1922
it was 1922. jack was 32 rose was 27. Josephine was 9. their friend Olivia was also 27. theyd met her on titanic. her daughter sophie was the same age as Josephine. the war had ended 4 yrs. ago. it was 1920 and jack hadn't had any trouble selling his drawings since art was in vogue at the time. rose and Olivia preferred to wear long dresses and boots unlike most of the ladies of the time. people listened to the radio, read and went to the movies. they read fitzgerald, Hemmingway, Virginia woolf and t.s. Elliot and saw movies starring Charlie chaplin and greta garbo. jack and Josephine liked chaplin and rose liked greta garbo.
everyone was celebrating. except for jack.
jack and Olivia were at a speakeasy. she pulled a flask out from her boot and quickly gave it to him.
"thanks," he said quickly drinking it and giving it back to her.
she quickly drank it and put it back in her boot.
"hi what can I get you?" the bartender asked.
jack looked up and into the eyes of.
cal.