━━ There Will Be Time
❛ officer harold lowe
may be the first person
to ever tame the wild heart
that belongs to
miss katherine davenport. ❜
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❛CHAPTER TWENTY, tacenda ❜
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April 21, 1912
IT SEEMED AS IF Davenport manor grew more crowded with each passing day. That morning, the house was bustling with activity as the family prepared for the arrival of their guests. The sweet aroma of baked goods came from the kitchen, where Amelia was hard at work making a batch of muffins as a welcoming gift for the officers. Cecily Brown had emerged from her bedroom to help, as well, and soft words and quiet laughter was shared between the two women.
Meanwhile, Katherine had the responsibility of preparing each of the extra bedrooms for the officers. She laid sheets and blankets out on the mattresses and wiped the furniture for any hint of dust. She was delighted that her family graciously opened their home to the officers, giving her the opportunity to spend as much time with Harold while he was still in America as possible, but she was also slightly nervous. Not only was she still unsure of how her father felt about Mr. Lowe, but Maxwell Brown and his mother were also still staying with the family– something that she didn't get the chance to tell Harold.
She remembered how angry he'd been when she told her about what Mr. Brown did to her while on board Titanic. She worried how he would react upon seeing him face to face, and she certainly didn't want to cause any more problems!
When the four men finally arrived that afternoon, Katherine did her best to contain her excitement. She stayed back and allowed her mother to show them around their home like a good host, but one officer in particular was focused on something other than Mrs. Davenport's tour. Harold was seemingly unable to take his eyes off of Katherine, and every time she'd meet his intense gaze, a silent conversation was shared between the pair. It was obvious that both of them were eager to catch up, and perhaps even spend some time alone with one another.
Lightoller was also happy to see Katherine again. He'd taken a liking to the young woman, who reminded him so much of his own wife, Sylvia, in his early days of knowing her. He missed his wife dearly, more so since the sinking and his close call with death, so having someone like Katherine who was so similar to Sylvia brought him a strange sense of comfort– and, at the same time, made him all the more eager to return home to England.
Although they'd only met Katherine and her mother briefly before they disembarked Carpathia, Boxhall and Pitman were still incredibly grateful to the family for providing them with a place to stay. The two men were also well aware of Harold's feelings for Katherine, and they'd expressed their eagerness to see what would come out of it during their stay with the Davenports.
