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A Little Taste of Heaven

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By Assilem

Crabapple Cove

August 1956

After a relaxing dinner, they decided to go out to the park.

"Mommy look how high I am!" Rose yelled as Hawkeye pushed her on the swing set. Margaret smiled. After a while at the park, Rose walked over to her mother, and climbed onto her lap.

"You're tired aren't you baby girl?" Rose nodded and laid her head on her mother's chest.

"Rosie's tired I see." Hawkeye said sitting down on the bench.

"She's had a long day."

"I bet. You want to head back home to put her to bed?"

"That would be nice, thank you."

"Any time." He smiled then looked at Rose who was sound asleep. "You want me to take her?"

"That's all right. I've done this before."

"Okay. Come on." He said as they stood up, Hawkeye put his arm around her waist and they started walking. The Pierce house was only about a block away from the park. They walked in silence the whole way, when they arrived Hawkeye opened the front door to see Daniel walking back into his office with a cup of tea in his hands.

"Rosie fell asleep?"

"Yeah, Margaret and I are going to put her to bed,"

"Okay, I was about to turn in myself."

"3 AM, too early for you dad?"

"Just a little. Jeanne had to go into labor too early," Daniel smiled. "G'Night."

"Night dad," Hawkeye said walking up stairs and into his mother's old bedroom. "You need any help?"

"This is the trickiest part. You take her, and get her undressed please."

"Sure," Hawkeye smiled taking Rose into his arms. After Rose was in her pajamas, and tucked in, Hawkeye and Margaret walked down stairs. "Want a drink?

"Sure."

"Wine, Scotch, Gin?"

"A glass of wine would be nice, thank you."

"So what do you want to do? I was hoping we could talk."

"Sure."

"Here ya go." Hawkeye said handing her a glass of wine, and sitting down beside her.

"Thanks, how much do you want to know?"

"Everything."

"Okay, well you remember the night we shared?"

"Sure do!"

"Well after we said our good-byes and everything. I did what I planed, I went to Tokyo, by September, I was throwing up. I went to see a Doctor. He looked at me, and told me I better get ready for a discharge. I started looking for work, my sister Kayla said that her friend was looking for a nurse to work at his office. So Kayla recommended me, I moved to North Carolina. By December I was working full time at six months pregnant. I was laid off at eight months and I moved in with my sister. Tom didn't want me by myself. On March 26, I went into labor; I was in labor for 26 hours. At 10:01 PM, March 27, she was born."

"So you know the stats?"

"Seven Pounds, Nine ounces, Nineteen inches long."

"Wow. Did she always have the blonde?"

"No, she was born with black, it turned blonde when she was six weeks old."

"What was her first word?"

"Toby, actually. We were playing in the yard and Rose saw Toby come. She waved her arms around yelling Toby the best she could."

"Did she wake you up at night?"

"Not after about six weeks. Rose sleeps like you."

"What else?"

"What do you want to know?"

"Everything, why did you name her Rose?"

"Well I decided either way the baby would be named after you. If it were a boy, it would have been Benjamin Franklin Pierce Houlihan. I was still tossing names around when she was born. Kayla came in shortly after and handed her a rose and asked if I decided on a name yet."

"What were the other names?"

"Emily, Lily, or Rose. I remember sitting with her in my arms then spotted the ring. I looked up at Kayla and said 'Rose, Rose Francine Pierce Houlihan. Mom, Kayla and Dad don't know you're the father, but I think Daddy might know after I said she was named after," Margaret paused. "The man I love more than anything." She added softly.

"Margaret," Hawkeye said softly taking her hand in his. "I want you to listen to me. I meant what I told you that night. I love and cherish you. And I'm not asking you this just because of Rosie. I'm asking you this because I love you. Margaret will you marry me?"

"Hawkeye a part of me want to throw myself into your arms and scream yes."

"Let's go with that part."

"But the other part of me doubts your sincerity. I know you love and care for me, but I can't help think this is because of Rose you're doing this."

"Margaret, this isn't because of Rosie."

"I know." She said softly.

"We don't have to get married, as long as I get to be with you. We can get married when we're ninety as long as I don't have to be without you."

"I love you and I don't want to be without you either."