I don't own Titanic. I only own Victor K. and Tina B. This is a modern AU. They are dating/going to marry soon. Any mistakes are mine.
April 9th. 5:30 PM.
Hamburg, Germany
Victor Kronenberg stood at the door of his girlfriend's home, Christina Bronner with the tickets for Titanic in one hand, and a couple of flowers in the other. He knocked a couple times and a few moments later, Tina answered the door. Victor looked at what she was wearing.
Tina had her hair in a ponytail, she was wearing a light blue tank top and jeans with sandals and she was wearing earrings. She had a couple suitcases behind her. Victor was just wearing a collared shirt with khaki shorts with sneakers.
"Hey Tina. You look beautiful." He said, as he leaned forward and gently kissed her hand. Tina just blushed slightly as Victor drew her into a hug. "Ready for the trip?"
"Yes, I am." Tina said, accepting Victor's hug. "But I still need to say goodbye."
"Ok. I'll give you a few moments." Victor said, as Tina disappeared back inside the house. Victor picked up Tina's bags and put them in the trunk of his BMW X5. He entered the driver's seat for a few moments before walking up to the door.
He let himself inside and walked in on Tina, tearfully, saying goodbye to her family. "Sei sicher, Tina." Said her grandmother. (Be safe, Tina)
"Ich werde. Ich werde dich anrufen, wenn wir die Titanic besteigen Ich werde Sie wieder anrufen, wenn wir sicher in Amerika angekommen sind." Tina replied. (I will. I will call you when we board the Titanic. I will call you again when we arrived safely in America.)
"Stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie uns besuchen." Tina's grandmother said. (Make sure you visit us.)
Tina just smiled at her parents before hugging them one last time. Her father cleared his throat but he was looking at Victor. "Tina Ich muss einen Mann mit Victor privat unterhalten." (Tina. I need to have a man on man talk with Victor in private.)
Victor wordlessly walked to Tina's father as she Tina walked into a different room with her grandmother. "Sohn. Ich hoffe, dass Sie planen, sie mit Ihrem Leben zu schützen." (Son. I hope you plan on protecting her with your life.)
"Ja. Mr. Bronner. Ich werde sie mit meinem Leben beschützen und sie gut behandeln." Victor replied. (Yes. Mr. Bronner. I will protect her with my life and treat her well.)
Mr. Bronner just grunted in response as Victor walked out of the house and back to his car. Tina walked back in the room and she watched her father look at the shotgun mounted on the wall.
"Er wird ein guter Ehemann für unsere Tochter sein." Mrs. Bronner said, looking at her husband, when he just grunted in response. (He will be a good husband for our daughter.)
"Was ist mit Karoline und Tamara?" Tina asked. "Ich muss mich noch von ihnen verabschieden." (What about Karoline and Tamara? I still need to say goodbye to them.)
"Sie wollten zusehen, wie Sie gehen, aber sie mussten zur Schule gehen. Ich werde dafür sorgen, dass Markus weiß, dass du gegangen bist." Mr. Bronner responded. (They wanted to watch you leave but they had to attend school. I will make sure that Mark knows you left.)
Tina hugged her parents and grandmother and walked out of the house and got into the passenger seat of Victor's car. Victor got in the car, powered it up, plugged in the address, and started driving off while Tina waved goodbye to her family until her childhood home was out of view. Victor wanted to get on the road since it took 12 hrs to drive from Hamburg, Germany to Cherbourg, France and they need to get to the ship on time.
Victor turned on the radio and Tina moved to the back seat to get comfortable. Victor drove on the streets and eventually got on the Autobahn and drove through Germany, entered the Netherlands, before going to Aachen, Germany.
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10:30 PM
Aachen, Germany
5 hours later, Victor just smiled to himself when he looked into the rearview mirror and noticed Tina, laying across the 2nd row, sleeping on her back while holding her stomach and her jeans were lying on the floor. She seemed comfortable back there and she was sleeping peacefully. "Have sweet dreams, Tina. You really need the rest." Victor said, quietly.
Victor pulled off the Autobahn and ended up in Aachen, Germany. He drove through Aachen looking for a good place to eat. He found a place after looking for a few minutes, parked, and woke up Tina, who got ready.
The duo walked inside the restaurant and got a table for two and ordered their food and began talking about the situation. "I don't think your father likes me." Victor said, looking at Tina.
"Don't worry about my father. My mother likes you at least." Tina said, smiling.
"I'm pretty sure that your father would murder me if he knew about your condition." Victor said, looking at him.
Tina just looked down at her belly before looking back up at Victor. "Victor. It's not your fault since it was my idea and you just did what I wanted you to do. I really wanted this and I am glad that I have this." Tina said, putting a hand on her belly while trying to reassure Victor.
"That's true. I am glad that you trusted me enough to go through with it." Victor said, smiling at his girlfriend. A few minutes later, Victor's deli sandwich and Tina's pasta arrived and the two started eating.
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11:30
"Thanks for the meal, Victor." Tina said, looking at her boyfriend.
Victor just smiled at his girlfriend. "No problem. You need to eat healthy and need plenty of rest."
"That's true." Tina said, as Victor paid for the meal. They got up and walked out to the car. "I'm actually feeling really excited about this but I think that feeling will change later."
"You are speaking for both of us." Victor said, as he gently kissed Tina's lips before returning to the driver's seat while Tina got comfortable in the back seat.
"I will need your help in a few months." Tina said, absentmindedly while looking out the window.
"Don't worry about that. I'll stay by your side the entire time." Victor said, looking at Tina in the rearview mirror. Victor started the car, got back on the highway, and ended up in Belgium.
April 10th. 7:30 AM
Cherbourg, France
Several hours later, the couple reached Cherbourg, France and they drove through the city. Victor parked his car in a hotel parking lot. Victor and Tina walked around the city, looking at the architecture to keep themselves busy. The couple got breakfast and found themselves inside the Liberation Museum and spent a few hours inside there. The couple left the museum, got lunch in a nice restaurant, before going to see a movie.
6:00 PM
The couple returned to the car to get their bags and took a bus to get to Cherbourg Harbor. They arrived at the harbor and noticed people walking around and others were waiting to board the smaller ships.
Titanic anchored offshore while the tenders were being loaded with mail, cargo, and baggage. Tina looked at Titanic anchored offshore and couldn't take her eyes off the massive ship. "It's beautiful. I still can't believe that we are actually heading to America on the Titanic." Tina said, quietly.
Victor walked up to her and wrapped his arm around her. "Yep. She sure is." Victor said. "Yeah, it's unsinkable so I don't think anything can top that."
The harbor master gave the signal for passengers to board the two tenders. Victor and Tina boarded the SS Nomadic along with other 1st and 2nd class passengers. The SS Nomadic left port a few moments later and made its way to Titanic.
"It still hasn't dawned on me that I am no longer living in Germany." Tina said, looking back at the harbor as 3rd class passengers continued to board SS Traffic.
"I think it will dawn on you when we reach America." Victor said.
"I think you might be right." Tina said, as the tender reached Titanic. The smaller ship stopped near the bow and began dropping off 1st class passengers, cargo, mail, and baggage was also taken aboard the ship. SS Nomadic moved back to the stern to drop off the 2nd class passengers. SS Traffic left port and made its way over to Titanic. The last of the 2nd class passengers boarded the Titanic as SS Traffic reached Titanic.