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The next day they both went to work and throughout the whole day acted as professionals. It lasted for a close to three weeks and BJ noticed the change in his friends and got worried. After a very tense lunch he went back to his office and picked up the phone. Peg had all seven kids for the day, and he wanted to talk to Sabrina.
"Hi Peggy,"
"Hi BJ. What can I do for you?"
"Can I talk to Sabrina?"
"I don't see why not. Let me get her." BJ smiled and waited for Sabrina to pick up. She turned six today, and was getting to the age that she knew everything.
"Hello?"
"Hi Sabrina."
"Hi Uncle BJ." Sabrina smiled brightly. She loved BJ; he always smiled and handed her candy when her mother wasn't looking.
"Listen honey, has your mommy seen Hawkeye in a while?"
"No not since the fight."
"What fight?"
"The fight when they were calling each other bad names. And Hawkeye left cause Mama thought she was gonna have a baby."
"You're mom thought she was going to have a baby?"
"Uh huh." Sabrina confirmed.
"Do you remember what they said?"
"I'm not allowed to say those words." Sabrina told her uncle.
"I need you too Honey, can you tell me?"
"Auntie Peggy is in the room."
"Let me talk to her."
"Kay." Sabrina agreed handing the phone to Peg.
"Hey Honey, let Sabrina use the phone in our room and keep the kids away from it okay?"
"Okay, but why?"
"I'll explain later." Peg nodded and talked to her husband until Sabrina picked up the other receiver. She explained what happened between her mother and Hawkeye. BJ listened and thought of something to get the two back together. The two talked until BJ had to go. It was up to Sabrina to tell Peg the plan.
It was up to BJ to get them both to agree to come to dinner without the other knowing. First he went to find Margaret, who was doing rounds.
"Margaret." He smiled walking up to her.
"Hi BJ." Margaret smiled. "What can I do for you?"
"Well you can come over for dinner. Since today is Saturday I was thinking we could have a bbq and some fun. What do you say?"
"I don't know. I should get Sabrina home."
"Come on, Margaret. We haven't done something like this in a while."
"I know. But it's her birthday."
"Peg wanted to have her over anyway. I called earlier and they were making a cake. Come on Margaret, besides I have to give Sabrina her birthday present."
"Okay fine." Margaret said. "I get off a half hour later than you."
"I know. Just come over and we'll have a family party for her."
"Okay. But if you don't mind I have to get back to doing rounds."
"No problemo. I'll see ya later."
"Bye." Margaret smiled as she watched him run off. She shook her head and walked into the patient's room.
BJ ran up to the surgical floor to catch his best friend.
"Hawk!"
"Hey BJ, what's up?"
"Well we're having a bbq tonight, why don't you come. The rugrats are over at my house anyway."
"Good point and who am I to pass up Peg's cooking?"
"I don't know." BJ smiled brightly. "Plus it's Sabrina's birthday."
"I didn't forget. I was going to give her the present to her later when I pick up my kidlets."
"Okay. Well I gotta get back down to my floor. Or Holden will get my ass."
"Jake Holden doesn't like you does he?"
"His wife doesn't like me. Jake likes me fine, but Ms. Ethel Holden hates me because I took her nephews job."
"Ethel likes no one. She's an old bag." Hawkeye commented when Jake Holden came up.
"Talking bout my wife?" He asked. Hawkeye and BJ looked at each other in fear. "She's a bag. Now Beej get down to your floor or she'll get your ass."
"I was just getting dinner set for tonight. It's Margaret Houlihan daughter's birthday today."
"It is? Well that's dandy. She's such a cute little girl. But you really need to get downstairs. Ethel is doing her rounds of my staff." BJ rolled his eyes and waved goodbye. Hawkeye and Jake talked a bit more before Ethel came. They talked and he headed downstairs. He saw Margaret and shook his head. God he missed her. He took his car over to BJ's house. He got there shortly after BJ and went in the back yard. Ben, Dorby, Helene and Finn were digging their way to China. Sabrina, Katelyn and Kamilia were playing in the sprinkle. Erin was quietly reading in the hammock. Rory was sitting contentedly playing with Baylee, while Vincent was helping Peg make dinner. He loved the sight.
"Hey." He smiled when he walked out on the back porch. The kids looked up and he smiled. Sabrina ran over to him, she hadn't seen him in three weeks and missed him. She jumped right into his arms and held on as tight as she could. "I missed you hon."
"I missed you too." Sabrina smiled pulling away.
"Happy Birthday."
"Thank you. Are you staying for the party?"
"I wouldn't miss it." He smiled putting the now turned six-year-old down. "Go play."
"Kay." She smiled and ran back into the sprinkler. He smiled as the three best friends played. The three girls reminded everyone that knew Margaret, Hawkeye and BJ of them. They were all different, Sabrina was the high strung only child, Katelyn was the little girl not afraid of showing her emotions, and Kamilia was the joker of the group. A few minutes later Margaret walked in with a smile as she watched the three best friends playing. She talked to Peg for a little while and then with BJ before noticing her 'boyfriend' as it were. She smiled slightly and walked out. Sabrina saw her mother and smiled brightly running to her and jumping into her arms. Getting Margaret wet. She smiled and held onto her daughter.
"Happy Birthday Sabrina."
"Thank you Mommy." Sabrina smiled looking at her mother.
"Are you having fun?"
"Yup." She smiled brightly.
"Go play." Margaret encouraged her daughter. Sabrina smiled and ran off back to the sprinkler. She turned to Hawkeye and smiled slightly. "Hi."
"Hi, how are you?"
"I could be better." Margaret said softly as she sat down on a chair. "You?"
"Same. The kids aren't use to not seeing you."
"Neither is Sabrina." Margaret said as she watched Rory run to her. She jumped right into her arms and cuddled into her. "Hi Rory. Did you miss me?"
"Yup." Rory smiled. Margaret stared down at the little girl and
suddenly felt something that she was missing.
"I missed you too." She smiled hugging the little girl.
"Doll why don't you go play with Baylee, I need to talk to Mags."
"Kay. Love you." Rory smiled kissing Margaret. Margaret kissed her back and watched her run back to her oldest sibling. He looked at Margaret and noticed she was wearing his favorite white shirt. It had princess bands on it and made her look more beautiful.
"I need to know something."
"What is it?"
"Are you pregnant?"
"No." Margaret said softly.
"I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"Do you want a list? For thinking you would cheat on me, for getting mad, for letting you to believe that I didn't love you, for making an ass of myself." Margaret smiled.
"For hurting me worse than any man has ever hurt me before?"
"That too."
"Dinner." BJ smiled walking out. That one word all ten kids ran to the table. Margaret stood up and walked there Hawkeye watched her and realized what a fool he was.
"This looks wonderful Peg." Margaret smiled sitting down.
"Thank you, but Vincent is the one who I helped." Peg winked at the adults. They all smiled and the very proud little boy.
"Auntie Peggy helped me." He smiled sitting down next to Erin.
"Well before we eat, its Sabrina's birthday. So after dinner we'll sing happy birthday. But Sabrina what do you want for your birthday?" BJ asked as he cued the little girl.
"I want everyone to tell me what they want." She smiled. Everyone else smiled and all but Margaret and Hawkeye, knew what to say.
"Well I want cake!" Ben smiled. Everyone laughed and looked at Helene.
"To dig my way to China!" She smiled looking at Peg.
"I want help cleaning up."
"I don't want to help clean up." BJ smiled looking at Erin.
"I want to be able to read my book, so I wont have to clean up." She smiled cheekily. Everyone looked at Margaret.
"I want Sabrina to be happy."
"I want no harm to come to my rugrats." Hawkeye smiled. Then they turned to Baylee.
"I want a mom that last forever." Baylee started.
"I want a mom to make it all better." Dorby said.
"A mom to tuck me in at night and chase the monsters away." Finn continued.
"I want a mom to read me stories," Katelyn smiled
"And sing a lullaby" Rory added looking at Margaret.
"And if I have a bad dream to hold me when I cry" Vincent concluded. Margaret could feel the tears forming throughout the whole speech, and with the conclusion she let them fall. Rory saw the tears fall and crawled onto her lap.
"Love you." She smiled cuddling into her.
"I love you too baby." Margaret said through tears. BJ smiled, it looked like his plan might just work.
"Is that what you guys really want?" Hawkeye asked the kids. They all nodded and Dorby spoke up.
"We want you and Margaret back together cause we want Margaret as our Mommy."
"We know that you and Mommy are having a fight. But." Sabrina trailed off.
"Rini, you know a lot don't you?" Sabrina nodded. "Then you know that we still love each other right?"
"Yup. Mommy told me she does. But she's still mad at you for hurting her." Margaret looked at her daughter and smiled.
"I don t blame her." Hawkeye said.
"Good. Can we eat?" Sabrina asked. Everyone laughed and started to pass out the food. Rory refused to leave Margaret's lap, and she didn't mind. They ate dinner and listen to the kids stories. Helene and her goal to dig to China, and how she got Dorby, Ben and Finn to help her. Erin and her struggle at school, and not getting the Math. Sabrina, Kamilia and Katelyn's field trip to the zoo. Vincent and the cake he invented. And Rory how she just loved staying at home. After dinner was done Vincent and Peg brought out a huge cake for Sabrina.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to Sabrina happy birthday to you!" Everyone sang; including Sabrina who said 'Me' when everyone else said 'Sabrina'.
"Make a wish baby." Margaret smiled. Sabrina smiled and blew out the candles. Everyone clapped.
"PRESENTS!" BJ announced happily. Sabrina smiled happily and watched as all the kids pulled boxes out from under the table.
"Mine first!" Ben smiled handing Sabrina a shinny pink box.
"Thank you. Mama can you read the card?"
"Of course." Margaret smiled taking the card Sabrina handed her. "To Sabrina, a birthday comes only once a year.and today is yours. Happy Birthday, from Ben."
"Thank you Ben." Sabrina smiled opening the package. "Mama look! It's the new Beatrix Potter book!" Margaret smiled and her excited daughter. "Thanks Ben."
"You're welcome." Ben smiled. Helene was the next to give Sabrina her present.
"Thanks Helene." Sabrina smiled handing the card to Margaret.
"To Sabrina, first you were one, then two, then three and four, and five, but now you're six and closer to seven. Now this is supposed to rhyme, but what rhymes with seven? Eleven, you're almost eleven. Happy Birthday Love Helene."
"Thank you Helene." Sabrina smiled pulling a stuff bunny out of the bag. "Its cute. Thank you."
"Welcome." Helene smiled brightly. Erin smiled and handed Sabrina a package.
"This one is from me."
"Thank you Erin."
"You're welcome." Erin smiled as Sabrina handed her mother the card. Margaret opened it and smiled.
"Sabrina, forever will be one day that is yours. And today is, Happy sixth birthday. I wish I was six again. Lots of Love Erin." Erin smiled and watched Sabrina pull out a diary.
"It's a diary."
"Yup. I've had one since I was your age."
"Thank you Erin. I like the flowers."
"I thought you might." Erin smiled. Baylee was the next one to hand Sabrina a present.
"This one is from me." Baylee smiled.
"Thanks."
"To Sabrina, Happy Birthday I hope you have many more birthdays as good as this one. And maybe even better. Love Baylee."
"Thanks."
"Welcome." Sabrina smiled and saw a charm bracelet. "I got one like it. My real mom gave it to me."
"Thank you."
"Sabrina, me and Finn bought this for you." Dorby smiled handing her a box. Sabrina smiled and handed Margaret the card.
"To Sabrina, Happy Birthday. Hope we'll see your next one. From Finn and Dorby."
Sabrina smiled and opened the box to reveal a shirt. It was a bowling shirt with her name on it. "Thank you." She smiled brightly.
"Sabrina me and Katelyn bought this, hope you like it." Kamilia smiled as the two friends handed their friend the box. Sabrina smiled and opened it to reveal a porcelain doll.
"Mommy is beautiful."
"It is." Margaret agreed flipping the card over. This girls had made it and glued a picture of them on it.
"Happy birthday." They said in unison. Sabrina smiled and hugged her best friends.
"Me turn. Brina appy birfday." Rory smiled handing Sabrina a bag. "Daddy elped." She smiled.
"Thank you Rory." Sabrina smiled pulling out a purple elephant. "I love it." She smiled brightly.
"Elcome."
"Well now, all the kids gave you their presents except Vincent."
"Sabrina I made you something." He smiled pulling out home-made play-do. Everyone laughed.
"Thank you." She smiled.
"Well Rini I got you something too." Hawkeye smiled handing her the box. Sabrina smiled brightly and handed the card to her mother.
"My Sabrina, Daydreams are for believers, dreamers are the ones that love. And you are both. I love you with my heart and soul, remember that always. Love you always my Rini Hawkeye."
Sabrina smiled and opened the box. She gasped when she what was in it. BJ and Margaret looked at their friend in amazement.
"How did ya get it Hawk?" BJ asked as Sabrina took the picture out of its box.
"A lot of work." He smiled. It was a picture of the 4077th staff. She smiled and pointed to the people she didn't know. It had everyone including Trapper, Frank, Radar and Henry Blake. Margaret was speechless as she looked at the picture. She ran a finger over Henry and mumbled something.
"Mama whose he?"
"That's Henry Blake, he was killed." Margaret explained carefully.
"That's the guy that wore a dress." Sabrina smiled. Margaret, BJ and Hawkeye all smiled. Klinger was one of a kind for sure.
"Well Margaret what about you?"
"What about me BJ?"
"What did you get Sabrina."
"Sabrina got her presents this morning from me, didn't you?"
"Uh huh. Mama got me new clothes, and other stuff." Margaret smiled and pushed back her daughter's hair. "And she pierced my ears. See." She added showing her brand new studs.
"Well, me and Aunt Peggy talked to your mom about your present. So we got you something. I'll go get it." BJ smiled walking into the house. A few moments later he emerged with a St. Bernard puppy. Sabrina's eyes widened and she looked at her mom. "We got you a puppy." Sabrina's smiled grew bigger.
"What's his name?"
"You can name him." Peg smiled.
"Bernard." She said with a smile.
"Bernard?" Margaret asked.
"Yup. Bernard." Sabrina said proudly petting her new puppy. "Thank you."
"You're welcome Honey." Peg smiled.
"Can we have cake?" Helene asked as she was nibbling on another hot-dog.
"I guess so. What do you say Sabrina?"
"Yup." She smiled. "Come on Bernard."
After cake the kids decided to play with Bernard. The adults started to clean up after the kids.
"BJ, a St. Bernard?" Peg stated for the hundredth time as she and Margaret washed dishes.
"Sorry, I didn't know they grew that big." BJ apologized.
"How can you not?" Margaret asked as she dried a plate.
"I don't know." Margaret and Peg rolled their eyes and continued with the dishes. After the dishes were done the four adults went and watched the kids.
"Mama!" Sabrina yelled as she slipped on the grass. Margaret and Hawkeye both ran over to her and as soon as they did that, the kids attacked them with water. Margaret screamed through laughter as she and Hawkeye slipped around.
"Now you're in for it!" Hawkeye screamed taking the hose and sprayed the kids. They all ran around laughing. Then he decided to spray Margaret. She scream and ran towards him tackling him to the ground and dumping a bucket of water on his head. He laughed and pulled her down. Margaret smiled at him right before the kids dumped water on their 'parents'. They both shrieked when the water hit them. Hawkeye noticed that her shirt was now partially see through. The kids didn't seem to mind though, and neither did he for that matter.
"AHH! DADDY!" Rory screamed in excitement tackling her father. The kids too the opportunity to spay them. Rory screamed as the water hit her but that soon turned into laughter.
BJ and Peg watched the group playing in the water. They looked so right together.
"Aunt Margaret?" Erin asked pulling her aside. "You might want to change your shirt." She said when everyone was finished playing in the water.
Margaret looked down and noticed her shirt was see through. "Thank you Erin." She smiled gratefully.
"You're welcome. You never wear white shirts playing with water. Guys love it though. They can see what they want."
"How do you know that?" Margaret asked a bit surprised.
"I don't know. I just do. I'm a teenager now. Plus Mikey said I got great chest." Erin said. Margaret laughed and looked at Hawkeye. He was wrapping Rory in a towel and making sure everyone else had one on.
"Peg, I'm going to change." Margaret smiled.
"You're and Hawkeye's clothes are in the guest-room." She smiled. Margaret nodded and together they walked in the house.
"Did you have fun?"
"I did." She smiled brightly.
"Are you still mad at me?"
"I was never mad, I was hurt." Margaret told her seriously.
"You know I'm sorry right?"
"I know. But I'm not quite sure that you didn't mean it."
"I was upset."
"I know." She said opening the door to the guest-room. "You need to understand something though."
"What's that?"
"I lost Joe when I had Sabrina. I was afraid I would lose you too."
"You'll never lose me." He said taking her hand in his.
"Its not that I know that. It hard. You have never lost someone that you loved more than life itself,"
"I lost you after the war."
"Its not the same." She said as he pulled her down on his lap. "You got me back. I lost Joe, he's dead. I'll never see him again. It hurts. I also lost Michael and that hurt more than the world. I never want to face that pain again. And I knew that as soon as I got involved with you, that I would have to leave him behind. And I did, but when I thought I was pregnant, I felt as if I was being unfaithful to him."
"Baby let me ask you a question. Did Joe want to see you happy?"
"More than anything. All he ever wanted was for me to be happy."
"And are you happy being with me?"
"I really am."
"Then you're not being unfaithful. You're being happy."
"Thank you." She smiled.
"No problem babe. Just do me one favor,"
"What's that?"
"Give me a kiss. A real kiss." He smiled. Margaret smiled and took his face in her hands and touched her lips to his. She kissed him letting her tongue gently slip into his mouth. Hawkeye wrapped his own tongue around hers and let a hand go up her stomach and cup one of her breasts. He gently started to massage it as their tongues mingled. He gently moved his other hand to her shorts pocket and gave his cheek a good squeeze before gently pushing her down on the bed. He climbed over her and undid her shirt letting it fall to the ground. He ran his hands over her wet bra and took it off of her. Margaret moved her hands and took off his shirt. It wasn't till he was just about to take off her panties that she realized where they were.
"No."
"What do you mean 'no'?"
"Not here." Margaret smiled. "Tonight."
"Tonight." He said. "But till then." He gave his one last kiss. The moved down to her breasts and kissed them. "Can I help you get dressed?"
"If you want." Margaret smiled giving him another kiss. With help from Hawkeye, Margaret put on a very teasing dress. The neckline was low enough that he could see a little bit what he wanted. It went down to just above her knees, it hung off her every curves and he loved it.
She kept on teasing him all night. BJ and Peg offered to keep the kids. The three girls were happy and decided to have a slumber party. Rory didn't care, all she wanted to do was be held. The boys wanted to camp out in Kamilia's new tent. She didn't care. Baylee wanted someone to hang out with. And Erin decided it would be a perfect time to get the child to help her with math. Baylee was already doing grade nine math. When her mother left the child threw herself into math. And now she was ahead of her class.
It was around nine or so that Hawkeye and Margaret left the Hunnicut's. As soon as they got into the car Hawkeye put his hand on her thigh and ran it up.
"I love you."
"I love you too." Margaret smiled placing her hand over his. Hawkeye looked at her left hand, it needed an engagement ring. And soon a wedding band. He needed to propose soon, having the feeling something was going to happen. He knew he needed to talk to Sabrina about it first though.
"So, shall we head to yours or mine?"
"Mine. My bed is bigger."
"That it is." Hawkeye smiled. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"Forgiving me. I acted like an ass."
"That you were. But I love you."
"I love you too. And tonight I'm going to show you how much I love you." Margaret smiled, leaned over and placed a kiss on his lips. "I've missed that."
"Me too." Margaret smiled. God how she missed him. They two talked all the way to Margaret's house. Once they arrived Hawkeye picked Margaret up and carried her into the house. Margaret laughed as he walked into the house.
"Well my love," He said kissing her. "Shall we take this upstairs?" Margaret smiled and started to take his clothes off. Hawkeye took her up to the bedroom and pushed her down on the bed. It had been so long for the two, it wasn't the no sex, it was the not being together.
Together they became one and spent the night proving how much the other loved the other. It was something they both needed.
The next day they both went to work and throughout the whole day acted as professionals. It lasted for a close to three weeks and BJ noticed the change in his friends and got worried. After a very tense lunch he went back to his office and picked up the phone. Peg had all seven kids for the day, and he wanted to talk to Sabrina.
"Hi Peggy,"
"Hi BJ. What can I do for you?"
"Can I talk to Sabrina?"
"I don't see why not. Let me get her." BJ smiled and waited for Sabrina to pick up. She turned six today, and was getting to the age that she knew everything.
"Hello?"
"Hi Sabrina."
"Hi Uncle BJ." Sabrina smiled brightly. She loved BJ; he always smiled and handed her candy when her mother wasn't looking.
"Listen honey, has your mommy seen Hawkeye in a while?"
"No not since the fight."
"What fight?"
"The fight when they were calling each other bad names. And Hawkeye left cause Mama thought she was gonna have a baby."
"You're mom thought she was going to have a baby?"
"Uh huh." Sabrina confirmed.
"Do you remember what they said?"
"I'm not allowed to say those words." Sabrina told her uncle.
"I need you too Honey, can you tell me?"
"Auntie Peggy is in the room."
"Let me talk to her."
"Kay." Sabrina agreed handing the phone to Peg.
"Hey Honey, let Sabrina use the phone in our room and keep the kids away from it okay?"
"Okay, but why?"
"I'll explain later." Peg nodded and talked to her husband until Sabrina picked up the other receiver. She explained what happened between her mother and Hawkeye. BJ listened and thought of something to get the two back together. The two talked until BJ had to go. It was up to Sabrina to tell Peg the plan.
It was up to BJ to get them both to agree to come to dinner without the other knowing. First he went to find Margaret, who was doing rounds.
"Margaret." He smiled walking up to her.
"Hi BJ." Margaret smiled. "What can I do for you?"
"Well you can come over for dinner. Since today is Saturday I was thinking we could have a bbq and some fun. What do you say?"
"I don't know. I should get Sabrina home."
"Come on, Margaret. We haven't done something like this in a while."
"I know. But it's her birthday."
"Peg wanted to have her over anyway. I called earlier and they were making a cake. Come on Margaret, besides I have to give Sabrina her birthday present."
"Okay fine." Margaret said. "I get off a half hour later than you."
"I know. Just come over and we'll have a family party for her."
"Okay. But if you don't mind I have to get back to doing rounds."
"No problemo. I'll see ya later."
"Bye." Margaret smiled as she watched him run off. She shook her head and walked into the patient's room.
BJ ran up to the surgical floor to catch his best friend.
"Hawk!"
"Hey BJ, what's up?"
"Well we're having a bbq tonight, why don't you come. The rugrats are over at my house anyway."
"Good point and who am I to pass up Peg's cooking?"
"I don't know." BJ smiled brightly. "Plus it's Sabrina's birthday."
"I didn't forget. I was going to give her the present to her later when I pick up my kidlets."
"Okay. Well I gotta get back down to my floor. Or Holden will get my ass."
"Jake Holden doesn't like you does he?"
"His wife doesn't like me. Jake likes me fine, but Ms. Ethel Holden hates me because I took her nephews job."
"Ethel likes no one. She's an old bag." Hawkeye commented when Jake Holden came up.
"Talking bout my wife?" He asked. Hawkeye and BJ looked at each other in fear. "She's a bag. Now Beej get down to your floor or she'll get your ass."
"I was just getting dinner set for tonight. It's Margaret Houlihan daughter's birthday today."
"It is? Well that's dandy. She's such a cute little girl. But you really need to get downstairs. Ethel is doing her rounds of my staff." BJ rolled his eyes and waved goodbye. Hawkeye and Jake talked a bit more before Ethel came. They talked and he headed downstairs. He saw Margaret and shook his head. God he missed her. He took his car over to BJ's house. He got there shortly after BJ and went in the back yard. Ben, Dorby, Helene and Finn were digging their way to China. Sabrina, Katelyn and Kamilia were playing in the sprinkle. Erin was quietly reading in the hammock. Rory was sitting contentedly playing with Baylee, while Vincent was helping Peg make dinner. He loved the sight.
"Hey." He smiled when he walked out on the back porch. The kids looked up and he smiled. Sabrina ran over to him, she hadn't seen him in three weeks and missed him. She jumped right into his arms and held on as tight as she could. "I missed you hon."
"I missed you too." Sabrina smiled pulling away.
"Happy Birthday."
"Thank you. Are you staying for the party?"
"I wouldn't miss it." He smiled putting the now turned six-year-old down. "Go play."
"Kay." She smiled and ran back into the sprinkler. He smiled as the three best friends played. The three girls reminded everyone that knew Margaret, Hawkeye and BJ of them. They were all different, Sabrina was the high strung only child, Katelyn was the little girl not afraid of showing her emotions, and Kamilia was the joker of the group. A few minutes later Margaret walked in with a smile as she watched the three best friends playing. She talked to Peg for a little while and then with BJ before noticing her 'boyfriend' as it were. She smiled slightly and walked out. Sabrina saw her mother and smiled brightly running to her and jumping into her arms. Getting Margaret wet. She smiled and held onto her daughter.
"Happy Birthday Sabrina."
"Thank you Mommy." Sabrina smiled looking at her mother.
"Are you having fun?"
"Yup." She smiled brightly.
"Go play." Margaret encouraged her daughter. Sabrina smiled and ran off back to the sprinkler. She turned to Hawkeye and smiled slightly. "Hi."
"Hi, how are you?"
"I could be better." Margaret said softly as she sat down on a chair. "You?"
"Same. The kids aren't use to not seeing you."
"Neither is Sabrina." Margaret said as she watched Rory run to her. She jumped right into her arms and cuddled into her. "Hi Rory. Did you miss me?"
"Yup." Rory smiled. Margaret stared down at the little girl and
suddenly felt something that she was missing.
"I missed you too." She smiled hugging the little girl.
"Doll why don't you go play with Baylee, I need to talk to Mags."
"Kay. Love you." Rory smiled kissing Margaret. Margaret kissed her back and watched her run back to her oldest sibling. He looked at Margaret and noticed she was wearing his favorite white shirt. It had princess bands on it and made her look more beautiful.
"I need to know something."
"What is it?"
"Are you pregnant?"
"No." Margaret said softly.
"I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"Do you want a list? For thinking you would cheat on me, for getting mad, for letting you to believe that I didn't love you, for making an ass of myself." Margaret smiled.
"For hurting me worse than any man has ever hurt me before?"
"That too."
"Dinner." BJ smiled walking out. That one word all ten kids ran to the table. Margaret stood up and walked there Hawkeye watched her and realized what a fool he was.
"This looks wonderful Peg." Margaret smiled sitting down.
"Thank you, but Vincent is the one who I helped." Peg winked at the adults. They all smiled and the very proud little boy.
"Auntie Peggy helped me." He smiled sitting down next to Erin.
"Well before we eat, its Sabrina's birthday. So after dinner we'll sing happy birthday. But Sabrina what do you want for your birthday?" BJ asked as he cued the little girl.
"I want everyone to tell me what they want." She smiled. Everyone else smiled and all but Margaret and Hawkeye, knew what to say.
"Well I want cake!" Ben smiled. Everyone laughed and looked at Helene.
"To dig my way to China!" She smiled looking at Peg.
"I want help cleaning up."
"I don't want to help clean up." BJ smiled looking at Erin.
"I want to be able to read my book, so I wont have to clean up." She smiled cheekily. Everyone looked at Margaret.
"I want Sabrina to be happy."
"I want no harm to come to my rugrats." Hawkeye smiled. Then they turned to Baylee.
"I want a mom that last forever." Baylee started.
"I want a mom to make it all better." Dorby said.
"A mom to tuck me in at night and chase the monsters away." Finn continued.
"I want a mom to read me stories," Katelyn smiled
"And sing a lullaby" Rory added looking at Margaret.
"And if I have a bad dream to hold me when I cry" Vincent concluded. Margaret could feel the tears forming throughout the whole speech, and with the conclusion she let them fall. Rory saw the tears fall and crawled onto her lap.
"Love you." She smiled cuddling into her.
"I love you too baby." Margaret said through tears. BJ smiled, it looked like his plan might just work.
"Is that what you guys really want?" Hawkeye asked the kids. They all nodded and Dorby spoke up.
"We want you and Margaret back together cause we want Margaret as our Mommy."
"We know that you and Mommy are having a fight. But." Sabrina trailed off.
"Rini, you know a lot don't you?" Sabrina nodded. "Then you know that we still love each other right?"
"Yup. Mommy told me she does. But she's still mad at you for hurting her." Margaret looked at her daughter and smiled.
"I don t blame her." Hawkeye said.
"Good. Can we eat?" Sabrina asked. Everyone laughed and started to pass out the food. Rory refused to leave Margaret's lap, and she didn't mind. They ate dinner and listen to the kids stories. Helene and her goal to dig to China, and how she got Dorby, Ben and Finn to help her. Erin and her struggle at school, and not getting the Math. Sabrina, Kamilia and Katelyn's field trip to the zoo. Vincent and the cake he invented. And Rory how she just loved staying at home. After dinner was done Vincent and Peg brought out a huge cake for Sabrina.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to Sabrina happy birthday to you!" Everyone sang; including Sabrina who said 'Me' when everyone else said 'Sabrina'.
"Make a wish baby." Margaret smiled. Sabrina smiled and blew out the candles. Everyone clapped.
"PRESENTS!" BJ announced happily. Sabrina smiled happily and watched as all the kids pulled boxes out from under the table.
"Mine first!" Ben smiled handing Sabrina a shinny pink box.
"Thank you. Mama can you read the card?"
"Of course." Margaret smiled taking the card Sabrina handed her. "To Sabrina, a birthday comes only once a year.and today is yours. Happy Birthday, from Ben."
"Thank you Ben." Sabrina smiled opening the package. "Mama look! It's the new Beatrix Potter book!" Margaret smiled and her excited daughter. "Thanks Ben."
"You're welcome." Ben smiled. Helene was the next to give Sabrina her present.
"Thanks Helene." Sabrina smiled handing the card to Margaret.
"To Sabrina, first you were one, then two, then three and four, and five, but now you're six and closer to seven. Now this is supposed to rhyme, but what rhymes with seven? Eleven, you're almost eleven. Happy Birthday Love Helene."
"Thank you Helene." Sabrina smiled pulling a stuff bunny out of the bag. "Its cute. Thank you."
"Welcome." Helene smiled brightly. Erin smiled and handed Sabrina a package.
"This one is from me."
"Thank you Erin."
"You're welcome." Erin smiled as Sabrina handed her mother the card. Margaret opened it and smiled.
"Sabrina, forever will be one day that is yours. And today is, Happy sixth birthday. I wish I was six again. Lots of Love Erin." Erin smiled and watched Sabrina pull out a diary.
"It's a diary."
"Yup. I've had one since I was your age."
"Thank you Erin. I like the flowers."
"I thought you might." Erin smiled. Baylee was the next one to hand Sabrina a present.
"This one is from me." Baylee smiled.
"Thanks."
"To Sabrina, Happy Birthday I hope you have many more birthdays as good as this one. And maybe even better. Love Baylee."
"Thanks."
"Welcome." Sabrina smiled and saw a charm bracelet. "I got one like it. My real mom gave it to me."
"Thank you."
"Sabrina, me and Finn bought this for you." Dorby smiled handing her a box. Sabrina smiled and handed Margaret the card.
"To Sabrina, Happy Birthday. Hope we'll see your next one. From Finn and Dorby."
Sabrina smiled and opened the box to reveal a shirt. It was a bowling shirt with her name on it. "Thank you." She smiled brightly.
"Sabrina me and Katelyn bought this, hope you like it." Kamilia smiled as the two friends handed their friend the box. Sabrina smiled and opened it to reveal a porcelain doll.
"Mommy is beautiful."
"It is." Margaret agreed flipping the card over. This girls had made it and glued a picture of them on it.
"Happy birthday." They said in unison. Sabrina smiled and hugged her best friends.
"Me turn. Brina appy birfday." Rory smiled handing Sabrina a bag. "Daddy elped." She smiled.
"Thank you Rory." Sabrina smiled pulling out a purple elephant. "I love it." She smiled brightly.
"Elcome."
"Well now, all the kids gave you their presents except Vincent."
"Sabrina I made you something." He smiled pulling out home-made play-do. Everyone laughed.
"Thank you." She smiled.
"Well Rini I got you something too." Hawkeye smiled handing her the box. Sabrina smiled brightly and handed the card to her mother.
"My Sabrina, Daydreams are for believers, dreamers are the ones that love. And you are both. I love you with my heart and soul, remember that always. Love you always my Rini Hawkeye."
Sabrina smiled and opened the box. She gasped when she what was in it. BJ and Margaret looked at their friend in amazement.
"How did ya get it Hawk?" BJ asked as Sabrina took the picture out of its box.
"A lot of work." He smiled. It was a picture of the 4077th staff. She smiled and pointed to the people she didn't know. It had everyone including Trapper, Frank, Radar and Henry Blake. Margaret was speechless as she looked at the picture. She ran a finger over Henry and mumbled something.
"Mama whose he?"
"That's Henry Blake, he was killed." Margaret explained carefully.
"That's the guy that wore a dress." Sabrina smiled. Margaret, BJ and Hawkeye all smiled. Klinger was one of a kind for sure.
"Well Margaret what about you?"
"What about me BJ?"
"What did you get Sabrina."
"Sabrina got her presents this morning from me, didn't you?"
"Uh huh. Mama got me new clothes, and other stuff." Margaret smiled and pushed back her daughter's hair. "And she pierced my ears. See." She added showing her brand new studs.
"Well, me and Aunt Peggy talked to your mom about your present. So we got you something. I'll go get it." BJ smiled walking into the house. A few moments later he emerged with a St. Bernard puppy. Sabrina's eyes widened and she looked at her mom. "We got you a puppy." Sabrina's smiled grew bigger.
"What's his name?"
"You can name him." Peg smiled.
"Bernard." She said with a smile.
"Bernard?" Margaret asked.
"Yup. Bernard." Sabrina said proudly petting her new puppy. "Thank you."
"You're welcome Honey." Peg smiled.
"Can we have cake?" Helene asked as she was nibbling on another hot-dog.
"I guess so. What do you say Sabrina?"
"Yup." She smiled. "Come on Bernard."
After cake the kids decided to play with Bernard. The adults started to clean up after the kids.
"BJ, a St. Bernard?" Peg stated for the hundredth time as she and Margaret washed dishes.
"Sorry, I didn't know they grew that big." BJ apologized.
"How can you not?" Margaret asked as she dried a plate.
"I don't know." Margaret and Peg rolled their eyes and continued with the dishes. After the dishes were done the four adults went and watched the kids.
"Mama!" Sabrina yelled as she slipped on the grass. Margaret and Hawkeye both ran over to her and as soon as they did that, the kids attacked them with water. Margaret screamed through laughter as she and Hawkeye slipped around.
"Now you're in for it!" Hawkeye screamed taking the hose and sprayed the kids. They all ran around laughing. Then he decided to spray Margaret. She scream and ran towards him tackling him to the ground and dumping a bucket of water on his head. He laughed and pulled her down. Margaret smiled at him right before the kids dumped water on their 'parents'. They both shrieked when the water hit them. Hawkeye noticed that her shirt was now partially see through. The kids didn't seem to mind though, and neither did he for that matter.
"AHH! DADDY!" Rory screamed in excitement tackling her father. The kids too the opportunity to spay them. Rory screamed as the water hit her but that soon turned into laughter.
BJ and Peg watched the group playing in the water. They looked so right together.
"Aunt Margaret?" Erin asked pulling her aside. "You might want to change your shirt." She said when everyone was finished playing in the water.
Margaret looked down and noticed her shirt was see through. "Thank you Erin." She smiled gratefully.
"You're welcome. You never wear white shirts playing with water. Guys love it though. They can see what they want."
"How do you know that?" Margaret asked a bit surprised.
"I don't know. I just do. I'm a teenager now. Plus Mikey said I got great chest." Erin said. Margaret laughed and looked at Hawkeye. He was wrapping Rory in a towel and making sure everyone else had one on.
"Peg, I'm going to change." Margaret smiled.
"You're and Hawkeye's clothes are in the guest-room." She smiled. Margaret nodded and together they walked in the house.
"Did you have fun?"
"I did." She smiled brightly.
"Are you still mad at me?"
"I was never mad, I was hurt." Margaret told her seriously.
"You know I'm sorry right?"
"I know. But I'm not quite sure that you didn't mean it."
"I was upset."
"I know." She said opening the door to the guest-room. "You need to understand something though."
"What's that?"
"I lost Joe when I had Sabrina. I was afraid I would lose you too."
"You'll never lose me." He said taking her hand in his.
"Its not that I know that. It hard. You have never lost someone that you loved more than life itself,"
"I lost you after the war."
"Its not the same." She said as he pulled her down on his lap. "You got me back. I lost Joe, he's dead. I'll never see him again. It hurts. I also lost Michael and that hurt more than the world. I never want to face that pain again. And I knew that as soon as I got involved with you, that I would have to leave him behind. And I did, but when I thought I was pregnant, I felt as if I was being unfaithful to him."
"Baby let me ask you a question. Did Joe want to see you happy?"
"More than anything. All he ever wanted was for me to be happy."
"And are you happy being with me?"
"I really am."
"Then you're not being unfaithful. You're being happy."
"Thank you." She smiled.
"No problem babe. Just do me one favor,"
"What's that?"
"Give me a kiss. A real kiss." He smiled. Margaret smiled and took his face in her hands and touched her lips to his. She kissed him letting her tongue gently slip into his mouth. Hawkeye wrapped his own tongue around hers and let a hand go up her stomach and cup one of her breasts. He gently started to massage it as their tongues mingled. He gently moved his other hand to her shorts pocket and gave his cheek a good squeeze before gently pushing her down on the bed. He climbed over her and undid her shirt letting it fall to the ground. He ran his hands over her wet bra and took it off of her. Margaret moved her hands and took off his shirt. It wasn't till he was just about to take off her panties that she realized where they were.
"No."
"What do you mean 'no'?"
"Not here." Margaret smiled. "Tonight."
"Tonight." He said. "But till then." He gave his one last kiss. The moved down to her breasts and kissed them. "Can I help you get dressed?"
"If you want." Margaret smiled giving him another kiss. With help from Hawkeye, Margaret put on a very teasing dress. The neckline was low enough that he could see a little bit what he wanted. It went down to just above her knees, it hung off her every curves and he loved it.
She kept on teasing him all night. BJ and Peg offered to keep the kids. The three girls were happy and decided to have a slumber party. Rory didn't care, all she wanted to do was be held. The boys wanted to camp out in Kamilia's new tent. She didn't care. Baylee wanted someone to hang out with. And Erin decided it would be a perfect time to get the child to help her with math. Baylee was already doing grade nine math. When her mother left the child threw herself into math. And now she was ahead of her class.
It was around nine or so that Hawkeye and Margaret left the Hunnicut's. As soon as they got into the car Hawkeye put his hand on her thigh and ran it up.
"I love you."
"I love you too." Margaret smiled placing her hand over his. Hawkeye looked at her left hand, it needed an engagement ring. And soon a wedding band. He needed to propose soon, having the feeling something was going to happen. He knew he needed to talk to Sabrina about it first though.
"So, shall we head to yours or mine?"
"Mine. My bed is bigger."
"That it is." Hawkeye smiled. "Thank you."
"For what?"
"Forgiving me. I acted like an ass."
"That you were. But I love you."
"I love you too. And tonight I'm going to show you how much I love you." Margaret smiled, leaned over and placed a kiss on his lips. "I've missed that."
"Me too." Margaret smiled. God how she missed him. They two talked all the way to Margaret's house. Once they arrived Hawkeye picked Margaret up and carried her into the house. Margaret laughed as he walked into the house.
"Well my love," He said kissing her. "Shall we take this upstairs?" Margaret smiled and started to take his clothes off. Hawkeye took her up to the bedroom and pushed her down on the bed. It had been so long for the two, it wasn't the no sex, it was the not being together.
Together they became one and spent the night proving how much the other loved the other. It was something they both needed.