A/N- Thank you to all the kind reviews so far, I appreciate that people are still reading M*A*S*H fanfiction. As I said before I'm going to advance this up a tad bit. Please enjoy the ride.

2 Weeks Later

Portland Airport

Hawkeye kept pacing back and forth as he waited for his wife's flight to arrive. Being separated from her for 2 weeks had been pure torture on him, the only thing keeping him sane was knowing that she would be coming home to him and that they'd never be apart again. His father kept questioning him as to way he was acting very anxious and on edge, all he'd say was that someone very close to him would be arriving.

It wasn't that he didn't want to tell his father that he'd gotten married, he wanted to wait on Margaret to be with him first. He went to try and sit down, but found that he couldn't sit still. So he stood back and started pacing again, he stoped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Dr Pierce you're going to ware a hole in the carpet."

He turned and saw her, a huge smile breaking out on his face, as he grabbed her in his arms, swinging her around the the terminal, while kissing her. He pulled his lips away from hers just long enough to muddle how much he's missed her, to which she just giggled.

As he sat her down he reached over to the seat next to where he'd been trying to sit earlier, and grabbed the dozen red roses he'd brought for her. She took them and smelled them. "Oh Ben there're beautiful."

"Not as beautiful as you. God I've been miserable these last two weeks without you."

"I know the feeling, I thought time never would pass by."

"Now you're home."

Margaret ducked her head, "We need to talk, how long is the drive to crabapple cove?"

"About an hour and a half, Margie what's wrong?"

"I'll tell you in the car."

"Okay."

Hawkeye took her hand and together they headed to the luggage claim, after they retrieved all of Margaret's belongings , Hawkeye went and found a cart to put it all on ( just to make it easier ) and together they headed out to the parking lot.

Margaret followed Hawkeye to his car, when they approached a 1953 Pontic Convertible,( red no less ) Margaret's eyes lit up. "Hawk, this is yours?"

"Dads way of welcoming me home from the war. You like madam?"

"Like! I love it. I love convertibles," She said as she wrapped her arms around his neck, "And the color is fitting too."

"Anything but green.." he said with a chuckle

"I think we might need to Christen this at some point."

"I love the way you think Mrs. Pierce. Why don't you hop on it while I store this away in the truck."

"Anything you say Doctor."

Margaret went to passenger side, opened the door and slide onto the soft leather seat, she ran her had over the leather, relishing in the soft feel, riding in a car like was definitely something she could get use to, after years of riding in Army Jeeps.

After Hawkeye finally finished loading everything, he went around to the drivers side, opened the door and slid onto the seat, he glanced over at his wife and just watched her. She was more relaxed than he had ever seen her, now to start their drive back Crabapple Cove.

On the Road

For the past 15 minutes Margaret had just been looking out the window, taking it all the New England scenery, this place was nothing like she'd envisioned when Hawkeye would talk about his home, it was better. As she sat there she started to try and find a way to explain to Hawkeye what had happened in the last two weeks.She jumped when she felt his hand take hers, interlocking them together.

"Hawk... Ben, a lot happened after you left Tokyo, while I was working temporarily at Tokyo General waiting on my formal discharge, my father showed up. He demanded to know why I turned down all the offers he worked hard to set up for me. He told me if I didn't take one of them I would be setting my career back, Ben he was so disappointed in me. I tried to explain to him that I wanted to go stateside, and be with my husband. Once he decided to listen to me, he demanded to know who I mixed myself up with this time. I told him you, that if I'd just been honest with myself from the beginning, I knew it had and will always be you that I'm in love with. He told me he never wants to see me again unless I change back to the daughter he raised."

"How could he speak and treat his own daughter in such a way? God knows I'm not the perfect man for you, but I'd never hurt you. I know how much your Army career means to you, id never stop you from serving, you know that..." She silenced him by placing her hand on his lips.

"I know that Hawk, it was my own personal decision to make, I decided that all I want is to work as nurse, be a wife and someday a mother. Deep down that's what I've always wanted, and now that's what I'm doing , plus I've already got 2/3. Now I just need the the third part."

Hawkeye smiled, "I'll do my best to hold up my end, and give you as many little Major's as you want."

"Well I wouldn't mind a little Captain to go with that."

He wiggled his eyebrows, "I'll do my best ma'am..."

Margaret decided to change the subject, "Did you tell your father yet?"

"About that, No, before you get mad, it's not that I don't want to tell him, I wanted to wait for you to be with me, so we can tell him together." She shifted closer to him on the long bench seat, "A very wise decision Doctor."

"I've been known to make a few, along with some crazy ones as well."

Margaret chuckled, "A few come to mind." Margaret suddenly got quite as she started looking at all the beautiful houses coming into her view, "Hawk these homes are beautiful, I see why you missed this place so much."

"Keep your eyes to the right hand side. See that house sitting on that big corner lot, that's home sweet home, at least for now."

Margaret's eyes grew wide, she had never envisioned Hawkeye Pierce living in a home as beautiful as the one she was now looking at. "Oh Ben; this place is beautiful."

"If you say so, I've always just considered it home, the only home I've had, well apart from the the small apartment I lived in while I was a surgical resident."

"That was when you where in Boston?"

"Yes; all part of the past now. One that has taken me a very long time to get over. However my future is bright as sunshine now." He smiled as he looked over at his wife.

She smiled right back at him, then looked back at the cape cod style home, with its long driveway, wrap around porch, and beautiful furniture on the porch. "Ben.."

"Yes my dear?"

"Are you sure? What I mean is, I don't want you to think I'm the..."

"Margaret I know what you're trying to say and not say, and no I don't think of you that way. You're not that type. I know the real Margaret Houlahan- Pierce. She's a warm, loving, caring, compassionate woman. One that I came to love and respect. That's my wife."

"I'm just worried that your father is going to think I'm a floozy, that's out to nab his son."

Hawkeye busted out laughing; "You a floozy, my my Hotlips, no one would ever dream of thinking that." She reached over and slapped his arm.

"I've not gone by Hotlips in a while and you know that."

"I still find calling you that a real turn on.." He said with a twinkle in his eye.

"Be serious with me, do you honestly think your father will like me."

"You're really worried about this aren't you."

"Yes, I am. I'm looking at your house, Ben this is not a cheap house, I don't want him to think I'm a gold digger."

"In the first place, this is just a house, in the second place money is just money, no matter how much or little of it there is. And third I know you're not a gold digger. Now that's settled, let's go inside."

Hawkeye got out the car, and made his way over to Margaret's side of the car, helping her out, and taking her by the hand as they made their way up the sidewalk to the front door. Once there Hawkeye, opened the door but he stopped in the doorway before Margaret could enter, he scooped her up in his arms and carried her bridal style into the foyer of the home, kicking the door closed him. "Welcome home Mrs.Pierce."

Margaret kept her arms wrapped around his neck, playing with his soft raven hair, she grazed his lips with her own stealing a short sweet kiss from him. But Hawkeye being Hawkeye, decided to deepen the kiss. Before long he'd managed to set her down and back her up against the front door, working his way from her lips to her neck. She started to moan in pleasure, both jumped when they heard someone clearing their throat.

"ahhh Hawk, would you care to introduce me to this lovely woman before you ravish her right here."

Hawkeye turned to face his father, "Dad this lovely woman is my wife Mrs Margaret Houlihan- Pierce

Daniel looked at his son, with a look of shock and surprise on his face.

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