The Makings of a Family
The Carpathia arrived in New York early the next morning. Jack, Rose and Cora disembarked with all other third class passengers. New York Harbor was a busy place filled with people. It was this fact that made Rose feel less nervous about being discovered by mother and Cal. Sure enough, they managed to get into the city without being discovered. Their next task was finding a place to stay while they got settled in New York. They managed to find a shelter that was taking Titanic survivors and helping them out. Once they arrived at the shelter, they were given a small room and some clothing.
Cora managed to make a few friends and even found one of her playmates from the Titanic at the shelter. After supper, Cora stayed downstairs in the multipurpose room while Jack and Rose went upstairs. All Rose wanted to do was to collapse on the bed in exhaustion but Jack had other plans. He retrieved a small square shaped box from his pocket and sat down on the bed next to Rose.
" I never got the chance to do this properly, but I guess now is the time." He said
" What" said Rose
" Rose Dewitt Bukater will you do me the honor of marrying me?" he asked
Rose's eyes lit up and then she turned to him and said yes.
He then gave her the ring, and then she turned and kissed him. They couldn't stop smiling at each other all evening and were deliriously happy.
The next day, Jack and Rose went job hunting. At first, they had no luck in finding jobs. Then Jack got a job as an artist for an advertising firm. Sure, it wasn't the kind of art he liked but the job paid well and the hours weren't bad. His job would be to make drawings for the advertisements. Rose also managed to find a job. She would work for a laundry. Her job would be to repair clothing (darn socks, sew on buttons that had come off, etc), it was boring but at least she would get to work at home. At the end of the day, Jack had managed to secure his family an apartment in the tenement district of Brooklyn.
Rose was thrilled that she was finally able to settle down with the man she loved. Little did the young lovers know of what was to come.