Susan's house
"Well here we are my dear, make yourself at home whilst I call the doctor" she smiled
"Which is my room?" Christine asked
"Upstairs, first room on the left" Susan replied
"Thankyou"Christine replied
She entered the room, to her joy there was a double bed so at least her and James would be able to sleep together in the same bed
She spend about half an hour unpacking, all she wanted was James, she couldn't wait to see him
She went downstairs
"All unpacked, thanks for letting James stay" she said
"That's alright, you are my niece and he is your boyfriend and I want to get to know him. Does your friend Davy need a room?" She asked
"He's ok, he's staying in a hotel until Saturday" Christine replied
"Nonsense, he can stay here, I have enough rooms!" she smiled
"Ok, well you can ask him when he and James arrive" Christine smiled
"My doctor will be here in an hour then we can drive down to the docks and collect James and Davy, in the meantime are you hungry?" Susan asked
"I'm ok thankyou Aunt Susan, and thank you for making this appointment" Christine said
"Would you like me to be there with you?" she asked
"It's ok I can do this on my own" Christine replied
The hour passed when there was a knock on the door. Susan answered
"Good evening Doctor Morton, do please come in" Her aunt smiled
"Thank you Miss Bates" He entered
"Can I get you a cup of tea?" asked Susan
"No thank you, I'm fine, where is the patient?" he asked
"Dr Morton, this is my niece Christine from the UK, her father is my brother" Susan replied
"Lovely to meet you Christine, how may I help you? He asked
"Use this room "her aunt told her
Christine and Dr Morton entered the room
"So how can I help Christine?" he asked
"I've just got into a relationship and I want to be with my boyfriend but without risking pregnancy, and I'm not sure what to use to prevent pregnancy?" she asked shyly
"Ah well there is a thing called a cervical cap, you place over your cervix before sex, I can write you a prescription and you can pay for them at a pharmacy" he smiled
"Thankyou Doctor" she sighed with relief
"I hope you don't mind me asking who this lucky man is?" he asked
"Not at all, his name is James Moody officer of Titanic and Olympic" she smiled proudly
"Oh bless, I take it you met on a ship?" he asked
"Yes we met last week, he is staying here with me until Saturday when we are going home to England, and I want him to get to know my father before he passes away" she said sadly
"I was so sorry to hear about Victor and Ethel, how terribly sad for your family" he said
"Thankyou doctor, I still miss mum everyday but at least my leg is healing fast, in fact since I met James I've hardly noticed the limp" she smiled
"If you'd like I can take a look at it for you and see how the healing process is coming along" he smiled
"Ok Dr"she smiled
"It's looking good, I'd get your actual doctor at home to take a thorough look but its healing very fast, maybe because you've been so happy, they do say people who are happy can take less time to heal" he replied
"Yeah you could be right" she said
"Well I better be going, here's the prescription, make sure you thoroughly wash the device before you use it again" he stated
"Ok, thankyou doctor" she replied
She could hear the doctor and her aunt talking and then the front door closed
"Come on then, we will go to the pharmacy and then pick up two handsome gentlemen" Susan smiled "Do you need money for the prescription?" she then asked
"I've got money thankyou Aunt Susan" she smiled
"Ok darling" replied Aunt Susan
On the RMS Olympic
"You seem anxious James, are you okay?"Davy asked James
"Yeah I'm ok, I'm just nervous about meeting Christine's family, I'm worried they won't like me and think she deserves more which of course she does, I don't want to lose her" he said
"James, James, James, it doesn't matter what they think, she loves you and she won't let her family come between you both" he placed his arm on James's shoulder for reassurance
"I hope you're right" he gave a brief smile
"Now come on, we've done our duty, let's go and wait for Christine and her Aunt"Davy said
James and Davy left the ship and waited outside
Christine got out of the car and ran over to James and jumped into his arms and they passionately kissed
"I've missed you so much" he said breathlessly before kissing her again
"I've missed you so much more, oh hi Davy"she said
"I'll go and greet your aunt while you two catch up"Davy winked at James
James and Christine approached her aunt
"Aunt Susan, this is James Moody, James this is my aunt Susan" she said nervously
"It's lovely to meet you James" she smiled warmly
"It's a pleasure to meet you Mrs Bates, May I kiss your hand?" he said charmly
"Of course you may, its Miss Bates by the way, I never married" she smiled
"Oh I am really sorry" James blushed
"It's ok really James, come on let's get in the car" Susan said
They drove back to Susan's car getting to know one another
"Hers our room James" she smiled
"It's beautiful just like you" he kissed her
"I've seen a doctor" she said
"What's wrong?" looking concerned and worried
"It's nothing bad, I've got a contraceptive device for when we get married, he also said my leg is healing fast, he thinks it's because I'm so happy now" she smiled
"That's great honey, the future is looking good, by the way me and Davy are going out tomorrow afternoon and evening" James explained
"Going anywhere nice? She put her finger against his cheek
He then kissed her finger
"Just out, owe him a beer" he laughed
"Ok" she smiled
Wednesday 17th September afternoon
James kissed Christine
"Me and Davy are off out, see you both later" James said
"Stay safe both of you" smiled Aunt Susan
"I love you James, bye Davy"Christine smiled
"Bye Christine, bye Susan" said Davy
James and Davy left
Susan and Christine sat down on the sofa
"So come on, what do you think?" she asked her aunt hopeful
"I think he's wonderful Christine, you've got a keeper there, never let him go" she said to Christine
Christine kissed her aunt on the cheek
"Thank you so much Aunt Susan, I just hope father approves" Christine said
"I'm a tougher critic then you're old man, if I approve then he definitely will!" Susan chuckled
"I hope so, because I'm not dumping him whatever anyone says" Christine said
"Nobody would expect you too, if you love him enough it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks" Susan smiled trying to reassure her niece