It took Potter another two months to get right back to the way he was but in that time he had to come to terms with the issue of Sophie. She hadn't gotten any better since Hawkeye brought her back to camp. So early one dry September morning, Colonel Potter went out with his shotgun and ended Sophie's pain once and for all.
That same morning Margaret had woken up in Hawkeye's arms for the first time. It was one of Radar's announcements that had brought Margaret's mind back to where she was and who she was with.
"Honey?" she said stroking the soft black hair on his head.
"Yes?" came the mumbled reply. It didn't help that his face was buried in her chest.
"We need to get up."
"Why should we ruin this?" Hawkeye said as he started to sit up.
"Colonel Potter is back behind his desk today and if we appear to be working at anything less than one hundred per cent efficiency then…." Margaret got cut off by Hawkeye. Who having given up trying to sit had gone back to nuzzling Margaret's neck, finally claiming her mouth with his own.
"Stop…. worrying… about… Potter….. he'll….. be…… fine…." Hawkeye's words were interspersed with attacks on Margaret's neck. Just at that point Radar's voice came back on the camp's P.A.
"ATTENTION. ATTENTION. CHOPPERS AND JEEPS ARRIVING IN THE COMPOUND. BOTHE SURGICAL TEAMS TO THE O.R. IMMEDIATELY. THAT WILL BE ALL."
"Looks like this will be cut short anyway." Said Hawkeye dejectedly, leaving Margaret's neck alone so they could get dressed.
~~~~~ O.K. so it only took me 4 months to update and it's really short. So shoot me. I'm sorry I couldn't write sooner. I promise to write a full chapter as soon as possible. And I'll explain the Hawkeye/Margaret bit then too. I just wanted to show you that I haven't forgotten about this! ~~~~~ Love mashnut ~~~~ P.S. feel free to shout at me in your reviews. ~~~~~