Smart fanfic! It's frustrating, tense, angsty but also funny, touching and romantic!

This was wonderfully crafted story, full of romance and humour yet realistic too. It gives us a lovely glimpse into the married life of our favourite couple. I love the way you wrote Elsa in this, she is a good sport despite having had her heart stomped on by Georg falling for someone else.
The misunderstanding was well conceived and believable. The dialogue between Georg and Elsa was so cleverly constructed that it is easy to see why poor Maria jumped to the wrong conclusions. Loved how Maria seduced her man. Yes, there was sex in the story but it was understated and elegant and tastefully done - it was perfect. Wish there were more stories like this!

Nobody does misunderstandings and crossed wires better than you can - they are just brilliant. I don't know how you do it because they are really tricky to write but they just seem to flow seamlessly from you. (I'm still laughing over Mrs Patmore and Mr Carson btw - best cross purposes story I have ever read, but I digress).

Poor Maria, eaves-dropping and hearing her worst nightmare: Georg talking to Elsa about something intimate. i loved the way she set out to seduce her husband out of his assignation, but my heart kind of broke a bit over it too. But go Maria, as the temptress.

I enjoyed the fact that Georg thought the misunderstanding amusing but soon got angry when she besmirched their own intimacy. And I love the way you portrayed Elsa - she is so forgiving of the way he treated her and good hearted enough to help Georg find the perfect thing for Maria.
The whole thing was just wonderful and brilliantly executed.

Hi there.

I love stories about relationship problems and/or arguments AFTER the marriage. Much more realistic (and romantic in its own way) than "happily ever after."

Oh and, I totally don't have a problem with the implied sex in this story. I think it fits. That probably means more coming from me than other people because one of my pet peeves in fanfictions are stories that push the physical affection (particularly sex) too much.
(I have a long list of fanfiction story pet peeves. I can be a pretty critical reader. :) )

Mrs. Patmore led me here. The "misunderstanding" device is a standard. It's only the execution that matters and this is well done. The fact is he falls for it and we fall for it as a device because it happens only too often. Jealousy is a lot easier to embrace than trust, even and perhaps especially in love. And it isn't just you who meant for it to go another way and yet ends up with sex. I think that's where these characters wanted to take it. They do that sometimes... And then there is the tyranny of surprises. In one of Carol Shields' novels, some character says surprises are a terrible thing. And there is something to be said for that... Trust is the foundation, but honesty is also important! Good story. (And it's nice to know that a pair as perfect as Georg and Maria can have a few problems...)

I liked it. A little predictable, yes, but awesome nonetheless.

Very cute! I love it and so much like them, that I could picture it in my hand.

I love it! very funny and romantic!

Great story!

ah, yes, those "I don't know what hit me" stories are the best, the way they just come blurping out. I loved this - clever, romantic, authentic. The world has enough real problems, and how nice it is to read a story that creates a problem and then solves it neatly with humor and pathos and, OK, sex, but the sex was really integral to the story. You didn't write the story so you could write about sex (did you?) I happened to like the Elsa we got a brief glimpse of. I liked that Maria was human enough to doubt if she'd been a good enough wife but then, the second time, also human enough to get mad at him. I liked the way she tripped over her words clumsily even though they've been married for a while. Loved the way G laughed at first but got angry when she cut too deep. (also, I liked the little detail of his seeing her toes and the hem of her gown first...) Lovely story, thank you!

This was awesome. Very clever with just the right amount of angst. Nice job!

this was hilarious and quit romantic too... loved it... well I'm happy that inspiration struck and you wrote this... nice work...

Don't hate yourself. Well, you can if you want to, but not because you wrote this. Love it.
And you can't control these two when it comes to sex. If they want it, you can't stop them. It seems they always want it.
Funny, sexy, and with the sweetest bit of angst. Brava.

Of course it wasn't supposed to begin and end with sex. These two just can't help themselves, right? I loved it. You did a wonderful job with the "misunderstood" part of the conversation. I think that would have been tricky to write and yet you pulled it off wonderfully. Great Job!

Do it again, lol.
Fab one shot, loved it. Lovely written, and a great catch. Hope your back soon.
:) :)