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Authors notes: This is a continuation to "Miracles do happen." This is the second story in the "Miracles are sometimes overdue series." A fan asked if I would write more chapters to it, so here they are. I hope that you enjoy them. Thanks for all the comments! Look for story three coming soon.

Also David is the guy that CC fell in love with at 'the place'. He passed away on her. Now she sees his ghost or shadow. Niles sees this ghost/shadow cause it becomes his guardian angel. It can only talk to them but not at the same time. It lives with in them. Sarah is Max's late wife. Her spirit can only talk to him.

Some miracles need a little help

April-May 2006

Niles bolted upright in his bed, his entire body drenched with perspiration. He was shaking so hard he didn't trust himself to get out of bed without falling. Every breath he drew pricked his lungs like wooden splinters. He took at deep breath looking around. He blinked his eyes trying to focus them to the darkness. He first saw Chester curled up in a ball in his desk chair.

He sighed as he realized that he was in his room and none of what he was going though was real. "I don't know if I can take any more of these dreams." He said more to himself but the dog barked at him. "Sorry Chester, I just…." The dog bounced out of the chair and up to the side of the bed where Niles had placed his feet on the small carpet next to his bed. He still wasn't sure that he could stand without falling over. "That wouldn't be to good, now would it?" The dog licked his toes. He slid his body off the edge of the bed. He stood up. "Doing good." He told himself. He took one step then another. He looked at himself in the mirror. "I look like crap. I hope that Max doesn't have anyone coming over today that's all I can say." He stepped back into his room, stopped and was about to scream.

"Don't please." Came a voice.

"Who….who are you?" Niles blinked his eyes. This is all in my head. It has to be.

"I'm in there and in your heart."

"What?" Niles thinks for a minute. He looks familiar to me but who?

"You should."

"What?" Niles shook his had. "I should what?"

"Know who I am. Well, at last I hope you remember me Niles."

"David?" he walks up to the shadow and tries to hug it. His arms went right though the shadow.

"I'm not all here if that helps."

"So you're a ghost?"

"I prefer angel cause that's what I'm now."

"What happened to you?" Niles asked looking confused. Why am I talking to a shadow?

"Where to begin?" he patted the bed. "First off sit down Niles. It's good to see ya."

"It's good to see ya too. Well what I can of you anyway." Niles smiled. Was this for real? Was he talking to a ghost? If so did any one else see this so called ghost?

"I was adopted out so many times I never knew who I was or even who they were. When my brother, well, somewhat of a brother, Kyle died we moved away."

"I never saw you again. I tried writing but never got any back so I stopped." Niles sighed. Tears were almost coming out of his eyes. He willed them back.

"I know, I went crazy after the death of Kyle I mean, I never felt the same. My parents then well, see how much they loved me."

"I thought they were alcoholics?"

"My father at that time was but my mother she just let him abuse us. I lied when people asked me what happened. I tried running away I think that's why Kyle was killed. They sent me to "the place". They thought I needed help. Then I guess they forgot about me. They never once visited me. It was their way of say, sending me away, a way of not wanting to 'love me'. I accepted it from father but not mother. I had no one to love me."

"That's not true." Niles' voice went up. "I loved you. I felt really close to you. Brotherly kind of love like real brothers should have. When you left, I cried. I never really trusted anyone after that. My mother told me that work would keep my mind off of things."

"That's when you met the Sheffield's isn't it?"

"Yeah I've been here with Max ever since. I can't really seem to let go. I watched his kids grew up always wishing and wanting some of my own but no woman would look at me with any respect. They just see me as a poor servant. I can't really complain that much though. I got a family, somewhat; I got a roof over my head and I get to do what I like to do best cook. I get to meet the rich and famous as an added on bonus." Niles winked.

"But there's something missing isn't there?" Niles sighed and looked over at David.

"Always."

"Well, maybe this will help. I came here to thank-you."

"Thank me." Niles shook his head. "I don't understand?" Was this for real? Or was it a dream that was playing a big joke on him. Then why did he know everything about me?

"Cause I do. I know all about you and your thoughts."

"Uh, you read minds too."

"I told you that I'm not all here and since I don't have one, a mind that is, I can read them. I'm in a way your say……guardian angel."

"I've a guardian angel." Niles almost jumped out of bed.

"Calm down everybody does. Let me explain. Why I'm yours."

"I'm listening."

"Kyle's death sent me to 'The Place'. That's were, I met a lady named CC. You are the one that brought her to 'The Place' right?"

"Yeah," he sighed, "that was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I did that cause she needed the help that we couldn't give her."

"That's why I'm here. She started to say…love me. That's all I needed in my life was someone to show any kind of love. I mean I'm here because she loved me and now I am here to help the one that helped me. I'm here to help you find what….. what you desperately seek, the same is I did, say….love, a place of belonging, a family. I'm the connection between two lonely hearts."

"But I …."

"Don't try to hide it. You can't from me. I know all about you. Even your thoughts so you can't pull anything on me."

Niles just sighs. And with that David was gone. What just happened tonight? Did a ghost come to visit me?

"Niles," Yelled Mr. Sheffield. Niles got up and opened his door just a creak.

"What is it sir? What can I do for you?"

"Sorry to wake you. I just had a nightmare."

"Join the crowd sir, so did I. Want some tea?"

"Yeah, you read my mind." They both went into the kitchen.

Niles asked Max if he remembered David.

"Not that much, then again I didn't know him all that well. What brought that up?"

"Memories I guess. I haven't thought about him in years. I just thought he was too busy for friends like…"

"You were." Max finished understanding the sacrifice that Niles had made all those years ago. "I had a dream that CC came back worse then ever and we had to lock her away to die there. It was just awful."

"What was awful," Fran walked down the stairs into the kitchen. She sat by Max.

"Couldn't sleep either?" Max asked her.

"No," Niles got her some tea. "Maybe this will help you." he faced the two of them. "If that's all you need I might try to go back to sleep." Niles goes out to the den. Niles' mind: That couch looks extra soft tonight. I might have a better chance on it.