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I first of all want to thank you all for being so patient with this story. I don't want to come up with any lame excuses for my lack of uploading. well i do have one slightly lame excuse which was a serious writers block. I think i have made about 5 different drafts for this chapter lol... but i also have a reason of a more serious matter and I just wanted to quickly explain. A very close family friend died of ovarian cancer beginning of last month so that is something i've been sort of processing but in the end i found out that writing also took my mind off of it so i poured all my ideas out on paper again to produce this fifth chapter. I very much hope you'll enjoy this. It can be a little all over the place because i had so many things i wanted said and happening in the chapter but i'm quite happy with the way it turned out :)

Secondly, I want to thank all of you for reviewing! I am so grateful for everyone reviewing, and I am going to thank all of you in a PM for all the lovely words you left on the review section! They really make my day!

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"well, now I have to confess for myself that I quite like your way of thinking too fräulein!" He said before letting their lips touch again now in a more passionate kiss than the one before.

Suddenly the door flung open.

"Oh!" Maria exclaimed before falling off of Georg's lap right onto the floor.

"Oh dear… Me and my poor timing…!" the man said as he entered the room showing a large grin. Others would tell him his timing was poor but his "poor" timing always got him into the most deliciously interesting situations. Such as this one… He waited for the couple to recompose themselves chuckling at the sight of them.

"Max sometimes…" Georg muttered under his breath but stopped mid sentence quickly coming to Maria's aid.

"Darl-" He quickly rephrased "Maria, are you alright?"

"Hmm, hmm" Maria nodded blushing furiously "I'm alright"

"Max… you know sometimes I could…" He gave his friend an angry glare

"Sometimes you could what? Kill me?" He laughed "Oh Georg you amuse me…!"

He leaned closer to Maria whispering "He doesn't mean that… He is just trying to scare me out of the room so that you two can continuing whatever delicious thing you were up t-" he raised a curious eyebrow at the two. Looking back and forth between Maria and Georg.

Georg having heard every bit of Max's hushed conversation quickly stopped him "Max, please meet Maria Rainer. Maria, please meet Max Detweiler"

They exchanged formalities before Max spoke again "Oh… You are that girl from the tavern…!" He noticed now that Maria was indeed the girl that waited their table that night. his brows arched up in amusement "the girl with the lovely singing voice!" he added joyously

"Oh, thank you…!" Maria replied still quite softly at first but ended with a bright smile.

Max quickly switched subjects as he noticed Georg giving him another one of his stern glares. He did take great advantage of the situation though, as always. He was known to take "reasonable" advantages out of most situations he found himself in. Especially at the von Trapp villa.

"Now that I'm here, I might as well take a bottle of that very delicious and very expensive Brandy you brought back with you from France…" He wiggled his fingers in excitement as he made his way towards the liquor cabinet.

"One bottle…" Georg said through gritted teeth making Max even grin more. He even heard Maria letting out a soft giggle.

"Well, me and my little friend here will be out of you two lovebird's way" He said before walking out of the study whistling a suggestive tune.

Georg quickly closed the door. His hand lingered on the lock but before he could close it Maria spoke up.

"He's quite a character" Maria chuckled her embarrassment from before totally vanished. She started slowly walking around the room ending at his desk grazing the fine handcrafted piece with her fingers.

"Yes, quite the character indeed" He turned around moving closer to Maria again "Now where were we?" he asked his face inches away from hers

"I don't know; you tell me" She replied innocently. She looked up at him teasingly biting her lower lip.

This was the first time the two of them had been alone in a room that had an actual door in it. The plan of driving her home was still some where in the back of his mind. Somewhere… But right now he wasn't thinking of it. The only thing he could think of was Maria. That woman could drive him mad sometimes! Standing right there inches in front of him playing the innocent girl. All other times a banter like this took place was when they were on Maria's mountain but there were always interrupted by hikers or whatnot being heard from the other side of the trees or their banter would stop there because both had come back to reality and became aware again of the fact that they were outside in almost plain sight. Now there was nothing holding them back.

"I have a better idea. Why don't I just show you?" he said before closing the small remainder of space between them and touching his lips upon hers. Very soft at first but soon both seemed to want more as their kisses got more urgent and hands roamed across each others bodies.

Maria was wearing one of his favorite dresses. A dress he had often dreamt about. The dress had a low but modest slight off the shoulder cut and a light flowing skirt. But what Georg loved most about the dress were the buttons for on this dress the buttons were on the front. How often he would imagine what the dress would look like with one button loose… Or two buttons loose… three… Or four…

He eagerly started opening the first button on her dress, and loose came the second, then the third and before he knew it the top part of her dress was pooled around her slender waist. In the meantime, Maria started working on the buttons on his shirt and was now hurriedly trying the shrug off his jacket to gain better access. Georg happily obliged. When both his jacket and shirt were removed their lips touched again and hands started exploring each other's bodies again. Maria laced her hands in to Georg's hair pulling him even closer. Georg was trying to open the clasp to Maria's bra. He let out a frustrated groan in between their kisses when he couldn't get it to work. Maria chuckled as she moved her hands to her back to open the clasp herself. With ease she opened it and let the lacy bra slipped from her body. Moving her hands back into his hair she let out a soft moan as she felt his hands starting to fondle her breasts. Then without so much of a warning he lifted her up to sit on his desk and without second thought as if an impulse she opened her legs wrapping them around his.

The door…

Being brought back to reality he remembered the door. Being brought back to the moment where he didn't lock the door. He was actually glad he didn't lock it so that he now had a valid reason to stop their heated kisses before going too far.

"Maria-" He moaned into her mouth breaking the kiss. "We should stop-" Georg gave her an apologetic look.

"I know-" she said, but she did not stop. She moved to place small kisses on the spot just below his earlobe. A spot she had come to learn to be one of his weak spots.

Georg couldn't think clearly. How could she with only one movement drive him to complete insanity? A soft moan escaped his mouth as she continued her actions. This woman! He now really couldn't help himself. Their bodies were so close that he felt her breasts against his chest as she started slowly moving against him. When her hands moved to his belt he abruptly move back.

"we. Need. To. Stop." He told her in between heavy breaths.

He was right, they had to stop. Suddenly she felt very exposed so she swiftly crossed her arms to cover her chest. Georg grabbed her brassiere from off the floor and she quickly put it back on. She continued dressing putting the top of her dress back on closing the buttons.

"I love you" He breathed as their foreheads touched "I love you too" She replied giving him a soft smile

He gave her a quick peck on the lips before moving away from her to find his own pieces of clothing to put back on

"I'll drive you home, I won't have Jacob and Josephine worried" He said while closing the last button on his shirt

"Well, they know I'm in good hands" She said hopping off the desk picking up his jacket before holding it up for him to slip his arms into.

"they should also know," He started while straightening his collar "That I have been married before, and that they as a married couple should know that it can be quite hard to suppress certain urges when in a certain company" He gave a sheepish grin.

"Well it didn't go too far I think" Maria replied

"That was only because I didn't have the door locked…" He gave her a mischievous grin "Oh all the things I would do to you then my love…" His face was now inches away from hers again.

"You were going to drive me home?" She asked him moving her face to give him a peck on the cheek "You see I can control myself perfectly!" She turned around heading for the door but Georg grabbed her wrist and pulled her closer again.

He gave her probably the most passionate kiss they had ever shared pouring all his heart and soul into it moving his hands through her soft strawberry blond locks. Soon she did the same moving her hands across his chest.

"Hmm…!" She let out a soft moan in between their heated kisses

"Ha!" Georg pulled back from their embrace "Let's face it. You can't control yourself at even my slightest attempts" Georg laughed. Truth be told he was happy to know she had just as little self control as he did meaning- he hoped- she was just as attracted to him as he was to her.

"I was caught off guard!" She playfully slapped him on the arm

xxx

A short while in the car home Georg came up with a proposal.

"I think you should spend some more time at the villa" He said not looking at her but instead focusing on the road in front of him

"Well, I'm coming to the picnic on Sunday" She offered "and if you invite me over for dinner sometime next week I will clear my sched-"

"No." He said.

Didn't he want her to come for dinner?

"I meant for something a bit more continuously," He explained

"And you suggest what exactly?" Maria who was clearly puzzled asked him "Georg, we aren't married. We aren't even officially engaged…"

"I didn't mean it like that, you would sleep in one of the guest rooms of course." He explained further "To get to know the children better, and to have a look into the household and staff."

"Just let me know on Sunday what would be doable for you."

"Excuse me?" Maria was now very confused

"Maria, the sooner we get this done with the sooner we can announce our engagement" He let out a sigh almost out of frustration that she didn't understand.

"Well, I'm sorry for not entirely understanding… The sooner we get this done with? Georg you make it sound like this is a business transaction for crying out loud!" she threw her hands in the air

realizing that his tiredness had now really gotten to him and he, out of the thereby gotten frustration, handled the situation not too pleasantly he quickly rephrased.

"Maria I didn't mean it like that…" He let out another sigh but this time one of regret for his lack of handling the situation in a more tactful manner

"what I meant was that even more so after tonight I've come to realize that I really would marry you tonight if I could, but that a lot of things are going to change… for you… I want you to be sure of your decision. living at the villa would make you see how life would be once we are married. Not entirely of course, but it will give you an insight"

"Geor-"

"Since- like you said- we aren't officially engaged yet you can still refuse my proposal-"

"Geor-"

"Because I would understand if it would be too much-"

"Georg!" Maria finally was able to cut through Georg's rambling

"Georg, oh my sweet Georg… I could never refuse your proposal!" She said "I know things will change, and if it wouldn't be ok with that I wouldn't have gone to your home to meet your lovely children"

She sighed "I know things are going to change and I'm fine with that, as long as I got you by my side I can handle it!" She giggled

He let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding.

"Oh and Sunday will be fine"

"Fine for what?" Georg asked now getting quite puzzled himself

"To let you know what's doable for me" She threw his own words back at him but now in a much more playful way.

By now they had arrived in front of the tavern. Georg quickly stopped the car.

"Ok hold that thought," He started before giving her a quick peck on the lips "I will be right back, please do not go out of the car"

"Bu-" Before Maria had even the time to reply he was already out of the car and into the tavern.

Xxx

"Georg! Did you forget to take Maria with you?" Jacob laughed when he noticed the captain entering his tavern alone

"No, she is still in the car. I was wondering if I could have a word with you first?" He asked, it was near closing time and the bar was now empty so he took a seat at the now unoccupied bar.

"Well, since you are the only real fatherly figure in her life it would seem more than appropriate to ask you for Maria's hand in marriage, I may have accidentally-"

"You may have accidentally sort of kind of asked Maria that question today already" Anna, the other waitress, said accidentally picking up on the conversation when she was accidentally walking by a couple of times. He gave her a sheepish grin.

"I though with you being a navy man you would actually like things to be done in order?" she joked before walking away after receiving a stern glare from Jacob.

"She explained the situation quite well, I believe" Georg again sported a half grin "We haven't made anything official yet and I haven't bought a ring yet" he fumbled with his fingers. Was he getting nervous? Jacob didn't say anything so Georg continued explaining to avoid the silence "And it all depends on my children of course, but they are already quite charmed by her" He smiled.

Still Jacob didn't say anything and Georg started to get slightly worried. By now Josephine had joined him and she was quick to ease his mind.

"Jacob! don't leave the poor man waiting!" she playfully slapped him across his chest.

"alright, alright" He said before bursting out with laughter just at the sight of him, nervousness evident in his face looking at the floor like he was some kind of high school kid asking his classmate's father if he could take his daughter out to the movies for the first time.

"Of course my boy! There isn't anybody I'd rather giver her hand to than you! You're an honorable man, a good father, and I'm sure you would even as close as die for Maria if it ever came to that" He patted Georg on the shoulder sealing his approval

"Who's going to die for who" Maria had decided that she had waited long enough and now stood by the small reception by the front entrance.

"Oh Maria! Isn't this just wonderfull!" Josephine rushed to Maria's side to giver her a big hug.

"Isn't what just wonderful?" Maria, who came in a split second too late to have caught up on the whole conversation, asked curiously

"Well, like a true gentleman, Captain von Trapp himself came to ask me for your hand!" Jacob exclaimed with a sense of fatherly pride. He did in a way feel like Maria's father, even though he was old enough to be her grandfather.

"R-really?" Maria was lost for words.

After her parents died she never thought she would experience such unconditional love as the love you get from a parent. But when Jacob and Josephine took her in she felt that same kind of love. Maria never even thought about that step because her real father had passed away but then Georg, without a single doubt, knew that Jacob was the person he knew he had to ask the question to.

One of the 4- Of course in a while he will hope to ask a similar question to 7 other people whose opinion he greatly valued- people he knew he had to ask the question to.

"I went to your parent's grave this morning too before I picked you up, to ask them- or maybe better phrased- pray to them…"

Maria burst out in uncontrollable tears which was the cue for Jacob, Anna, and Josephine to leave the couple alone. Jacob gave Georg one last pat on the shoulder before leaving the two and heading for the kitchen.

"That- That i-is the m-most wonderful t-thing you could've done!" She said now loudly sobbing. "J-just w-w-wonderful" She added dropping to her knees unable to steady herself any longer.

Georg quickly made his way over lowering himself down to her level and enveloping her into a big hug. He buried his face in her neck and stroked her hair.

"I love you" He whispered into the crook of her neck.

The only thing that came out of Maria's mouth was: "I'm sorry that I'm such an ugly crier!" which in turn made her cry even more, but Georg could only laugh. He took her face in his hands and wiped away the tears with his thumbs.

"You look absolutely beautiful, even when you're crying" He then told her searching for her eyes. When he found them he saw that sparkle return again and saw that also a soft smile graced her lips.

Her crying now slowly died down. And it were now only short breaths and small hiccups. Georg got up and lifted Maria up with him wrapping his arms back around her. Their foreheads now touched and Maria simply said:

"I can't wait to get married"

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I have kind of left it in the open with Maria being a virgin or not. she still has neither confirmed or denied it. Well, I did have her say "thank you for keeping my virtue in tact" But that can be rephrased if needed so please leave a review below telling me what you think should be the verdict on that. I mean in this chapter I've already established that she is far less innocent than she lets on, but i'm still not sure if i should write a backstory of her in a short and brief previous relationship maybe. Let me know what you think!

Will the children warm up even more to Maria or will they change their minds? Read it in the next chapter!