* 4 months later*

Cathleens pov

Rose is an amazing girl/friend. She is extremely kind and really funny and full of life. I've never seen her everyday without giving offers, smiling or cracking a joke or simply laughing.

The more and more her pregnancy has progressed. And the bigger her bump got. The more relaxed, fun and outgoing she was.

I guess it is a sign of relief for her to watch her abdomen grow and keep expanding. She loves this child so incredibly much. And wants to give it everything that he or she so desires.

That's why we go out every weekend to the shops to get everything ready for the baby. And to get the cutest prettiest clothing for it. We could all see us helping and dressing the baby like a cute doll. Like the way Rose describes Jack, the father of the child. I have no doubt that this child will be astonishing pretty/hot and have the most uplifting bubbly personality like both their parents.

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"Alright I think we all should spilt up now", Caitlin suggested, "Rose you go and pick up the dresses for all of us and yourself. Heidi will the get the groceries and me and Cathleen will shop around, and if Heidi needs help we will be there. Alright sounds good. Meet back here at 10 o'clock", we then went all of our seperate ways to do the jobs we were assigned.

Roses pov

I picked up the girls dresses and my new maternity dress from the dress shop and walked back to our meeting spot.

"Rose!", I heard someone yell before hitting my arm making me drop all of our dresses. I then bent down pick of the dresses that were wrapped in plastic. I then looked up to see the culprit was. It was my mother.

"Rose. Look at you. Where have you been these last few months hey?", I then quickly scrambled the dresses in my arms while my mother hugged me for the first time in forever. I held the packets of dresses over my bump so I hope she wouldn't see or comment me on being pregnant. Or possibly worse.

"I'm so glad I've found you", she continued pulling her arms off my body, "we can start where we left off. You getting married to Cal and it will alright", I just gave her my worried look and didn't look her in the eyes. I kept my head down with my baby bump covered. "What are these dresses your carrying around?", she asked snatching them off me, "what do you have a job as a maid or...something?", she then looked at me and then glared at my bloated stomach. I just put one hand cupping it while the other placed of the top/middle.

She then walked up to me and pushed my body onto the brick wall behind me. Her eyes then looked around to see if anyone was looking at us. "You had relations with that boy while aboard Titanic didn't you?", she asked pressuring get me to answer out of me.

"HE has a name mother", I responded. Her eyes widened

"You've screwed up big time Rose. I mean you literally screwed up", she said in a husky harsh tone to me, " you've screwed this up for not only yourself and I, but for this THING you're carrying around. And if you really cared about all of us stuck in the middle of your situation you wouldn't of done it in the first place. Especially when I told you to never see that boy again.", she then let go off my wrists that she dug her nails into. Causing parts of them to bleed like I cut myself or something. She just stood in front on me waiting for an answer for why I screwed Jack. And ruined her life and apparently mine and Cals.

"No reply Rose? Rose", she snapped at me. I am now really scared cause of the way she said that. I just cliched my wrists to try and stop the bleeding. She then looked down and saw them, "and thats the least of the amount damage you've caused for yourself and others", she commented on. Right now I've had enough of her.

"You know what Mother. Fucking Jack was the best thing I've ever done in my life", I said in her face while she continued to look me up and down, "I was loved and cared for. Something you never did or ever will do. And neither will Cal or the others you're linking me to. I have a fantastic life now. And that doesn't involve any of you's. I have friends that love me and take care of me. Take me out to bars,parties, buy me drinks, give me shelter, food, water and clothes to wear. Something that you've and first class society have never really given me. And I am dam proud to be standing in the position where I am now, cause of Jack and the love and time my friends give me. Cause without them I wouldn't be speaking and standing in this position right now to you. Without Jack I wouldn't be possibly standing here. Cause you know what mother?", I then paused, "that night when you thought Jack raped me at the back of the ship. Well he didn't. He saved me from jumping overboard and almost letting go, plummeting to my death. And if it wasn't Jack who saved me from you and society and allowing me on the board. In freezing temperatures. I wouldn't be standing here, who I am today.", I then took a few deep breaths letting everything sink in to what I just said

"So I see that Jack touched you in many ways then?", I then looked up to her with my frustrated eyes. She was right (in a way). But the way she worded and put it in a sentence. It made my blood boil.

I zoned out to what she added on. I couldn't give a fuck. But from that first sentance I had a few questions to ask, "why did you hate him so much? Was it because he had now money? Or what? I don't.. I don't get you at all"

"Well yes, and who wouldn't want a higher class women", she joked, "Somehow by them they can sneak in and take all they want. Money, jewellery, clothes, dirty business secrets that they could expose making the company and family broke. One way of getting in and doing that, is getting their girlfriends knocked up and pregnant. And by the time that happens..Rose?!", I got up and left. Not hearing this so called 'story' or 'facts'. I tried to run away from her as fast as I could go. Being technically 4 months didn't really help. But I'm surprised she ran after and caught up to me.

She then caught my wrist and locked it in an unbreakable lock. With her fingers plummeting swords into it.
"GET OFF OF ME!", I yelled trying to break away by kicking her.

"ROSE!", I heard Caitlin, Heidi and Cathleen scream as they ran over to me.

"GET OFF HER!", I heard Heidi yell trying make this fight stop. Without me or the baby getting hurt.

I then grabbed my mothers bangles that she was wearing and kicked her so they would come off her wrist and me with them. "Rose?!", I heard them all say. Helping me up off the floor. Other people just looked at my mother. Who was the route and cause of this problem. No man or women, could assault a pregnant women. Even if they were a whore or carrying a basterd child. The suicide rates had gone up because of women (or girls) getting pregnant and thrown out on the streets. With no money and no food and a child on the way that they have to support. They give in. Most of them hang themselves in small barn houses or sheds that they have been staying in. Quite sad really.

My mother scrambled on the floor with everyone's eyes beaming down upon her. Like she was a new animal in a new exhibit for the first time. And she was hell scared. But i always knew she wanted public attention, and this was it.

Her eyes then looked up to me. With the girls asking if I was ok and brushing my dress off.

"Yeah I'm fine", I responded with. My mother then was picked up off the ground by a kind gentlemen. "Let's go home", I then looked at my mother dead set in her eyes. With the girls taking a hand on my back leading through the crowd supporting me. We then walked back to the house.

*at home*

I put the bags on the table and started to wash my face. I didn't hear the others walk into their rooms so I know they are still in the kitchen. I then grabbed a tea towel and dried my face. Only to find them standing behind on the opposite side of the room.

"What happened Rose?" Catilen asked nicely.

"I got into a bawl"

"More like you started it", Cathleen snapped knowing that her dress got wrecked a bit in the process. With the corner of her wrapping coming undone. Making it land on the street and get all dirty and stuff.

"She already said she was sorry Cathy", Catilen tried to clear up using her cute nickname.

"I have a question?", Heidi asked, "who was the women and what did she want with you anyway?", she then raised and eyebrow at me, "Hhm? Tell me Rose. Did you know her? Did she know you?", she then started to come up and circle me. I was scared. Heidi had been listening putting the pieces of the puzzle together.

"ALRIGHT alright", I yelled, trying to make everyone shut up and remain calm, "she's my mother", all of their mouths dropped opened.

"But why? Why would she want to harass you out in public like that?", Cathleen said upset knowing what my mother had done to me. I just held back my tears and looked the other way. I then look to see the girls standing still looking at me with the pools of watery eyes. I then look down at my bulging stomach  where my hands rested upon and started to cry. The girls were slow to react at first and one by one came over to comfort me.

"It's ok Rose", Cathleen said smoothing over my bump.

"Shhhhhhhhh", Caitlin then give me a kiss on my head.

"Nobody can do what you did, or what your going through now Rose. You are strongest and the bravest of them all Rose", Heidi preached to me while stroking my hair, "you rebelled against them to find what you love most", she said shaking me side to side making me start to smile and the others giggle, "you didn't even need their help to find what you wanted Rose. They were just your ticket to get there", and then I knew it fate that me and Jack met. My father dying and leaving me and my mother alone alone with nothing other than his unpayable debts. And me marrying Cal and boarding the Titanic to our wedding here, in New York. And then me meeting Jack. On that one faithful night. Everything fell into place. My wild, horrible past all made sense and lead up to this moment, this day, my future. And me and Jacks child.

My old past life is a burden to myself. I can't think about it no more. I have to move on. Think about the next day, the future for me and Jacks child. I have to be a strong new person who has learnt from the past and its mistakes. As well as carry on stories that changed my life.

I want this child to know everything about me and Jack. How we first met, where was our first kiss. But before that happens I need to come to terms with it all. Strip away those layers that are dark, gloomy and hold me back. Cause I don't want that. I want a fresh start that no one can pull me back from or take me down. I want to be indestructible and not afraid of anything. Especially Cal,Lovejoy and my mother.

I then stood up and wiped my tears away and had a group hug. I then got changed and hopped into bed.