Rose stayed in the garden for a long time; she couldn't face Jack right now. She felt guilty, terribly guilty. After all Jack had done to her, she just couldn't stand the thought of hurting him. The kiss didn't mean anything to her, but she knew it would mean something to Jack. She knew. She had seen his looks and his expressions when they arrived to the mansion. It was fear, fear because he didn't belong.

"You two left me alone there" she heard a voice behind her.

Rose smiled but kept quiet.

"Is something wrong sweetie?" asked William putting his arm around her shoulders. She moved quickly afraid Jack was watching.

"You can't call me like that" she said coldly.

"Why not?"

"It's not right, Jack is already mad at me because of you, and he doesn't even know about the…" Rose stopped herself, not being able to say it.

"You don't have to tell him, I won't… If you don't want me to of course" he said.

"Why would I want you to tell him? I will, it meant nothing, and it won't happen again" said Rose going inside the house looking for Jack.

"That's what you think"

Rose walked to their room, and found Jack. She stood by the door not sure of what to say. Jack looked at her; he stayed silent for a minute.

"Rose…"

"Jack… I have to tell you something" said Rose nervous.

"I'm sorry, I acted like an idiot… I overreacted" said Jack smiling at her.

Rose remained quiet, and took a deep breath.

"I have to tell you something…" she started saying.

"Come on Rose, let's just not talk about it. I trust you" said Jack smiling at the same time he hugged her.

Rose just rested her head in his shoulder. For the first time in their relationship she felt she didn't deserved his trust.

"I have a wedding surprise for you" whispered Jack in her ear. She smiled; she loved when he did that. Jack started to kiss her, and soon she forgot about everything else but Jack.

"What surprise?"

"I can't tell you" said Jack laughing.

"Oh, don't be like that, tell me the surprise" said Rose laughing too.

"Well, if you insist… I could tell you something"

"Talk!"

"It's a surprise with a garden and a small balcony…"

"You bought us a house? I didn't know we had the money" she said.

"I called back home, you know the town I used to live. A friend told me the house from a childhood friend was on sale… We still have must of the jacket money and I saved some more from my paintings" he said.

"Jack, oh God, this is perfect, we're going to have our own home"

Cal Hockley couldn't stop drinking, he hadn't stopped since he left William's house. He was on his office's floor and felt so numb he just didn't move. His hair was a mess and his shirt was now dirty. He took a deep breath; he was a rich powerful man… How could he be so unhappy? Cal closed his eyes, his vision was a little blur. He had cried, he had cried for her. As his eyes closed memories came to haunt him.

"You're going to love it" he said watching Rose smile.

"I've always wanted to go to the theater, but daddy… Well, he didn't like it" said a very excited Rose. She was so young, her sixteenth birthday came a week ago and Cal promised to take her somewhere special.

"I know how much you like theater… And acting, dancing, music…" he said kissing her forehead.

"I love this play, I read it, it's so passionate and so realistic and at the same time so impressive" said Rose taking Cal's hand.

"Come on, we're going to be late" she said before giving him a small kiss near his lips. She walked faster than him to the entrance of the theater, she turned her head and show him one of the brightest smiles he had ever seen on her.

"Rose the play starts in ten minutes" he said laughing.

Cal looked at the almost empty bottle he had on his hands. He felt so empty. They changed dramatically, and he didn't know why. They were happy, how much things changed. Another sip, Cal smiles more.

"You know, we should go to the circus sometime" said Rose smiling while drinking coffee.

"Your mother would hate that" he answered holding a smile.

"Even better" she said.

They never went to the circus. Cal's father told him he was going to inherit all his money, and he had to be a serious man. He always tried to impress his father, and by doing just that she lost Rose. His personality wasn't the same one, he told himself that was the way successful men acted. He became controlling and he became arrogant, his temper got worse. He became the Cal Rose hated.