Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters included in this fanfiction.

Author's Notes: OK, this is my first Gone with the Wind fic. Scarlett reflects on her marriage to Rhett. ONE-SHOT!

Reflections
Author: Emilee1

It has been one month since Scarlett and Rhett got married. The month before then, Ashley died in a tragic bridge accident. Oh well, no one really liked him anyway. Now back on the subject of Scarlett and Rhett, not Ashley.

Scarlett was having a picnic by herself at the big oak tree just a few miles from their house. She laid out the blanket and sat the basket on top.

She leaned against the tree and closed her eyes. This is the exact spot that Rhett proposed to me. It was such a wonderful day. *Ashley appears in her thoughts* Why does he keep coming up? He is such an idiot. He does not deserve to be called such a name. He is lower than that. *Ashley walks away as a dog with his tail between his legs*

She continued thinking about Rhett's proposal.

*FLASHBACK*

Rhett wanted to take her to that oak tree for some apparent reason that she just could no think of. They sat under it and watched the water lap against the bank of the lake.

A few blue birds flew out of the tree and away towards the sunset. The sun appeared as a pinkish orange color that was seeping away behind the horizon.

The perfect evening awaited the soon to be perfect couple.

Rhett took Scarlett's hands and she gasped.

"What are you doing?"she asked pulling her hands away.

He stood her up and kneeled. He pulled a tiny box out of his pocket and opened it.

Holding it up he asked, "Scarlett, would you marry me?"

She felt a tear escape her eye and she replied, "Yes, I will."

He slipped the ring on her finger and pulled her into a kiss.

*END FLASHBACK*

Scarlett smiled and opened her eyes to look at the sunset.

She decided it was not the time for a picnic considering that Ashley kept invading her mind.

Why won't he just leave and go away like everyone wants him to?

~*~THE END~*~