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A/N: Thanks so much for your patience with this chapter. I've been working on my English papers and studying for my biology test. I've just barely had time to think, let go write on this story. Now that I do I thought I'd update for everyone waiting! :D Hope it is worth the wait.
After breakfast the trio decided to take a walk around the neighborhood and point out some of the town's popular sites to Sidney. They loaded Bella in the buggy and meandered through the streets. They passed many neighbors on the way, most of whom had known Hawkeye since he was a baby and loved to tell the stories of him escaping the house after his baths as a toddler, still with nothing on. Sidney and Margaret laughed at these stories, and a certain nude escapade to the mess tent was brought up.
They made it to the center of town and the park that Hawkeye had played in as a child. It had been upgraded since then and now included a new set of swings, a tall slide and a merry-go-round among other things. They all sat on a bench and Margaret lifted Bella out to her lap.
"It's your first visit to the park, Bella," she cooed at her daughter. Hawkeye reached out one finger and stroked the bottom of the baby's foot. They all sat in silence for a moment and watched a pair of sisters on the swings. They jumped off, declared a winner and then moved to the slide. Margaret sighed audibly.
"What's wrong?" questioned Hawkeye.
"I was just thinking about how my sister and I used to love playing on the swings that would be on the bases. I haven't been on a swing in ages." She looked up at her husband and noticed the gleam in his eyes. "What?"
"Come here." He grabbed the baby from Margaret's arms and handed her to Sidney. He held out a hand which Margaret took hesitantly and led her to the swing set. He held one still and she looked at him.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" she asked while sitting on the offered seat.
"Of course, hold on." He pulled her back towards him and then gave her a gentle push. After a few swings he pushed harder and harder until Margaret was soaring high above his head.
"Hawkeye!" she called, giggling and kicking her feet. This motion loosened one of her sandals and it flew off on a back-swing, almost clocking Hawkeye in the head.
"Hey!" On her next back-swing he pushed her even harder and she shrieked.
"Stop it! Hawkeye get me down!" He let her slow down a bit and then grabbed a hold of the chains to stop her. Unfortunately she still had too much momentum and he skidded, landing on his back directly under the swing with her feet almost hitting him on every pass. She finally came to a stop and he got up from under her. He looked over at Sidney who was laughing hysterically.
"What are you laughing at?" Sidney put on a straight face and shook his head, but disintegrated again when Hawkeye turned around, showing the extent of the dirt. Hawkeye grabbed Margaret's shoe and took it to her, shooting a glare at Sidney. He helped Margaret on with her shoe and she helped him off with the dirt. They rejoined Sidney at the bench. "Alright, if you're going to be like that we're going home!" he scolded the psychiatrist with mock anger. They put Bella back in the carriage and left the park.
"That's ok, I was starting to get hungry anyways," responded Sidney as he walked between the couple. They took a different route home to show their visitor some more sights. As they rounded the corner to their block they saw a man running frantically towards their house.
"Dr. Pierce!" As the man got closer they could see it was their neighbor from down the street, Martin. "Dr. Pierce you've gotta come quick!"
"What is it?"
"It's Bonnie, she's gone into labor. She can't make it to the hospital!" The man was out of breath and quite panicked.
"Alright, let me grab my bag from the house." Hawkeye ran into the house and returned just seconds later. "Let's go Margaret." She looked over at Sidney questioningly.
Sidney nodded. "Go ahead. Bella and I will be fine."
"You sure?"
"Go. They need you." With that, Margaret took off at a sprint after Hawkeye, who was already half-way down the street. Sidney smiled and grabbed hold of Bella's carriage and entered the Pierce house.
Four hours later Hawkeye and Margaret exited the Woodman residence. He slung his arm around her shoulders and sighed. "Good work, Major."
"Same to you, Captain." She smiled as they made their way up the street. They entered the house and came upon a scene that made them chuckle. Sidney was asleep on the couch with Bella sprawled out on his chest, also asleep. Margaret walked over and gently picked up her daughter. The movement of weight startled Sidney awake. "Sorry Sidney."
He yawned. "It's alright. When did you guys get back?"
"We just walked in the door."
"How'd it go?"
"Great! They have a beautiful baby boy."
"And a baby girl," Hawkeye added over her shoulder.
Sidney laughed. "Did they know they were having twins?"
Hawkeye shook his head. "No, we only ever heard one heartbeat. One of them must have been hiding in the back. It explains why she was almost three weeks early, though."
Sidney stood up and stretched his back. "Bella's probably hungry. She finished that bottle in the fridge, but that was a couple of hours ago."
Margaret nodded. "Ok, thanks. She wasn't too much trouble was she?"
"No, she's a good baby."
Margaret laughed. "You should have seen her until a week or so ago. She had colic and cried most of the time."
"Well you'd never know it now," replied Sidney as he stroked the baby's face with a finger.
Bella was now rooting against Margaret's shirt. "I better go feed this one. When she's finished we could go get our dinner," she offered.
Margaret took off towards the nursery and Sidney took a seat back on the couch. Hawkeye motioned towards the shelf of the bookcase which housed the alcohol. "Would you like a drink before dinner?" Sidney nodded and Hawkeye poured them both a martini. He handed one to his guest and took a seat next to him on the couch.
An hour later the three of them were sitting in "The Lobster Pot" looking over the menus. Bella was asleep in her car seat in the booth next to Margaret and the men were sitting in the other booth across the table.
"Are you sure you can't stay for a few more days Sidney?" questioned Hawkeye from over the top of his menu.
"No, I better get back to New York and my wife."
"Alright, but you better come back soon when mine doesn't have to call you because I'm going crazy."
Sidney laughed and agreed as their waitress came back over. "Are you guys ready to order?" she asked with her east coast accent.
They all started folding up there menus as Hawkeye spoke up, "I think we'll just take the all-you-can-eat lobster meal off of the family menu."
The waitress collected their menus and headed off to add in their order. Margaret excused herself and went to the bathroom, leaving the two men to themselves. Hawkeye took another drink of his beer and then suddenly felt Sidney shift in the seat next to him. He looked over at the mustached man and instantly crunched his eyebrows. "Sid, you okay?"
Sidney looked at his companion and straitened back up. "Yeah, my stomach has been acting up a bit today, but I'm alright."
"Are you sure? How bad is the pain?"
"I didn't say I was in pain. I'm fine."
"Alright…" Hawkeye replied, unconvinced.
"What's alright?" asked Margaret, returning to the table.
"Sidney's in pain," answered Hawkeye.
"I am not!" The two men eyed each other for a while until Hawkeye gave up. It wasn't long until the waitress came back with their lobster. She placed in on the table and they all dug in. Hawkeye noticed that Sidney hadn't eaten much but didn't bring it up. They paid their bill and left the restaurant. Everyone was quiet on the way home and the arrival at the house didn't change anything.
"I think I'm going to hit the sack early since I have to drive home tomorrow," Sidney stated standing up from the couch. The couple bid him a goodnight and watched him walk down the hall.
A/N: Ok, I'll end it here since it has taken me so long to update as it is. Thanks again for all of your patience.