"You know what might be a good idea?" she said trying to smile.
Cal looked at her, curiosity filling up his body.
"If you would take me out. You know, maybe I remember something if I walk through the city" she said looking at him with excitement.
How could he say no to her? He laughed; she gave him the look she did when she was younger. It was kind of childish and Rose later on became ashamed of it, but in secret Cal always liked it.
"Sure, we can do that. I'll ask the doctor to see what he thinks," he said getting up.
"You're leaving?" Rose asked.
"It's late, you better rest for tomorrow" said Cal leaving the hospital room without saying another word.
Cal woke up early and he felt nervous. He laughed at himself; he was supposed to be a mature fearless businessman. Either way, he decided to look the best possible as he always did when he had an important event. Going out with Rose was an event for him, because not long ago he thought she was dead and now she was a few blocks away from him. He liked being with her, but every day became harder for him because he knew that their amicable conversations wouldn't last long. Until she gets her memory back, he said to himself. The phone started ringing, he sighed and answered it.
"Yes?" he said.
"What are you still doing in New York?" said the very familiar voice of his father.
"Father, I told you I have something very important to do here," he answered.
"Son, I know Titanic was hard on you, but business is business" his father said in his usual emotionless tone.
"I can't leave, you just have to accept it"
"It's beginning to sound suspicious, nobody can explain why you refuse to come back"
"Father, I don't care what people are saying. I have more important things in my mind" Cal answered in a bad mood.
"I know what you are doing there. You know I always have an eye in everything. Rose is alive, I haven't told Ruth yet. If you want to keep things that way, I recommend you to leave that ungrateful woman behind and come back with some dignity" he listened his father said and after that he hang up leaving a worried Cal in New York.
He went to the hospital to pick up Rose, she found her smiling in the entrance.
"You look excited" he said while he got closer.
"I am, and so are you, I know" said Rose standing up from the chair she was sitting. She took Cal's arm and started walking.
"I brought a car…" Cal started saying.
"No, we're walking" said Rose while she looked everything around her.
"OK, if you want to walk, that's what we'll do" said Cal feeling a little embarrassed because he felt excited.
"I think we get along better now than before" he said laughing.
"I needed to get amnesia for us to become close" said Rose joking.
They continued walking for hours talking until their foot hurt. They ended up sitting in a bench in Central Park.
"So I did that?"
"Yes, you talked about that type of size with the builder of Titanic. I was in shock but you just said it as the most natural thing in the world" said Cal touching his stomach that already hurt from laughing too hard.
"He probably deserved it" said Rose blushing.
"Rose, I have to talk to you about something" said Cal remembering the conversation he had earlier with his father.
"What is it?" she asked.
"I have to go back"
"Back where?"
"Back home, and I know you're not in the best position for making any type of important desition but I have to ask you" said Cal looking at Rose's eyes.
"Ask me what?" said Rose a little offended and mad about the fact of Cal leaving.
"Would you come back with me?" he asked.
Rose was quiet for a minute, looking at him with lost eyes. Her face was emotionless and Cal couldn't read her in that moment. What was she thinking about? Was she remembering something?
"No" she said firmly in a cold tone of voice.