Rose could tell that that no one had noticed she had entered, this surprised her, she usually was noticed everywhere she went. Scanning the room quickly, she saw nothing of great importance. The most exciting thing was the fact that there was a poker game going on in the corner. Her eyes stopped at the back of one man's head at the table. It had blond hair, and something told her she knew him. It seemed as though the whole pub was interested in this game.
"Moment of truth, someone's life is going to change." She heard the blond man's voice say. Rose stared even more at him, could it be... Jack? Rose watched as the men said what they had. An Italian man had nothing, along with another man. The other man had a full house. There was a pause, the man Rose was certain was Jack finally said his cards; two pair. Two of the men began to cheer and took their winnings and shoved past Rose, though the door.
"No manners at all..." Rose said in a disdained voice, she glanced up, feeling everyone's eyes upon her; they had finally realized that a lady was standing near the doorway.
Jack looked up, wondering why the room was silent, "R-Rose?" Rose nodded. "What are you doing here? The ship leaves in..." Jack looked at his pocket watch, "2 minutes!"
"I'm not going." Rose said quietly, becoming aware of the people's stares. She tightened the grip on her purse, and takes a look at the window. True, the ship was slowly pulling away. Jack walked up to her.
"Here, let's go for a walk, and we'll talk this over, so I can get this straight..." He stopped, and walked out of the pub, with Rose right behind him. He stopped at a bench that wasn't too far from the pub. "So, why aren't you going?"
"I couldn't do it. Last night, Cal slapped me because he saw me with you again, and I realized that I couldn't live the rest of my life like that." Jack looked into her eyes, and then raised his hand softly to Rose's cheek. She winced slightly, and Jack pulled his hand away quickly.
"Sorry. But, where will you go?"
Rose shrugged, "I'm not sure. I could only grab my purse; it has a hundred or so dollars in it. It was pure coincidence that I found you again. I just came to this pub, because it seemed like a place Cal wouldn't look for me in."
Jack nodded, taking all this information in. "You can stay with me, I have an apartment not too far from the park, which isn't too far from here." After seeing the look on Rose's face, he added, "I'll sleep on the couch, you can have the bed. Just until you figure out what you want to do."
Rose wiped the tears from her eyes, and thanked Jack. "This means a lot to me. Are you sure, I've only known you two days?"
"I'm sure." Jack looked around at the streets. "This area isn't a good place for someone like you. I think I should get you to my apartment, so you'll be safe."
Rose nodded, feeling a little tired, already the day seemed long, and it was only 12:00, she just hoped that she was finally away from Cal forever.
"Moment of truth, someone's life is going to change." She heard the blond man's voice say. Rose stared even more at him, could it be... Jack? Rose watched as the men said what they had. An Italian man had nothing, along with another man. The other man had a full house. There was a pause, the man Rose was certain was Jack finally said his cards; two pair. Two of the men began to cheer and took their winnings and shoved past Rose, though the door.
"No manners at all..." Rose said in a disdained voice, she glanced up, feeling everyone's eyes upon her; they had finally realized that a lady was standing near the doorway.
Jack looked up, wondering why the room was silent, "R-Rose?" Rose nodded. "What are you doing here? The ship leaves in..." Jack looked at his pocket watch, "2 minutes!"
"I'm not going." Rose said quietly, becoming aware of the people's stares. She tightened the grip on her purse, and takes a look at the window. True, the ship was slowly pulling away. Jack walked up to her.
"Here, let's go for a walk, and we'll talk this over, so I can get this straight..." He stopped, and walked out of the pub, with Rose right behind him. He stopped at a bench that wasn't too far from the pub. "So, why aren't you going?"
"I couldn't do it. Last night, Cal slapped me because he saw me with you again, and I realized that I couldn't live the rest of my life like that." Jack looked into her eyes, and then raised his hand softly to Rose's cheek. She winced slightly, and Jack pulled his hand away quickly.
"Sorry. But, where will you go?"
Rose shrugged, "I'm not sure. I could only grab my purse; it has a hundred or so dollars in it. It was pure coincidence that I found you again. I just came to this pub, because it seemed like a place Cal wouldn't look for me in."
Jack nodded, taking all this information in. "You can stay with me, I have an apartment not too far from the park, which isn't too far from here." After seeing the look on Rose's face, he added, "I'll sleep on the couch, you can have the bed. Just until you figure out what you want to do."
Rose wiped the tears from her eyes, and thanked Jack. "This means a lot to me. Are you sure, I've only known you two days?"
"I'm sure." Jack looked around at the streets. "This area isn't a good place for someone like you. I think I should get you to my apartment, so you'll be safe."
Rose nodded, feeling a little tired, already the day seemed long, and it was only 12:00, she just hoped that she was finally away from Cal forever.