Disclaimer:I don't own the characters of Medicine right belongs tothe creators of the show,The Sullivan Company,CBS,A&E.I do not want to infring on therights of anyone in this story.

Molly was leaning against the jewelry counter looking outside the doors of the general store. With her long brown hair, mismatched eyes, and pouty lips it was hard forany man not to notice her. She had gotten many stares since she started working here a month ago. Molly was the name John gave her insisting that she should have a name because he couldn't work with anybody who didn't. He also told her she could have her pick of dresses in the store since she didn't have any other than hand me downs that James picked up somewhere. If she was going to work with him she had to look decent.

She spotted James approaching the general store from her position at the counter."Hi,Molly!" he said as he approached her,"How's business?" he asked.

"Pretty slow right now." she responded looking down.

"I was wondering if ya' would like to go for a walk this afternoon.I have something to tell ya." James said sadly.

"Sure, John should be back by three so anytime after that would be alright."

"I'll see ya' then." he said as he walked away from her with his head down.

"So what's going on?" she asked as they took their usual stroll in the woods. Taking her hand in his James's eyes grew sad."I decided to move on." he said quietly.

"Move on?" she said astounded,"What do you mean move on?"

"You know I work as a trapper.I never stay in one place long enough to settle down."he said looking into her sad eyes now brimming with tears.

"I guess I just never imagined you would leave." she said as she looked down,a tear fell down her face.

"You get used to a certain way of life it's hard to break from it." he said.

"I suppose." she said as she looked up to him with tears in her eyes.

"Hey,what's this?" he asked as he took her face in his hands wiping her tears with his thumbs.

"You're the only friend I have here and I'm afraid of losing that." she said.

"I'm going to be stopping by every now and then to check up on ya." James said,"Sides by the time I get back you'll probably be married with a baby on the with all these men folk hanging around ya."

"Who would want me?" she said breaking into a smile.

"There's that beautiful smile." he said as they both began to sit down on a fallen log.

"Where are you going?" she asked as her tears ended.

"Probably go farther up north." he said as he handed her a handkerchief."But I'mgoing to see an old friend first before I head north."

"What old friend?" she asked curious about James's past.

"A little town called Colorado Springs. My friend Loren lives there." he said thinking back to when him and Loren were younger."It's been a long time since I seen him."

"When you come back this way, promise me you'll stop and see me." she said smiling at him with those mismatched eyes.

"That's a guarantee!" he said happily as he placed a kiss on the back of her hand.

"You've been such a wonderful friend.I don't know how I would have made it without you." she said as the tears started anew.

"I know we'll always be friends just like I know one day you're going to remember everything about your past." James said as they got up and started back to town.

"I hope so, James." she said taking a deep breath."I hope so."