Allison was standing on deck at the back of the ship, lost in her own thoughts. Her thoughts consisted of one man only, Will Murdoch. Molly is right. I AM in love with Will. He is a complete gentleman not to mention he is strikingly handsome. I think he may be the one. If this does go further I hope papa will approve.
Will stepped out of the dining room door and walked out on deck to search for Allison. He couldn't find her. Joseph Boxhall passed by Will on his way back to his cabin.
"Joseph, you haven't seen Allison have you?" Will asks.
"I saw her at the back of the ship, staring out into the ocean. Why do you ask?"
"Oh the Captain asked me to check on her."
"Ok then. I shall see you tomorrow. I am going to get some rest. Cheerio." And he continued on his way to his cabin.
Will set off to the back of the ship and sure enough found Allison standing there like Joseph said.
Allison was brought out of her thoughts by a familiar voice.
"Beautiful view isn't it."
She turns around and comes to face to face with Will. "Hello Will. Yes it is quite beautiful and very peaceful." She turns back to face the ocean as Will comes to stand beside her. "So Will what brings you up here?"
"Your grandfather asked me to check up on you."
"Really."
"Yes. He seems to think that something is wrong with you."
"Well don't fret dear Will. I can assure you I'm perfectly fine."
Will looks down at Allison and he can't help but smile to himself. "You looked absolutely beautiful tonight Allison."
Allison blushes as she responds, "Why thank you Will. That was nice of you to say."
"I mean it Allison. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes upon."
Allison looks directly into Will's eyes. "Are you sure you mean that, Will."
"Yes Allison, I do." It's now or never Will he thinks to himself. "Allison, I have something I need to tell you."
"What is it, Will?"
"Perhaps we should sit down." Allison nods her head and he guides her to the nearest bench. He notices Allison shivering slightly. He unbuttons his jacket and puts it on Allison. "Is that better?"
"Yes Will, thank you but what about you."
"I'll be fine." Allison hugs the jacket closer to her making Will smile.
"So what was it you wanted to tell me, Will?"
Will takes a deep breath before taking Allison's hands in his own. "Ok here goes. Allison, from the moment our eyes locked on the bridge, I felt something and that feeling has been plaguing me since this morning. You are the only woman who has made me feel like this and… well basically what I'm trying to say is… I love you." He pauses to look at Allison's reaction.
"Oh Will.."
"You do not feel the same way, do you." Will lets go of her hands and looks down at his feet. A second later, he feels a gloved hand on his cheek. He looks up to find Allison's hand on his cheek and her smiling lovingly at him.
"Don't be silly, Will. Of course I feel the same." She strokes his cheek gently as his hand moves to do the same on her cheek.
"You have no idea how overjoyed I am to hear you say that. I was afraid that…" He trailed off there."
"Afraid of what Will?"
"I was afraid that you wouldn't feel the same way."
Allison's hand continues the same motion as she says, "Well I will say this to you now, Will Murdoch. I love you." They both leaned closer to each other and the next thing they knew they were both kissing. Will wraps one arm around Allison's waist with his other hand going toward the back of her neck to hold her in place. Allison wraps both her arms around Will's shoulders. The kiss gets more passionate by the second. During the kiss, James Moody was on his way to the officer's mess when he saw two people sitting on a bench kissing. Upon closer inspection, he realised it was Will and Allison. He smiles at the scene before proceeding on his way. After a few moments of kissing, they broke apart to get some oxygen. They both stared into each others eyes for a few seconds before Will embraces Allison even closer and they look up at the stars in the entering the officer's mess, James is greeted by Harold and Charles. He grabs some food and joins them at the table. "Harold, Charles you will never believe what I have just witnessed."
Charles and Harold continued sipping on their tea as Harold spoke, "What did you see James?"
"Oh nothing much, only Will and Allison kissing." Both Charles and Harold choke on their tea and look to James with looks of pure surprise on their faces.
"Are you serious, James." Charles speaks up.
"Yes I saw it with my own eyes. They were sitting on bench out on deck in a passionate embrace."
"Well good luck to both of them. Best we don't mention anything to the Captain about this. No telling how he would take it." Harold piped up.
"Agreed." Charles and James both said and they all went about their business.
Will and Allison spent a few moments embraced together, looking up at the stars in the sky. Allison gave a yawn breaking Will from his thoughts. "I guess I better get you back to your suite Allison before your grandfather and Anna begin to wonder where you are."
"Yes you're right Will and I am feeling a bit tired." They both get up off the bench and Will escorts her back to her suite. They stop outside her room. Allison hands Will his jacket back. "Thank you for escorting me back to my room, Will."
"Not at all my love. Now I won't see you tomorrow morning because I have a late night shift but I'll see you maybe sometime before the ball."
"Oh I almost forgot about the ball. Ok make sure you get plenty of rest after your shift then."
"I will do Allison. I love you." He quickly looks about to make sure no one is around and he quickly leans in to kiss Allison.
"I love you too, Will." They kissed one more time before parting ways. Once in her suite with the door closed behind her, Allison lets out a happy sigh. Anna enters the room upon hearing the door being closed.
"Did you enjoy dinner this evening, miss?"
"Yes Anna it was most enjoyable and the company most pleasant."
"Glad to hear it miss." She helped Allison out of her dress and corset and helped her put on the nightgown then left Allison to rest. As soon as Allison's head hit the pillow, she feel asleep dreaming of the kiss she shared with Will. At least one hour later, there was a knock on the door. Allison was still in a deep sleep so was not disturbed. Anna got up to answer the door and on the other side stood Captain Smith.
"Good evening sir."
"Good evening Anna. I just called to make sure Allison got back to her suite alright."
"Yes sir. She got in just fine and is now resting."
"Alright then. Can you please let her know that I will be here to escort her to breakfast tomorrow."
"Of course sir."
"Ok thank you Anna. Have a good evening."
"You to sir." Smith leaves and Anna retreats back into the room.
Another hour later and Will is about to go on duty. The kiss he shared with Allison was never far from his thoughts. He was mighty relieved that he told Allison the truth but was even more relieved when she admitted to having the same feelings. He smiled at the memory. Just as he was making his way onto the bridge, he was dragged off to the side by Charles, Harold and James who were coming off duty.
"What are you all doing?" Will says looking at the three men, shocked.
"I saw you out on deck, Will." James pipes up.
"I was out on deck what is so special about that."
"You were out on deck with Allison."
"The Captain asked me to check up on her. Make sure she was alright."
"Ok Will was part of checking up on her kissing her." This time it was Harold who spoke up.
Will's face at this point was now as red as a beetroot. "Please don't tell the Captain." He pleaded with the three men causing them to laugh.
"Of course we won't say anything Will." Charles assured him and Will thanked the three men. "So I take it you told her how you feel then."
Smiling brightly, Will replied, "Yes I told her everything and was so relieved when she told me she felt the same."
"I'm so happy for you Will." All three men chorused at the same time. They were about to ask some more questions but were interrupted by Henry Wilde.
"Ok gentlemen, I think you had better let Mr Murdoch be on his watch." Wilde said with authority.
"Yes sir." Charles, James and Harold said before exiting the bridge, leaving Will and Henry to be on watch.
Allison woke up the next morning feeling the happiest she had ever been in her life. Will constantly invaded her dreams and she couldn't wait to see him again. Although she had only known Will for a day, she felt like she had known him her whole life. Anna entered the room and informed Allison that her grandfather would be here soon to escort her to breakfast. She quickly got out of bed and out of her nightgown and into fresh undergarments. Anna helped her into her corset. Allison decided to wear a beige coloured dress with a cream sash and a pair of white shoes. Anna finished Allison's hair and Allison spent the rest of the time sitting on the chair reading a book until her grandfather arrived. Just a few moments later, her grandfather had arrived to escort her to breakfast. Once they reached the dining area, they went to a table which was occupied by Thomas Andrews, Margaret Brown and Bruce Ismay. They all stood up upon seeing Allison and Captain Smith. They greeted one another and sat down to breakfast. Halfway through breakfast, Captain Smith turns to his granddaughter.
"Allison dear, you might be pleased to hear that we are docking in Queenstown today."
"Oh wonderful. I might be able to do a bit of shopping."
"I thought you might enjoy that," he smiled then turned a little serious, "however I do not want you going around the marketplace unescorted so I will be sending an officer to escort you around."
"Papa you do not need to. I will ask Mrs Brown if she would like to join me."
"Very well but I'll still send an officer to watch over you both."
"Ok then papa." Allison sighed and returned to her cup of tea. The Captain had to leave early to attend to his duties. She then asked Molly if she would like to accompany her to Queenstown for a bit of shopping to which Molly replies, "Why of course Allison darling. I've been very much looking forward to this."
After breakfast, both ladies bade farewell to Mr Andrews and Mr Ismay and proceeded to get ready to go to Queenstown. They both met up on deck just as Titanic docked at Queenstown. They waited for the officer who would be escorting them. Allison knew it wouldn't be Will as he would be asleep. "Miss Smith, Mrs Brown." Allison and Molly turned round to see James Moody walking towards. "Your grandfather sent me to escort you both around the marketplace."
"We'll be glad to have your company Mr Moody won't we Molly."
"Of course. A strapping young man like yourself Mr Moody. We'll be the envy of all the girls." Molly burst out laughing causing Allison to laugh and Moody to blush ever so slightly. Both ladies took one of Mr Moody's arms as he helped them into the boats that would take them to shore. They spent a good deal of time browsing through the various stalls before they had to return aboard Titanic. Once aboard Titanic, Moody escorted Molly and Allison back to their suites and returned to do his shift. Allison was to meet her grandfather and Molly for lunch. She changed into a soft green dress with a white belt and white gloves and shoes. Once she arrived at the dining room, she saw her grandfather sitting with Bruce Ismay. It looked like they were having a conversation of sorts. Allison could make out what they were saying so stayed hidden in the shadows listening in to their conversation.
"So you've not yet lit the last four boilers." She could hear Ismay say to her grandfather.
"No I don't see the need. We are making excellent timing." Smith said proudly. Allison could see the pride her grandfather was emanating and smiled. She saw Ismay taking a puff of his cigarette before addressing the Captain.
"Captain, the press knows the size of Titanic now let them marvel at her speed. We must give them something new to print. The maiden voyage must make headlines." Allison was already starting to dislike Bruce Ismay and now it seems he was trying to bully her grandfather into making the Titanic go faster just to impress the media.
"Mr Ismay, I would prefer not to push the engines until they've been properly run in." Allison couldn't help but agree with her grandfather. She didn't know much about ships and engines but she trusted her grandfather's judgement.
"I'll leave it to your good officers to decide what's best. What a glorious end to your final crossing if we get into New York on Tuesday night and surprise them all." Smith remained quiet. "Retire with a bang, eh EJ." The Captain remained quiet while giving a slight nod of the head. Allison could see Bruce give a small smirk before saying, "Good man." Her grandfather looks a little down in the dumps so she decides to make her presence known.
"Papa I'm sorry for being late." She said as she approached the table. Her grandfather and Mr Ismay rose up from their seats.
"Not to worry Allison dear." He gives Allison a kiss on the forehead before turning his attention back to Mr Ismay. "Allison, you remember Bruce Ismay."
"Yes of course. Good afternoon Mr Ismay." She said with a fake smile.
"Good afternoon Allison," Ismay bows his head. They all sit down at the table and are joined shortly by Molly and Mr Andrews. After lunch was done with, Allison and Molly decided to take a walk out on deck. She told Molly about the conversation her grandfather and Mr Ismay were having and Molly was disgusted.
"Why the nerve of that man."
"That man really irritates me. He can't bully my grandfather like that. Why I have half a mind to let him know exactly what I think of him."
"I know Allison but don't let him get to you. Besides the ball is today which should be fun."
"Oh yes the ball. I'm very much looking forward to it."
"Is Will going to be there?" Molly asks. The moment Will's name was mentioned, Allison had a big huge smile on her face which was red from blushing. Molly notices this of course and questions Allison. "Ok Allison what's happened."
"I'm going to tell you because if I don't I might end up going crazy." They both sit down and Allison tells Molly how she and Will had confessed their love for each other and about the kiss.
"Well it's about time. I'm so happy for you both Allison." Molly embraces Allison then says, "So what did you grandfather have to say about all of this."
"That's the thing. He doesn't know anything. I don't want to tell him in case he doesn't take it very well."
"You should tell him when you feel the time is right."
"What would I do without you Molly." Both women laughed and moments later, the bugle sounded announcing the ball would be held shortly. Both women parted ways to get ready for the ball.
I want to say a big huge thank you to all who have reviewed. I am so glad that you are enjoying it. Here is chapter three. For those of you following my Resident Evil story, just to let you know that chapter three is currently being written and will hopefully be up sometime tomorrow. Anyway hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Till next time.
Lady Wesker xxx