Written by Cait Luvs You
Based on some situations originated by James Cameron.

I could see him every time I looked at her. Every time I looked into her piercing eyes. Jack. Her blue eyes--they haunted me.

The Titanic was gone. Jack was gone. But Elodie, though grown up, was still here. For now. For she would leave soon with her husband and unborn baby. She would move to her new home. Oh, how I would miss her, her and her blue eyes.

"Mother, you can’t be so sad that I am leaving." Elodie saw my eyes filling with tears. She thought I was crying because she was leaving, but I was crying because of the memories. The memories of the Titanic.

I wiped my eyes and looked at her rounded belly, remembering a time when I was young and in the same situation. I had just gotten married. I had to. It was the only way I could forget about Jack, though it never worked. I’m not sure I ever truly loved George, or at least not the same way I did Jack. No, definitely not the same way.

I had only been married a few months when I found out, for I had jumped into marriage quickly. What else was I to do? I didn’t dare go back to Mother or Cal. So, I was alone. Everyone believed the child was George’s, but I knew better. I just knew. But what could I do? I had never mentioned Jack Dawson to anyone. The baby was the only thing I had left of Jack, and I couldn’t even claim it as his.

And here she was now, all grown up. The only thing I had left of Jack and she was leaving. Another tear slipped down my face. How could I let go of him? I couldn’t do it again, but I had to.

"Mother?" she questioned again.

"Oh, no, I’m just going to miss…uh…" I meant to tell her. I had always planned to someday. She deserved to know who her father was.

"What was that?" she asked.

"Oh, nothing. I’m just going to miss you." I embraced her in a hug, tears streaming down my face. "I’ll never let go!"

The End.

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