How could he let this happen? His beloved on her deathbed, because of him? He felt truly awful, and he was very angry at Suellen for pulling this little stunt, he vowed that if she died, he'd shoot Suellen! He arrived in Atlanta the next day, and Mammy was there to meet him at the depot. He looked so determined and upset that he even scared Mammy! He screamed at the driver to hurry up, and once they arrived at the big house on Peachtree St, he ran inside and rushed to Scarlett's bedside. He about fainted when he saw her, she was white as a ghost, and her face was nothing but bones, and she was shaking. He realized that she was asleep, and just sat by her side in a rocker while Dr. Meade checked over her. Dr. Meade said, 'Thank you for coming, Sir. I was afraid that if you didn't hurry, she wouldn't be here when you came back, but hopefully, she'll be okay now. You can go ahead and wake her up, she's slept all day.' So he dismissed Dr. Meade.
Rhett began whispering her name over and over, and she didn't stir. He began stroking her hair and face, and then he got a nasty idea. He went to the foot of the bed and tickled her feet, and Scarlett woke up with a shriek. Rhett took that moment to look in her eyes, he saw that they were very dull, even in the dim light, he felt awful at that point. It took Scarlett a moment for it all to sink in, and then Rhett saw the sadness in her eyes go to a look of pure happiness, and Rhett had never been happier at any point of his life than that one. He walked over to her, grasped her hand, and looked into her eyes. He didn't cloak his true feelings, he let them show, and his eyes were full of love. Scarlett immediately recognized it, and grinned fully, her catty look turned into a look of love and affection, and that of a woman.
Rhett said, 'You gave us quite a scare, my darling,' with mischevious look in his eyes.
She said, 'Well, I think you scared me a lot more than I scared you,' mirroring his look.
'Scarlett, if you'll still have me, I'll make it up to you, I promise! I love you so much, we will be so happy, as long as we're together.'
'Well... Rhett, I love you! I truly love you! Now can I have something to eat, I haven't eaten if 5 days!'
'Of course you can my darling, you deserve it,' he chuckled. 'Anyone that's been through what you have can have whatever they want.'
'Well, the one thing I want is you, and for you to love me, and kiss me!'
Rhett laughed as he pulled his beloved into a long, passionate kiss.
Scarlett awoke the next morning to the scent of coffee and men's cologne. 'So, it wasn't a dream,' she thought happily. She began humming a tune similar to that of 'Bonnie Blue Flag' as she thought about the prior evening's events. Rhett had had the servants cook Scarlett up a huge dinner, consisting of steak, soup, carrots, wine, and chocolate cake, among other things that Scarlett adored. Rhett hand fed the entire meal to her, knowing that she loved eating almost as much as herself. The two spent the evening gleefully laughing together, for the first time in what seemed like an eternity. Both were sharing the same thought, about how that that night was the first night of true love that they would spend together... the first night of the rest of their lives together. True, there were still some unresolved feelings and conflicts, but they were together, the way God had intended for them to be, the way that Melanie had always thought was right, they way they wanted it to be. After dinner, Scarlett took a nap, while Rhett disappeared somewhere. Scarlett had never been happier, and she was anxiously awaiting for Rhett to arrive home later that night. He came in around 9, a decent hour, and she knew that, finally, they belonged to each other, heart, body, and soul, and frankly, up to that point, there was never a happier moment for the newly-found woman.
Rhett began whispering her name over and over, and she didn't stir. He began stroking her hair and face, and then he got a nasty idea. He went to the foot of the bed and tickled her feet, and Scarlett woke up with a shriek. Rhett took that moment to look in her eyes, he saw that they were very dull, even in the dim light, he felt awful at that point. It took Scarlett a moment for it all to sink in, and then Rhett saw the sadness in her eyes go to a look of pure happiness, and Rhett had never been happier at any point of his life than that one. He walked over to her, grasped her hand, and looked into her eyes. He didn't cloak his true feelings, he let them show, and his eyes were full of love. Scarlett immediately recognized it, and grinned fully, her catty look turned into a look of love and affection, and that of a woman.
Rhett said, 'You gave us quite a scare, my darling,' with mischevious look in his eyes.
She said, 'Well, I think you scared me a lot more than I scared you,' mirroring his look.
'Scarlett, if you'll still have me, I'll make it up to you, I promise! I love you so much, we will be so happy, as long as we're together.'
'Well... Rhett, I love you! I truly love you! Now can I have something to eat, I haven't eaten if 5 days!'
'Of course you can my darling, you deserve it,' he chuckled. 'Anyone that's been through what you have can have whatever they want.'
'Well, the one thing I want is you, and for you to love me, and kiss me!'
Rhett laughed as he pulled his beloved into a long, passionate kiss.
Scarlett awoke the next morning to the scent of coffee and men's cologne. 'So, it wasn't a dream,' she thought happily. She began humming a tune similar to that of 'Bonnie Blue Flag' as she thought about the prior evening's events. Rhett had had the servants cook Scarlett up a huge dinner, consisting of steak, soup, carrots, wine, and chocolate cake, among other things that Scarlett adored. Rhett hand fed the entire meal to her, knowing that she loved eating almost as much as herself. The two spent the evening gleefully laughing together, for the first time in what seemed like an eternity. Both were sharing the same thought, about how that that night was the first night of true love that they would spend together... the first night of the rest of their lives together. True, there were still some unresolved feelings and conflicts, but they were together, the way God had intended for them to be, the way that Melanie had always thought was right, they way they wanted it to be. After dinner, Scarlett took a nap, while Rhett disappeared somewhere. Scarlett had never been happier, and she was anxiously awaiting for Rhett to arrive home later that night. He came in around 9, a decent hour, and she knew that, finally, they belonged to each other, heart, body, and soul, and frankly, up to that point, there was never a happier moment for the newly-found woman.