Hawkeye was standing in the hall of the hospital, searching for Margaret.
He needed to talk to her.
Finally, he saw her. He walked quickly over towards her.
When she saw him, she smiled. "Hello, Hawkeye."
"Hi Margaret. Listen, are you free? I really need to talk to you."
She looked surprised, but agreed. "Sure, I'm free right now. Let's go."
The pair made their way to Hawkeye's office. When they had stepped inside, he closed the door. Hawkeye sat behind his desk, and Margaret sat in another chair.
"All right, Hawkeye, what's up? Why did you need to talk to me so badly?"
He opened a drawer in his desk, took something out, and put it in his pocket before she could see what it was.
"What was that, Hawkeye?"
He looked at her innocently. "What was what, Margaret?"
She looked at him in exasperation. "What was whatever you just put in your pocket?"
He smiled. 'Oh, nothing." But he was smiling form ear to ear.
She asked suspiciously, "Okay, Pierce. I know something up. I can tell your lying, you're grinning like the Cheshire Cat!"
"Okay, I'll show you, but first there's something I have to tell you. Please don't say anything, it's hard enough to do without you interrupting."
Normally, she would have responded, but since she was curious, she sat quietly. Hawkeye took a deep breath, and began.
"Margaret, when we left Korea, I was sure we would never see each other again. I had become so close to you, you mean so much to me, that I couldn't imagine not seeing you every day. When I found you again, I was ecstatic. I missed you so much. Margaret I've loved for a long time, since before you left Korea. I can't imagine not seeing you everyday. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I realize we just officially became a couple a few days ago, but we've known each other for years, and seen the best and worst sides of each other. Margaret," he said, pulling out a black velvet box from his pocket, "Will you marry me?"
He opened the box to reveal a simple, yet very beautiful ring.
"It was my mother's. After she died, my dad kept it. He said he was saving it for me, for when I found someone I could love as much as he had loved her. I have."
She stared at the ring, then at him. She didn't say anything, just looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"I know you've been hurt before. So have I. I promise you, with all my heart, I will never hurt you. I'm not Frank, or Donald. I won't do what they did."
She smiled at him, and said, "Yes. I will marry you, Hawkeye. I love you, more than I though possible."
He grinned, and slid the ring onto her finger. They kissed passionately.
Then Hawkeye grinned, and said, "Can you imagine what the people from the 4077th will say when we tell them we're engaged?"
She laughed. "They won't believe us!'
He smiled mischievously. "Let's go call them."
She said, "Right now?"
He nodded. "Why not?"
She shrugged, and agreed. "All right, let's go!"
TBC...
Finally, he saw her. He walked quickly over towards her.
When she saw him, she smiled. "Hello, Hawkeye."
"Hi Margaret. Listen, are you free? I really need to talk to you."
She looked surprised, but agreed. "Sure, I'm free right now. Let's go."
The pair made their way to Hawkeye's office. When they had stepped inside, he closed the door. Hawkeye sat behind his desk, and Margaret sat in another chair.
"All right, Hawkeye, what's up? Why did you need to talk to me so badly?"
He opened a drawer in his desk, took something out, and put it in his pocket before she could see what it was.
"What was that, Hawkeye?"
He looked at her innocently. "What was what, Margaret?"
She looked at him in exasperation. "What was whatever you just put in your pocket?"
He smiled. 'Oh, nothing." But he was smiling form ear to ear.
She asked suspiciously, "Okay, Pierce. I know something up. I can tell your lying, you're grinning like the Cheshire Cat!"
"Okay, I'll show you, but first there's something I have to tell you. Please don't say anything, it's hard enough to do without you interrupting."
Normally, she would have responded, but since she was curious, she sat quietly. Hawkeye took a deep breath, and began.
"Margaret, when we left Korea, I was sure we would never see each other again. I had become so close to you, you mean so much to me, that I couldn't imagine not seeing you every day. When I found you again, I was ecstatic. I missed you so much. Margaret I've loved for a long time, since before you left Korea. I can't imagine not seeing you everyday. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I realize we just officially became a couple a few days ago, but we've known each other for years, and seen the best and worst sides of each other. Margaret," he said, pulling out a black velvet box from his pocket, "Will you marry me?"
He opened the box to reveal a simple, yet very beautiful ring.
"It was my mother's. After she died, my dad kept it. He said he was saving it for me, for when I found someone I could love as much as he had loved her. I have."
She stared at the ring, then at him. She didn't say anything, just looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"I know you've been hurt before. So have I. I promise you, with all my heart, I will never hurt you. I'm not Frank, or Donald. I won't do what they did."
She smiled at him, and said, "Yes. I will marry you, Hawkeye. I love you, more than I though possible."
He grinned, and slid the ring onto her finger. They kissed passionately.
Then Hawkeye grinned, and said, "Can you imagine what the people from the 4077th will say when we tell them we're engaged?"
She laughed. "They won't believe us!'
He smiled mischievously. "Let's go call them."
She said, "Right now?"
He nodded. "Why not?"
She shrugged, and agreed. "All right, let's go!"
TBC...
