'You work quick,' Alex said as they witnessed Flagg driving away in a jeep
as fast as he could.
'He got word that there were communists in North Korea,' Hawkeye said. 'We had nothing to do with it.' Alex shook her head. Everyone knew Flagg was leaving because the bombing had started up properly. Turned out Flagg was a yellowed bellied, patriotic spy.
'Celebration martini?' BJ asked.
'Sure,' the other two said at the same time. Alex grinned as BJ tipped gin into her glass ten minutes later, and she sipped deeply.
'Ah, fountain of youth,' she sighed. Radar ran past, and saw the three resting in there.
'Sirs, and ma'am, incoming wounded,' he said through the canvas before running off again. The three of them groaned.
'It's getting so you can't even sit down to enjoy a martini now days,' Hawkeye fumed.
'Come on, just be thankful we don't have Flagg behind us, telling us not to operate on someone because he might be a communist or a commie sympathizer,' Alex said, putting her glass down. A quarter of an hour later, they were scrubbed and working elbow deep in soldiers insides.
'Game of golf later on, Beej?' Hawkeye asked.
'If I'm not too tired,' BJ replied two tables away.
'Not fair, you know I'm no good at golf. It's the only reason you play it,' Alex complained.
'Will you keep it down!' Frank yelled. Alex rolled her eyes. She was working at Frank's table so he wouldn't lose too many lives.
'Will you calm down, Major, you're cutting crooked,' Alex said.
'I thought he always cut crookedly,' Hawkeye said.
'Simmer down,' Potter said through the snickers of the people in the operating room.
'I wish the other nurses would come back,' BJ said, sweat trickling down his brow. Alex walked over quickly and mopped his head. 'Thanks,' BJ nodded to Alex. She peered over at the patient.
'Bad case,' she said.
'Nothing we can't handle,' Potter said, who was helping BJ. Hawkeye swore loudly were he was, and Alex ran over.
'What happened?' she asked.
'I need to clamp this, but can't in case I lose this bit of shrapnel. It's the third time I've tried to get it out,' Hawkeye replied. Alex picked up the clamp and assisted Hawkeye with his case until Frank seemed to be having trouble.
'Nurse!' he yelled frantically. Alex considered ignoring him, but it wasn't the person's he was operating on fault. After about seven hours of operating, Alex, Hawkeye and BJ were tired.
'Hey, do me a favour,' Alex said as she collapsed on her cot, not bothering to take her surgical gown off.
'What?' Hawkeye asked from the opposite end of the tent.
'Don't tell Dani about Flagg. It's bad enough he thinks I'm a commie, I don't need her laughing about it,' Alex said. Then, she fell asleep.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
'Alex,' Radar nudged the sleeping nurse.
'Uhhh. . .?' moaned Alex, her head buried in her pillow.
'The other nurses are back. You asked me to tell you,' Radar said.
'Mmm?' Alex rolled over and opened her eyes. 'Oh, thanks Radar. Can you get Dani to come here, please?' Radar nodded as Alex shut her eyes again and ran out. Dani came in minutes later.
'What?' Dani asked.
'Remind me next time the nurses are moving out to come with you. It's too much trouble staying here,' Alex said.
'Right,' Dani said. 'You look really tired. I'll be going to the nurses tent now.' Alex nodded.
'Good, get some sleep. Radar said we were expecting more wounded,' Alex muttered before falling asleep again.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
'Morning!' Klinger said cheerfully as Alex sat down opposite him.
'Hey, Klinger,' Alex said. She took a mouthful of coffee before spitting it out. 'I'm guessing you made the coffee this morning,' she asked.
'How'd you know?' Klinger asked.
'You use too much coffee mix,' Alex grinned. Klinger grinned back sheepishly. 'Anyway, you seen Dani around?'
'Nah, I saw her last night when the nurses came back, but you know her, she tries to avoid me,' Klinger said.
'I don't know why,' Alex said with a smile, eyeing Klinger's floral dress. Potter came and sat beside them.
'I'd like to see you in my office later on, Alex,' Potter said.
'Alright,' Alex said, eating her breakfast calmly.
'Oh, and Klinger? Nice dress,' Potter said. Klinger glared down at his tray, and Alex had to hide a laugh. Obviously he was annoyed at not getting a section eight the second Potter had seen him. He got up and went outside.
'What do you need to see me about, Colonel?' Alex asked.
'I'd rather not talk about it here,' Potter said. Alex nodded and continued eating. 'I'll get Radar to come get you,' he said as he also stood up to leave. Alex nodded and looked around. She saw Hawkeye and Dani sitting close together and a shot of jealously hit her. Hawkeye was laughing at something that Dani had just said, and it hurt her. Alex stood up and left. She bumped into BJ outside the showers.
'What's up?' he asked, seeing the expression on Alex's face.
'Nothing,' Alex lied. BJ just stood there, staring at her. 'OK, it's something,' Alex said.
'Want to talk about it?' BJ asked. Alex nodded.
'It helps to talk,' she said, remembering last time she was at the 4077. They went to the motor pool, and sat in one of the jeeps.
'What's wrong?' BJ asked.
'It's stupid, really, but I saw Hawkeye laughing at Dani before. No, no at her, with her. I turned green a little, but it's nothing,' Alex shrugged.
'You don't seem like the jealous type,' BJ said.
'I'm not, usually, except when it comes to Dani. She's better at everything than me. Better at cards, better at men. If I had a boyfriend, she's usually steal him from me if she like him. Even when she didn't like him. I don't want it to happen again,' Alex explained.
'I think that's fair enough. But I've heard Hawk talk about you. He adores you. If he weren't afraid of commitment right now, he'd probably marry you on the spot,' BJ said, making Alex laugh.
'You're a great guy, BJ,' she said. 'And you're right. I've got nothing to worry about.'
'He got word that there were communists in North Korea,' Hawkeye said. 'We had nothing to do with it.' Alex shook her head. Everyone knew Flagg was leaving because the bombing had started up properly. Turned out Flagg was a yellowed bellied, patriotic spy.
'Celebration martini?' BJ asked.
'Sure,' the other two said at the same time. Alex grinned as BJ tipped gin into her glass ten minutes later, and she sipped deeply.
'Ah, fountain of youth,' she sighed. Radar ran past, and saw the three resting in there.
'Sirs, and ma'am, incoming wounded,' he said through the canvas before running off again. The three of them groaned.
'It's getting so you can't even sit down to enjoy a martini now days,' Hawkeye fumed.
'Come on, just be thankful we don't have Flagg behind us, telling us not to operate on someone because he might be a communist or a commie sympathizer,' Alex said, putting her glass down. A quarter of an hour later, they were scrubbed and working elbow deep in soldiers insides.
'Game of golf later on, Beej?' Hawkeye asked.
'If I'm not too tired,' BJ replied two tables away.
'Not fair, you know I'm no good at golf. It's the only reason you play it,' Alex complained.
'Will you keep it down!' Frank yelled. Alex rolled her eyes. She was working at Frank's table so he wouldn't lose too many lives.
'Will you calm down, Major, you're cutting crooked,' Alex said.
'I thought he always cut crookedly,' Hawkeye said.
'Simmer down,' Potter said through the snickers of the people in the operating room.
'I wish the other nurses would come back,' BJ said, sweat trickling down his brow. Alex walked over quickly and mopped his head. 'Thanks,' BJ nodded to Alex. She peered over at the patient.
'Bad case,' she said.
'Nothing we can't handle,' Potter said, who was helping BJ. Hawkeye swore loudly were he was, and Alex ran over.
'What happened?' she asked.
'I need to clamp this, but can't in case I lose this bit of shrapnel. It's the third time I've tried to get it out,' Hawkeye replied. Alex picked up the clamp and assisted Hawkeye with his case until Frank seemed to be having trouble.
'Nurse!' he yelled frantically. Alex considered ignoring him, but it wasn't the person's he was operating on fault. After about seven hours of operating, Alex, Hawkeye and BJ were tired.
'Hey, do me a favour,' Alex said as she collapsed on her cot, not bothering to take her surgical gown off.
'What?' Hawkeye asked from the opposite end of the tent.
'Don't tell Dani about Flagg. It's bad enough he thinks I'm a commie, I don't need her laughing about it,' Alex said. Then, she fell asleep.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
'Alex,' Radar nudged the sleeping nurse.
'Uhhh. . .?' moaned Alex, her head buried in her pillow.
'The other nurses are back. You asked me to tell you,' Radar said.
'Mmm?' Alex rolled over and opened her eyes. 'Oh, thanks Radar. Can you get Dani to come here, please?' Radar nodded as Alex shut her eyes again and ran out. Dani came in minutes later.
'What?' Dani asked.
'Remind me next time the nurses are moving out to come with you. It's too much trouble staying here,' Alex said.
'Right,' Dani said. 'You look really tired. I'll be going to the nurses tent now.' Alex nodded.
'Good, get some sleep. Radar said we were expecting more wounded,' Alex muttered before falling asleep again.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
'Morning!' Klinger said cheerfully as Alex sat down opposite him.
'Hey, Klinger,' Alex said. She took a mouthful of coffee before spitting it out. 'I'm guessing you made the coffee this morning,' she asked.
'How'd you know?' Klinger asked.
'You use too much coffee mix,' Alex grinned. Klinger grinned back sheepishly. 'Anyway, you seen Dani around?'
'Nah, I saw her last night when the nurses came back, but you know her, she tries to avoid me,' Klinger said.
'I don't know why,' Alex said with a smile, eyeing Klinger's floral dress. Potter came and sat beside them.
'I'd like to see you in my office later on, Alex,' Potter said.
'Alright,' Alex said, eating her breakfast calmly.
'Oh, and Klinger? Nice dress,' Potter said. Klinger glared down at his tray, and Alex had to hide a laugh. Obviously he was annoyed at not getting a section eight the second Potter had seen him. He got up and went outside.
'What do you need to see me about, Colonel?' Alex asked.
'I'd rather not talk about it here,' Potter said. Alex nodded and continued eating. 'I'll get Radar to come get you,' he said as he also stood up to leave. Alex nodded and looked around. She saw Hawkeye and Dani sitting close together and a shot of jealously hit her. Hawkeye was laughing at something that Dani had just said, and it hurt her. Alex stood up and left. She bumped into BJ outside the showers.
'What's up?' he asked, seeing the expression on Alex's face.
'Nothing,' Alex lied. BJ just stood there, staring at her. 'OK, it's something,' Alex said.
'Want to talk about it?' BJ asked. Alex nodded.
'It helps to talk,' she said, remembering last time she was at the 4077. They went to the motor pool, and sat in one of the jeeps.
'What's wrong?' BJ asked.
'It's stupid, really, but I saw Hawkeye laughing at Dani before. No, no at her, with her. I turned green a little, but it's nothing,' Alex shrugged.
'You don't seem like the jealous type,' BJ said.
'I'm not, usually, except when it comes to Dani. She's better at everything than me. Better at cards, better at men. If I had a boyfriend, she's usually steal him from me if she like him. Even when she didn't like him. I don't want it to happen again,' Alex explained.
'I think that's fair enough. But I've heard Hawk talk about you. He adores you. If he weren't afraid of commitment right now, he'd probably marry you on the spot,' BJ said, making Alex laugh.
'You're a great guy, BJ,' she said. 'And you're right. I've got nothing to worry about.'