BOOM!

My eyes opened as the sound of thunder rippled through the room, It wouldn't be too long before the pair was to return from their trip. The rain soon came down and prevented me from a further slumber. I sighed slightly and moved my way towards the window looking out. There went my beautiful New York day.

BOOM!

I jumped back from the window, placing my hand on my heart giving out a slight laugh. I had never been so close to the sky, never so close to the thunderstorms that I had loved to watch and listen to as a child. I turned around as the door hastily opened, and in poured the two people I had been waiting for.

BOOM! BOOM!

Marabelle burst into laughter as she pushed her light red locks away from her eyes, she was soaked to the bone, just like Erik. "Christine! Christine!" Marabelle ran to the bed closest to the window and jumped on it, I guessed to get on my level. "Erik bought me a beeeeaaautiful new dress! And a new teddy bear although it doesn't replace Mr. Wilkins!"

I laughed and picked her up and put her on the ground, I didn't want the linens to get soiled "Oh, he did, did he?"

Marabelle nodded and looked back at the man behind her "And Erik got you a really pretty new dress and something else that's realllllllly pretty!" she cooed

I looked up at Erik who had two bags by his feet "You must realize how hard it was to shop for a lady." He shook his head "A dress size in America is not the same as in Europe" he sighed and sat down on the bed "but I did get you something special."

I looked at him and smiled "You already got me a dress…" I sat next to him but he stood up and gently pulled me into the sitting room and onto a very comftorable couch.

He shook his head "No no, It's not the dress." He grabbed my hands and got down on one knee "You never got a decent proposal." He pulled a small box out of his pocket and I gasped slightly "Christine," he glanced over to the doorway, I suspected he was looking at a very curious Marabelle "You've made me the happiest I've been in a while, you've looked past all my faults and you've still loved me." He laughed slightly "You even married me when I didn't have a ring to offer you So I guess what I'm saying is; will you continue to be my wife?" He opened the tiny light blue box and exposed the princess cut fourteen carat diamond ring with a simple thin gold band.

I raised a shaky hand to my mouth and a shakily exhaled "O-Of course! Of course!" I wrapped my arms around him, nearly knocking him backwards onto the floor "Oh Erik." I swooned before planting a kiss on his lips "You didn't have to!" I exclaimed as he slipped the beautiful ring on my finger

He shook his head "No, I had to." He clasped my hand in his and I noticed a new band was wrapped around his finger, not the Titanic ones we had exchanged on the ship. I played with the ring on his finger and he grinned sheepishly "Yeah, I couldn't help myself, I knew you'd pick it out for me anyway" he winked before he placed a hand behind my head and placed another kiss upon my lips.

I laughed and pulled away "Oh Erik, you know me so well!" I smiled and pressed my forehead against his "you're wonderful." I mumbled

He laughed slightly and looked at me "Oh, I'm aware" he gave a slight smile and then moved next to me on the couch.

Erik and I sat in silence as Marabelle played silently on the floor. The knock at the door was almost lost in the sounds of the thunder, but Erik, with his keen hearing had heard it and left the room, leaving Marabelle and I alone in the sounds of a New York City springtime storm. Erik walked back in sometime later, with a piece of paper clutched in his hands, crumpling the side that he was holding.

"What's that?" I questioned as I reached for it.

He moved the piece of paper back as if it was posin and he didn't want me to touch it "You and I have been summoned to court to testify about the titanic." He clicked his tongue against his teeth "The man was a worker for the New York Senator and had handed me two. They both say the same things except the times are different, you're supposed to appear tomorrow at ten in the morning, I'm at four in the afternoon."

I looked at him "I—I can't… I have never…" I felt my stomach knot and the bile rise in my throat. Before I knew it I was concealed in the bathroom emptying the contents of my stomach into the wash basin. I didn't want to relive that night, I didn't want to relive the loss of my family, the loss of my childhood friend or the suspected loss of Erik. Erik just wrapped his arms around me, I suspected it was out of comfort, and I was glad.

The rest of the day I stayed in the sitting room with Erik and Marabelle. For supper we left and ate at a fancy New York Restrauant and then came back home and put Marabelle to bed. For the rest of the night Erik and I talked in hush whispers about the upcoming day, that I was so nervous about.

Authors Note: sorry that this was a short chapter. I wanted something kind of in the middle to just show life at the hotel for a while, but I didn't want to get into the next day and honestly I was lost at what else to write. It's just something to keep everyone entertained and I mean, who wouldn't want to get a engagement ring when they originally lost their own "wedding" rings? Buuut like I said it's just pretty much a filler. Not too happy with it but the next chapters should be better. PROMISE :D