A/N: thanx for reviews ^_^ keep 'em commin' this episode really has no
reason except that BJ gets the letter from Peg and Hawk gets and idea from
that letter, everything else is of no importance.
Disclaimer: read previous episodes
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BJ groaned as he got out of bed. The announcer repeating that wounded were coming in. "It's 2 in the morning, don't the Chinese understand people need beauty sleep?" he asked to no in particular.
"Only if it's theirs" said Hawkeye grabbing his pants and putting them on, "It sure is great to have you back Beej."
"Tell me again, maybe I'll actually believe you this time."
"Aw come on, if you didn't want to be here you wouldn't, plus the guy they sent as a replacement was almost as bad as Frank Burns."
"No one is that bad."
"I said almost." Hawk said smiling as he through his arm around BJ's shoulders as they walked to triage.
Klinger walked up to them, "It's not that many, probably a few hours worth of work with both shifts, at least that's what Colonel Potter says." He told them as he ran off the help move patients and fill out forms on them as well.
"Have you got your mail yet?" Hawkeye asked as he bent down to one of the patients on the ground.
"Not yet, I went straight to bed when I got here and just now got woken up." BJ said, "Why did I get something important?"
"Um, yea I'd think so but, wait till after surgery to get it from Klinger."
"Alright if you say so." He said smiling at a young boy as he checked the wounds. He turned to a nurse, "He's not to bad, he can wait." He said moving on, and everything was back to normal, almost.
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"Retractor." BJ said with his hand out.
"Retractor." Said Renee handing him the needed instrument.
After a few more minutes BJ said, "All right, I think that's it, can you close for me?"
"Yes doctor."
"Oh so now you're all formal on me, Captain." He said with a smile.
"Well, I guess I got used to your replacement always yelling about formalities, that stupid Major wouldn't know fourO silk from cotton." She said stitching up the latest patient. BJ just laughed as he moved on. When she was finished Renee relieved the nurse that had been helping BJ as she closed.
"Good news! No More people in the waiting room, this is it!" Klinger said walking through the pre-op doors.
"Good, even though you said it would only be a few hours." Hawkeye said smiling, though you couldn't see it for the mask.
"Well, depends on what you call a few, could be 2, 3, 4.12, just depends." He said laughing as he took Colonel Potter's last patient. Everyone finished and walked into the changing rooms to get ready for naps before dinner.
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BJ walked into Klinger's office, "Hey, you have mail for me right?"
"Oh yea, um.here" he said picking up a few letters.
"Just three? Hmm, well I feel real lov." he gulped as he saw the return address on the last letter.
"Yea.." Klinger said quietly, "Come on Captain, let's get you back to the swamp." He said turning the stunned captain around, just as Hawkeye walked into the room.
"Oh, you got your mail, come on, you can tell me all about what it says." Hawkeye says as he turned back around quickly, taking the still stunned BJ from Klinger. When they got outside he finally snapped out of it and started to walk on his own. When they got to the swamp BJ ripped open the letter from his deceased wife.
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Dear BJ,
I know you told me not to write until you write back but I forgot to add something in my last letter which you will probably have already written me back on when you get this. Erin told me our address the other day. You know so just in case she gets lost she can tell someone to help her. She said our names too. 'BJ and Peg' so I asked her what her name was and she said Erin Michelle Hunnicut. Full name and everything, isn't it exciting? She's learning so much, and she's only 2 and a half. She's drawing a picture right now; it's so cute, even if it is a bunch of scribbles. So I better get going since I told you what I forgot. We're going to go for a walk to mail this letter then come right back home, it's supper time and I'm fixing Erin's favorite, chicken and rice. I love you, no matter what happens don't forget that. And I hope you're always happy, even though you aren't with me right now.
Love, Peg
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BJ tried to sniff back tears that were running in rivers down his face. Hawkeye was just sitting on his cot calmly, with a tear in his eye because his best friend was in pain.
"She sent this right before she got it. Her father told me that they got hit right outside the post office. And she told me in the letter that her and Erin were going to mail it. Listen to this, "I love you, no matter what happens don't forget that. And I hope you're always happy, even though you aren't with me right now." That's the last two sentences. I got chills up my back when I read that, it's like she knew. She's never told me in her letters before that she wants me to be happy even though we aren't together."
"Maybe she's telling you that it's ok for you to fall in love again, so Erin can have a mom and you'll be happy." Hawkeye said trying to cheer up BJ.
"I don't know, there isn't anybody at all that I could ever care about like that, at least not now, especially not here, all the women are in love with you or sleep with you."
Just then Renee knocked on the door and stuck her head in, "Hawk, one of your patients isn't doing to well, they need you in Post-Op."
Hawkeye smiled as a thought came to his head, "Not her Beej, you know I tried but she wouldn't."
Renee just looked at both the men with one eyebrow cocked up in a confusing manner, "Come on Hawk, he's not doin' good at all, you should hurry."
"Get some sleep Beej, we'll talk later." Hawkeye said smiling as he walked out the door with Renee.
BJ just shook his head, "If he thinks he's going to get me hooked up with Renee then he's got another thing coming, she reminds me way to much of Peg for me to care about her like that right now." He mumbled to himself as he slipped off the sleep, dreaming about being with Peg and Erin.
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End of Episode 6, Episode 7 coming soon!
Disclaimer: read previous episodes
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BJ groaned as he got out of bed. The announcer repeating that wounded were coming in. "It's 2 in the morning, don't the Chinese understand people need beauty sleep?" he asked to no in particular.
"Only if it's theirs" said Hawkeye grabbing his pants and putting them on, "It sure is great to have you back Beej."
"Tell me again, maybe I'll actually believe you this time."
"Aw come on, if you didn't want to be here you wouldn't, plus the guy they sent as a replacement was almost as bad as Frank Burns."
"No one is that bad."
"I said almost." Hawk said smiling as he through his arm around BJ's shoulders as they walked to triage.
Klinger walked up to them, "It's not that many, probably a few hours worth of work with both shifts, at least that's what Colonel Potter says." He told them as he ran off the help move patients and fill out forms on them as well.
"Have you got your mail yet?" Hawkeye asked as he bent down to one of the patients on the ground.
"Not yet, I went straight to bed when I got here and just now got woken up." BJ said, "Why did I get something important?"
"Um, yea I'd think so but, wait till after surgery to get it from Klinger."
"Alright if you say so." He said smiling at a young boy as he checked the wounds. He turned to a nurse, "He's not to bad, he can wait." He said moving on, and everything was back to normal, almost.
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"Retractor." BJ said with his hand out.
"Retractor." Said Renee handing him the needed instrument.
After a few more minutes BJ said, "All right, I think that's it, can you close for me?"
"Yes doctor."
"Oh so now you're all formal on me, Captain." He said with a smile.
"Well, I guess I got used to your replacement always yelling about formalities, that stupid Major wouldn't know fourO silk from cotton." She said stitching up the latest patient. BJ just laughed as he moved on. When she was finished Renee relieved the nurse that had been helping BJ as she closed.
"Good news! No More people in the waiting room, this is it!" Klinger said walking through the pre-op doors.
"Good, even though you said it would only be a few hours." Hawkeye said smiling, though you couldn't see it for the mask.
"Well, depends on what you call a few, could be 2, 3, 4.12, just depends." He said laughing as he took Colonel Potter's last patient. Everyone finished and walked into the changing rooms to get ready for naps before dinner.
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BJ walked into Klinger's office, "Hey, you have mail for me right?"
"Oh yea, um.here" he said picking up a few letters.
"Just three? Hmm, well I feel real lov." he gulped as he saw the return address on the last letter.
"Yea.." Klinger said quietly, "Come on Captain, let's get you back to the swamp." He said turning the stunned captain around, just as Hawkeye walked into the room.
"Oh, you got your mail, come on, you can tell me all about what it says." Hawkeye says as he turned back around quickly, taking the still stunned BJ from Klinger. When they got outside he finally snapped out of it and started to walk on his own. When they got to the swamp BJ ripped open the letter from his deceased wife.
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Dear BJ,
I know you told me not to write until you write back but I forgot to add something in my last letter which you will probably have already written me back on when you get this. Erin told me our address the other day. You know so just in case she gets lost she can tell someone to help her. She said our names too. 'BJ and Peg' so I asked her what her name was and she said Erin Michelle Hunnicut. Full name and everything, isn't it exciting? She's learning so much, and she's only 2 and a half. She's drawing a picture right now; it's so cute, even if it is a bunch of scribbles. So I better get going since I told you what I forgot. We're going to go for a walk to mail this letter then come right back home, it's supper time and I'm fixing Erin's favorite, chicken and rice. I love you, no matter what happens don't forget that. And I hope you're always happy, even though you aren't with me right now.
Love, Peg
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BJ tried to sniff back tears that were running in rivers down his face. Hawkeye was just sitting on his cot calmly, with a tear in his eye because his best friend was in pain.
"She sent this right before she got it. Her father told me that they got hit right outside the post office. And she told me in the letter that her and Erin were going to mail it. Listen to this, "I love you, no matter what happens don't forget that. And I hope you're always happy, even though you aren't with me right now." That's the last two sentences. I got chills up my back when I read that, it's like she knew. She's never told me in her letters before that she wants me to be happy even though we aren't together."
"Maybe she's telling you that it's ok for you to fall in love again, so Erin can have a mom and you'll be happy." Hawkeye said trying to cheer up BJ.
"I don't know, there isn't anybody at all that I could ever care about like that, at least not now, especially not here, all the women are in love with you or sleep with you."
Just then Renee knocked on the door and stuck her head in, "Hawk, one of your patients isn't doing to well, they need you in Post-Op."
Hawkeye smiled as a thought came to his head, "Not her Beej, you know I tried but she wouldn't."
Renee just looked at both the men with one eyebrow cocked up in a confusing manner, "Come on Hawk, he's not doin' good at all, you should hurry."
"Get some sleep Beej, we'll talk later." Hawkeye said smiling as he walked out the door with Renee.
BJ just shook his head, "If he thinks he's going to get me hooked up with Renee then he's got another thing coming, she reminds me way to much of Peg for me to care about her like that right now." He mumbled to himself as he slipped off the sleep, dreaming about being with Peg and Erin.
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End of Episode 6, Episode 7 coming soon!