Here it is! The final chapter! I hope you've enjoyed reading this story as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Before I get mushy, I just want to say how honored I am, what with a lot of people adding this to their favorites and everyone leaving such nice reviews! Thank you so much! I'm not really one for self confidence and I'd just like to say that all of your reviews and suggestions and everything have really helped with that! So, without further ado, here you go! The 'Goodbye Farwell and Amen' of

Benji Hunnicutt yawned from where he sat on the small couch in the small living room of the small apartment he shared with his wife. He had been married to Beatrice for almost two wonderful years and they had lived in the same apartment, overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge for the duration of their marriage. They were saving up to buy a house in Mill Valley, close to Benji's parents' but the prices kept going up and no matter how much they saved, it seemed like it just wasn't enough. His job at the bank was going pretty smoothly, however and Beatrice's job at the publishing house seemed the same. She was still getting a lot out of 'Stuck in the Cove' and had written a couple children's stories. (The main characters being the 'Crazy Quads' and their little sister, Charlie) They were doing okay, but it seemed like they were always working.

Beatrice was working at the desk under the window, typing on the same typewriter that her father had given her all those years ago for their first Christmas together. She looked back at her absolutely gorgeous husband and chuckled, "Tired?"

"Very much so." He looked down at his watch and saw that it was close to midnight. "I have to get up early tomorrow. Big meeting." Benji sighed.

"I'm about ready to go to bed, myself." The former Pierce girl, now Hunnicutt, wore her dark black hair up in a pony tail. Even in braids, her hair still reached the lower part of her back. She grabbed the hair tie and pulled it out, leaving her long hair draped on her shoulder. She then got up and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and do her usual 'before bed' routine. After she was done, Benji got in the small bathroom to take care of his routine and walked into their bedroom. His wife was wearing her beautiful white night gown, who's silky material was perfect for cuddling, it was so soft. He turned off the light, jumped into bed, and hugged her tight.

"I love you." He whispered in her ear.

"I love you too." Beatrice smiled.

Within minutes, Benji was fast asleep. The beautiful, dark haired, woman watched him sleep peacefully for a few minutes before she laid a soft kiss on his forehead. She carefully eased out of his arms and went over to the seat by the window, watching the familiar night time scene. She gazed up at the sky. It didn't actually get all that black, more like a soft pink all the time due to all the lights. She sighed, remembering how much she'd love to see stars again. A small smile spread across her face, realizing that it wouldn't be long until she and Benji would be going back to Crabapple Cove for the traditional Fourth Of July reunion and, now, anniversary party.

She took her eyes away from the window for a moment when she heard rustling behind her.

Benji had rolled over and pulled the sheet up a little more. He was now far away in dream land…

"Come on Benji! It's your last night of freedom!" Charlie Hunnicutt motioned for his brother to get into the car with all the other guys.

"You happen to be talking about my

Benji woke up, laughing a little. That had been quite the bachelor party he had had. He turned back over and noticed that his wife wasn't in bed. He sat up and saw Beatrice by the window and heard her softly crying. "Bea?" He got up and knelt down by the chair that his wife was sitting on. "Hormones?" He asked, teasingly when she looked down and met his eyes.

She laughed, dabbing at her tears. "Benji, just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean that whenever I cry it's hormones."

"Sorry." He stood up and held his hand out for her to grab onto. They went over to the bed and sat on the edge. "What's the matter Honey?" He kissed the tears away.

"I've just been thinking a lot about this town, and how we're living right now." She sighed, looking down at her stomach. She was only about a month along and didn't really look pregnant. "I know this is practically your hometown…" Beatrice spoke quietly, voice a little shaky, "And I know how much you loved growing up next to such a big city…and your job is here…and my job is here…but, I don't know if I want to raise kids here."

Benji pulled her into a tighter embrace as she cried on his shoulder. "Shhh…I understand completely." He whispered back. "Kids in the city seem to have to grow up faster, and they should have a back yard to play in."

"And they should know what the stars actually look like…and not the ones in the movies." She laughed. "I was born in a big city like this and, to be honest, I didn't really like it. I mean I thought I did until mom and I moved to Maine. Then I realized just how much I loved being in a small town. People are nicer, kids can stay kids for awhile longer, everyone has a back yard…I could just go on and on." The expecting mother shrugged. "But, your job is here, and mine is here and there's not a lot we can do about it right now…"

"This apartment won't be big enough for the little one." Benji placed a loving hand on his wife's stomach.

"Yeah, but we've tried looking for houses…they're too expensive. We'd never be able to afford one here." Beatrice sighed, "Sometimes I just wish we could stay in Maine when we go visit next week." She moved over to lay down on her side of the bed.

"You know, houses are a lot more expensive here than they are there." Benji smiled mischievously.

BJ laughed, "We have great jobs here though."

"Yes, but your writing you could do anywhere, and there are banks in Crabapple Cove."

"Are you trying to say something?" She cocked her head to the side in question.

"Of course I am!" His voice raised a little in excitement. "Beej, ever since I first started visiting your dad and grandpa in the summer with my family when I was little, I never really wanted to leave that place. Just because I was raised by this city doesn't mean I especially want to stay here forever. I love Crabapple Cove very much and it's a beautiful town! Plus this little guy could be with his or her aunts and uncles that really won't be much older than him or her. And we wouldn't have to travel all the way across the country to see your family." Benji was excited now, thinking of all these plans.

"But Benji, what about your family? What about your mom and dad? What about Charlie or Erin?"

"Well…" He hadn't thought much about that.

"Sleep on it?" Beatrice laughed, patting her husband's shoulder.

"I guess so…" Benji sounded a little disappointed.

July 2nd, 1978

"Here we are!" Benji had just driven their red, 1972 Ford Gran Torino into the driveway of the Pierce home. Before the car was even in park, the ten year old quadruplets and six year old Charlotte were running to the car, waiting to give their big sister a hug. Beatrice got out as fast as she could and hugged them each excitedly.

"Oooh! I've missed you so much!" They pulled her in for a group hug. After it broke, she picked up her baby sister and headed for the house, her husband and little siblings following close behind. "Where are mom and dad and grandpa?" She asked.

"They're out back." Maggie took her sister's free hand and pulled her towards the back door.

The back yard didn't look like there was going to be a reunion. There weren't the usual tents or anything like that. Just a couple tables. The family had grown so much that their guest rooms had changed into separate bedroom for each of the kids and the guests would all be staying at the local hotel that had done some major renovations. It used to be a horrible place to stay, but now it was one of the nicest places in New England.

"BEATRICE!!" Margaret ran from where she was at the end of one of the tables, setting up for the company that would be there later.

"Mom!" She set her little sister down and ran down the steps to meet her mother in a warm hug. "I've missed you!"

"I've missed you too." She hugged back. Margaret pulled away a little. "Wait a minute, there's something different about you!" The blond tried to figure out what was 'different'. "You're glowing!? What's going on!?" She asked, excited.

"Nothing's going on, Mother." BJ laughed. She and Benji hadn't told anyone that they were having a baby yet.

"There's my girl!!" Hawkeye went over to his daughter and gave her a big hug, picking her up off the ground and twirling her around a little. "Man I've missed you!"

"Daddy!" She squealed with joy.

"So, how is my big grown up girl?" He asked, laughing.

"I'm great Dad!"

"How ya doin' Benji?" He went over to greet his son-in-law as well.

"Just peachy Hawkeye!" He laughed, "Thought I was going to say 'Sir' again, didn't you!"

"Oh no, you're getting better at that!"

"Hi Grandpa!" Beatrice went over to her grandfather that was sitting in a lawn chair and bent down to give him a hug.

"Hey there Kiddo. Long time no see!" He laughed and got up. "So uh…" He whispered to make sure no one would hear, "what's the story behind the glowing?"

She looked at him with a little shock, "Nothing Grandpa!" She laughed.

"Uh hu…" Daniel nodded, not truly believing that it was 'nothing'.

After awhile of talking, Margaret looked at her son-in-law. "So Benji, I thought your parents were going to come with you?" They had all been wondering why the other Hunnicutts weren't there yet.

"They were going to, but Dad was called to work at the ER so they decided they'd come tomorrow instead." Benji replied.

"Well shoot, I needed to talk to your father about something before everyone else got here." Hawkeye hit his knee. "Oh well, I can ask him about it tomorrow."

"What were you going to ask him?" Beatrice asked her father.

"Well, I gave your father complete ownership of my little practice." Daniel took a seat by his oldest grandchild and soon Charlotte came to sit on his lap, "And, he was just wondering if Dr. Hunnicutt would want to work there with him."

"Well I wasn't going to tell anyone yet!" Hawkeye laughed. "But, that's the main gist of it."

"That's great!" Benji smiled, "Hawkeye, that's wonderful!" He turned to his wife, "Honey, can I see you in the kitchen for a moment?"

"Uh, sure." Beatrice got up and followed him into the house. "What is it?"

"Okay, I know my dad. He's going to take that job offer! He's wanted to work in a little clinic forever but never thought there was anything better for him to be doing that working at that hospital! That means that Mom and Dad will be here. That means that if we were to move here, our child would have both of it's grandparents around! And, knowing Charlie, for quite literally all my life, I know he'll follow mom and dad too! The whole family will be here! Except for Erin and Leo of course, but then we'd have an excuse to get to Wyoming once in awhile." Benji paced across the floor.

The young woman laughed at her husband. "Honey, would you just relax for a minute?" She was shocked to see how much he wanted to live in this small, but beautiful, town. She went over to his awaiting arms, "We could go house hunting this week…"

"Should we?"

"Why not?!" BJ threw her arms around the man and kissed him, excitedly.

Later that day, everyone had arrived except for BJ and Peg. Charlie had actually been in Boston with Janie for two weeks, but no one had really known about it. They had arrived together awhile after the Winchesters had and were sure flirting an awful lot.

The Next Day

"Beej! It's great to see you!" Hawkeye greeted his best friend. "You too Peg! You're looking wonderful this afternoon." He smiled, helping them with their bags. The Pierces did have a hide-a-bed in the den that the Hunnicutts were more than happy to use. (The hotel was now booked with all of the Fourth of July tourists)

"It's great to see you too Hawk!" The man returned the embrace.

"You're too kind Dr. Pierce, but I do think you might need glasses!" Peg teased the man. They laughed as they went through the house and into the den where they set the suitcases on the bed. Before the three of them went out back to where everyone else was, Hawkeye had something he needed to ask them. Well, BJ in particular.

"Hey, can I ask you two something in private?" Hawkeye stepped in front of the doorway before they could get through.

"Yeah, of course." BJ laughed, seeing the look on his best friend's face told him that it had to be good.

"What is it Hawk?" Peg asked.

"Well, my dad gave me his private practice and I need another doctor. Well, the only person I'd ever think to ask is sitting in this very room and I'm just hoping he'll say yes…" He smiled mischievously.

"Hawkeye!" BJ chuckled, taking it all in. "That's some job offer." He smiled.

"We have wanted to move here since we started coming when the kids were little…" Peg looked at her husband, hope in her eyes.

"I have wanted to work in a clinic for a long time." BJ nodded. He looked back at his wife before giving the dark haired man the answer. When she nodded in approval, he stood up and shook his best friend's hand. "You've got yourself a new doctor!"

"Haha! This will be great!" The two former, and now future, business partners shared a quick embrace. Then Hawkeye gave Peg another hug.

"It sure will." She said in his shoulder.

"Well, should we go tell everyone?" BJ asked the other two.

"Why not?!" And with that, they left the den and went out to the backyard to join the rest.

The Backyard

Beatrice was playing with her little brothers and sisters. They were chasing her around and laughing and having a wonderful time. Pretty soon, they caught up to her and tackled her. After awhile of laughing, Beatrice sat up, her little siblings sprawled out on the ground either on top, below, or beside her. "Can I tell you guys a secret?" She asked.

"Yeah! What is it?!" Maggie asked excitedly.

"What about you guys?" BJ asked her other siblings. They all nodded. "Are you sure?" She asked again, knowing it would drive them nuts.

"Of course we're sure, now what is it?!" Danny sounded mildly exasperated.

"Well," She looked behind her to make sure no one was coming or would hear them, then looked at the quadruplets, "remember how, awhile before Charlie came, Mom had a big bump right here?" Beatrice pointed to her stomach. When they nodded again, she continued, "Well, I'm gonna have one of those bumps in not too long." She smiled.

"You're having a baby!!" Henry caught on fast, but was also a little loud with his question. The crowd got a little quieter, but no one showed any signs of hearing the news.

"Shhh…I don't want anyone to know yet, alright?" She held a finger up to her mouth. "You promised not to tell anyone remember?"

"We remember." They told their big sister.

"Good." Beatrice got up and held out her hand for whoever wanted to grab onto it as they walked back to the crowd of people at the tables.

"Hey everyone, we have a little announcement!" Hawkeye stepped out of the back door and called to the guests.

"What is it Pierce?" Charles Winchester asked.

"Well Chuckles, I just got offered a very good job!" BJ smiled from ear to ear. "We're going to move here, to Crabapple Cove, and I'm going to be Hawkeye's assistant doctor!"

"Assistant?!" Hawkeye sounded amused, "What's the assistant stuff? I never said that! You'll be one of the main doctors bozo!" He teased.

"Really?!" BJ thought that the job offer was good before, but now he thought it was out of this world.

"I told ya!" Benji leaned over to whisper in Beatrice's ear. She just smiled back at him, knowing what they would be doing the next day.

The Fourth of July!

It was about eight o'clock at night and everyone was gathered around the tables in the back yard of the Pierce home. Some were still chomping away on their burgers or hotdogs that had been barbequed by Klinger and Radar while some were gathered around Beatrice, looking at her and Benji's wedding album.

"You were beautiful Beej." Janie looked over her shoulder.

"Thanks." Beatrice blushed a little. She looked down at the picture of her and Benji at the alter. She loved that dress and still had it in the back of her closet in San Francisco and would never get rid of it. It was strapless with a long white train and little white sequins on the front, creating a little flower design. Her hair was pulled back in the half pony tail that she wore quite often. Only this time, she had two small, jewel incrusted clips in the front. "You know, I hope I have a girl someday so I can give that dress to her." She didn't say anything about it not being long until she might have a little girl.

"So Margaret," Peg asked her friend with a teasing smile, "who's going to be the 'spoiling grandmother'?"

"Me of course!" Margaret laughed.

"Oh yeah?!" Peg shot back. "Hmm…I guess we'll just have to see about that."

Charlotte had heard the conversation from where she was chasing her big brothers. She ran over to her mom. "Hey Squirt." Margaret bent down to pick up her youngest daughter. She looked so cute in her white dress with the little red, white, and blue stars everywhere.

"Are you going to be a grandma?" The little girl asked.

"Someday." The little girl's mother nodded. "At least I hope."

"What would that make me?"

"You'd be an aunt."

"You mean I'd turn into one of those icky things on the ground?!" Charlotte looked worried, not wanting to become something that could easily be burnt with a magnifying glass.

"No, Honey," Everyone laughed as the beautiful blonde explained what an aunt was. "You know how my sisters are your aunts?" When the little girl nodded, she continued, "Well you're Beatrice's sister so therefore you would be an aunt to her kids and so would Danny, Max, Maggie, and Henry."

"Oh, that makes sense." Charlie nodded. "But I really don't think you'll have to wait that long to be a grandma." Her mother set her down and she went back over to playing with the other kids. Benji had now gone over to help Charlotte chase her big brothers. They were having a lot of fun, even if they did look rather silly.

"What did she mean by that?" Peg asked her daughter-in-law, a confused looked spreading across her beautiful face.

"Yeah…is that glow being caused by something?" Margaret's smile was from ear to ear.

"I don't know what you two are talking about. You know little kids, they say some pretty strange things." Beatrice hurried to take a drink of her soda to occupy her mouth so her smile wouldn't give her away.

"Come on Beej! Is the Major's minor expecting a minor of her own?" Honoria asked excitedly.

The expecting mother just shrugged, making the people around her even more curious. "We'll see." She had her father's sense of humor when it came to not telling people what they really wanted to know right away.

At about ten o'clock, the fireworks started and everyone, even Margaret, enjoyed them. They seemed bigger and better than the years before.

"Whoa! Did you see that one!?" Charlotte asked her brother-in-law, whose lap she was sitting on.

"I don't know…" He played along. "How big was it?" Benji asked, enjoying the little girl's curiosity.

"It was about this big!" Charlie stretched her arms out.

"Wow, that's big!"

"I know! It was really big!"

Beatrice sat by her husband and little sister. She reached over and messed up the little girl's hair. "So, when are we going to tell them our news?" She asked Benji.

"After the fireworks?" He suggested.

"Sounds good to me." The girl with the dark hair laughed, "You know, it's kind of funny…everyone's celebrating our anniversary!" They laughed.

"Happy anniversary Honey." Benji leaned over to kiss his wife.

"Eww!!" Charlotte shrieked.

"Feel left out?" Beatrice asked, jokingly.

"Nope, I'm glad I'm left out!" The little girl hid her eyes before she'd have to see more kissing.

"Did you hear that?" Hawkeye leaned over to voice his question in Margaret's ear. "It sounded like they have some news to share!"

"I have a feeling I know what it is." Margaret smiled knowingly.

The fireworks had gone on for about a half an hour. When they were done, everyone stayed around for awhile longer to mess around with the sparklers and smoke bombs down at the beach, but when they started to come up to the backyard again, Benji and Beatrice stopped them before they left for the hotel. Everyone sat back down anxiously at the tables, knowing that the two had a little announcement.

"So, we've been thinking for awhile about how we really don't want to live in San Francisco anymore." Benji started.

"But, we really kind of wanted to be near our parents and that was pretty much impossible, seeing as how mine were on the east coast and his were on the west coast." Beatrice continued.

"And now, seeing as how mom and dad," Benji shot a teasing look over to his twin brother, "and I'm guessing Charlie, will be coming to live here so Dad can work with Hawkeye at the clinic, we've decided that…" He put an arm around his wife's shoulders, "We're going to move here too." There were a few happy gasps from the parents and the siblings of the two people.

Beatrice went on, "We went with Peggy and BJ today when they went house hunting and we've found one of our own. We're pretty sure we'll get it and it's only about five minutes away from here." She had one more bomb to drop, "But, we hope that we'll be all settled in before the baby comes." She sat down quick and everyone else looked surprised. A few people started laughing happily.

"You are pregnant! I knew it!" Margaret scurried over to her daughter to give her a hug.

Pretty soon, Beatrice was bombarded with hugs.

When things were settled down a little, Daniel stood up and raised his glass. "I'd just like to make a little toast."

"You'll need the toaster for that!" Hawkeye shot out.

"Hawkeye…" Daniel laughed.

"Yes Daddy?" The doctor asked, trying to sound like a little boy.

"Shut up." The crowd roared with laughter. When the noise went back down, Daniel continued. "I'd just like to say congratulations to my granddaughter and her husband and I guess now my great granddaughter or great grandson." The old man shook his head a little, "You know…about eleven years ago, I never would have thought that my son here would ever find a wife." He looked down at his son and daughter-in-law. "But when he found her, I didn't know that I'd already have a fourteen year old granddaughter. Then I was shocked when I found out I'd be having four more grandkids." There were a few chuckles and he continued, "and then little Charlie here came and I was made even happier." He shrugged, looking back at the big white house behind him. "I never thought that that house would be alive again. For the longest time it was just Hawkeye and me and…after my wife died, it just seemed way to quiet, even with Hawkeye there!" Everyone looked at Hawkeye and chuckled a little. "So, I guess the point is…I'd also like to say thank you for making the house noisy again, just like I like it!" He raised his glass, as did everyone else.

About Eight Months Later

Beatrice and Benji were able to get the house they had their eyes on and were now all settled down in the little town of Crabapple Cove. They were both very happy with their decision to move. Benji was managing the small bank on the edge of town and loved what he did. He didn't have to work all the time like he had in San Francisco and could spend more time with his family. Beatrice was happy and healthy and about nine months pregnant. The baby's room was all decorated and ready for the baby to arrive.

It was now about three o'clock and Beatrice was working at her typewriter, trying to beat the deadline for her latest 'Crazy Quads and their sister Charlie' book. Benji came through the front door, a stressed look on his face. "Honey, what's wrong?" His wife got up, a sort of difficult task, and took his coat for him and put it in the closet. She gently drug him over to the couch and they sat down.

"I'm afraid I have some kind of bad news." He sighed.

"What is it?" Beatrice asked, a little worried.

"I have to go to Boston this weekend for a big meeting. There's really no way around it. It's either go, or loose my job." He sighed a little more.

"What's so bad about that? You love Boston."

"You're due this weekend!" He laid a hand on her very rounded stomach. "I wanted to be there for you…"

"Hey," she covered his hand with hers and kissed his cheek. "Don't worry about it. Who knows? Maybe she'll come late."

"But what if he doesn't?" Benji asked, very concerned yet sending her a teasing glance at their 'disputing of the baby's gender'.

"Then you'll just have to wait until the next day to see your son or daughter…I know that's not what you want, but you have to go to that meeting." She sighed, "I want you there too, but if not going to this meeting could mean loosing your job, you should go…" Beatrice sat back into her husband's arms and he massaged her shoulders.

He just sighed again, really wanting to be there for the birth of their first child.

Friday - February 20, 1978 - 11:00 a.m.

"Mom! Dad! They're here!" Max called from the window in the living room. "Benji and Bea are here!"

He ran to the kitchen where Margaret was, and then off to the den where Hawkeye and Daniel were.

Margaret went to the front door and opened it before her daughter and son-in-law had even walked up half of the sidewalk. "Hey you two!" She called, waving from the porch.

"Hi Mom!" Beatrice sped up her pace and met her mom for a warm embrace on the steps.

"You're looking even better than the last time I saw you." Margaret smiled.

"Mom, I saw you yesterday!" The very pregnant woman laughed.

"That may all be, but you still look even more beautiful. Isn't that right Benji?" She asked her son-in-law.

"She sure is." He smiled lovingly at his wife.

"Come on, let's get you inside." Margaret put an arm around her daughter's shoulders and walked with her into the house, out of the cold February air. Hawkeye and Daniel came out of the den to say their hellos as well.

Benji could only stay for a few minutes before having to leave for Boston. He had to go to the first meeting at about five o'clock and, taking the interstate, he'd get there with about an hour to spare.

"Bye Benji." Beatrice wrapped her arms around her husband's neck after her parents and grandpa had already said their goodbyes to the man and left the two to be alone. Margaret had taken her Beatrice's bags up to her room for her.

"Goodbye Honey." The man with the dark blond hair gave her a tight, loving, hug and kissed her a few times. "I'll see you when I get back on Monday." He smiled sadly and looked down at her very pregnant belly. "And I'll be seeing you then too, but do your dad a favor and come late okay?"

The girl with the black hair laughed at her husband's conversation with their unborn child. "You'll be late for your meeting." She gently prodded.

"Right." He sighed. "I'll see you later." Benji kissed her quick before heading for the door, waving as he closed it behind him and drove off. His wife took a few steps near the door and cried a little as she watched his car go down the hill and out of sight.

"BJ, what's the matter?" Maggie came in to the living room that her big sister had 'migrated' to a couple hours ago. She went over to the couch to sit next to her and wrapped her arm around her shoulder as best she could.

"Oh, nothing…I'm okay." She shrugged.

"Then why are you crying?" The ten year old asked.

"Well, because the baby will probably come in the next couple of days here and Benji won't be there to see it right away." She tried to explain.

"Oh…" Maggie nodded in understanding.

"Hey you two," their mother appeared at the doorway, "I just called Peg and she was wondering if you two and Charlie and I wanted to have a little 'girl's night out'. Your dad and grandpa could watch the boys and BJ's coming over to drop Peg off so he thought he'd stay. What do you say?" She smiled.

"Yeah, I guess so…" The two daughters shrugged.

"Come on, we can do some last minute baby shopping." She motioned for them to follow her.

5:30 p.m.

"So, where do we want to eat?" Peg asked from the passenger seat of the station wagon.

"I don't care." Beatrice seemed much happier now that her mind had been temporarily taken off of the fact that Benji was in Boston at the moment.

"Can we go to the diner?" Charlie asked from where she sat by her big sister.

"That's fine by me." Margaret nodded. From the corner of her eye, she could see that Peg had nodded in agreement. Knowing that her oldest daughter was always in the mood for the diner's 'fine' food she asked Maggie and she more than willingly agreed.

It didn't take them long to get to the diner, seeing as how they were only a couple blocks away, but during the ride over there, Beatrice had a couple little pains in her abdomen. She didn't exactly think anything of them though. When the car was parked, the five girls got out of the car and went up to the diner, got a place to sit, and ordered their suppers.

They had been talking for about an hour before Margaret voiced the question, "So Peg, how do you like living in our little town?" The brunette was fast becoming her best friend.

"Oh, you know I love it." Peg laughed, eating the last of her fries.

"Well it'll be great when our grandbaby comes, we'll both be right here to spoil it!" The blonde laughed along with Beatrice. Maggie and Charlie were lost in their own conversation at their table close by. The future grandmothers, however, noticed that the expecting mother seemed to be rather sidetracked. Her face was twisted in pain, but it wasn't all that easy to see considering she was looking the other way. "Honey?" Margaret reached across the table and grabbed her daughter's hand. "Honey, what's wrong?"

"Uh, I think that your grandbaby won't be waiting for it's father to come home before it makes its appearance." She said when she could talk, the pain subsiding a little.

"We better get you to the hospital." Peg slid out of the booth and helped her daughter-in-law to her feet.

"Come on girls." Margaret called to her young daughters, her voice a little shaky with nerves.

"But Mommy-" Charlie started to object.

"No buts, we have to go." She motioned for them to come and they did obediently. "Now go out to the car and tell Peggy to wait for me, okay?"

"Okay." Maggie nodded. They then ran out the door and to the car where Peg was helping Beatrice into the passenger seat before getting into the backseat.

"Here you go Janice, keep the change! We have to get Bea to the hospital." Margaret put a twenty on the counter and made a mad dash to the car, hopped in, and sped to the hospital.

Charlie leaned over to ask Maggie something, her face depicting just how scared she was for her big sister. "Don't worry Charlie, I think it's time for our niece or nephew to come." She smiled. "Right?" Maggie asked her mom.

"Right." The driver nodded and looked over at her daughter. "Don't hold it in Honey, breathe." She reached over and squeezed Beatrice's hand, trying to provide some comfort.

"I'm trying…" She replied, the pain intensifying fast.

Three Hours Later

"How the hell did you do this without painkillers…and six times even?!" Beatrice screamed, clutching her mother's hand in the hospital room. She had been given the painkillers, but they didn't seem to be working.

"I have no idea." Margaret chuckled, pushing the hair back that had fallen into her daughter's face. "But you'll be okay. You're a lot younger than I was when I had the quadruplets…and much younger than when I had Charlie." She winked. Bea laughed a little as the pain subsided.

"I just wish Benji would walk through that door." She sighed. Just then, the door opened to reveal another familiar face. Janie's. "Janie!"

"Hi!" The red head stepped in the room a little more. "I was in Portland with Charlie when his mom called to say that his little niece or nephew would be coming soon so we hightailed it outta there so we could come wait and worry in the waiting room with everyone." She smiled. "I just wondered if maybe you'd need some help?"

"Mom, why don't you go wait in the waiting room with dad and Benji's folks? I don't really want you to see me in pain…" She thought it might be a little awkward.

"If that's what you want." Margaret nodded, completely understanding. "Good luck." She bent down and kissed her forehead.

"Thanks." Her daughter chuckled.

Two hours later, Hawkeye, Margaret, BJ, Peg, and Charlie (Hunnicutt) all sat in the waiting room nervously. Daniel had taken the kids home and was now anxiously waiting by the phone for news of his first great grandbaby. "I'm surprised we haven't heard anything yet." Margaret rubbed her eyes. "I hope nothing has happened."

"Margaret, everything will be fine." Hawkeye put a comforting hand on his wife's shoulder, although he was pretty anxious too.

"I'm not sure I like being on this side of those doors…" Margaret sighed motioning towards the doors that lead to the delivery rooms.

Peg laughed a little, "BJ, I still can't believe you brought that thing here!" She looked over at the chair that was beside her husband's. On it was a huge, almost life sized, teddy bear.

"I think he's trying to make me look like the boring grandpa already." Hawkeye laughed, looking over at the slightly smaller bear that 'sat' in the next chair over by him.

Crabapple Cove Maternity Ward - Delivery Room

"Okay Mrs. Hunnicutt, one more push should do it!" Dr. Linly looked up from his spot at the end of the bed.

"Come on Beej, you can do it!" Janie's hand was getting rather sore, but she was still just as good of a cheerleader as ever.

"Agh!!" Beatrice screamed as she gave all of her might into the, hopefully, final push.

"Okay, make that one more this time!" The doctor helped to gently guide the baby out.

"You already said that!" The almost exhausted woman retorted.

"Sorry, this kid's got a big head." His eyes did the 'laughing' for him at his own joke. After another slight scream from Beatrice, the baby was out. "Here we go! It's a girl!" Dr. Linly held her up for the mother to see before cutting the cord and cleaning her off good.

Beatrice smiled and tried to catch her breath, laying back down against the pillows. She couldn't believe the pride and joy she felt when she got to hold her little pride and joy for the first time.

"She's beautiful Bea." Janie looked down at the little girl in her best friend's arms.

"She has her father's eyes." The mother stated proudly, but then started tearing up some more, realizing that he wouldn't be able to see his daughter for a day or so. She started breathing harder though when she felt another intense pain rip through her abdomen.

"Beej?" Janie put a hand on her friend's shoulder. "Bea, are you okay?"

"I don't know…I don't know, it feels like…agh!" She tried to stifle a scream, not wanting to scare her little daughter that she held, cuddled up to her.

"Dr. Linly!" Janie ran over to the doorway that the doctor had just slipped through, letting the 'family' be alone.

The aging doctor turned around and started jogging back, knowing something was wrong.

Back in the Waiting Room

"Did you hear that?" Margaret shot up and went over to the door that lead to the corridor where the delivery rooms were, and looked through the small window at the top.

"Hear what?" Charlie asked, everyone else too worried to hear anything.

"It sounded like Janie yelling for the doctor." The color flushed away from her face and Hawkeye got up and stood beside her. "Oh God." She sighed.

"Come here." Hawkeye lead his worried wife over to the chair she had been sitting in.

"I know I heard something and it didn't sound good!" Margaret didn't think anyone believed her.

"Shh, I know. I believe you. But, we just have to wait until we get some news." The handsome Pierce man rubbed his wife's arms, providing some comfort, his heart in his throat with worry.

"I thought I had heard something too…" Peg said to herself.

Back in the delivery room

"Okay Bea, let's check you out and see what's going on." Dr. Linly took a look and smiled, comfortingly, at the woman who was still in a lot of pain. "Well, let's get this little lady to the nursery so you can take care of some more business ahead of you." A nurse came over and gently took the baby from Beatrice's arms, put her in a small cart, and wheeled her to the nursery.

"What's going on?!" Bea screamed in pain again.

"Well, you're still fully dilated and the contractions are coming regularly again." He started saying in a 'professional' tone.

"Why?" Janie voiced the question that was on both hers and Beatrice's minds.

"Because…" He pulled the mask back up over his face, "that little lady's brother or sister wants to come out too."

"What?!" The young mother asked in shock.

"You're having twins!" He laughed in surprise, "Now push!"

Two Hours Later (About Two O'clock in the Morning) - Waiting Room

"Okay, I know it takes longer for the first baby to come but it's been way too long." The now very anxious paternal grandfather got up and started pacing around the waiting room.

Peg was nervously knitting away, hoping that staying busy would keep her mind off of what was going on, but it wasn't working very well.

Margaret was also knitting away at some pink booties. She already had a blue pair made but decided that she could make a pink pair quick just in case it was a girl. (Peg had had the same thought and was doing the same thing, just to kill time)

Hawkeye was nervously flipping through an old magazine and checking his watch every thirty seconds.

At about 2:30 in the morning, the doors swung open to the waiting room. Although, they were the wrong doors to get any information from. Instead of coming from the side where the delivery rooms were, they had opened on the side where the other hallway was, connecting the maternity ward with the rest of the small hospital. Even though the new comer didn't bring news, he caused quite an uproar.

"Benji!" The man's father was the first to see him.

"Hi!" His look was of pure worry. "Mom called me at about seven this afternoon," he looked down at his watch, "okay yesterday and said Bea went into labor and I came as soon as I could!" He tried to catch his breath like he had just got done running a marathon. Seeing everyone's confused looks as to why the man was there he continued, "A guy owed me a favor so I hopped on the next plane to Portland and drove home as fast as I could after yesterday's stupid meetings were over." Everyone was glad to see him and gave him hugs after he was done with the explanation. "So, do I have a son or a daughter yet?" He asked hopefully.

"We still haven't heard anything." Margaret shook her head sadly.

"Oh…" The expecting father didn't even have time to feel worried about why they hadn't been given any information before Dr. Linly came through the 'information' doors.

The doctor smiled at the family and pulled down his mask. "Morning everyone!" He called happily and then saw Benji. A confused look came onto his face. "Benji? I thought you were away on business?"

"I was." He nodded and urged the man to continue, "But, is there any news you'd like to share with us?!" He asked hopefully. Everyone stood in silence, waiting to hear what was going on.

"Well, you have a daughter." The nice doctor gave him the first wave of news. After the small crowd was done hugging and congratulating each other, he 'dropped the bomb' as it were and told them the rest of it. "Uh, actually people, there's something else you guys might want to know." His eyes twinkled in mischief. The room grew silent, not sure what to expect. "Well, I just thought you might like to know that there wasn't just one girl…there are actually two." He laughed as everyone's eyes grew huge with amazement.

"Twins?!" The grandfathers were the first to recover.

"Well, that's another way of putting it." The doctor smiled again, loving the reactions he was getting.

"Can I see my daughters and my wife now?" Benji asked, smiling from ear to ear.

"But of course, follow me." Dr. Linly opened the door for Benji to follow. Janie stepped out at the same time.

"Hi everyone!" She sounded thoroughly excited.

The doctor lead the brand new father down the hall and to the room that they had just moved Beatrice and the babies to. "Here you go." He opened the door and Benji quietly walked through.

"Hi." Benji whispered his greetings, seeing that everyone was half asleep.

"Benji!" The new mother looked very surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"I'll explain all of that later." He went over to the bed and sat by his wife and daughters. "I just had to come see for myself. I couldn't believe that my wife had just given birth to twins!" Benji whispered in a mock exasperated tone and then started cooing his children.

"I couldn't believe it myself." Beatrice chuckled, "No one told me I was having twins."

"It does sort of make sense though…" Benji nodded.

"Oh?"

"Well think about it, I'm a twin, your grandpa Houlihan was a twin, your great uncles were triplets…and your mom had quadruplets…" He pointed out.

"Well, it is a family trait most of the time." The proud mother nodded looking down at the two little girls in their soft, pink blankets.

"So what are we going to do about names? We had one thought of." Benji asked.

"But what about the other one?" Beatrice asked, sounding tired.

"We can think about it tomorrow. You should get some rest." He kissed her forehead and, with a mischievous smile asked, "Do I get to hold my daughters yet?"

"Do you two want to let daddy hold you?" She quietly asked them, kissing each on their forehead. She carefully maneuvered the two babies in to her husband's arms and fell asleep shortly afterwards.

"I'm sorry I wasn't here to see you right away." Benji smiled proudly down at his children. "But…I'm your daddy."

Two Months Later

"I know I've told you a hundred times Bea, but I love the names you two thought of." Margaret was helping bathe her granddaughters.

"Thanks." Beatrice chuckled. The one she was bathing was named Peggy Hawkeye Hunnicutt and the one Margaret was bathing was Beejay Margaret Hunnicutt. (They decided to spell out 'Beejay' so she wouldn't be asked what the B and J stood for all the time like her grandpa was, by her other grandpa of course!)

Pretty soon, the doorbell rang. Beatrice grabbed a towel and wrapped it around little Peggy and went to answer the door. "Dad, you know you don't have to ring the doorbell." She shook her head in mock annoyance.

"Sorry." Hawkeye shrugged, teddy bears in hand. "I just thought it'd be easier to ring the doorbell with my nose than to try to open the door and drop all of these critters." His oldest daughter laughed, moving out of the way for her father to come in. He dropped the bears on the couch and held out his arms. "Can I hold my granddaughter?" He used the puppy dog eyes that his youngest daughter was 'teaching' him how to perfect.

"Only if you can figure out which one she is." Bea smiled.

"Oh that's easy…uh…" He thought for a moment, looking at the little girl in his daughter's arms. The twins were identical and a little difficult to tell apart. "Um…Is it Peggy?"

"Congratulations." The young mother handed her father the little baby.

"Hey you." Hawkeye cooed. "I brought you and your sister some more toys to play with."

"Honey, are you and BJ going to keep this competition going forever?" Margaret asked when she came out into the living room with little Beejay in her arms, looking over at the couch filled with stuffed bears.

"Maybe." Her husband shrugged jokingly. Changing the subject, he asked, "So we're having dinner here tonight right?"

"Yep." Beatrice nodded. "Your 'spoiling rival' and Peg said they'd pick grandpa and my little siblings up after work." She said excitedly. "Benji will be off work in awhile here." It was about five o'clock. "And supper's almost ready."

"Oooh, what are we having?" Hawkeye asked excitedly.

"Spaghetti." Margaret replied. She and Beatrice couldn't decide and had finally picked what everyone would agree on.

That Night

"Supper was pretty good tonight." Hawkeye laid in bed, waiting for Margaret to join him.

"Yeah it was." Margaret came out of the bathroom in her pajamas and yawned. "Well, I taught her well." She laughed.

"You sure did…Grandma!" He gave her a mischievous look as she crawled into his arms.

"I am not old enough to be a grandmother! I just had a baby six years ago!" She sighed, pretending to be mad at the man that just called her the title that she was given two months ago.

"Speak of that baby and here she is." Hawkeye heard the door open and didn't even have to look to know that it was Charlotte.

"What's the matter, Honey?" Margaret sat up, seeing that her youngest had tears in her eyes.

"I…I…" She sniffed, "I had a bad dream."

"Aw, come here." Her mother opened her arms and gave the little girl a big hug. "It's okay, mommy's got ya." She kissed the top of her head when Charlie cried on her shoulder. "What was the dream honey?"

"I…I…" The poor little girl was finding it hard to breathe, what with all of the crying she had done, "I dreamed that…that daddy had to go back to Korea…and it was just you and me and Danny and Max and Henry and Maggie and Grandpa…and it was really sad!"

"Oh Honey…" Hawkeye sat up and opened his arms for her to go to. "I'm not going to leave you guys….ever." He hugged her tight and kissed her on the head, keeping a hold of her and comforting her until she stopped crying.

"Daddy?"

"What is it Squirt?"

"Can I sleep in here with you and mom tonight?" She asked, using her puppy dog eyes.

"You'll have to ask your mom about that. She's pretty hard to convince." He threw a teasing glance over to his wife. With this, he got a playful swat on the shoulder.

"Of course you can Honey." Margaret pulled the blankets up so Charlie could crawl under them. She curled up next to her mother.

"Hey mommy?" The little girl asked in a small, almost scared voice, "You're not going anywhere either are you?"

"No Honey, I'm not going anywhere either." The blonde ran her fingers through Charlie's thick, black hair.

"Good." She yawned, nodding off to sleep.

"Goodnight Ben." Margaret reached over the sleeping girl to give her husband a kiss.

"Night…Grandma." He teased her.

Four Years Later

Janie and Charlie had a double wedding with Honoria and her, now, husband in Boston. He was a very handsome man named Alex, the son of one of the doctors at Massachusetts General. Beatrice was both Janie's and Honoria's maid of honor and was now toasting the happy couples. Beatrice stood up where she sat by Benji (Charlie's best man) and started her toast. "I'd just like to say that I'm very glad that my best friend is a part of the family now!" She motioned towards Janie. "And my other best friend, who, since I found out left Janie and me in that tiny little town I now call home for a good reason, I've considered family. I'd just like to tell you both how glad I am to know you and that you've been the best friends a girl could ever ask for. And Charlie, I'm glad, and I'm sure your parents are too, that you're finally moving out of the nest!" Everyone laughed.

"It's true!" BJ Hunnicutt called out jokingly.

"Ah, who asked you?!" He shot back, laughing.

"Getting back to this little speech I had prepared…" Beatrice laughed and everyone quieted back down. "I'd just like to thank Honoria especially since, if it wasn't for her, I don't know what would have happened to me. I wouldn't have met my father or grandfather or husband or my little siblings or anyone and probably wouldn't have had two beautiful girls!" She smiled at her two four year olds who wore matching pink dresses, "And I definitely wouldn't have been here giving this speech right now because we would have probably still hated each other. And also thanks to Janie who got me this gig." She winked. "I don't think I've told you this enough, but ever since we were five you've been my best friend and I really do love you…both"

"Thanks Bea." The two brides raised their glasses in admiration.

"You're welcome." She smiled as she took a drink and sat back down.

"I have a toast too." Honoria got up and held her glass. "I'd just like to thank all of you." She smiled to the crowd. Again, it was mainly the former members of the 4077th and their families, along with some more family friends and Alex's family, as well as Jim O'Donnell and his wife and two kids. "Those of you who served with my father at the 4077th, you have kept him strong for all these years, even after mom died. And, you've become a part of my family as well. I can't tell you how much you all mean to me…"

"Me too." Janie stood up. "When Jim got drafted to Vietnam, I would have been lost without your support. And, after he got back…you helped him become himself again. I don't know how I'll ever be able to thank you for that." She shrugged. There were a few more toasts that night, more to the grooms.

That night, during the father-daughter dance, Honoria danced with Charles while Janie danced with her brother, seeing as how her father had died quite some time ago. Benji danced with his two little girls while Beatrice danced with Hawkeye.

"Dad?" The beautiful woman with the long black hair had her head on her father's shoulder.

"Yeah?" Hawkeye replied, moving back a little so he could see his daughter's face.

"Thanks…for everything. I don't think I tell you that enough and I really should…" Her eyes grew a little teary.

"You say it enough." Hawkeye chuckled, hugging his daughter warmly.

"Well I'll say it again then. Thank you." She laughed. "I can't tell you what life would have been like if I hadn't have been stuck in Maine and you didn't help Janie and I at the diner. Mom never would have been as happy as she has been in the past fifteen years. And I probably wouldn't have been either…in fact I know I wouldn't have been." She put her head back on his shoulder. "I love you Dad."

"I love you too Doodlebug." Hawkeye replied, tears in his eyes.

Epilogue

Hawkeye and Margaret had 14 beautiful grandchildren as the years went on. Sadly, Daniel only got to see three of his great grandchildren and died a year after Danielle Pierce Hunnicutt (she was named after her great grandfather) was born in '87. He was 98.

Peg and BJ Hunnicutt had eight grandkids and BJ and Hawkeye never gave up their 'battle of the spoiling grandfathers'.

As for everyone else goes: They all lived happily ever after…

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If it wasn't exactly the ending you were hoping for, I'm sorry but I thought I did okay. Right? Hope so! Thanks to New York Gal I made this chapter really long. I thought it fit since Goodbye Farewell and Amen was two and a half hours long and the finale to MASH, that the finale to Stuck in the Cove should be just as long! Haha. Thank you so much for all of the nice reviews that you've given this story and thanks to all of you who have added me to your favorites! That means a LOT! I'd like to dedicate this story to Maggie. (AKA: Attheswamp) I'm not really sure what happened to her and her stories on this site, but one day they just disappeared! She was the one who encouraged me to keep writing when I thought the story was going down hill and she gave me TONS of good ideas! So, wherever you are Maggie, THANKS!

I'd also like to say thank you to Lissy. (AKA: Music Sweet Music) For helping me through the rough patches of my story too. So, thanks so much and I really appreciate everything you've done! And here's to you too, Bev! (AKA: Coasttocoast)

NOW: OFF TO CAMP FOSTER!! YAY! (Sorry, but I'm EXTREMELY excited!)