| Chapter 3
�Good morning Mrs. Sully!� Michaela said as she walked into the room. �How are you feeling today?� �Please call me Katherine.� �Every time someone calls me Mrs. Sully I feel like an old woman.� Michaela gave her an understanding smile. �Alright I�ll call you Katherine, but only if you call me Mike.� Michaela was subconsciously looking around the room while she checked her patient. �Did you lose something Dr. Mike?� �What? Oh no, I was just�. I was just making sure everything was o.k.� �Sure you didn�t lose anything? Because if you did I could get Sully to help you look.� �No that�s quite alright. I didn�t lose anything.� Katherine laid back down and stared at the doctor. �You know Dr. Mike, I think you and my son would make a perfect couple.� Katherine said with a smile. Michaela was surprised, but before she showed it she replied, �I�m not sure I know what you�re talking about. I hardly know him at all.� She paused feeling her face get warm and then added; ��besides even if we did I'm way too busy to start dating anyone, let alone marry....� She suddenly became aware of what she was saying and changed the subject. Katherine saw Mike�s reaction but kept her thoughts to herself for the time being. Just then Sully walks in breaking the tension. �Are you alright?� Sully asked Michaela as he made his way towards her, but before she could answer Katherine spoke up. �So Dr. Mike, when can I go home? I�m a busy woman with things to do and people to see.� �Mom relax, I�m sure that the Dr. here will be more that happy to let you go once everything is fine. Aint that right?� Sully turned toward Michaela again. Michaela slowly nodded her head not being able to speak. �I�m afraid I have to go now, there are some other patients that I have to look in on. I�ll be back later to check on you.� �Thank you for taking good care of my mom Dr. Quinn� �Please call me Mike, and you�re welcome.� Michaela gathered her things and walked out of the room closing the door behind her. Sully stared after her for a while before turning to his mom. �Mom we need to talk.� Sully grabbed his mom�s hand and gently squeezed it. He was about to say something else when Katherine interrupted him. �You know Sully, Dr. Mike is a real nice young lady. Not many of them around much these days.� Sully knew that was true but decided not to pursue the conversation any further. �Hey Michaela, would you like to go to lunch?� Michaela looked up from her files and smiled as she saw Dorothy standing in front of her. Michaela was eager to get out of the hospital for a while and get some fresh air. As well as having the opportunity of talking to her friend about what�s been going on. �Michaela are you o.k?� Dorothy knew something wasn�t right with Michaela because she always had something to talk about. �Yes I�m fine. Just too many thing running through my head.� Michaela answered her friend as they sat down to lunch. After a few moment of silence Michaela looked at her friend and asked her, �Dorothy have you ever had a dream that seemed so real you could swear you had been there?� �Well, some people think that dreams are a clue to something. Either something they are supposed to do or something that happened long ago. Why do you ask?� �I was just wondering.� Michaela knew she should talk to her friend about her dream, but she didn�t know where to begin. Meanwhile Sully was at the hospital reading while his mom was taking a nap. The lack of sleep was starting to catch up to him and he couldn�t help dosing off. |