The next morning, Scarlett and Rhett were ready to go back to Tara.
Scarlett remembered that Wade was still at Ashley's, but she didn't want to
face Ashley, and she didn't want to have Wade whining all the way back to
Tara.
It was going to be a long ride, and most likely not a very pleasant one. Scarlett was already feeling sick, and they had just got on the train. Scarlett didn't want to tell Rhett what was on her mind, but she knew that he knew she was keeping something from him. Did he suspect it was about Ashley? Oh, she didn't care, she just wanted to go home, to Mammy.
Scarlett was awakened by Rhett's gentle nudge on her shoulder. "Wake up Scarlett," he said softly. She opened her eyes slowly. They were almost home. They got out of the train car, and Scarlett saw Pork there with a carriage, waiting for them. Rhett took the bags from Scarlett's hand and Pork helped him put them in the back of the carriage. "Hello Mr. Rhett," said Pork politely. "Hello Pork," replied Rhett. Rhett took Scarlett's hand and helped her into the carriage, and then climbed in next to her. He put his arm around her the entire ride. She smiled sweetly whenever he looked at her, but kept a distance from the real world and drifted into her own mind.
Scarlett didn't understand...she had wanted Rhett back and now that she had him, she wished that he wasn't there. Maybe it was just because she was pregnant and feeling very uncomfortable. And, she had to admit, he was being more attentive then he ever had before. She supposed it was because he realized that he did love her, and because he didn't want her to have another accident. She remembered falling down the stairs.the pain after it was worse than anything she had ever felt in her life, even childbirth, which was very painful. She decided that what she was feeling would go away as soon as she had her baby, which was going to be soon. She then realized that she and Rhett had not thought of names for the baby. Thinking this would make for a good conversation as well as to pass the time, she brought it up. "Rhett?" "What is it Scarlett?" he asked. "Well I was just thinking, we haven't thought of names for the baby yet." "Oh you're right," he said. "What do you think they should be?" he asked. "Oh I don't know, what do you think?" she asked.
Rhett was about to answer, when Scarlett realized that they were at Tara. Pork parked the carriage in front of the house, and got the bags out of the bag. Rhett climbed out first, and then, putting his arms around Scarlett, helped her out. As they walked into the house, Mammy and Careen came out to greet them. Scarlett was not at all surprised that Suellen was not there. She had a husband and kids just like her. But Scarlett was glad that she was not there to see her. She hugged Mammy. Pork brought the bags inside and they all came into the house.
Hours later, in the dark of the night, Scarlett was in labor. But this time, Rhett was in there with her, sitting right by her. After several long hours of waiting, the baby came. It was a girl. Scarlett held her baby in her arms, and for the first time, she was glad that she had a baby. "What do you think we should call her?" asked Scarlett. "How about Katie, after you?" asked Rhett. He knew that was Scarlett's real name, and he loved it. "Katie, I like that," she said. Scarlett held their baby in her arms. With Rhett by her side, she felt she wanted nothing more in life.
It was going to be a long ride, and most likely not a very pleasant one. Scarlett was already feeling sick, and they had just got on the train. Scarlett didn't want to tell Rhett what was on her mind, but she knew that he knew she was keeping something from him. Did he suspect it was about Ashley? Oh, she didn't care, she just wanted to go home, to Mammy.
Scarlett was awakened by Rhett's gentle nudge on her shoulder. "Wake up Scarlett," he said softly. She opened her eyes slowly. They were almost home. They got out of the train car, and Scarlett saw Pork there with a carriage, waiting for them. Rhett took the bags from Scarlett's hand and Pork helped him put them in the back of the carriage. "Hello Mr. Rhett," said Pork politely. "Hello Pork," replied Rhett. Rhett took Scarlett's hand and helped her into the carriage, and then climbed in next to her. He put his arm around her the entire ride. She smiled sweetly whenever he looked at her, but kept a distance from the real world and drifted into her own mind.
Scarlett didn't understand...she had wanted Rhett back and now that she had him, she wished that he wasn't there. Maybe it was just because she was pregnant and feeling very uncomfortable. And, she had to admit, he was being more attentive then he ever had before. She supposed it was because he realized that he did love her, and because he didn't want her to have another accident. She remembered falling down the stairs.the pain after it was worse than anything she had ever felt in her life, even childbirth, which was very painful. She decided that what she was feeling would go away as soon as she had her baby, which was going to be soon. She then realized that she and Rhett had not thought of names for the baby. Thinking this would make for a good conversation as well as to pass the time, she brought it up. "Rhett?" "What is it Scarlett?" he asked. "Well I was just thinking, we haven't thought of names for the baby yet." "Oh you're right," he said. "What do you think they should be?" he asked. "Oh I don't know, what do you think?" she asked.
Rhett was about to answer, when Scarlett realized that they were at Tara. Pork parked the carriage in front of the house, and got the bags out of the bag. Rhett climbed out first, and then, putting his arms around Scarlett, helped her out. As they walked into the house, Mammy and Careen came out to greet them. Scarlett was not at all surprised that Suellen was not there. She had a husband and kids just like her. But Scarlett was glad that she was not there to see her. She hugged Mammy. Pork brought the bags inside and they all came into the house.
Hours later, in the dark of the night, Scarlett was in labor. But this time, Rhett was in there with her, sitting right by her. After several long hours of waiting, the baby came. It was a girl. Scarlett held her baby in her arms, and for the first time, she was glad that she had a baby. "What do you think we should call her?" asked Scarlett. "How about Katie, after you?" asked Rhett. He knew that was Scarlett's real name, and he loved it. "Katie, I like that," she said. Scarlett held their baby in her arms. With Rhett by her side, she felt she wanted nothing more in life.