Rose stared out the window, watching the scenery pass by. They had left New York City a half hour ago and no one had said a word. Of course, they weren't sitting together. Jack and Rose was sitting in front of Fabrizio and Trudy, who both seemed sound asleep, exhausted from the busy morning they had.

Rose sighed, letting her emotions from the morning wash over her. The confrontation with Cal had indeed been scary. She had almost forgotten just how frightening her former fiancee had been. But she had quickly been reminded and she was glad that it was finally over with at last. She no longer had to worry about Cal or her mother. They were both firmly back in her past once again and this time in the past they will stay! She had no plans to ever speak to her mother again.

Now she only had the future to look forward to. A future that still didn't feel too secure. Not with Jack again lapsing into his own thoughts. She didn't even know if he realized that he was leaving her to her own thoughts and conclusions. Not that she could blame him. She had no idea how he was feeling, realizing that his survival had been brought with someone else's death.

She didn't think she could take any more of his silence. What did Jack want from her? She had apologized for putting him in such a position. She had given him plenty of space. What more could he want from her? If he didn't want her, he should at least tell her so. Just stop leaving her in this limbo!

"Are you ever going to talk to me again, or is this how it's going to be for now on?" Rose went ahead and asked, her patience gone. After all that she had been through since waking up back in 1912 and having to regain Jack's affections...she just couldn't take anymore. He either wanted her or he didn't!

Jack frowned, seemingly confused by the question. "What?"

"Jack, you haven't said five words to me since we had left New York and before that...you were outright avoiding me. I understand that you needed space and time to come to grips with the deaths of those men, but don't you think it's time we discuss what happened? With them...and with Cal even?"

"I'm not avoiding you."

"Then why have you been acting like I don't even exist?" She couldn't help the hint of hurt in her voice. She felt so...needy and clingy and she hated that, but she couldn't help it. She wanted him so badly, it was beyond evident now.

Jack sighed, feeling guilty. He hadn't meant to avoid her. That hadn't been his intention at all, it's just that...he had been feeling like he had been living on borrowed time since the nightmare about Olaf and Sven and he had just been waiting for that feeling to disappear. He was usually a laid back, carefree guy. He never worried about things before. This feeling of deep responsibility was new to him and he was feeling his way through it by withdrawing into himself some. Which, unfortunately, meant not talking to his new bride. It wasn't right and if he wasn't careful, he would probably lose her.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to avoid you. I've been an asshole today and I didn't even mean to. It's just...I've been feeling out of sorts with myself and I'm not used to that at all. I'm just trying to find steady footing again."

"Jack...we're husband and wife now. A team. If one of us is unsteady, both of us are. I need you to talk to me so I can help both of us find steady footing. You can't just shut me out like this."

"I know. But you have to understand, I'm new at all of this. I'm not used to...feeling responsible for somebody else or even having to talk to someone about something that is bothering me...because until now, I wasn't really bothered this much about something. I was always able to bounce back right away, but this time it's different. But I'll do better. I promise. I won't shut you out again."

"That's all I ask for. I am sorry that they're dead, Jack. I...I didn't know..."

"I know that you didn't. You didn't even think wishing on stars could come true. Neither did I."

"I'm not sorry for the wish though. I rather regret someone dying and still have you in my life than being free of such regret, but still having lost you. That may make me a horrible person..."

"It doesn't. I mean...I don't want to be the one dead either, so if that makes you horrible, it makes me horrible as well."

"I guess everything has it's strings. I rather have you and these strings. It killed me when I lost you. I...I had thought that I would never be happy again," Rose sighed, thinking back to that horrible year without Jack. After only three days, he had become such a deep part of her...losing him had left a scar that would never heal. At least, that's what she had thought at the time.

Jack took her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze, remembering that dream on the ship, when he was trying to decide which girl he wanted to be with and what the other version of himself had said. "You would have, Rose. You would have been happy again. You just had to heal...if you hadn't made the wish, you would have moved on eventually."

"Maybe. But I don't want that kind of happiness, Jack. I want the happiness that only being with you gives me. I love you so much...even more now. I mean...I had to really work to get your love back and it made things even deeper now than they were before. I'm glad that I don't have to discover what other happiness that had been waiting for me back in the old timeline. It could only pale to what I have now, here with you."

"I love you too. You know...I don't regret anything that happened in the last timeline. Dying for you...it was something that I could be proud of. I'd do it again if I had to, if it kept you free from that bastard you were engaged to."

"Jack..."

"I wish I had been there from the moment he had shown up. I should never have let him lay a hand on you."

"It's alright. He wasn't as bad as I expected him to be. He had treated me worse in the old timeline. At least now he's out of my life for good. Along with my mother. I'll never have to see them again," Rose smiled, her mood beginning to lift now that her and Jack had talked and came to an understanding. "From here on out, there's nothing but the unknown future."

Jack laughed and shook his head. "Not unknown. We still have to do Santa Monica. Together."

"What?"

Jack's grin was bright and happy. It was a grin that she had missed since leaving the Olympic. Rose was happy to see it back.

"I can not believe that you have forgotten. We talked about it once before. You remember. Drinking cheap beer. Riding the roller coaster until we throw up and finally, riding horses in the surf, like a real cowboy."

Rose laughed as she gazed into his beautiful blue eyes, eyes that she was glad to get lost in. "I had done those things in the old timeline, Jack...in your honor."

"Well, you haven't done them with me. Which makes it a new experience," He winked, taking her hand and raising it to his lips in a soft kiss. "I'll even give you another lesson on spitting like a man."

Looking into Jack's eyes, Rose knew that all he had said, they really were going to do and so much more. She no longer knew what the future held for them, but she did know that it held a number of good and new experiences, with not only Jack, but their friends by her side. "I can't wait..."

...

April 14, 1913

It's been a year since the sinking of Titanic. One year ago, the great ship had hit an iceberg and sank into the depths of the sea, taking over 1500 people with it. But Jack Dawson had not been one of them, much to Rose's relief.

She looked up at the star filled sky and smiled, feeling at peace. Once upon a time, what felt like a million years ago now, she had been full of grief and turmoil. A grief that had moved her to make a life changing wish. Now, she was back to this place, to this time, but her feelings was a lot different. No longer was she in turmoil. No longer did she long for the love of a man she had lost months ago. Now, she was at peace and happily married to the man she loved. Her future was bright and she looked forward to what was to come next for them.

"There you are. I've been looking all over for you, sweetie," Jack approached holding two cups of ice cold beer. He handed one to Rose and settled down next to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. It's been an eventful year for Jack. Meeting Rose. Marrying her. Being best man for Fabrizio while he married Trudy, and getting hired on at a small gallery not too far from the pier. Tonight was his night off and he had spent all of it with Rose. He looked up at the stars, happy to be here with the love of his life. He once thought that he had a happy life, traveling around the globe, no cares in the world. Now, sitting here with his wife, he knew that he hadn't known what true happiness was back then. But that didn't matter. He did now. This was true happiness. This moment, sitting here with his Rose in his arms with nothing in the world to disturb them.

"I wanted to sit for a bit. You know...I was sitting right here when I made that wish. I was sitting right here and I had made that wish on a star that I had no hopes of coming true."

Jack looked up at the sky, his eyes searching for a particular star out of what looked to be a countless number. "Which one is it? The star you wished on?"

"It was a shooting star...and it had zipped across the sky right about now...but...I don't think it's there anymore. It did what it was meant to do. Besides, I have everything I could ever wish for right here next to me."

Rose and Jack smiled as they gazed into each other eyes. Despite all odds, they had a long and happy life to look forward to. Nothing was ever going to come between them, not even death.

A/N: This is the end of Wish Upon A Star. I was going to try for two more chapters, but the story refused to cooperate, so I'm ending it in this chapter. I hope that you've enjoyed this story. It was really fun to write and I'm going to miss it. I also want to dedicate this chapter to the victims and survivors of the disaster with this being the month that the ship sank and I also want to dedicate this story to the movie itself. Titanic will be twenty years old this year. Wow, it's been so long ago. It still feels like yesterday, when I saw it for the first time on the big screen and just how magnificent and beautiful the story was. It still is a very beautiful movie and one of the few that brings me to tears.