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A Love Reunited Chapter 1 (Colorado Springs 1880) �Sully, promise me that we will always be together.� Sully leaned over his wife and gently removed a strand of hair from her face. �Michaela, you don�t need to be frettin� about that. The only thing I want you to do is concentrate on getting better.� Sully had been at her bedside for at least two weeks. Michaela had come down with a severe case of influenza, and he had been there taking care of her. He tried to cool her off with a sponge and when that didn�t work he gave her some willow bark tea hoping it would break the fever. He knew there was nothing he could do but wait and hope for the best. In the past two weeks he hadn�t been able to get a good night�s rest. He knew he should probably sleep but he also wanted to be awake in case Michaela came to again. He grabbed a wet cloth and placed it on her forehead just like he�s seen her do many times with her patients. He couldn�t let her give up. She was his soul mate, his heart song. They had been through so much together, and he didn�t want to lose her. Not now, not like this. He knew she was getting weaker and his heart ached. He couldn�t picture his life without her. She was his strength and the mere thought of losing her caused him to tear up. �Sully?� Michaela opened her eyes and looked over at her husband. �Sully?� �I�m her Michaela, it�s o.k. It�s going to be alright.� �Sully promise me that we will always be together.� �We�ll always be together. Always and forever even if our bodies aren�t our souls will always be one. I love you with every inch of my body and all my soul. You are my sun, my moon, and my world. You complete me Michaela.� Michaela looked at him with tears in her eyes and grabbed his hand. �I love you too... I love you more than you�ll ever know.� She closed her eyes and went back to sleep. Sully leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead and a soft but passionate kiss on her lips. He sat back in his chair and dosed off. When he awoke the next morning, his heart jumped to his throat. The thought he had feared for a long time had become a reality. Michaela had passed on in her sleep. Tears clouded his vision and his heart ached like it never had before. Not even when Abigail died. Sully held her tight and whispered �Always and forever Michaela. We will be together.� (Colorado Springs 2004) �Michaela over here!� Michaela rushed through the crowd until she came to a table where her friend was. �Sorry I�m late , I had an emergency at the hospital.� �Michaela, when are you going to slow down enough to enjoy life?� Michaela looked at Dorothy and before she could respond she was bombarded with another question. �When are you going to find love?� Michaela saw the concern in her eyes and truth was she did need a break from her work. She couldn�t remember the last time she had gone horseback riding through the meadow. After a moment of silence she looked up at her friends and said, �Tell you what tomorrow I will take the day off and we can all go horseback riding through the meadow.� Abigail and Dorothy didn�t have to think twice they eagerly accepted the invitation and finished their meal. The next morning the three friends set off to the meadow. The air was crisp and the birds were singing. Michaela couldn�t remember the last time she felt so alive. She loved being out in nature. After they had been riding for a while Michaela stopped and told her friends they should stop for lunch. They stopped near an oak tree and had a picnic. |