12"So how's work been?" Sully asked as Grace brought their plates over and laid them on the table itself was a white linen table cloth and a vase of red roses on the table and candlelights the mood was set for a romantic their relationship were what it was a month ago Michaela would have thought this could be one of the most romantic evenings in her life.
But their relatuionship was strained at Michaela answered somewhat awkwardly," time of season is mostly colds."
Sully just noded his head acknowledging her answer. After a few minutes the meal was done the awkward silence that plagued their relationship came back."It was sweet of the kids to do this." Sully said trying to stick with a safe be told that was the only thing the two had now to bind them together.
"Yes, it was very kind of them." Michaela said looking into Sully's blue turning her attention back towards her plate.
Reaching his hand across the table to grasp hers Sully said quietly,"I missed ya."
"So have I." Michaela said letting her wall fall as she looked into his eyes ."It seems so strange that in such a short period of time you became such a part of my a part of me." she said as she lost herself in his eyes.
"Oh,Michaela." Sully said as he got up from his chair and walked to her side of the table and pulled her to a tight embrace."You don't know what it means to hear you say that."
Then kissing the back of her hand he stood and asked,"May I have this dance?" Standing from her chair she replied,"I would love to."
There was no music to dance to but they didn't care. All Sully knew was that he was holding the woman he loved in his arms and all Michaela cared about was that she was in Sully's arms.
" It feels so natural to be in Sully's arms," she thought. As if she belonged there."I do belong here," her heart was telling her head was fighting a different battle,"He kissed another woman,you probably held her like he's holding you."
"It feels so good to have you in my arms." Sully said as if he was reading her thoughts."We belong together, ya know."he said as he kissed the side of her temple.
As she pulled back to look at him their eyes locked. It was as if a strong force was pulling them were drowning in each others could see into her soul and she could see into Sully's. The dance stopped as Sully held her face in both his hands and their lips crashed together for the first time since their didn't want to stop as the kiss pulled her closer to him as his hands went from her face to her hair then to her waist.
She was losing herself in him," Just like he always wanted." Michaela thought to herself."I wonder did he kiss Catherine like this." she thought. I was that thought that was her undoing as she pushed him away,"Sully stop!" she cried as she put her hands on his chest to stop him.
"What's wrong?" he asked as he let go of her waist."Are ya okay?"
"No,I'm not." she replied stepping out of the embrace."Is that how you kissed her?" she said so quietly Sully had to strain to hear her.
"What are ya talking about?" he asked. "There's only one other woman I kissed like this and she's buried in the cemetary." he said angrily.
"How do I know that?" she asked her voice cracking with emotion she buried for the past weeks.
"You don't. You're just going to have to trust me." he said trying to get her to look him in the eye.
"That's my problem.I did trust you. Look where it got me." she said as she looked into his eyes knowing her words were cutting him into.
Not being able to take anymore she started walking away when Sully grabbed her by the arms and shook her and said,"I love you! With all my heart.I pray for you more than I pray for 're the first thought in my head when I wake up and the last thought when I go to 're apart of me now and no matter how much you try to push me away I ain't going nowhere.I'm staying here until you realize what we got is you start thinking with your heart instead of your head.I'm staying until you forgive me."
Looking at him with tears running down her face she said ,"Oh,Sully." Her speaking his name in such a way drove him crazy as he crashed their lips together one more time certain that their fate together was knew at that moment his future laid with would be together.
As the kiss broke off Michaela looked into Sully's eyes and for once listened to her heart,"I want to trust you.I want to forgive you."
"Ya do?" Sully asked hoping tonight would start a new chapter in their life together.
"I do." Michaela said,realizing how ironic those words sounded."Maybe we can start things we'll see if we can move to the next step."
"I'd like that." Sully said as he held her hand and laid a kiss on the back of it. "Come on. I'll take ya home." he said as he placed his arms on her shoulder pulling her close to him.
As they walked to the homestead together that night they knew the road in their relationship was very much like the road they walked in places,not always smooth but they would wallk it they could overcome anything.