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Refusing to look at him, Scarlett turned away from him haughtily and made her way up the stairs. She knew Rhett was right behind her, every step of the way, but she sullenly refused to acknowledge his presence. She swung her door open with force and stamped to the other side her bedroom to stare out of a window, feeling his presence behind her still.

"If you were playing with a full deck you'd realize that I have no desire whatsoever to be near you right now." she said with irritation.

Rhett walked up behind her and felt her stiffen in response to his arms which slid around her waist cautiously. "And if that were true, we both know you would have slammed the door into my face instead of the wall."

Scarlett let out a sigh of disgust and annoyance.

Rhett smiled and leaned his head against hers. " Ah, surely it's not all that bad being wrong, Scarlett darling." he chuckled, but then added in a softer tone, "You found out today?"

"Yes. How did you know?" she asked with curiosity.

"You were smiling when you came home."

"I was not,' she replied stubbornly.

"I meant before you realized I was home also."

Scarlett bit her lip and continued staring out the window. "Well, what if I was? I don't see how that has anything to do with-"

"Were you happy when you found out?"

"I…well…I was surprised…and then I thought that since you'd abandoned me, I'd finally have the chance to have a child that would love me…" she stopped abruptly, not having meant to reveal her plans to him.

"And you'd keep him or her and raise it to love you and you alone and to hate me?" Rhett added in an amused voice.

"Something of the sort might have crossed my mind. But now you've ruined all of my plans," Scarlett replied grudgingly. Then she turned around in his arms. "And why not? Isn't that what you've done to Bonnie?" she asked while facing him.

Rhetts mouth curved down in one corner. "I've never once done anything to make Bonnie hate you, and you know that, Scarlett. If she wants me more often, perhaps it's because I'm here, and you're not. You can't be a mother and be engrossed in your mills and stores as well."

"Maybe if you spent half the time with me that you spend with her, treated me as you treat her, I'd be more inclined to stay at home. But as it is, I have no desire to be in your presence." she returned with a scowl.

He raised his left hand to her cheek and stroked it gently. "Scarlett, my pet, as I've told you before, if you'll ask me for something I'll give it to you." He stared down at her with such as intense gaze she was forced to look away.

Scarlett was just about to question him as to what he was referring to when Bonnie came running into the room, causing Scarlett to push Rhett away and look at her daughter in irritation.

"Daddy, where've you been! I've been lookin' for you everywhere! You must come see Mr. Butler, his gotten bigger, an-" Bonnie interrupted in her shrill voice.

"I'll be there in a minute, precious."

"Okay, but hurry!" and she set out back down to the stables as fast as her short legs could carry her.

"You need to lay down, Scarlett. I'll have Mammy sent up to tend to you, you look pale." He leaned forward and kissed her absently on the forehead. "I'm sure I'll see you later, my dear. But I have other things that need tending to at the moment." Giving her one of his bows he turned and left in pursuit of Bonnie, Scarlett presumed.

She walked over to the bed, amazed once more at Rhetts uncanny ability to always know just what she needed. She hadn't slept much in the time that Rhett had been gone, both from his absence and from her pregnancy. Well, at least he wasn't leaving again anytime soon, she thought contentedly. Surely he wouldn't run off again, not while she was with child, his child. No, she needn't fear any more departures for quite some time from Rhett, knowing how he was about his children. Why, when she was carrying Bonnie, he'd hardly let her out of her sight. Her mind slowly replayed all of the events of the day, from the shock of learning she was pregnant to her anger at Rhett to…to…what? But her thoughts were soon interrupted by Mammy's heavy tread and voice calling out to her.

* * *

Scarlett scowled darkly as she finished her dinner alone in the dinning room. Bonnie was over at the Wilkes getting reacquainted with Beau, and Rhett…God only knew where he'd gone off to, though she had a pretty good idea herself. She wiped at her mouth with diligence before she rose to go to bed.

Humph. So much for all of his kind words earlier. I bet he just couldn't wait to get home so he could be with his mistress once more, Scarlett thought with bitter disgust. The remembrance of his treatment towards her ever since he learned she was with child still fresh on her mind, it made her all the more disillusioned as she wearily climbed the stairs to her room.

"Surprised my pet?" Rhett lay on her bed, smiling with delight at her slack jawed face.

"What're you, I mean…I thought…" she sputtered hopelessly.

"Well, you wanted me to spend more time with you, did you not? And I told you I'd give you anything you desired, my pet." he replied with an amused smirk.

Scarlett placed her hands upon her hips and marched over to her bed. "This is NOT what I meant and you know it. Surely you're not conceited enough to actually think… well I don't know what you thought, but-"

"Tsk, Tsk, Mrs. Butler! Such things you think. Did it not occur to you that as soon as it gets out that you're with child that people with question it's paternity, especially considering our room arrangement. So I took it upon myself to correct that situation this afternoon whether you like it or not." "Besides," he added laconically, " I never really cared for that little 'deal' of ours anyway. So I'll be sleeping in your bed for now on." He glanced up at her smugly as if waiting for her to challenge him.

"So you're here to keep the gossip down?" she said in a somewhat disenchanted voice. "Whatever happened to the man who told me that one could do without a reputation so long as they had courage?"

"He fell in love and realized he couldn't keep doing things that would damage those around him." he answered quietly.