JACK AND ROSE GOING TO EUROPE
Chapter Eleven
Jack and Rose were
getting ready to go sightseeing.
"So, where do
you want to go first?" Jack asked, putting on his shoes.
Rose thought for a
second before replying, "I would love to see the Eiffel Tower, then have a
picnic in the park."
"Sounds good
to me. Are you ready?"
"Yes."
"Let's go, then."
*****
Rose and Jack made
their way to the top of the tower.
"I can't
believe how small everything appears to be from here," Rose said.
"I know. Have
you been up here before?"
Rose shook her head
no, and replied, "This is the first time I have been up here."
"I thought you
had been to Paris before."
"I have once,
just after I had gotten engaged to Cal."
"Rose--about
Cal--I confronted him the night you were raped by him."
"So, it was
you who killed him?"
"No. I just
told him what a monster he was, not only for raping you, but for how he treated
you when you two were engaged. He replied that you were a slut who deserved to
be raped. If the Master-at-Arms had not walked in at that time, I swear I would
have killed him."
"I thought he
was killed by the gun he had planned to use on you."
"He was. You
know, he tried to act tough, but he was really a coward."
"Jack, let's
not talk about Cal anymore. He is dead."
"Sounds good
to me."
After another ten
minutes, Jack and Rose decided to go to the store to get food for their picnic.
*****
Jack and Rose
walked into a small food shop. After selecting their items, they were waiting
in line. Rose felt a tap on her shoulder, and turned around.
"Mother, what
are you doing in Paris?"
"I am living
here now."
"Where is
Beth?"
"She is with
Sara, at the house."
"See you
later," Rose said.
"How about
tomorrow? There is something I have to tell you."
"I have to
speak to Jack first, but it should be no problem. Can you write down how to get
to your house?"
Ruth reached into
her purse and took out a piece of paper and a pen. After writing down her
address, she handed it to Rose.
Rose took the paper
and thanked her mother.
"Rose, was
that your mother?" Jack asked, as they were walking out of the store.
"Yes. She
asked us to come over tomorrow. She told me there is something she has tell me.
I hope it is not bad news."
"Try not to
worry about it."
"I will try
not to, but I have a funny feeling in my stomach."
Jack just smiled,
because he already knew the great news Ruth wanted to tell her daughter.
*****
After they had
finished their lunch in the park, Jack and Rose lay on the blanket and gazed up
into the sky.
Jack pointed to the
sky, and said, "Look. A shooting star. What do you wish for?"
Rose smiled, and
replied, "I can't tell you, because it is a secret."
Jack just smiled,
because he knew what Rose had wished for--the same thing she wished for since
they had gotten married.
"Rose, we
should head back to our hotel."
"Why can't we
stay out here a bit longer?"
"Because we
have to get up early."
"Okay,"
Rose replied, wondering why they had to get up early. Since they had been in
Paris, they had stayed up late and slept until almost noon.
"You will find
out the reason in the morning."
"Okay,"
Rose replied. She wondered, though, why she had to wait until morning.