I was so stuck on what to call this story so it's not got the best name- sorry! xx

For the sake of this story, Jack is 23 & Rose is 21 :) x

April 10th, 1912

Jack sat at the table inside the pub, glancing out the window he could see 'the ship of dreams' waiting to depart.

"This is it" he took a deep breathe as he put almost everything he had on the table- leaving only 6 in his pocket so he had a little left for his daughter.

"You're really betting all that away? You have a kid!" Sven said as he glanced at the young girl sat beside him as she held on to a raggedy old teddy bear. "Well, if I win, I'll be able to get us back to America with those tickets" he raised an eyebrow and looked at the boarding tickets for the ship outside. "OK" Sven said smugly, convinced he had won.

The 2 men went back and fourth, the look of pure anxiety running through the both of them and Jack wondered if he should have bet everything after all.

"Well?" Jack said waiting for Sven to put his cards down on the table. Jack laughed in disbelief as he put his own cards down "full house!" He said as the threw everything on the table in to his bag. "Come on Lils! We're going to America!" He laughed and picked his 5 year old daughter up. Lily had no idea what was going on, it was just obvious her Father was happy. She held on to him as Jack ran through the crowds of people to ensure they made it on to the ship on time.

"Hey! Have you been through inspection?" The crew member asked. "Yes" Jack lied "besides, we're American, we don't have lice" he rushed. "Fine…" the crew member stepped aside to let Jack and Lily through before shutting the door.

"Come on! Let's go and see the ship leave!" Jack said as he continued to run up to the top deck, still holding Lily.

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"Wave!" Jack smiled at Lily as the ship began to move "at who?" Lily frowned, confused. "The people down there!" Jack chuckled and watched as Lily began to wave.

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Once the ship had left, Jack and Lily went to find their cabin. Jack was grateful when he walked in to find they were in a room with another family - a young man, his wife and their son, who was not much older than Lily.

"Hey" Jack nodded "I'm Jack Dawson… this is my daughter, Lily"

"Hi, I'm Sam, this is my wife Jenny and this is my son Oliver" the other man smiled "nice to meet you" he said as they shook hands before Jack began to unpacked what little stuff they had.

"Where are we going, Daddy?" Lily asked as she sat on the bed, watching as Jack unpacked with Sam, Jenny and Oliver no longer in the room. "We're going to America darling" he smiled "where?" Lily repeated, confused "America" he chuckled "it's where I'm from" he smiled as he sat down beside her "oh… OK" she smiled. "Would you like to go and explore?" He asked "yes please!" She grinned and stood up. "Let's go" he took hold of her hand as they left the cabin.

I'll post chapter 2 later on today :) x