''Mother?'' Rose stood there in awe. She couldn't believe that her mother had found her.

''Hello Rose. How nice to see you again.'' Ruth said.

''How…How did you find me?'' It was the first thing Rose could get out. How was this possible? She didn't show herself in first class on the Carpathia once, so it was almost unlikely for her mother to know that she was alive.

''I did my research, Rose. You know me, don't you?''

Rose slightly nodded. Then the next thought came into her mind. ''Is Cal here as well?''

Ruth shook her head. ''No, he is not here. He…He left me…after he thought you were dead.''

Rose didn't know what to say. ''Do you maybe want to come in?'' She asked.

''Sure.'' Ruth nodded.

Rose opened the door fully and let her mother in. Ruth looked around and shook her head. ''Well, well, well. This is not what you were used to, is it?'' She turned around to look at Rose again.

Rose sighed. ''No mother, it isn't. But I like it this way. It's not up to you anymore to say what I can have and what I cannot have, or what I like or what I do not like.'' Rose was surprised. This was actually the first time she had said something to her mother about how she felt and what she wanted.

Her mother looked shocked for a moment, but soon recovered from that. ''I don't like that tone in your voice, Rose.''

Rose shook her head. ''Mother…don't you understand? Why do you think I didn't search for you on the Carpathia? I have always been under control of you and Cal. I couldn't handle it anymore. It was just too much. I wanted to make my own choices and I wanted to live my own life, so that's what I decided to do. Or at least, that's what I'm trying to do.'' Rose looked down, still a little bit scared of how her mother would react.

Ruth just looked at her, with a cold stare. ''Rose, women like us can't make their own choices. You have to understand that. Women like us are bound to marry a man that's chosen for us. You have to understand that you can't live your own life.''

Ruth had now almost gone too far already. Rose was ready to throw her out. ''What do you mean with women like us? If you still think that I'm a women from first class, you're wrong, because I'm not.''

Suddenly a thought came to Ruth her mind. A thought that she didn't like. She got sick to her stomach when she thought of it. ''That…that boy. He talked you into this, Rose. I told you he was no good. You should have stood away from him.''

Rose shook her head. ''I really can't believe you, mother. That boy is called Jack and he obviously didn't talk me into this. I've always wanted to live my own life. He just told me how that would be. How free that would be.'' Rose stopped with talking and looked at her mother again. ''I wanted freedom, mother. That's the only thing I ever wanted. And Jack told me that I could be free. That I had it in me to break free. He believed in me. He was the only one who cared for my choices and for what I wanted. He was interested in me. You can think what you want, but I'm so grateful for that. I loved him…I still do.'' At this moment Rose was looking her mother right in the eye.

Ruth got sick to the stomach when Rose said this, but she laughed it away. ''Rose you can't love a boy who lives in poverty…and…what do you mean you loved him?'' Ruth asked curious. She sensed that there was something more to this story.

Rose got tears in her eyes. ''I mean that…I mean that he's gone. He died with that horrible ship.''

''Oh…oh, that's…'' Ruth didn't know what to say. ''Rose, you shouldn't mourn too long over him. You can find someone better. Someone with money. I bet that boy was not even willing to give you a house. Like you said, Rose, he was living his own, free life. I don't think that would have changed if you came into his life.'' Ruth said.

Rose couldn't take it anymore. Her mother would never change. Ruth was never going to accept her choices. ''You obviously don't know anything about Jack! I want you to go out! Now!'' Rose screamed.

Ruth looked shocked. ''Excuse me?''

''You heard me very well, mother. I said out, now! I don't want you in my life anymore. You have ruined it enough as it is, already.'' Rose screamed again.

Neither Rose or Ruth had heard someone coming downstairs, but Evelyn had overheard them screaming at each other and she wanted to know what was going on.

''Rose?'' Evelyn asked.

Ruth and Rose both turned around and saw Evelyn standing there. ''Evelyn? What are you doing here?'' Rose asked.

''I heard you screaming, so I wanted to know what was going on.''

Rose nodded. ''Well…this is my mother, Evelyn. Her name is Ruth.'' Rose walked towards Evelyn and caressed her small cheek.

Evelyn smiled up at Rose and walked towards Ruth. ''Hello Miss. My name is Evelyn.'' Evelyn held out her hand.

Ruth looked a little uncomfortable, but she decided to shake the little girl her hand. ''Hello Evelyn. I'm Ruth.''

Ruth then looked at Rose with a lot of questions in her eyes. ''What is this, Rose? Why is she here?''

''Well…that's a long story. Maybe you want to sit down for this. I know I told you to go out, but since Evelyn is here now I think it's best to tell you.'' Rose said.

''Can I come as well?'' Evelyn asked Rose.

Rose smiled at her and nodded. ''Sure.''

Evelyn grabbed Rose her hand and the three of them walked into the living room.

''Well, Rose. Tell me what's going on.'' Ruth said.

''After the Titanic had gone down, me and Jack were floating in the water. He found me a piece of debris that I could lay on, but he had to stay in the water. He…He died of hypothermia.'' Rose had to wipe away some tears. ''I was picked up by a boat that had come back. After that the boat docked by the Carpathia. I went to third class. I was sitting on a bench when I saw Evelyn with her little sister Addison.''

Ruth gasped. ''You have another little girl here?''

''Yes, I have.'' Rose nodded. ''Anyway, Evelyn told me that her parents had died on the Titanic as well.'' Rose put an arm around Evelyn and looked at her. Her face saying that it was going to be alright. ''I decided that I would take care of them now, since I was alone as well.''

''But Rose, you still had me.'' Ruth said.

''No mother, I told you I wanted to make my own choices. You said to me I couldn't make my own choices, so you had lost me in that moment. I didn't have you and you didn't have me anymore.''

Ruth shook her head. ''Rose, no. It's impossible. You can't take care of two little girls. You are only 17 years old. You are being unreasonable right now.''

At this point Evelyn decided to speak up before Rose could. ''I'm sorry, Miss. But Rose is taking care of us really well. I really like it here with her and she is very kind to me and my sister.''

Rose smiled down at Evelyn. Grateful that she said that to Ruth.

Ruth, however, didn't have any sympathy for the little girl. She looked at Evelyn with an angry face. ''You are the whole problem here, little girl. If you and your sister weren't here, Rose would have come with me.''

''Enough!'' Rose screamed. ''It's enough, mother.'' Rose her face went red. ''I won't let you talk to Evelyn like that. She is like my own daughter. You are putting the blame on her now and I'm not letting you do that. It's your own fault! I want you to go out now! I mean it!'' Rose pointed to the door.

''Fine. But don't expect me to ever come back again, Rose. This is the last time you will see your mother.''

Rose didn't react to that. ''I except you know the way to the door yourself.''

Then Ruth walked away. Rose sighed when she heard the door was closed. ''I'm sorry that you heard all of this, Evelyn.''

Evelyn shook her head. ''It's okay. She was mean, huh?''

Rose laughed through her tears. ''Yeah, she was mean. She is mean. But we will not see her again. She left me. For good. I'll tell you the whole story sometime, Evelyn. When you are a little bit older, okay?''

Evelyn nodded. She wrapped her arms around Rose her waist and hugged her tight. ''I love you, Rose. Thank you for taking care of me and Addison.''

Rose smiled like she hadn't smiled anymore, since those days with Jack on board the Titanic. ''I'm glad that I can help you and Addison. I love you, too.''

Rose was seeing her future a little bit brighter. Although it was not with Jack, she had two little girls. Evelyn even told her she loved her. Rose couldn't be happier than she was in that small moment.