Disclaimer---I do not own any rights to the show M*A*S*H in the form of characters or whatnot, I just have a story idea in my head that needs to get out. I also don't own any rights to songs in this story ( sniff, sniff).

A week after Margaret and Trapper had their talk, a 1957 Nash Ambassador Super sedan 4 door 8 cylinder drives up on and parks backwards on the left side and then a 1957 Chevrolet 210 4 door with bright red paint job drives up and backs in the same way as the Nash only on the right side. Margaret gets out of the Nash and Trapper out of the Chevy and they look at each other and smile and Trapper watches Holly get out of the passenger side of her car of her mom's and Trapper asks Margaret:

"You know you had a passenger?"

Margaret looks at her young daughter and says:

"I thought it was about time I introduced her to my co-workers"

Holly runs up to catch up with her momma, takes her hand, and smiles at Trapper and he says:

"Good morning Holly"

She smiles shyly and Margaret looks back at Trapper's car and just says one word:

"Red?"

He smiles and looks at his car then says:

"You're not the only one who can be proud of his car"

She laughs and goes to the hospital's entrance and opens it and her daughter goes in, then she does and Trapper. A thought comes to his mind:

'She seems more relaxed, more....I have never seen her so light and happy'

They go in and all the nurses and other doctors turn to see the threesome come in.

Nurse Anne comes up to Margaret with a smile on her face and they both watch Holly charm the other nurses and doctors with her innocent laughter and spirit. Holly sits on a chair, twirling it back and fourth between nurse Jane and nurse Eve then Anne coughs then asks Margaret:

"Ma'm?"

Margaret turns to her and says gently:

"It's Margaret"

Nurse Anne smiles and asks:

"Is she adopted?"

This time Margaret looks at the floor and smiles sheepishly then says:

"No, she's mine"

Anne continues to look at Holly then sees Eve click on a little radio and the song ' Little Darling' by the Diamonds comes on and she says:

"I just thought that since you never bought her around before that…."

Margaret interrupts her by saying:

"That was my fault, I guess I was just being selfish, keeping her to myself like I did but now…"

Margaret turns to Anne and says:

"Everybody needs to know her"

They both turn and watch as Holly jumps down and runs around. Margaret then turns around and looks down the hall and sees Trapper John talking to a very familiar woman, Lorraine Blake! Margaret thinks then straightens her jacket and goes down, smiles and says:

"Hi"

Both Lorraine and Trapper look at Margaret and Lorraine says "Hi' and Trapper says:

"Louise just became Mr. Woods assistant"

Margaret says:

"I didn't even know he was looking for one"

Lorraine says almost in a low whisper:

"Well, from what I hear, the last secretary was, well…"

Just then nurse Jane comes up and says:

"She was a pain in the…."

Just then Holly shows up and Jane catches herself and says:

"In the rear"

Everybody laughs and then Margaret asks:

"But still how did you know when none of us did?"

Lorraine smiles and sips her coffee that she picks up beside her then says:

"Ron Woods is my brother-in-law, I told you my sister was looking for me a job, she just added a little pressure and Ron gladly obliged"

Everybody laughs at that and Margaret looks at Holly then Trapper and says:

"John, could you take Holly and show her other places?"

He stands up and says:

"Sure…want to go with me Holly?"

She gladly says:

"Yes!"

He gets her little hand and they follow directions to the cafeteria and Margaret turns to Lorraine and looks down at the floor then back up at Lorraine then says:

"I wanted to say I'm sorry for not being…friendlier at our last meeting"

Lorraine sips her coffee then says:

"Well, I had a feeling it had something to do with Trapper"

Margaret blushes then says:

"Yes"

Lorraine throws her coffee cup in a garbage can then says:

"I'm not interested in him"

Margaret just says:

"I know"

Lorraine looks around then says:

"She really is a beautiful girl"

Margaret beams with motherly pride then says:

"Oh, thank you"

Margaret looks around then asks:

"Have you found a place to live?"

Lorraine shakes her head sadly and says:

"No, we're still living with Ron and my sister"

Margaret thinks then says:

"I think I might know of a place, I heard the building next to mine has a vacant spot, might be worth checking out"

Lorraine's face lights up and she says:

"Oh please! Give me the address!"

They go into Lorraine's office space and Lorraine goes straight for some paper & pencil.

In the middle of the afternoon, Margaret has a sleepy Holly draped over her shoulders and she is going to her car and struggling to get her keys out. Trapper comes up running to her and in a low voice says:

"She's had it hasn't she?"

Margaret smiles then says:

"I'm going to take her home to Mrs. Gergandy"

Trapper opens the back seat and Margaret puts Holly down and gives Holly a plush white blanket that Holly pulls up next to her in sleep. Margaret slowly and quietly closes the door and she says to Trapper:

"Thank you"

He shrugs his shoulders and as Margaret walks around to the drivers side, he asks:

"Um, Margaret, I was just wondering…is Holly the reason you left the Army?"

She smiles and turns to him and says:

"Yes,….Um, I had planned to have Holly then get a nanny but…as soon as she was born and I looked into those eyes, I knew I didn't want to go from country to country and if I went to another war, a nanny would raise her, I couldn't stand that idea so…I left"

He smiles and looks around the garage full of cars then she says:

"I'll be back soon"

He bends over and kisses her cheeks and she blushes and goes and gets in her car with her spirits soaring.

A/N—I know this was a short chapter but I wanted to show the change in Margaret, tell me what you think! And there was one little something in the chapter I hope you all caught, tell me what you think it is!

Also in a future chapter, not one soon, do you guys think I should put in a appearance by B.J. Hunnicut? Would it be too much, what do you guys think?