After dinner, Jack and Rose went back up to their room to spend some time together. It had been a long, but exciting, day. Neither of them could believe they were going to be parents. Although they hadn't planned for it, both of them were extremely excited about the news.

As they climbed into bed, Jack wrapped his arms around his wife and kissed her red curls. He couldn't believe that he was going to have a child with his beautiful wife. In seven months, they would be sharing their home with a little baby. A baby that was made out of the love that Jack and Rose had for each other. "God, I love you Rose. I love you so much."

Rose smiled. She was so glad that Jack was happy about her pregnancy. She couldn't believe that she had even thought that he could be upset. "I love you, too, Jack. Thank you for giving me this baby."

Jack laughed. "You're welcome, Rosebud. But you're the one carrying him or her, so I think that I have you to thank."

"Jack, what are we going to name our baby?" Rose asked.

Jack smiled again at the thought of their own little baby. "What names do you like for a girl?"

"What about Margaret? We could call her Molly.. like Molly Brown. She did so much for us, I think naming our daughter after he would be wonderful," Rose suggested.

"I agree. What about a middle name?"

"What do you think?"

"Well, do you remember the little girl from the steerage party? She became like a little sister to me during the short time that I knew her.. And she didn't make it. Her name was Cora. Do you think that's a good name?" Jack suggested. His heart broke when he didn't see Cora's name on the survivor list. She was just a little girl.. she deserved to live. Now, maybe she could live on through his own daughter.

"I love it. Margaret Cora Dawson." Rose smiled at how good the names fit together. "Now, how about names for boys?"

"What would you think about Thomas Fabrizio? You met Tommy and Fabri, didn't you?" Jack asked, and Rose nodded. "Both of them were great friends to me.. And they were both there for me to support me and give advice when I was starting to fall in love with you and didn't know what to do." Jack blushed at the memory, not sure if he wasn't Rose to know how upset he was after their conversation in the gym.

Rose smiled at how sweet her husband was. He had needed advice about her? "Oh, Jack. You're so adorable." Rose gave Jack a kiss on the lips before responding again. "I think that's a beautiful name."

Jack beamed, happy that his wife liked his suggestion. He bent down and kissed Rose's stomach, before talking to the baby inside of her. "Hi there, little Molly or Tommy. We can't wait to meet you."

"You're going to be a wonderful father, Jack."

"Well, you're going to be an even better mother."

"You really think so?" Rose asked. "I'm kind of nervous. What if our baby doesn't like me?"

Jack kissed her forehead and pulled her tighter into his arms. "Sweetheart, our baby is going to love you. You have such a kind, caring heart. I know you'll be a wonderful mother."

Rose laid her head down on her pillow, content with how everything in her life was panning out. She imagined how different things could have turned out for her if it wasn't for Jack. She owed him everything. "I love you, Jack."

Jack laid his head down as well and wrapped his arms around the love of his life. "I love you, too, Rose. Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Jack," Rose said before falling into a peaceful slumber, filled with dreams about her future with Jack.

Rose woke up the next morning around 9:30, noticing Jack was no longer in the bed with her. "He must have gone to work already," Rose thought. She rolled over in the bed and smiled when she saw a note on the pillow next to hers.

My love,
I woke up to go to the factory already, but I thought I should let you sleep in. See you tonight. I love you.
Love, Jack

Rose smiled after reading the note, knowing how lucky she was to have such a wonderful husband. She got out of bed and changed into a dress that she could wear for the day before going downstairs, where she found Lilly making breakfast.

"Lilly, this looks delicious!" Rose exclaimed as she looked at the eggs, bacon, and French toast that Lilly had prepared.

"Help yourself," Lilly offered. "The men already ate a lot of it, but there's still enough left for us."

Rose laughed, knowing how her husband could eat enough food to feed a small village. "Thanks, Lilly. Do you have any plans for the day?"

"Well, I was thinking that we should start planning out your nursery! I mean, I know we have awhile, but I'm just so excited for the baby."

"How about after I finish my breakfast we go uptown and start looking around? We could ask Paul's wife, Anna to come with us, too. I know she gets lonely when Paul is at work all day," Rose said as she started to eat her French toast.

"That sounds like a good idea. There's a cute little baby store uptown that an older woman in town owns. They have everything – cribs, bassinets, baby clothes, diapers… pretty much anything that you could want. Do you know which room you're going to use for the nursery?"

"I think that we'll put the baby in the guestroom. Since that room doesn't have any bedroom furniture, we won't have to deal with moving all of the furniture out of Jack's old room to make room for the baby's things."

"Oh, that's a great idea. We'll have to paint the room! What about yellow? That's pretty gender-neutral," Lilly suggested.

Rose grinned, happy that Lilly was so excited about the baby. She could use all the help she could get preparing for the little Dawson's arrival, since Jack worked so much during the week. "That sounds wonderful. Little Molly or Tommy is going to have a beautiful nursery awaiting him or her."

"Are those the names that you have picked out?" Lilly asked, a little bit confused.

Rose nodded, remembering that she hadn't told Lilly about her and Jack's name choices yet. "Well, Margaret and Thomas, but Molly and Tommy for short. The baby will be named after some wonderful people in Jack and I's life."

"Well, Rose, those are beautiful names. I like them a lot." Lilly smiled. "Now finish your breakfast so we can get shopping!"

Rose laughed. "Okay, okay."

Rose and Lilly walked down the road to Paul and Anna's house, which was only a short walk from the Dawson residence. Rose was happy that her two good friends in Chippewa Falls were so close by – one even lived with her. It was nice to have friends so close by, as Rose sometimes got lonely during the week with Jack at work. Not that Jack's work bothered her – Rose was extremely proud of her husband for providing for the two of them. Even though she wasn't getting paid for her role in Romeo and Juliet, she hoped that once she got some experience, she could possibly get a paid position in a play or maybe even teach acting classes. It would definitely help fill her time during the day.

Rose knocked on Anna's front door once her and Lilly walked up onto the porch. Anna swung the door open, surprised to see Rose standing there. Her long brown hair was up in a bun and she had flour dough on the apron she was wearing around her dress. "Hey Rose! What are you doing here?"

"Well, Lilly and I are about to go uptown to do some shopping, and we were wondering if you'd like to come with us. I know you get lonely sometimes when Paul is at work, so I thought you'd like to get out of the house for a bit."

"Oh, of course! Just let me get cleaned up here. I just finished baking some bread for dinner tonight. Why don't you come in while I change?" Lilly and Rose stepped inside the foyer while Anna disappeared into the kitchen, where she removed her soiled apron and washed off her hands and face.

"What are we going shopping for?" Anna yelled from the kitchen as she put away the bread she had just baked.

Anna's question made Rose realize that she and Jack hadn't told Anna and Paul about the baby yet. They had just found out yesterday afternoon, and hadn't seen Paul and Anna since. Rose waited until Anna came back into the foyer to tell her the news, so she could see her reaction. "Well, I just found out yesterday that Jack and I are going to be having a baby in January. Since we have a lot of preparing to do, Lilly suggested we go to the baby store uptown and start looking at cribs and other things."

Anna put her hand over her mouth as she gasped. "Rose! You're pregnant?" Rose nodded her head in response. "This is wonderful! Oh my gosh. A little baby Dawson!"

Lilly laughed, remembering how she herself had excitedly responded to the news the night before. "Isn't it crazy? I told Rose we're going to have so much fun decorating the nursery."

"That we are. We'll have to paint, maybe put up some wallpaper…"

Rose laughed at the reactions of the two women. She was lucky that after only two months in Chippewa Falls, she had already made two amazing, supportive friends. "I'm glad you're both excited. However, we've been standing here for a few minutes now. I think it's time we go uptown."

"Wow, this is absolutely beautiful," Rose gasped as she looked at one of the cribs inside Mrs. Helen Foster's baby store. The wood it was made out of was beautiful, and the designs that were carved into it were done perfectly.

"It's mahogany wood, hand-carved by a man in town. Would you like it?" Helen asked.

"Oh, no. I couldn't possibly afford it, with the baby on the way. We have so many other things to buy.." Rose said, truthfully. Jack made pretty good money at the factory, but they had so much to buy for baby, they couldn't spend a lot of money just on one item. She didn't want to use Cal's money – her and Jack had put that into savings. Who knows when they might need it?

Lilly's voice snapped Rose back to reality. "I'll buy it."

Rose immediately shook her head. How could she let Lilly pay for something so nice? Since Charlie had been working at the factory for so long, his wage was a bit higher than Jack's, but not by much. They were definitely very middle-class. "Oh, Lilly. I couldn't possibly let you do that."

"Now, Rose. You're not only family, but you have been such a good friend to me. Charlie and I were discussing last night how we needed to get you a gift for the baby. Just consider this a gift from us. If you won't accept it, let the baby accept it," Lilly insisted.

Rose sighed. She didn't want to accept such a gift, but she knew Lilly was going to make her do so. "Alright, fine. Thank you, Lilly," Rose said as she hugged her friend.

"It's no problem at all."

Rose, Lilly, and Anna left the baby store an hour later, with a crib, bassinet, and a few outfits for the baby. Although they had until January to prepare for the newborn's arrival, Rose was glad that she had gotten a head start on things. It would definitely make things less stressful later on in her pregnancy.

Later on that evening, Jack and Rose laid in bed, staring at the bassinet that was in the corner of their room. They figured that at least for the first few weeks of its precious life, the baby would sleep in their room with them. The baby would no doubt be waking up quite frequently, and he or she shouldn't be left alone at such a young age.

"Just think, Rose. In less than seven months, our baby will be sleeping in that bassinet over there," Jack whispered softly as he wrapped his arms around his beautiful wife's stomach.

"I know. I can't wait, Jack. Little Molly or Tommy is going to be beautiful."

"Just like you, Rose," Jack responded, making her blush. "You know, we haven't celebrated your pregnancy yet, sweetheart."

Rose gave Jack a devilish grin, pretending not to know what he meant. "What do you mean?"

"Would you like to take a trip to the stars, my love?"

"I would love to, Jack," Rose whispered as he pulled her husband close and gave him a passionate kiss on the lips. She couldn't believe how perfect everything was.

Jack and Rose made their way to the stars, blissfully unaware of what was to come. Unfortunately for the young couple, perfection doesn't last forever.

A/N: Ooooh, a cliffhanger. I wonder what will happen next? You'll have to keep reading and see. I'll try to update soon. Please review!