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The Great Gatsby Alternate Ending

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Edmund went to respond to Goldie, but by the time his mouth opened, she'd already exited the water, and his white hot gaze was upon his brother; noting the manner in which his sibling's fingers deliberately brushed Goldie's skin, and the looks he gave her, as she slipped back into the dress, and he decided it best not to speak. Edmund wasn't certain he'd be able to control his anger and annoyance if he did so. That damn Walt, always interfering. The elder boy's mood wasn't assisted by the smirk Walt threw in his direction as he grasped the young woman's elbow; the woman Edmund himself had just recently being holding and kissing; as if to lay claim to her, or the mocking tone of his voice as he instructed his elder to collect Goldie's belongings. As he stared, and curled his hands into fists first under the water, the elder Bear though that his face must be brighter than the scorching orange sun of that noon and his words, when he finally mustered the composure to speak, were uttered through clenched teeth. "Goodbye Goldie." …show more content…

"Possibly, tomorrow, you help me with my chores, and we can bathe in the stream. I know of one which lays under a waterfall." And which afforded even more privacy than the river they were now at, but Walt decided there was no need to mention that. If she agreed, he'd still have to try and attempt to sneak her past Papa and Edmund who, he was certain would have their own plans for the new

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