Felicity and her mother were crying in the lifeboat when a ship was spotted.
Felicity took an oar and they got closer to the rescue ship. Once they had reached the ship it was very early morning and the sun was on it's way up which created a bright orange glow in the sky.
Felicity was terrified that both Will and James were both dead.
"I'm going to be alone mother!" Felicity said sobbing.
Rachel held her daughter as they got even closer to the ship "You will never be alone Felicity. You will always have me. And if Will and James are gone they will always be in your heart and in your memory".
They arrived at where the Carpathia had stopped and were helped up by a ship's officer.
They both said thank you and the officer gave them both a reassuring smile.
Felicity and her mother were then led inside where an elderly lady both handed them a hot cup of tea.
"What are your names?" She asked.
"I am Rachel Nelson,and this is my daughter Felicity" Rachel replied tired.
"It's lovely to meet you both despite the terrible circumstances. I am Holly Griffin and you both may have the use of my room. My daughter is about your age so you may borrow her clothes if you like" Holly said smiling.
"Thank you so much Holly. That is most kind of you" Rachel replied.
Felicity just stood there unable to move,unable to speak,unable to think... She had to know whether they both were alive.
There was a knock on Holly's door. Holly answered it "Good morning Officer,how may i help you?" she asked the officer.
"Can i take the names of the Titanic survivors you are caring for please?" The officer asked with a clipboard and pencil in his hand.
Felicity then rushed over and said "Are James Moody and William Murdoch on that list? Please tell me they are!".
Rachel rushed over and tried to calm her daughter down " Calm down Felicity. Let the officer take our names down and he can then check for James and Will. Who knows? Maybe they both survived and are looking for our names" Rachel said trying to offer her daughter some comfort.
"You're right Mother. Yes,my name is Felicity Nelson and this is my mother Rachel Nelson" Felicity stated calmly.
The officer said "Thank you" as he wrote their names down.
"Can you check for a First Officer William Murdoch and a Sixth Officer James Moody please?" Felicity asked hopeful.
"Of course I can love. Just give me a minute" he said reading through the M's. It took his a few minutes when he smiled yes,we have a First Officer William Murdoch".
Felicity felt relief but then said "What about James?".
The officer said sadly "Sorry there is no James Moody. But keep positive love,he could have been on another boat and we haven't registered them onboard yet. I can come by as soon as I know more if you'd like?" He suggested.
"Can you tell me where William is please? He is my fiance and I need to see him" Felicity asked.
"Yes,he is in room A26 love. I can take you to him" The officer suggested kindly.
"Thank you that would be great" Felicity smiled. "Will you be alright here mother?" She then asked her mother.
Holly said "She will be fine darling. You must find your fiance".
Rachel hugged her daughter and said "Good luck".
The officer and Felicity then left the room and headed for Will's room. The officer then knocked on the door and Will opened it and burst into tears when he saw Felicity was alive and well "You weren't... on.. the list.. I thought you were dead" he said collapsing into a blubbering wreck on the floor.
The officer sensed it was time he left them.
Felicity then collapsed on the floor with him and wrapped her arms around Will "I am so sorry. We only got.. registered. I can't believe you lived..." she said crying.
They spent 20 minutes holding each other before they broke apart needing to have a serious conversation and Will had terrible news for her.
"I know about your's and James's secret relationship" Will stated.
"Oh.. you do? How?" She asked.
"James told me as the ship was sinking. This is why I am alive. He had a duty to man the lifeboat but he refused saying I should go instead and be the better man for you so I did. And i left him behind and now... on god..." Will then burst into tears.
"What Will? What's the matter?" She asked.
"James is dead" Will said in tears.
"No... he can't be..." She said in disbelief.
"Harry found him in the water and bought him into a lifeboat and he not long later died in Harry's arms. I am so sorry Felicity ,I know how much you both meant to each other and it's OK i am not mad or angry at either of you. I am happy he died knowing you loved him. I also know you love me aswell" Will said in a soft tone of voice.
I can't... believe... he's gone..." Felicity said a sobbering wreck.
"Would you like to see him?" Will asked gently.
"I couldn't. I have to remember him as the last time I saw him when we kissed" Felicity stated.
"OK my love. His body will be let overboard because the smell will be bad for passengers but I just wanted you to have the chance to say goodbye to him" Will said rubbing her back.
"You can tell them they can let him go" She said.
"We need to talk about us" Will said "Do you still want to marry me knowing James is dead?" he asked worriedly.
"Yes I do Will. I want to marry you as soon as possible. I owe it to James to build a life with you". She stated.
"Is this what you truly want?" he asked softly.
"I want nothing more than to be Mrs William Murdoch" She said kissing him gently on the lips.
"I love you so much" he said breaking the kiss.
"I love you too. I am so sorry for hurting you" She said sincerley.
"All I want is for you to be happy Felicity. And if you can move on and be happy with me the I am happy" He smiled "Is your mother alright?" he then asked.
"She's shaken up but other than that she's doing ok thank you for asking" Felicity stated.
"I'm glad to hear it. Now listen,i'm going to be busy for the next few days helping the ships' crew get us to New York. But the day we dock Iwant you to come and meet me because when we get off i have a surprise for you" he said.
"OK Will. I will see you in a few days. Be safe. I love you" She said kissing him on the lips.
"I love you too" he said as she walked to the door and left.
She found her way back to the room where she would be staying.
Rachel quickly stood up and said "So?".
"Will is alive but James is dead" Felicity stated.
Rachel started crying and walked over to her daughter and said "I am so sorry darling".
"I'll be alright mother. I have Will. We're seeing each other when the ship arrives but in the mean time he is going to be busy." Felicity stated.
The next few days passed quickly.
It was the day the Carpathia arrived in New York.
Felicity and Rachel made their way to leave the ship. They got off the ship to find Will smiling dressed fully in his uniform. As soon as Felicity saw him she ran towards him and jumped up into his arms and took his cap off and put it on her head "I have missed you so much" She said kissing him.
"I have missed you more. So much more. I've been so lonely" he then put Felicity on the ground and embraced her mother "Hello Rachel. How are you?" he asked.
"Hello Will. It's great to see you alive and well. I'm doing much better". she smiled.
The three of them walked into the city of New York where they approached the city hall and Will stopped.
"Why are we stopping here Will?" asked a confused Felicity.
"Will you marry me here today?" he asked.
"Are you serious?" She asked shocked.
"Yes! I don't want to wait any longer to be married to you. Who knows what is going to happen tomorrow?" He asked.
"The answer is yes!" she said jumping into his arms.
Rachel looked on at her daughter and future son in-law with a smile.
And so later that day Will and Felicity were married and she became Mrs Felicity Nelson-Murdoch.
A/N Only the epilogue to go now!