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Chapter 7

In any nerve wracking or desperate situation, Georg had always been steadfast. The unshakable captain, even when his crew could no longer cope he would stand up for them. The anchor in a storm.

He had been through seven childbirths, shut outside the room in which his wife was suffering unimaginable pain. He had been nervous each time, of course but not once had Georg lost his composure. It was drilled into him, he was a military man and crumbling in the face of disaster was not acceptable.

When Agathe died, he'd struggled but he was disciplined and had remained calm and collected virtually since that day. He'd loved her, she had been his perfect match and he would always love her. But now…

Why now did he feel more nervous than ever?

Maria had come into his life like a whirlwind. Completely unexpected and utterly refreshing.

Georg had began to feel more emotions than he had ever thought possible, the deepest ocean. Never had he considered drowning a possibility, as a sailor he was trained in how to avoid that in as many ways possible. But he felt as though he was drowning now, and the strangest thing was, there was a yearning inside of him to drown further.

No longer able to sit at his desk, Georg decided to walk around the grounds of his beautiful home. The home which Agathe would never have left, she'd said she would remain in that house until she took her last breath and how true that had been. He'd not seen the beauty in it for so long but now he felt as though he was looking through different eyes.

He remembered the day before, telling Elsa that she was his 'saviour' and shook his head. Georg could not have been more wrong, Elsa hadn't saved him. Rather than restoring the broken heart and home he had hidden from for so long, she had simply taking him out of it. Elsa had ignored his past as if it had never existed and for some time it had seemed like the perfect lifeline.

But then yesterday!

God, that woman could be so infuriating! But she was the first person to see him. To see past the disciplined mask he stood behind his entire life. It had taken his late wife years to break past his barriers. Maria had done it in a matter of days.

Georg chuckled to himself, thinking she must be insane to even consider standing with him. He couldn't tell if his heart was about to burst or break.

Overwhelmed by emotions, Georg lent against gate and looked out over the lake. Everything in him prayed that Maria would be his but more than that he just wanted her to be happy.

Happy… He was happy, happier than he had been for a long time.

'To laugh like a brook as it trips and falls over…' Georg began to hum, closing his eyes and enjoying the light breeze that brushed his skin…

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As Maria had arrived back at the house she realised she didn't know what to do. She knew this was where she belonged and she knew now whatever happened between her and Georg, she would love him through everything.

But what was she supposed to do now, how could she tell him that this was what she wanted without sounding foolish.

Hoping that if she walked for a little longer she would feel more relaxed, Maria decided to walk around the back of the house. As she neared the patio she slowed, amongst the birds singing in the still early morning Maria could hear a song she knew well. The deep warm tone meant it could only be one person.

She stopped, her eyes searching for him. And there he was, looking so peaceful leaning against the gate post, she was in awe. How could this complex man with so much depth, love her?

And then suddenly nothing mattered any more, nothing but the fact that he might love her.

"To sing through the night…" She couldn't help it, her heart burst with so much joy that her voice joined in.

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Hearing her voice could not have been more perfect in that moment, and as he turned to look at her he stopped humming.

In the morning sunlight she looked radiant, like an angel, his Angel.

"Maria" he gasped. She took his breath away, everything about her was perfect. He didn't know when these feelings had started but he never wanted to feel any different.

Maria stopped singing, a soft smile gracing her lips.

"Georg" she whispered and with that she was running as if her life depended on it.

Georg barely had time to open his arms before Maria was diving into them, lifting her off the floor as her arms wrapped around him holding him to her tightly.

"Oh Georg, Georg, Georg" She could have said his name forever and he could have listened to her say it over and over again.

After some time, Georg gently set her on her feet and pulled back to look into her eyes which were now sparkling with tears and as one escaped the corner of Maria's eye he reached up and gently brushed it away.

"Maria… Tell me those are happy tears!"

Maria said nothing, only placed her are around his neck, her left hand resting behind his head, fingers tangling in his hair. She stood on her tiptoes and brought his head down towards her capturing his lips in a searing kiss.

Georg was shocked by her forwardness but it didn't take him anytime at all to return her kiss with equal passion. He held her as close as he could and poured out everything he had. This was what he wanted, this was what he had prayed for.

Eventually the kissed slowed and they parted resting their foreheads against each other's trying to catch their breath. Maria sighed contently

"This is where I am meant to be…" She looked him in the eyes "This is what I want, I want to know what this is… If you'll have me?"

Georg couldn't help the grin that spread across his face

"Oh my love, you never have to ask that. We are in this together, you have my heart."

"I won't ever let go Georg, but I don't know what I'm doing"

The fact that she had the strength to admit that made Georg's heart explode, here was the most precious thing in the world giving up everything for him. All he knew was that he would do anything for Maria, and couldn't wait to start his life with her.

"You can set the pace and talk to me about anything. "

Maria jumped into his arms once more and her lips found his, she had no clue what would happen next but she didn't care.

Right now, in this moment everything was perfect.