Getting Ready; April 16th 1912
A couple hours later everything in the general room was all set up for the wedding. Rose was standing outside the general room with Mrs. Dahl, Helga, and Cora. "I think I'm going to get ready back up in my cabin in first class, I have a dress up there that I want to wear and I want to invite my maid Trudy." Rose said. Cora looked at her "But that mean Cal man will find you!" she said.
Rose smiled "Oh no it's alright Cora, Cal is in the smoking room and my mother is at afternoon tea, they'll never know." she explained. "Oh okay see you later!" Cora said. Rose waved back at her and walked down the hall towards the elevators.
Mrs. Dahl looked at Helga "Jeg kommer til å gå å snakke med din far." she said. Helga nodded "Okay Mamma." she said. Helga and Cora were left together, neither of them were sure exactly what they were supposed to be doing now. "What now?" Cora asked. Helga shrugged "Do not know." she said. They sat down on a bench in the hallway.
"So I've never been a flower girl before! I'm so happy for Uncle Jack he really likes Rose!" Cora said. Helga just smiled and nodded, Cora was talking too fast and she could barely speak English as it was, she barely had a clue what Cora was saying. "Ja." she replied. Cora smiled "I'm so excited!" she clapped her hands together. "JA!" Helga said trying her best to mimic Cora's tone as if she understood her.
Meanwhile Rose made her way back up to her cabin and knocked on the door. Trudy answered it "Oh Miss Rose where have you been?" she asked, concerned. Rose shushed her "You remember that guy, not Cal, that I was telling you about?" she asked. Trudy giggled "Oh yes Miss Rose!" she said.
"Can you keep a huge secret?, Cal and Lovejoy and my mother are looking for me and they can never ever find out about this until it happens." Rose said. Trudy nodded eagerly. "I'm getting married down in steerage...to Jack. I want to get off with him." Rose whispered.
Trudy clasped her hand over her mouth and stifled a gasp. "Miss Rose!" she whispered in shock. Rose smiled mischeviously "Can I come in and get ready, I'd love it if you'd come." Trudy smiled "Of course Miss Rose!"
Rose walked in and Trudy immediately pulled out a few of Rose's favorite dresses. "The pink one, definitely!" Rose said without a second thought. Trudy smiled and set the dress out on the bed, "Come let's do something with that hair." she said. Rose grinned "Okay!" she said. Trudy walked her into the bathroom.
Meanwhile Molly Brown was walking down to steerage, she was going to loan Jack the tuxedo again. On her way to find Jack she passed Cora and Helga sitting on the bench outside the general room. "How's it goin' ladies?" Molly asked. She had directed the question at Helga since she was obviously the older of the two but Cora was the one who looked up.
"Hello! Helga can't really understand you she really only speaks Norwegian." Cora explained. Molly chuckled "Sorry about that, I'm afraid I don't know any Norwegian!" she said. Cora giggled "That's okay can we help you with something?" she asked.
Molly smiled "I have a tuxedo for my friend Jack, he's getting married down here at 4 I'm sure you ladies have heard about it." she explained. Cora grinned "Have we! I'm the flower girl and Helga's the maid of honor!" she said happily. Molly put her hands on her hips "Is that so?" she asked. Cora nodded excitedly "Oh yes I love Uncle Jack he asked if I'd be his flower girl!" she said.
Molly looked at her "I didn't know Jack had a niece!" she said. Cora laughed "No he's not my real uncle I just call him that!" she said. Molly smiled "Oh I see, and you said your friend Helga here's the maid of honor?" she asked.
Cora nodded "Yes! Jack's best friend Fabrizio is his best man and Fabrizio is dating Helga." she explained. Molly smiled "Well I'm another friend of Jack's my name's Molly, and I know your friend here is Helga, what's your name?" she asked. "I'm Cora!" Cora shook Molly's hand.
Molly grinned "Say how would you ladies like to get ready up in my room?, I have perfume and hair pieces help yourselves!" she said. Cora grinned and looked at Helga "Helga did you hear that?" she asked excitedly.
Helga was smiling but she looked a little confused. "We get ready in her room?" Helga asked. Cora nodded "Yes!" she said. They both grinned and looked at Molly, "Let's go!" Cora said excitedly.
Molly chuckled "Alright!" she said. They walked back past Jack's cabin so Molly could drop off the tuxedo. In Jack's cabin Fabrizio, Tommy and the Gundersons were talking to Jack about the wedding. They were all ready and Jack just needed the tuxedo.
"I can't believe this is really happening!" Jack said. Fabrizio smiled "I'm a' happy for you Jack!" he said. Tommy nodded in agreement "Ya know Jack-o I didn't think ya could pull this off but ya did, congratulations boyo!"
Just then there was a knock on the door. Fabrizio opened the door, Helga was standing there with Jack's tuxedo. "Helga!" Fabrizio said with a smile. Helga giggled "Hei Fabrizio...for Jack fra Molly." she handed him the tuxedo. Fabrizio grinned "Grazie signorina, I see you later!" he said. Helga smiled "See du!" she said, walking away. Fabrizio waved after her and shut the door.
"Was that Helga?" Tommy asked. Fabrizio nodded "Si she drop off Jack's tuxedo from that Molly lady." Jack walked over "Is that my tuxedo?" he asked. Tommy nodded and Fabrizio handed it to him "Si Helga just drop it off from Molly." Jack smiled "Thanks Fabri." Fabrizio grinned "It's niente!"
Meanwhile Rose was almost ready, Trudy was just finishing her hair and makeup. "Oh Trudy I'd love it if you'd come!" Rose said. Trudy smiled "Oh thank you Miss Rose but I shouldn't, then Mr. Hockely and your mother would find out for certain!" Rose thought for a second "Oh." she said, realizing Trudy was probably right.
Trudy brushed Rose's hair gently "I'm sorry Miss Rose, I should stay here and make sure Mr. Hockely or Mr. Lovejoy don't go looking for you." Rose smiled "Thank you Trudy." she said.
It was almost time for the wedding, Father Byles would begin in exactly two hours. Molly showed Helga and Cora up to her cabin, "Here we are girls!" she said flinging open the door. Cora gasped and Helga's eyes widened. "You mean you don't have to sleep in a bunk bed or share your room?" Cora asked.
Molly chuckled "That's right!" Cora scanned the room, taking it all in. "I love your room Misses Molly!" she said. Cora looked at Helga "Her room is SO big!" she said excitedly. Helga was looking around too "Ja!" she said.
Back in Jack's cabin they were all ready and waiting around. "Nervous Jack-o?" Tommy asked. "Nah!" Jack chuckled. "We're happy for ya boyo, ya got nothing to be nervous about anyhow. You an' Rose are meant for eachother, I never believed in destiny...til now." Tommy said with a smile.
Jack grinned "Aw thanks Tommy!" Fabrizio smiled "Is your destiny Jack!" Even the Gundersons were smiling but they didn't know much English. Jack smiled "This is the happiest day of my life!" he said. "Well it should be!" Tommy clapped him on the back.
The time passed quickly, there was now only 30 minutes before the wedding started. Trudy had finished getting Rose ready and sent her back down to wait in steerage. "Congratulations Miss Rose, good luck to you." Trudy called after her happily. "Thank you Trudy, for everything!" Rose called back with an excited wave.
Molly had finished getting ready and tossed her room key to Helga. "Hurry now girls the wedding's starting soon, lock up when your done!" she called walking out the door. Once she left Cora and Helga looked at eachother they grinned.
They looked at all of Molly's perfume, she had a huge collection. She also had a ton of makeup. They hadn't touched anything when Molly was in the room, they had waited until she left to get ready themselves.
Helga started putting a bunch of Molly's bright red lipstick on. Cora put one of Molly's big, expensive, hair pieces in her hair. They were having a grand old time.
There was now only 15 minutes until the wedding. Jack and Fabrizio were already at the altar while nearly the entire steerage class plus Molly and Mr. Andrews were in their seats. Rose was waiting in another room. Where are Helga and Cora? She wondered.
Mr. Andrews walked up to the altar "Just wanted to express my congratulations again to ya both." He hugged Jack. Jack smiled "Thank you Mr. Andrews, thank you so much for coming." he said. Tommy also walked up. He, Fabrizio, and Mr. Andrews gave Jack a last minute pep talk.
"Just chill out Jack-o everything's gonna be fine!" Tommy said clapping his back again. Fabrizio nodded in agreement "Si Jack you will a' be just fine!" Jack smiled "Thanks guys I think I'm ready." he said.
Tommy hugged him one last time and walked back to his seat with Mr. Andrews. Mr. Andrews sat down next to Molly "Can't believe Rose is really doing this but Jack is a wonderful man, never knew Mr. Hockley very well but I suppose Rose wasn't happy with him. I'm happy if Rose is happy." he said. Molly smiled "Oh Rose loves Jack and he loves her, Hockley was a snob if I do say so myself." Mr. Andrews nodded.
"Say Thomas it almost seems you think of Rose as a daughter, funny because I do too. Ruth is nice enough but Rose told me she feels so misunderstood by her mother so I stepped up and said she could talk to me any time she needed." Molly said. Mr. Andrews smiled "Rose is such a lovely young lady, you can't help but want to look out for her." Molly grinned "I know it Tom." she said.
Father Byles would be there in 5 minutes. Jack looked at Fabrizio "Have you seen Cora and Helga?" he asked. Fabrizio shook his head "No not a' for a while they are a' probably back waiting with Rose." Jack nodded "Probably."