily went back to her book to pass the time as she waited for her sister to come over. She was nearly done with her book when she heard a knock at the door. She stood up and opened the door softly as she smiled when she saw her sister standing there with a smile as well. Opening the door wider she smiled as she said, "Come on in, make yourself comfortable."

Brigitta nodded as she stepped into the small apartment, taking a glance around she turned back to her sister, "You have a beautiful place."

"Thanks, uh, would you like anything to eat or drink? Or both?" Emily asked nervously.

"A cup of tea would be nice if you have it." Brigitta said sitting down at the small dining room table. Emily nodded as she went to the kitchen to put a pot of water on the stove.

"Thanks for coming." Emily said smiling softly as she sat across from her sister.

"Thanks for inviting me, so will I be able to meet your husband today?" Brigitta said smiling widely.

Emily laughed and nodded, "He asked me the same thing this morning, wondering if he was going to meet you. He comes home from work around three, he teaches at a school a few blocks away."

A couple hours later, it was close to one in the afternoon when Emily suggested a walk through the park which Brigitta agreed too. As they walked through the park, Brigitta was talking Emily's ear off about the different places their family has been to and the different pranks they taught their younger brother.

Emily looked towards her sister asking hesitantly, "Does your younger brother Daniel….does he know about me?"

"Honestly? Not really, Father doesn't really like talking about you. He's ashamed on how he treated you and how how another family was able to protect you when he couldn't. Daniel knows you're name but he doesn't really know about you."

Emily nodded softly feeling hurt but she understands, she doesn't really like telling her friends about her past. The only ones that really knows about her past was her husband and her best friend Lisa. She looked towards her sister and smiles sadly, "I understand I guess." The two sister walked back to the apartment silently to find Edmund sitting at the table grading papers.

Edmund heard the door open so he looked up to find his wife followed by a women he assumed was his sister-in-law. He stood up and greeted his wife with a kiss on the cheek before greeting the guest, "Hello, I'm Edmund, Emily's husband. You must be Brigitta."

Brigitta shook Edmund's hand with a smile. "Nice to meet you too."

As Brigitta and Edmund talked and got to know each other Emily went to the kitchen to fix a snack for the three of them. They spent the next two hours talking and laughing as they told stories growing up. Around five Brigitta bid them goodbye as she hugged her sister and shook hands with Edmund. When Brigitta left the apartment Emily smiled happily towards her husband. "That was fun."

"It was, your sister is a really nice person. I look forward to meeting the rest of your family." Edmund said pulling Emily into a hug. Emily nodded as she began to wonder what seeing them again would be like. She really wanted to meet her younger brother Daniel, was he more like their father or was he more like Maria?"

The next day Edmund and Emily both left for work, Emily walked into the back kitchen to get her apron when her coworker Lisa approached her with a smile. "How was your time with your sister?"

"It was good, it was nice seeing her again." Emily said as she tied her apron.

"When do you think you're going to see the rest of your family?"

"I don't know, part of me just doesn't want to see them. Its been about twelve years since I seen any of them. When I last saw them, I just barely started to mend my relationship with my father."

"I think you should see them soon. They're your family, I would give anything to see my family again." Lisa said before walking out to the waiting customers.

Emily frowned before following Lisa to start working. It was three when her husband walked in the restaurant expecting to see his wife waiting for him like she always does. Emily saw her husband and she made her way over to him. "Edmund, I'm sorry, but I have to work for a little while longer. One of my coworkers had to leave early and I had to take the remaining of her shift."

"Its okay. I'll just take a seat here and grade papers." Edmund said smiling with understanding, he kissed her cheek before sitting in a booth at the corner of the restaurant to start grading papers. Emily smiled as she wondered if it was possible to fall more in love with someone. She went over to grab a cup and a coffee cup as she went over to her husband's table to poor him coffee. She went back to the kitchen not noticing a family walk in to sit in a booth next to her husbands.

"Emily, family at table 10. Can you take that one, I'm swamped with these other tables." Lisa said as she subtly nodded towards her busy section.

"No problem." Emily said smiling as she went over to grab a few menus. She went over to the family and she froze when she recognized them. It was her Father, Maria, Brigitta, Gretl and a small boy she assumed was her brother Daniel. She wasn't ready to see her family, she was scared which was saying something because she hardly ever gets scared. She shook her head as she went over to them with a small smile. "Hello my name is Emily Mayfield and I will be your waitress. Could I start you off with something to drink?"

She saw her family freeze when they saw her and she saw Brigitta smile guiltily. "Do we know you? You seem awfully familiar." Her father asked trying to remember.

Yes, yes you know me. I'm your daughter Emily! Emily thought before speaking out loud. "No, I'm sorry I guess I just have one of those faces."

"Father, this is my friend, the one I was telling you about." Brigitta said to her father smiling softly when she noticed Edmund in the booth next to them. "Edmund?"

"Yes?" Edmund said looking up from his papers when he noticed that it was Brigitta. "Oh, hello Brigitta. Small world."

Emily looked a little lost, this was awkward. "Uh, this is my husband Edmund." Edmund stood up and smiled towards the family.

"Mr. Mayfield?" Daniel asked recognizing his teacher. "Mother, Father, this is my teacher Mr. Mayfield."

"Nice to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Von Trapp." Edmund said politely.

"Nice to meet you too. I guess it is a small world." Mr. Von Trapp said as he continued to look towards Emily before looking back at Edmund. "Why don't you join us seeing how you know our son and daughter Brigitta."

Edmund hesitated and Maria noticed, "Please do."

Edmund nodded before pulling a chair up to the table. After a few moments Emily looked back at the family, "Drinks?" The family rattled off their orders to Emily before she left to give the orders to the chef. Outside Emily was smiling politely but inside she was panicking like crazy. She wanted to leave and go home and curl up under the covers and sleep. After she gave the family their drinks she went noticed that this was her last customers before she could leave. As she waited for the families food she noticed that Edmund was getting along great with her family. She went back to wiping down the counter when Brigitta walked up to her.

"I'm sorry, I tried to get them to choose another restaurant but they were persistent in coming here. Why don't you tell them who you really are?" Brigitta asked her sister. Emily looked to Birgitta before looking back at the family. She noticed that her father was looking towards her again as if he was observing her.

Emily looked back at her sister, "None of them recognizes me…maybe its best this way."

"Nonsense, Father was comparing you to yourself. It has been a long time and we don't even have any pictures of us. Father is getting older you know." Brigitta said smiling.

"That may be true. I can't believe Edmund is Daniel's teacher." Emily said laughing lightly.

"Edmund is Daniel's favorite teacher. At least they're all getting along."

"True, why don't you head back and I will serve you guy's your food." Emily said as she went to the kitchen window to receive the food. After an hour the Von Trapp family stood up to leave after they said goodbye to Emily and Edmund.

As Emily and Edmund began to walk home they heard running footsteps from behind them causing the couple to turn around to see Mr. Von Trapp stopping in front of them. "Can we help you?" Edmund asked politely.

"Uh…what was your maiden name?" Mr. Von Trapp asked Emily.

Emily looked at her father curiously, "Castle, my maiden name was Castle."

Emily's heart broke a little when she saw her Father's face fall from his hopeful one. "I'm sorry to have bothered you." Mr. Von Trapp said before walking away towards his family.

Once Emily's Father was out of ear shot Edmund looked toward his wife curiously. "Why did you lie to him?"

"I didn't lie, my maiden name is Castle. It was changed to that when I came to America. He wasn't specific in his question." Emily said softly before they made their way back to their apartment.

Sorry for the late update, everything has been crazy and I haven't even updated my other story yet. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, sorry if it's kind of rushed. I was having writers block when I was typing this up.