Anne had left Rhett and Miss Eleanor to look at the ocean. She couldn't
stand to hear the two talk about Cat once more. They hadn't even seen the
child, and yet they already loved her more then Anne was comfortable with.
It wasn't that she hated the child, she hadn't even seen her so how could she hate her? But it was the thought that Scarlett had bested her once again that ate at Anne.
She had, since marrying Rhett, always been compared to Scarlett. She knew what they all said behind her back. That she wasn't as pretty as Rhett's first wife or that Rhett didn't love her, like he did Scarlett. When she had lost their baby, she was sure she had finally done something
Scarlett hadn't. But no; Rhett had told her that Scarlett had had a miscarriage as well, and like her almost died.
No matter what Anne did, Scarlett had done it before. Rhett had wanted a child so badly that she had hoped soon he would come to her, forget the risk, and take her in his arms once more. But, if indeed this child was his, that dream was over. Rhett would never willingly put her life in danger if he already had a child.
A child that should have been hers by all rights not Scarlett's. So the only thing that kept Anne from screaming her head off was the fact, she made herself believe Scarlett's daughter wasn't Rhett's it couldn't be. This was all a lie by a former wife who wanted her ex back.
As soon as Rhett saw the child he would see through Scarlett's lies. And that would be the end of this. It had to be the end of this. Because, if it wasn't, would Rhett regret the decision he had made in divorcing Scarlett and marrying her?
No, Scarlett wasn't going to win. In the end Rhett belonged to her, and the former Mrs. Butler would end up with nothing but a child who had no father.
It wasn't that she hated the child, she hadn't even seen her so how could she hate her? But it was the thought that Scarlett had bested her once again that ate at Anne.
She had, since marrying Rhett, always been compared to Scarlett. She knew what they all said behind her back. That she wasn't as pretty as Rhett's first wife or that Rhett didn't love her, like he did Scarlett. When she had lost their baby, she was sure she had finally done something
Scarlett hadn't. But no; Rhett had told her that Scarlett had had a miscarriage as well, and like her almost died.
No matter what Anne did, Scarlett had done it before. Rhett had wanted a child so badly that she had hoped soon he would come to her, forget the risk, and take her in his arms once more. But, if indeed this child was his, that dream was over. Rhett would never willingly put her life in danger if he already had a child.
A child that should have been hers by all rights not Scarlett's. So the only thing that kept Anne from screaming her head off was the fact, she made herself believe Scarlett's daughter wasn't Rhett's it couldn't be. This was all a lie by a former wife who wanted her ex back.
As soon as Rhett saw the child he would see through Scarlett's lies. And that would be the end of this. It had to be the end of this. Because, if it wasn't, would Rhett regret the decision he had made in divorcing Scarlett and marrying her?
No, Scarlett wasn't going to win. In the end Rhett belonged to her, and the former Mrs. Butler would end up with nothing but a child who had no father.