Day 9:

Jack woke up before Rose. She was peacefully sleeping in his lap. He played with her curls. Rose stretched her arms. "Mourning Jack." She yawned. "Mourning sunshine." He told her. "Where are we?" She asked realizing that she was sitting in Jack's lap. "You don't remember?" He asked. Rose was looking around when she saw Bob. "Oh. Right." Jack looked and her sadly. "Everything's going to be ok." Jack told her as he kissed her. "I know." Rose cried after they broke apart. "I just… want him… to get better!" Rose cried into Jack's chest. "I know. I know." He put his arm around Rose's shoulder. All of a sudden Bob started mumbling. "What happened?" He asked. Rose sat up in surprise. "Father?!" She exclaimed. Jack looked surprised as well. Rose got up to go to his side. "I thought you wouldn't wake up!" She threw her arms around him. "Oh my dear Rose!" Bob hugged her. Rose was now crying. After she stood up Jack walked over to Bob. "I'm so glad that you're awake." Jack said. Bob smiled. "My boy!" Bob opened his arms for Jack to hug him. After Jack stood up he said, "I'm going to go find a nurse." He walked out of the room leaving Rose and Bob to themselves. "So? How was the trip?" Bob asked, still smiling. "It was amazing! Jack proposed!" Rose stuck out her hand showing Bob her ring. Bob and Rose were both smiling. "My dear girl! That is beautiful! Where did he get it?" Rose was smiling very big, very happy to see her father awake and well. "I have no idea." Right after Rose said that Jack and a nurse walked through the door. "Hello Mr. Clarkson! How are you feeling?" The nurse asked. "I feel fine." Bob replied. "Now that you are awake could you tell me do you remember what happened before you fell?" The nurse had a notepad in her hand. "Well I don't remember much. Just that I was getting a painting that was on the very top shelf and I needed a ladder. Then I climbed up and I slipped and I fell. That's all I remember." Bob explained. "Ok thank you." The nurse put the notebook down. "Do you need to go to the bathroom?" The nurse asked. "Yes. I do actually." Bob tried to get up, but couldn't. "Are you okay?" Rose asked, her smile dropping. "I can't feel my legs." Bob said, worried. The nurse looked worried as well. "Stay right there let me go get the doctor." The nurse hurried out of the room. Rose rushed over to Bob's side and grabbed his hand. She had tears in her eyes. Rose as trying to hold them back. She really didn't want to cry again. Jack walked over to her. He knew that Rose was about to cry. Jack put his arm around her. She cried into his chest once again. "It's going to be okay." Jack and Bob were both trying to comfort her. The nurse returned with the doctor by her side. "We are going to need you two to leave." The nurse apologized to Jack and Rose. They both nodded then left the room.

Jack and Rose sat in a chair right outside Bob's room. Rose was still crying into Jack's chest. Jack was sad to see Rose like this, but he knew that he needed to stay strong for her. The nurse walked out of the room. "We have some things to tell you." The nurse said sadly. Rose was trying to stop crying. She now had dry tears on her face. Her eyes were still watering. "Bob is not doing too well. He will be paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life." The nurse explained sadly. Rose was staying strong. "When will he be able to come home?" She asked. "I don't have the answer for that question yet. He will need a wheelchair though." The nurse said sadly. Rose nodded and looked at Jack. "That means he's going to need to live with us." Jack said looking at Rose. "Yes." The nurse agreed. "Could we see him now?" Rose asked. The nurse nodded.

Jack and Rose stayed with Bob for an hour before the doctor came in. "We have some more news to tell you." He explained. "Mr. Clarkson will be able to go home with you tonight. We will get a wheelchair ready so you can go home." Rose smiled. "Thank you." The doctor left. "I told you everything would be okay." Jack told Rose. Bob was asleep. Jack and Rose took a seat in the chair that was by the window. They sat for 15 minutes before Bob got up. "Hey." Rose said walking over to the bed. "I have some good and bad said that you are going to need a wheelchair," Rose explained sadly. "But you do get to come home with us today. They are getting a wheelchair for you right now." Bob smiled at her sadly. He didn't like seeing his daughter like this. Jack walked over to them. "Excuse me a second." Rose said, her voice shaking and ran off to the bathroom. Bob looked at Jack. "So? How did it go?" Bob asked. Jack looked surprised. "What?" Bob laughed. "Well the proposal of course!" Jack laughed softly. "Really? You're in this state and your thinking about Rose and I?" Bob laughed. "Well you're always thinking about her aren't you?" Jack nodded. "And I bet she's always thinking about you so why can't I think about the two people I care most about?" Jack laughed. "I guess you have a point." Rose walked back into the room. She had tears in her eyes and dried up tears on her face. "I'm so sorry." She said quietly. Jack looked at her sadly. He opened his arms to her and said, "Come here." She ran into his arms and Jack held her. She was still crying. "I.. tried Jack!" Rose said looking up at him. "I tried to stay strong! But I couldn't!" Jack put his chin on the top of her head. "Shh. It's alright. And-" Rose looked up. "-I told myself that I would stay strong for you." Rose smiled at him. "You really don't have to." Jack laughed. "Oh but I do! That's one thing husbands are for." Rose laughed too. "I love you Jack." Jack smiled at her. "I love you too Rose."

The doctor came in 15 minutes later with a wheelchair for Bob. The doctors helped him into it. "Ok. Well he is set to go. You just need to fill out some papers at the front desk." Jack and Rose both smiled. "Thank you." Jack wheeled Bob out of the room and into the lift with Rose right next to him. They walked over to the front desk to sign the paperwork. "Ok. So you just need to sign here and write the patient's name here." The nurse told Jack, handing him the piece of paper. Jack signed his name and wrote Bob's name right above it. "Thank you." The nurse said. "If something happens again just let us know." Jack smiled at the nurse. "Thank you." The three walked to Jack and Rose's house. "We have an extra bedroom over there." Rose pointed. Jack and Rose helped Bob get situated in bed before they walked over to theirs. They got into their pajamas and got into bed. "Jack. Will everything be okay?" Rose asked Jack. Jack smiled and put his hand on her cheek. "I can't promise you that, but I can promise you that I will always be there for you no matter what." Rose smiled at him and put her hand over his. "I love Jack." Jack kissed her. "I love you more."