Disclaimer: I do not own Dr.Quinn Medicine Woman. That right belongs to the creators of the show, The Sullivan Company.CBS, and A&E. I do not want to infringe on the rights of anyone meantioned in this story.

Sully couldn't wait to get off the plane as it landed. He needed to get to her as soon as he could. Hailing a cab otside of the airport the cabbie asked,"Where to?" Looking at the cab driver Sully replied,"Boston Memorial."

As the cab driver was navigating down the busy city streets of Boston Sully hope he would get to her in time.He hated the fellings that was going through him right now. Hopelessness. Worry. Fear. But then again Michaela had always awakened new fellings in him. He thought back to a specific time with Michaela that awakened new fellings for him that he has never been able to put aside.

Colorado Springs--1998

"Come on Mike!" Sully yelled as he ran towards the end of the back yard behind his house.

"Wait up Sully!" Mike yelled back as she caught up to him. Looking up at the tree Sully began climbing up the the rope ladder that his father had hung there when he built their treehouse. And it was theirs. No other friends knew about the treehouse. Mike and Sully decided it was more fun to have a secret place that no one knew about. Well other than their fathers of course.

It was their own little world here.Here they shared their secrets, their fears, their pain. It was here Sully told Mike of his mother and brother's death from a drunk driver. It was here that Mike told Sully of her mother leaving her father soon after her birth. How she always felt had she not been born her father and mother might still be together.

"Give me your hand." Sully said as he helped her in the treehouse. As he grasped her hand he felt electricity shoot through his body.

He let go as soon as she was safely inside. Making their way to their usual places to sit down Sully asked,"Are you going to tell me what's bothering ya?"

"Nothing is bothering me." she replied looking out the treehouse window.

"Is to." Sully replied.Touching her forehead he said,"Your forehead crinkles right here."

"Somebody said something to me today." she said looking down.

"What did they say?" Sully asked. Knowing it was something she was upset about he pried further,"Was it something mean?"

Shrugging her shouldres she replied,"Sort of." Looking up at Sully she asked,"Do I look or act like a boy?"

Looking at Mike he burst out laughing. "Sully!" she scolded."It's not funny."

"I'm sorry." Sully said finally calming down."How could anyone think you act like a boy!"

"Hank does." she said getting up to walk towards the window. "He said if I'm not careful I'll start looking like one."

"Are you crazy?" Sully asked. "You know he just says that to get you mad."

"I know." she said turning towards him. "I guess sometimes I think that no boy would ever like me."

"I'm a boy." he said smiling, walking towards her."And I like you." he said barely whispering as he reached her side.

Looking into his eyes she felt her heartbeat quicken. Sully pulled a strand of her hair back that the wind had blown in her eyes. He said quietly,"I noticed that you are a girl." Taking her hands in his Sully leaned into her. Kissing her eyelids, her cheeks,her nose. Finally their lips touched in a gentle kiss.Neither one had ever kissed anyone before but they both knew there would be many more kisses after this.

Touching his lips with one of his hands Sully still could fell what it felt like to have her lips on his.He wondered how many kisses have they shared since then. How many kisses he still wanted to share with her. Closing his eyes he willed her to feel his spirit. To feel his love. He was coming to her and this time he would never leave her side.