Sully woke up the next morning with a smile on his face for the first time in months. If this was a dream he didn't want to wake up. He had Michaela back."Of course she doesn't know she's Michaela." he thought to himself. But ther was a connection. He knew she could feel it too.
Looking out the window that was beside his bed he noticed that it was well past the time for him to get up. After all he wanted to clean up before he saw Michaela for breakfast. Grabbing his shirt and buckskins laying on the chair beside his bed he started his day.
She was running in the dark trying to get away from them. She had to find some place to hide. Running she heard a gunshot. "Oh,my God," she thought,"They killed him."
Finding a thick bush she hid in it. Through the bush she could see people looking for her. Speaking to each other in a language she didn't know or recognize. She had to stay hid until she knew it was safe to escape. Felling a bug crawling on her she knocked it off. Then looking through the bush she couldn't see anyone or hear anymore voices.
Thinking this was her chance to escape she came out from the bush looking around. Thinking the coast was clear she turned around and was stunned when a man grabbed her around the throat. Fighting as hard as she could to get away but all of a sudden everything went dark.
Waking up in a cold sweat Molly screamed,"No!"Sitting up in bed she reconized the room she was in, her heart starting to slow to it's normal pace again.
"Thank God,it was just a dream." she said aloud holding her head in her hands.Hearing a loud knock at her door she jumped.
"Who is it?" Molly asked,getting out of the bed to put her robe on. "It's Mrs.Johnson." the visitor yelled back.
"Good morning." Mrs.Johnson said as Molly opened the door. Sun's been up a while. I thought you might have been having one of those headaches again."
"No,I haven't had any in weeks." Molly said rubbing her eyes.
"Well get dressed and come down and eat some breakfast." she said as she left Molly alone in her room.
Last night was the first night in weeks she had a dream. She wished she could understand them.They were all like pieces of a puzzle she couldn't put together.
Then her thoughts turned to last night and she smiled.The way he looked at her. The way he kissed her hand sent shivers all over her body. "Sully." she said aloud.Deciding she wanted to look her absolute best she started getting ready for the day.
Everybody was already at the table eating when she entered the dinning room for breakfast. She had her hair down and curled and a red dress that was cut low in the front showing off her figure nicely.
"Good morning everyone." she said as she sat down at the table across from Sully.
"Morning." Everyone said as she began filling her plate with some eggs and bacon.
"Did ya sleep well?" Sully asked looking at her from across the table smiling.
"I slept well." she said smiling at him and looking demurely at her plate."How did you sleep?" she asked blushing.
"Better than I had in a long time." he said looking down.Then looking back up at her smiling.
Everyone at the table kept watching the two of them. How they both acted with each other. They were both sweet on each other as anyone could see. Deciding to help Sully along Matthew asked,"Molly, do you have to work at the general store today?"
"No,today is my day off but I have work to do here." she said simply.
"Why don't you take the day off." Mrs.Johnson said."If you're not working at the general store then you're here with me cleaning those rooms. You deserve a break every now and then."
"I don't know. I need the money." Molly said thinking about her rent that she owed.
"One day won't hurt and the lady you're renting from won't boot ya out." Mrs.Johnson said laughing.
"We could go on a picnic." Matthew said." Me and the kids and you and Sully. It'll be fun." he said trying to convince her.
"Yeah! Come on." Brian said excitedly.
"I'd sure enjoy it." Sully said smiling at her.Looking into his eyes like she did last night she found she couldn't turn them down,"Alright." she said smiling back at him.
They all sat on a blanket near the creek after they ate their meal. The children kept giggling at Molly and Sully who kept glancing at each other when they thought the other wasn't looking.
After the meal was done Brian suggested a game of hide and seek."Could be fun." Matthew said. "Who's going to be the seeker?" he asked.
"I am." Brian yelled excitedly."I'll count to a hundred." he said turning his back.Matthew grabbed Colleen's hand and took off to the east as Sully grabbed Molly's hand and took off to the west.
Sully ran a little piece in the woods and stopped, taking Molly's hand in his and looking in her eyes.This was the moment they had both been waiting for since last night.
Pulling her closer to him his arms went around her small waist. Her hands moving up his arm and around his neck. Leaning in to each other they were about to close the distance between their lips when something hit them hard nearly knocking them over.
"Found ya." Brian said excitedly not knowing of the intimate moment he had just interrupted. Sighing loudly Sully let go of Molly and tossled Brian's hair saying," Ya sure did."
"You were pretty easy to find. Just standing out here like that." Brian said looking from Sully to Molly who was now blushing after being caught in an embrace like that by Brian.
"Why don't ya try and find Matthew and Colleen?" Sully suggested wanting some more time alone with Molly."They took off that way," pointing in the direction he had last seem them heading.
"Okay, see ya in a minute." Brian said running off in the direction Sully pointed.
Making sure Brian was out of sight before he turned around Sully said smiling," Sorry about that.He's has bad timin'."
"It's my fault." Molly said looking at the ground embarrassed."What you must think of me!" she said biting down on her lower lip nervously.
Taking her hands in his he said, "I think you're the most beautiful woman I ever laid eyes on. And I would never do anything to disrespect you."
Looking at their clasped hands then looking up at his eyes she said,"I know that Sully. It's so strange. I don't know you really but it's like I've known you my whole life."
Sully never wanted to tell the truth more in his life.To tell the woman standing before him that she was his heartsong.The woman he has been in love with for the past two years.The mother of the three beautiful children she had spent all day with. The doctor that saved the lives of practically everyone in Colorado Springs.
But fearing this revealation might cause her more anguish than good he just said insted ," Me too. I can't describe it. There's something special going on between us."
Smiling flirtateously at him she said," I defianetly want to find out what it is. How about a walk later on tonight?" she asked.
"I think I can fit you in my busy schedule." he said with a smirk on his face.
"We better get back before the children start looking for us." she said pulling him along walking with their hands still locked together. Both thinking that tonight couldn't come fast enough.