This is yet another chapter to read. I also forgot to say I own a new character that appeared in the previous chapter; Jason, Jack's old friend. He will appear again soon. I hope you'll enjoy your read…

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Jack opened the front door of the apartment, as he opened the door a delicious smell filled his lungs. "Rose?" Jack asked.

"Yes? Jack, are you back?" Jack heard Rose reply from the kitchen.

Jack quietly walked into the doorway of the kitchen; he smiled and said "Yes, Rose, I'm back."

Rose smiled to herself and turned around, to find Jack standing in the kitchen doorway. "I was wondering what took you so long and where you were." Rose said happy to see Jack.

"Well, I met an old friend at a pub. We talked a lot and I lost track of time. And…" Jack couldn't finish what he was going to say, because Rose had started to kiss him passionately.

"What did I deserve that for?" Jack asked puzzled, when they finally pulled apart.

"I missed you, and I love you, that's all." Rose said with a smile.

"Oh, and you think I didn't miss you? I don't kiss you while you talk, but maybe I should do that one day." Jack said with a mocking smile.

"Oops, the food's still cooking! I shouldn't leave it too long…" Rose said turning around and taking the cooking pot off the stove.

"What have you made, that smells so delicious?" Jack asked looking over Rose's shoulder.

"Dinner rolls." Rose replied, "I've only made it once before… I hope they're good." She continued.

"I'm sure they are, Rose. I've eaten worse than badly cooked food… So I think I'll survive if there's anything wrong with it." Jack said with a sarcastic look on his face.

"Shall we eat?" Rose asked.

But just then, there was a knock on the door. "I wonder who that is." Jack said, "I'll open the door", Jack added. As Jack walked to the front door he heard the knock again. He opened the door to see Jocelyn standing in the doorway with a basket.

"Hi, I came to bring the china, the silverware and glasses. I had them locked in a cupboard in our apartment and I had to wash them." Jocelyn explained.

Oh, thank you, we were just about to start eating. I don't think neither of us noticed there were no china, silverware and such." Jack said.

There was some silence for a moment until a voice from the kitchen asked "Who is it, Jack?"

"It's Jocelyn; she's bringing china, silverware and glasses." Jack replied, "Oh, come in, come in. You don't have to stay out there." Jack said noticing Jocelyn was still standing in the doorway.

"Alright if you're not too busy at the moment… Oh my, I forgot to bring you blankets and cushions I should go get them… I'll be right back!" Jocelyn said, putting the basket down and quickly walking down the stairs.

At that moment Rose arrived in the entrance hall, "Where is Jocelyn?" she asked Jack.

"She went to get the blankets and cushions." Jack lifted the basket from the floor and started walking to the kitchen, and then he paused. "Rose, do you want to go for a little walk in the park with me when the sun sets?" he asked.

"Why of course! I'd love to!" Rose responded happily.

When Jack reached the kitchen, he let out a sigh of relief. He had planned to ask Rose to marry him the right way there. Then something hit him. Did Rose still have Cal's engagement ring? He hadn't paid attention to that. Jack cleaned up the dishes, silverware and goblets thinking whether Rose had thrown away the ring, sold it, kept it or maybe even still wore it.

When he walked to the front door, from a bit further behind Rose, Jack looked at Rose's hand. There was no sign of any ring on her finger. Jack was relieved that the worst of his thoughts was wrong.

Jack walked forward where he could see Jocelyn standing in the doorway with a neatly folded pile of sheets and on top of the pile were pillows.

"Jocelyn, do come in." Jack heard Rose say.

Jack came to stand behind Rose and encouraged Jocelyn, who had been declining the offer, to come inside. When she finally accepted to come inside, Jack and Rose asked Jocelyn "Have you eaten yet?"

"No, not yet that's why I should hurry and go make lunch or else Jonathan and Ella will be very hungry." Jocelyn replied as she got up from the couch she had just sat down on.

Jack and Rose looked at each other, Jack's ocean blue eyes penetrating Rose's emerald green eyes. With that one look Rose got up and said, "How about you, Jonathan and Ella come eat lunch with us, so we can learn to know each other better." Rose anticipated.

Jocelyn stopped "You don't have to worry about making lunch for us, you just got here…" Jocelyn started.

"And we would like to know you better." Jack said with a kind smile.

"All right then." Jocelyn said. "At what time should we come up?" Jocelyn asked, still uncertain.

"At around 12:30, if that's fine with you?" Rose asked, with a friendly smile on her face.

"All right, we'll be here." Jocelyn responded.

"That's great!" Jack and Rose said in unison. They all fell silent then they started laughing hysterically for some time.

Finally Jocelyn still smiling brightly concluded "We'll be there at 12:30."

When Jocelyn had left, Jack helped Rose make more dinner rolls and mashed potatoes.

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Hope you liked it! I hope you figured out why the title of this chapter is "Invitations" and not "Invitation". I know it seems like I update my fanfic less often, but I go on vacation for a couple of days, from time to time. Just two days ago I came back from England (I live in Belgium) for example. Sorry if it takes too long… Just as a warning, I'll start a new fanfic soon for Tuck Everlasting, so my free time will be divided between the two fanfics. A bit later I will start a third fanfic for Harry Potter (but don't worry about that one now). I hope you understand I'm sometimes very busy…