I'm back and I'm in a foul mood… so writing is going to take my mind of what has upset me! (So0o0o only nice reviews to this chapter or it might tip me over the edge)
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The Morning After The Night Before
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As the light creped through the wooden blinds in Margaret's room, a confused doctor was lay awake, watching the steady rhythm of the bed companion… thinking 'what do I do now?'
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Downstairs
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Opening the front door, Jen noticed that immediately that something wasn't right. Quickly scanning the room she spotted that the record player was still spinning, a lamp at the far end of the living room was still on, and walking into the kitchen she noticed that there were two mugs on the side. It wasn't until she walked back out of the kitchen did she notice a jacket tossed on to a chair. Picking it up and studying the label that was attached she said aloud
"BFP…BFP… Benjamin Franklin Pierce" she looked up at the ceiling, knowing who was up then and where.
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Upstairs
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Hawkeye had heard Jen come home, and his old thought was replaced with a new one 'oh no'. What was he going to do now; he was going to be caught in the act by his daughter. Getting out of bed, he knocked over the phone that was sat on the night stand, making a loud crash in the bedroom, and allowing those downstairs to know that upstairs they were awake.
"What the…" said Margaret startled "Hawk"
"Sorry, I was trying not to disturb you" he said grabbing his pants from the floor
"It's ok" she said pulling the duvet higher up her chest and sitting up in bed
"Look…Margaret" he started
"Don't say it" she said, running a hand through her hair
"I'm sorry"
"I told you not to say it" she snapped
"I know, but…" he said while putting on his shirt "why" he said after getting his head through the hole
"Because" she started but she was interrupted by a knock on the bedroom door "is Jen back" she whispered
"Either that or we have another guest" he quipped
"oh my god, oh my…" she whispered "what is she going to think" she said getting out of bed and grabbing her robe from the back of the door "she cant know your hear"
"I ALREADY DO" came a voice from the other side of the door
Stares were given between the two caught lovers
"Open the door already" shouted Jen
Opening the door, a 16 year old felt like the grown up, catching two sexually active teenagers, with a smirk on her face she said
"Well, well, well, what do we have here then?" she said looking between the two who were stood as far apart from each other as they could possibly get
"Errr…I …Ah" stammered Margaret, Hawkeye remained silent
"What are you doing here dad?"
"No comment"
"Care to explain Mags?"
Looking between Hawkeye and Jen she answered "No comment"
Getting agitated "Come on you guys… I'm not a little girl; I know what's going on…and I'm OK with it"
"You are" asked Hawkeye
"What" said Margaret?
"I said I'm not a little girl; I know…" she was interrupted
"No, no, no… what you said after, it sounded like you said you were ok with this" he pointed towards the bed
"That's exactly what I said" smiled Jen "I always liked you two together"
"You did?"
She nodded, and there was silence.
"Dad, does 'she' know where you are"
"Who's she" he asked sitting on the bed and put on his socks
"She…is Alison" said Margaret who was looking through her wardrobe for something to wear
"Ah, no…this maybe difficult to explain" he said looking up"
"You could say that" said Jen leaning on the door frame "what are we going to tell her?"
"That I stayed at the hospital, after all I told her I was working late"
"That could work" said Jen "I'll get my stuff and I'll come home with ya"
"OK kiddo" he said "Margaret…" he said looking at her
"It's OK Hawk" she said walking over to him and placing a hand on his shoulder "It was fun" and with that walked out and headed for the bathroom, leaving Hawkeye shaking his head.
"Ready dad" asked Jen once again standing in the door way
"Yeah kiddo, I just…I just need to find my jacket" he said looking around the room
"It's downstairs"
"Oh right"
"Come on dad" she said leading the way downstairs "That's how I knew you were here, I read the label"
"Smart kid" he said ruffling her hair and exiting Margaret's house, but not before he was scene leaving by Alison.
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Pierce Residents
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"Honey I'm home" he called as he entered through his front door, and catching Jen roll her eyes
"In here" called Alison from the living room
"Hi" he said, kissing her cheek
"That the best you can do?" she asked pulling him into a passionate kiss "That's better"
"Yeah" running a hand through his hair, and catching a second roll of the eyes from Jen
"I'm going to unpack my stuff" said Jen
"Oh your back are you?... Going to apologise?..."
"No" she said walking out "You don't apologise for speaking the truth"
"HAWKEYE" screeched Alison "Are you going to let her talk to me like that?"
"Not now Ali, I've just got in from work" he moaned sitting down on the sofa
"Not now, no wonder she the way she is if you get her get away with everything, now my Megan has more respect…" she was cut off
"Yeah, well she's not 'your Megan' is she… she 'my Jennifer'" and with that he got up "I'm going for a shower"
Leaving a very displeased Alison sat alone in the living room
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Later that Day
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Both Alison and Hawkeye were at the kitchen table, Hawkeye reading the paper drinking coffee and Alison flicking through a girly magazine, she came across a wedding article.
"Are you going to marry me" she asked, taking Hawkeye by surprise causing him to choke on a mouthful of coffee
"What"
"Are you going to marry me?"
"What's brought this up?" he asked
"Just reading this wedding article, why don't you want to marry me?
"I never said that, it's just…"
"So, we will get married then?"
"I don't know, I mean we've both been married before, do we want to do it again?"
"So you don't want to marry me?" she said with a slight pout
"Alison I never said that, I"
"Please baby, I want to get married" she said moving to sit on his lap "then we can be a proper family, you, me, Megan and…"
"Jen" he finished
"Yeah, Jen… then maybe we will get on better"
"You think?"
"Yeah, so are we like…engaged?"
And before Hawkeye could even answer, Alison was dancing around the kitchen, and kissing him all over his face "Oh my God, I'm getting married…I'm getting married"
"Lets keep it quite for a little while, yeah? he asked, pointing up stairs, meaning for Jens sake
"For now, but I want everyone to know"
Hawkeye just smiled
"
You know" she said wrapping her arms around his neck from behind "We may even have a little Pierce?" she said smiling at him
"What" he said pulling away
"Me and you having a baby?"
"Alison, I'm 48 years old, that's a little to old to be becoming a dad again" he said shocked
"Yeah, but I'm only 37, I'm still capable of having a child"
"I know you are…it's just…this is something that we are going to have to discuss" he said getting himself a glass of water
Look at him, with his back turned to her one thing was running through her mind 'that should keep him away from Margaret'. Knowing full where he had stayed last night
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Telling Jennifer & Megan
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Over dinner, Alison accidently let the news slip
"You're going to have to have more respect for me, when were married" said Alison, knowing full well what she was doing
Silence fell on the table
"What" said Jen, in a less than amused tone
"I though we were keeping it quite" said Hawkeye
"Well…I'm sorry my mouth just went without me…I'm sorry" she said taking his hand
"Dad" asked Jen "Is it true"
"We've been discussing it" he said honestly "Nothing is definite"
Ignoring Jen' hurt expression she asked Megan how she feels
"What do you think Megan?"
"It's great mom, I'm so happy" she said in annoyingly happy voice, and with a equally annoying smile.
"See honey, it's a great idea" she said stroking Hawkeye's hand
"I can't believe you dad" said Jen with tears in her eyes as she got up from the table and walked out the front door.
"I'll go see to her" said Hawkeye
"Congratulation mom" said Megan, as they toasted each other
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Outside
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"Jen" he said when her found her sitting on the tire swing that was in the front garden. The same one that had been there for over 10 years, that they had made together. "Jen" he tried again, when he was next to her "Talk to me kiddo"
Nothing
"Look I'm sorry it came out like that but…nothing is definite, I mean it was only today that we were talking about it"
"It's bad enough you were talking about it" she said through tears
"Baby, I didn't propose, she asked me if I would ever marry her, and I didn't exactly say no" he said kneeling down in front of her
"So you're not engaged?"
"Well, honestly…I don't know…she thinks we are…would it really be that bad it we did get married? He asked, but instantly regretted it.
"YES, YES, IT WOULD, I HATE HER….SO MUCH DAD" quieting down "does what I feel make a difference?"
"Of core it does baby, you and me remember…always"
"So don't marry her then…please dad" she said looking at him
"Jen"
"What about Margaret?" she asked
"What about her"
"Oh, my God dad"
"What"
"After last night, I thought…"
"What that me and Margaret would get back together?
"Well…yeah" she said sheepishly
"Jen, what happened last night, was…well"
"Don't say a mistake because I know full well that you would be lying"
Smiling "Did you mean what you said; when you said that you liked me a Margaret together?"
"Yeah, she was my favourite 'girlfriend'… still is"
"I can't believe how close you two are" he said shaking his head
"Well, she's always been there hasn't she"
"Yeah"
"Dad…if you have to marry some one…I wouldn't mind it being Mags" and with that she gave him a kiss on the cheek and went back inside the house. Leaving Hawkeye with his thoughts and feelings, he found himself looking at a certain house, one where a woman that would always be in his heart lived.
"What a mess" he said to himself, as he walked back inside.
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The next day
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Over Coffee in the Pierce Kitchen
"So now were engaged, I need a ring baby"
"About that…" he started, putting down the morning paper
"I was thinking that we could go looking in your diner hour"
"Ah" he started again, looking at Jen who was watching from the other side of the table
"I've been keeping my eye on this one in Hannigans Jewellers, I was thinking that we could take a look there first" she said
"Alison"
"1:30, isn't it, you lunch break…I'll meet you outside Hannigans" she said kissing him on the cheek "I'm going to take Megan to school, and then I'm off to get my hair done"
"Nice going dad" said Jen, emptying her cereal bowl into the sink "I'm off to school"
"Why don't you see if Alison will…" he stopped after catching Jens face
"I'd rather walk" was the sarcastic reply.
Sitting back on the chair in marvelled in the peace a quite. No shouting, no nagging, no scramming, crying…just silence. He had missed that. Looking at the clock he found that he still had an hour before work, so he decided to take that opportunity to re read the paper.
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At work
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Knock, knock
"Come in" shouted Hawkeye from his office
"Only me"
"Margaret, what can I do for you that I didn't already do the other night" he said suggestively
"Can it Pierce" she warned
"Oooh, moody today are we?" he smiled "Not getting enough?"
"Shut up" she said slamming her files on the desk
"What's up?" he asked concerned
"Mr I can't keep my hands to myself" that what
"You on about Archer?"
"The very same"
"What did he do now" asked Hawkeye getting angry
"He just…Arrrgh…He think that cheesy chat up lines, and a slip on a arm around the waist will have me fall deep into his arms" she got up "And the way that he leers at me, well not just me but all the nurses, it's just really getting to me"
"You want me to say something?" he asked
"Would you, I don't mean to be a squeal but it jut really annoying me, and I want to look out for the girls" she said
"Ill talk to him"
"Thank you" she smiled
"Are you OK Margaret?" he asked
"Yeah…why"
"You just look tired, are you sleeping OK?"
"Yeah, I'm fine…and thanks"
"For what?" he asked
"For telling me how good I look" smiling
"You look beautiful" he said honestly. There was silence "Errm, what time do you have your lunch?"
"1:30, you?"
"Same, do you wanna grab a bite?"
"Yeah, sure"
Looking at the clock "Well that gives me an hour to finish this paperwork, I'll meet you by the elevators at 1:30, OK?"
"Yeah, see you later" she said walking towards the door
"Margaret" he stopped her "look after yourself, you look a bit peeky" he said cheekily
"Cheeky" she said, closing the door
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1:30pm
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"Hi" he said approaching her
"Hi, you ready?"
"Yeah, what are you hungry for?" he asked calling the elevator
"Errm, I'm not sure, you"
"Pizza" he said looking down at her "fancy sharing a pizza?"
"Yeah"
Elevator doors opening "Well come on then dear lady" he said holding out his arm for her to take.
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Walking down the street, chatting away, they didn't see, or even feel the stares that they were getting from a brunette across the street.
"Remember when me and Jen was playing hide a seek, and she hid for 20 minutes, and we couldn't find her" Hawkeye said
"Yeah, and you phoned me to see if I could coax her out of her hiding place" she said laughing
"Yeah, they were the longest 20 minutes of my life"
"God that was ages ago, she was what… 6…7?"
"Must have been" he said smiling
They were interrupted
"HAWkeye" Alison started to shout, but thought better of it when she saw the way that they were with each other. Margaret had tucked her arm in Hawkeye's and they were do close they you didn't know where one began and the other ended. They were both smiling, and they just oozed 'love', Alison were jealous.
"How about when Jen brought the class pet home…what was it a hamster? And you lost it"
"Oh yeah, I'd for got about that… he said, then stopped when he noticed Alison across the street staring at them "Oh God"
"What" Said Margaret
"Alison, I was supposed to meet her"
"When, now?"
"Yes, were supposed to go looking a engagement rings" he said pulling her through the traffic to the other side of the road
"What" she managed to say "You proposed?"
"Not exactly…Alison" he greeted
"There you are honey" she said pulling him away from Margaret and kissing him " I was worried, your 15 minutes late"
"I know, I'm sorry"
"Well come on then" she said excitedly "let go look at some rings"
"Ah" he stated
"Bye Margaret" she said, in a horrible tone, a she walked into the store
"Sorry…I'll talk to you later…Sorry I really am" he aid giving her arm a squeeze.
"Yeah" she said with a sad smile
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