THIRTY FIVE - MISSING

"Morning" Jack said as Rose began to open her eyes "morning" she yawned "hi mummy" Teddy said holding a book that Jack had been reading to him "hi sweetheart" "can we go to the beach now daddy?" He looked up at Jack. Jack laughed in response "give mummy a minute to wake up pal" he laughed "mummy is already awake?" He looked at Jack confused "is Eliza awake?" Rose asked "no, still spark out" Jack replied "if you want to take Teddy down to the beach, I can meet you there with Eliza when she wakes up… saves Teddy waiting and saves us waking Eliza up?" Rose said "YAY!" Teddy grinned "are you sure?" Jack asked her to which she nodded "also means I get a little longer in bed… in peace" she laughed "OK" Jack smiled "come on Ted, let's get you ready" Jack said and lifted Teddy off the bed, after quickly getting him ready he grabbed his coat "say bye to Mummy, Ted" Teddy ran over to the bed where Rose was reading a book "bye mummy" "bye baby" Rose kissed her his head "bye darling" Jack smiled, to which Rose said bye too.

After Jack and Teddy had eaten a quick breakfast in the hotel, they took the 5 minute walk down to the beach, Teddy holding on to Jack's hand, surprised by just how busy it was "there's a lot of people here daddy!" Teddy said. Jack laughed "yes, there is, so you need to keep hold of my hand all the time, OK?" Teddy nodded. Just before they made it to the beach they came across a small shop "hey, should we go in here and buy a bucket and spade for the beach?" Jack said "yes please" Teddy nodded and they headed in to the shop "which would would you like?" "The blue one please" Teddy smiled.

After they'd checked out they headed to the beach "look at the sea!" Teddy gasped "yes buddy" Jack laughed "should we build some sandcastles?" Teddy nodded and they sat down, Jack teaching Teddy how to build them.

A while later, Rose headed down to the beach with Eliza "MUMMY!" Teddy shouted as he saw her. Jack turned his head to see her "hey!" Rose grinned as she walked over "look what I made!" Teddy grinned "WOW! They're fantastic! Who made them?!" "Me and Daddy!" Teddy nodded "well, they're incredible!" Rose smiled as she kissed his head "hey" she smiled as she bent down to kiss Jack before Eliza held out her arms to Jack who took her and kissed her head "hello!" Jack grinned and tickled her, making her laugh.

After a few hours of watching Teddy build sandcastles and paddling in the sea together, Teddy was getting hungry "should we go and find somewhere to have lunch?" Rose said to which Teddy nodded "come on" Rose held out her hand and they left the beach, stopping to get the pram that they'd left at the top of the beach stairs.

They headed to the pier and had lunch "are you having a nice time Teddy?" Jack asked "yes… I miss Benjamin but I like the beach" Teddy smiled "good" Jack nodded. Teddy looked out the window of the restaurant they were in and gasped as he saw a small children's rollercoaster "WOW! Can I go on that please?" He asked "when you've finished your lunch you can" Rose nodded. Teddy wolfed down his lunch "I'm done" Rose and Jack laughed and wiped his hands "come on then" Jack took Teddy's hand as Rose pushed the pram that had Eliza sleeping inside.

Jack and Rose stood and watched as Teddy went on the rollercoaster "I'm going to go and grab a drink for the kids, do you want anything?" Rose asked "water please" Jack replied "please will you watch Eliza?" She asked and he nodded as she walked off.

Teddy got off the ride and walked back over to Jack "was that fun?!" Jack smiled at him. Teddy nodded "really fun!" He grinned as Eliza began to wake up and cry. "Where's Mummy?" Teddy asked "she's gone to get us a drink" Jack replied as he lifted Eliza up, turning his back to Teddy for 2 seconds. He turned back around and he was gone. "Teddy? Teddy? Come on now, this isn't funny!" Jack said, fear filling his voice as he held Eliza close to him "Teddy!" He got no response. Rose came back over and heard Jack shouting "Jack? Jack where's Teddy?!" She asked as she dropped the drinks she'd just bought "I- I don't know- I turned my back for one second to pick Eliza up and he was gone- Rose-" he panicked "Teddy!" Rose yelled "you go that way, I'll go this way!" Rose said as she ran off in one direction shouting for Teddy, Jack did the same, but the other direction.

Teddy was walking through the crowds, crying whilst looking around for Jack and Rose, before someone grabbed him.

I've written up to chapter 50, so I'll probably be uploading a lot more for the next week or so … x