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Lone Star Special: The Dawson Family
April 10th, 1900. Santa Monica, California
"As you can see Mrs. Dawson we here at Bayside Apartments only offer the best residences that money can buy on this side of the Pacific. For an affordable price you can live out the rest of your days here to your hearts content."
"Why thank you Mr. Chang. From what I've seen so far it certainly looks like a good community that me and my husband might be interested in."
Rose Dawson (formerly Dewitt Bukater) was currently on a real estate search to find a permanent home for her and her husband. They had just arrived at Santa Monica a few months ago and after Jack managed to get a job at the local art gallery thanks to an old patron of his, while she had manage to find a job working at the hotel desk for the local beachside resort. 'Oh Jack.' They were supposed to go looking for their new home together but he apparently bailed out on the last minute, saying that he was needed for an emergency at the gala right away. She could not stay mad at him though. He did try their best to provide for the two of them, Rose was always afraid though that he felt some sort of sense of responsibility to try and make her happy and comfortable since he wasn't some rich millionaire like all the other men that had proposed to her in the past. 'You don't understand Jack, I choose you and I would do it again in a heartbeat, every single time.' Come to think of it, today was the third year anniversary since the fateful day that the Titanic set sail, to never make it to shore again. And in those five days she would find the love of her life and go through one of the most horrific maritime tragedies of all time. Somehow even after Cal framing Jack and them being stuck in the lower decks they had made it out alive and started a new life together. With today being another step in that new life.
"Now Mrs. Dawson if you come with me I believe we have the perfect apartment for both you and your husband. It's room 212 up on the second floor and has an amazing view of the oceanside, with plenty of room for living space."
"Well why don't we go there right now and see if this is the one." She smiled as Mr. Chang lead her up the second story to the apartment open for rent. She wanted to move to Santa Monica to live there with Jack after hearing all of the wonderful stories from him of his adventures in California. From his years traveling he certainly had alot of stories from wherever he went to but he certainly held a clear favoritism for the commonwealth. It was a little bit dificult to find a house as real estate prices had gone up since Jack left with all of the new immigrants coming from Asia and the economic boom that California was going through with new trade. After weeks of searching they finally found a place near the coast that was within their savings range and had a good reputation from its tenets. Mr. Chang had seemed like a nice enough man from when they had first met, Rose only hoped that the quality of the rooms would be the same as it was promised.
"Alright here is room 212. Now if you could please follow me and step inside ma'am."
Rose walked in and was presently surprised by the room. It was a spacious complex around 2000 sq ft with plenty of open room for future furniture. There was a workable kitchen along with one small bathroom, a small living space, and two bedrooms. It was far beyond the quality of life that she had grown up in but it was more than enough for her and Jack. "This room looks very lovely Mr. Chang. It looks like the good word of your residences was true after all."
"Why thank you Mrs. Dawson. My family and I have always strived to maintain the highest quality care for our tenants here at bayside. It took my family around forty years to achieve this after my grandfather arrived to work in the gold mines. He was lucky to have struck gold during the last months of the rush and managed to create our family restaurant downtown, Golden Dragon. My own father was never that good of a cook so he wanted to build his own business in real estate near the beach. Grandfather said it was foolish and that he wouldn't succeed but the recent boom to Santa Monica has proven him to be more than wrong. Now enough rambling of my family history. If you and could come by with your husband I am sure he would be more than satisfied with the room. The starting rent is 10 redbacks with payment due on the first Monday of every month."
"Really? We'll that sounds like a pretty good deal to me." Rose turned around and saw the love of her life standing at the door. Jack Dawson.
"Oh, Mr. Dawson so glad of you to join us. I was just finished showing your wife the apartment. If you would like I can give another tour to yourself but Ms. Rose here seemed very taken with the place."
"Well if Rose is happy with the apartment then that's good enough for me."
"Yes Jack I would love for us to be here."
"Excellent, excellent, a very wise choice indeed. If you two don't mind I'll go down to the office and grab the land contract so that everything will be in order. I'll leave you two here so that you can become aquainted with your new home." With that Mr. Chang left the apartment and the two lovebirds alone together. Jack made his way to Rose and they both kissed each other.
"Jack where were you? I though you said you couldn't make it today?"
"Well it turned out that what I needed to do didn't take so long and since we are about to buy our new home I figured that I should this anyways since it's the reason why I stayed behind." Jack then got onto one knee and pulled out a ring from his pocket, shocking Rose's eyes. "Rose Dewitt Bukater will you marry me?"
Rose was shocked beyond all belief as she didn't understand why Jack was doing this. "Jack we're already married." She said while showing her wedding ring.
"Don't remind me. Almost five years ago and I wake up from one of the greatest ship sinkings in history to find out I was married against my consent to the most beautiful yet crazy redhead I ever met."
Rose chuckled at Jack's joke. She knew it was a little bit rash of her to proclaim that she was Jack's wife to the Captain, yet when she had first called herself Rose Dawson it had felt strange yet so right. She already made her mind when jumping back on the Titanic that she would stay by his side for the rest of their lives, as the both liked to say 'You jump, I jump.' When Jack woke up hours later he was shocked to not only found out they both survived but that he was apparently Rose's husband. Jack was also happy at the same time though as now he could finally grow old together with Rose just like he wanted. It was tough trying to maintain their secrecy on the cramped battleship from the first day as Rose Bukater was supposed to be dead. They even had a close encounter with Cal but were saved by that nice black sailor who had rescued them from the water after getting him to listen to their story. They managed to get into the clear as soon as Cal and Rose's mother transferred to the Carpathia and the new Dawson couple arrived in New York. There they managed to hook up with Fabrizio and Tommy who also managed to survive the sinking. They went their separate ways after a few days with Tommy and Fabrizio both staying in New York. They agreed to exchange letters and as of right now Tommy was working with a good job at the shipyard while Fabrizio had founded his own restaurant in Brooklyn, inventing a new popular Italian food named after his home city of Pisa. Jack and Rose then traveled to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin where Jack decided to get into touch with his family. The months they stayed there were some of the happiest in Rose's life as Jack's parents were loving and accepting of their marriage when they first arrived, becoming the parents Rose never had. She also loved meeting Jack's many brothers and sisters and remembered fondly both hers and Jack's days helping out the family on the farm. After staying a few months both her and Jack agreed to move to California in Texas like they always wanted. Jack's parents were sad to see their boy off again but were more than happy for the couple to find their own happiness, just making them promise to visit every now and then.
"Rose I know we're married but one thing I've always regretted is that we never had a proper wedding. Now that we've got our lives settled here in California I think it's more than the perfect time as it's been long overdue. We can have a small wedding in a few months after getting settled here and can invite the whole family for the celebration. Afterwords we can go on a honeymoon just you and me up in North California, Then we can truly start our lives together as the Dawsons. So what do you say?
Rose tried to hold back tears as she listened to Jack's argument. She was so happy for going on the Titanic, for while it had brought much sadness and tragedy it had brought them together. "Yes Jack, I'd love to have a wedding."
Jack then kissed Rose and carried her in arms bridal style. There was alot of sadness going on in the world but no one could deny this couple's happiness. "Jack, if you're going to plan a date for the wedding you should probably start soon though or at the very least wait a year."
"And why is that?"
"Well, it's because I'm pregnant."
A/N: Sorry for the wait in the past few days. Here is the epilogue to the movie's events in the TL thanks to Pieman's request.We still have one more post on Alvarez and then I'll wrap things up on the Titanic where we'll get back to the main story. For those of you waiting for an official timeline update don't worry as the next post I do will be Chapter 28. Be prepared for the 1846 hype!
"As you can see Mrs. Dawson we here at Bayside Apartments only offer the best residences that money can buy on this side of the Pacific. For an affordable price you can live out the rest of your days here to your hearts content."
"Why thank you Mr. Chang. From what I've seen so far it certainly looks like a good community that me and my husband might be interested in."
Rose Dawson (formerly Dewitt Bukater) was currently on a real estate search to find a permanent home for her and her husband. They had just arrived at Santa Monica a few months ago and after Jack managed to get a job at the local art gallery thanks to an old patron of his, while she had manage to find a job working at the hotel desk for the local beachside resort. 'Oh Jack.' They were supposed to go looking for their new home together but he apparently bailed out on the last minute, saying that he was needed for an emergency at the gala right away. She could not stay mad at him though. He did try their best to provide for the two of them, Rose was always afraid though that he felt some sort of sense of responsibility to try and make her happy and comfortable since he wasn't some rich millionaire like all the other men that had proposed to her in the past. 'You don't understand Jack, I choose you and I would do it again in a heartbeat, every single time.' Come to think of it, today was the third year anniversary since the fateful day that the Titanic set sail, to never make it to shore again. And in those five days she would find the love of her life and go through one of the most horrific maritime tragedies of all time. Somehow even after Cal framing Jack and them being stuck in the lower decks they had made it out alive and started a new life together. With today being another step in that new life.
"Now Mrs. Dawson if you come with me I believe we have the perfect apartment for both you and your husband. It's room 212 up on the second floor and has an amazing view of the oceanside, with plenty of room for living space."
"Well why don't we go there right now and see if this is the one." She smiled as Mr. Chang lead her up the second story to the apartment open for rent. She wanted to move to Santa Monica to live there with Jack after hearing all of the wonderful stories from him of his adventures in California. From his years traveling he certainly had alot of stories from wherever he went to but he certainly held a clear favoritism for the commonwealth. It was a little bit dificult to find a house as real estate prices had gone up since Jack left with all of the new immigrants coming from Asia and the economic boom that California was going through with new trade. After weeks of searching they finally found a place near the coast that was within their savings range and had a good reputation from its tenets. Mr. Chang had seemed like a nice enough man from when they had first met, Rose only hoped that the quality of the rooms would be the same as it was promised.
"Alright here is room 212. Now if you could please follow me and step inside ma'am."
Rose walked in and was presently surprised by the room. It was a spacious complex around 2000 sq ft with plenty of open room for future furniture. There was a workable kitchen along with one small bathroom, a small living space, and two bedrooms. It was far beyond the quality of life that she had grown up in but it was more than enough for her and Jack. "This room looks very lovely Mr. Chang. It looks like the good word of your residences was true after all."
"Why thank you Mrs. Dawson. My family and I have always strived to maintain the highest quality care for our tenants here at bayside. It took my family around forty years to achieve this after my grandfather arrived to work in the gold mines. He was lucky to have struck gold during the last months of the rush and managed to create our family restaurant downtown, Golden Dragon. My own father was never that good of a cook so he wanted to build his own business in real estate near the beach. Grandfather said it was foolish and that he wouldn't succeed but the recent boom to Santa Monica has proven him to be more than wrong. Now enough rambling of my family history. If you and could come by with your husband I am sure he would be more than satisfied with the room. The starting rent is 10 redbacks with payment due on the first Monday of every month."
"Really? We'll that sounds like a pretty good deal to me." Rose turned around and saw the love of her life standing at the door. Jack Dawson.
"Oh, Mr. Dawson so glad of you to join us. I was just finished showing your wife the apartment. If you would like I can give another tour to yourself but Ms. Rose here seemed very taken with the place."
"Well if Rose is happy with the apartment then that's good enough for me."
"Yes Jack I would love for us to be here."
"Excellent, excellent, a very wise choice indeed. If you two don't mind I'll go down to the office and grab the land contract so that everything will be in order. I'll leave you two here so that you can become aquainted with your new home." With that Mr. Chang left the apartment and the two lovebirds alone together. Jack made his way to Rose and they both kissed each other.
"Jack where were you? I though you said you couldn't make it today?"
"Well it turned out that what I needed to do didn't take so long and since we are about to buy our new home I figured that I should this anyways since it's the reason why I stayed behind." Jack then got onto one knee and pulled out a ring from his pocket, shocking Rose's eyes. "Rose Dewitt Bukater will you marry me?"
Rose was shocked beyond all belief as she didn't understand why Jack was doing this. "Jack we're already married." She said while showing her wedding ring.
"Don't remind me. Almost five years ago and I wake up from one of the greatest ship sinkings in history to find out I was married against my consent to the most beautiful yet crazy redhead I ever met."
Rose chuckled at Jack's joke. She knew it was a little bit rash of her to proclaim that she was Jack's wife to the Captain, yet when she had first called herself Rose Dawson it had felt strange yet so right. She already made her mind when jumping back on the Titanic that she would stay by his side for the rest of their lives, as the both liked to say 'You jump, I jump.' When Jack woke up hours later he was shocked to not only found out they both survived but that he was apparently Rose's husband. Jack was also happy at the same time though as now he could finally grow old together with Rose just like he wanted. It was tough trying to maintain their secrecy on the cramped battleship from the first day as Rose Bukater was supposed to be dead. They even had a close encounter with Cal but were saved by that nice black sailor who had rescued them from the water after getting him to listen to their story. They managed to get into the clear as soon as Cal and Rose's mother transferred to the Carpathia and the new Dawson couple arrived in New York. There they managed to hook up with Fabrizio and Tommy who also managed to survive the sinking. They went their separate ways after a few days with Tommy and Fabrizio both staying in New York. They agreed to exchange letters and as of right now Tommy was working with a good job at the shipyard while Fabrizio had founded his own restaurant in Brooklyn, inventing a new popular Italian food named after his home city of Pisa. Jack and Rose then traveled to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin where Jack decided to get into touch with his family. The months they stayed there were some of the happiest in Rose's life as Jack's parents were loving and accepting of their marriage when they first arrived, becoming the parents Rose never had. She also loved meeting Jack's many brothers and sisters and remembered fondly both hers and Jack's days helping out the family on the farm. After staying a few months both her and Jack agreed to move to California in Texas like they always wanted. Jack's parents were sad to see their boy off again but were more than happy for the couple to find their own happiness, just making them promise to visit every now and then.
"Rose I know we're married but one thing I've always regretted is that we never had a proper wedding. Now that we've got our lives settled here in California I think it's more than the perfect time as it's been long overdue. We can have a small wedding in a few months after getting settled here and can invite the whole family for the celebration. Afterwords we can go on a honeymoon just you and me up in North California, Then we can truly start our lives together as the Dawsons. So what do you say?
Rose tried to hold back tears as she listened to Jack's argument. She was so happy for going on the Titanic, for while it had brought much sadness and tragedy it had brought them together. "Yes Jack, I'd love to have a wedding."
Jack then kissed Rose and carried her in arms bridal style. There was alot of sadness going on in the world but no one could deny this couple's happiness. "Jack, if you're going to plan a date for the wedding you should probably start soon though or at the very least wait a year."
"And why is that?"
"Well, it's because I'm pregnant."
A/N: Sorry for the wait in the past few days. Here is the epilogue to the movie's events in the TL thanks to Pieman's request.We still have one more post on Alvarez and then I'll wrap things up on the Titanic where we'll get back to the main story. For those of you waiting for an official timeline update don't worry as the next post I do will be Chapter 28. Be prepared for the 1846 hype!
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