A Life So Changed

A/N: This is my sequel to my story "If I Can't Have You"…it follows the romances of Cal and Cecily and Jack and Rose…after they leave the Carpathia and are in New York…

Theme Song: "The Dream" ~ (final Scene in Titanic} –Titanic Soundtrack

Carpathia had finally reached New York, and by the time it had, Cal and Cecily had spent OVER the amount of time together, and Cal was beginning to truly like her, one could even say he was beginning to have feelings for her. As he was getting what little things he had left ready in his stateroom to leave the ship, he received a knock on his door. He opened it and saw it was Cecily, he smiled.

Cal: Cecily, I thought you'd be ready and off this ship with your aunt by now. (laughs)

Cecily looked at him and smiled briefly as she moved aside so she could walk inside his stateroom.

Cecily: Actually, I couldn't—not without seeing you first.

Cal looked at her with an eyebrow raised and sat on the end of his bed and nodded slowly.

Cal: Oh?

Cecily nodded and walked over to him and kissed him passionately. Afterwards, he exhaled with a breath, her kisses became as powerful to him as Rose's kisses were.

Cal: (low voice) Wow. (laughs)

Cecily stared at Cal in his eyes with seriousness.

Cecily: Cal, I want you to come with me to New York or—I can come with you, but—but either way, I want to be with you. I can't stop thinking about you and how I feel about you. And I can't help but to think how something drew us together.

Cal scoffed and looked down at the floor and blinked heavily. He did agree he had feelings for her, strong feelings, feelings he hadn't felt since—well since Rose. He looked up at her and somehow, he just knew the answer. He stood up and walked over to her and lightly pulled her into his arms and stared into her eyes.

Cal: (sighs and frowns a bit) I must admit, you seemed to have had this—AMAZING effect on me on this ship. Its like I'm starting to see the world through a whole other view, so—(stops and frowns and sighs) I want you to come with me, to live with me in New York, now granted, I'm not the easiest person to live with (She and Cal laughed) and I have quite a bit of a temper, but—but if you continue working on me, like you have when we spent time together on this ship, I believe I could change, change into the person—the man you want me to be, the man I should have been for Rose.

Cecily smiles and shakes her head.

Cecily: Really? Really Cal?

Cal: (nods and smiles) Yes, just as long as you don't leave like Rose did.

Cecily: I won't…because unlike Rose, I'll keep you in line. (Cal and Cecily laugh)

Cal passionately kisses her happily.