"Mommy!"
Scarlett stopped. She must be hearing things. Scarlett ran out of her office to find Bonnie standing in the doorway. Her daughter ran to her to give her a hug.
"I missed you so much mommy. But daddy and I had fun on our trip. I got to meet grandma." As Bonnie told Scarlett about the trip, Rhett walked through the door. Scarlett smiled at him, but received a scowl as a response. She had been so excited to tell him about the baby, but now she was angry. She had missed him and Bonnie so much, but he just seemed aggravated that he had to come home at all. After Bonnie finished telling about her vacation, she left Rhett and Scarlett so she could see what had changed in the house during her absence.
"Hello Scarlett. Did you have fun while we were away?" Rhett asked coldly.
"Of course not. I missed. Bonnie so much. I can't believe you took her away from me for so long. I never want you to do that again. If you want to run off then fine, but you will leave my daughter with me." Scarlett was really beginning to get angry, and she knew that she was angering Rhett as well.
"How dare you tell me what to do! I am not the one who is off traipsing around with the childhood sweetheart I can't get over. You had it coming Scarlett, and if you ever give me reason to leave again, I won't bother coming back. And I will take Bonnie with me. I could never leave her behind. Don't you see what you have done to your other children? I will not let you do that to Bonnie, too."
"You wouldn't dare take Bonnie away from me. She loves me. I may not spoil her like you do, but she loves me. I am her mother and she needs me. And she won't want to be separated from her baby brother or sis." Scarlett stopped suddenly, realizing what she had said. She hadn't wanted Rhett to find out this way. She wanted him to know how much she cared about this child. How much she wanted it and wanted him. She had missed him so much. It wasn't supposed to be like this at all. Hadn't he missed her? She thought that he cared.
Rhett's eyes were full of rage but soon softened as what Scarlett had said sunk in. Rhett wouldn't let her overtake him again. He had to find a way to get the upperhand. "I suppose it is only her half brother or sister, right? Everyone knows that you and Ashley have been."
"How dare you! Rhett Butler of all the. My God Rhett, you know I never wanted another child. I wouldn't risk that, even for Ashley. I hate you for doing this to me. You knew, but you came to me that night. You forced me."
"Oh do stop. Maybe you'll have some good luck and have a miscarriage. Then you wouldn't have to worry about taking care of a child or losing your precious figure. And you can keep fooling the few amount of people that still believe you and Ashley aren't having an affair."
At that moment, Scarlett had had enough. They were at the top of the stairs when Scarlett spun around to slap Rhett. He moved to the side as he saw her hand coming towards him. Scarlett lost her footing because of the momentum her anger fueled. She desperately grabbed for something, anything, but could find nothing. Rhett tried to catch her, but he couldn't move fast enough. Before he knew it, she was already at the bottom of the steps, with too much blood around her.
"What have I done" Rhett asked softly as her ran down the steps to his wife. Gently lifting her, Rhett took Scarlett up to her room. He yelled for someone to go get the doctor. It seemed to take forever for Dr. Meade to arrive. After examining Scarlett, he told Rhett that she had indeed lost their unborn child.
Scarlett stopped. She must be hearing things. Scarlett ran out of her office to find Bonnie standing in the doorway. Her daughter ran to her to give her a hug.
"I missed you so much mommy. But daddy and I had fun on our trip. I got to meet grandma." As Bonnie told Scarlett about the trip, Rhett walked through the door. Scarlett smiled at him, but received a scowl as a response. She had been so excited to tell him about the baby, but now she was angry. She had missed him and Bonnie so much, but he just seemed aggravated that he had to come home at all. After Bonnie finished telling about her vacation, she left Rhett and Scarlett so she could see what had changed in the house during her absence.
"Hello Scarlett. Did you have fun while we were away?" Rhett asked coldly.
"Of course not. I missed. Bonnie so much. I can't believe you took her away from me for so long. I never want you to do that again. If you want to run off then fine, but you will leave my daughter with me." Scarlett was really beginning to get angry, and she knew that she was angering Rhett as well.
"How dare you tell me what to do! I am not the one who is off traipsing around with the childhood sweetheart I can't get over. You had it coming Scarlett, and if you ever give me reason to leave again, I won't bother coming back. And I will take Bonnie with me. I could never leave her behind. Don't you see what you have done to your other children? I will not let you do that to Bonnie, too."
"You wouldn't dare take Bonnie away from me. She loves me. I may not spoil her like you do, but she loves me. I am her mother and she needs me. And she won't want to be separated from her baby brother or sis." Scarlett stopped suddenly, realizing what she had said. She hadn't wanted Rhett to find out this way. She wanted him to know how much she cared about this child. How much she wanted it and wanted him. She had missed him so much. It wasn't supposed to be like this at all. Hadn't he missed her? She thought that he cared.
Rhett's eyes were full of rage but soon softened as what Scarlett had said sunk in. Rhett wouldn't let her overtake him again. He had to find a way to get the upperhand. "I suppose it is only her half brother or sister, right? Everyone knows that you and Ashley have been."
"How dare you! Rhett Butler of all the. My God Rhett, you know I never wanted another child. I wouldn't risk that, even for Ashley. I hate you for doing this to me. You knew, but you came to me that night. You forced me."
"Oh do stop. Maybe you'll have some good luck and have a miscarriage. Then you wouldn't have to worry about taking care of a child or losing your precious figure. And you can keep fooling the few amount of people that still believe you and Ashley aren't having an affair."
At that moment, Scarlett had had enough. They were at the top of the stairs when Scarlett spun around to slap Rhett. He moved to the side as he saw her hand coming towards him. Scarlett lost her footing because of the momentum her anger fueled. She desperately grabbed for something, anything, but could find nothing. Rhett tried to catch her, but he couldn't move fast enough. Before he knew it, she was already at the bottom of the steps, with too much blood around her.
"What have I done" Rhett asked softly as her ran down the steps to his wife. Gently lifting her, Rhett took Scarlett up to her room. He yelled for someone to go get the doctor. It seemed to take forever for Dr. Meade to arrive. After examining Scarlett, he told Rhett that she had indeed lost their unborn child.