Rescuing you

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in Dr Quinn Medicine Woman. The rights to those characters and the show belong to the creators not me. This is just a story for fun.

Chapter 2

The Hospital waiting room, Boston

David was surprised to see Michaela being carried through the hospital doors in the arms of another man. He felt the sting of jealousy; she was permitting this stranger to hold her closer than she ever let him. David quickly brushed off the feeling, he grabbed a wooden wheelchair, which was resting against the wall and went to them.

Sully carefully placed Michaela into the chair, she looked up at him and smiled gratefully. David looked between the two of them.

"Michaela are you ok? What happened you had me worried" he placed his hand on her shoulder.

She quickly looked up at David realising he was there and he had spoken. "I'm sorry David what did you say?"

"I said what happened" his brow creased

"I was out walking and fell, I hurt my ankle. Mr Sully here helped me"

David extended his hand towards Sully they shook, "Thank-you Mr Sully you don't know how grateful I am" he forced a smile.

Sully nodded trying to work out who this man was. "That's ok, I only called a carriage"

David turned his attention back to Michaela "I'll take you to your father, he has just finished his rounds" He pushed her away before she could say good-bye to Sully.

He watched them leave; he had no idea what to think. Would he see her again? Who was that man? He knew he needed to see her again.

The next day in the hospital corridor

Sully wandered up the grand corridor, mahogany doors lined the walls with names of different doctors written on them. He read them as he walked along hoping to come to Michaela's door soon. The nurse on reception told him it was down here; to his right he noticed a sign.

DR J Quinn M.D & Dr M Quinn M.D

He knocked softly looking up and down the corridor feeling out of place, in his work clothes. The door opened and he was face to face with Michaela.

"Mr Sully! I didn't expect to see you" she was pleasantly surprised.

He couldn't believe it she looked more beautiful than he remembered, "I wanted to see if ya were ok, ya know after yesterday"

Michaela turned up the corner of her mouth "I am fine thank you, would you like to come in?" she pulled the door back further to admit him. She limped slightly to her desk that she shared with her father; she sat in the leather chair. Sully followed her in closing the door behind him. He looked around the small room. The partners' desk sat in the middle of the room covered in files, pens and bottles of medicines, the walls were covered in shelves that were full of books.

Sully sat on the edge of the desk "So how is your ankle?"

"There is only a small discomfort now, my father put a support on it. The inflammation should go down in a day or so" she smiled up at him.

Sully was pleased that she wasn't more seriously injured.

"I wanted to thank you again Mr Sully for stopping and helping me yesterday" she smiled even though yesterday she felt slightly embarrassed being carried through the streets with everyone watching them.

"Well I couldn't just leave ya on the floor could I" he teased her she chuckled shaking her head.

"I…I was wondering if ya like to come out for a walk with me sometime…" he realised it might not be the best thing to go walking around on a hurt ankle "Well not walk…I thought maybe we could…" he didn't know what was wrong with his mouth the words just kept coming out.

Michaela bit the side of her lip "Yes I would like that, maybe not tomorrow though but the day after"

He felt relieved she had said yes "Good"

Josef opened the office door surprised to see Michaela talking to a young man. "Hello Mike, who is your guest?"

"Oh father I would like you to meet Mr Sully, Mr Sully I would like you to meet my father Dr Josef Quinn" Sully and Josef shook hands " Mr Sully is the gentleman who rescued me yesterday"

Josef smiled warmly at Sully "It is nice to meet you Mr Sully and thank you for rescuing my little girl, I hope she wasn't too much trouble" he teased sitting down behind the desk.

"Father…" she exclaimed staring at him.

Sully contained a smile "She was no trouble Dr Quinn"

"Because she can be quiet stubborn like her mother, By the way call me Josef" Josef leafed through a book on his desk looking for a certain page.

Michaela could feel her face burning "I am not like mother" she defended

"More than you want to believe my dear" he pushed his glasses up his nose discovering the page he wanted.

Sully clamped his lips together so he wouldn't grin at Michaela's reaction to Josef's teasing.

"You must come to dinner tonight Mr Sully, you can recollect us with your story of Mike's rescue" Josef glanced up at him.

"Oh I don't know…I…" he stood up straight feeling as if he would be out of place in her world.

"We would like you come wouldn't we Mike?"

"Yes of course, please say you can make it," She pleaded wanting to hear more about him.

He couldn't resist her he wanted to be around her "Sure, what time?"

"7 pm Sharpe" Josef smiled.

That evening

Sully knocked on the front door of the Quinn residence; he had found his best suit in his trunk it never got much wear. He brushed off the sleeve as he waited for the door to open.

Harrison opened the door with a welcoming smile.

"I'm here to see Dr Josef and Michaela Quinn" Harrison nodded and escorted Sully in.

"Would you like me to take your coat sir?"

"Umm…yeah sure" he took off his coat and handed it to Harrison.

"You must be Mr Sully, Dr Quinn and family are waiting for your arrival in the dinning room" Harrison lead him across the foyer to the dinning room.

Michaela was first to notice Sully enter, she stood carefully and went to him he looked so handsome dressed in his dark suit "Hello I'm glad you found us ok" Many eyes followed Michaela across the room.

"Yeah your directions were good thanks" he smiled she looked stunning in a light blue evening dress, it exhibited her very curve.

Michaela turned to address her Mother, Sisters, their husbands, her nieces, nephews and David "Everyone this is Mr Sully, he is the gentleman I was telling you all about" she smiled.

Sully nodded Hello feeling uncomfortable in his suite and all the eyes studying him.

Chapter 3 coming soon

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