He knew what he had been raised to be, and it was not this.

Somehow inspired by the line, "She thought of the modest hoops of the war years and she felt a little embarrassed at these new skirts which undeniably outlined her abdomen." Rhett and Scarlett early in their honeymoon. Happy Valentine's Day!

This is a rewrite of the end of the novel, and I stole shamelessly from the original novel. I also stole a teeny bit from Alexandra Ripley's Scarlett - a few words which I took from Mammy and gave to Melanie - so few that it's more that I must credit the idea and the sentiment, rather than the actual dialogue. I don't own Gone with the Wind or Scarlett, of course.

After Scarlett's fall and subsequent miscarriage, Rhett is tormented by guilt and grief. One night, when the faithfully vigilant Melanie has gone home as Scarlett sleeps, he can't resist visiting her bedroom.