Scarlett had a strange almost queasy feeling in the pit of her stomach when
she read the letter from Rhett. She couldn't believe that he was bringing
Anne with him. "I never should have told him" Scarlett thought, knowing
that was untrue. Rhett and Cat deserved to know each other. When she had
first written Rhett she had known he
would come to Ireland, but how dare he bring his wife? Didn't he know how badly that would hurt her? "Maybe he wants to hurt me because he's mad I didn't tell him about Cat." she thought. Oh, the man had no tact! Scarlett was nervous enough that she was going to see her beloved for the first time in three long years. Not a day had gone by
that she hadn't thought of him, that she hadn't wished she were lying in his arms at night. It made her ill to think of Rhett holding Anne in his strong embrace. Not a day went by when she didn't think about how differently she could've handled things, how they could still be together. Over the years she had been able to push thoughts of Rhett
to the back of her mind during the day, but at night they always came back. She thought of the last time she had seen him. It was the day of the shipwreck, the very day Cat had been conceived. Scarlett thought of how he had called her his love and his life, how they had made love. How she had thought all their troubles were past and they
could live happily together. Then he had said those horrible things to her in the cabin, and all her dreams had crashed down again. He had made her feel so used, how could he always do that? Rhett could
always make her feel just like one of Belle Watling's girls.
Scarlett's reverie was interrupted by the entrance of her daughter into the office.
"Hello Cat darling" Scarlett said warmly. Cat always brought out all the warmth and love in her.
"Hi Mommy" Cat chirped and climbed up into Scarlett's lap for a cuddle.
"What where you up to, Kittycat?"
"I was playing in my tower" Cat said.
"Did you have a good time?"
"No! There was a monster hiding in the corner. But I threw a blanket on him and he died." Cat beamed with pride at this great undertaking.
"Well that will teach the other monsters to never come and bother you." Scarlett said as she tried to fight back a laugh. "Cat do you remember when you asked me about your father?" Cat cocked her head to the side and bit her bottom lip.
"Ummmmm...yes, a little" she said
"Well guess what? Your daddy is coming all the way from America to see you!"
"Really? I didn't think I had a daddy!"
"You do, and he's going to be here in a week. Now darling, there's something you have to know. Your daddy and I aren't married anymore, not like most mommies and daddies. Your daddy is married to another lady her name is Anne. She's coming with your daddy and so is your grandmother. They all really want to see you, Cat. And your daddy, he loves you very much, even though he's never seen you. What do you think about that, darling?"
"I don't know, Mommy. Is my daddy nice?"
"Yes he is. He's going to be very, very nice to you because he loves you so much." Scarlett said, thinking of how wonderful he had been to Bonnie.
"Then I can't wait to meet him." Cat said.
"Neither can I" Scarlett said mostly to herself.
would come to Ireland, but how dare he bring his wife? Didn't he know how badly that would hurt her? "Maybe he wants to hurt me because he's mad I didn't tell him about Cat." she thought. Oh, the man had no tact! Scarlett was nervous enough that she was going to see her beloved for the first time in three long years. Not a day had gone by
that she hadn't thought of him, that she hadn't wished she were lying in his arms at night. It made her ill to think of Rhett holding Anne in his strong embrace. Not a day went by when she didn't think about how differently she could've handled things, how they could still be together. Over the years she had been able to push thoughts of Rhett
to the back of her mind during the day, but at night they always came back. She thought of the last time she had seen him. It was the day of the shipwreck, the very day Cat had been conceived. Scarlett thought of how he had called her his love and his life, how they had made love. How she had thought all their troubles were past and they
could live happily together. Then he had said those horrible things to her in the cabin, and all her dreams had crashed down again. He had made her feel so used, how could he always do that? Rhett could
always make her feel just like one of Belle Watling's girls.
Scarlett's reverie was interrupted by the entrance of her daughter into the office.
"Hello Cat darling" Scarlett said warmly. Cat always brought out all the warmth and love in her.
"Hi Mommy" Cat chirped and climbed up into Scarlett's lap for a cuddle.
"What where you up to, Kittycat?"
"I was playing in my tower" Cat said.
"Did you have a good time?"
"No! There was a monster hiding in the corner. But I threw a blanket on him and he died." Cat beamed with pride at this great undertaking.
"Well that will teach the other monsters to never come and bother you." Scarlett said as she tried to fight back a laugh. "Cat do you remember when you asked me about your father?" Cat cocked her head to the side and bit her bottom lip.
"Ummmmm...yes, a little" she said
"Well guess what? Your daddy is coming all the way from America to see you!"
"Really? I didn't think I had a daddy!"
"You do, and he's going to be here in a week. Now darling, there's something you have to know. Your daddy and I aren't married anymore, not like most mommies and daddies. Your daddy is married to another lady her name is Anne. She's coming with your daddy and so is your grandmother. They all really want to see you, Cat. And your daddy, he loves you very much, even though he's never seen you. What do you think about that, darling?"
"I don't know, Mommy. Is my daddy nice?"
"Yes he is. He's going to be very, very nice to you because he loves you so much." Scarlett said, thinking of how wonderful he had been to Bonnie.
"Then I can't wait to meet him." Cat said.
"Neither can I" Scarlett said mostly to herself.