The Old House A Few Days after Brian's Diary Entry

Barnabas was sitting in his chair looking at the fire place. It reminded him so much of when he was 'living' here back in 1795 with his family. Thinking of them brought something to him that he had not felt since he had been cursed. It was tears! He knew that Julia's formula was working on him, and he was able to see the sun for a few minutes longer each week as the cure was starting to work on him! He is glad now that he didn't rush Julia with curing him like he had when they had first met, for it was the one of the worst things that he had done!

Plus now having his son living here with him along with Maverick had changed him that he thought he would never find the happiness that he had sought with Josette, but now with Julia! Once he is completely cured, he wondered if he and Julia would be able to have children or not! The thought had crossed his mind several times, and wondered if Julia wanted children as well? He would ask her about this when the time was right, and hopefully that would present itself soon.

Both he and Brian were trying to come up with the words to ask the women in their lives about marrying them, and knowing them, they would be very happy to accept! Wishing that he could see his family now, knowing that his mother would approval of Julia while his father might come around accepting a woman doctor into the family begrudgingly at first, but would do so because of Barnabas.

He also wondered what his mother would say about Brian as well. Most likely if was born while his family was still alive, would have most likely have spoiled him like there was no tomorrow! She would have made sure that he was well taken care of! For his father, he would have approved him Brian and have made sure that he was an heir as well to the Collins fortune. Sarah, his dear sweet little sister Sarah, would have loved him as well because she was the one that could bring the goodness out of anyone, including their father at times.

He then thought he saw something near the entry way, and went up to see what it was. As he neared the foyer, he saw someone that he thought he would never see again! It was his little sister Sarah! He beamed at her, and she smiled back at him as well.

"Sarah, my dear sweet little Sarah! It's been so long since I've seen you! I hope that you can forgive me for what I have done since the last time you saw me?" Barnabas asked in a hopeful voice.

"I have Barnabas. I have seen what you have done since the last time, and you have become good again. I've missed you so much Barnabas." Sarah said in a little sad voice.

"And I've missed you too Sarah. Please come with me and sit on a chair." Barnabas said in a happier voice.

They went to the chairs, and Sarah and Barnabas sat across from each other looking happy like they did back in 1795. Barnabas was the first to speak.

"What brings you back now Sarah? Is there something wrong?" Barnabas asked her.

"There's nothing wrong Barnabas. Mother and father wanted me to tell you that they give their blessing on your wedding to Dr. Julia. They are happy for you now Barnabas." Sarah said with a big smile on her face!

"That's wonderful to hear Sarah! That makes me very happy to hear that! I'm sure that mother was alright with Julia, but what about father?" Barnabas asked Sarah.

"He wasn't sure about her at first, but Victoria told him that in her time that there a women that can do many things now that they were not allowed to do before. Mother said to him that times to change, and that he needs to keep up with them." Sarah told Barnabas.

That reminded Barnabas of Roger not wanting to change things at the Cannery until finally Quentin, Elizabeth, and himself told him that in order to progress further, things would have to change. He had learned that from not only Julia and Willie, but that of his son Brian as well! He didn't want changes to the Old House, but once he saw what they had done, he had finally accepted them as well! His attention was brought back to his sister now.

"Barnabas, will Brian been home soon? I would like to meet him as well." Sarah said with some eagerness in her voice.

"I don't know Sarah. After all, he is going out with someone right now, and I'm sure he'll be back long after you've gone. But if you can come back to visit, let me know somehow and I'll make sure that he is around to meet him." Barnabas told her with a big smile on his face.

Sarah was disappointed in not meeting her nephew, but she would make sure to visit when he was around the next time.

"Barnabas before I go, there's something that father wanted me to tell you." Sarah said with some happiness in her voice.

"What's that Sarah?" He asked her.

"That he's proud of you, and that he loves you very much." Sarah told him.

That brought a tear to Barnabas face! The last time he heard that from his father was the night before he thought his father was going to put the silver bullets into his heart as sunrise. He remembered that he told his father not to love him because it would only bring him death. But now that he was nearly cured and hope to marry Julia in the near future, and every good deed that he had done so far, his father loved him now!

"Sarah thank you for telling me this! It made me a very happy man right now!" Barnabas said with more tears coming down his face!

He got off the chair and went over to his sister, and knelt down before her! He held his arms open to her even though they could not touch each other, he still wanted to feel as though she was really human again, and not a spirit! She went into his arms with her arms opened as well, and went through her brother! Barnabas turned around and laughed at what had happened! Sarah laughed as well before she disappeared back to the spirit world!

Brian came home right after Sarah had left, and saw his father on the floor kneeling for some reason. He went into the Drawing Room, and slowly approached his father.

"Dad, are you alright? And why are there tears on your face?" Brian asked Barnabas.

"I'm alright son. I was just visited by your aunt Sarah, and it was wonderful to see her again! It brought me joy to see her again, and hopefully soon you'll see her as well." Barnabas said proudly while having a very big smile on his face!

Brian smiled back at his father knowing that this was great moment for him to see a relative now. Too bad Julia had to go out of town for a doctor's convention in Boston, for she would have known who Sarah was. Brian sensed that the cure was doing its job on curing his father, and he was proud of that as well! Hopefully soon both he and his father would ask the women that they love to marry them, and hopefully live happily together. But things have a way of coming after them because they were Collins, and it was not always in the best interest of the family!