Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Dr.Quinn Medicine Woman. That right belongs to CBS,The Sullivan Company. I do not want to infringe on the rights of anyone mentioned in this story.

As he surveyed the land his thoughts turned to her once again. Her long beautiful hair and how it glistened in the moonlight last night as he said goodnight.

Shaking his head he tried to turn his attention back to the land.If his plans worked out right he was going to be spending a lot of time here.

His mind wondered again to her. What would it be like to wake up to her every morning? To be there every night when she got ready for bed. He just hoped she was ready for this step in their relationship.

The past few months made him realize what was important to him. She was. His hopes and dreams of the future centered around her and what her answer would be. Felling confident in what her answer would be he had already started making plans. Finding this beautiful piece of land and buying it.

He could picture their house. A log cabin with a big porch and a bay window. He could picture her sitting by that window rocking their baby. He could picture them sitting on the front porch talking in the evening. Just being there everyday with her and the children.

Deciding to give into his emotions and see the woman he love Sully snapped his fingers and set out towards town with Wolf following faithfully behind him.

"Dr.Mike?...Are ya here?" Sully shouted as he opened the door. After ringing the bell a few times and recieving no answer he decided to go inside to check and see if she was there.

As he walked in front of her desk what he saw almost made his heart stop. Michaela was lying on the floor passed out."Michaela!" he yelled as he dropped to his knees cradling her form in his arms.

"Chaela!...Wake up...Please... wake up!" he said his voice cracking as he lightly kissed her forehead. With this action Michaela's eyes fluttered open. "S..Sully?" she moaned.

"Chaela! You're awake!" he said, relief clearly written on his face. "Are ya okay? Can ya tell me what happened?"

"I'm alright. Just a bad headache." she said as she began to sit up rubbing her forehead."They've never been this bad before."

"You've had them before?" Sully asked now worried that something was seriously wrong with her.

"Almost everyday for a month after I awoke from the accident." she said trying to focus on Sully. Seeing his worried expreesion she wanted to assure him,"I haven't had an episode like this for months now. Today was the first one."

Cupping the back of her head with his hand he replied simply,"You need to rest." Sliding his arms beneath her he lifted her up in his arms carrying her upstairs to one of the recovery rooms.

"What if someone needs my help?" she protested as Sully laid her on the bed.

"Then Colleen or Jake can handle it." he said as he fluffed one of the pillows for her. "But Sully..." she began but was silenced when Sully gently kissed her lips. "You ain't got a good excuse not to rest. If it's an emergency I'll come and get ya."

Laying her head on the pillow she closed her eyes, exhausted after her ordeal. "Sleep now. I'll be here when you wake up." she heard Sully say as she drifted off to sleep.

She's running through a train corraidor, pushing each compartment door open.She had to find him.The longer she search the more her frustration was building. How could he do this? Just leave without saying goodbye.

Out of breath she pushed the last door open.Finding her voice she asked,"What are you doing?"

Not knowing what to expect Sully looked at her saying,"That's pretty clear."

"You're just leaving?" she asked both hurt and angry.

As he looked into her eyes he replied quietly, "Nothing to stay for."

"Without even saying goodbye?" she asked as her voice cracked.

"Goodbye." he replied, not caring if it made her mad.

Now more infuriated with him than she ever had been before she asked angrily,"Why did you even come here?"

"I told you!" he said angrily, frustrated with her that she didn't see the real reasons behind his actions.

"What was the real reason?" she asked but in her heart she already knew the answer.

"What do you care?" he asked angrily, not wanting to reveal his true fellings for her.

Didn't he know she cared? Couldn't he see it in her eyes every time they were together. Everytime they touched.Frustrated she closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes and spoke her voice was softer,"I care!"

Her reply infurated him, jumping to his feet so he could stand face to face with her he yelled,"Didn't look like it back there at that meetin."

Standing her ground, trying not to be intimated she replied, "I asked you a question."

"Why did I come?" he asked.

"Yes,why?" she asked undeterred.

"Because.." he said, trying to find the courage and the right words to tell her how he felt.

"Because?" she asked, wanting him to tell her the words she longed to hear.

"Because I love you!" he yelled. His words paralyzed the both. Did he really say that to her? This all felt like a dream. As the train lurched forward she lost her footing. Sully reached out steadying her as he looked into those beautiful eyes he loved so much. He had wanted to tell her he loved her so many times before. He never meant to blurt it out like that.

Slowly as the train started to move Michaela regained her senses, knowing she couldn't leave the children. Catching her breath she turned and ran through the train corraidor as fast as her legs would carry her.

Sully watched her from his chair in the recovery room. Colleen had come by right after school and he had explained how her ma's head was hurting. She volunteered to watch the clinic until her ma woke up.

As her brow wrinkled Sully wondered if she was having a dream. He wanted to protect her..to take all her fears away.Thinking she might like something cool to drink when she got up he decided to go to Grace's to get some lemonade. Rising from his seat he kissed her forehead before leaving the room.

As the sunlight danced across her features her dream continued. She stepped out of the stagecoach followed by the children.She looked around as the crowd greeted them, searching for his face. She hoped she hadn't waited too long. She should have never mistook the friendship she had with William as feelings of love. Now she might have lost the man she truely did love.

As she looked around the crowd her face fell. He wasn't there. Deciding to be strong she turned her attention back to the stagecoach. Gestering to the stagecoach driver which ones were their bags she felt a hand touch her back. Turning around slightly she saw Colleen. But Colleen's attention was focused elsewhere. Turning she saw him.

He was standing in the middle of the street with a coy smirk on his face, as if he knew she would come back. Stepping a few feet away from the crowd she stopped. As her heart swelled with love for him she forgot all about propriety as she ran towards him and he lifted her up in his arms spinning her around and around. Hanging onto each other for dear life she whispered."I love you too!" as their lips meet in a gentle kiss.

As she opened her eyes she felt something in her hand. Turning her head she realized Sully was holding her hand. "Sully?" she said, her voice hoarse.

"Hey." he said smiling."Thought you were gonna sleep all day."

"What time is it?" she asked as she sat up in bed yawning.

"Around four." he replied. "Colleen is watching the clinic for ya. Here..got ya some lemonade..." he said handing her the drink."Thought you might be thirsty when you'd wake up."

"Thank you Sully." she said sweetly. As she sipped on the cool beverage she remembered her dream."Sully...I had the strangest dream."

"What was it about?" he asked as he held her hand.

"Us." she replied simply."Or at least it looked like us."

"Tell me." he urged ,hoping maybe she was remembering something.

"I was running through a train trying to find you and when I did we began arguing.. You told me you loved me and I ran away and the next thing I knew I was getting off a stagecoach.. with the children and you were standing in the middle of the street and ...I ran to you and told you I loved you too."

Looking at Sully she realized he had tears in his eyes. "Sully..are you alright?" she asked worriedly.

Sitting on the edge of her bed he pulled her into a tight embrace."Weren't a dream...it was real...that really happened." he said, his voice filled with emotion.

Pulling back she looked into his eyes smiling,"You mean..I remembered something. Oh,God, Sully...I might actually get my memory back!"