Hey guys, I have decided to continue this story after all. I don't know where it's headed, but I hope you like it :-)
After her talk with Hawkeye the previous night, Margaret felt much better. Hawkeye always had the knack to make her feel cared for. She didn't know how he did it. Her feelings had grown stronger for him, but she didn't want to tell him… well, at least not yet. She wanted to be sure that she wasn't mistaken in the signals he was giving her.
As she walked across the compound, she saw the new nurse that had come from Tokyo General. She seemed nice enough and she was very beautiful. Margaret knew that Hawkeye would be dating her soon enough. At that moment, Hawkeye walked out of the Swamp. She half expected him to at least look at the nurse. He didn't. He walked right passed her and walked directly to Margaret. Margaret was shocked to say the least.
"Margaret, good morning. How are you feeling?" Margaret couldn't answer. She was too absorbed in her thoughts.
A few seconds later she answered, rather dazed. "I'm better Hawkeye… Can I ask you something? Why didn't you talk to my new nurse?"
Hawkeye looked rather confused. "New nurse… Ah, you mean the girl I just walked passed. Well, she's good looking, but she doesn't have your smile." At this Margaret began to struggle for breath. She didn't know why. Hawkeye also noticed.
"Margaret, are you ok? Stop and breathe in deeply." Margaret did as she was told and she felt better.
"I'm fine Hawkeye. I don't know what came over me." She thought that she might get away with the lie. She knew she was jealous. For once in her life she got away with lying to Hawkeye. However, he did insist on staying with her until he knew that she would not run out of air again.
"Hawkeye, I'm a big girl. I'll be fine. Just go to the Mess Tent and eat something." She just wanted to be alone. She was scared because she now had no reason to hide her feelings from Hawkeye. He wasn't looking at other nurses for once and it was because of her.
"Ok Margaret, but I'll be visiting you tonight. I think you need to talk and get something of your chest." Margaret nodded and he left.
Margaret walked back to her tent and thought about what she was to tell Hawkeye that night. Even though she was scared of telling him her innermost feelings, she knew that she had to. Even if they didn't work out, telling him would help her maintain her sanity.
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What will Margaret tell Hawkeye? Will she tell the truth and risk her heart or will she lie to him? How will Hawkeye react? You'll see soon :-)