The days passed slowly, as Scarlett just had a baby, she was confined to
the bed. But she did enjoy that people, especially brought her things, and
she lay in the bed and hold her baby. She wished that Melanie could be
there with her to see the baby.
Later that night, Scarlett was awakened by the sound of baby Katie crying. Before she could get out of bed, Rhett was up and holding the baby, trying to get her to stop crying. He rocked her softly and sang to her. Scarlett had never heard Rhett sing, and she was impressed by his voice. She sat up in bed and listened to him sing. He still had not realized that she was watching him. She got up out of bed and walked towards him. Standing behind him in the dark of the room, she put her arms around his waist. Rhett turned around and saw her. Katie was now sleeping, and after giving a kiss to Scarlett, Rhett lay her back in the crib. Making sure the baby was asleep, Scarlett went back and lay down in bed, but Rhett stayed there for a while and watched Katie sleep. "Rhett," said Scarlett. Rhett turned his head. "Come to bed," she whispered. Rhett turned from the crib and walked across the room to the bed. They lay together and fell asleep.
Later in the night, Scarlett was again awakened by the sound of Rhett. But this time it was not a good noise, it was him shivering. She thought his was odd, because it was hot in the room. She was startled by this noise and sat up in bed. "Rhett? Rhett are you alright?" asked Scarlett, panicked. Rhett didn't reply, he only shivered, though he tried to speak. Scarlett got out of bed again and picked up Katie. Holding her close, Scarlett took her into Mammy's room. In case Rhett was sick, Scarlett didn't want to get the baby sick.
Mammy was woken up by the sound of Scarlett coming into the room. "Miz Scarlett? What iz all tha noise bout?" said Mammy, sitting up. "I'm sorry Mammy but I think Rhett is sick and I don't want him to get the baby sick," she whispered. Scarlett went back to get the baby's crib and set her in it in Mammy's room. Mammy got up and followed Scarlett into the bedroom where Rhett lay. "Mistah Rhett, it's Mammy," she said. Rhett tried to sit up, but he was cold. Scarlett could see his lip shivering. "He's burning up," said Scarlett to Mammy, laying her hand down on Rhett's forehead. "He has scarlet fever," said Mammy. Scarlett knew that meant Rhett would not be getting well. Tears fell down her cheek as she longed to hold him.
Later that night, Scarlett was awakened by the sound of baby Katie crying. Before she could get out of bed, Rhett was up and holding the baby, trying to get her to stop crying. He rocked her softly and sang to her. Scarlett had never heard Rhett sing, and she was impressed by his voice. She sat up in bed and listened to him sing. He still had not realized that she was watching him. She got up out of bed and walked towards him. Standing behind him in the dark of the room, she put her arms around his waist. Rhett turned around and saw her. Katie was now sleeping, and after giving a kiss to Scarlett, Rhett lay her back in the crib. Making sure the baby was asleep, Scarlett went back and lay down in bed, but Rhett stayed there for a while and watched Katie sleep. "Rhett," said Scarlett. Rhett turned his head. "Come to bed," she whispered. Rhett turned from the crib and walked across the room to the bed. They lay together and fell asleep.
Later in the night, Scarlett was again awakened by the sound of Rhett. But this time it was not a good noise, it was him shivering. She thought his was odd, because it was hot in the room. She was startled by this noise and sat up in bed. "Rhett? Rhett are you alright?" asked Scarlett, panicked. Rhett didn't reply, he only shivered, though he tried to speak. Scarlett got out of bed again and picked up Katie. Holding her close, Scarlett took her into Mammy's room. In case Rhett was sick, Scarlett didn't want to get the baby sick.
Mammy was woken up by the sound of Scarlett coming into the room. "Miz Scarlett? What iz all tha noise bout?" said Mammy, sitting up. "I'm sorry Mammy but I think Rhett is sick and I don't want him to get the baby sick," she whispered. Scarlett went back to get the baby's crib and set her in it in Mammy's room. Mammy got up and followed Scarlett into the bedroom where Rhett lay. "Mistah Rhett, it's Mammy," she said. Rhett tried to sit up, but he was cold. Scarlett could see his lip shivering. "He's burning up," said Scarlett to Mammy, laying her hand down on Rhett's forehead. "He has scarlet fever," said Mammy. Scarlett knew that meant Rhett would not be getting well. Tears fell down her cheek as she longed to hold him.