Epilogue:
He surprised his mother at the dinner table and saw her crying fort he first time since his father died. The dinner went by too quick, Robert himself tensinng up every minute that brought him closer tot he bad news he had to tell the staff about William.
After Dinner Cora offered to go downstairs with him but he told her, he had to do this on his own. When he finally told them, they reacted shocked and sad but all seemed glad he did not suffer.
Then he retired sleeping well fort he first time in months beside his beloved wife, who even hugged him tightly in his her sleep afraid of losing her husband again. He could hardly imagine what she and the girls went through in those weeks they did not know about him and Matthew but he thought of it as nearly as bad as the trenches.
Then he dozed off dreaming once more of a picnic but this time he really was part o fit.
So guys this was it…. I hoped you liked it. Please review! Oh and I am really bad in calculating, so I was not sure anymore what time period went by from the time Robert told Cora he loved her till Mary's birth :D I am not sure that part is right, but it is fiction anyway. Furthermore I did not write too much about Matthew's return, we all know how that ended :D
I want to thank all of you for reading the story and reviewing. It meant a lot to me that also native English speakers made it through and liked the story... best compliment for a non-native:D
Last but not least I want to thank my grandmother, who is already in heaven now, for telling me so many stories about her youth, my grandfather (whom I unfortunatel never met) and WWII! it helped me creating some parts of the stories