Chapter 2- I'll always look after you
"Darling we are home!" Rose called taking off her gloves and placing them on the cabinet. Jasmine was still whimpering and her knee continued to bleed. Rose looked at her poor child with sympathy and crouched down to inspect the knee.
"Oh sweetie you are so brave, you poor thing, let mummy make it better for you," Rose gently dabbed at the grazed knee with the handkerchief.
Suddenly Cal appeared "Hello my sweet peas," Cal smiled holding a glass of brandy in his hand, his smile dropped however when he saw his daughter with a tear stained face, a bloody knee and a purple bruise beginning to form on her forehead.
He hurried over to them both with concern. "Goodness gracious what happened?" He asked stroking his daughters face. Rose stood up and turned to explain to Cal.
"We had a little accident in the park, Jasmine fell over," Rose saddened hating to see her daughter so upset and worrying Cal, she couldn't help but feel it was her fault. She should have checked Jasmine's shoes were tightly tied, and made her slow down. Ideas of avoidance to the problem were popping into her head now when they should have been before it happened.
Cal picked Jasmine up and she snuggled into his shoulder, "My poor angel, show daddy your poorly head." Cal gently lifted her head and swept her hair out of the way. A lump was beginning to form surrounded by a reddish purple bruise. He was worried about it.
Cal turned to look at Rose who was blinking the tears out of her eyes "I think we should call a doctor, just to be on the safe side, you can never be too careful with a child's head."
Rose nodded and turned away, scared if she looked him in the eye she would burst into tears.
Cal could see how upset his wife was. Rose easily blamed herself for accidents that occurred especially when Jasmine was involved. He rested his hand on her arm and gave her a look of reassurance. Rose lifted her head and smiled nervously "I will get Kate to call the doctor," and she walked away Cal held Jasmine in his arms and watched his wife hurry away. He kissed his daughters forehead and carried her into the lounge.
"Ok Jasmine follow my finger," The doctor told Jasmine as he slowly moved his finger left to right while she followed it with her eyes.
Cal and Rose stood anxiously by the doorway. Cal had his hand by his chin, while Rose tapped her fingers on her lips.
The doctor put his finger down and reached for his torch "I'm just going to shine this in your eye I need you to stay as still as possible Jasmine can you do that for me?" The doctor asked.
Jasmine nodded and then immediately sat still. The doctor shone the torch into both eyes briefly then put it back into his pocket. He smiled and patted Jasmines knee before standing up and making his way over to Cal and Rose.
"Well," Cal said taking his hand away from his chin,
"She's fine just a little bump it should clear in a few days, if anything changes which I doubt it will then just give me a call,"
They both let out a sigh of relief "Thank you doctor, let me show you out," Cal said and walked down the corridor.
Rose slowly walked into the room and knelt down by her daughter. Jasmine was sitting in her nightdress swinging her legs and sucking her thumb.
"How are you feeling baby?" Rose asked tucking Jasmine's hair behind her ear.
"Better, can we go to the park again tomorrow Mummy?" Jasmine asked,
"Sure,"
"I want to see my butterfly again, I love butterflies, they are so fluttery and beautiful," Jasmine expressed with her hands.
Rose's mouth curved into a smile. Her daughter so beautiful and delicate a friend of nature, if anything had happened to her she wouldn't know what she would do.
"Mummy, who was that man," Rose turned to give her daughter a confused look, Jasmine stared back with her big brown eyes.
"Which man sweetheart?" Rose asked.
"The one who gave you the handkerchief, you know Jack something, wait Jack Dawson who was he mummy, you said you knew him," Jasmine said before sticking her thumb back in her mouth.
"You don't miss a trick do you?" Rose laughed, Jasmine shook her head.
"Jack Dawson was..." Rose stopped. Who was he? How could she explain to her daughter, the man she thought she loved? She hadn't thought about Jack since that night they kissed seven years ago. He was forgotten a distant memory, and suddenly here he was again with the same dazzling smile that won her over all them years ago. He was the one who knew her so well, the one who confronted her about her true feelings.
"Do you love him?" Jack asked
Rose was shocked and speechless did she hear right "Pardon me?"
Jack smiled "Do you love him,"
Rose gasped "You're being very rude you shouldn't be asking me this-"
"It's a simple question do you love the guy or not?"
That was back then, I didn't love Cal, he was a selfish man, but he changed for the good he changed when he realised he nearly lost me. Now it's him I love, it's him I have loved for all these years. Rose thought to herself.
"Mummy," Jasmine tugged on Rose's arm pulling her out of her thought. Rose blinked and smiled a wide grin "Just someone I used to know,"
Cal walked in and put his hand on Jasmine's shoulder "Darling why don't you go and play with your dolls for a bit,"
Jasmine hopped off her seat and skipped out of the room. Cal held out his hand to Rose and she stood up placing her hand on his. When she was facing him Cal put both his hands on her arms and rubbed gently. "Don't blame yourself Rose, please don't do that,"
Rose hung her head "I should have done something Cal, anything," she said softly
Cal lifted her chin and looked into her emerald eyes, "She's a child Rose, children hurt themselves all the time, that's how they learn,"
"She could of really hurt herself, we were scared Cal, that lump on her forehead what would of happened if she had been seriously injured. How would I of been able to live with myself," Rose said tears beginning to form in her eyes.
"But she hasn't seriously injured herself, she's fine, she's perfect, our perfect little girl," Cal tucked a stray hair behind her ear and ran a finger down her cheek, he loved her so much. "So you can live with yourself," Rose smiled slightly and enveloped herself into her husband's arms, she closed her eyes and let out a sigh, she breathed in his smell.
"I love you Cal,"
Cal rested his chin on top of Rose's head "I love you too, I'll always look after you Rose, you and Jasmine, I promise.
Rose held onto Cal as if she couldn't bear to let him go. She loved him, but why now couldn't she stop thinking about Jack, he was the past a mistake by a confused teenage girl. This was the present; Cal was her present and future. But why did she feel the urge to remember the times with Jack, why was she so desperate to see him again?
So there is chapter 2. Review and tell me what you think I will update with chapter 3 soon.
Leah x
