Through the thin walls of the "Swamp" BJ spotted Margaret sitting on Hawk's bunk, he panicked and made his excuses about being on Post-Op duty. Hawkeye went towards the door the anger and frustration building up inside. He took a swing at it, hand balled into a tight fist, the door almost left its hinges as it slammed into something behind it. Margaret's hands flew to her face hiding the blood and tears.
"What the hell did you do that for?" Margaret sounded calm although inside her blood boiled. Hawkeye could not take in what he had just done. He collapsed onto his bed and started to say something but Margaret was not finished.
"I came here to tell you, I love you. But after what you have done I think I was mistaken." She turned and left Hawk to his thoughts. He could barely admit it to himself but he loved her to.
For BJ duty was easy, the only real patient was Potter, who was out cold most of the time. It gave him time to write home to Peg and this letter contained the details of the accident as well as the goings on between Margaret and Hawkeye or the lack of anything going on between them. He turned around when the door opened, a sheepish Margaret entered. The blood form her nose was visible from beneath her hands.
"What happened?" BJ jumped up form the desk and pulled the hands away from her face.
"Hawkeye punched the door while I was standing behind it." Margaret winced as BJ started to clean it. From behind the curtain, they could hear someone else come in and start talking. The conversation was not for them.
"That'll be Charles talking to Potter again. He comes in every night. I think he's lost without him." BJ whispered to Margaret. Both started to listen closely to what Charles had to say.
"I can't do it any more. I can't run this place. Yes, I know that Radar does most of it but…… I… I'm not strong enough. Money isn't everything. I get that now. We all need you to get better. Klinger hasn't been in a dress since." It was true, Klinger had not even so much as worn a fruit covered hat since Potter's operation, "No-one's the same….. Not any more…"
Someone else entered cutting of Charles mid-sentence.
"That's fine and well for you but they're obviously not here." Charles' voice rose in volume as he spoke to this other person. He sounded disturbed like he thought that person might have overheard and would use this to their advantage, "Go away Hawkeye."
"He has come here looking for me." Margaret panicked. He had not found them behind the curtain but there was a chance that it was the very next place he was going to look.
"Margaret." Hawk called out.
"Quiet, Pierce. You are disturbing the patients." Said a hoarse voice.
"Colonel Potter!" Both Hawkeye and Charles cried out at the same time. Margaret and BJ came out from behind the curtain.
"How are you?" Margaret asked.
"I feel like I've been kicked in the chest. Where is Sophie? And what the name of wee horse happened to your nose, Margaret?" The Colonel sounded like he was back to his old self, almost.
"Long story, sir" Margaret said before trying to slip away out the door.
"I found Sophie but there's a problem." Hawkeye cut off Margaret's escape route while filling the Colonel in on what has happened.
"Come on then spit it out."
"Her fore leg is broken." BJ stated. Everyone looked to see what the expression on Potter's face was. Only there was nothing. His face was a complete blank.
~~~~~ Sorry it has taken so long to get another chapter up. But I do have a few essays to do (I'm procrastinating again!) and I had a huge mental block with this story. So I started one about Harry Potter. It hasn't gotten any reviews yet. L Please if you like Harry Potter look it up (click on my pen-name) and review it for me. J I'll get the next chapter up real soon as I'm still trying to avoid the report I have to write for Monday!!!!! ~~~~~ Love mashnut ~~~~~