Margaret sat down for the first time that day on the couch. The kids were finally in bed for their nap, the clothes had been washed, and the beds changed out. She wasn't working, and hadn't been since the twins were born, but she was still worn out. She thought back to the mail this morning and smiled. She couldn't wait to tell Ben the news. She was lost in thought for a while until something brought her back to the real world. The most gorgeous man she had ever seen stood in the doorway of the family room smiling at her. His black hair hung over his face, just one lock over his eye, the way she loved it. He had on black pants and a red button up shirt on, not tucked in. He held a single yellow rose and smiled at her.

"Hey gorgeous." He said.

"Hey gorgeous yourself." She smiled at him and walked over to him. He handed her the rose and kissed her gently. "Thank you Ben. What's this about? What did you do now?" She said with a mock seriousness.

"Nothing."

"Well what do you want?"

"You know what I want."

"Ben!" She giggled as he pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately. Finally they pulled apart to breathe. "We got something in the mail today."

"Really?"

"Yeah. It's from Walter and Patty it says."

"Walter and Patty? Who's Walter and Patty?"

"I think 'Walter' would be very upset to know you don't remember him."

"I'm supposed to remember a Walter?"

She laughed a little. "You're an idiot."

"That's why I became a surgeon."

"I'll read this to you. Maybe this will give you a better idea." She cleared her throat. "Walter and Patty wish for you to join them on their special day of Holy Matrimony." He looked at her with a blank expression, so she went on for a further clue. "Wedding ceremony to be held in the St. Stephen's Methodist Church of Ottumwa, Iowa. Reception to be held at the O'Reilly's Farm, 16 Oak Road."

"Radar!"

"Finally!"

"I forgot his name was Walter! I think only Patty and his mother call him Walter. He's finally doing it! Little Radar's all grown up! He must be some excited. I bet he can't wait. I wonder if he ever did loose his-" He looked up to see Margaret looking at him. "His, uh, his, umm I wonder if he and Patty have done-"

"Ben!"

"Sorry I can't help it! He always just seemed so, you know, about it."

"So should we go? I mean, the twins are nine months old, so maybe we should go up for the weekend. They were fine that time when they were with Mom and Dad that night, I'm sure they'd be find for a weekend."

"Are you sure you'd feel alright leaving them?"

"Well no, but I just would really like to see little Radar get married."

"I know. I'm sure mom and dad won't mind watching them for a weekend."

Margaret sighed. "Remember when we got married?"

"How could I forget? That was the happiest day of my life! And the week after in France was the most amazing week in my life." He added with a smile.

"I know, mine too." She laughed and kissed him. They made their way to the couch and Margaret pushed him down on it. She started to kiss him passionately and deeply when she heard crying upstairs. "Sorry. The twins are up. It's about time for their bottles now anyway."

"C'mon, I'll take Beth and you take Nick."

"Alright." They headed upstairs, Margaret in front and Hawkeye latched on to her from behind with his arms around her waist.

"Ben what's this about?"

"What's what about?" He asked innocently, nuzzling her neck."

"You seem, I don't know."

"I guess you could say I'm just really in the mood."

"You're always in the mood."

"Maybe so, but I'm more in the mood than usual I guess. I don't know."

"Well Nick and Beth are hungry so let go of me so we can feed them. After, we'll see about what we can get you, because you seem hungry too. You're biting my neck!"

"You know what I'm hungry for."

"Not in front of the twins, okay? Here, take the babies up and play with them while I warm up the milk."

"Sure." Hawkeye lifted Beth and laid her on the floor on the blanket and then Nick. The two were crying so Hawkeye lifted up their shirts and gave them each a zirbert, causing them to giggle with big toothless grins and kick their feet. "You like that don't you guys? Well Mommy will be up in a little while. She's gone to get your milk, and-" He screwed up his face and waved his hand around. "Phew!" Causing another giggle fit from his children. "One of you guys stinks! Okay, let's see who it is!" He lifted them one at a time and sniffed their diapers. "Hey, both of you! Oh c'mon that's just dirty! Oh well, I guess if you're gonna be that way, I'd better clean you up. I don't want anyone to get too icky."

He had become an expert on the subject of diaper changes, since having two babies at the one time was a full time job for two parents. The diapers were on the shelf in the nursery so he got up and walked over, and got all the things he'd need. "Okay, kids, time to get you guys smelling like a fresh rose for a little while until the milk we give you gets through you." First, he took Beth, and took off her diaper. "Poo-wee! You smell a LOT for such a little person, Beth!" When he opened it up, he looked at her. "No wonder! I didn't even think you guys ate that much! How do you do it?" He got out a fresh diaper and a cloth, cleaned her up and put some powder on her, and did up the diaper. "Alright, you're all done! He put her diaper shirt back on her and lifted her up to look at her.

"You know you're a really pretty girl! You look just like your mommy! And that's a complement; believe me, because Mommy is really pretty. You know, a lot of boys like mommy, and always have. Me included, but I'm really lucky because she likes me back. For a while you're gonna think boys are icky, but, well, we are kind of icky, but we can be nice, and since you look like your mommy I'm gonna have to be extra careful of you. 'Cause any little boy who breaks your heart is going to have to answer to me, okay?" He held her close. "I love you. I'm going to promise now I will do everything in my power to keep you safe. And I really hope you never have you're heart broken. It's one of the worst feelings in the world. I know. Me and Mommy met in a place far, far away called Korea, we'll tell you when you're older more about it. But I loved Mommy then but I didn't think she loved me. When I had to leave, she had to leave and go somewhere else, and my heart broke. When I found her again though, it was the most amazing feeling in the world. My heart healed, and I felt better than ever, because I found out the woman I love loves me back.

"Well, I have to put you back down and clean up Nick. Your brother smells really bad." He laid Beth down and started on Nick. "You know Nick, I can't wait for you to get a little older. I love this time with you, but when you're older, I'm gonna take you out on our boat, and go fishing. We can go camping, and canoeing. I'm gonna teach you to love the outdoors, just like me, and Grampa. Beth, I'll take you too. I'm not gonna be sexist. I'll let you do that stuff too, because I know that lots of girls like to go camping and things. It's just my dad always took me and he always said that if he ever got a grandson he would love for the three generations of Pierce men to go fishing together. I'm sure he would love to have his granddaughter there too, though." He added to Beth and turned back to Nick. "Okay, just tuck this in here, there we go, you smell much better. Actually Nick you kind of smell girly. I think Mommy likes this smell, and I like it when she smells like it, but it's not a very manly smell. When you get older I'll get you some manly stuff instead. Where is Margaret, she usually doesn't take this long."

He sat cross-legged on the floor, back to the door just looking at his kids, waiting for Margaret, when two arms came up under his arms and hands silently rubbed his muscular chest. She kissed his neck. "I heard every word you said to Nick, and especially the things you said to Beth. God I love you." She mumbled against his skin. He turned his head so he could kiss her and her mouth traveled up his neck and found his mouth and they kissed passionately.

"I love you too."

"I got the milk. After supper you're getting a really special dessert, because watching you being daddy to our children like that makes me love you even more."

"Mmm, I can't wait." They kissed for a bit longer, until Beth decided that her parents kissing was very funny and started laughing. They broke apart; Margaret got up from behind Hawkeye and picked her up.

"Oh, sweetie, what's so funny? Why'd you have to do that, you ruined a really good kiss. You know, your daddy is a really good kisser. You'd be totally grossed out if I told you that in a few years, but it's true, and he's very sweet. But I guess you're hungry, huh? Well let's get you some food." She picked up one of the bottles and fed Beth, and Hawkeye had Nick, who was sucking on his bottle vigorously. Nick, not Hawkeye.

After a while, Nick and Beth were pleasantly full, Hawkeye and Margaret had played with them a little, and put them back to bed. They both were very good after six o'clock, and only would wake up around 3 o'clock to be changed and fed, and that was it for the night. The proud parents looked down into the crib to see the two little children sound asleep for a while.

Eventually Margaret silently grabbed Hawkeye's hand and pulled him out of the room. She never said anything, and led him downstairs into the family room. When they got in there, she turned around, put her arms around his neck and kissed him. He deepened the kiss, and put his hands around her waist, as her hands ran through his silky hair. She backed him up onto the couch and pushed him down, so she was straddling his thighs. After a while she stopped to breathe.

"Oh God."

"Hmm I Love you." He said with a smile.

"Ben I love you so much. I heard every word you said, about wanting to keep Beth from a broken heart. God, you are the sweetest, nicest, gorgeous, hot, sexiest man in the world."

"Well you're the most beautiful, prettiest, sweetest, loving, sexy woman ever." They kissed passionately as Margaret unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it off of him. Want to take this upstairs? I was cleaning out the sheets today and I decided to put the silk ones in for a change."

"Mmm I can't wait, c'mon."

She got up off of him, pulled him up and kissed him again. She put her hands in his back pockets as they made their way up the stairs and into their room. Margaret pulled him on to the sleigh bed on top of her and they made love long into the night.

The couple was woken up at 3:00 by the sound of two babies crying. Margaret was half on top of Hawkeye, his legs wrapped around her legs, their arms around each other, and Margaret's head on his smooth chest. She buried her head into his chest further.

"Ugg, I'm tired. C'mon Ben we the kids are calling."

"Oh that means I have to put on clothes."

"Well you don't want to traumatize them, do you?"

"Hey!"

"Well, you have a nice body, but the twins don't need to know that. C'mon sexy, let's go."

He grumbled a little as he pulled on his boxers and a t-shirt and Margaret pulled on one of his t-shirts and pajama pants. They were way too big on her, but she found them very comfortable, and Hawkeye like the way she looked in them, so she often wore them. The two picked up the kids and went downstairs to the bottles and milk and fed them. Nick and Beth were soon sound asleep again, so they brought them back upstairs again.

When Hawkeye and Margaret went back into their own room, they walked towards the bed.

"Ben?"

"Yeah?" He said as he pulled down the covers.

"I'm wide awake now. I don't think I can go to sleep again, just yet." She said suggestively and he smiled.

"You read my mind." He said and pulled off his boxers and t-shirt and jumped in bed.

(Author's note: I don't know if there is a name on them or not, but a zirbert is what we call them, I don't know if it's something from where I've come from, I've only heard it around here, but if you're wondering, it's when you put your mouth on someone's belly and blow really hard, and it tickles and makes a funny sound.)