ROSE DEWITT BUKATER BEFORE TITANIC
Chapter Two
It had been two
weeks since Rose first met Caledon Hockley. She thought she might be falling in
love with him. Now, she was in the parlor with his father and her mother.
"So, we've come
to an agreement," Cal’s father said.
"Yes. We
have," Ruth said. "Rose will marry Caledon."
Rose's head shot
up. "What?" She looked over at Cal, who was smiling.
"Don't you
want to marry me, Rose?" Cal asked.
"No. I mean, I
am quite fond of you, but I'm only seventeen. I'm not ready to get married
yet."
Cal shot her a
dirty look, the first time he had ever been rude to Rose. "What do you
mean, sweetpea?" Cal asked.
"Rose, you are
marrying him. It's all settled. You two will marry on June twenty-seventh."
Ruth smiled slightly.
Cal's father handed
Cal a ring and he put it on Rose's finger.
"It's
overwhelming," Rose said.
Cal kissed her
hand. "Thank you for making me the happiest man on earth, Rose," Cal
said.
Rose sighed. Maybe
this wouldn't be so bad.
Later That Night
Ruth and Nathan were
discussing the wedding.
"Rose...would
you like to see my quarters?" Cal asked.
"Sure,"
Rose said. She was getting tired of listening to her mother plan her wedding.
When they got up to
his bedroom, Cal started to kiss her. "Oh, Rose, make love to me," he
said.
"Cal...I'm not
ready for this. I want to remain a virgin until after we are married,"
Rose said, shaking.
"You are my
fiancée and you'll do what you are told!" Cal said.
Rose was scared and
tried to stop him, but he was too strong. She couldn't stop him.