A LOVE NEVER FADING
Chapter Thirteen
Rose's eyes slowly opened. She focused on the
little clock that sat on the nightstand next to the bed. "Oh my, it's past
eleven," she said to herself.
"Don't worry. We needed the rest."
Rose turned over and saw Jack smiling at her.
"I'm sorry. Did I wake you?" she
asked.
"No. I think we woke up at the same
time."
Rose smiled warmly. "Good."
At the same time they leaned in and kissed
one another. Jack laid Rose's head down on his chest. They stayed like that for
a few minutes. She listened to his gentle heartbeat. Finally he broke the
silence. "We should get up." Rose sighed.
"I know."
She looked up at him. "I'm going to take
a shower."
Jack smiled. "Good idea."
Rose climbed out of bed and walked across the
hall to their little bathroom. She stepped into the shower. Quietly Jack
slipped in behind her.
*****
Brian sat at the kitchen table, spread out in
front of him was a newspaper drenched with stories of the sinking. One in
particular section held his intrust.
Heir to multimillion dollar fortune losses
fiancee
One of the saddest occurrences during the
final hours of the glorious ship is that of the loss of Miss Rose DeWitt
Bukater. In two weeks time Ms. Bukater was set to marry Caledon Hockley, son of
Nathan Hockley, prominent member of Philadelphia society. Owner of Hockley
Steel Works. "the pain of her death will never be lifted." Said
Hockley. This is an unusual incident considering nearly all of the women
traveling in first class were saved. "She was in a lifeboat, but she
jumped back onto the ship." Say witnesses. Being that women and children
were the only ones allowed on the lifeboats, Hockley was not able to get in a
boat with Rose. "She was visibly heartbroken, staring up at that man with
tears in her eyes. Then before you knew it she jumped back on board."
Stated a bystander. According to Hockley he ran to find her but she was
nowhere.
The reporter went on to add his own opinion
on the situation.
The whole thing is all to upsetting. The
love that these two shared was obviously strong. Mr. Hockley will now have to
move on without his beloved Rose, as will her mother who was too shaken to
comment. As of today Rose DeWitt Bukater's body has not been found.
Brian shook his head. He couldn't help but
laugh a little at how wrong the article had been.
*****
Jack and Rose stepped out of the shower. As
she wrapped herself within the towel Rose stated. "I'm dreading having to
get back in that dress."
Jack smiled mischievously. "Why get back
into it at all?"
Rose's jaw dropped. "Jack Dawson how
could you think such a thing?"
He pulled her close. "Simple. But I
won't get into details."
Before she could reply Jack pressed his lips
firmly against hers.
When their kiss was finally over Rose stared
at Jack. "Seriously. We have a lot to do and I think now would be a good
time to start."
He nodded his head. "You're right. Let
me get one more kiss though."
She smiled and kissed him passionately.
Finally they got dressed. "You know
maybe we could sell that." Rose pointed to the big black coat crumpled in
the corner of their bedroom. She stood up and walked over to it. "I mean
it's a nice thick coat." Sticking her hands into the pockets Rose expected
to pull out The Heart of the Ocean. Instead she found something a bit more
amazing.
"Oh my God Jack, look at this."
Jack walked over and was shocked when he saw
a pile of bills in Rose's hand. "That was all in the pocket?" he
asked.
Rose pulled the necklace out of the pocket
then dropped the coat. "Jack, there has got to be over one thousand
dollars here."
Jack shook his head in disbelief. "Do
you know what this means? We can buy clothes and food now. We don't have to
worry about finding jobs right away."
"I know. This is wonderful." Rose
replied.