| �NOOOO!!!!�
�It can�t be true. You�re lying to me.� Josef took Michaela in his arms and she broke down sobbing hysterically. Josef couldn�t control his emotions any more and he also broke down. Both of them had lost a dear friend. Sully had finally managed to find a parking spot and find his wife. He saw the moment Michaela and her father were sharing and he decided not to interrupt. He stood by the doorway and was startled when he heard his name. He looked around to see who had called him. He saw Helene and Hank running towards him. �What are you two doing here?� �Well, we were having dinner and he got paged.� Helene was now by Sully side as Hank rushed to Josef and Michaela. �So I see the terrible foursome pulled their plan off.� Helene looked at Sully and saw he had a smile on his face. �Plan?� Sully smiled and nodded. �Charlotte told us they had been planning this for quite some time now.� Helene couldn�t help but let out a soft laugh. �I should have known those cupids would pull off something like that.� Sully looked back to where Michaela, Hank and Josef were. He saw that they were talking and overheard Josef ask hank to help him clean up. He took the opportunity that Michaela was alone and went over to see if she was all right. �Michaela?� �Oh Sully! She�s gone. They couldn�t save her.� Michaela buried her face in his chest and began to sob again. Sully held her tight and placed his chin on her head. �Shhh� I�m here. I told ya we�d face whatever happened together.� He began to rock her again and just as he had done before he began to hum to her. It was so soothing that Michaela began to calm down. Helene stood back and observed the way they both interacted and she hoped that she would have that too some day. Her sobs became softer and she caught her breath. She looked at Sully with her puffy eyes and kissed his cheek. �Sully�We have to go tell the children.� �O.K. Just let me know when you�re ready.� �I think the sooner we get this over with the better it will be.� Sully put an arm around Michaela�s shoulder and after saying �goodbye� to her father, Hank and Helene they headed for Charlotte�s house. The drive there seemed to be a long one. Neither one of them was looking forward to the task at hand. �Sully� What are we going to do about the children?� �Well� I think we should honor Charlotte�s last wish and take them in.� �Are you sure about this?� �Michaela, I love those children and I don�t want them end up getting split up.� They arrived at Charlotte�s house and the babysitter opened the door. Matthew was standing right behind her and when he told her who they were she let them in. As soon as Brian saw Sully he ran to him. Sully bent down and scooped him up in his arms. Brian instantly buried his face in Sully�s neck and wrapped his arms around his neck as tight as his little arms would allow. �Dr. Mike is mom o.k?� Michaela looked over at the children and as she put her arms around them she told them they needed to talk. Once they were sitting down Michaela took a deep breath and began telling them what happened. �My father and the nurses did everything they could, but it was just too late.� �I�m sorry, but�she�s�she�s gone.� Colleen buried her face in her hands and broke down. �Noooo�.She can�t die. She�s supposed to help me when I had boy problems, and she was supposed to show me how to do my makeup and all that stuff. Who�s going to show me now?� Michaela knelt down in front of Colleen and hugged her. Then she looked to see how Matthew was doing. He was handling quite well. He wasn�t saying or doing anything he just kind of stood still. Brian was crying on Sully�s shoulder, and with each sob Sully�s heart broke. CONTINUE |