Rescuing you

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in Dr Quinn Medicine Woman. The rights to those characters and the show belong to the creators not me. This is just a story for fun.

Chapter 1

Boston

The Boston sky was so clear and crisp on this particular afternoon when Michaela walked down the stone path, which trimmed the docks. Her mood was in the complete opposite to the weather, she was troubled her head bent low as she walked along her brow firmly creased lost in her thoughts her feet just carried her in any direction they wished. Could she really marry him? He said he loved her and she believed she loved him but was she ready to be a wife. She couldn't help but feel as if something was missing but perhaps this was true love it was about time she gave up the idea of being swept off her feet and falling madly in love.

Sully sat on an anchor along the waterside next to the boat he had just finished working on. He looked out over the water the sun was bouncing off the ripples in the water. He enjoyed sitting here after work getting lost in his thoughts. He reached up and removed a lock of hair from his face that is when he spotted the most stunning woman he ever saw, you rarely saw women like that walking around these docks and you never saw a woman out here on her own. Sully looked around to see if anyone was with her, there was no one. She was walking towards him; he noticed her head hung low and that she was wearing a medical bag hanging on her wrist.

While lost in her thoughts Michaela hadn't noticed a small hole in the path ahead. She walked straight into it and fell tumbling to the ground. "Oww…" she sat up and clutched her bleeding hand, which she had grazed on the ground.

Sully jumped up as soon as he saw her falling, he approached and knelt down next to her touching her shoulder lightly. "Are ya ok, I saw ya fall" he tried to get a proper look at her face, which was still turned down.

She brushed her hands on her skirt wiping away the dirt and the little bit of blood. The skirt was ruined had a hole in the knee from the fall. "Yes, I think so, I'm just a bit embarrassed I suppose" she looked up at the man looking down at her.

He smiled finally seeing her beautiful face and mismatched eyes. "Don't worry I don't think any one saw"

Michaela heard him but kept staring at him; he had the most vibrant blue eyes, she couldn't look away.

"Are ya ok?" a look of concern crossed his face.

She shook her herself out of her trance "Mmm, yes sorry…I was just"

Sully cut her off "It's ok, do ya think ya can stand?"

"Sure" he helped her up, her ankle throbbed in pain when she put weight on it. She grasped Sully's arm "Oww…my ankle"

He wrapped his arm around her waist to keep her from falling again. "It's ok I got ya"

"What am I going to do now? I need to get to the hospital I'm supposed to be meeting my father" she sighed annoyed at herself for not watching where she was going.

"I'll help ya, I'll get ya a carriage" he caught the scent of her sweet perfume.

She looked back up to his eyes "Oh no, it's ok you don't need to, you must have other things to do. I'll be fine" she moved away from him and the pain shot through her ankle she tried to cover the pain in her face but Sully saw it. He supported her again wrapping his arm back around her waist.

"I wouldn't be much of a man if I let a injured woman limp along to find a carriage on her own" In one smooth move he swept her legs up into his arms.

Michaela quickly wrapped her arms around his neck in shock "What are you doing?" she exclaimed.

"I'm taking ya to find a carriage, I said I'd help besides ya can't hardly walk" he walked across the street and down one of the main streets. He spotted a carriage and whistled and it stopped nearby.

Everything was happening so fast one minute she was walking down the path and the next she was in a handsome man's arms. She felt his arms around her carrying her with ease as if she weighed nothing. Sully helped her into the carriage; his hand lingered in hers for a moment longer than was necessary.

"Thank you… but I think you may need to come with me, I won't be able to get out at the hospital" Sully watched the colour rise in her cheeks he grinned as she kept stuttering. "I mean you don't need to, I could ask the driver but…"

He jumped into the carriage sitting opposite her. "I'll come with ya"

On their way to the hospital Michaela removed her hat placing it in her lap "I'm sorry I haven't even asked you your name" she looked up at him struck how handsome he was.

"It's Sully" he held his hand towards her.

She took it and smiled warmly "Dr Michaela Quinn"

"I thought ya might have been a doctor, I saw the medical bag" he nodded towards the bag which was sat on the seat next to her.

"I want to say thank you Mr Sully, you have been a great help to me"

"Your welcome" he nodded. The carriage stopped outside of the hospital, Sully lifted Michaela out of the carriage he walked up the steps to the huge oak doors of the hospital. He pushed open the door with his foot.

"Michaela!" David cried across the crowded waiting room.

More to come soon

I know it's short but I hope you like it.