FOURTY EIGHT - ATTACK
Rose rushed to the bedroom and pretending to be making bed "hello sweet pea" Cal said as he walked in "I thought you were away for another two weeks?" Rose asked nervously "I thought I'd come home and surprise you" he said as he wrapped his arms around her from behind, making her want to be sick. "You're making the bed rather late?" He almost asked "yes… I got distracted doing house work in the kitchen" she nodded "hmm" he nodded and kissed her neck "want to unmake it?" he smirked "I'm not in the mood darling, sorry" Rose said, swallowing the sick in her throat "oh come on sweet pea" he began to push her towards the bed "no Cal" she said through gritted teeth "don't be so pathetic, Rose" he rolled his eyes and forcefully undressed her. She knew where this would go, she could either fight or accept, but both would end in the same result. He stripped her down to her underwear before once again she said no "NO CAL!" She screamed "do NOT scream at me!" He shouted "if I want to have sex then we will have sex!" He attempted to remove her knickers, but what he hadn't heard was Jack coming up behind him "SHE SAID NO!" He grabbed his collar and threw him against the wall, punching him in the face, before punching him in his stomach "Rose! Get out!" Jack shouted as Cal went to punch Jack to get to Rose "I'm not leaving you!" She cried "Rose! Go!" He replied and she ran out the apartment in to the hallway. "Don't you EVER" Jack punched him "do that to her again!" and punched him again "YOU DON'T DESERVE HER! She's leaving, with me, and you'll go near her again, do you understand?!" Jack said through gritted teeth, still holding Cal up against the wall by his collar as he tried to resist "have her… she was only ever good for sex anyway" Cal smirked, pushing Jack to his limit, he punched him again then kicked him to the floor before spitting on him.
He walked out to the hallway where Rose was stood crying and shaking, Jack just pulled her in to him and held her close "it's over… you're alright" he said as he stroked her hair "come on" he took her hand and tried to get her to walk "where are we going?" "Home… we're going home" Jack said "I need my coat" Rose said as she tried to go back in to the apartment "where is it?" He asked "on the sofa" "wait here" Jack said, walking in to the living room, unsure why she needed the coat so desperately but grabbing it regardless.
They made it to the train station and Jack bought Rose a ticket to join him on the train "are you sure this is a good idea? Me coming back with you?" She said as they boarded the train "I'm not leaving you in New York on your own with him" "but I left you… I left the children" "look Rose, I'm not saying things will go back to the way they were straight away. I have no idea how they'll react to you being back, but I do know you're far safety in Chippewa Falls than here" "and… me and you?" She asked "I don't know… but you have no where to stay at the minute, so you'll stay with us… but we won't be staying in the same room" "thank you" she smiled slightly as the train departed.
"Do you think they'll forgive me? The children?" She said as she played with the photo of the 4 of them at Christmas, she'd kept it in her pocket since the day she left, she was surprised Cal hadn't found it "they will… but I don't know how Teddy will react at first, and Eliza is still shy, so I'm not sure about her either… what's that?" He asked, noticing Rose holding something "oh…" she passed the photo to him "you've kept it?" "Of course I kept it" Rose said hurt that Jack could imply she didn't love them anymore, but then again, understood his doubts.
Most of the journey was quiet and felt like it went on forever. Jack was grateful to be arriving in to Chippewa Falls, where as Rose was a bag of nerves. "Where are the kids?" Rose said as they walked back to the house "they're at Maggie's… you stay at the house whilst I go and get them. I don't want them to be overwhelmed with no warning" Jack said and Rose nodded, understanding, but cursing herself all the same. A few months ago Rose would have gone to pick the children up, no concern over confusing them or upsetting them, but now, Jack didn't want her to collect them, or even go with him for that matter.
I know it kind of seems like Jack has forgiven her because he was kind over the Cal thing, but he definitely hasn't :) x