A man put Rose into the lifeboat and told her to stay put. Rose grabbed Jack's hand and held it for a moment or two, then was pushed back into the boat. The boat began to lower, and Jack and Rose looked at each other.
"You're a good liar," said Cal.
"Not as good as you," said Jack. "There is no arrangement, is there?"
"Oh, there is. Not that you'll benefit much from it," replied Cal. "I always win, Jack. One way or another."
Jack stopped and looked at him, then looked at Rose with a sad expression. Rose looked up at him, tears stinging her eyes. She got up and jumped out of the boat.
"No, Rose! No!" Jack shouted. They both started running towards the Grand Staircase. "Move!" Jack yelled at a man in his way. "Move, damn it!" He ran down the stairs, a worried expression on his face. He swept Rose into his arms. "Rose! Rose, you're so stupid! You're so stupid, Rose! Rose, why did you do that? Why did you that? Why?" He kissed her face the whole time.
"You jump, I jump, right?" she asked.
Jack kissed her again and hugged her. Cal, at the top of the stairs, couldn't believe what he was seeing. She was willing to die for this man…this penniless man from Wisconsin who could never support her like he could. He walked over to Lovejoy.
"I can't believe this…" he said. "She's…she's ready to die for him!"
"You can never stop true love," said Lovejoy.
"Oh, shut up, Lovejoy! Watch me!" Cal snapped.
He grabbed the gun in Lovejoy's pocket and pointed it at the couple at the bottom of the stairs. Jack looked up at him. His eyes went wide. Cal fired, hitting a statue.
"Run!" Jack shouted.
He took Rose's hand and started running. Cal ran down the stairs and slipped on a fragment of the statue. He jumped up, grabbed the gun, and fired at them again. Rose screamed as he missed, hitting the water instead. Jack dragged Rose into the flooded dining room and Cal raced to the bottom of the stairs. He fired again. Rose shrieked. Cal tried to fire again, but the gun was out of ammunition.
"I hope you enjoy your time together!" he shouted at them. He walked back up to the stairs and started laughing.
"What could possibly be funny?" asked Lovejoy.
"I put the diamond in the coat," said Cal, laughing. Than it turned to fury. "And I put the coat on her!"
Meanwhile, Jack and Rose ran through a drier dining room and down a couple of flights of stairs. Rose was breathing heavily, holding onto her side. Jack lifted her hand and saw the bullet wound.
"That bastard! Damn it!" Jack cursed, kicking the wall.
*****
A few more weeks passed, and Rose was showing more signs of pregnancy. Her stomach was beginning to bulge.
Jack was proud to be a parent already, even though his child wasn't born yet. Jack was in the kitchen, while Rose sat outside in the garden, her hand rubbing over her stomach. Jack came out with a tray with two teacups on it and a newspaper in his hand.
"Good morning, my lady," he said. He leaned down and kissed her cheek. Rose smiled at him as he sat down next to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.
"What's in the headlines today?" asked Rose.
Jack opened the paper and looked at it. "Dog rescues owner in a house fire," Jack read.
Rose rolled her eyes. "Nothing good these days, so they write about animals saving lives," she said.
"Hey, it's not a bad thing! This man wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for Bruno!" Jack exclaimed, referring to the paper.
Rose laughed. "You're a very entertaining man, Jack," she said.
"And you are a very beautiful woman," said Jack. They kissed and smiled at each other. "So, how's Elvendork doing?"
Rose laughed. "Jack, you know we're not naming this child Elvendork," she said.
"I know. I wasn't talking about the baby," Jack said.
"What? Are you talking about Precious?" asked Rose. Joseph had gotten her a kitten a couple of weeks ago that Rose had named Precious. Jack didn't really like cats, so he forbade her to sleep in their room.
"No, I'm talking about Elvendork," he said. He took a puff of the cigarette he had in his hand. "Your dad couldn't have at least gotten us a dog?"
Rose rolled her eyes. "I can't believe you're still going on about this," Rose said.
"Hey, if Elvendork was on Cal and Lovejoy's side, than it's be the Trinamic Trio of Stupid Names!" Jack exclaimed, which caused Rose to laugh.
"Jack, trinamic isn't a word," she said.
"I know. That's how stupid their names are!" Jack exclaimed, and he kissed her cheek.
"Her name isn't Elvendork and her name isn't stupid," Rose said, laughing. Jack laughed as well.
"Trinamic Trio of the Stupid Names…sounds like it should be a moving picture," he said, his arm wrapped around her. "I can see it now! The Trinamic Trio of Stupid Names! Here comes Caledon, Spicer, and the newest edition…Elvendork the cat!"
Rose couldn't help but laugh. "Oh, Jack! I'm so glad I fell in love with you!" she exclaimed, wrapping her arms around his neck.
He wrapped his other arm around her and kissed her. "I'm glad you did, too. Otherwise, I wouldn't be the luckiest man in the world!" he said.
Rose laughed again and kissed him. "Oh, Jack Dawson, where would I be without you?" she asked.
"Marrying a dumb idiot who’s also part of the Trinamic Trio of Stupid Names called Caledon Hockley," Jack said. Rose giggled. "Miserable, I assume." Rose laughed at this. "Hey, I'd be miserable, too, if I were to marry a damn bastard as well!"
Rose was choking with laughter. When she calmed, she said, "You know, I kind of miss Southampton. It was beautiful there."
"What? Southampton, New York?" asked Jack.
"No, Southampton, England," Rose said.
"Why? Did you meet Caledon ‘Stupid Name Number One’ Hockley there?" Jack asked, laughing to himself.
"No. Then it wouldn't be beautiful," said Rose.
"True," Jack said, laughing. And they continued to embrace each other.