Jack heard Rose's voice, almost too scared to open his eyes for fear that he was only dreaming. He wasn't sure if she had survived.. he had blacked out when he was put into a lifeboat. Jack laid there for a moment with his eyes closed and slowly moved his thumb up and down the hand that held his tightly. He finally got the courage to open his eyes and was greeted by the face of his beautiful Rose, softly smiling. "Rose..?"

"Jack! Oh, Jack, I'm so glad you're awake. I was so worried that you wouldn't pull through."

"Rose, where are we? Where have you been?"

"We're in the infirmary on another ship. We were saved from the water and put into a lifeboat, but you were slower to recover than I was."

Molly looked on at the two lovers, smiling. She knew these two were meant to be together.

A nurse ran into the room after Rose, who she had heard scream Jack's name. "Miss, I'm going to have to ask you to leave. He is in a delicate state and does not need visitors at this time."

Rose's smile quickly turned into a sad expression. "Ma'am, please, my…uh husband needs me. I can't leave him." Jack heard her referring to him as her husband and looked a little surprised. He wasn't mad, he loved her and wanted to be with her. He was glad to hear that she apparently felt the same way.

The nurse looked exasperated. "Ma'am, I'm sorry, but what this patient needs is to rest. You can come back tomorrow and check in on him."

Rose looked at Jack. "Jack, I never got the chance to tell you, but I love you. I love you so much and I am still getting off of the ship with you, even if it isn't the Titanic. I want to spend my life with you."

Jack weakly smiled. "Rose.. I love you too. I'm so glad you feel that way because I don't want to ever be without you again. But the nurse is right, we both need to rest. I'll see you tomorrow. I love you."

Rose just smiled at Jack, not letting go of his hand just yet.

"C'mon Rose, let's get you some hot food and some rest. We'll come back and see Jack tomorrow." Molly looked at Jack. "I'm glad to see you're doing better, son. Get some rest."

"Thank you, Molly. Thank you for bringing Rose to me." Jack tried to smile, but he just felt so weak.

"Don't worry," the nurse looked at Rose. "I'll take good care of him for you."

-

Later the next night, the Carpathia was due to dock in New York. Jack, who had mostly recovered, and Rose, stood out on the deck in the rain watching the Statue of Liberty pass by.

Jack's heart broke. His dear friend, Fabrizio, had been so happy to be going to America. Jack could still hear his words "I can see the Statue of Liberty already! Very small of course." Fabrizio would never get the chance to come to America. It just wasn't fair. Rose was really all that Jack had left in the world.

Rose looked over at Jack. "Are you alright?"

Jack nodded. "Yeah, just thinking. .. Rose, I love you so much. But you do realize that if you stay with me, I have nothing. No money, no house. I have no place to go. I don't even know what we're going to do when we get off of this ship."

Rose put a finger to Jack's lips. "Jack, I love you. I don't care if I sleep on a bench tonight as long as I'm with you."

Jack kissed her passionately, not caring that they were in public. How could he have gotten so lucky? A first class girl wanted to spend her life with him, a penniless steerage boy. He loved her so much. She was the best thing that had ever happened to him.

When Jack pulled away, he noticed an officer walking up to them. "Can I take your names please?"

Rose spoke up before Jack could respond to the man. "Dawson. Jack and Rose Dawson." The officer nodded and walked away.

Jack was shocked. Did Rose actually want to marry him? He couldn't believe it. "Rose? What was that about?"

"I don't want Cal to find me. I want to marry you anyway. May as well just take your name now."

"Oh, Rose. I love you so much."

Rose kissed him softly, before putting her hands in her pocket. She was wearing the coat that Cal had given her, and it felt heavy. She wondered if he had put something in it.

Rose gasped as she pulled out two stacks of hundred dollar bills. There must have been at least twenty thousand dollars in that coat, probably more. "Well, I don't think that we are going to have to worry about a place to stay, Jack."

Jack smiled. "Is there anything else in there?"

Rose reached into the other pocket and pulled out The Heart of the Ocean. "Wow, I can't believe Cal put this in the coat."

"We could pawn it," Jack suggested.

Rose shook her head. "That's a bad idea. If Cal is looking for this necklace and finds it in a pawn shop, he could track us down. He would do anything to find this necklace. Let's just put it somewhere safe. Besides, it reminds me of when you drew me."

Jack blushed at the memory. "You're right. When we get a place to stay, let's take some of the money out so we have enough for a place to stay while we get back on our feet, buy some clothes and some food and then we can put the rest in the bank."

Rose nodded. "Good idea. We should go find Molly and check in with her."

Rose and Jack went off to find their dear friend, Molly Brown, before the Carpathia docked.