Part 3A by Sara

Margaret laughed at Hawkeye. "Marry you?" She laughed again, "You're kidding, right?" "Of course not. Will you?" Margaret stopped laughing, and peered into his eyes, "no Hawkeye." Hawkeye looked amazed, he had fully expected her to say yes. "Why?" "Oh Hawk, you couldn't marry me, you'd never be able to stick to it. Besides you know full well what you feel for me is nothing more than lust." Hawkeye shook his head solemnly, "No Margaret, I do love you, I've loved you ever since the night we spent together at the aid station so many years ago, the night when I first realized that the Iron Woman I had known so long could be vulnerable. Please believe me- I love you." "I love you too Hawkeye, but I can't and won't marry you, not now at least." "Then later?" "Perhaps after the war ends." "Why so long Margaret?" "Hawk, for the first time that I've known you, you're not thinking rationally. A war is no place to have a marriage, its a place to test a marriage, and nine times out of ten, it fails the test. Hawk-please- you see what I mean, don't you?" "Yes, as much as it pains me to admit it, you're right, but Margaret, it doesn't change the fact that I love you." "I know," Margaret said softly, reaching over to smooth his soft hair. "Then what do we do?" he asked........

Part 4A by Sara

"Well, for starters, you write a letter to your dad and tell him about this. Oh, and send the ring back to him," Margaret said. "How can you be so unfeeling?" he said to her. "It's not that, Hawk. I just don't think this is the right time or place, but however....." she said, starting to grin. "What do you mean by that?" he asked. "You know exactly what I mean. Don't play dumb with me. I think we should talk, first, before we do anything we'll regret." she replied. "You're absolutely right," he agreed. He hadn't a clue as to what she was talking about. "Let's go back to my tent. We can talk there. Hopefully without interruptions," she said. They head back to her tent and the P.A. speaker squeaks, "Major Houlihan and Captain Pierce, Colonel Potter wants to talk to you."

To be continued...


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