Within an hour, Cal had his entire stateroom filled with rose petals and candles lit everywhere. He had decided to spend the evening with Rose, when she returned to the room, in romantic bliss. He had even dressed in his best suit and had asked the chef of Titanic to prepare a special dish of Rose's favorite meal –beef stroganoff. As Cal was placing a single rose on the table, Lovejoy walked in the room and looked all around with surprise and a nod.

"The room looks—romantic, Mr. Hockley, I think she'll love it." Lovejoy said with a brief smile.

Cal looked up at Lovejoy with a full smile and laughed.

"Really? I hope so," Cal said as he sat down in a chair at a table he had sitting in the middle of the floor, with lit candles on it and rose petals all over the table. "I just want to make up for our argument we had earlier. I think I was being maybe, unreasonable by asking her to spend time with me this morning, she needs her space, I have to understand that."

Lovejoy stared at Cal with slight pity.

"Mr. Hockley, are you sure you aren't—being played for a fool here?" Lovejoy asked.

Cal frowned with confusion and shook his head.

"What? Lovejoy, whatever do you mean? No I'm NOT being played for a fool, by who?" Cal asked.

Lovejoy sighed slightly and sat down on the sofa, across from Cal and shrugged.

"Well honestly, Mr. Hockley, I see that you're trying, you're really trying with Ms. Rose now," Lovejoy started, "but it seems as if Ms. Rose never seems to think you're doing or—trying enough. I just wonder if you're being played for a fool by her, if you won't just—get your heart broken and let down by her all together, in the long run."

Cal looked down and scoffed with a laugh.

"Lovejoy, truly I appreciate the concern," Cal said with a brief smile, "but I have a father already." He joked.

Lovejoy slightly raised his hands in the air and shrugged.

"Besides, Rose is not playing me for a fool." Cal said with assurance. "I hurt her Lovejoy, I've been hurting her for months now, ever since I've met her and that—that dream I had made me truly see that, and so I have to work hard—as hard as I can to make things—right. It's the only way Rose and I can have a future together."

Lovejoy nodded with slight hesitance as he stood up from off the sofa.

"Alright, if you say so, Mr. Hockley." Lovejoy said. "You're becoming a good gentleman towards her now, I just hope she sees that."

Cal laughed briefly and shook his head.

"Why thank you, Lovejoy for the compliment." Cal said proudly. "I am a good gentleman now, aren't I?"

Lovejoy laughed as he walked towards the door of the room.

"I'll go give the note to the steward to inform Ms. Rose to be here with you for dinner tonight at six." Lovejoy said.

Cal nodded with a brief smile.

"Thank you Lovejoy." Cal replied.

Lovejoy nodded before walking out the door.


Rose and Jack had traveled all the way down to third class, with their conversation. In the two hours they had talked, they laughed, shared stories and experiences. The steward that Lovejoy sent to go tell Rose about Cal's romantic dinner, was ignored three times by Rose. Rose figured she'd rather talk and spend time with Jack, rather than spend agonizing hours and a dreadful night with Cal. As Jack and Rose sat at a booth in the bar area of third class, they were talking about different places they loved to go.

"So then by the fourth time I went on the ferris wheel, I was sloppy drunk." Jack said between laughter, that was shared by Rose.

"Oh wow, that sounds like such fun, Jack!" Rose said with an excited smile. "We HAVE to go to an amusement park sometime—I mean, I'd like to go."

Jack nodded with a smile.

"No, yeah we'll go, we'll actually go." Jack said with a smile. 'We go to the amusement park, go horseback riding—"

Rose gasped loudly with a smile.

"Horseback riding!" Rose exclaimed, with laughter from Jack.

"Sure, why not, sit with one leg over the other, like a real cowboy." Jack said with a laugh.

Rose laughed heartily.

"Oh Jack, that sounds so exciting." Rose exclaimed. "We HAVE to do these things together, it be SUCH a joy!"

Jack laughed as he took hold of Rose's hand warmly and smiled.

"It would be, Rose." Jack said warmly.

As Rose sighed and stared lovingly into Jack's eyes, she realized she was falling for him by the minute, hopelessly falling.