Would you like the yellow of my egg? I'm going...
Would you like
the yellow of my egg? I'm going to eat my breakfast now
"I would like that very much," he saidThey made a strange
procession; Cat led the way to the house, with Fenton walking beside
her, adjusting his long stride to her short legs"I had my breakfast
before," Cat told him, "but I'm hungry again, so I will have breakfast
again
"That strikes me as eminently sensible," he saidThere was no
mockery
in his thoughtful tone of voiceScarlett followed the two of them
She was still unsettled by the fright Cat had given her, and she had
not yet quite recovered from the moments of passionate emotion
when
Luke kissed herShe felt dazed and confusedFenton was the last
man
on earth she would have expected to love children, and yet he seemed
to
be fascinated by wholesale chanel bags Cathe was treating her exactly right, too, taking
her seriously, not condescending to her because she was so small
Cat had patience with people who tried to baby herSomehow Luke to
sense that and respect itScarlett felt tears fill her eyesOh,
yes, she could love this What a father he could be to her beloved
childShe blinked r This was not the time for sentimentalityFor
Cat's sake as well for her own, she had to be strong and clear
headed
She looked at Fenton's sleek dark head, inclined toward Catlooked
very tall and broad and powerfulShe shivered inwardly,
then rejected her cowardiceShe wanted
him for herself and for CatScarlett nearly laughed at the scene Luke
and Cat pr Cat was totally absorbed in the delicate business of cutting
off top of her boiled egg buy chanel purse without shattering it; Fenton was watching
with equal concentration
Suddenly, without warning, desperate grief drove Scat' amusement
away
Those dark eyes watching Cat should be not Luke's! Rhett should be
the one fascinated by his daughter, R1 the one to share her breakfast
egg, Rhett the one to walk beside matching his pace to her small
steps
Painful longing carved a hollow in Scarlett's breast where heart should
be, and anguish-so long held at bay-flooded in fill itShe ached for
Rhett's presence, for his voice, for his loveIf only I'd told him
about Cat before it was too late If I'd stayed in CharlestonCat tugged at Scarlett's sleeve"Are you going to eat your
Momma? I'll open it for you
"Thank you, darling," said Scarlett to her childDon't be a she said
to herselfShe chanel jewellery smiled at Cat, and at the Earl of What was past was
past, and she had to think about the lutL have a suspicion you're going
to have another yolk to eat, Scarlett laughedCat said goodbye and
ran outdoors after breakfast, but stayed"Bring more coffee," he told
the maid, without her"Tell me about your daughter," he said to
Scarlett"She only likes the white of the egg," Scarlett answered, to
mask her worryWhat should she tell him about Cat's father?
Suppose
Luke asked his name, how he died, who he wasBut Fenton asked
only
about Cat
"Now old is this remarkable daughter of yours, Scarlett?" Ne
professed
astonishment when told that Cat was barely four, asked if she was
always so self-possessed, if she had always been precocious, if she
was
very high-strung Scarlett latest dior bag warmed to his genuine interest and talked
until her throat was raw about the marvels of Cat O'hara"You should
see her on her pony, Luke, she rides better than I do-or you And
she climbs everything like a monkeyThe painters had to pluck her off
their ladders She knows the woods as well as any fox, and she has
a
built-in compass, she never gets lost 'Nigh-strung'? There's not a
nervous bone in her bodyShe's so fearless that it terrifies me
sometimesAnd she never carries on when she gets a bump or a
bruise
Even when she was a baby she hardly ever cried, and when she
started
walking, she'd just look surprised when she fell, then got right back
up again Of course she's healthy! Didn't you see how straight and
strong she is? She eats like a horse, too, and never gets omega constellation watch crystal s