A week later, Colleen was helping Andrew at the Chateau.

"Thanks for letting me help you Andrew. I need something else to think about."

"Any time Colleen. I'm glad you're here. I need your help." Colleen looked at him, and he saw tears in the corners of her eyes. He wrapped his arm around her. "It'll be okay Colleen." She shook her head.

"Matthew, Brian and Pa want me to go back to school." Andrew nodded.

"I can understand that. You've worked so hard. Everybody wants you to be a doctor like you wanted to. You can still do it."

"No I can't." She walked away. "My ma's gone. Dr. Mike's gone."

"I know." He tried to be comforting."

"No, my Ma died when I was thirteen. She died because of a rattlesnake bite. I've told you that before." She paused. "Now somebody shot Dr. Mike?" She took and a breath. "I'm afraid to go back to school. I don't want to let Brian or Matthew out of my sight. If I go back to school, is Katie going to get really sick? I don't want to lose anymore of my family."

"You won't Colleen. Everything will be okay." She took a breath and Andrew could hear how her nose was becoming stuffed up.

"Two weeks ago Ma didn't realize she'd be dying either."

"Colleen." She walked over and nearly feel on top of Andrew.

"I miss her Andrew." She cried as she rested her head on his shoulder. "I miss her so much." Andrew stood there and let her cry it out. He didn't have the answers for her. Sometimes it's just best to let her cry.

Brian skipped school and went to the clinic. He went into the room his Ma died in and sat on the bed. Tears streamed out of his eyes. Brian rested against the bed and closed his eyes. The first thing he saw in his imagination was the thought of his Ma- Charlotte Cooper. He was so little when she died that he didn't think he remembered her clearly; but he remembered her soft voice and warm arms around him. There were flashbacks of his childhood. Then, he smiled remembering the first time he met Doctor Michaela Quinn. She had the softest hands he'd ever felt. His Ma worked with her hands to take care of the farm, but when they first met Dr. Mike she'd never done outside work. She was a city person and had everybody to do things for her. Because of his dreaming, Brian didn't hear Matthew walk into the room. He opened his eyes and saw him standing there.

"Brian." Matthew stated. Brian blinked but didn't move. "Why aren't you in school?"

"Ma died in this room." Matthew nodded.

"I know Brian."

"Not this bed, but she died in this room. Now Ma's gone too." He paused and looked down at his hands. "Why did both our Mas have to die?"

"I don't know."

"It's not fair!" He exclaimed. "Why do we have to lose two of the people we love? I don't want to say goodbye to Ma."

"None of us did Brian, it just happened."

"I want to find the guy who hurt her."

"They already did. Loren and Jake told us that."

"I want to know why he took my Ma."

"We can't ask him that."

"I want to do something Matthew! I'm angry and upset, and I can't do anything about it." He stormed towards the door when Matthew grabbed him and turned him around.

"Don't you think that everybody is upset Brian? Why don't you think about how Sully feels? He probably wants to go after somebody too, but he doesn't. It took everything I had not to go find that man myself after he shot Dr. Mike; but I couldn't. What about Colleen and Katie? You can't run off and do something crazy. We're a family, we have to be here for each other Brian." Brian hugged Matthew tightly.

"I don't know Matthew. I just wish the pain would go away." He cried. "I wish Ma could be here with us." Matthew started to cry just a little as he nodded.

"I know Brian. I wish she could be too. We have to go on and do what we can for Katie and Colleen. As their brothers we have to be strong for them."

"I don't know if I can." Brian said looking up at his older brother.

"We have to try. I'll be here if you need me." Brian hugged his brother again.

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