14 Finally Realizing

Margaret waited outside while they operated on Hawkeye. She nervously paced the room. She picked her hand up and looked at the bracelet.

"He loved me, and now because of me he could be dead in there." she said to herself.

She looked up and saw Radar's poetry book sitting on the table.

"Well, it's better then thinking about him dying," she said getting and walking towards the table. She picked up the book and randomly flipped to a page and started to read out loud.

"Through early morning fog I see visions of the things to be," she said then paused.

"That's not to bad," she commented then continued, "the pains that are with held for me. I realize and I can see that suicide is painless."

"Never mind," she said in defeat closing the book.

Margaret put the book down and went back to pacing. Potter came out and she stopped and looked at him.

"The bullet hit a main artery in the neck. We did the best we could. Now all we can do is wait. But the longer he is asleep the more of a chance of death," he said.

"Thankyou," she said.

"Is there anything I can do for you?" he asked.

"I think I'd just like to be alone right now," she answered.

"Okay, I'll be in my office if you need anything," he said.

"Thankyou sir," she said.

Margaret went back to her tent. She sat on her cot and looked at the bracelet. A tear went down the side of her cheek as she stared at her bracelet.

A few hours later Margaret went back over to see how Hawkeye was doing. She walked in and looked at his chart she looked up from it and saw him just laying there. Margaret put down the chart and looked around and went to his side and knelt down. She gently took his hand.

I know you can't hear me. Or maybe you can. I don't know. Anyways what you did for me today. I don't think anyone has ever done anything like that for me. Thankyou," she said then lightly kissed his cheek.

Hawkeye began to stir a bit. Margaret just watched him to see what was gonna happen. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around. It took him a minute to realize what was going on.

"Hi Margaret," he said weakly.

"You saved me," she said smiling.

"I remember that. What ended up happening to him?" he asked.

"They sudated him and finally got him under," she explained.

B.J. walked in and saw Hawkeye and Margaret talking and went over to them.

"Hey, Hawkeye you're up. How are we feeling today?" he asked.

"Tired," he answered.

"Better then dead," B.J. answered.

He looked over at Margaret and then at Hawkeye.

"I think I'll leave you two alone," he said.

"You were worried weren't you?" he asked smiling smugly at Margaret.

"Why would you say that?" she asked.

"First off the way you haven't let go of my hand once since I woke up," he said causing Margaret to let go.

"Second, the look you had on your face when I woke up," he said.

"Alright I was worried," she admitted.

"Hawkeye?" she asked.

"Yes?"

"I love you to," she said.

Hawkeye sat up as much as he could and Margaret got up and sat on the bed with im.

"When you saved me I could tell you really did love me and then when you spent hours in here I realized I loved you because I didn't know how I was going to get through the rest of the war without you, or maybe even my life for that fact," she explained.

The two looked into each other's faces and started kissing. The others in the room started cheering. The two ingored the crowd and kept kissing. They had both realized how much they really needed each other.

Three monthes later...

The mess tent was decorated with flowers and streamers. Mararet and Hawkeye were standing across from each other holding hands.

"Do you, Benjamin Pierce take Margaret Houlihan to be your lawful wedded wife? For better or for worse? In sickness and in health? Say I do," Father Mulcahy said.

"I do," Hawkeye said smiling.

"And do you, Margaret Houlihan take Benjamin Pierce to your lawful wedded husband? For better or for worse? I sickness and in health? Say I do," Father Mulcahy said.

"I do," she said smiling.

"You may now kiss the bride," the father said.

Hawkeye and Margaret kissed.

"I now pronounce you man and wife," Father Mulcahy announced.

Hawkeye and Margaret walked out hand and hand happier than they had been in a long time. Especially Margaret, for her love never came easy but this time nothing seemed to be wrong.