Chapter 12

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January 1, 1962

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Happy New Year Everyone!!

To a New Year. A New Baby For Y/n and Jack, Ethel said.

You take a sip of your water.

Hey Jack. I thought Jackie and The Kids were coming for New Years, Rose asked?

No Mom. Jackie had changed her mind again and they are spending new years over at her motherhouse, Jack said.

I love Jackie. She is your wife and mother of your kids, but all she does is takes the kids up to her mothers. If you weren't married and I make you get full custody of Caroline and John-John, Ik that you love Jackie but You deserve someone that loves you and doesn't go running off every time there is a fight, Rose said.

Mom.

What about your back surgery Jack. We all know that Jackie isn't going be there for you, all this time y/n has been there for you and she is going be there for you after your back surgery, Rose said.

If Jackie doesn't come. It's her own fault mom, Jack said.

I will be here. When you get back, you said.

Today is Jack's back surgery.

( One Hour Later )

Miss Kinnear?

Hi Dr. Harleen, You said.

The surgery went great. Mr. Kennedy is now resting, Dr. Harleen said.

Thank you.

Y/n?

Hey Jack. How are you feeling, You asked?

I'm okay. Little sore but I will be fine, Jack said.

The Doctor said. That your surgery went great, You said.

Where is Jackie?

I'm sorry Jack. But she never show up, You said.

Oh.

I'm glad that you are here y/n.

You grab his hand.

I will always be here for you. I would drop anything just for you Jack. You know it by heart I would, You said.

( two weeks later )

I speak tonight very briefly, however, about the Family of Man beyond the United States. Just as the Family of Man is not limited to a single race or religion, neither can it be limited to a single city or country. The Family of Man is more than 3 billion strong. It lives in more than 100 nations. Most of its members are not white. Most of them are not Christians. Most of them know nothing about free enterprise or due process of law or the Australian ballot.

If our society is to promote the Family of Man, let us realize the magnitude of our task. This is a sobering assignment. For the FamTheMan in the world of today is not faring very well.

The members of a family should be at peace with one another, but they are not. And the hostilities are not confined to the great powers of the East and the West. On the contrary, the United States and the Soviet Union, each fully aware of their mutually destructive powers and their worldwide responsibilities and obligations, have on occasion sought to introduce a greater note of caution in their approach to areas of conflict, Jack said.

The audience clapped.

Great Job. Everyone loves it, You said.

How are you and baby Kennedy doing?

We are doing fine. I'm a little sick, You said.

After a while. It will stop and you will feel better, Jack said.

I hope bc. I feel worse now and It wasn't this bad when I was pregnant with Kathleen, You said.

The second pregnancy is worse than the first.

Have you talk to Jackie. Since your back surgery, You asked?

Yeah, I have. Jackie wants a divorce, Jack said.

What!

Do you want a divorce, Jack?

Maybe I do. I don't know y/n. I love Jackie and I have kids with her but every time we fight. She takes the kids and goes up to her mother, Jack said.

I'm not getting into this Jack. This is between you and Jackie, You said.

Jackie had already got the papers.

Are you going to sign it?

I don't know, Jack said.

Jack. Kathleen. They were sleep but you were wide awake.

You rub your belly. As you hum to song lyrics.

Lying in my bed, I hear the clock tick and think of you
Caught up in circles
Confusion is nothing new
Flashback, warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcase of memories
Time after

Sometimes you picture me
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear
What you've said
Then you say, "go slow"
And I fall behind
The second hand unwinds

If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I will be waiting
Time after time

After my picture fades and darkness has
Turned to gray
Watching through windows
You're wondering if I'm okay
Secrets stolen from deep inside (deep inside)
And the drum beats out of time

If you're lost you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting
Time after time
If you're lost, you can look and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall, I will catch you, I will be waiting
Time after time
Time after time

I've got a suitcase of memories that I almost left behind
Time after time
Time, time, time
But you say to go slow but I fall behind
Time after time after time (after time, oh)

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