JACK AND ROSE GOING TO EUROPE
Chapter Nine
Cal had sneaked
into their cabin and was hiding in the closet when they finally walked in.
"I plan to
take a bath. Do you want to take one with me?" Rose asked, as she headed
for the bathroom.
"Yes, I would,
but first I have to see Sara and your mother about something."
"What?"
"It is a
surprise. You will find out tomorrow."
"Okay."
Rose smiled.
*****
Rose started to get
the bath ready right after Jack had left.
Rose walked back
into the cabin, where she took off her clothes and waited for Jack to return.
"You are
beautiful, Rose."
Rose turned,
thinking it was Jack.
"Cal, what are
you doing here?"
"To get what
is rightly mine," he replied.
"Cal, leave.
Now."
"No. I came
for what is mine, and I am going to get it," he replied, locking the door.
Rose tried to
escape, but Cal caught her and pushed her onto the bed, where he forced himself
on her.
Rose tried to fight
Cal off, but he was too strong.
"Rose, please
open up. It is me, Jack."
No answer.
"Rose, are you
okay?"
Jack got worried
when Rose did not answer, so he tried to open the door, but it was locked.
"Rose, please open the door."
"Answer the
door, but if you tell anyone what happened, I will kill you. Is that in any way
unclear?"
"No."
"Good,"
Cal replied, as he hid in the closet.
Rose dried her
tears and went to open the door.
"Rose, what is
wrong?" Jack asked, seeing the blood on the bed.
"I don't feel
well," Rose said, fainting into Jack's arms.
"Rose, wake
up," Jack said, but Rose remained unconscious.
Jack carried her to
the bed and laid her down. He felt for a pulse. He found one, but it was weak.
"Don't die,
Rose. I love you," he said, as he kissed her on the forehead.
He picked up the
phone. "Please send a doctor right away." He held Rose's hand while
waiting for the doctor, trying to wake her up.
*****
A doctor finally
knocked on the door.
Jack led him to
Rose, who remained unconscious.
The doctor checked
over Rose, and said, "I need to take your wife to the ship’s hospital. She
has lost a lot of blood, and only has a fifty percent chance of waking from her
coma."
"Can I
come?" Jack asked, with tears in his eyes.
"Yes. Maybe if
you talk to her, she will wake up."
As they left with
Rose, Cal sneaked out of the closet, and said, "Jack, you will join Rose
in death," as he patted a gun in his pocket.
*****
Rose remained
unconscious for two and a half days before she finally woke up and found Jack
crying and holding her hand.
"Jack, what
happened?" she asked, weakly.
"Don't try to
talk, Rose. You were attacked."
Rose could not
remember the attack. The last thing she remembered was getting the bathtub
ready for her and Jack.
Jack did not have
the heart to tell her she had lost the baby, but knew he had to.
"Rose,"
he began, holding her hand. "The baby is gone."
Rose closed her
eyes, and said, "I don't want to live if the baby is gone."
"No, Rose.
Please don't die. I need you."
Rose’s eyes
remained closed, and her breathing was getting shallow.
Jack stayed with
Rose, trying to will her to live.
Finally, Rose
opened her eyes.
"Rose, I am
glad you are back."
"I almost gave
up, but my father said I would be selfish to leave you like this. He was right.
He also said that we will have many babies."
"I am glad you
decided to fight this and live," Jack said, as he kissed her on the
forehead.
*****
Cal was arrested,
and was charged with rape and attempted murder. He tried to buy his way out of
it, but no one took his bribe. He end up being killed when he tried to escape
with the same gun that he had planned to use on Jack.
His body was
shipped back to Pennsylvania.
*****
Jack and Rose
finally arrived in Europe.
The doctor had told
Rose to take it easy for a few days, so they decided to spend their first day
just exploring the shops and cafes.