Jack ran as fast as he could, he didn't want to be surrounded by loads of reporters that had no idea how bad the experiance was, he lost the one he loved, and he didn't want them rubbing it in! He ran, and fell onto a nearby wall, high enough for him to sit upon, and noticed a bar, a bar filled with drunken and wild people, having a great time with their friends and loved one's, Jack thought, the last time he was in a bar, he was with his best friend, Fabrizio, but he was gone, taken away from him, just like his new friend he met on Titanic, Tommy Ryan, they would of had a good laugh together, all of them, including Rose, but none of them were here, only he survived, and he felt like his heart was ripped into shreds!
Jack approached the bar, and pushed open the door, hearing a bell, sitting ontop of it. He walked over to the bar, ignoring all the noise and the laughter...
'a pint please, mate!' Jack said in a low, sad tone of voice, 'Whats the matter, son?' questioned the bartender, who was looking at him very worringly, Jack wasn't sure whether he would reply, he was too sad to repeat his ordeal, he didn't want reminding! 'Oh, nothing, i just feel like horseshit!', Jack whispered, 'whats that, my boy?', asked the bartender, 'can you do me a favour?' 'sure..' Jack paused, 'Dont ask! please...dont ask!'. The bartender just walked away, and started wiping the bar, and cleaning afew glasses, until he noticed a young girl enter the bar...
The bartender handed Jack a cigarette, knowing he was stressed, 'here ya go, sonny!', 'thanx' Jack said with no emotion, he lit the cigarette, and just looked into the beer glass, thinking of Rose, and he started crying silently, Until he heard a comotion going on in the bar, so Jack got up and approached the drunked man, holding a young girl's arm, not noticing her, he grabbed the man by his shirt and shouted, 'Hey, leave her alone! she isn't your property, if she wants to be alone, she can be alone!' Jack turned around to ask if she was ok and saw the sight he had been longing to see...!
'Rose?'
'Jack? Is that you?'
'Yes Rose, it is, Oh wow, i cant believe your alive! I thought you'd died!'
'I thought you died! Oh my God, i can't believe its you!' Rose said, shocked, thowing her arms around his neck, sobbing, as Jack put his hands around her waist, letting out a happy cry, but trying to hold it in. The men around them were confused, and the man who grabbed Rose, pulled her on her arm again, 'OI, come here, i want to "talk" with you... ha ha ha ha', Jack got angry, and punched him in the face, grabbed Rose's hand, and they flee'd the bar, giggling together...
They ran out the bar, laughing uncontrollably, until they reached a wall, overlooking the sea, where Carpathia docked...'Jack, i cant believe your here! I thought i lost you!' she said, putting her hands over his face, making sure he was really there, and not a dream, 'I thought i lost you too! But how?', Jack asked, putting his hands around her waist, 'Well, i was laying on the piece of debris, and i saw that you weren't moving, or answering me, i was saying your name over and over, but you didn't say anything, your eyes were shut, you were ice cold, and didn't reply,so i assumed you were dead, so i let you go, keeping your promise, and i got off the debris, and grabbed the officers whistle, from his mouth, and blew it all i could, until the lifeboats that were passing could see me, then they rescued me, and i just passed out, well, thats what they told me!' She said, looking at him, with a smile, glad that he is there with her, holding onto his arms that are round her waist, 'Jack, how did you survive, i thought you died in the water?', Jack sighed 'Well Rose, I was in the water, and i think i passed out, until i started to wake, realising i was in the sea, so i swam up, and i noticed you weren't there, i panicked, and the lifeboat found me, and they pulled me in, and i was covered in blankets, and i saw about 5 people in there, but i didn't know one of them was you! I fell asleep when i was in the lifeboat! Then i woke up in a ward, because i suffered from hypathermia!'. Rose stood there in amazement, she couldn't believe that she was standing there, with the person she fell in love with 8-9 days ago, and who she thought was dead!
Jack and Rose stared at each other for a few minutes, admiring each others presence, until it started raining heavily, 'Rose, maybe we should get a hotel or something?' Jack mentioned 'We can't Jack, we have no money! I did try sleeping on a bench, but i didnt feel safe, but its all we can do! Unless we sleep in the bar, but its full of assholes!', 'Don't worry Rose, no matter what happens, ill keep you safe!' Jack said, with a huge grin on his face, then, he eased his lips closer to her, for a kiss, the first kiss to share after the sinking of the Titanic, and after thinking the another were dead! As Jacks lips touched hers, Rose accepted and kissed him back, they were now sharing their first kiss in days, in the rain, holding eachother, not wanting to let go!
Moments passed, and the kiss ended, and they both stared at eachother in love! 'Maybe we should find somewhere to sleep for the night, then maybe tomorrow, we will have to sort something out!' Jack mentioned, holding onto Rose, 'yeah, okay' she said in a cheery voice. They walked into the cold streets of New York, hand in hand, looking for somewhere to stay for the night...
Jack and Rose found a bench, near where Carpathia docked, close to where they shared their first kiss since the ship sank, Jack sat onto the bench, with Rose in his arms, snuggling up to her, 'Oh Jack, im so scared, i dont feel safe, at all, we cant stay like this forever...', 'awww dont worry, im here, nothing will happen to you, i promise!', Jack said, kissing her on the top of her hair, and Rose started to fall asleep. Jack however, he stayed up, not being able to sleep, thinking about the past, and the future, what will happen if they dont find anywhere to stay tomorrow, they cant live out in the streets! Jack had tears in his eyes, scared for the safety of Rose and himself, he fell asleep finally, and they both lay there, dreaming of eachother, for what the future might hold!
It was the early hours of the morning, and both Jack and Rose were leeping soundly on the bench, suddenly, Rose woke up from her sleep, shivering from the coldness of New York at 3am. Rose turned her head and noticed Jack, sleeping quietly, but did make afew snoring noises, Rose chuckled at the sound of his snores, and stared at him for aslong as she could, she couldn't believe he was there with her, he was alive, and it was a miracle! She smiled at the sight of Jack, and rifted back to sleep in Jack's arms.
It was 7.20am, and Rose woke up yet again, and noticed it was day, she turned and saw Jack sleeping, and smiled at the handsome man that lay by her, sleeping with his arms wrapped around her to keep her warm,"Jack, wake up" she said, shaking him to wake up, "Wake up sleepyhead" "good morning, you okay?"Jack said, rubbing his eyes, yawning."im fine, sorry to wake you" Rose said, sitting on the bench, running her fingers through her matted hair, "no no its fine, you sleep okay?", asked Jack, with his arm around her shoulders,"well, you were there, so i slept perfectly fine, but what do we do about somewhere to live? We can't live on a bench!" she said, worryingly, scared about the future,"Don't worry...I know! My friend lives near here, why don't we stay there for a while, you know, until we get on our feet?" he said, " that would be great, but where does he live?" she asked, but immediately, Jack grabbed her hand, pulled her off the bench and dragged her the direction of his friend's house,"This way, come on!".So there they were, running in the distance, down the streets of New York city, at 7.25am, looking for shelter...