What could she do? He was right, after all. She had a big debt to cover and she knew it would take her years of hard work to pay it on her own. She was a respectable woman, she didn't know how to work with her hands, she didn't know about hunger, or about need. She was too old for experiencing all this. She sighed.

"We have a deal," she answered.

The man in front of her gave her a big smile. His plans were going his way, and Ruth knew it. She was one of the many people that did just what he said, that followed his instructions. She let him manipulate her. But… was it worth it?

"Excellent, Ruth. Smart choice" he said in his common polite tone.

Was she doing the right thing? No, she knew it, in the bottom of her heart; she knew she was taking the selfish decision. No, she quickly thought, it's the best decision for everyone. She smiled.

"So Caldeon, how did New York treat you?" she asked starting to eat that delicious meal she had in front of her.

"Hopefully, my luck in Wisconsin is better than in New York"

Rose opened her eyes, but closed them quickly after. Her hand moved to cover her eyes; there was this annoying light in the room. She opened her eyes once again, and saw her new room. Rose smiled, she remembered the day before, all the emotions lived, all the problems solved. Yes, she finally found home.

"Oh, come on, Jack" she heard a voice downstairs.

"No, Fabbri I won't taste that, it looks horrible"

"Since when did you become this delicate? Jack be a man!"

"Yes Jack, be a man!" said Rose entering the kitchen.

Jack gave her his famous smile, walked towards here, gave her a small kiss on the top of her head and said

"If you're so tough, why don't you taste the sauce from hell?"

"Sauce from hell? Seriously?" asked Fabrizzio talking in italian afterwards something neither Jack nor Rose understood.

"Fabrizzio wants to open an Italian restaurant, I already told him we have no money but he's already making the menu" Jack whispered.

"Oh, I get it, that's why you look… How can I call it to make it sound nice?" said Rose smiling.

"Are you telling me I'm fat?"

"No… Not fat, you just look… fatter than before"

"Oh, thank God you cleared that up," said Jack smiling, Rose's laugh could be heard through the entire house.

Caldeon was drinking his fourth whiskey he heard a voice behind him.

"What are you planning on doing?"

It was William's; Cal had a deep breath and turned around to see the best friend who once he considered, standing in front of him.

"William, the last time I saw you, was when I found out you hided my fiancée in you house. You can understand why I'm not happy to see you," he said, turning around again.

"People say you've been drinking a lot"

"I doubt you came here because you were worried about me, so, tell me. Why are you here?"

"You're going to Wisconsin"

"Yes I am," he answered.

"Rose is not coming back to you, she had walked away from you since the tragedy of Titanic, and she has walked away from me too" said William sitting down in front of his friend.

He knew Cal was in denial, he made plans, sure, but William was sure Cal knew in the bottom of his mind that Rose was never going back to him.

"You shouldn't have told Ruth"

"You shut up! I know what I'm doing, and I know Rose is mine. She was mine before, and she's going to be mine again"

"She's not a possession Caldeon"

"That's your mistake, you know? Treating women as equals, Rose is smart, but she's a woman at the end of the day. Women always do what I want, and this time, is not going to be any different"

Im sorry but I had so many things to do and I didn't have time to write anything I hope you enjoy this chapter and I promise next time I wont take this long jajaja soo thank you for reading!