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The next day, Hawkeye waits for Margaret to thank him for or at least acknowledge the note he gives her. Instead he notices her distance herself. For a few days, he tries asking her about the note before giving up. Unable to talk to anyone about his problems, Hawkeye simply makes snarkier comments than usual. Finally, he corners her in the scrub room after surgery.

"You've been avoiding me," Hawkeye whispers to Margaret as they get out of their scrubs. Instead of facing him, Margaret throws her scrub mask and hat into the laundry bin and skirts away from him. She will not make a scene while people walk by. However, when she hears him plead her name, the nurse turns. Seeing Margaret's eyes brim with tears, Hawkeye pulls her behind the curtain. Finally, she whispers, "I'm so sorry."

"Sorry?" Hawkeye questions. Softly, Margaret states, "I should have written you, and I didn't. I at least had your home address."

Realizing that she really is sorry, Hawkeye answers, "I forgive you. I just wanted to know what you thought of the note."

Margaret watches as a hint of a smile crosses his lips. Feeling a little embarrassed for her outburst, the nurse answers, "I did. Thank you. The fact that it was on the hotel stationary was a nice touch."

Confused, Hawkeye asks if she is implying that the letter is fake. Shaking her head, Margaret emphatically denies it adding, "It was nice seeing the crest. Almost like an odd momento."

Nodding, the Chief Surgeon teases, "You want to go find a coffee shop and talk some more?"

With a smile, Margaret shakes her head just as they hear a voice call Hawkeye's name. Signaling for her to stay behind the curtain until he leaves, Hawkeye comments that he will be out in a second. Stepping out from the curtain, Hawkeye heads out the door with Trapper leaving Margaret to resume her army exterior before entering Post Op. Checking patients, Margaret sits and talks with the soldiers unaware that Hawkeye walks in. For a moment all he does is watch her interact with the soldiers and easily realizes how great a nurse the woman is. She may present a tough persona, but she really has a heart of gold. Something that draws her to him even years after they meet is her compassion. He just wishes she shows it more. When a patient calls out to him, Hawkeye finally stands away from the doorway. Out of the corner of his eye, Hawkeye notices Margaret is up, too.

"You get stuck here, too?" The nurse questions as she walks past him while he hangs up a clip board. Shaking his head, Hawkeye answers, "Just checking on a patient. Do you mind keeping an eye on Corporal Michael while you're here? I don't want to risk his getting an infection. If you need anything, Trapper's in X-ray. I'm going to sleep."

Margaret nods in reply before continuing her work until she finds out that Trapper and Hawkeye are going to operate on an enlisted son of a general. Despite wanting to continue her work, Margaret decides to placate Frank and go with him into surgery. However, after all the commotion, the camp is given an Officer's Club. Falling into her "Frank" persona as she dubs it, she happily takes in the quiet of the new club with Frank's aggravating chatter as her
personal white noise to help her drown out her feelings for Hawkeye. After the other night, she is unsure if the feelings are true or residual. Left over from a son Hawkeye knows nothing about, or from a latent, undying affection. Staying on shallow topics, Margaret is unamused when she hears distinct voices praising the Officer's Club.

Sitting down with Frank and Margaret, Hawkeye and Trapper proceed to ask for drinks. Turning to Margaret, Hawkeye asks, "'Margaret? What is that? An Old Fashioned?'"

"'With fruit, yes'," She answers wishing the doctors and de facto officers will leave. One of her proponents for having an Officer's Club that is strictly for officers is to keep away from Hawkeye. Even though he is listed as Officer, she highly doubts he will enter the new club. However, now that he barges in, she has nowhere to hide.

"'Margaret, let me dance my way into your heart'," Hawkeye announces as he takes her hand and she escapes her thoughts. Reflexively, she accepts as Frank tries to keep them apart. Margaret is quiet as she wonders what Frank will do if he knew her history with the Chief Surgion. As Hawkeye whisks her away, the nurse easily falls into him. However, remembering how much she is supposed to dislike him, Margaret pulls away asking, "'Must we dance so close?'"

"'I do. It's a muscular problem'," He admits knowing that having her in his arms in any way is a problem, especially since they have forgiven each other. Despite his reputation as camp womanizer, Hawkeye is merely just biding his time until they can be together again. Quickly, he adds, "'If I don't rub thighs with someone every four hours, I get the bends.'"

Margaret merely nods seeing through his ruse. However instead of telling her some drivel about missing her, she is shocked when Hawkeye states that he and Trapper have a petition to let the enlisted men into the club.

"'Sign it, Margaret'," Hawkeye states after Margaret denies signing. "'I'm warning you, my legs are loaded.'"

Despite his insistence, Hawkeye cannot convince her. When they walk into the Officer's Club that night, Hawkeye and Trapper walk right up to Frank and Margaret the latter commenting on their clean-shavenness. Staring at Hawkeye a little too long, Margaret is thankful when the men walk toward the bar. She is in no mood to continue thinking about how nice Hawkeye looks in and out of uniform. However, the nurse's resolve begins to crumble when she can smell Hawkeye's aftershave when he stands behind her and grabs his drink later that night as part of her remembers their one night in the hotel bar. Shaking her head, Margaret immediately begins to talk to the General. After Hawkeye and Trapper end up bringing in the entire camp an hour later, Margaret is completely distraught. Leaving ten minutes later, the nurse knows she looks like a haughty, spoiled brat, but has little need to care. However, when footprints come up behind her, the nurse walks faster.

"Margaret!" Hawkeye calls out confused. She walks faster making the surgeon guess what is wrong with her. After he calls her name again, Margaret turns and answers, "Captain?"

"You left!" He accuses. Angry, more at herself than anyone else, Margaret spits, "Hurts, doesn't it?"

Bewildered, Hawkeye stares at the blonde wondering what he does wrong. The enlisted deserve a place to relax, and their own tents are less than ideal most of the time. Finally, he asks if she is angry about the Officer's Club. Margaret's eyes darken at the question as she grinds out, "That was my one place to get away from you."

"One place? Margaret you have a whole camp to get away from me at!" Hawkeye replies. Shaking her head, Margaret whispers, "Everywhere I go, there is a reminder of you. Surgery, Post Op, my tent!"

"Your tent?" Hawkeye repeats causing Margaret to backtrack. In no way does she want him to know that unsent letters and their son's birth certificate lie in a locked desk drawer in her tent. Swallowing, Margaret lies, "Yours and Trapper's pranks and Frank's incessant complaints permeate every wall of my tent."

"Well, I'll pay to have it dry cleaned," Hawkeye scoffs. The pair lock eyes trying to win a battle of wills when an MP on watch comes across them. Aware of a question directed toward them, Hawkeye answers, "Just a friendly fire. Good night, Major."

"Captain," Margaret answers before heading to bed.

The pair decides against speaking to each other for the remainder of the week until they are the last two not ravaged with Flu by the weekend.

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