JACK AND ROSE GOING TO EUROPE
Chapter Six
Jack and Rose
decided to go out on deck after they told Ruth the good news and heard
something about the two sets of twins were trying to adopt.
They looked out at
the ocean for awhile before Jack spoke. "Are you hungry?"
"Yes, I
am," Rose replied.
"I am getting
hungry, too," Jack replied, following Rose.
A few minutes
later, they walked into the second class dining room, which was almost packed
full.
"Do you see
anywhere we can sit?" Rose asked.
Jack looked around,
and noticed one empty table by a window. "There is one empty table by a
window," he replied, pointing to it.
Rose followed Jack
to the only empty table in the room.
"So, have you
decided what you want? Or do you want to see a menu?" Jack asked.
"I am getting
the roasted chicken, baked potato with butter and sour cream, and iced
tea," Rose replied.
"I think I
will have iced tea, too," Jack said.
"I can hardly
wait for our baby to be born." Rose smiled at Jack.
"I can hardly
wait, either." Jack smiled back at Rose.
"Do you want a
boy or a girl?" Rose asked.
"It does not
matter to me," Jack replied. "Maybe we will have twins."
"That would be
wonderful," Rose replied, hoping she was carrying twins.
"It would be
wonderful," Jack agreed.
Then a waiter came
up to their table. "Sorry if I kept you two waiting. This place has been
really busy today."
"That is
okay," Jack replied. "We will both have the roasted chicken and baked
potato with butter and sour cream. For our drink, we will have iced tea."
The waiter wrote
down their orders and left.
"So, do you
want to do anything later tonight?" Rose asked.
"Yes. How
about if we just spend some time alone, since after the baby is born, we won't
have much time to spend any time alone."
"Sounds good
to me." Rose smiled.
The waiter came
back just then. "Sorry, we are out of everything except for lamb with mint
sauce."
Rose and Jack
looked at each other. "Let's go, since neither of us care for lamb,"
Jack said, standing up.
"Sorry about
that," the waiter replied.
"That is
okay," Jack replied. "So, Rose, do you want to head back to the
cabin?"
"Yes, but
after we find something to eat. I am starving," Rose replied, standing up.
With that, Jack and
Rose headed down to the third class.
"I heard there
will be a party down here," Jack told Rose as they walked into the third
class dining room. "Do you want to go?"
"Yes, but only
for a couple of hours," Rose replied.
"The party
does not start until six o'clock. We can get something to eat, then head back
to our cabin and spend sometime alone. We don't have to come to the party
early. It will go on until midnight, so how about if we get to the party around
eight o'clock or nine o'clock?"
"Sounds good
to me." Rose smiled at Jack.
Together they
walked into the third class dining room, which was empty.
They sat down at a
table and looked at the small menu.
"Hi. Can I
take your order?" a waiter asked.
"Yes. We both
will have the roasted chicken, bake potato with butter and sour cream, and iced
tea to drink," Jack replied, hoping third class was not out of roasted
chicken, too.
"Is that all
sir?" the waiter asked.
"Yes, that is
all," Jack replied.
The waiter nodded
and said, "I will have you orders ready shortly."
Within five
minutes, the waiter was back with their orders.
"Thank
you," both of them said.
"You are
welcome," the waiter said, before leaving.
Rose and Jack ate
in silence so they could get back to their cabin and spend sometime alone
before they headed back down for the party.
*****
They walked back
into their cabin.
"So, what do
you want to do first?" Rose asked, taking off her shoes.
"How about if
we take a bath together?" Jack suggested as he headed towards the
bathroom.
"Sounds like a
good idea to me," Rose replied, following him.
Rose turned on the
water, and poured in some bubble bath. Rose and Jack got in and spend over an
hour in the bathtub, washing each other's backs and hair.
"Well, it is
time to get out, before we turn into prunes," Jack said.
Rose laughed at
Jack's comment.
They got out
together and dried each other off. They wrapped a towel around themselves and
walked out of the bathroom.
Jack walked over to
the wardrobe and took a clean shirt and pants from a hanger.
"What do you
want to wear?"
"The purple
dress with the small white flowers on it," Rose replied.
Jack grabbed it from
its hanger and handed it to Rose.
"Thank
you," Rose replied.
"You are
welcome, Rose."
Rose walked up to
him. "Can you please help me with the zipper?"
"Sure,"
Jack replied, zipping the dress. "So what do you want to do next?"
Rose thought for a
moment before answering. "How about if we go to the library? There is a
book I want
to read, and I want
to see if they have it at the second class library."
"Okay,"
Jack replied. "Maybe we can read it to each other tonight if we find
it."
"Sounds like a
plan to me." Rose smiled.
Jack smiled back,
and they headed to the library with their arms around each other's waists.