PART TWO

Hawkeye carefully placed her on the bed and looked for a place for himself. "I don't bite you know"

"I know it's just not a good Idea"

"Why is it not a good idea?"

"Because I like the lady's, you're a lady and you're my patient it's not very ethical"

"And if I wasn't your patient"

"Then you could probably guarantee Id be all over you but the fact of the matter is you are my patient and nothing can change that not to mention you're injured"

"Captain" he turned to face her "Sit" Hawkeye sat at the edge of the large bed. It was at least a double bed and she was only taking up one side. "Now that wasn't so hard was it" his expression changed and grew soft. Jess recognised it as bedroom eyes "There is nothing written to say we have to do anything we can talk I even have some cards the nurses gave me so I wouldn't go nuts"

"How about poker" Jess smiled and said

"You're a man after my own heart" Hawkeye stayed the night and in the morning he found her snuggled up close to him. 'This is nice' he thought and then immediately thought otherwise she was his patient for heaven's sakes. But still it was nice.

"Enjoying yourself Peirce" said Colonel Flag

"I was till you showed up, how'd you get in here anyway"

"That's classified information" he walked over to Jess as Hawkeye got up. Flagg nudged her "Hey you wake up"

"Um Flagg that's not the best way to wake her up, one of our surgeons was a little rough with her and she nearly choked him to death"

"Can I help it if I have very fast reflexes?"

"You're awake"

"Have been for the better part of an hour, in fact I was a wake the second Flagg stepped in here" she sat up and that's when Flagg caught sight of her face for the first time.

"You're..."

"Yes I am and I will thank you to keep it to yourself and if you have any further questions I'm told to tell you to talk with your superiors"

"You can count on me doing just that" and he left the room.

"Every time I see that man he get's crazier and crazier"

"You should have seen the look on his face when he barged in on a General doing the loop de loop with his bowels, classic" Hawkeye cracked up,

"What I would give to see his face"

"You still can he planted video facing the door" Hawkeye was rolling around on the floor when Nurse Kelly came in to check on Jess and Father Mulcahy bought in her breakfast. Hawkeye left her alone then mumbling something about checking patients in post-op. That was the last she would see of Hawkeye until she was allowed to move around and the first thing she checked was the kitchen.

"Sergeant, make sure this kitchen is nice and clean for me next Monday"

"Yes mam" the Sergeant didn't look very happy to be told what to do.

"And Sergeant, this food I will be preparing, I don't think I can do it without you, I'll need lots of help perhaps you could recruit Corporal Klinger" Jess had a way of getting to people's hearts without trying and she'd got to the cooks in seconds. For the next week as she sat outside her tent in the nice warm sun listening to the Father quote the good book she watched Hawkeye chat up every female in the camp but when it came to her he ignored her. If she was standing in a group of nurses he went out of his way to ignore her. Some people just had no care and as every day passed and she saw all the good things he did she fell that little bit more in love with him. Monday morning came and she found the kitchen spick and span with Klinger and the cook waiting for her. The cook himself looked young. "What happened to the other cook" this one was young and blond.

"He requested to be moved, but the new cook and I stayed up all night cleaning"

"Aah bless you"

"I'm not catholic"

"Well I am, sort of shall we get to work" They cooked together with Jess throwing in helpful hints on how to make the food taste better and sooner rather than later they were ready to serve "Well come on Klinger and Walt let's get this out to the hungry patrons" Breakfast consisted of porridge, toast not burnt, fresh fruit, eggs and coffee that Jess prepared herself. Hawkeye and B.J lay in their bunks half asleep when Hawkeye said "Hang on what's that I smell, smells like food" B.J sniffed the air.

"You're right, oh that's right Jess starts today in the kitchen, you know Hawk if she really can cook you're going to have to talk to her"

"If she can cook Ill kiss her feet" they got busy dressing as they did Hawkeye wore his robe and B.J fully dressed. Standing in the chow line breakfast looked the same as usual except for the smell and the fresh fruit at the end. Hawkeye and B.J had eggs, toast, and a cup of coffee, they noticed as they sat everyone in the mess hall was oddly looking at Jess standing behind the coffee urn fiddling with something and murmuring something. As Hawkeye was about to put sugar in the coffee Radar grabbed his arm.

"Um sirs I think you should try it first" Hawkeye and B.J looked at each other

"Couldn't hurt" said B.J

"Except if he's wrong our stomach lining might dissolve" said Hawkeye, they both tasted the coffee, as soon as Hawkeye tasted it he began gulping it down the eggs were next then the toast.

"That was great" he looked around for Jess but she'd already left. "Hey where'd she go?"

"Back to the kitchen I guess she said the look on people's faces when they ate was thanks enough" said Radar. Colonel Flagg came in and walked straight up to Hawkeye.

"Captain Peirce where's that woman Jess"

"I don't know she just left I think"

"Rubbish I never saw her leave and I've been watching for an hour now so where is she" Colonel Potter came over and tried to calm down the situation

"Now hold on a moment why don't we just go on over to my office and have a chat" but Flagg just pulled out his gun and aimed it at Hawkeye.

"I came here looking for that Jess woman and you're going to tell me or it'll be bye bye Peirce" She seemed to come from nowhere rushing him from behind slamming his head down on the table and taking the gun from his hand then pointing it at his head.

"Now Flagg normally I would have shot you but considering you could do that yourself and these good doctors here hate to operate before noon I won't if you tell me what you want then leave no matter the answer I choose to give"

"I have orders to bring you in to HQ"

"Well forget them because If you try I'll kill you dead and the doctors won't even have a chance to save you am I clear"

"Crystal" she let him up "Can I have my gun back" she was still pointing it at him

"I'll mail it now get out" Colonel Flagg left. It was then she noticed the looks on every body's faces. "H.Q has always liked my cooking, please eat and enjoy" she left as fast as she could but she wasn't quick enough not to be tailed by Hawkeye and B.J, frank and Margret tried to follow but the Colonel stoped them

"You better let her be"

"Why I think we deserve an explanation as much as those two more if you consider I'm a Major and they're not" said Frank

"Frank just for once will you leave things alone, I'm sure she will tell us when she's ready". In the past week the Colonel had ordered a tent and supplies for the tent for her which is where she was heading, she walked in but forgot to lock the door behind her. Hawkeye and B.J followed her in.

"Just what was that" said Hawkeye barging into her tent behind her

"That was what I'm trained to do, sort of"

"Sort of" said B.J

"How is that an answer" said Hawkeye

"What do you care what I do or how I do it, you never even bother to say hello even now your planning your escape route"

"Only because you're waving that gun around" said Hawkeye In one swift movement she took the clip out and threw both pieces to the floor.

"I can do a lot of things but apparently understanding you is not one of them so just get out and leave me alone"

"Alright but only because you asked nicely, come on Beej" they left her alone and slumped on the bed. Little did she know that would be the last time Hawkeye would speak to her for at least another month?