A/N Thank you to the ones who have left a review and to the ones who are reading this. I hope that I'm doing these iconic characters justice. Once again thank you for reading and reviewing.
Hawkeye stopped as he heard Margaret talking to their little angel, he couldn't help but smile, his thoughts took him back to the last night she'd been with them at the 4077 before they took her to the monastery.
After Hawkeye and Charles arrived back he'd gone in search of the little girl that had been left outside the Swamp, he'd spotted Klinger and after talking with him, learned that she was staying the night with Major Houlihan. He made his way over to her tent, and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?"
"Hawkeye, can I come in?" He backed up when the door opened.
"Be quiet she's sleeping." Hawkeye looked down at the sleeping little girl, she looked like a little angel just laying there sleeping.
"How'd it go?"
"3 strikes and we're out. No one can or is willing to help us. It's not fair Margaret, Why can't it be easy to send one little girl to the States, She's just a little baby., Her only crime is that she's of mixed heritage, Margaret it's not her fault." He wept into his hands, Margaret went over to him and took him into her arms.
He turned his face into her neck and buried it there. She ran her soft hands up down the back of his class A jacket "Hawk we'll figure out something."
He pulled back and looked into her eyes, "If it was only that simple. Father Mulcahy said her only chance is to leave her at one of the old monasteries, and then it will take years to be able to get her out of Korea. That's no life for her, she deserves a home with a mommy and a daddy."
"Well for tonight she has one here with us. Even if it's just one night, we can give her all the love we can, even though she'll never remember us. We will always remember her."
Hawkeye walked back into the kitchen, and straight over to Margaret, he opened the old-looking wooden box, removing a simple-looking diamond ring, he took her left hand in his and placed the ring on her third finger. Margaret smiled, "It's beautiful Ben."
"It was mom's before now, I honestly couldn't picture any woman wearing it, now I can't picture anyone but you wearing it. I know Mom would approve of you, especially 'cause you make me toe the line, just like she used to do to Dad."
"Oh so I take it, you're just like your dad, in more than just looks."
Hawkeye ducked his head; "Mom used to say we're two peas in a pod."
Margaret chuckled; "Now a lot more makes sense." She looked down as Kim started to get fussy, "I need to put her to sleep, it's been a long day."
Hawkeye took her by the hand and led them upstairs, to his room. When she walked inside she saw a small cradle, "It was mine, when I went to get the ring I brought down from the attic, I figured she could use this until we can get the crib down."
"Hawk it's perfect." She said as kissed him on his lips.
"I'll let you guys have my room since it's bigger than the guest room, I'll take that room, just let me..."
"Or you could stay here with us, After all, we've shared a bed much smaller than this one before."
"I didn't want to make any assumptions."
"That's not my Hawkeye, he's full of assumptions."
"I'm Hawkeye 2.0 the new and improved version."
"I think this one is going to take some getting used to."
"Why don't you let me put her to bed, while you get ready bathroom is right next door."
"Okay," Margaret opened up her little overnight bag and removed a white silky nightgown, making sure Hawkeye didn't see what she took out. She slipped out of the room and walked next door.
In the meantime, Hawkeye placed little Kim in the cradle smiling down at her, "You know I never thought I'd see you again, let alone be able to put you to bed again, not a single day went by that you didn't enter my thoughts, I'd wonder how you where doing, how big you'd gotten, or if you'd even remember me." He wiped his eyes, "Now you're here, along with your mommy, you know she's a special lady, I'll tell you all about her later, I'll just omit the parts about ferret face..." He stopped talking when he heard the floorboard creek and glanced up towards the door.
"Sorry I wasn't trying to spy on the two of you, I just didn't want to interrupt, your time with her."
He smiled "I've got the rest of my life to spend with the both of you."He got up and walked over taking Margaret by her hand and leading her back over to the bed. "My dear you look beautiful." He said as he wiggled his eyebrows..
"You know, you don't have to shower me with empty compliments."
Raising his hand, "I'm only speaking the truth, as I cannot tell a lie..."
She laughed at him, smiling as she did, "Now there's my Hawkeye, the one that used to make me smile under my mask when no one could see me. When I think about all the time I wasted back there, first with Frank, then Donald. When you were in front of me the entire time, I just didn't want to admit that back then, It wasn't until we went to the aid station I saw the real you. I realized I was starting to have deep feelings for you. It scared me, mostly because I didn't want to show them. I didn't want you to see them. Deep down I didn't think I would ever be your type."
"Funny you should say all that now, you know I always wondered what you saw in Frank. He wasn't ever going to leave his wife. I sometimes wanted to just grab you and try and shake some sense into you, but I knew it was useless, I wasn't regular Army, just a drafty surgeon thrown into a war against my will, not the type you were used to..." She silenced him with her fingers.
"But you ended up being better than even a 5-star general, none of them would go to bat for a tiny little life as if she wasn't their own child. Only a man with a loving heart would do that. You're that man Ben, and I'm eternally grateful that I finally found you. I believe we were..."
"Destined to meet?"
"Yes."
He took her into his arms and gently laid her down on the soft mattress, and began to nuzzle her neck, she responded by wrapping her arms around his neck while running her fingers through his raven-colored hair. He made his way down her neck to her shoulder gently pulling the strap down just enough to expose her soft skin, she let out a small moan, as her entire body began to react to the feeling he was reawakening within her. She opened her eyes just long enough to look into his piercing blue ones. "Make love to me Hawkeye."
"I will tonight and every night till the day I die."
Here's chapter 3, chapter 4 is already in the works.
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