Thank you so much everyone who has been reading my fanfic and supporting it! I thank everyone who reviewed, SO much! I love getting reviews as back up for my writing and ideas! Well, the fifth chapter is here! Enjoy!
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April 18th 1912
This was Jack and Rose's third and last day on the Carpathia. They had been allowed outside on the second day, and enjoyed the fresh air and stayed on deck with the other third class passengers, until they got tired. They had gotten permission from the nurse to keep their beds until the end of the voyage. While the third class that had not been sick or stayed at the infirmary had to find places to sleep.
"Jack, it feels so great that we are going to reach New York in a couple of hours!" Rose said as she was walking alongside Jack on deck.
"Yeah, we're going to have to find a place to stay as soon as we get there." Jack replied.
As the Carpathia approached New York, with the Statue of Liberty still visible in the rain, a man with a list of names approached them. "Can I take your name please, love?" the man said to Rose.
"Dawson. Rose Dawson." she replied.
"Thank you." The man said, and turned to Jack. "Can I take your name please?" he asked again.
"Dawson. Jack Dawson" Jack replied, looking at Rose.
"Thank you," the man said politely.
When the man left Jack said to Rose, "You really meant it, what you said the other day on Titanic; you want to live in third class with me." Jack said overjoyed.
"Jack, I told you on Titanic, that when the ship docks, I would go off with you." Rose replied looking at him lovingly. "Besides," she said. "During this voyage, I have learned that life has more important things than money and class you live with." Rose continued proudly. "It's also because, I love you, Jack." She finished.
"Rose, um" Jack started, getting on one knee. He took hold of one of her hands in two of his, "Rose DeWitt Bukater would you like to marry me?" Jack asked, hope shining in his eyes.
Rose knew exactly what to answer, "Yes!" she said happily. Jack got up as quickly as he could and kissed her passionately.
"I love you, Rose!" Jack said when they broke apart from the kiss.
"I love you too, Jack" Rose replied, love shining in her eyes.
Jack kept Rose close to him as they watched the ship getting nearer to port. Then Rose remembered the coat Cal had given to her on board the Titanic.
"Jack, remember the coat Cal gave to me when we were still on board the Titanic? Well, I thought I should go get it, and we can sell the coat in a second hand shop, since you probably don't want to wear an oversized coat." Rose said to Jack.
"Sure, we can go get it," Jack said, taking hold of her hand as they went back to the infirmary. To Rose's relief the coat was still there. As she picked it up, she noticed it was pretty heavy for a coat. She checked both pockets. There in one of the pockets were stacks of money and in the other pocket was something she thought was lost with the ship, the Heart of the Ocean.
"Rose, did you know all this was in there?" Jack asked her with surprise.
"No, Jack. I just thought the coat was pretty heavy so I checked the pockets." Rose replied stunned by her discovery.
"When we got a place to live we have to open a bank account, to store all this money in." Jack said.
They walked back to the deck with the coat, the money and the necklace. As the ship docked the first class passengers were allowed to get off the ship first. Jack and Rose just looked at the crowd of people waiting for their family members and loved ones. Jack and Rose looked at each other. They had their family and they had their loved ones; each other.
When second class had gotten off, third class had finally their turn to return to the safe land. Jack and Rose kept close at all times, to make sure to not loose themselves in the big crowd. There were members of the press trying desperately to get the first to get an exclusive fro their newspapers. Photographs taking pictures from every angle, people looking and pushing to find their loved ones. Jack and Rose tried to get no attention from the crowd and get away from it.
They walked a few blocks until they got to the park. They sat on a bench for a bit of peace and quiet.
"How I wish I had some paper to draw on. This is a beautiful place to sketch." Jack said to Rose.
"I agree, this is a beautiful place. But once we got settled we can come back and you will draw all you want. And I guess, the sooner the better, so let's get going!" Rose said, as they got up from the bench.
They walked a few more blocks until they saw an apartment window with a paper with "FOR SALE" printed on it.
"Come on lets ask if we can visit it." Jack said to Rose as he took hold of her hand.
Jack knocked on the wooden door. As it opened a young man appeared behind it. "Can I help you, sir?" the man asked.
"I believe you can, sir. We would like to visit the apartment that's for sale." Jack replied.
"Of course, come in, come in." the man said to the making gesture for them to get inside.
"Who is it Jonathan?" a woman asked.
"It's… um." Jonathan started as he realized that he didn't know the name of the visitors.
"I'm Jack Dawson and this is my fiancée Rose." Jack quickly said, not letting go of Rose's hand.
"It's, Jack Dawson and hid fiancée coming to visit the apartment that is for sale!" Jonathan replied. Jack and Rose heard footsteps from inside and a woman appeared in front of them.
"Hello, you two! I'm Jocelyn Newell. Come in! Come in!" she said to Jack and Rose.
"Mommy, who is it?" said a little girl's voice, coming from behind the door.
"Some visitors, honey." replied Jocelyn to the little girl. "Sorry, this is my daughter Ella.
Jonathan led them upstairs to the apartment. Jonathan let them in first and followed them. He gave them a tour of the apartment. In the entrance was a little wooden closet to clean up coats, hats, and scarves. Next to it was an umbrella holder. Further there was a little hallway with two doors on the left hand side and a door at the very end of the right hand side of the hallway and an open space that led to the sitting room. Jonathan led them to the sitting room; there was already a sofa and a nice rug on the floor in front of the little fireplace.
Behind the sitting room was the kitchen. It was small, with all the furniture in it. Jonathan led them back to the entrance and to the little hallway, to the first door. It was a small bedroom. It had a double bed with two night stands, a little lamp on each night stand, and a closet across from the bed. In the room there was a little door, there was a bathroom, the bathtub was so clean it looked new. There were two doors from the bathroom. There was the room with the toilet and a door to the other bedroom that could also be accessed from the second door on the left hand side of the hallway.
The second bedroom was a little bigger. The double bed was also a little larger, and the closet too. Jonathan later explained that the smaller bedroom could be a guest room. And that the door on the right hand side of the hallway was another toilet.
"I leave you some time to decide whether or not you'll take it." Jonathan said; as he walked to another room to let Jack and Rose talk it over.
"So, should we take it?" Jack asked Rose.
"It looks just fine by me; besides, do you feel like looking for another place now?" Rose replied.
"Um, not really, so we'll take it. The Newell's seem to be nice too." Jack said to Rose.
"Mr. Newell." Jack said, as Jonathan was coming back in the room. "We'll take it." Jack and Rose said together.
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So how did you like it? I own a couple of characters in here now! Jonathan, Jocelyn and Ella Newell! Hope you liked it! Anyhow, you know I like comments and feedback on my writing and ideas, so don't forget to review!
