Disclaimer: The only characters I own in this fic are Katie and the MacDonald family. The rest belong to the creators of the highlander television series.

Author's notes: 1. I have started my own fan-fiction website, so please send them to: angelsbabe15@hotmail.com

2. Immortals can have children

3. Methos and Adam refer to the same person and are interchangeable.

Alexa did not die

5 ""= dialogue, ''= thoughts

Summary: see chapter #1

Reviews: Greatly appreciated

Chapter #10

Methos walked back into the hospital room and set his cell phone on the bedside table and stood glaring a minute.

" What did the cell phone do to you old man?" Joe asked from his perch where he was leaning against a windowsill.

Methos thought for a moment before muttering in response: "damn telemarketers can't take no for an answer."

"Oh, I see," the watcher responded simply. The pair were silent for a time, with Methos re-taking his station staring moodily out the window. Around an hour later Methos straightened as he felt the approach of MacLeod, and Anne talking and laughing all the way down the hall. The glare disappeared off Methos' face as he turned to greet his friends. 'I'll have to question him about it later.' Joe thought.

"Joe, can I talk to you outside in the hall for a moment?" Anne asked smiling.

" Don't worry, it's nothing bad" Mac added as Joe followed Anne out.

"Well did you tell him?" Joe asked expectantly.

"Yes, I did, and he was completely fine with it. He totally accepted the fact that you were listed on Mary's birth certificate as her father and endorsed my decision," Anne said grinning.

" Well, what all did he say?" asked Joe.

"He said that he realized that his lifestyle isn't exactly good for raising children and that he could see why I would choose you over him. He also went onto compliment me on a choice of father, and even said that he couldn't do better." She said excitedly

"Does this mean you two have a chance to get together on a more permanent basis?" Joe asked.

" It looks like it," Anne told him excitedly as she leads him back into the room. She took her place on the bed next to Mary and took up the little hand in hers, as Mary begins to stir.

"Mommy, " Mary said her voice still weak.

" I'm right here baby, and so is Uncle Joe, and Duncan, and Adam, and we all love you very much, " Anne reassured her tiredly.

" I should take you home," Mac says putting a hand on her shoulder.

" No, I want to stay, at least until she falls back to sleep again."

"O.K, I'll stay with you, so you guys can go home." Mac instructs.

" Come on Joe, I'll give you a ride home" Methos tells Joe.

" Let's go then and leave these three in peace." Joe affirms. They leave then, and walk down the hall to the elevator in silence. They get into the elevator. Finally Joe breaks the silence: " Do you wanna talk about that little display earlier?" Joe asks his companion.

" No, not really," Methos responds tiredly.

" Come on old man, you don't glare just because of a lousy telemarketer, what's really going on?" Joe prodded.

" Let's just say that I did something I'm not proud of many years ago and have been paying for it ever since." Methos told him cryptically.

"Oh." Joe replied as the elevator doors opened on the lobby, and as they were getting off, Katie was getting on.

" Good evening Katie," Joe greeted the young woman.

"Evening Mr. Dawson, I'm just on my way up to see Mary."

" Good, I think she'll appreciate that." Joe returned as he and Methos walked down the hall towards the parking lot, and left.

'Well that was nice meeting him,' Katie thought to herself as she walked into the elevator to go to Mary's room. When she got there, she found a happy scene: the little girl propped up against a pillow and eating some of her dinner when she noticed Katie in the doorway

"Katie! Did you bring me some more cookies?" Mary asked, as Duncan and Anne both grimaced.

" No, I didn't but I did bring you this," Katie says bringing out a teddy bear she bought in the gift shop before coming up.

" Thank you, I love him already, I think I'll name him Duncan." Mary told her, and both Duncan and Anne giggled. The two girls visited a little while before Mary began to yawn.

" I think I had better take you two home, and let the little patient get her beauty rest." Duncan said.

" Ok, goodnight sweetie, you get one of the nurses to call home if you need anything during the night," Anne says placing a kiss on top of the black curly head.

" Don't worry mommy, I'll be fine, cause I've got Duncan." She tells Anne hugging her newest friend to her."

" Ok, guys, let's head out. Do you want a ride home Katie?" Duncan asked

"Yes, that would be really great, thanks, I don't fancy walking home in the dark. And I do have that book that you want." Katie told him.

" In that case, let's go." Duncan said leading the way out to the elevator. The threesome walked to the car in silence. Duncan and Katie got in the front seat, as her house was the first stop. Anne climbed into the backseat and made herself comfortable, so comfortable in fact that she fell asleep just as they reached Katie's house.

" Well here we are," Duncan whispered.

" Yes, now I'll just be a minute." Katie whispered back taking out her keys and going into the house." Duncan waited five minutes then Katie re- appeared.

" Would you mind coming in for a minute while I look, it wasn't where I thought it was," Katie told Mac.

" O.K." Mac says getting out of the car and following Katie into the house. He opened the door and climbed the stairs into the kitchen where he stood while Katie nervously searched through the drawers of a kitchen desk, all the while muttering to herself anxiously. Suddenly she snapped her fingers in realization.

" Wait right here for a minute please, I know where it might be, she told Mac and disappeared downstairs.

Mac stood still and began to wonder if she even still had the book. In the middle of his thoughts, he straightened up as that familiar buzz hit him. He looked up and noticing a pair of eyes looking back out of the shadows of the landing introduced himself to them. " I'm Duncan McLeod of the Clan MacLeod, and who are you?"

"You are the same as ever Duncan McLeod of the Clan McLeod I will not give you my name but leave you this clue: look to your past, for only in myth shall you find me," the voice told him.

I leave it here, for you to think about whom this masked man might be. Man is it fun to be evil!

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