This is the prologue for a fic I'm planning. If you like it, leave a review and I'll write more.

Disclaimer:I do not own M*A*S*H. (Although how awesome would that be?)

Once upon a time in a place called Boston there lived a man and a woman. (Just bear with me on this.) They fell in love, married and had two beautiful daughters, and for a long time they were happy. Then came the war. The man was drafted and sent off to a faraway land. The war tore the family apart; and when he eventually returned, some things didn't get put back in the right place. Because somewhere along the line the man had fallen in love with his bunkie. (Yes, you read that right.) It was slow and it was gradual and neither realized until it was too late. So for the next seven years he lived a lie. The woman argued with him, wishing he'd just forget. And he never told anyone the truth. Until, that is, the youngest daughter found a letter that wasn't meant for her eyes; a letter that confirmed the suspicions she'd had for a long time. A letter that would change the lives of five people forever.

This isn't a fairytale. It's the story of two people who found love against all the odds. It's the story of a woman who didn't know when to quit. It's the story of an optimistic thirteen-year-old girl who hitchhiked from Massachussets to Maine in an attempt to destroy her parent's marriage.

Because what happens in Korea doesn't stay in Korea; and love and war are inextricably entwined. Because sometimes you have to break something to fix it.

My name is Rebecca 'Beck' McIntyre, and this is my story.

I don't know the names or ages of Trapper's daughters and I don't know if it was ever even mentioned on the show, so I just made it up. Please don't correct me if I'm wrong cos I like my headcanon.