Rose wasn't sure where she was when she woke up. Her head felt light and it took a few moments for her eyes to focus. When they eventually did she discovered she was in what looked like a hotel room. The bed she was on was plush and the surroundings looked expensive. A quick glance around the room told her she was alone.

She felt her breath quicken. What had happened? Where was she? Was she back with Mother and Cal? Where was Jack?

She was on the verge of panic when Jack stepped through a door on the other side of the room. He grinned when he saw that she was awake and moved over to the bed, she immediately felt a calm wash over her.

"Hey! You're awake!" he perched down on the bed beside her "how're you feeling?"

Rose just groaned in response "where are we?"

"The Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Molly booked us a room when we docked until you're well enough to travel"

"Travel?"

Jack nodded smiling "Yeah, she offered to let us stay with her in Denver for a while"

"Oh" Rose nodded but winced as her head throbbed

"You alright?" Jack asked his voice laced with concern

She smiled weekly.

"I ran you a bath if you feel up to it?" Rose's smile grew, she couldn't remember the last time she had bathed properly.

Jack reached for her hand "Do you want me to help you?"

Rose hesitated, she didn't like the idea but a glance at the distance to the bathroom persuaded her and she nodded.

He gently pulled the duvet off her and wrapped his arms around her, helping her get to her feet. He was so tender and gentle she wanted to cry.

After what seemed like an eternity they made it to the bathroom, her whole body was throbbing in pain as Jack helped her sit on a chair next to the full bath.

"Are you okay…" he trailed off

"What?"

He swallowed and tried again "Are you okay with me helping you undress? Because if it makes you uncomfortable I can go find Molly or a maid or somebody"

Rose smiled slightly and squeezed his hand "It's fine Jack"

Jack smiled nervously and reached down to lift her dress up, he grimaced when he saw the cuts and bruises up and down her limbs and stomach, he narrowed his eyes as they lingered on her stomach and he could've sworn he could make out a foot print.

"Is… is it bad?" Rose asked her voice sounded impossibly small

He swallowed back the bile that was threatening and gave her what he hoped was a convincing smile

"No, no it's not bad, you know I think you're beautiful"

Rose scoffed "You're a terrible liar you know that?"

Jack grinned sheepishly felt his cheeks heat "Yeah, used to get me in all kinds of trouble"

Rose let out a sound that could've been a laugh but her eyes were filled with tears. Jack sighed and lifted her chin so that she had no choice but to look at him.

"Hey. You are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen and nothing could ever change that. I just hate that you had to suffer like that. I could kill Hockley with my bare hands for doing this to you. I mean, what gives him the right to hit a woman? Just because he's got money?"

Rose nodded "That's how society works. Women have very little power or roles other than producing heirs and looking pretty"

Jack could feel his blood boil as she spoke, her voice was so matter of fact, almost defeated, he lifted his hand up to her cheek and she smiled and placed her hand on top of his

"Well it isn't right. Rose, I want you to know that I would never, ever hurt you okay?"

"I know Jack. You couldn't hurt anybody"

Jack scoffed "I could hurt him for doing this to you"

"You won't though? Promise me you won't go after him Jack"

Jack hesitated "Rose…"

"No Jack. You have to promise me that you will not go after him. If you go after him you're just lowering yourself to his level and you are so much better than that Jack" Her voice was choked with the intensity of the moment and she swallowed "besides he could do so much more damage to you without even lifting a finger of his own if he wanted to. Then where would I be?"

Jack swallowed and pressed his forehead against hers "I promise I wont go after him"

"Thank you"

"Come on lets get you in this bath before the water goes cold"

They were heading back to the bed sometime later when Molly arrived. "Hi darlin' how're you doin'?"

"I'm okay" Rose winced as Jack helped her lay down on the bed and pressed her hand gingerly on her rib cage.

"The doctor gave me a prescription for some pain killers for you, I'm going to run out and get you some okay"

"You don't have to…" she started to protest but he put his finger against her lip "Don't argue okay, you're obviously in pain, I'll be back in two seconds"

"Will you keep an eye on her please?" Jack whispered to Molly and left the room.

"How are you doing darlin'" Molly asked softly, running her hand over Rose's hair.

Rose looked up at the older woman, who had shown her more love and comfort in the past few days than her mother had in her life, and burst into tears.

Molly looked surprised but immediately wrapped her arms around her and whispered soothing words to her

"Oh God Molly I don't know what to do" she sobbed desperately

"Ssh darlin' its gonna be okay"

"How? I'm seventeen and pre-pregnant" she choked "my daddy's dead and my mother…. My mother…"

"Rose sweetie, you have to calm down okay. Look at me" Rose obliged and looked up at her with wide eyes full of fear "good, now take deep breaths for me"

Rose nodded and inhaled deeply "Good. Now there's no reason for you to get yourself so upset okay? I know everything seems scary right now but I promise everything will be all right. Do you trust me?"

Rose nodded "Good. Now has Jack told you the plan?"

"he mentioned something about Denver…"

"That's right you two are going to come and live with me for as long as you need. I have to go back to Denver in the next few days, but I've left Jack enough money for tickets as soon as you're well enough. Trudy's is going to come to Denver with me also to get settled into the house…"

"Trudy?" Rose asked her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"Yes, I hired her after your mother dismissed her on the ship"

Rose scoffed and rolled her eyes "first of many I'd imagine" she scoffed.

"What do you mean?"

"We don't have any money. That's why I was engaged to Cal. Well among other reasons"

"I'm so sorry Rose darlin' you shouldn't have had to go through that." Molly sighed squeezing her arm.

"I promise you, you won't have to worry about any of that anymore okay?"

Rose nodded a small smile on her face, though her eyes were growing heavy and closing for longer periods of time. Molly leant forward and kissed her forehead, brushing a stray curl from her forehead.

She pulled the blankets over her shoulders and made her way into the sitting room of the large hotel suite just as Jack let himself back in clutching a brown paper bag.

"Hey. Everything okay?" he asked catching the look on Molly's face.

Molly paced back and forth muttering under her breath "Molly?"

"I'm going to Philadelphia," she blurted.

Jack frowned, confused "I'm sorry what?"

"I'm going to Philadelphia" she said again.

"Why what's in Philadelphia?"

"Ruth DeWitt Bukater"

Jack was truly bewildered now "But why? No offence but she isn't exactly you're biggest fan"

"To try and reason with her. That girl needs her mother"

"You do realise what you're saying? This is Ruth De-whatever her name, I can't imagine she's one for reason"

Molly rolled her eyes "Well I've got to try. Will you be okay here by yourself for a few days if I leave you some money" she grabbed her purse and fished through it, handing him a wad of bills before he had a chance to reply. He nodded dumbly as she hurried past him and out the door.