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The next day brings another round of surgery as well as an impromptu bug out. Left with a spinal patient, Hawkeye elects to stay behind. He sits next to his patient waiting for clear signs of a recovery while the rest of the camp takes down tents and packs up the camp. Only when there are few beds left does he register how dire the bug out actually is.

"'Kitchen's down'," Margaret states as she enters the almost deserted Post Op.

"'Well, that's good news'," Hawkeye comments as Margaret hands him a cup of coffee. Telling him there is no more coffee to drink, Margaret watches the patient's breathing when Hawkeye remarks how bad the beverage is. Checking the patient's IV, Hawkeye tells the nurse, "'I'll be back in ten minutes. Then, you can leave with the others."

Gently, Margaret demands, "'I'm staying.'"

The pair may be on even footing for once, but in no way will she adhere to Hawkeye's request that she leave. However, instead of receiving a rebuttal, the nurse gets to hear Hawkeye tease, "'You've finally realized I have a beautiful body.'"

Not in the mood for his jokes, Margaret defends, "'I've never seen your body!'"

Both knowing she is lieing, Hawkeye alludes to their only night together by remarking, "'Every evening at eight thirty and matinees Wednesday and Saturday.'"

Refusing to fall into his trap, the nurse asks to keep their relationship medical.

"'You wanna play doctor?'" Hawkeye questions. He knows his remarks aggravate her, but he wants to keep Margaret safe. Despite all that goes unsaid between them, he still cares for her.

"'Look, Margaret. I can handle this. Go on the truck and get out of here.'"

"'I'm staying with you'," Margaret states before looking up at him. Knowing he is not going to win the argument, the surgeon replies, "'If you need me, I'll be packing up my troubles in my old kit bag.'"

However, after finding out that all his stuff is gone, Hawkeye returns back to the deserted post op.

"I thought you were getting your stuff?" The nurse questions when Hawkeye walks back in. Shaking his head, Hawkeye answers, "They took it all. How's the patient?"

"The same," Margaret replies before Radar walks in telling them he is staying with them.

"'Does the enemy rape female prisinors?'" Margaret asks after a round of shell fire falls an hour later. Reassuringly, Hawkeye replies, '"Margaret, there is no reason to be afraid.'"

"'Aren't you scared?'" The blonde asks wondering how the surgeon can be so calm.

"'Me? Scared? This whole body is one white knuckle'," Hawkeye admits. Still envious, Margaret answers, "'You don't show it.'"

"'The minute this kid is stable and on the chopper, I may wet my pants and suck my thumb'," The surgeon states. After a moment, he asks, "Why don't we take turns keeping watch?"

"Sounds fine by me," Margaret answers while stifling a yawn. She rolls her eyes, but agrees when Hawkeye announces he will take the first watch. She finds the best wall to lean against before drifting off. Waking up to a hand on her shoulder, Margaret has to reorient herself to the situation.

"I'm up," She mumbles as Hawkeye helps her to her feet. As Hawkeye sits down, the nurse asks how their patient is.

"Stable, no real change," He answers before nodding to floor. "That seat comfortable?"

Margaret nods before taking residence on the chair next to the soldier. Radar comes in once to check on them, but for the most part she is alone. Surprisingly, she never hears a sound from Hawkeye until he mumbles sleepily from the other side of the room, "'What's his blood pressure?'"

Margaret tells him, but remarks, "'I thought you were asleep.'"

"'I always wake up when a lady pumps her sphygmomanometer'," Hawkeye remarks. Standing, the surgeon adds, "'Besides, I don't sleep well on a soft wall.'"

The pair continues to talk until Radar comes back. Noticing the patient's vital signs are good enough for him to be moved, the nurse, clerk, and surgeon transport the soldier to a chopper. Seeing the chopper off, the three remaining camp members head to the jeep. After everyone gets in, Hawkeye starts the engine and proceeds to leave. Stopping in the middle of the compound, Hawkeye takes in the camp possibly for the last time.

"'A big hunk of our lives has been spent here'," The surgeon remarks after Margaret asks him why he stops.

"'Yeah, just think of all the guys we've operated on'," Radar supplies a little in awe. Taking in the camp herself, Margaret becomes a little wistful as well.

"'A lot of them didn't make it'," She hears Hawkeye say causing her to reassure him, "'Most of them did. You should be proud.'"

Humbled by her words and amazed at the nurse's own abilities, especially staying behind, Hawkeye remarks, "'You too.'"

Kissing her on the cheek, the surgeon hopes Margaret will stay calm. Knowing she cannot kiss the man back, Margaret gently tells him they need to leave. Suddenly, Hawkeye remarks on the lack of shellfire and bombing. Disturbed by the quiet, Margaret urges Hawkeye to get them out of camp when the jeep quits. As Radar gets out to check the engine, Margaret exclaims, "'I'm gonna be ravaged. I know it!'"

"'Tell them you're with me'," Hawkeye jokes weakly before they all jump out of the jeep to find safety. Finding out their camp is coming back only a few minutes later, Margaret, Radar, and Hawkeye happily run off toward their friends. Thinking they may actually have a chance together as the pair talks to Colonel Potter, Hawkeye sadly watches Margaret turn into her usual self when Frank comes up to her. Resuming his usual persona, the surgeon jumps in a jeep with the nurses.

Reveling in the still and his own bed, Hawkeye listens to B.J. tell him about the convoy and exactly how Klinger loses all his dresses.

"'I'm gonna go help Margaret," Hawkeye remarks once they sit in a comfortable silence. Knowing Frank is off to supposedly be in charge of something, B.J. offers to tag along. Taking his martini glass with him, B.J. follows Hawkeye to the Head Nurse's tent.

"Who is it!" Margaret calls when there is a knock on her tent door.

"Just two Swamp rats hoping to help you get your tent back together," B.J. states. Opening the door, Margaret lets the men inside. The trio gets along rather well and Margaret happily tells them that she will go to Tokyo soon.

"Good for you, Margaret!" B.J. praises knowing she needs the time away. Happy for her, but also wishing for some R and R after their stay alone at camp, Hawkeye teases, "Can I go with you?"

Margaret simply laughs stating, "Tough luck! Colonel Potter asked me to do this three weeks ago!"

However, any joy she has going into the trip, is trampled by Frank whining over her leaving. By the time she leaves, the nurse decides she will do her job, but have the best time she can while she is there.

When Margaret comes back from her vacation, the entire camp soon finds out she is engaged. Frank is visibly upset, while Hawkeye grins wildly. It is the only thing he can do to keep from breaking down. Silently, the man questions what happens to their relationship, but remembers their agreement. Neither says anything about actually wanting a romantic relationship, so the Head Surgeon settles on being happy for Margaret. While Hawkeye keeps his dislike hidden, Frank actively expresses his outrage, namely by pricking Margaret in the finger during surgery. Volunteering to bandage her wound, Hawkeye leads the nurse to a basin of peroxide to clean the wound.

"'That sadist'," Margaret remarks as Hawkeye fixes her finger. "'He did it on purpose.'"

"'Yeah, well if he hadn't, I would've'," The Chief Surgeon answers. Margaret looks at him curiously trying to decipher any underlying feelings, and asks, "'What's that supposed to mean?'"

Looking at her, Hawkeye states, "'It means you have the sensitivity of a Sherman Tank. Talking about the guy in front of Frank is a swift kick in his ego.'"

He chooses not mention himself in that list before continuing both his minsitration and converstation, "'A target one can hardly miss.'"

"'He's a grown man isn't he? Semi?'" Margaret defends. In retaliation mainly for his own hurt ego, Hawkeye pours peroxide on her cut causing her to cry out in pain. Nonchalantly, Hawkeye asks if there is something wrong. Narrowing her eyes, the nurse states, "'You did that on purpose.'"

"'Well, you can take it. You're a grown woman. Semi'," Hawkeye mocks smoothly. Confused by his reactions, Margaret asks when Hawkeye begins to care about Frank. Remarking that it is a recent phenomenon, Hawkeye listens as Margaret reminds him how mean he is to Frank.

"'Yeah, but never when he was down'," Hawkeye defends. "'Only when he wasn't looking.'"

"'I'll always have a soft spot'," Margaret admits before explaining how Donald is metaphorically superior to Frank. Putting the cap back on the peroxide bottle, Hawkeye listens to her comparisons wondering where he fits in. As far as he is concerned, he means something to Margaret. At least, she does to him. Cleaning up, Hawkeye excuses himself saying, "I'll let you bandage it yourself."

However when her engagement bliss becomes too much again, the men of The Swamp practically pray for intervention from her prattling.

"'Morning, Princess'," Hawkeye states when he, B.J., and Frank sit beside her at breakfast the next morning. Still giddy over her engagement, Margaret never registers the sarcasm coming from the officers. That is, until Frank tells her he will trade her in for someone younger.

"'If you'll exuse me, I'm going to go finish my letter'," The nurse remarks as she gathers her things visibly annoyed. Knowing their relationship is rocky now, Hawkeye teases, "'You need any help holding up your pen?'"

She sends him a small glare before leaving the men at the table.

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