CLASS OF 2000
Chapter Ten
Rose looked at her
watch. In just five minutes, she and Jack would be giving the news of the
babies to the world.
"Rose, are you
ready?" Jack asked.
"What should I
wear?" Rose asked.
"Wear anything
you want," Jack said.
Rose looked in her
closet and found some capris and a thin spaghetti strap shirt.
"All right.
See you in a few minutes, Rose," Jack said, and left.
Rose got dressed
quickly, then came out with Jack.
"Rose, are you
okay?" Jack asked her, taking her hand.
"Of course.
I'm with you," Rose replied, smiling at him.
"We haven't
even discussed names," Jack said.
"I thought
about it. If it's two girls, we can name them Abby Marie and Carla
Melanie," Rose said.
"What if it's
two boys?" Jack asked her.
Rose thought.
"I just got an idea. If it's two boys, how about Jack William II and Dylan
Peter?"
"Perfect,"
Jack said.
Mr. Andrews came
out of his dressing room. "Are you two ready?"
"Absolutely,"
Rose and Jack said.
Mr. Andrews led
them out to the limousine and they talked the whole way about names.
When they finally
got to the media room, thousands of reporters were there asking Rose and Jack
about the babies.
Mr. Andrews stood
up to the microphone. "Mr. and Mrs. Dawson are answering questions, one of
which I'm sure everyone is going to ask."
Rose and Jack
walked up to the microphone.
"We can only
answer a few questions," Rose said.
"Ms. Bukater,
I'm Julie from People Magazine. Are you expecting?" one reporter
asked.
Rose took a deep
breath. "Yes, I am."
"Mr. Dawson,
how have you accepted this?" Julie asked him.
"Whole-heartedly,"
Jack said.
"Mr. Dawson and
Ms. Bukater, did you just think you were going to leave your friends behind?"
Rose and Jack heard, and sure enough, there were Ryan, Shanleigh, Cole, and
Emily walking towards them.
"Shanleigh,
Emily?" Rose asked, running to them.
"We kind of
heard about where you were, and we were dying to see you," Emily said.
By this time, the media
was covering everything, which was when Mr. Andrews signaled to the six friends
to get to the limousine.
When they had
finally gotten in the limousine, the six friends exchanged hugs and kisses.
"Rose, why
didn't you call me and tell me?" Shanleigh asked.
"Because, I
was scared you might tell the rest of the gang and they might be hurt because I
didn't tell them, too," Rose said.
"Oh, that's
okay. Have you picked out names yet?" Cole asked.
"Yeah, Abby
Marie and Carla Melanie for two girls," Rose said.
"And Jack
William II and Dylan Peter for two boys," Jack said.
"What are you
going to do if you have a boy and a girl?" Shanleigh asked.
"That's when
we name them Maddy Elizabeth and Avery Thomas," Rose said.
Rose and Jack
looked at each other. Things were brightening up for them. Their old friends
were back to be with them during Rose's pregnancy.