| �Have you noticed that she�s not here anymore?�
�She�s not?� Sully asked as he searched the room. �No, she left after she saw you dancing with Helene.� �Why?� Sully was confused, why would it bother Michaela that he had been dancing with Helene when she had obviously started to date Hank. �Do you actually have to ask? Because she loves you.� �That�s not true she�s moved on.� Hank looked at Sully realizing what he was getting at. �Look, Michaela and I went to medical school together. We�ve been friends ever since. I�m not trying to say that I didn�t try to date her, but she never gave me the time of day. She was always very picky about the men she dated. They had to live up to her standards. I guess that�s why she never dated much. Our relationship has never been anything more than pure friendship.� Sully listened to Hank, maybe he had been wrong in jumping to conclusions. Then he heard Hank say, �Besides if anyone has moved on it�s you.� �What are you talking about? I haven�t moved on.� �Oh yeah, then why do you call your date?� Hank asked motioning to Helene. �I call her my cousin.� Sully answered. Then he realized how it had seemed to Michaela. He had been so short with her and hadn�t even introduced his cousin to her. �If there is nothing between you two, then how come she didn�t try harder to explain this to me? Why did she just let me believe everything?� Hank took a deep breath he knew he was going to have to tell Sully. It was the only way Michaela would ever be happy truly happy again. Michaela had finished telling Canice and Ashley everything that had happened, and was waiting for them to respond. Finally Canice cleared her throat, �Dr. Quinn that�s the most romantic story I�ve ever heard. You have to straighten everything out.� Ashley shifted in her seat and took a sip of her coffee. �Canice is right, from the sound of things you two are meant to be together. You can�t let fear keep you apart, and you can�t try to protect someone from love. It�s like a great philosopher once said �Love is hard to get into, but harder to get out of.� �You have to stop being stubborn Dr. Mike.� �Yeah don�t let your pride be the reason you lose the love of your life.� Canice and Ashley finished their coffee and noticed the time. �Speaking of men, if we don�t get back to our dates we�re going to have problems of our own.� They excused themselves from the booth and left Michaela alone to think. Hank had told Sully about Michaela�s original plan and then how she changed it when Sully witnessed his friendly peck. �I just don�t get it.� Sully said. �What would make her do such a thing?� �I believe I may have had something to do with that.� Sully turned around and saw Elizabeth standing behind him. �What do you mean?� �Well, that first night at the hospital I walked in when you were begging Michaela to fight. I told her about it and also told her how it pained me to see you hurt like that. I guess my daughter thought the only way to keep you from feeling any more pain was to distance herself from you.� Sully felt tears forming again. �So she isn�t mad at me. She did it out of love.� He thought. �Excuse me there�s something I must do.� Sully kissed Elizabeth on the cheek, and started to head towards the door when he heard Hank�s voice. �Sully are you forgetting something?� Sully looked around and didn�t see anything missing. �Your date Sully, your date.� Hank said with a smile. Sully made his way to where his cousin was, and explained why he had to leave. He looked at Hank and motioned for him to join them. |