| Hank didn�t like seeing his close friend so unhappy. Since he�d known her he�d never seen her as happy as when she was with Sully. Then his thoughts turned to the woman Sully had brought with him. She was so beautiful.
Sully couldn�t help looking at Michaela as she danced. She was so graceful and the red dress she was wearing brought out the rosy color in her cheeks. �Sully would you like to dance?� Helene asked her cousin knowing he needed a distraction. �Alright.� Sully took her hand and let her to the dance floor. Michaela saw them dancing and the more she saw them the more she hurt. Tears were forming and it was getting harder for her to swallow. She tried not to let it bother her, but it was getting to be too much. �I�m sorry Hank but I can�t take this much more, I have to leave.� Before Hank could speak Michaela had rushed out the door. Hank looked over at Josef and Elizabeth and shrugged his shoulders. It was time to take matters into his own hands. Chapter 29 Hank walked over to Sully and tapped him on the shoulder. Sully stopped dancing and gave Hank a stern look. �What do you want?� �I need to speak with you.� �I have nothing to say to you.� �Well, that�s a good thing because I�m the one that�s going to be doing the talking.� Josef saw what was going on and he walked over to where they were to make sure they didn�t cause a scene. �Is everything o.k. gentlemen?� Hank looked at Josef and nodded. �Everything is fine Dr. Quinn. I just wanted to speak with Sully.� Josef knew what he was referring to and figured if Hank told Sully he wouldn�t be the one betraying his daughter�s trust. �Well by all means please go ahead, besides I was just about to ask Helene to dance with me.� Josef took Helene�s hand and they began to dance. Michaela was trying to control her emotions outside. �How could he move on so fast? I thought he loved me.� �Dr. Quinn? Are you alright?� Michaela turned and saw two of the nurses from the hospital approach her. �Good evening Canice. Good evening Ashley.� �Dr. Quinn are you o.k.?� they repeated. �I�ll be o.k.� Canice and Ashley shared a look and smiled at each other. �Men trouble huh?� Ashley asked Michaela �How did you�� Michaela felt herself start to blush. �Well after working with a bunch of women all day, you learn to read the signs.� �What do you say we go somewhere and you can tell us everything that happened?� Canice asked. �Yeah, sometimes the best thing is to talk it over with someone.� Ashley agreed as she and Canice lead Michaela to a nearby coffee shop. Michaela didn�t put up a fight. Not only did she need to speak with someone, but she needed to find someone that wasn't directly involved. The three of them took a booth near a window, and as soon as they sat down Michaela explained everything from the beginning. In the meantime Hank was inside trying to talk some sense into Sully, but found out he was as stubborn as Michaela. |