| Michaela squeezed her hand reassuringly and walked out of the room. Sully just stood there following her with his eyes as she walked out the door.
�Byron? Are you alright dear?� �Yeah, I�m fine. I�m just happy to hear you�re going to be o.k.� �Do you know the doc Byron?� �Not really, I sort of met her yesterday. Her horse got spooked by some lighting and I managed stop it before she got hurt.� His mom smiled at him and grabbed his hand. �She�s pretty isn�t she?� Sully looked into her eyes, but before he could answer Michaela came back into the room. �Well, we are going to have to keep you here for a couple of days just as a precaution.� Sully looked at Michaela and noticed she was exhausted. She looked like she hadn�t eaten anything the whole day. After Sully�s mom was settled in her room and fast asleep, Sully looked over at Michaela. It was now past midnight and she hadn�t left their side. He knew she was a special kind of doctor because no other doctor would have done that. She seemed to really care for her patients. �It�s pretty late and you both need your rest. I�ll see you in the morning.� Michaela took one last look at her patient and headed towards the door. �Wait!� Michaela froze and turned around to face Sully. �I was thinking� I mean�. I haven�t had supper yet and I was wondering if you�d like to join me unless you�ve already had supper.� Michaela was shocked, but just as she was going to answer her stomach growled. �I�ll take that as a yes.� Michaela could feel her face getting hot and smiled. Sully opened the door for her and they headed to a restaurant nearby. Throughout supper they talked about their past and present. Michaela was surprised that she could feel at ease with someone she had just met a day ago. She felt like she could tell Sully anything. After supper Sully headed back to the hospital and Michaela headed home. Sully sat on the recliner next to his mom�s bed and began to dose off. �Why did you even come here?� �I already told ya.� �What�s the real reason?� �Why do you care!� �I care� �Sure didn�t look like it back at that meetin�� �I asked you a question.� �Why did I come here?� �Yes.� �Because�� �Because?� �Because I love you!!� Sully woke up in a cold sweat. His heart was beating so hard he thought it would burst out of his chest. It was a dream. It was all a dream. Sully calmed down and was scared at how real the emotions were. It seemed too real. Who was he talking to in the train? All he could see was the silhouette of a woman. He couldn�t see her face or anything that would help him recognize her. |