The next morning, Andrew stood on the porch of the Sully home with devastating news. He didn't want to have to tell Sully, Colleen and Brian; but he felt it was his responsibility. After knocking on the door, he stood there waiting for somebody to answer. It was only about seven-thirty, but he wanted them to know as soon as possible. Andrew saw a mixture of relief and worry in Brian's eyes as he opened the door. He took off his hat and stepped into the house.

"Good morning Brian."

"Hi Andrew." Brian said. "Pa!" He called up the stairs. "Colleen!" Matthew walked over to them from his seat in the chair by the fire.

"What's going on Andrew?" He nodded, but didn't say anything until Sully and Colleen walked down the stairs. Andrew didn't take the usual moment to notice the pink in Colleen's cheeks and her smile as she looked over at him, or the way her red hair brushed her face and shoulders. He rang out his hands as he stood there.

"Andrew, why don't you come and sit down?" Sully asked gesturing to the table. Andrew walked over and sat down in the chair furthest from the front door. Sully stood next to him, Brian sat in the chair across from him and Colleen and Matthew stood behind Brian. For a few minutes, Andrew looked at each of them without saying anything. Finally, he opened his mouth to speak.

"I… I'm sorry," he started, "there was bleeding… that… that I didn't see. Something happened and I couldn't stop it." Sully touched him.

"What happened?" His voice was practically shaking.

"Ma's okay, isn't she?" Brian asked. Andrew looked at him with tears in the corners of his eyes and shook his head gently.

"There wasn't anything I could do for her, we lost her this morning." Colleen collapsed and Matthew caught her before she hit the floor. He helped her into the chair between Brian and Andrew; slowly she was able to look at him and blink her eyes. Andrew looked at Matthew, and then looked to Sully. "I wish there was something I could do, or say. I can't believe I missed something." Sully had a firm grasp on the chair, and his voice was thin.

"It wasn't your fault Andrew. Even Michaela lost patients different times." Andrew looked at Brian and saw the tears running down his cheeks and his eyes were puffy.

"Ma's gone?" Matthew put his hand on Brian's shoulder and squeezed it.

"Yeah Brian." Brian stood up and walked over to the door, but Katie woke up and started crying upstairs.

"I'll get her." He rushed up the stairs and picked up his little sister in his arms. "I'm here for you Katie." He cried holding onto her, because he knew she would never remember her Ma. His Ma would never be able to hold Katie, or be there to comfort him again. He took her and walked past everybody at the table and rushed outside. Brian put her down on the ground and walked towards the barn.

"Brian," Matthew's voice called from the front door. He walked down the stairs and picked up Katie as he headed towards the barn.

"No Matthew! I won't believe it! Ma's not dead, she's going to be fine!" He said and got onto Taffy and rode away from the house. Matthew watched him until he couldn't see Brian anymore and then he walked into the house. Sully was sitting with Andrew, and Colleen was sitting in the chair by the fire. He walked over to her and leaned down by the chair. Katie crawled into Colleen's lap and she looked up at Matthew.

"How can this happen to Ma, Matthew? She was fine. We talked to her, she'd been fine for three days. Why did she have to die?" Matthew looked into Colleen's pain wreaked eyes.

"I don't know Colleen." He paused. "But you got to see her, you were home from school in time to be able to talk to her."

"And you think that's okay?" She questioned. "Ma's gone and I'm supposed to be alright just because I saw her?" Colleen rushed up the stairs leaving Matthew standing with Andrew and Sully. Matthew walked over to them.

"I'm so sorry," Andrew said again looking between Sully and Matthew. "You know if there was anything I could have done, I'd do it. Michaela's a wonderful person and it'll be hard to lose her. She was a wonderful influence on the medical community as well as an amazing person in Colorado Springs." Matthew and Sully nodded.

"I need to go talk to the Reverend." Sully said and stood up.

"So soon?" Matthew questioned and he nodded.

"We need to prepare for the burial." He said firmly and walked out the front door.

Dorothy and Grace were in the telegraph office with Matthew as he sent a telegram to Elizabeth and Rebecca Quinn. They were both crying and holding onto each other.

"I can't believe that Michaela's gone." Dorothy cried and Grace shook her head.

"Dr. Mike will be missed around here, that's for sure." Grace replied. They both looked at Matthew as he spoke to Horace.

"Who's watching over Katie?" Dorothy asked and then Matthew looked over at her.

"Sully has her right now. Daniel is going to be coming back and staying at the homestead with all of us. I'll also be staying there with Colleen and Brian. I can't go back to my homestead now." They nodded.

"I think I have it all." Horace replied and read over what Matthew wanted the telegram to say and he nodded. "I'll send it out now." Horace sat back down and went to typing the telegram that would go to Boston, Massachusetts.

"How are you all holding up at your place?" Grace asked and Dorothy tilted her head waiting for the answer. Matthew crumbled up a piece of paper in his hand and threw it down.

"We're all upset Grace. Andrew was only at the house a few hours ago."

"I can only imagine how Sully is feeling right now." Grace stated.

"Losing his first wife, and now losing Michaela." Dorothy said gently and they both nodded as if they were talking among themselves silently. Matthew walked out of the telegraph office and went to find Brian. When he'd gone past the church, he saw Sully in the graveyard, so he didn't bother him; but he needed to find Brian. He thought that Colleen would be at the Chateau with Andrew. She was doing so well, everybody had the same question. Why did Dr. Mike have to die?