Scarlett turned her head up so that she could look at Rhett and
smiled sweetly. "What shall we do now?" she asked.
"You need to go back to bed, my dear. This is your first day out of the room. I don't want you to do too much."
"Oh, fiddle dee dee, Rhett. I need to get out. I'll go insane if you put me back in that room. I feel fine. The doctor had me stay in bed longer than I needed to. Besides, we both just rested. Now, I'll ask again, what shall we do now?" Rhett gave Scarlett a stern look. She turned away, trying to think of a way to convince him to let her have fun. Finally, Scarlett decided that simply telling the truth would ensure her freedom. "Oh please, Rhett darling. We don't have to do anything that will wear me out. I just can't go back to that room. I've been trapped in there for so long. I need to stay out of it for a while. I'll go insane in there. All I think of is our precious daughter. I never thought I could miss a child so much, but I loved her. I never even met her and I miss her so much." Scarlett turned back to Rhett then. He had to see that she was telling the truth.
Rhett was dumbfounded. 'A girl,' he thought, 'we were going to have another daughter.' Rhett looked into Scarlett's eyes. In her beautiful green eye's, he saw grief mixed with love. Rhett couldn't believe it. Somehow, Scarlett had changed. It had been so slow that he hadn't even noticed, but now he could see everything through the window to her soul. He saw that she was genuinely sad to have lost their child. He could see the love she had for their daughter. But most surprisingly, he could see the love that she had for him. Rhett had been afraid to believe that she truly loved him, but now he could see that she had meant what she said. Rhett could no longer control his actions. Without thinking, he pulled Scarlett to him. He wrapped his arms around her tiny waist and slowly lowered his head to hers. Rhett wanted to remember everything about this moment. Scarlett closed her eyes as their lips found their way to each other. Finally, their lips met with a passionate kiss. For the first time, Scarlett kissed Rhett back with everything that she had.
Scarlett took everything in. It was warm outside and she could smell flowers in the air. It was the perfect day. Her whole life, Scarlett had thought that she had been happy, but now she knew what true happiness was. She slowly ran her hands up Rhett's chest and let them rest at his shoulders. She didn't want the moment to end, but her head was getting so light. She actually felt like she might faint. Scarlett slowly pulled her head away from Rhett and weakly said, "I think I need to lie down."
Rhett smiled at her and said, "Didn't I tell you, you need to rest," and he carried her back into the house, then up the expansive staircase to his bedroom. Scarlett was asleep before they reached the destination. Rhett laid her carefully on his bed and kissed her forehead softly. He quietly pulled a chair to the bedside and, in awe, watched his love sleep.
"You need to go back to bed, my dear. This is your first day out of the room. I don't want you to do too much."
"Oh, fiddle dee dee, Rhett. I need to get out. I'll go insane if you put me back in that room. I feel fine. The doctor had me stay in bed longer than I needed to. Besides, we both just rested. Now, I'll ask again, what shall we do now?" Rhett gave Scarlett a stern look. She turned away, trying to think of a way to convince him to let her have fun. Finally, Scarlett decided that simply telling the truth would ensure her freedom. "Oh please, Rhett darling. We don't have to do anything that will wear me out. I just can't go back to that room. I've been trapped in there for so long. I need to stay out of it for a while. I'll go insane in there. All I think of is our precious daughter. I never thought I could miss a child so much, but I loved her. I never even met her and I miss her so much." Scarlett turned back to Rhett then. He had to see that she was telling the truth.
Rhett was dumbfounded. 'A girl,' he thought, 'we were going to have another daughter.' Rhett looked into Scarlett's eyes. In her beautiful green eye's, he saw grief mixed with love. Rhett couldn't believe it. Somehow, Scarlett had changed. It had been so slow that he hadn't even noticed, but now he could see everything through the window to her soul. He saw that she was genuinely sad to have lost their child. He could see the love she had for their daughter. But most surprisingly, he could see the love that she had for him. Rhett had been afraid to believe that she truly loved him, but now he could see that she had meant what she said. Rhett could no longer control his actions. Without thinking, he pulled Scarlett to him. He wrapped his arms around her tiny waist and slowly lowered his head to hers. Rhett wanted to remember everything about this moment. Scarlett closed her eyes as their lips found their way to each other. Finally, their lips met with a passionate kiss. For the first time, Scarlett kissed Rhett back with everything that she had.
Scarlett took everything in. It was warm outside and she could smell flowers in the air. It was the perfect day. Her whole life, Scarlett had thought that she had been happy, but now she knew what true happiness was. She slowly ran her hands up Rhett's chest and let them rest at his shoulders. She didn't want the moment to end, but her head was getting so light. She actually felt like she might faint. Scarlett slowly pulled her head away from Rhett and weakly said, "I think I need to lie down."
Rhett smiled at her and said, "Didn't I tell you, you need to rest," and he carried her back into the house, then up the expansive staircase to his bedroom. Scarlett was asleep before they reached the destination. Rhett laid her carefully on his bed and kissed her forehead softly. He quietly pulled a chair to the bedside and, in awe, watched his love sleep.