THE SHIP OF DREAMS
Epilogue
Jack, Rose, Mac, Anastasia,
Michael, and Coddie Anna remained in New York City for about three days before
Jack felt strong enough to travel. Using the money Coddie Anna found in the
pocket of Cal’s coat, they were able to afford train tickets to Chippewa Falls.
Anastasia wrote to her family as soon as they settled, telling them everything
she knew about the sinking of the Titanic.
Jack and Rose officially married
on April twenty-eighth in the small church in which Jack’s parents were wed.
Naturally, it was not an elaborate affair—it was a very tiny wedding, with just
Jack and Rose and the children as witnesses—Coddie Anna, of course, reluctantly
participated.
Jack and Michael reached a mutual
understanding of each other, and Michael agreed to find work in town and would
save up until he had enough to travel back to Russia.
Not long after their arrival and
the wedding, Jack and his sister Olivia reunited, and Olivia was thrilled to
have a sister-in-law. She and Henry promised to help Jack and his new family as
much as they could.
Though their start was a bit
rocky, the Dawsons knew that they could handle anything after surviving such a
tragic disaster as the sinking of the Titanic. "After surviving something
like that," Mac said to Michael, "the little troubles seem almost
pointless!" She didn’t see Anastasia sneaking up behind her and cried out
in alarm as her friend tugged her hair. Michael raised an eyebrow as Mac hopped
up from her seat and watched with a smirk as the girls began chasing each other
around the house.
Jack and Rose heard the squeals
of laughter and shrieks from where they sat in the kitchen and watched as the
younger girls tore through. "Come on," Rose whispered, and helped
Jack stand. They went into the living room to find Coddie Anna sitting on the
couch, wearing an expression that could chill the bones of the strongest human
being. Jack sighed, folding his arms.
"I guess we’ll just have to
take it one day at a time," he said, and Rose smiled.
"One day at a time,"
she agreed, and he kissed her.
The End.