Chapter 2: What is this filling?

Scarlett went back into the hospital full of blood and death, but that could not distract her from the excitement of seeing Rhett. Yes, the smell of death and blood just made her sick, but yet she knew she had to do it. Her mother would be very disappointed if she learned that she left the hospital. Scarlett made her way into the crowded building with a sigh.

"Where have you been?! Dr. Meade needs your help!" A matronly nurse snapped, coming over to Scarlett when she came through the door.

"Sorry, I was feeling light headed so I needed some fresh air," Scarlett said through her teeth before walking quickly to the operating room. "What do you want me to do, Dr. Meade?" she asked as she entered the room.

"Get me the goaze over there on that table," Dr. Meade instructed her, pointing over to a table to his right.

Scarlett went over and got what was needed. Then she came to Stuart, the patient, and tried to calm him down.

"I can't stand it! Scarlett, make it stop!" Stuart cried in pain.

"Stuart Tartleton, you need to calm down... The doctor is doing everything he can possible" Scarlett said as gently as she could, putting a cold cloth on his forehead. She bit her lip to stop from throwing up what little she had ate for lunch: the stench was getting to her.

With in an hour or so the arm was off and Stuart was resting, asleep from the drugs. Scarlett wiped her forehead off and sighed. " I don't know how much longer I can keep this up." Scarlett said to herself as she left the hospital for the day.

As she walked into the Hamiltom's house. Melanie came up to her with excitement in her as a smile. Her sweet smile was stretched across her thin face. "What is it, Melly?" Scarlett asked testily, fanning herself with her fan that she held in hand.

"Oh, Scarlett, Alexsander is coming home! I just got the telegram while you where at the hospital!" Melanie said filled with happiness before handing Scarlett the letter. It was from her brother who had been gone for over five months. (A/N: I decided to make Melanie have a new love. I also decided to make Scarlett have a brother and that him and Melanie are together. What do you think?)

Scarlett began to read the letter out loud from what she could read: the ink was smeared from the tears of joy and happiness.

Dear; Darling wife

They are sending me home. They say I'm done with my duties for now. Oh, I have waited for this day for a very long time. I pray and hope that everything is well back in Atlanta. Hope nothings changed that much. Tell Scarlett that Charles will be returning with me as well. We will be home a week from tomorrow. I can't wait to see you, dear. I love and miss you with all my heart.

Love,

Alexsander

Scarlett put down the letter with a smile. Oh, her brother was coming home! Then that meant he wasn't killed or hurt! How wonderful! She had missed her brother so very much. In fact, Scarlett had been wondering, along with her family, when they were going to see or hear from him. And now they finally were going to, but it would be a little while before she would get to see him.

'Melly! Do you know what this means?" Scarlett asked looking at Melanie with wide eyes.

Melanie didn't get a chance to answer before Scarlett answered for her.

"That means the war is going to be over soon! Thank heavens! It took long enough to get this damn thing over with," she said as a bigger smile came across her lovely face, which glowed like the perfect like shining from heaven above.

"Scarlett, you mustn't curse!" Melanie said,always appalled by Scarlett's brashness.

But Scarlett was wrong. The war was far from being over. It had only just began. Sherman was getting so close that the gun shots could be heard radiating throughout the city. But maybe it was the Southerners keeping them away? No, the Yankees were getting closer and closer by every second. What would they do if...if the Yankees got to Atlanta? They would have to flee to Atlanta, amd Scarlett and Melanie could go to Tara. They would be safe at Tara, that is if it was still there. What if Tara wasn't there? Where would they go? These and so many other questions would roam through Scarlett's mind but she had yet to realize it.

Scarlett was sitting in a white rocker on the front porch with her favorite book in hand, when she heard a noise from somewhere. Scarlett glanced up to to see who or what it could be. Standing there with a smile upon his face was Rhett Butler

"Aw, great balls of fire! Mr. Butler you didn't have to scare me," Scarlett said with fright, slightly angry. "A single tapping on the shoulder, or a how do you do, would have been nice." She arched one of her eyebrows.

"I'm quite sorry, Scarlett. I didn't mean to scare you. You may call me Rhett if you would like," Rhett said with a slight laugh before sitting next to Scarlett with only inches between them.

"What are you doing here. Rhett?" Scarlett asked, looking at him. Her heart was beating so was he doing to make her feel like this?

"I came to see you." Rhett said, taking her hand in his and rubbing circle on it with his thumb. How desperately he wanted to trace every feature of her face, but he thought this wasn't the right time.

Scarlett found this sweet but odd at the same time. They had just met a mere few hours ago, and he was already sweet talking her. Scarlett pulled her hand free with force and placed them in her lap, feeling the need to have his hands in hers again but not understanding why or where the feeling was coming from.

"Fiddle Dee Dee, don't pull that! You didn't come so I could see your act. I won't buy itm" Scarlett said turning from him. This was just way too fast. Scarlett couldn't do this. She was married and very happy...or so she tried to believe.

"Well someone's in a bad mood," Rhett said standing up. "What happened earlier? You were so nice and sweet. What? You didn't get your way at something? Well, listen up, princess, we don't always get what we want"

"No that's not it at all. It's just that...well I had a hard day at the hospital that's all." Scarlett said still sitting in the rocker looking up at Rhett. The sun casted a beautiful glow around him. Where were all theses thoughts coming from?

"Well perhaps I can do something to make it better" Rhett said pulling Scarlett slowly to her feet and into his warm awaiting arms. How good it felt to have her there. She just fit.

Scarlett wanted to stay like that...perhaps for the rest of her life, but she refused to. This just couldn't happen it just couldn't. She was married. "No, there's nothing you can do. Rhett" Scarlett said stepping out of his arms already feeling the emptiness. "I have some things to do. Goodbye, Rhett," she sighed as she headed inside. But before she could take any more steps, Rhett grabbed her warm hand and pulled her back.

"What is wrong with you, Scarlett? You were fine at the hospital. Has something happened after you saw me? Tell me. Scarlett. I will do anything I can to make it better," Rhett said forcing her to face him. She was lost in his eyes as she stood there.

"It's...it's you... I can't do this" Scarlett said trying to break his grip. It was no use. He held on to her desperately. wanting to keep her there.

"What do you mean it's me?" Rhett asked, looking into her dark green eyes with vigor. He wanted to know the answer and he wanted to know it right at this moment.

"You wouldn't understand," Scarlett said looking up into Rhett's face. She wished she could tell him but she just couldn't. It wouldn't be right. She managed to break free of his hold while she ran inside shutting the door behind her, leaving Rhett to his thoughts on the porch.

When Scarlett got to her room she sat in her window seat looking out the window. As a single tear fell from her eyes as she tried to see if Rhett was still standing out side. The tears were in the way, but she could just make out his details: Rhett was still outside looking up at her window. How he wanted to just run up there and hold her in his arms telling her everything was going to be ok. Scarlett put her fist on the window and continued to cry until it hurt. Why was she feeling this way? She didn't want to but right now she was just so confused.

"I can't do this. What will I do?" Scarlett cried as her forehead hit the window. "I'm so lost, it's just to much."

A/N: I would like to thank my beta reader thank you so much. Oh poor Scarlett and Rhett. What will happen to them? Will they tell each other that they love them? or will everything fall apart and they go there separate ways? Well You'll have to wait and find out. Review thanks:)

Sneak Peek

Scarlett stayed in her window seat for hours refusing to eat, drink or sleep. How she wanted to tell Rhett to be with him. She wished so much that there was someone she could talk to. To just poor the truth out to. But who? Melanie? No Scarlett had married her brother. What would she think? What would she say? Scarlett shook Melanie from her mind. Her best friend? No she couldn't keep a secret even if she wanted her to. Ashley? Oh gods nightgown no. What would he think? Since she told him that she loved him at the Barbecue this past June. Oh Scarlett just felt so alone there was no one she could turn to no one. There was one person she could and that was Rhett. But that was the one person she wanted to stay away from. But yet she wanted to be with him right at that every moment. More then anything in the world she wanted Rhett to take her in his arms and tell her everything was going to be fine. And that he was there for her no matter what happened and that he would always be there for her.