I'm so excited for this story! OMG THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY SUSPENSFUL ONE TOO! Ahhhhhhhh, let me just get started!
Love,
Lauren:)
"This one seems ripe." Caroline said as she picked up an apple. I smiled weakly and put it into the basket that her mom had given to me to bring with us to the market.
"Yeah, sure." I mumbled. Caroline squeezed my shoulder.
"Rose, you okay?" she asked me worriedly. I smiled again and nodded. She removed her hand slowly and placed it back into the apple container, picking out another perfectly red one and placing it into the basket.
"The wedding planning is probably just stressing you out." Caroline explained. I sighed, and ran my fingers through my hair. "Oh that reminds me, mom said your fitting was changed to tomorrow at four instead of five." I smiled again and kept walking closely by her side.
Caroline began speaking again, something about pink roses for a beautiful centerpiece, but I was lost in my thoughts as I watched the sun set yet again.
"Why can't I be like you Jack? Just head out for the horizon whenever I feel like it!"
"Ha, you wouldn't last two days. There's no hot water and hardly any caviar."
"Rose?" Caroline questioned, dragging my head out of the clouds. I looked at her, confusion plastered all over my face.
"What?" I wondered. She looked at me, eyebrow raised and held my hand nervously.
"I said, maybe we should get going?" I nodded as I squeezed her hand a little tighter, scared that I was going to cry.
"We're home!" Caroline yelled as we stepped into Joe's. I placed the basket on top of the counter, and hung up my jacket on the coatstand.
"Oh good!" Mrs. Peters said as she came out of the kitchen carrying a tray of flapjacks. She set them down in front of a family of four, and wiped her hands.
"What did you two get?" she asked. Caroline tilted the basket in her direction, and Mrs. Peters smiled.
"Oh they'll be perfect for applie pie!" she cried. I smiled weakly and sat down on one of the bar stools.
"She's in her "phase" again." Caroline whispered to Mrs. Peters. I smiled and rolled my eyes. Mrs. Callaghan walked around the bar and stood in front of me.
"Want to talk about it?" she asked. I shook my head.
"No, that's quite alright." I told her. She sighed and walked back into the kitchen where Joe was whipping up another round of pancakes. As Will came walking down the stairs, he smiled instantly when he saw me.
"Hi sweetheart!" he yelled as he ran over to me. I smiled and stood up. He gave me a small kiss on the lips and continued to smile.
"What's with you?" I asked suspiciously. He laughed as he sat me back down. He pulled out a small box and placed it in front of me.
"Will, is this-"
"Yes," he said. "I worked extra hours and shifts just to get it for you." I smiled and slowly opened the red velvet box. Inside was a perfectly round, somewhat large, diamond.
God! Look at that thing! You would've gone straight to the bottom!
"It's not as big as before." I said, mostly to Jack and myself.
"What?" Will said, very confused. I stared at him wide eyed, then smiled
"I said, It's beautiful!" he smiled and placed the ring on my finger.
"Now it's official," he said. "We're engaged!" Suddenly, my smile turned into a frown.
"Do you love him?"
"Pardon me?"
"I said, do you love him?"
"Rose, did you hear me?" Will asked, returning me back to reality. I smiled and held his hand.
"Of course I did, and I am just as excited as you. Your sister thinks pink roses will be a nice centerpiece for the dinner tables." I informed him. He smiled as he stood up and kissed me on the head.
"Whatever you want." he said. I smiled and patted his hand.
"Will," Mrs. Peters said as she came out of the kitchen. "We're out of milk, would you pick some up while you're out?" Will smiled as he put on his coat.
"Sure mom." he replied. As he opened the door, he turned around quickly.
"Oh, good louck with the job." he said. I smiled and waved as he walked out of the door.
I examined the ring on my finger and sighed.
"Don't worry," I whispered to myself, and a little to Jack. "He'll never replace you."
As I walked into the large school building, I couldn't help but feel completely alone. I walked over to the room that had a large sign saying, "office".
"Um, hello," I said to the woman sitting at the desk. "I have an appointment with Mr. Leonards." The woman looked up briefly.
"You Miss. Dawson?" she asked me. I smiled slightly and scratched my neck.
"Mhmm." She groaned and got up from the desk, then walked into the hall.
"Follow me." she instructed. I followed her down the long corridor to another small room. Inside sat a man, also at a desk, and tacky pieces of furniture.
"Sir, your three o'clock is here." she informed him. The man turned around and took off his glasses.
"Ah, Miss. Dawson, pleasure to meet you." he said. I smiled and sat down in the chair in front of him. He reached out his hand and I shook it.
"The pleasure is mine." I replied. The woman rolled her eyes and left.
"Sorry about Mrs. Pinciatti, she doesn't like training new employees." he told me. I smiled and laughed a little to myself.
"Well Miss. Dawson, you seem very qualified for this teaching position, it looks like you already have the job." my face lit up instantly and I smiled.
"Oh sir, thank you so much, that means quite a lot." I told him. He smiled and stood up once again.
"Rita!" he called. The same woman came strolling back in.
"Yes, sir?" she questioned. He smiled and pointed back to me.
"Would you please bring Miss. Dawson to Miss. Jenkins room, I thought she would enjoy training our new employee." he said. The woman smiled and walked back out into the hall. I followed her once again until we got to a small classroom.
"The children are at lucnh." she informed me. I nodded and walked over to the other woman once "Rita" had left.
"Miss Jenkins?" I wondered. The blonde woman turned around and smiled.
"You must be Rose," she said. "Nice to meet you." she stuck out her hand. I shook it and smiled.
"Same." I said. The woman smiled and wiped her hands on her skirt.
"Oh and please, call me Elise." she said. I nodded and looked around.
"It's, quaint." I said. She chuckled and sat back down at her desk.
"Yeah, I guess it is." she responded. I sat down at one of the children's desk, and smiled.
"Is this a fun job?" I asked her she smiled and laughed.
"The pay isn't great, but if you love children, then yeah, it's fun." I smiled.
I do love children.
"Well," Elise said. "Tomorrow is your first day, and from what Jonathan said, you seem more than qualified so I don't really know what to tell you except for, good luck!" I smiled and stood up.
"Thank you." I said. As I started to walk out of the room, she called after me.
"Um, hey Rose," she said. "My fiance and I are going out to dinner friday night, if you would like to join us." I smiled in the doorway.
"That would be lovely," I said. "But would you mind if I brought along my fiance as well?" she laughed.
"Of course not! We'll make it a double date." she told me. I smiled and continued out of the room.
"Hey!" Will said as he walked through the door. I smiled as I carried a mug of beer to a man at the bar.
"Hello." I replied. Will hung up his coat and hat on the coatstand and came over and kissed me on the cheek.
"What happened with the job?" he asked me, voice filled with excitement. I smiled and place the mug down on the board.
"It went great, we even got invited to dinner on Friday." I informed him. He picked me up by the waist and spun me around.
"That's great!" he cried just before kissinng me. I laughed.
"Mhmm, her fiance will also be joining us." I said. He smiled again as he put me down.
"Well then, we have two days to become, "proper"." he said as he stood up straight and tall. I chuckled. He almost reminded me of Jack for a moment.
"I saw that in a Nickelodeon once and always wanted to do it."
"Haha."
"Shall we?" he asked, standing up straight and tall.
"Rose?" Will said, suddenly looking concerned.
"Right, right, well, I am feeling awfully tired, would you excuse me?" I asked. He nodded, eybrow still raised, and i scurried up thhe stairs.
Ugh, Rose, stop being sad, I thought. This lovely family took you in when you had no where else to go, you have a lovely fiance, a lovely new job, and a lovely new friend, what is there to complain about?
But as I walked into my room and laid down on the bed, I realized that there was something to complain about...
"I'll never let go Jack, *WHACK* I promise... *MWAHH*."
I wiped away tears that were now streaming down my face, and sighed.
"I promise." I whispered.
"Come Josephine in my flying machine going up she goes, up she goes..." I silently sang to myslef, as I slowly drifted asleep.
YAYYY! Finally I got to this amazing story! I've had writer's block with the story for about a week, uhhhh, it feels great to write it! Chapter 2 will be posted sometime tomorrow:))