Sorry it's been so long but damn Telstra (our phone and internet provider) crashed AGAIN...
R&R. I hope I've fixed the out of character parts...
"Where ya going Meg?" asked Emily.
"To Hawkeye's."
"Ooh!" teased Cathy.
"When will you be back?" asked Katie.
"Dunno, probably a week," said Margaret.
"A week!"
"Yeah, the Lobster Festival's on. Bye, that's Hawk now," said Margaret as the doorbell went off.
"Hello. Margaret, you ready?" asked Hawkeye when Cathy opened the door.
"Yeah," said Margaret.
"Cool. Here, I'll take that for you," said Hawkeye, taking her suitcase.
"Wow, what did ya bring, your whole wardrobe?" asked Hawkeye teasingly.
"Not just my wardrobe; some of Cathy's too!" teased Margaret.
"No wonder it weighs as much as an elephant! C'mon, let's go. Bye," said Hawkeye.
"Bye girls," said Margaret.
"Have fun Meg!" giggled Katie.
They walked down the stairs in silence.
"I'm glad we're out of there! I was beginning to feel like a stuffed animal on display!" said Hawkeye, breaking the silence.
"They're nice girls, just they like you," said Margaret.
"Doesn't everyone?" teased Hawkeye.
"Not Frank," answered Margaret.
THE CAR TRIP
"So what have you been doing the last year?" asked Hawkeye.
"Nothing much. Korea was sad. All those people trying to rebuild with limbs missing. It was almost as sad as the actual war," said Margaret.
"I've been trying to forget. I haven't done a good job. I spent the first week drowning in alcohol, the second in bed and the third stuffing myself full of real food. I swear, Johnny Higgins-he runs the restaurant- made a fortune. All day every day eating nothing other than chips, salad, fish, lobster, and drinking milk, water, lemonade, coke, you name it! I even ate some peas-well, two," joked Hawkeye.
"The practice has been busy and I also work at the hospital and I'm babbling again aren't I?" asked Hawkeye.
"Well, yeah, but it's fine. The girls are nice but it's great to be away from their gossiping. It's harder to settle back down than I thought," said Margaret.
"Yeah, I know," said Hawkeye.
WELL, THIS IS IT
"Well, this is it. Home sweet home," said Hawkeye pulling up in the driveway.
He glanced at the passenger seat. Margaret was fast asleep.
"Margaret? Time to wake up," said Hawkeye, gently shaking her shoulder.
Margaret woke up.
"Thanks for the ride Hawk," she said.
"No problem, any time," said Hawkeye, unlocking the door.
"Now, this is the living room, kitchen's over there. There's the stairs which go upstairs. You hungry?" asked Hawkeye.
"Yeah actually. What have you got?" asked Margaret.
"How does sausages and eggs sound?" asked Hawkeye grinning.
"Great, thanks!"
Hawkeye lead her upstairs.
"I thought you might like a bath," he said.
"Yeah, I would if it's ok?" asked Margaret.
"Sure! Bathroom's right here. Your suitcase is just outside. I promise I won't come upstairs, so you can roam freely. I'll be in the kitchen," assured Hawkeye.
"Thanks Hawk," said Margaret.
He smiled.
"Anything for my favourite officer! Now relax, this is the Pierce resort!" and with a cheeky wink, he was gone.