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 8

Rebecca opened her door and was shocked to see Sully stood on her door step. "Sully…What…"

"Hello Rebecca, I hope you don't mind me calling on you, it's just I went to your mother's house and nobody there would tell me anything. Do you know where Michaela is? I've been to the hospital and they said she hasn't been there in days" Sully pulled the collar of his jacket up around his ears to keep out the falling snow.

Watching Sully and the concerned look on his face was when Rebecca knew she was doing the right thing by telling him where Michaela was. "She is in New York, She left 3 days ago."

"Why did she go there?" his brow creased with confusion. Michaela hadn't mentioned anything about taking a trip any time soon he though to himself.

"She's gone to a medical conference"

"Why didn't she tell me?" he asked still confused.

"She didn't tell you Sully because you were not around. She's been so confused about her feelings and you were not around to share those fears with" she explained not wanting to accuse him for leaving so suddenly but she couldn't help but stand up for her little sister.

"I got called away on business; I didn't have time to tell her." He leaned against Rebecca's door frame wishing he had made the time to come and speak to Michaela. "Was she ok when she left? When will she be back?"

Rebecca could see the anguish in Sully's face; she knew right then that Sully loved her sister. "I have the address of her hotel in New York let me write it down for you." Rebecca returned shortly holding a piece of paper, she handed it to Sully who scanned the address.

"Go Sully she needs you."

Sully took Rebecca's hand and squeezed it appreciatively. "Thank you." He took off down the street ready to jump on the next train to New York.

New York – Michaela's hotel room

Michaela closed her hotel room curtains after looking out of the window at the last rays of sunlight. She sighed and turned to face her lonely hotel room. The ache in her heart worsened, she had never felt so alone at least in Boston she had her family to lean on. She was beginning to think that coming to Boston was a bad idea; she wanted space to think and now she had it all she could think about was Sully. She missed him immensely more than she ever thought possible, she worried about him more and more each passing day.

Michaela wandered to her vanity and took down her hair letting each silky strand fall lose down her back. Her lectures had gone well at the conference but as soon as it was over the emptiness filled her once again.

A light knocking came from the door, she wondered who would be knocking at this time of the evening. Opening the door she was overwhelmed to see Sully stood there wrapped up for winter with a pink nose from being out in the cold.

"Sully!" she placed her hand over her mouth.

"Michaela" he smiled at the sight of her unable to contain his happiness.

"Sully what are you doing here?"

"I came to see you. Mind if I come in?" He was beginning to feel uncomfortable stood in the hallway.

"Umm…yes come in" Michaela was slowly recovering from her shock.

"It's freezing out there" Sully mentioned as he made his way to the fire and warmed his hands.

"I know…" she watched him feeling mixed up inside. She walked back to her previous position by the window pulling back the curtain a little.

Sully saw her out of the corner of his eye move to the window and look pensively out. Rebecca was right Michaela looked troubled. "Michaela why did you leave all of a sudden?" he asked unable to take the silence any longer.

"I…I needed sometime to think" she couldn't look at him with his sole searching gaze. She knew the moment she opened the door when a warm feeling radiated through her, he made her feel safe.

"To think about what?" he didn't understand. He thought she would be pleased to see him. What was going through her head at this moment?

Michaela didn't answer him she kept looking out of the window. He was beginning to get frustrated she wasn't even looking at him now. "You knew you could talk to me, why didn't you? We are friends Michaela what's wrong?" he pleaded.

"I just couldn't" she mumbled.

"Don't you feel that way anymore?" he panicked, had she decided to marry David? Was she trying to say goodbye? Had he got Rebecca's meaning wrong?

"No…" she whispered tears filling her eyes. She didn't know what to do now he only thought of her as a friend.

Sully's heart froze "What changed between us? I don't want to loose you." He cried and stepped closer to her.

Michaela felt tears slip down her cheeks. She knew she had only one choice she needed to tell him how she felt. "I fell in love with you" she cried and spun around to face him.

Sully was stunned at first not certain he heard her right. Michaela couldn't take the stunned expression; she took it to mean the thought of her loving him never crossed his mind. She turned back to her safe place by the window.

Sully quickly recovered from the shock and stepped even closer to her. "Michaela…" she didn't move or speak.

"Do you hear me Michaela? I love you too." He touched her arm. She turned to face him that is when he saw the tears running down her face.

"I love you so much Michaela Quinn, ever since the first day I saved you." He looked deep into her eyes confirming his words. Michaela couldn't believe what she was hearing. He had felt the same way she felt about him all this time.

Sully took her hand and kissed the palm "Michaela I love you". Michaela threw her arms around his neck "Sully…" tears fell again; he pulled her close to him. She felt so right here in his arms. They pulled back and kissed tenderly, he caressed her cheek "Why are you crying?"

"They are happy tears now. I love you" she smiled.

He smiled and kissed her again deeply running his hand through her hair and caressing her scalp. They pulled back and rested their foreheads together, breathing in time with each other.

"I like your hair loose like this" He whispered kissing the corner of her mouth.

Michaela chuckled as Sully reached up to wipe away a tear track on her face tenderly. "I can't believe you feel the same, I thought you only wanted to be friends and that you were swept away in the moment when you kissed me that night." She sighed a blush creeping onto her cheeks.

"Oh I wanted to kiss you" he grinned and kissed the opposite corner of her mouth softly. Michaela smiled against his lips.

"When I came here tonight I was worried I had lost you and that you were going to marry David" he confessed his deepest fear. He didn't know what he would have done if that had been the case.

Michaela tensed in his arms at the mention of David; Sully noticed and rubbed his hands up and down her back comforting her. "What's wrong?" he asked.

She closed her eyes for a moment "I don't want David to be hurt by us but I knew from the moment I saw you tonight that the feelings I have for you I will never have with David" Michaela was still blissfully unaware of David plotting nature and his desire to get what he wanted with out thinking of the consequences.

"We can find a way to talk to David together, don't worry you don't have to go through it alone" he vowed.

"I think I should speak to him on my own it will be easier that way."

"If you're sure" he looked into her eyes she smiled at his concern and gave a brief nod. She reached up to run her fingers through his hair it felt slightly damp to touch. "Why is your hair damp?"

"It must have been the snow from when I walked here from the train station" he dismissed it continuing to hold her close to him.

"You really should dry off it's a cold night tonight" she advised. She pulled him towards the fire place and Sully took a seat on the floor. Michaela looked down at him unsure of what to do with herself. He reached up for her hand and a crooked smile appeared on Michaela's face, she took his hand and sat close beside him.

The longer they sat together on the floor watching the flames Michaela began to feel more comfortable with him. She rested her head on his shoulder. Turning his head slightly Sully smiled at her and placed an arm around her shoulders.

"Are you feeling ok?" he sensed her hesitance.

"Yes…" she took a breath.

"I won't push you into anything you don't feel comfortable with. If you don't feel ready about anything you just need to tell me ok?" his warm and rich voice soothed her.

"I know you wouldn't pressure me" she looked up at him and smiled then kissed him tenderly.

Michaela felt that she had a nagging question that still needed to be answered. "Sully before I came to New York where were you?"

"I was called away on business, do you remember me telling you about the man that had mine and Daniel's money?" receiving a nod from Michaela he continued "Well he refused to give me the money he owed us until I did some surveying for him, He had his eye on some land outside Boston and sent me to investigate if it was a sound investment."

"And was it?" Michaela queried.

"Well he'll more than likely ruin the land anyway he'll probably strip the land of anything that is worth anything." Sully's jaw clenched.

Michaela sensed his upset and took his hand in hers stoking the back with her thumb, she lifted it and kissed his warm skin. Sully woke from staring into the flames at her tender touch; he smiled at her and bent his head to touch his lips with hers. "I love you" he whispered.

Turning up the corner of her mouth "I'll never tire of hearing that. I'm glad you're here now."

"Me too" he grinned looking into her beautiful mismatched eyes.

Chapter 9 coming soon

Thank you for being so patient with me. Thanks for reading.