A/N: Getting closer and closer to wrapping this up I waited until I had the rest of it planned before adding any chapters. I hope you enjoy.

Summary/Disclaimer: See Chapter 1

The next morning Carson was up with the sun, one good thing about having grown up in Scotland was that when he went back for visits he was able to adapt to the time change very quickly. This allowed for him to prepare for the day that he had planned with Colleen. It was still relatively early and the shops in town wouldn't open for a few more hours, and since his main stop of the day involved a local merchant in town he decided that it would be nice to take Colleen for a ride across the property to show her the place that he grew up in.

The house was quiet as he stepped out of his room and walked down the hall, there were no lights on in Colleen's room, so he figured that she must be sleeping still. He knew his mother would already be in the garden before the rain started and decided to start there. Sure enough Carson was right, his mother could always be found talking to her flowers first thing in the morning.

"Knew I would find you here." He said as he leaned down and placed a kiss upon her cheek.

"Carson, I assumed you would still be in bed, it was a long flight after all."

"Aye, but I adjust very quickly. Still looking after your roses?"

"Yep, they are my pride after my children of course." She said as she clipped some dying leaves from the branch. Carson watched as her skilled hands carefully maneuvered around the bush tending to its leaves and what not trying to give it the most life that she could. As he watched it reminded him of Colleen and that first day off world together how she carefully collected her samples and treated them with caution and care so that she could study them intently. It was not until that moment that he realized how much in common Colleen and his mother had in common.

Claire watched her son with such intent studying his face and his expressions, she had never seen her son this happy before and never before had she seen him so enamored with a woman. She couldn't help but wonder and finally she spoke.

"You love her don't you?"

"Aye, more than words. She reminds me a lot of you in some ways. She's so strong and brave and caring. She thinks of herself last and is always there to help those around her. She's amazing."

"Yes, you do love her. I have never seen your face light up like that before." She paused as she leaned back on her heels to look at him closer. "Well, does this mean I have a wedding to attend in my future?"

"I haven't asked her yet mum."

"Are you going to?"

"Aye." He said with a huge smile.

"Do you think she will say no?"

"I'm not sure how she feels about marriage. I know that we love each other but since her accident its been hard on her and I don't know what she thinks about it to tell you the truth."

"You know Carson, out of all my children, you are the one who sees me the most and who I am the closest too. But if you tell your siblings that I'll deny it. If you love her as you say you do, you should take the chance and ask her to marry you. Don't let life pass you by or perhaps have another accident happen that there may be no coming back from. You have to do what you think is right and grab life by both hands."

"Aye. Thank you mum."

"Now lets go into the house, breakfast should be ready and it looks as though it were going to rain."

Claire stood, picked up her basket of fresh flowers to go in the house and followed her son to the breakfast nook for some food. She knew her son was so in love, she was unsure as to where all of his doubt was coming from she only hoped that Colleen would not break her sons heart.

A/N: Cute little chapter between Carson and his mom. Hope you enjoyed.

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