A while later Bella and Edward were both panting and looking at each other lovingly
Bella stroked Edward's face, " You're trembling"
Edward put his hand on Bella's hand which was still on his face, " It's ok, I'm alright"
They didn't say anything else for a while, just looked at each other
A little while later Edward hears a noise and they knew it was time to leave or they would be caught
They quietly left the car with it's steamy windows and the hand-print Bella made while they were making love and hurried out of the cargo hold and didn't stop until they were on the deck. Then they looked at each other and started laughing then hugging and kissing
" It's almost time" Bella whispered
" I know" Edward whispered back, " They can see it right now in the crows nest and they are trying to reach the people at the wheel so they would turn this ship"
Edward and Bella watch as they get closer to the iceberg, Edward had his arm around Bella and Bella was hugging him
Finally they felt the ship turning, too bad it wasn't enough to dodge the iceberg
They both watched in astonishment as they went past the iceberg
Edward grabbed Bella just in time when a large chunk of the berg fell in the exact spot they were standing
" Are you ok?" Edward asked
Bella shakily nodded and sighed, " It has begun"
" We should go tell Ruth and Cal... that's what they did in the movie" Edward said
Bella gasped, " Wait, you cannot be caught with the Heart of the Ocean in your pocket"
Edward smirked, " I won't be"
" Promise? Because I don't know what I would do if we separated right now" Bella said
" Bella" Edward said putting his hands on her shoulders, " I will not have the Heart of the Ocean in my pocket when they search me, I promise"
Bella nodded and hugged the love of her life and tried to calm down
" And you can't get in trouble for stealing that man's coat because you didn't steal it" Bella said trying to comfort herself
Edward smirked, " Exactly"
He untied one of his shoes and Bella gave him a strange look
Edward just smirked
Bella led Edward through the door inside the ship and they headed towards the suite
Lovejoy was waiting for them like Bella and Edward expected
" We've been looking for you miss" Lovejoy said
" I bet" Bella thought but didn't say aloud
Bella went into the suite with Edward following behind and Lovejoy behind him
Edward felt Lovejoy put the necklace in his pants pocket
Without anybody seeing him, Edward took the necklace out of his pocket and hid it well, when they got into the sitting room, Edward spotted Cal's coat and secretly slipped the necklace in his pocket pretending to accidentally trip over his untied shoelaces, it looked ridicules but it worked
Edward cleared his throat, " Sorry" And tied his shoelace
Bella hid her smile and looked serious at everybody in the room, " Something serious has happened"
" You are correct" Cal said, " Two things dear to me have disappeared this evening. Now one of those things are back" Cal looked at Bella then at Edward then back to Bella then back to Edward, " I have a pretty good idea where to find the other"
Cal turned to the Master at Arms, " Search him"
The Master at Arms steps up to Edward and pats him down
" This is unreasonable" Edward said but he let the Master at Arms continue
" Cal you can't be serious, we are in the middle of an emergency and you want him searched" Bella scoffed
The Master at Arms didn't find anything
" There is nothing on him" The Master at Arms said
Lovejoy looked shocked for a moment but then he hid it well
Cal looked angry after that, " He must have it"
" What are you looking for Cal?" Bella asked knowing the answer
" The Heart of the Ocean" Cal said angrily
" Maybe you just misplaced it" Bella said innocently
" I did not misplace it" Cal said glaring at Bella
" Well, as you can see, it is not on Jack's person, so please sir, let go of his arm" Bella said looking at the Master at Arms, " And we do not require your services anymore"
" The Heart of the Ocean is still missing" Cal said
" Maybe he took it and brought it down to his room in 3rd class" Ruth suggested
" That is impossible, I was with Jack the whole time" Bella said
" He could have stolen it when you were getting dressed" Cal whispered only to Bella with fury
" It's ok Rose" Edward said calmly, " Let them search my things, I have nothing to hide"
Bella looked panicked
Edward just smiled at her to reassure her
" Come back safely" Bella said
Edward nodded
The Master at Arms and Lovejoy escort Edward out of the suite to go down to third class to see if the necklace is there
Nothing is said for many minutes, there are noises outside, people knocking on doors and talking
" Um, I better get dressed if we are made to go outside" Ruth said and she excused herself and left the room to go to her bedroom
A minute passed with Cal glaring at Bella
Bella just glared right back, she figured if she could face an evil vampire like James and Laurent, then she could face Cal, she knew she was going to get slapped, but she's been through worse
Cal angrily walked up to her and slapped her across the face
" You're a little slut aren't you" Cal said angrily
To Cal's surprise, instead of an answer, he was also slapped across the face, " Don't you know it's wrong to hit a lady?" Bella asked with fury in her eyes and voice
Cal glared furiously and almost hit her again but Bella was ready and she stepped out of the way in time
" HOW DARE YOU" Cal yelled
Before anything else could be done or said, there was a loud knock on the door and an urgent voice
A steward opens the door, " Sir, I've been told to ask you to please put on your lifebelt, and come up to the boat deck"
" Get out, we're busy" Cal said with anger in his voice
The steward ignored him and came into the room and got the lifebelts down from the dresser
" I really am sorry about the inconvenience, Mr. Hockley, but it's Captain's orders" The Steward said and looked at Bella, " Please dress warmly, it's quite cold tonight" He handed a lifebelt to Bella"
" This is ridiculous" Cal said taking his own lifebelt but not putting it on
They all had on their warmest coats, Cal was wearing the coat with the necklace in it, he didn't know it was in there yet
The three of them went to the A-deck and into the foyer
" It's just the God Damned English doing everything by the book" Cal said annoyed
" There's no need for language, Mr. Hockley" Ruth scolded
Mr. Andrews entered and looked around the magnificent room which he knew within a few hours will be underwater
Bella saw him and went over to him with Cal behind her
" I saw the iceberg, Mr. Andrews... I see it in your eyes... please, tell the truth" Bella said already knowing the truth
Mr. Andrews looked down sadly at Bella and then at Cal, " The ship will sink... in an hour or so... all of this... will be at the bottom of the Atlantic"
" My God" Cal whispered shocked
" Please, tell only who you must, I don't want to be responsible for a panic. Get to a boat quickly and don't wait, do you remember what I told you about the boats?" Mr. Andrews asked
Bella nodded pale faced
Mr. Andrews walked off moving among the passengers and urging them to put on
their lifebelts and get to the boats
" Edward, why aren't you back yet?" Bella thought to herself