“Len…Captain Len.” Someone shook me.
“I swear to fucking god, you touch me one more time, I will removed your hands and replace them with your feet.” I grumbled out.
“It’s Rader, Len. The Coronal wants to see you.” I glared at the wall that was in my eye sight.
“God damn it.” I threw my blanket off and stood up. I looked at Rader with my hands on my hips. “Well what the hell does he want? I just got to bed about an hour ago.” Yesterday there was a chopper full of heavily wounded, that came in. We just finish about an hour and half ago.
“He just told me to get you.” He looked me up and down. “Shouldn’t you get dress Ma’am before going and seeing him?” I looked down and saw I was wearing my tight short shorts and a tank top. I was still wearing my bra so they look bigger in the small tank top. I grabbed my robe.
“No I think I will show him just how tired I am.” I walked out of the tent. A lot of the guys had stopped and were watching me walk. I stopped. “What never seen a woman walking before!” I snapped on them and they looked away from me. “Fucking disgusting, prevs.” I stomped in to Henry’s office. Hawkeye and Trapper where there as well. Hawkeye wolf whistled at me.
“Well I’m wide awake now, Trap.” I flipped him off playfully. I have been here for a month now and Hawkeye, Trapper and I were all best friend. Margaret for the first week didn’t like me but now we are friends. She didn’t like she had to share her tent with a Captain and that I was friends with Hawkeye and Trapper. It also doesn’t help that I pick on Frank with them. I can also say that in that month I have started to have a crush on Hawkeye.
“Rad-!” Henry didn’t get to finish his name when he came busting in.
“Major Burns and Major Houlihan is on their way here.” Henry slammed his hands down.
“Damn it Rader. You know I hate when you do that. You have to stop.” Rader just nodded his head.
“Yes, Sir. Will you send these?” Henry grabbed the papers.
“What am I sign?”
“Weekly report.” Henry signed them and give them back. Rader left again as the Majors walked in. It was too early to be dealing with shit.
“Oh no Margaret, they got her.” Frank pointed at me as I put my hands on my hips.
“I swear to god Frank. If this is some thing to get them in trouble, I’m coming after ya.” Frank just stood there.
“Frank can we get this along. You meant have be able to leave before us but we just got out a doing meat ball surgery about an hour ago. We would like some sleep.” Hawkeye said looking at my legs.
“Hawk…” He looked up and me smiling.
“What sweetheart?”
“Stop looking at my legs like they are a hot piece of meat. Now is NOT the time for that.” He held up his hands.
“Ok lets set up a time so I can.” I laughed as I sat down next to him.
“I’m so tired. Are we done?” I started to doze off as Frank started his rant. I fall to the side. Hawkeye’s shoulder caught me.
Hawkeye’s POV
I felt something hitting my shoulder. I jumped, looking down. Emma had falling asleep and fell on my shoulder. I just left her there knowing she has Insomnia. Margaret and Frank were being pretty loud.
“Hey, will you two shut the hell up. Emma finally is getting some sleep. In case you guys didn’t know she has bad Insomnia.” Frank and Margaret lowered their voices after I told them at.
“Frank can’t you leave it alone?” Henry hit his hands on his desk. He looked over at Emma to make sure she was still asleep. I just realized that I didn’t hear a word that Frank had said. Was I watching Emma that closely? I know I have started to really like her. I’m sure though that she only likes me as a friend.
“What ever I did I’m innocent.” I said in a tired voice. “Look we’re all tired and we would like to go to sleep. So can we go, so I can take her to bed and then Trapper and I can go to bed.” Henry waved us off. Frank was pissed off, stomped away. Margaret stayed though.
“If you want Hawkeye, I can take her.” I shock my head. I stood and then pick her up in my arms, gently.
“Na I got her. I don’t want to wake her up.” I walked out of Henry’s office and started towards her tent that she shares with Margaret. She didn’t move a bit. If I couldn’t see her breath I would have thought she was dead. Trapper went back to The Swamp. Margaret opened the door for me. I set her on her bed and covered her.
“You really care for her, huh?” Margaret asked me.
“She, right next to Trapper, is the only one I would want to see after the war.” I walked out after that. I do care for Emma maybe a little more then I should.
Henry’s POV (just to kill some time while Emma is sleeping lol)
“Hey Rader?” I asked the kid that has become like a son to me.
“Yeah?” He looked up from behind his clip broad.
“Didn’t you think that Hawkeye was holding Emma pretty close?” I rubbed my chin. “Or that he picked her up very gently?”
“No, I saw that. I think they would be perfect together.”
“Do you think they would be good together?” I looked up at him realizing that he already answer my question before I asked. “Rader what have I said about that. Let me ask you first before you answer.” I looked at him.
“I’m sorry sir.” He looked up, didn’t make real eye contact, then looked back down.
“How do you do that?” He just shrugged his shoulders.
“I don’t know. I just know some stuff before others. Mom says I’m gifted. Like my uncle.” He walked out of my office. I just shook my head. But he was right, Hawkeye and Emma could make the perfect couple or at less almost perfect.
Emma’s POV
“Oh, Frank. We can’t…Emma is right there sleeping. What if she wakes up?” I heard Frank take a deep breath and said between bites.
“I’m sorry…I just…can’t keep…my hands off…of you.” I think I’m going to puke. My god. This is disgusting. I moved to make it seem like I am just waking up. They jumped apart and there was a noise of paper being moved. I turned to look at them. To fuck with them and make them wonder what I had heard. I stood up in my pants and tee-shirt. I looked down in confusion.
“I put you in some pants and a shirt so when Frank came over to help me look over some papers, you would be dressed.” Thank god for that. I remember walking out in just my Tank top, shorts, and robe when Henry called for me. I walked up to the door.
“Thanks and by the way next don’t talk to loud. You could wake up someone.” I walked out and started to head to the mess tent. I grabbed the shitty breakfast and sat by Hawkeye and Trapper who had just sat down as well.
“Well morning Sweetheart.” Hawkeye said as he took a drink from his coffee. For two and half weeks I tried to get Hawkeye to stop calling me Sweetheart but for some reason he won’t.
“Ugh…morning…” I slammed my head on the table.
“Didn’t sleep well?” Trapper asked me. They were going to go doctor on me soon.
“No I slept like a rock. I just got woke up to a bad thing.” I said.
“What happened?” I lift my head.
“I woke up to Frank biting Hotlips’s neck. It was gross.” Hawkeye pulled me in to a hug so fast I had to stop my coffee from spilling.
“I am so sorry, you had to hear.” He had started to pet my hair. I pushed him off, laughing.
“Get off me you freak.” He just smirked. I laughed and took a drink of coffee. “I shouldn’t be drinking this it could stunt my growth…or life.” I looked in my cup, before taking another drink. “What the hell is this shit made of.” I took another sip, before stabbing one of the powered eggs. I just sat there staring at it. Hawkeye slammed the Salt and Pepper on the table next to me.
“Throw a shit ton of that on. It will be fine.” I started to put them both on heavily.
“Thank god I love Salt.” Trapper looked up at me.
“So how are you loving the 4077th?” I took another bite of eggs.
“Food still taste like shit. Other then the choppers that come to our camp, at less five of the seven days, with more meat balls ready to be stitched up, I love it. A lot better then the 9084th, that’s for sure.” I took another bite.
“What’s wrong with the 9084th?” I looked up at Trapper.
“Because no matter how many lives I save. To them I’m still just a woman. They tried to get the CO to knock me down to private and do the cooking. You can say I was pissed.” Hawkeye put his hand on my shoulder.
“You are one of the damn best surgeons I have seen. Your more then just a woman, and you sure as hell don’t need to be in the kitchen cooking for a man.” I smiled at him.
“Thanks Hawk.” There was a pause. Hawkeye and Trapper got up.
“Choppers.” I got up in a second and was running out of the door with them. I was still trying to hear them from far away. I know I will get it. I started to hear them farther way every time they come in. we bust in the per-or and started to get ready for they new batch of wounded.
“Another lovely day of work.” Trapper said next to me, as he started to wash his hands. It’s funny I got out before Hawkeye and Trapper dressing in my scrubs.
“Yep it’s the best.” I had finish washing my hands and a nurse was putting on my over dress. Another one was helping me put on my gloves. I held my hands up and looked at the boys.
“You two ready.” I pushed open the door with shoulder. The second you walked in the OR all you could smell was blood. “I will never get use to that.” I walked down the line.
“Ma’am your needed down here.” a nurse said and showed me to the end. Sadly I was next to Frank. “He’s our worst and Coronal said you should take it.” I just nodded.
“Are you my nurse?” She nodded.
“Ok…” I started to work on poor kid. “God this kid couldn’t be just a little bit over 18.” I held my had out. “Long Fingers.” Ginger, after finding out my nurse’s name, place a pair of long fingers in my hand.
“Long fingers.” I grabbed the fragment.
“Damn that’s a big fragment.” I looked at it, then throwing it in the bowl that held the rest.
“Didn’t deal with Fragment that big before, in the 98th?” Trapper asked from behind Hawkeye. Who was in front of me.
“Can you two shut up!” Frank yelled from behind me.
“What’s the matter Frank? Can’t move and think at the same time?” I asked smirking. The boys were laughing. Henry, who was with me, was trying not to laugh.
“I am a-”
“Yes a Major, some wonder but hey, I don’t make the rules.” Frank scoffed.
“Oh Frank don’t let her get to you.” Great, I’m in for a ear full tonight.
“It doesn’t matter to me. She just a woman who’s trying to do a mans job.” He lowered his voice, thinking I won’t hear it. “I bet she sleep her way threw school. She’s nothing but a hustler. She should know better. She’s never find a husband.” What he didn’t know, Henry and I could hear every word. I pulled out the last fragment.
“He’s done close him up.” I walked out of the OR. I ripped my gloves off and peeling everything else. Tears started to fill my eyes. The door open and I saw it was Henry.
“Don’t list-” I held my hand up.
“Don’t…I’m use to it. But that doesn’t make hurt less.” I started to walk back to the Tent I was sharing. I laid down on my bed. It wasn’t because it was Frank who said it. It’s what he said. I have tired my whole life to be something, hell both of my lives. Trying and trying and not getting any where. I was in vet school there nothing. I was in vet and med school here and it’s the same! The door opened and Margaret came walking in with Frank.
“Oh good you’re here.” I sat up on my elbows. Why in the hell did she want to find me?
“Yes?” She crossed her arms.
“You need to apologize to Frank.” I looked at her like she was fucking stupid.
“No.” I stood up. “I will not. Go to Henry, go to anyone, I don’t care. I won’t.” I walked out the tent slamming the door. I looked in front of me and saw Hawkeye, Trapper, and Rader. I put my head down and started to jog away from them. I slid in to the female showers. I didn’t want to talk to the boys. They should leave me alone in here. I took a shower in the way back. I sat down to where the water wouldn’t hit me and pulled the string down. Tears started to fall faster. Remembering hearing my real father’s words.
‘Nothing, worthless, piece of shit.’ I curled up into a ball and let silent sobs.
Hawkeye’s POV
We watch Emma running in to the showers. What the hell happened in there? Hotlips and Frank walked out of the tent.
“Well Frank, are you going to go to Henry?” I walked up them.
“Go to Henry for what?”
“To complain about what Emma had said to Frank today in the OR. Frank is a Major and she is a Captain.” What the hell. Hotlips and Frank started to walk to Henry’s office. I grabbed Trapper and walked with them. The time we caught up with them and all Hotlips already told him why they were there. Henry leaned back.
“Well Frank, I remember a few chose words you had use to discarbed Emma.” Frank looked up in shocked.
“You heard that?” What had Frank said?
“Oh yes, so did she.” Henry sat forward. “I think the person who need to say sorry, is you Frank.”
“Frank is aloud to have his own sa-” Henry cut her off.
“So saying that she slept her way threw school, she a hustler, and that she will never find a husband, is ok to say about one of the best surgeons we have. She had saved more lives since she been here then Frank has. She will work non-stop until everyone is done.” Frank said what? I turned on him.
“You said what to her?!” I was pissed. If he said that,…that means that when Emma came running out…she was crying! That’s why she hid her face. “You’re a dumbass. Then you two go in there demanding an apology…?” I stomped out. How dare they say that about her. She is better then both of the two losers together. I went to the showers, ripped open the door and saw the back shower running but no one in it. Jogging over and taking her have off the string. By now she had stop crying. I could see that she was though. Her eyes were a light pink. I helped her up and started to walk her towards the Swamp. I walked her in, sat her down, and handed her a drink.
She took a sip, then lit a cigarette. “Now why did you letting Frank get to you like this?” She shook her head. Her voice some what rough from crying.
“It wasn’t because Frank said it. It was what he had said. All my life I have been trying to prove something…and no matter what it’s not enough.” Damn, Frank. Trapper walked in and sat next to me.
“How you holding up girly?” He patted her knee. She looked up over her glass and smiled.
“I’m fine Trapper.” Trapper looked at me.
“What’s the plan. I want to get the weasel back for what he said. She is the best damn surgeon here. Well right next to you.” Trapper pushed on my arm.
“Hold on I’m thinking.” Emma held her hands out.
“Come on guys…it’s nothing really. I’m fine.” I shook my head.
“No we’re going to get him back.” Trapper got up with me and we both started to brain storm. At that Frank came in.
Emma POV
Frank had came in. Hawkeye and Trapper moved me farther away from him and sat on each of my sides.
“Well, hello, Frank.” Trapper said pissed, you could tell by the tone in his voice. Frank looked at the three of us. Hawkeye sitting with his legs crossed and drink in hand. Trapper leaning over his lap with his elbows on his knees. Then me who was sitting in the middle.
“I feel like I’m the middle of an Oreo.” Hawkeye laughed at what I said. Frank walked over to his bed and started to look threw his stuff.
“You know Frank…” The boys got up. “You should really be mind full on what you say.”
“Or you could get hurt.” Trapper said taking one step too close to Frank. Frank freaked out and jumped back.
“Get away from me-” He had fell back on cut his leg on his bed. I got up and put my drink down.
“Hey you ok, Frank” I went to look at his legs when his slap my hands away. I pulled my hand back and looked at the new red hand print on it. He looked at the red mark as well. Hawkeye picked him up by his shirt.
“Now wait just a minute.” I grabbed Hawkeye’s arm.
“It’s fine. His leg need stitches.” I walked out of the swamp. Hawkeye and Trapper were helping Frank to the OR. I walked in and started to wash my hands. “I need you two to get him ready and get what I need ready.” I turned and smiled at the boys. “I’m sure you guys already know what I need.” They took Frank in, as I finshed washing up.
I walked in and I saw that the boys had everything ready for me. Hawkeye was cleaning his legs. I picked up the needle and looked at Frank.
“Frank, do you have a dog?” The boys and Frank looked at up at me like I was crazy.
“Just answer.” I sighed.
“No.” Frank answer with an attitude.
“When you were younger?” Frank sighed.
“What dose this have to-”
“Frank! For once in your damn life just fucking listen!” I glared at him. I really didn’t mean to snap at him. “I can have you stitch up your damn leg and I can tell you that isn’t fun. So are you going to stop being an ass and let me fucking help you?”
“Yes, yes I did.” I smiled at him.
“Male or female?”
“Female.” I knelt by his leg.
“Tell me about her.” Frank started to tell me about his dog. He just got done with her first year with him, when I started to glaze on and start wrapping it.
“You’re done?” I looked up at Frank. I didn’t know he had stop talking. “I didn’t feel a thing.” I smiled as I stood up, taking off my gloves.
“That’s because you weren’t thinking about it. It doesn’t really work with like really deep cuts or broken bones, but a small cut like your. You won’t.” I looked up and saw Henry. He had a look of pride of him face.
“Captain Lemke.” I looked at Frank. He was playing with his hands.
“Yes, Major Burns?” He looked up really fast then back down.
“Thank you.” I smiled just shock my head.
“Your welcome…but I’m just doing my job.” Hawkeye, Trapper, and I walked out letting Henry deal with Frank.
