Back In the World
Ch. 26
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"Dad you get the letter back yet?" Blake asked racing down the stairs.
"I'm getting the mail right now...sheesh, you sound more excited to know than I do." Hawkeye said, opening the door and walking out to the mail box.
When he returned Blake was waiting patiently at the door. Hawkeye eyed him and flipped through the mail.
"Got it!" He almost screamed as he started to tear the letter open.
He sat down at the couch as Blake leaned over his shoulder from behind.
"I can feel you breathing on my neck." Hawkeye said looking back at his son.
"Oh---sorry." He backed away a bit and walked around the couch, sitting next to him.
Hawkeye read quickly through the letter, Blake watching his facial expressions intently as he read.
"Well..." Blake asked peering over the best he could.
"My God...it was his son...they adopted him awhile back..." The older man replied, rereading it quickly.
"Whoa Dad, that's just freaky." Blake replied in his youthful tone.
"Freaky...yea..." Hawkeye nodded.
"Says ... When we got the letter, Frank was so distraught he wouldn't speak. All he did was write all day long. And the letter I found recently was the one to you, which I wrote to you about before. I can't begin to thank you enough for the change in him. I have lost half of my family in these past months, but I got to see a side of my husband I had never seen before.
I hope this letter finds your family whole and peaceful. I am deeply touched that my son was able to give you your son back. I suppose we are now even, for the time you were able to give my husband and I. God Bless you and your son."
Blake and his father were silent for a few moments.
"Wow." Blake uttered.
"Wow." Hawkeye echoed his son.
Hawkeye put down the letter and stood up.
"Hey uh, can I write her a letter back." Blake asked looking up at his dad.
"Sure, I'm sure she could use all the friends she can get right now."
Blake nodded. "Right."
Hawkeye then opened the closet and reached for his coat. "I'll be home late...be good."
"Alright see ya." He said flat, as he picked up the letter from the table. Not making eye contact with his father.
"Look Blake, don't get too deep into this...I don't want it taking you back in time."
Blake looked up. "Don't worry. It won't" he said simply.
Hawkeye watched as his son took the letter and went into the kitchen. Shrugging to himself, he made his way out the door, all the while thinking of the infamous Frank Burns.
THE END CH. 26
AN: I guess the title of this story should be MAIL CALL back in the world, for all the letter writing happening here. I' am so very glad you are enjoying the story fans. You are who I write for, those reviews mean a lot to us authors. And my neck has healed up very well, must have been those reviews. Thanks again.
Stay tuned for the next episode in the Pierce family saga...and HM fans...especially..
"Dad you get the letter back yet?" Blake asked racing down the stairs.
"I'm getting the mail right now...sheesh, you sound more excited to know than I do." Hawkeye said, opening the door and walking out to the mail box.
When he returned Blake was waiting patiently at the door. Hawkeye eyed him and flipped through the mail.
"Got it!" He almost screamed as he started to tear the letter open.
He sat down at the couch as Blake leaned over his shoulder from behind.
"I can feel you breathing on my neck." Hawkeye said looking back at his son.
"Oh---sorry." He backed away a bit and walked around the couch, sitting next to him.
Hawkeye read quickly through the letter, Blake watching his facial expressions intently as he read.
"Well..." Blake asked peering over the best he could.
"My God...it was his son...they adopted him awhile back..." The older man replied, rereading it quickly.
"Whoa Dad, that's just freaky." Blake replied in his youthful tone.
"Freaky...yea..." Hawkeye nodded.
"Says ... When we got the letter, Frank was so distraught he wouldn't speak. All he did was write all day long. And the letter I found recently was the one to you, which I wrote to you about before. I can't begin to thank you enough for the change in him. I have lost half of my family in these past months, but I got to see a side of my husband I had never seen before.
I hope this letter finds your family whole and peaceful. I am deeply touched that my son was able to give you your son back. I suppose we are now even, for the time you were able to give my husband and I. God Bless you and your son."
Blake and his father were silent for a few moments.
"Wow." Blake uttered.
"Wow." Hawkeye echoed his son.
Hawkeye put down the letter and stood up.
"Hey uh, can I write her a letter back." Blake asked looking up at his dad.
"Sure, I'm sure she could use all the friends she can get right now."
Blake nodded. "Right."
Hawkeye then opened the closet and reached for his coat. "I'll be home late...be good."
"Alright see ya." He said flat, as he picked up the letter from the table. Not making eye contact with his father.
"Look Blake, don't get too deep into this...I don't want it taking you back in time."
Blake looked up. "Don't worry. It won't" he said simply.
Hawkeye watched as his son took the letter and went into the kitchen. Shrugging to himself, he made his way out the door, all the while thinking of the infamous Frank Burns.
THE END CH. 26
AN: I guess the title of this story should be MAIL CALL back in the world, for all the letter writing happening here. I' am so very glad you are enjoying the story fans. You are who I write for, those reviews mean a lot to us authors. And my neck has healed up very well, must have been those reviews. Thanks again.
Stay tuned for the next episode in the Pierce family saga...and HM fans...especially..