Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the second chapter of my unbelievably great story lol.


'It's so nice to finally meet you Hawkeye.' Louise shook the doctor's hand furiously and led him into the living room.

'Dinner will be ready in a few minutes please make yourself comfortable.' Louise made her way back into the kitchen, her red ponytail swinging back and forth as she went.

Trapper smiled fondly after his wife. 'She's something ain't she?'

Hawkeye shrugged. 'Where are your daughters?'

'Upstairs I guess. Becky just started seventh grade so she'll be doing homework. Kathy is probably on the phone talking to one of her many friends.'

'I'm looking forward to meeting them.'

Trapper frowned. 'Stop being so formal Hawk, this is me. Trapper, you're old army buddy. The guy who helped you put Frank's arm in a cast. The one who built the still, the one—'

'Alright I'm sorry. I'm just a little tired that's all.'

Trapper's honey eyes suddenly clouded over. 'Our friendship is never gonna be the same again is it?'

Before Hawkeye could reply Louise announced that dinner was ready and the two men eagerly made their way into the dining room where the table was set for five people.

Becky and Kathy thundered down the stairs seconds later and Hawkeye was taken aback at how attractive they were. Becky (who was thirteen according to Trapper) looked about 16 and bore a remarkable resemblance to her father. Her long strawberry blonde hair hung about her shoulders in delicate ringlets and her honey eyes were the same size and shape as Trapper's. When she caught sight of Hawkeye, Becky smiled and the raven-haired doctor saw that she had also inherited Trapper's crooked 'devil may care' grin.

Kathy was more of a mixture of the two parents. Her hair was also curly but was the same bright red as Louise's and her eyes were pale green, almost aqua. When the eleven-year-old smiled she revealed that she had a gap where a new tooth was just starting to grow in next to her eye tooth.

Trapper grinned at his daughters. 'Girls, this is Doctor Hawkeye Pierce.'

'Hi Dr Pierce.' Replied the girls in unison and they sat down on either side of Louise.

Dinner was a rather awkward affair with Trapper trying to regale his family with tales of the 4077th and Kathy and Becky talking about their studies. All the while Hawkeye ate quietly and observed the family around him. They weren't perfect but they suited each other. Hawkeye knew that Louise was aware of Trapper's wanderings and she herself had done the same but the couple still loved each other. He doubted whether she knew of what he and her husband had gotten up to in Korea of course (would she have allowed Hawkeye to come if that was the case?)

Hawkeye wanted so much to hate the woman sitting across from him but she was just too nice. Louise was actually a lot like him if Hawkeye really thought about it. They shared the same sense of humour and they loved Trapper…I guess that's where the similarities end.

Conversation had ceased and Hawkeye was suddenly aware that Louise had asked him a question.

'I'm sorry could you repeat that?' asked the doctor who felt slightly embarrassed.

Louise narrowed her eyes for a fraction of a second. 'I just asked if you have kept in contact with other member's of the 4077th.'

'Oh, yeah sure. BJ,' Hawkeye turned to Trapper. 'He was your replacement.'

Trapper flinched as though struck but Hawkeye continued. 'Our CO Colonel Potter, Margaret, Radar, Klinger, Father Mulcahy and occasionally I get a letter from Charles Winchester, pompous extraordinaire.'

'What does pompous mean Dr Pierce?' asked Kathy before sipping her milk.

'It means a person who holds themselves in high regard and thinks they are better than everyone else.'

Another awkward silence followed this remark and Hawkeye thought it was a blessing when Louise began to clear the dishes.

TBC


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