JACK AND ROSE PRESENT TIME 2: JUNIOR YEAR
Chapter Three
"That outfit is so cute," Rose
muttered to Jack as they stood in front of a store window. Rose loved going to
the mall with Jack. Sure, it was fun with Dominique, but Jack was different.
Even though he didn't like to shop, Rose still loved to go with him.
Rose looked up at Jack and noticed the look
on his face. She turned around and saw what he was looking at.
A girl her age was walking their way. She had
long, beautiful blonde hair that fell down her back. She smiled at Jack and
acted shocked to see him. "Jack?! Jack Dawson?"
Jack smiled at the girl and said,
"Kendall...it's great to see you again."
Kendall stood there and studied Rose. This
must be his girlfriend. She smiled at Jack again, and felt his arm. "You
been working out?" She asked with a smile.
Jack just smiled back. "Kendall, I'd
like you to meet Rose."
Rose glared at Kendall. "His
girlfriend," she said strongly.
Kendall let out a small laugh.
"Right," she said, looking back at Jack. "Call me if you ever
wanna see me, or ya know..."
Jack just nodded politely. "Goodbye
Kendall."
As Jack and Rose started to walk again, they
were silent. Rose wondered what she meant by that. Jack had told Rose that he
had been a virgin until he met her, and then she found out about Dave. Did he
make love to this girl too? She had always been told that he had only made love
once before her. Was he lying to her? No, Jack would never to do that. Even she
knew that.
"You wanna do more shopping before the
gang gets here?" Jack asked, as if nothing had happened.
Rose looked him straight in the eyes.
"Jack, did you ever make love to that girl?"
Jack smiled at her, and Rose wondered why. He
pulled her over, near the wall, and looked into her eyes. "I can't believe
my Rose is jealous..."
Rose gasped. "Jack, I'm not jealous. I
don't get jealous."
Jack raised his eyebrow. "What about
that time you were asking Ruth to expand your closet so it would be better than
Dominique's?"
Rose just rolled her eyes.
"Whatever."
"Don't get smart with me," Jack
said as he kissed her on her forehead. "Listen," He said as he ran
his fingers through her hair. "I promise you...I never had sex with
Kendall."
Rose smiled. That was good to hear. Not that
she would have cared that much that Jack hadn't been a virgin, but she was glad
that he was not lying to her. She knew Jack. She knew Jack probably better than
he knew himself.
*****
"What up dawg?" Tommy asked as he
gave Jack a hand five.
"Not much..." Jack said.
"Fabri, Kendall's here."
Fabrizio's eyes widened. "Kendall
Martin?"
"Who's Kendall Martin?" Dominique
asked as she looked over at her best friend's jealous face.
"Jack's ex-girlfriend," Fabrizio
answered. "They used to go out freshman year."
"Who broke up with who?" Tommy
asked as he remember the bratty girl with the long blonde hair.
"She dumped him," Fabrizio said
with a sad face. "Remember Jack? You didn't want to get out of bed for
like a month..."
Fabrizio finally noticed Jack's pleading
eyes. Fabrizio noticed Rose and wondered why he had been so stupid.
Rose wondered why Jack had never told her
about Kendall. She actually recalled him saying her name a few times, but she
never knew that Kendall had broken Jack's heart. It made her, in a way, mad at
Kendall for hurting Jack. But, of course, she was glad she did. Because Rose
knew that her and Jack were meant to be together forever.
"So," Tommy said, trying desperately
to change the subject. "What to you all want to do tonight?"
"I don't care," Dominique commented
as she checked to make sure her nails looked perfect.
"I asked Alexia if she wanted to go
tonight," Tommy said sadly. "She said that she was going to go to a
party with Katie. I'm pretty sure we're over with. I mean, it hasn't been said
officially, but I know it is."
Everyone knew that Tommy was kind of glad it
was over. Alexia had changed over the passed couple of weeks. She cared more
about being popular than knowing who her real friends are. Life didn't always
work out the way you think it would.
The five friends sat down by the fountain.
Jack laid his head on Rose's shoulder and closed his eyes. He didn't know why
he was so tired. It was a Saturday night, and he was too tired to care.
"Do you guys wanna see a movie?"
Fabrizio asked.
"Nah," Tommy replied. "Jack
would probably fall asleep."
Jack opened his eyes and lifted his head up.
"It's okay," Jack said. "Seeing a movie is about the only thing
that I can do..."
"Let's go, we gotta get their before
nine," Dominique said as she got off the bench.
Jack's tired eyes looked over at Rose who was
starring at her feet. What was she thinking about? "Hey," Jack said
getting her attention. "I love you."
Rose smiled, all of her problems
disappearing. "I love you, too."