He opened the door to the street Before she could...
He opened the door to the street
Before she could say a word, he was goneThe door swung slowly
closed
behind himScarlett stamped her footIt was an inadequate outlet
for her anger and disappointmentWhy did he have to be so mean?
She
grimaced-half anger, half unwilling laughter-in grudging
acknowledgment
of Rhett's clevernessHe'd known what she was planning easy
enough
Well then, she'd have to be cleverer, that's allShe'd have to give
up the idea of having a baby right away, think of something elseHer
brow was furrowed when she went back to join Rhett's mother
"There
now, dear, don't be upset," Eleanor Butler said, "he'll be all right
Rhett knows cartier santos wit the river like the back of his hand She had been
standing
near the mantel, unwilling to go into the hall and risk intruding on
Rhett's farewell to his wife"Let's go into the library, it's cozy
there, and let the servants clear the table Scarlett settled into a
high-back chair, protected from draftsNo, she said, she didn't want
a throw over her knees, she was just fine, thank you"Let me tuck
you
in, Miss Eleanor," she insisted, taking the cashmere shawl from her
"You sit down now, and ease yourself"What a dear girl you are, Scarlett, so like your darling
motherI remember how thoughtful she always was, such beautiful
mannersAll the Robillard girls were fendi wholesale handbags well behaved, of course, but
Ellen was special Scarlett closed her eyes and inhaled the faint
whisper of lemon verbenaEverything was going to be all rightMiss
Eleanor loved her, she'd make Rhett come home, and they'd all live
happily together forever and everScarlett half-dozed in the
deep-cushioned chair, lulled by the soft reminiscences of a gentler
timeWhen the disturbance erupted in the hall beyond the door, she
was jerked back to confused consciousnessFor a moment she didn't
know where she was or how she had gotten there, and she blinked,
bleary-eyed, at the man in the doorwayRhett? No, it couldn't be
Rhett, not unless he'd shaved off pink and black chanel purse hismustacheThe big man who
wasn't
Rhett stepped unevenly across the doorsill"I came to meet my
sister,"
he saidThe words slurred togetherMargaret Butler ran towards
Eleanor"I tried to stop him," she cried, "but he was in one of those
moods-I couldn't get him to listen, Miss Eleanor"Hush, Margaret," she said with quiet urgency"Ross, I'm waiting
for a proper greeting Her voice was unusually loud, the words very
distinctScarlett's mind was clear nowSo this was Rhett's
brother
And drunk, too, by the look of himWell, she'd seen drunk men
before,
they were no special noveltyShe stood, smiled at Ross, her dimple
flickering"I declare, Miss Eleanor, how could one rolex swiss watches lady be so lucky
as to have two sons, each one handsomer than the other? Rhett
never
told me he had such a good-looking brother!"
Ross staggered towards herHis eyes raked her body, then fastened
on
her tousled curls and rouged faceHe leered rather than smiled
"So this is Scarlett," he said thickly"I might have known Rhett would
end up with a fancy piece like herCome on, Scarlett, give your new
brother a friendly kissYou know how to please a man, I'm sure His
big hands ran up her arms like huge spiders and fastened themselves
on
her bare throatThen his open mouth was over hers, his sour breath
in
her nose, his tongue forcing itself between her tiffany and co jewelry tee