Chapter Three
Sully
"I wish Ma had taken me along." Katherine Sully grumbled.
"I told ya before Kates, you're Ma and I decided that you are too young to climb Pike's Peak."
" I'm thirteen Papa," she folded arms stubbornly across her chests. "I let Brian, Colleen and Matthew got to do lots of things when they were my age."
"Of course they did. We're all just being unfair for no reason." Sully joked.
"That's not funny." Katie replied looking even more angry.
Sully could so nothing but shake his head. As she grew older Katie had become more and more like Michaela with every passing day. His mind then thought of Hannah and he wondered, had she lived, what she would have been like. Three year old Seana was even more fussy than her older sister, shaking her hear profusely as Sully attempted to feed her. "Come on Seana, don't you want some?"
"Pa she doesn't like oatmeal." Katie pointed out happy to prove just how "responsible" she was.
"You're right." Work had kept him extremely busy the last few weeks. Late hours and never home in time to play with the children.
"I could make something." Katie offered. Sully looked skeptical. Katie cooked just as well as Michaela had in her first days in Colorado Springs, but then again she looked to eager to try. "Alright, Miss Katie, you try." he said kissing her on her forehead.
"Thanks Pa."
"Your welcome." he said as he sat back in his chair and propped his feet on the table. "This gives me time to relax."
Katie giggled in response from the range.
"So I talked to Cloud Dancin' yesterday. He wanted me to ask you if ya wanted to go trappin' with his this this weekend."
"I'd like that." Katie exclaimed, her eyes bright with excitement. She loved the outdoor wilderness that her Pa and Cloud Dancing cherish so much. Not much of it was left though as the pioneer days were slowly coming to an end. Soon Colorado Springs would be a city and she feared that when that happened a part of her father would die.
"Maybe Sam can come with ya." Sully suggested.
"No, Mr. Bing doesn't like Sam to do "unladylike things" and Natalie has to help Miss Grace at the restaurant."
"Well I guess it's just you and Cloud Dancing."
"Yup." Katie replied , finishing breakfast. "Try it Pa."
Sully looked at his daughter and lifted the fork to his mouth, "It's great," he lied resisting the urge to spit it out, she certainly was her mother's child.
"You don't like it." she frowned.
"No, I do-" Sully started.
"More, more." Seana spoke clapping her hands together.
"See she knows good cooking."
Sully laughed and looked at his little girl. "What am I going to do with you."
"Come on you, it's time to get dressed." Katie said and lifted Seana out of her seat.
"Pa!" Katie called minutes later.
"Oh boy." Sully sighed as he climbed up the stairs. "What's wrong?"
"She won't put on the dress."
"Ana," using a nickname, "Put on the dress for your sister has for you."
The child shook her head in defiance. "No dress."
"Okay how about another one?"
"No dress." she crossed her chubby little hands across her chest. "No dress."
Sully sighed again. "Micheala."
* * *
Snow
"Morning Sully." Andrew Cook said as he made his way into work.
"Mornin' Andrew" Sully replied. With the streets getting so crowded the two could barely see each other through the maze of horses, people and carriages. Andrew smiled back and pointed to Grace's Café signaling that the two would meet for lunch. He planned to invite Brian and Matthew as well knowing that they missed their respective mates as much as he missed Colleen. Sully nodded back and the two continued on their way. Andrew walked through the hospital door with Emily on his hip. He greeted the receptionist and smiled to himself it looked like wasn't going to be a busy day. Or so he thought.
Cloud Dancing looked up to the sky and muttered to his wife, "Look like snow."
Dorothy looked up from her printing press skeptically. "This winter's been pretty mild and it's already April. I think the time for snow has passed."
"Then explained the snowflakes falling from the sky." he put in slyly.
"What?" she replied jumping up from her seat and went to the window. Sure enough there was snow falling. "Well, I'll be."
"It seems as if the snow is falling heavily." Cloud Dancing said coming up behind her and putting an arm around Dorothy.
"Yup. Looks like we're in for a blizzard after all." she responded. She still couldn't believe that she was married to this wonderful man. A man who she might of hated not to many years ago. This marriage was much happier then her first one had been. She turned to the window again.
a/n: Yes it is a short chapter but I'm setting the stage for the next and hopefully final chapter which will be completed hopefully sometime before my holiday break ends. Hope you like it!
Sully
"I wish Ma had taken me along." Katherine Sully grumbled.
"I told ya before Kates, you're Ma and I decided that you are too young to climb Pike's Peak."
" I'm thirteen Papa," she folded arms stubbornly across her chests. "I let Brian, Colleen and Matthew got to do lots of things when they were my age."
"Of course they did. We're all just being unfair for no reason." Sully joked.
"That's not funny." Katie replied looking even more angry.
Sully could so nothing but shake his head. As she grew older Katie had become more and more like Michaela with every passing day. His mind then thought of Hannah and he wondered, had she lived, what she would have been like. Three year old Seana was even more fussy than her older sister, shaking her hear profusely as Sully attempted to feed her. "Come on Seana, don't you want some?"
"Pa she doesn't like oatmeal." Katie pointed out happy to prove just how "responsible" she was.
"You're right." Work had kept him extremely busy the last few weeks. Late hours and never home in time to play with the children.
"I could make something." Katie offered. Sully looked skeptical. Katie cooked just as well as Michaela had in her first days in Colorado Springs, but then again she looked to eager to try. "Alright, Miss Katie, you try." he said kissing her on her forehead.
"Thanks Pa."
"Your welcome." he said as he sat back in his chair and propped his feet on the table. "This gives me time to relax."
Katie giggled in response from the range.
"So I talked to Cloud Dancin' yesterday. He wanted me to ask you if ya wanted to go trappin' with his this this weekend."
"I'd like that." Katie exclaimed, her eyes bright with excitement. She loved the outdoor wilderness that her Pa and Cloud Dancing cherish so much. Not much of it was left though as the pioneer days were slowly coming to an end. Soon Colorado Springs would be a city and she feared that when that happened a part of her father would die.
"Maybe Sam can come with ya." Sully suggested.
"No, Mr. Bing doesn't like Sam to do "unladylike things" and Natalie has to help Miss Grace at the restaurant."
"Well I guess it's just you and Cloud Dancing."
"Yup." Katie replied , finishing breakfast. "Try it Pa."
Sully looked at his daughter and lifted the fork to his mouth, "It's great," he lied resisting the urge to spit it out, she certainly was her mother's child.
"You don't like it." she frowned.
"No, I do-" Sully started.
"More, more." Seana spoke clapping her hands together.
"See she knows good cooking."
Sully laughed and looked at his little girl. "What am I going to do with you."
"Come on you, it's time to get dressed." Katie said and lifted Seana out of her seat.
"Pa!" Katie called minutes later.
"Oh boy." Sully sighed as he climbed up the stairs. "What's wrong?"
"She won't put on the dress."
"Ana," using a nickname, "Put on the dress for your sister has for you."
The child shook her head in defiance. "No dress."
"Okay how about another one?"
"No dress." she crossed her chubby little hands across her chest. "No dress."
Sully sighed again. "Micheala."
* * *
Snow
"Morning Sully." Andrew Cook said as he made his way into work.
"Mornin' Andrew" Sully replied. With the streets getting so crowded the two could barely see each other through the maze of horses, people and carriages. Andrew smiled back and pointed to Grace's Café signaling that the two would meet for lunch. He planned to invite Brian and Matthew as well knowing that they missed their respective mates as much as he missed Colleen. Sully nodded back and the two continued on their way. Andrew walked through the hospital door with Emily on his hip. He greeted the receptionist and smiled to himself it looked like wasn't going to be a busy day. Or so he thought.
Cloud Dancing looked up to the sky and muttered to his wife, "Look like snow."
Dorothy looked up from her printing press skeptically. "This winter's been pretty mild and it's already April. I think the time for snow has passed."
"Then explained the snowflakes falling from the sky." he put in slyly.
"What?" she replied jumping up from her seat and went to the window. Sure enough there was snow falling. "Well, I'll be."
"It seems as if the snow is falling heavily." Cloud Dancing said coming up behind her and putting an arm around Dorothy.
"Yup. Looks like we're in for a blizzard after all." she responded. She still couldn't believe that she was married to this wonderful man. A man who she might of hated not to many years ago. This marriage was much happier then her first one had been. She turned to the window again.
a/n: Yes it is a short chapter but I'm setting the stage for the next and hopefully final chapter which will be completed hopefully sometime before my holiday break ends. Hope you like it!