Disclaimer- I do not own any of the characters from Titanic. This is my fav movie so I hope my story does it some credit. It is set after the ship sank.

Jack stared into Rose's eyes, her loving, cheerful face now full of misery and pain.
"I'm so cold." Jack could only just manage a nod. He knew he was going to stay alive, no matter what, but it was so cold in the water. He had already lost all feeling from the waist down. The only thing keeping him alive, from letting go on the piece of wood was Rose. Her love had changed him, had made him a better man than he was. He may have lost almost everything in the sinking, his stuff, his friends but if he with Rose it didn't matter.

"Jack. There's a boat." She whispered. He could barely look up at her. "Jack!" She shook him.

"I'm here Rose, don't worry I'm never going to leave you." As the boat move closer Jack tried to move around and make noise, but he voice was barely over a whisper and he could hardly move. "Rose. Rose!" She looked down at him. "Rose you must swim over to the man with the whistle and blow it as hard as you can." She nodded then moved off the wood and towards the whistle. Jack took this chance to try and climb onto the wood. He needed to stay out of the water as much as he could, even if for only a few minutes. Jack soon heard the shrill cry of the whistle and saw the light from the boat coming towards them.

"Rose they're coming! We did it Rose!" He swam over to her as the boat came closer. He mustered all the strength he had left to find her hand and hold it. "It will be alright." She nodded.

"Get them on the boat!" Rose was lifting up onto the boat first; her body was shaking so much from the cold that they almost dropped her back in.
"Jack! Jack!"

"I'm right here." He said as he was pulled onto the boat. She grabbed for his hand. "I'm here Rose, it'll be alright now." They cuddled close together, trying to keep each other warm.

A few hours later Rose awoke to the voice of Jack.
"Where are we?"

"We were rescued by another ship. It's all going to be fine now." She rested her head on his chest and fell back asleep.

The next few days went quickly, without anything interesting or exciting. Many people mourned the loss of their loved ones; people crying and screaming about their pain was often heard during the night. Rose was lucky though, she had a new life, a new start. She was with Jack the man she loved so dearly and nothing could take away her happiness. Well at least she thought. Jack had been sick, the all had. Apparently being in freezing water for a long period time isn't good for you and if it doesn't kill you it makes you terribly sick. He had been fine though, happy and jolly. The world was at his fingertips but now he was yet again fighting for his survival. He not only had one sickness but many. It was like god was trying hard to tear apart these lovers. Rose wondered what she had done to deserve this. She couldn't think straight. They were so close to home, almost at their new lives. Yet he may not make it there. She sat on the end of his bed. He was pale, ghostly white, the doctor had said. Days he had left, at the most months. Rose refused to believe it. If he could survive the Titanic then he could survive this, he had too. She would not let him be taking away, not now, not ever.

"Rose." Jack's voice was crackly and horse, as if speaking was a major effort to him.

"Rose." She got up from her chair in the corner and moved towards his bed.

"Yes Jack."
"Be a good girl, get married, have lots of babies." She let a single tear fall down her cheek before composing herself.

"Yes Jack. Married to you, have your babies." He shook his head.
"Maybe not me Rose."
"NO! Don't say that Jack. You got this far, you can keep fighting whatever you've got. You have to, for me!" He was about to say something but held it back. "Jack promise me!"

"I will try Rose. I will try." She nodded her head and lay down next to him on the bed, cuddling in close.
"Jack." She whispered. "I love you." He kissed her on the head.

"I love you too."