Oh I forgot this last time but at least here it is now: I don't own anything from GWTW or Scarlett. Anyway here chapter 2, enjoy!

Rhett was still at the house at lunch time and true to her word Scarlett wouldn't allow him into the dinning room. She had a tray taken to him in the parlor. Ella whined at first, wanting to spend more time with her Uncle Rhett but after Scarlett firmly said no for the last time Ella backed down. The weather finally let up just after lunch and when that happened Rhett quickly said his goodbyes. He had been hurt deeply when Scarlett wouldn't let him dine with them, telling him he wasn't in their family. He was ready to leave that house as soon as possible. Nothing had gone the way that Rhett had wanted them to go, but in his mind he vowed not to give up, he would get what he came for and that was his family.

That night Scarlett had a hard time getting to sleep. She kept playing that day over and over in her head trying to think of the real reason for Rhett's visit. She knew by looking in his eyes that he was hiding something; that he was after something. She just couldn't quit put her finger on what it was. When she finally got to sleep it was very restless and full of nightmares.

"No… no, my baby…my baby." Scarlett was yelling in her sleep and thrashing around on the bed.

Wade came running into the room, "Mother…mother wake up. Come on now wake up." He sat down on the bed and took Scarlett into his arms. "Calm down now everything is all right. You're safe now, calm down."

It took Scarlett a moment to realize where she was, for a moment she felt like she was back on her honeymoon with Rhett, but when she did the tears flowed even heavier. She clung tighter to Wade.

"Hush now mother its all right. Please calm down. I ought to kill Rhett Butler for upsetting you like this, damn him." Wade was blaming Scarlett's nightmares on Rhett.

Wade's harsh language brought Scarlett out of her emotional state, "Wade Hampton Hamilton I don't want to hear you talk like that again."

"Yes ma'am, I'm sorry. It's just…why did he have to come here at all and upset you?" Wade's anger from earlier was returning quickly.

Scarlett pulled back a bit from Wade and looked into his eyes. "Darling it's not Rhett's fault, I wasn't dreaming about him."

"No I know exactly what you were dreaming about and that is his fault. You haven't had those dreams in such a long time. Yes it is his fault." Wade wouldn't listen to anything his mother wanted to say to defend Rhett.

Scarlett didn't know what she could do to ease some of Wade's anger. "You should go back to bed, I'm sorry I woke you."

Wade hesitated for a second, "Are you should you are going to be all right? Maybe I should stay here until you fall asleep."

"Wade I'll be fine. I'm very grateful to have such a wonderful son like you. I don't know what I would do without you." Scarlett gave Wade a kiss on the cheek and a hug.

"I suppose I am pretty wonderful aren't I?" Wade said with a sarcastic grin.

"Oh go to bed you conceded thing." Scarlett playfully hit Wade on the arm as he got up to leave the room.

Wade stopped at the door and turned back to his mother. "Goodnight mother, I love you."

A tear came to Scarlett's eye as she heard Wade's words, "I love you too Wade. Goodnight."

With that Wade went back to his room and Scarlett settled down and thought about what had just happened. Wade had been right Scarlett thought, she hadn't had any nightmares in a long time. Scarlett had tried so hard to get over the past couple of years and she couldn't believe that it only took a few hours with Rhett to set her back. Scarlett got little to no sleep for the rest of the night.

The next morning Scarlett was in a some what gloomy mood. She knew she shouldn't let Rhett get her so upset, but she couldn't help not to remember all the problems of the past. It wasn't until Colum came for a visit that her day seemed to brighten a little.

The minute Colum walked in the door he noticed something was wrong with his beloved cousin. "Scarlett darling what's wrong?"

"Nothing is wrong I'm fine." Scarlett didn't really want to talk about the day before.

Colum wasn't going to let it go that easily. "Now come on Scarlett since when do you keep things from me?"

"All right I'll talk but can we at least go somewhere a bit more private?" Scarlett didn't wait for an answer as she began to lead Colum to her office. When they got there Scarlett sat down on the settee and Colum sat beside her.

Colum took Scarlett's hands into his. "Now why don't you tell me everything?"

Scarlett let out a sigh before she continued, "Well yesterday around 11 o'clock. I got a 'surprise' visitor. It was Rhett."

Colum was shocked, "Surely you don't mean your husband Rhett Butler?"

"Ex-husband Colum, Ex-husband. Any way yes that is who I mean. He showed up out of the blue for a visit. He has been here in Ireland visiting John Moreland and he heard about me, so he decided to drop by. The nerve of that man to just show up like that and try to walk right back into my life." Scarlett paused trying to regain her cool.

"Did he say why he came?" It upset Colum to see Scarlett so rattled by this man.

"No not really. He said he heard about me and wanted to see for himself. He said he was worried about the children. If he was so worried why couldn't he have just sent a damn letter? Now he's got Ella all excited and wanting to see him more and Wade wants to kill him. What am I going to do Colum?" Scarlett laid her head down on Colum's shoulder.

Colum gently stroked Scarlett's hair. "How long is he going to be in Ireland?"

"I don't know, he didn't say. Hopefully he'll leave soon and everything can go back to normal." Scarlett was silently praying her words to be true.

Colum sat up and looked Scarlett in the eyes. "Did you tell him about the baby?"

Scarlett was taken aback by his question and a little angered. "No I did not and I'm not going to. He will finish his trip here and go back to America, to his stupid wife and that will be the end of it."

"Scarlett a man has a right to know about his child." Colum couldn't help the thought that he was doing something wrong by keeping this.

Scarlett was tired of Colum's same old reasoning. "Not when that man divorces his wife before she can even get the chance to tell him and then never gives her a chance after that. Besides I'm sure by now he has at least one brat from that no good wife of his."

"I suppose you're just not ready to tell him yet." Colum hoped that in time Scarlett would talk to Rhett.

Scarlett had had enough of Colum's talk. "I will never be ready Colum. Rhett will never know about the baby and that is final."

"But Scarlett how do you know he won't find out one day?" As a priest this was really straining Colum's morals.

Scarlett let out a frustrated sigh and continued, "There are only four people who know about it and they are you, Wade, Ella, and me. I know I will never say anything and Wade doesn't ever want to see Rhett again so he won't say anything. Ella promised she wouldn't and I'll have to trust her. Now that only leaves one person."

Colum finally decided to give up trying to talk Scarlett into telling. "Scarlett I've told you before that I'll never tell a soul unless you tell me to."

"Then it is settled, Rhett will never know." Scarlett knew that Colum would never tell.

"All right fine if that is how you want it then that is how it will be. I'm sorry if I upset you. Maybe I can cheer you up by telling you why I came here. The horse fair is coming up and the other day you said something about needing a few new horses. It is going to be this Saturday." Colum hoped Scarlett could forget about Rhett.

Scarlett pushed all her thoughts of Rhett to the back of her mind, "Yes that is just what I need."

"Good, I will have everything arranged for us to go." Colum was glad to see Scarlett's face lighten.

Scarlett hugged him, "Thank you Colum. You're such a good friend."