To The Surface: The Story Continues
Summary: This is the story of Rose Dawson from after Titanic to her meeting with Brock Lovett.
Characters: Rose Dawson (the only main Titanic character really), Sam Calvert (Rose's love interest), Mary Harrison (Rose' best friend), Linda Usnavi (Rose's friend), Pearl Manning (Rose's friend), Charles and Vivian Calvert (Derek's parents), Gertrude Arvad (Rose's frienemy/Sam's girlfriend), John, Robert and Paul Calvert (Sam's older brothers), George Marshall (Gertrude's evil uncle and main bad guy), Reginald Clemons (an African American boy who loves Rose), Maggie Clemons (Reginald's sister who befriends Rose), Ruth Bukater (Rose's mother who makes a brief appearence). There are other characters but these are the MAIN characters!
Genre: Romance/Adventure
Rating: T
Disclaimer: This is my telling of how Rose lived after losing Jack in Titanic. I own nothing except my own characters. All rights belong to James Cameron.
A/N: I know, in the movie, they called Rose's husband "Calvert" but I'm giving him a first name. Here is how I picture Sam Calvert to look AND sound like: .com/watch?v=O7nj37ZxeJs (yes, thats River Phoenix in Dark Blood. Thats MY Calvert!)
Prologue:
October 10, 1967-Boston, MA
"Grandma? Its time," Lauren said, peaking her head into the hospital room where he grandfather, Sam Calvert, was staying.
"I'm not leaving him. Tell your mother and uncles to go if they want. I'm staying," Rose told, holding Calvert's hand to her face. She knew her time with him would end very soon. He had been sick for so long. She wanted his suffering to end. But, at the same, she couldn't bare to let him go. She hadn't felt pain like this since Jack on Titanic.
"Well, they won't leave if you won't," Lauren said.
"Good. They shouldn't. He was their father. He was a good man," Rose explained.
Lauren smiled and shut the door quietly. Rose moved her lips to Calvert's ear.
"You rest now, love. Its been such a tough year. You've been so strong for me and the kids. David, Joan and Thomas have been wonderful, haven't they? They love you so much. The grandkids love you too. Lauren, Steven, Mikey, Lizzy and Max. They adore you, espiecially Lizzy. She looks just like David. Of course you know that. They both have your eyes. You know, there was something...someone about Titanic I never told you about. His name was-"
"Mom?" Rose turned to see Joan in the doorway. "Are you talking to dad?"
"Yes, dear. He may be out but he can still hear," Rose told.
Joan, David, Thomas, Laureen and Steven came into the room. Lauren was David's oldest child and Rose's oldest grandchild at age seventeen. Steven was fifteen and Joan's youngest child (Rose's third grandchild).
"Just like dad...ears like a hawk," David laughed.
"What you telling him about Titanic, mom?" Thomas asked.
"Oh, nothing, Tommy," Rose said.
They stood around Calvert's bed and Rose kissed his cheek.
"The doctor will be in soon. Once he does what he needs to do, it'll be over," David said. Calvert had been on life support for two weeks now. It was a hard decision on weather to pull the plug or not. The decision was finally made.
"Hey, mom...why don't you tell Lauren and Steven how you and dad met?" David suggested in damage the silence.
"I love that story!" Thomas exclaimed.
"I've never heard how you and grandpa met. I know how my mom and dad met...at college," Steven said.
"Yes, we did. At an art history class at Phoenix Univesity. Good times," Joan said, reflecting on how she and Jason, her husband, met.
Rose smiled. It brought her peace to know that her children were living filling lives. She herself felt her life was fulfilling. But, with Calvert dying, she felt her whole world ending. She had been with his man for about thirty years.
"Are you ready to go back to New York City?" David asked.
"I met Sam about two years after I survived Titanic..."
To Be Continued...