Thank you for the reviews and really sorry for the long update, unfortunately life keeps getting in the way, hopefully I'll have more time to write from now on.

Warning: So this chapter is the original love scene in this story, I wrote it long before I wrote chapter 8.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything

Sunday, 14 April 1912

Ada looked all around her, but could see nothing but darkness. The feeling of emptiness and hopelessness began to engulf her as she realised she was surrounded by the freezing waters of the Atlantic, her limbs and muscles had grown numb and stiff, but as far as she was aware her heart and breath rate was normal. Why was she in the water? Why wasn't she in a lifeboat?

All of a sudden a mass of screams and cries fell upon the Atlantic, bringing nothing but sorrow and despair, as hundreds of people were crying out for a rescue which would never come. As she drifted nearer to the hundreds of people screaming for their lives, there was one voice in particular that she was drawn to, a soft Scottish voice calling out her name. Ada immediately tried to swim towards William even though she could not see him, she tried to follow his voice but there was one problem; she couldn't move. The icy conditions had made her gone completely stiff but she couldn't let that stop her from going to her husband's aid, she knew he would do the same for her and so no matter how hard it was and no matter how much it hurt she slowly swam towards his voice.

But as she got closer his voice became fainter, she couldn't understand; she knew she was swimming closer to him, so why was his voice becoming fainter and not louder and then she noticed that not only was William's voice getting fainter but so was the cries of the other unfortunate souls trapped in the merciless sea.

As she continued to swim closer, she could make out the silhouette of a person in the distance, she desperately swam as fast as her body would allow, towards the mysterious figure. As she approached nearer, she could make out the rank insignia, her heart stopped when she realised it was William's uniform but he wasn't moving, he was completely still.

What seemed like an eternity, Ada finally reached William's side, as she studied his face she noticed he looked pallid and achromatic. She raised her hand out of the water and stroked his cheek, he was so cold.

"William" she said desperately but her voice came out as a whisper, she shook him slightly trying to get him to open his eyes, but nothing. He didn't respond to her efforts to wake him "William, it's me, I'm here now" tears were beginning to flood her eyes as she realised the horrifying truth. He couldn't be dead, not her husband, not the man she loved more than anything else in this life. No, William was too strong to give up; perhaps he had just passed out from the cold.

"William, wake up dear" Ada said shaking uncontrollably more out of fear than from the cold, the tears rolling down her eyes but still she refused to believe that he had gone, that he had left her. She kissed his lips trying to coax William to open his eyes but as she kissed him, she felt him sink beneath the waves and no matter how hard she tried to hold onto him, he continued to sink into the dark abyss until she could no longer see him.

Ada immediately bolted upright, she had a lump in her throat, a cold sweat covered her brow and her heart was pounding against her chest. So far none of her nightmares had featured William, she had to see him now, make sure he was alright. He had once told her how to get to his cabin, in case she needed him, and she made sure to remember it.

She got out of her bed unsteadily, her legs were shaking, she didn't know if her legs would carry her all the way to William's cabin but she was adamant she was going to get there even if she had to crawl. She threw on her dressing gown and opened her door, entering the empty corridor. Luckily for her it was still early and most of the passengers would still be asleep.

She managed to get to the boat deck unseen, by using the stairs that led directly onto the officer's promenade; the chilly early morning air hit her ferociously making her immediately shiver from the cold. But she knew this was going to be the hardest part in sneaking into William's quarters; she peaked round the corner of the staircase to see Wilde standing there with his back towards her. She could see the door to the officer's quarters, she had come too far to turn back now, she took a deep breath and quietly made her way towards the door until she heard footsteps travelling towards her, her heart stopped, she would surely be caught and sent back to her cabin. She looked up to find Lights standing beside her; he raised his finger to his lips as a sign for her to be quiet as he took her hand in his and guided her towards the door quietly.

"Mr Lightoller..." Wilde began to turn around which was quickly noticed by Lights.

Lights quickly ran to stand next to Wilde "What's that, sir?" Lights pointed out to sea.

Wilde squinted as he studied the darkness "What? I don't see anything"

"Right there" Lights pointed again before turning back to face Ada and pointed towards the door.

Ada silently thanked Lights and walked through the door and entered the officer's quarters. She quickly walked through the corridor towards William's cabin. She could feel her heart quicken and her palms sweat as she arrived at William's door.

She opened the door and saw William asleep in his bed; she quietly closed the door behind her and walked towards him. She immediately noticed the rise and fall of his bare chest which sent waves of reassurance and relief over her but it wasn't enough she needed to feel him as if she needed to know he was real. She laid her hand on his bare torso; she could feel his strong heartbeat and smiled as tears of relief strolled down her cheeks as she started to lightly caress circles against his chest.

She jumped when she felt his hand wrap around hers "No, that tickles" he said, still with his eyes closed causing her to chuckle. He opened his eyes and smiled as he saw Ada standing over him. But he quickly grew concerned as he noticed the tear stains that ran across her cheeks.

He quickly sat up and gently pulled her to sit next to him "What's wrong?" he asked urgently as he wiped her tears away with his thumbs.

"It was another nightmare" Ada sobbed uncontrollably burying her head into his chest as she remembered his cold dead body lying in the water.

"What happened?"He held her tight against him, gently rocking her and stroking her hair, trying his best to calm her.

Ada didn't want to tell him but she knew she had to "I saw you dead in the water" she cried "I couldn't get to you in time to save you"

"It's alright, it was only a nightmare" He said softly. He pulled apart from her slowly as her crying subsided and her breathing became steady again.

"But it was so real and you were so cold"

William held her hand in his "I could never be cold as long as you're with me to warm my heart" he kissed each one of her fingers before smiling "Come on, I'll get dressed and walk you back to your cabin"

As William stood up, Ada tightened her grip on his hand "Please don't make me go back yet" Ada pleaded.

"You need your rest, darling. You must be exhausted"

"No, please. I just want to be here with you" Ada pleaded further.

Murdoch thought of his career, of the rules the Captain had informed him about, allowing his wife to stay in his cabin could get him reprimanded or worse an immediate discharge but he could deny her nothing, he just hoped there would be no emergencies tonight which would cause an officer to knock on his door.

He sat back down next to her, wrapped his arm around her shoulders and held her tight against his chest. Ada laid her palm flat against his upper torso, once again feeling his heartbeat to reassure herself that he was alive and well. She pulled away from him, just enough so she could look up into his eyes, those eyes she had fallen deeply in love with, they held such warmth and love for her that she instantly forgot her troubles as she began to stroke his cheek. He gently placed his lips against hers to which she fully responded and wrapped her arms around his neck, desperate for the smallest of touches as she felt his hand glide up her thigh and rest on her hip which made her moan softly against his lips.

He laid her down on the bed, never breaking the kiss as she welcomed his weight on top of her. His hands wandered up her body, up to the curve of her breasts, hearing the catch in her breath. He untied the knot in the fabric belt of her robe with care, slid it off her arms and discarded it onto the floor. His mouth travelled down to her neck, savouring the taste of her skin. Ada continued to caress him, feeling the muscles in his arms, his upper back, feeling nothing but pure bliss. Ada could feel her heartbeat grow faster in anticipation, as she felt William undo the buttons that were in front of her bosom, kissing every new inch of flesh that was exposed to him. He lifted Ada into a sitting position, lifting the night dress over her head, exposing the whole of her body to him. He had to look at her in awe, she was perfect like a goddess, whom he worshipped every day and would continue to worship for the rest of his life, until the day he dies.

"You're so beautiful" he whispered, his voice filled with adoration and desire as he pressed light kisses all over her body earning him a moan from her delicate lips.

Ada could feel his hard want against her thigh as he lowered his abdomen to hers as his kisses reached back up to her neck. She grazed her nails down his back, causing him to groan in pleasure, before arriving at the waist line of his pajama trousers, slowly coaxing them down his legs as he slipped out of them.

He positioned his body to meet hers before entering her slowly; savouring the feeling of her surround him as his hips built a steady pace, of both need and want, placing them both in complete ecstasy. Ada had forgotten the world around her and the troubles that laid waiting within it, all her world consisted of right now was him and the love they held for each other.

As his pace quickened, the pleasure drove her to complete madness as she found her release, holding onto him for dear life as she moaned his name. The sight of his wife, wrecked by pleasure from lying under him, coaxed him over the edge and he too found his own release causing him to cease his movements and bury his head in the crook of her neck to catch his breath.

Ada wrapped herself around him, loving this man more than she thought possible as tears rolled down her cheeks in pure bliss. They laid that way for a few minutes, content to just hold each other as William placed little kisses on her neck before kissing her passionately on the lips to which she fully responded.

"I love you" he smiled, wiping her tears with his thumb.

"I love you" she said in complete devotion, brushing her hand through his thick brown hair.

William rolled over, so he was laying on his back and rested his arm around her as she laid her head on his chest, hearing his heartbeat lullaby her to sleep as she dreamed peacefully for the first time on this voyage.

Once again I'm really sorry for the long wait; the good news is the next four chapters are already written so there won't be as long a gap between chapters.