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Cal sat back in his seat and looked out his window with a eyebrow raised and a look of shock on his face.
Cal (laughs): Well, this is almost—unbelievable. We're going to be living right next door to each other. Now I guess if you need to borrow food, you can just come next door. God know you two probably will. You're more poor than that dreadful woman you call a mother, Rose.
Rose looked at Cal, ready to choke him for his rude comment. Cecily rolled her eyes at Cal.
Cecily: Don't listen to Cal, I'm glad you two will be next door to us, now you can come over for tea, Rose.
Rose smiled.
Rose: I'd like that, Cecily.
Jack: Any chance of us becoming buddies, Cal?
Cal looked at Jack with a 'are you serious?' look.
Cal: No, you're not in my league, Jack but nice thought. (laughs)
Jack clenched his teeth hard. He was trying to be nice to Cal and hear Cal was still being an unbelievable jackass to him.
When the car pulled up to 1234 Manor Lane, Cal smiled briefly.
Cal: Well, you're welcome for the ride, if you need anything, well—(stops and scoffs and puts on his signature 'Cal' smile) good luck, you two. (Looks at Cecily and takes her hand) Lets go, sweet pea.
Rose watched as Cal lead Cecily out of the car. She couldn't believe that for one SMALL, TINY second, she let it get to her that Cal was calling Cecily 'sweet pea'. That had been the name Cal had given her.
Jack: Well, thanks for the ride, Cal.
Cal ignored Jack as he {Cal} slammed the door to the car behind him. Jack looked at Rose with a brief, bitter smile.
Jack: Well living next door to Cal—this should be—painful. (Rose laughs)
Scene Song: "Empire State of Mind" - Glee
Jack and Rose get out the car and walk up to the pink colored house at 1233 and knocked hard, as Cal and Cecily were going inside their bright blue, much more expensive looking house at 1234. A short fifties aged woman opened the door at 1233. She looked at Jack and Rose up and down as if they were insects.
Woman: (coldly) May I help you? Are you lost?
Jack: Yeah, um, we saw the ad in the paper about this house being for rent.
The woman looked at Jack and Rose up and down with disgust.
Woman: (coldly) The house has been taken already, sorry.
The woman slams the door in their face. Jack frowns with anger.
Jack: Oh—oh my God, I can't believe this! How can it be taken already? It was JUST in this morning's paper?
Rose: (sighs with frustration) I'm not surprised, Jack. She probably took one look at us and decided to say no. We're not exactly high class.
Rose put her arms around Jack's neck and smiled, she kissed him.
Rose: (smiles) We'll find a place, Jack. As long as I'm with you, I trust you and I have faith we'll find something, ok?
Jack nodded, even though he was still upset about not getting the house, he had the money, it would have been perfect, now he had to go through the paper and try to find another place, and where exactly was he going to find a place in New York that was as cheap as the one he and Rose were standing in front of?
Jack and Rose walked away from the house, just as Cal came walking out the house, to get the last pieces of easy-light luggage from the driver. He walked over to Jack and Rose.
Cal: You two just arrived here, where are you going? Out to find a job, Jack, so you and Rose won't be so easily detected as lower-class?
Jack rolled his eyes in anger. He didn't have time for Cal's ridiculous insults right now.
Jack: Cal, we didn't get the house. She claimed it was already rented out but we think it was just because she didn't want to rent to us. There, you happy? (looks at Rose) Come on, Rose, lets go.
Rose takes Jack's hand and they walk away.
Cal walks after them and steps in front of Jack and Jack gave a angry look as if he was just second away from telling Cal off. Cal looked at them and raised an eyebrow.
Cal: So where are you two going to stay?
Rose: (coldly) We don't KNOW, Cal. (Rose rolled her eyes and put on a look that Cal had seen so many times before—a look of sadness)
Cal looked down at the ground and clenched his teeth in anger and then looked up at them and smiled briefly.
Cal: Come along you two, follow me.
Cal walked away and Jack and Rose looked at him with confusion.
Jack: Where's he going?
Rose: More so, what's he up to?(Jack scoffed and briefly half smiles)
Jack and Rose followed Cal to the door of 1233. She frowned with frustration at seeing Jack and Rose walking up behind Cal, until she saw Cal himself. Her entire expression changed. She could tell Cal was money without him having to even say a word.
Woman: Yes, how may I help you sir?
Cal: Yes, these two—people here wish to rent this house, you are renting it out, aren't you?
Woman: Are they friends of yours?
Cal: (looks back and Jack and Rose and looks them up and down coldly and then looks back at the woman and smiles his "Cal" smile) Well, yes, yes they are. I recommended them to come here to this house.
The woman smiled and looked relieved.
Woman: (looks at Jack) Oh, well son, why didn't you say so? (laughs) Sure the house is for rent.
Jack looked at Rose, and smiled, Rose was also smiling.
Jack: (smiles) I don't know, I wish I had said something earlier. (Rose laughs)
Woman: (to Cal) What's your name?
Cal (Cal extends his hand for her to shake): Caledon Hockley, I live next door. I'm the son of Nathan Hockley, the—(The woman cuts in)
Woman: The steel tycoon! Sure I know him. Your father was a great man. (laughs)
Cal smiled and nods.
Cal: Well, he was great, I'm BETTER. (he and the woman laughed)
Woman: Well, (looks at Jack and Rose) what's your names?
Jack: Oh I'm Jack—Jack Dawson and this is my—um—(stops and looks at Cal and Cal looks at Jack with a eyebrow raised, waiting to hear how Jack introduces Rose) this is my—
Rose: His companion, I'm his companion, I'm Rose. (Rose smiled)
Jack looked at Cal and Cal rolled his eyes at Rose and Jack could tell Cal hated the way Rose introduced herself.
Woman: Oh (smiles) well, come on in, the place is yours, if you have the money to move in and I'll be gone by tonight. I have my own place in Manhattan but I've been staying here until I get this place rented out.
Jack: (smiles and nods) Great, um, can you give us a minute to come in, we'll be in, in a second.
The woman nodded and smiled.
Woman: Alright, well I'll just leave the door unlocked, when you're ready, come right on in.
Jack smiles and nods.
Jack: Thank you, Ma'am.
The woman smiled and closed the door closed to the house. Jack looked at Cal and laughed.
Jack: Thanks Cal!
Jack hugged Cal tightly, which COMPLETELY took Cal off guard. He scoffed and smiled briefly and lightly hugged Jack back and then pushed Jack off him immediately after.
Cal: Um, you're—you're welcome. I couldn't very well have you two on the streets of New York, its enough you two are lower class, but it would be absolutely TRAGIC for you two to be lower class AND homeless. (laughs)
Jack's smile faded and then he looked at Cal with a eyebrow raised.
Rose: (coldly) There's that cocky, snobbish Caledon Hockley behavior again, am I right, Cal?
Cal's smile faded and he stared at Rose with a 'how dare you' look.
Cal: You're WELCOME, Rose.
Cal rolled his eyes at Rose.
Cal: Well alright, after these minutes out here, talking with you two, I think I need to rest my eyes, I've seen enough underclass men and whores for today to know my eyes need a rest. (laughs)
Jack scoffs and shakes his head.
Cal walks away but stops and turns and looks back at Rose and Jack.
Cal: (smiles) Oh and Dawson—welcome to the neighborhood. We'll try to make you feel like one of us, even though you're not exactly in our league.
Cal smiled and winked and walked away back into his house. Rose looked at him with anger. GOD, he made her SO made with his cockiness. Who did he think he was? That's why she was so glad she left him for Jack.
Jack looked at Rose and smiled.
Jack: Living next door to Caledon Hockley…this seems like something that could only happen in the movies or something. (Jack and Rose laugh)
Rose: I know, like in some tragic romance movie or something. (Jack and Rose laugh as they walk back to the door of 1233 and go inside the house)
TO BE CONTINUED
Will finish early next week, I promise!
