JACK AND ROSE GOING TO EUROPE
Chapter Three
Jack and Rose were
exploring the ship when Rose told Jack she wanted to go out on deck and talk.
Jack and Rose went
out on deck, and sat down next to each other on deck chairs.
"What do you
want to talk about?" Jack asked.
"I want to
talk about maybe trying to adopt while we are in Europe."
"Good
idea," Jack replied.
Surprised, Rose
hugged him.
"I thought you
would not go for the idea."
"I was
thinking the same thing," Jack replied.
"Do you prefer
a baby or an older child?" Rose asked.
"It does not
matter to me. What about you?" he asked.
"It does not
matter to me, either."
Jack looked at his
watch, and said it was almost time for lunch.
Rose stood up and
replied, "I am getting hungry."
"Me,
too," Jack replied, standing up.
*****
They were on their
way back to the cabin when Rose thought she spotted her mother walking toward
them.
"Rose, I am
glad I found you," Ruth replied, walking towards them.
"Why? So you
can make me marry Cal?" Rose asked.
"No, to say
that I am sorry, and to hide from him. He is looking for you," Ruth
replied.
Rose was not sure
if she should believe or mother or not, and asked, "Did you end up getting
married to him?"
"Yes, I
married him on January 14, 1914, and had a daughter born on December 2, 1920.
Her name is Beth. Cal wants nothing do to with her."
That made Jack mad.
"Are you still married to him?"
"Yes, but not
for long. I am getting a divorce and seeking full custody of Beth," Ruth
replied.
Rose did not now
why, but she was starting to believe her mother. "Would you like to stay
in our cabin with us?"
"I would like
to, but I can't leave Beth or her nanny," Ruth replied.
"I believe
there is a cabin next to ours that is empty. I will check for you if you
want," Jack offered.
"Thank
you," Ruth said, hugging him. "I better get back now, before Cal
finds that I am missing."
"Okay. I will
send a message if the cabin next to ours is empty," Jack said.
"Thank
you," Ruth said, walking towards the elevator.
*****
Cal was mad. He had
searched the entire ship, but could not find Rose.
He decided to go
back to his suite, and try again later.
When he got there,
he discovered Ruth was not there.
"Where is
she?" he yelled.
The nanny looked up
from a book she was reading and replied, "She went for a walk."
"I told her to
stay here," Cal yelled louder than before.
Cal's yelling woke
up Beth, and she started crying.
"Will you shut
her up?" Cal demanded more than asked.
The nanny went to
Beth's crib and held her, trying to stop her from crying.
Cal left, slamming
the door behind him.
Five minutes later,
Ruth returned.
"I am glad
you're back," Sara, Beth's nanny, told her. "Cal was here, and he is
mad."
"I might be
getting a cabin in second class. If I do, would you like to stay in the cabin
with me and Beth?"
"I would love
to," Sara replied.
Ruth and Sara
packed their and Beth's things, just in case they could get a cabin in second
class.
*****
Jack decided to
check on the cabin before lunch, and found out it was empty.
He sent Ruth a
message telling her the cabin next to Rose and him was empty.
Ruth received the
message, and told Sara get ready. "We are going to second class!"