Luckily for Hawkeye and Eliza, Ms. Withers had no hard feelings against them for their foolish actions back in high school. After inviting them in for tea and scones, they talked about how things were going for them and even had a few laughs before asking her about the kids. And of course, seeing the sweet little girls and their parents' pleading faces, she agreed to babysit.
It was almost as if things were finally starting to go perfectly smooth for Hawkeye and Eliza, not to mention Mr. Miller.
Miller was glad to give Eliza a job, and on top of that was able to hire another two workers. Business was still pretty slow but even that was starting to get better by the day.
Daniel's private practice was successful as always, and Erica continued to hit milestone after milestone. She was walking and talking (as well as a toddler could), and happier than ever.
And it seemed that today was about to be even better than the day before for Hawkeye...
November 19th, 1953
"Hello? ...BJ?! Hey how are you? It's great hearing from you again," Hawkeye said into the telephone.
"I'm doing great as always. How about you?"
"You know," Hawkeye said with a chuckle, "Things are actually starting to look really good for me."
"Oh really? Care to elaborate on your great fortunes?"
"Well, I don't know if I told you this the last time you called, but a real nice girl I knew from high school, Elizabeth Ainsworth, and I've been going steady for a while now."
"Really? I never thought you were into committing, I always remember a certain someone calling themselves the 'cassanova of Crabapple Cove,'" BJ said.
"Yeah, well, she's different."
"Mhmm... what else?"
"Well, my job is starting to take a turn for the better, and my dad's place is doin' real good too."
"Well, hey Hawk, that's really good to hear. Before I forget, I actually called you in hopes of maybe deciding a time we could get together."
"Oh, of course! You know my dad and I wouldn't mind having you, Peg, and Erin stay at our place for a while, although it does get a little cold in Crabapple Cove this time of year."
"Hey, we'd love to fly over to Maine so long as you folks are fine with it. Does sometime after the holidays sound good?"
"Yeah, I think we'll be good for any time in January if that's what you had been thinking."
"Sounds like a swell idea, I'll call you back in a few weeks and let you know what days work best for Peg and I."
