| It was not simply that she was new in town, a
fresh face in a crowd of people who all knew each otherShe was
compellingly alluringHer decision to make Rhett jealous had added a
reckless glitter to her fascinating, unusual green eyes, and a heated
flush of excitement colored her cheeks like a red flag signalling
dangerMany of the men who vied for her dances were the husbands
of
friends she'd made, women she had called on, had partnered at the
whist
table, had gossiped with over coffee at the Market
Time enough to mend the damage after Rhett was hers againIn the
meantime she was being admired and complimented and flirted with,
and
she was in her elementNothing had really changedMen still
responded the same way to her fluttering eyelashes and flickering
dimple and outrageous flatteryThey'll believe any lie vintage gucci bags you tell them,
long as it makes them feel like heroes, she thought, with a wicked
smile of delight that made her partner miss a stepShe jerked her
toes out from under his foot"Oh, do say you forgive me!" she
begged
"I must have caught my heel in the hem of my dressWhat a dreadful
mistake to make, especially when I'm lucky enough to be waltzing with
a
wonderful dancer like you Her eyes were beguiling and the rueful
pout that went with her apology made her lips look as if they were
ready for a kissThere were some things that a girl never forgot how
to do"What a lovely party!" she said happily when they were
walking
back to the house"I'm pleased that you had a nice time," Eleanor
Butler said"And I'm very, very pleased for you, too, RosemaryYou
seemed to be enjoying yourself
"Hah! I hated it, Mama, you cartier clock should know that
But I'm so happy that I'm going to Europe that it didn't bother me to
go to the silly BallHe was walking behind Scarlett
and Rosemary, his mother's hand in his left armHis laughter was
warm
in the cold December nightScarlett thought of the warmth of his
body,
imagined that she could sense it at her backWhy wasn't she on
his arm, close to that warmth? She knew why: MrsButler was old, it
was appropriate that her son support herBut that didn't lessen
Scarlett's longing"Laugh all you please, brother, dear," Rosemary
said, "but I don't think it's funny She was walking backwards now,
half-trampling the train of her gown"I didn't get to say two words
to Miss Julia Ashley all night because I had to dance with all those
ridiculous men
"Who's Miss Julia Ashley?" Scarlett askedThe name commanded chanel top her
interest"She's Rosemary's idol," said Rhett, "and the only person
I've ever been afraid of in my adult lifeYou would have noticed Miss
Ashley if you'd seen her, ScarlettShe always wears black, and she
looks like she's been drinking vinegar
"Oh, you-!"
Rosemary sputteredShe ran to Rhett and hit him on the chest with
her
fistsHe put his right arm around her and pulled
her close to his sideScarlett felt the wind cold off the riverShe
lifted her chin against it, turned forward and walked the remaining few
steps to the house alonenother Sunday meant another lecture from
Eulalie and Pauline, Scarlett was sure of it
She was, in fact, more than a little frightened about her behavior at
the BallPerhaps she'd been just a little bit too-lively, that was
itBut she hadn't had fun like that in so long, and it wasn't paddington chloe handbag her
fault that she attracted so much more attention than the prissy
Charleston ladies, was it? Besides, she was really only doing it for
Rhett, so he would stop being so cold and distant to herNo one could
blame a wife for trying to hold her marriage togetherShe suffered in
silence the heavy unexpressed disapproval of her equally silent aunts
during the walk to and from Saint Mary's
Eulalie's mournful sniffling during Mass set her teeth on edge, but she
managed to block it out by daydreaming about the moment when
Rhett would
abandon his stiff-necked pride and admit that he still loved herFor
he did, didn't he? Whenever he held her in his arms to dance she felt
like her knees had turned to waterSurely she couldn't feel the
lightning in the air when they touched unless he felt it tooCould
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