Disclaimer & Author Notes
I do not own Titanic (film or wreck) or most of the characters in this story – they mostly belong to history and/or James Cameron. Of course, I "own" my interpretations of said characters and I admit that certain characters are more fictional than historical in this story. I also own one or two other characters who are my own creations.
Anyhow, I hope no offence is caused through my interpretations of the historical characters. I admit I have altered some aspects of them to suit my story, and I must stress that no offence is intended whatsoever.
I am fully aware that First Officer Murdoch and Ada Banks were married long before Titanic. I have changed that to fit the story – it is fiction, not a documentary, after all, and I do not claim to be entirely historically accurate.
I will now mention my main inspiration – music. Pop music, to be precise. Please don't roll your eyes at that – I have been going through a phase of listening to songs which I find utterly endearing, which then inspired a huge portion of this story. These would be Who'd Have Known and Chinese by Lily Allen, Memory Of You and Whole Lotta History by Girls Aloud, Better by Boyzone and Nothing's As Good As You by Sugababes. There were others, but these were the main ones. Hopefully this won't put anyone off reading further!
Finally, I am obsessive when it comes to spelling, so I hope there are no glaring spelling mistakes anywhere. I must also point out that I use the British spellings, and I hope that won't put anyone off! I'm really fighting the urge to use smilies here, but I think I can stop myself.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy my story!