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Hellos, Goodbyes, and Happy Endings; April 17th 1912

Fabrizio, The Gundersons, Jack, and Rose woke up to the voice of Captain Smith booming over some sort of loud speaker. He said;

"ATTENTION PASSENGERS, WE ARE APPROACHING NEW YORK HARBOR, PLEASE GATHER YOUR BELONGINGS AND BE READY TO DISEMBARK! ONCE YOU ARE UP AND READY STEERAGE WILL GATHER IN THE GENERAL ROOM, SECOND CLASS IN THE LIBRARY, AND FIRST CLASS IN THE LOUNGE!"

Jack rubbed his eyes and looked at Rose "I guess we're getting ready to dock." he said. Fabrizio and the Gundersons jumped out of their bunks. Fabrizio brushed his teeth and got dressed while the Gundersons gathered their things. Rose squinted and sat up next to Jack in bed, she smiled "This is so exciting!" she said. Jack grinned and slowly swung his feet over the side of the bunk.

Fabrizio got his things together and put his blue hat on, he looked out the porthole behind the Gundersons' bed. "I finally be in America!" he said happily. Jack laughed "You're not there yet Fab, once we get in the harbor you will be!" he said. Fabrizio nodded "Si I know!" he said.

Fabrizio crossed the room to the door with Bjorn and Olaus "We're a' gonna go wait in the general room." Fabrizio said. Bjorn and Olaus nodded, Fabrizio said "You meet us in there when you're ready!" Jack nodded "Okay." he said. Fabrizio and the Gundersons walked past Helga's cabin, Fabrizio knocked on the door but there was no answer. "They must a' already be up!" he said.

They walked to the general room, the Dahl family was already in there as were Tommy Ryan and the Cartmells. Fabrizio grinned and walked over to Helga "Good morning!" he said happily. She smiled "Hei Fabrizio." she said. Fabrizio sat down next to her on the bench "I a' wish I could stay with you Helga, I a' never wanna leave you" he said. Helga tilted her head down towards him "Kommer to Minnesota." she said in a hushed tone. Fabrizio looked at Helga's parents, they weren't paying attention.

"I a' don't know you think your mama and papa will be okay with it?" he asked. Helga shrugged and looked over at her father, he was reading some Norwegian newspaper. "Pappa!" she whispered, nudging him. "Ja Helga?" Olaf asked, taking off his reading glasses and putting down the paper.

"Fabrizio kommer to Minnesota with oss?" she asked with puppy dog eyes. Olaf looked at his daughter like she was crazy "Hva?" he asked. Helga batted her eyelashes "Vennglist Pappa?" she asked. Olaf rubbed his forehead taking in what she just asked him "Du want Fabrizio to kommer to Minnesota with oss?" he asked. Helga nodded.

Olaf shook his head. He didn't want to just start inviting people to come with them, Dahl Farm was big, but it wasn't that big. "Vennglist Pappa, jeg elsker ham!" Helga pleaded in a hushed tone. Olaf looked down at his daughter, then at Fabrizio. Fabrizio shrugged. He turned to Mrs. Dahl and whispered in her ear, she shrugged.

Olaf looked back at Helga "Fine Fabrizio kommer too." he said. Helga's eyes lit up, she squeezed her father tightly and then turned to squeeze Fabrizio equally tightly. Olaf chuckled. "Whoa there Helga!" Fabrizio laughed. Helga nor Fabrizio could stop smiling "I so happy now!" Helga said. Fabrizio kissed her, "Me too!" he said.

Tommy walked over with Olaus and Bjorn. "I heard some officers talking out on the deck, we'll be in the harbor in about 15 minutes." Tommy said. The Gundersons nodded. "Ja, vi go out för smoke och vi hör den officers talking." Bjorn said. Tommy looked at Fabrizio "What are you grinnin' about?" he asked.

Fabrizio grinned wider "I a' go to Minnesota too!" he announced happily. Helga hugged him again "Ja Fabrizio kommer too!" she said. Tommy laughed "Ah I see!" he said.

Olaf Dahl looked over and smiled, he was happy that his daughter was so happy. Fabrizio caught Mr. Dahl's eye "Grazie signore." he mouthed. Olaf nodded with a smile. He motioned for Fabrizio to follow him outside. "Oh I be right back!" Fabrizio said to Tommy, the Gundersons, and Helga. He got up and followed Helga's father outside.

Tommy looked at Bjorn Gunderson "I wonder what that was about?" he said. Bjorn shrugged "Don't know!" he said. Tommy looked down at Helga, she was just sitting there smiling obliviously to anything else going on around her.

Once outside Olaf turned to face Fabrizio. "Du marry min datter?" he asked. Fabrizio looked at Mr. Dahl in suprised shock, was he finally getting Mr. Dahl's approval? He smiled "Si signore, I would like to, but only if it is alright with you." he said. Olaf smiled "I give du min blessing, min Helga er so happy og at make meg happy."

Fabrizio grinned "Really?" he asked. Olaf nodded "Ja, if du going to live på Dahl Farm du marry min Helga." he smiled. Fabrizio was overwhelmed with happiness and before he knew what he was doing he ran and hugged Mr. Dahl, basically tackling him. "Au!" Olaf yelped, Fabrizio had stepped on his foot.

"I so sorry signore!" Fabrizio apologized. Olaf chuckled "Det er okay." he said. Fabrizio smiled. "Kommer back in." Olaf started walking back to the general room, Fabrizio followed.

"What was that about?" Tommy asked Fabrizio when they got back. Fabrizio grinned "Mr. Dahl give me permission to propose to Helga!" Tommy's mouth dropped "That's awesome Fabri!" he clapped him on the back. Fabrizio grinned again "Si I know!" he said.

Cora came running up to them from across the room. "Hey where's Uncle Jack?" she asked, bouncing up and down. Fabrizio and Tommy laughed "They're a' coming soon!" Fabrizio said. Cora nodded "I can't wait to dock!" she said. "Why's that?" Tommy asked. Cora grinned "We are going to stay with my aunt in that New York place." she said.

Tommy nodded "That sounds fun!" Cora nodded "What about you Tommy?" she asked. Tommy chuckled "I'm meetin' some friends from Ireland in Indiana, we are going to try and start a potato farming business." he said. Cora smiled and looked at Bjorn "You?" she asked. Bjorn explained about himself and Olaus going to North Dakota. "That's cool Mr. Bjorn!" she said. Bjorn smiled.

She looked at Fabrizio "How about you Fabrizio?" she asked. "Where are you and Uncle Jack going now?" Fabrizio grinned "Actually I'm a' not going with 'Uncle' Jack, I'm a' gonna go with Helga and her mama and papa to Minnesota." Cora's eyes widened "Oh I see!" she giggled.

Jack and Rose got dressed and gathered all their things. "Okay let's go wait in the general room with everyone else!" Jack said. Rose smiled "I'm so so excited!" she said as they left the room.

They walked down the hall to the general room. Once they walked in the whole room was filled with passengers and their luggage. "Man it's crowded in here!" Jack said as they slowly made their way through the crowd to the back of the room. Rose nodded "I'm not even claustrophobic but this is a little much..." she said.

They made their way to the back of the room. The Gundersons, Cartmells, Dahls, Fabrizio, and Tommy were all crowded around by a bench. "Hey everyone!" Jack said happily. Cora ran up and jumped on him. "Hey Cora!" he laughed.

"So when do we dock?" Jack asked. Tommy thought for a second "Probably about 5 more minutes and we'll be there." he said. Jack nodded and looked at Rose "This is so crazy Rose, in 5 minutes we're free to go explore and begin our life together!" he said. Rose smiled, Jack pulled her close to him and kissed her. "This is insane Jack...I love it!" Rose said, taking a breath.

Finally Captain Smith came back on the speaker. He said;

"WE HAVE DOCKED IN NEW YORK HARBOR PLEASE EXIT THE SHIP THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE PASSAGEWAYS."

Tommy grinned "We're here!" he said. Cora jumped up and down "Yay! Yay! Yay!" she squealed. Bert Cartmell chuckled and picked her up "Calm down Cora I know it's so exciting isn't it?" Cora nodded enthusiastically "Oh yes daddy I can't wait!" she said.

They all picked up their luggage and got in the long exit line. "This is a long line daddy!" Cora commented. Bert laughed "I suppose it is Cora!" he said. Fabrizio was hugging Helga around the waist "I'm a' the happiest man in the whole world right now!" he whispered. She giggled and turned to kiss him. The Gundersons were talking to eachother in excited Swedish.

Jack was grinning and Rose was rocking on her heels excitedly. "I love you Jack! Thank you for helping me escape, now we can be free! For the first time in my life I can do whatever I want!" Rose said. Jack smiled "You're so welcome Rose." He kissed her. Tommy had his luggage in one hand, twiddling his thumbs.

Finally they got to the exit passageway, Officer Lightholler was standing at the exit. "We hope you enjoyed your stay aboard the RMS Titanic." Lightholler was saying as people exited the ship. "Thanks!" Jack replied happily as he passed through, Rose smiled.

They made their way down the ramp, more crew members were standing around pointing the many, confused steerage passengers towards Ellis Island. They stepped off the ramp onto New York Harbor. The Statue of Liberty was looking down at them with her golden torch. "Lady Liberty, that has a nice ring to it don't you think?" Rose asked with a smile. Jack grinned "Sure does Rose, sure does." he said. They made their way through a large crowd of people, mothers were scolding and yelling at their children in multiple languages as the various children ran around excitedly.

They all huddled together in a circle to say goodbye. "Hey Fabrizio, we're taking Rose to the Santa Monica Pier for the honeymoon!" Jack said. Fabrizio smiled sheepishly. "Actually Jack, I'm a' going to Minnesota." he said. Jack looked at him for a second "Oh, wow, really?" he asked. Fabrizio grinned "Si I go live with Helga's family, her daddy give me his blessing and I'm a' gonna ask her to marry me." he whispered. Jack grinned too "Wow that's great Fabrizio!" he said.

They walked back and joined the circle. The Cartmells were the first to say goodbye. Cora hugged Jack, Rose, Tommy, Fabrizio, Helga, and Bjorn. "Thanks for having so much fun with me! Uncle Jack will you write me?" Cora smiled. Jack grinned "Of course I will Cora!" he said. Bert Cartmell smiled and took a piece of paper out of his pocket. He wrote something down and handed it to Jack, "Our address." he said. "Thanks." Jack replied with a smile.

Cora hugged everyone one last time and walked away with her parents, she waved back at them grinning happily. "Bye Uncle Jack!" she shouted. "Bye Cora!" Jack shouted back.

Next the Gundersons said goodbye. "Goodbye du all!" Bjorn said happily. He hugged them all, Olaus smiled and hugged them next. Bjorn wrote down their address and gave it to Tommy "Du write och tell mig all about din potato business!" he said. Tommy chuckled "I'll do that Bjorn, thanks!" he said. Bjorn wrote down his address a second time and handed it to Fabrizio "If din ever in North Dakota." he said. He knew Minnesota and North Dakota were right next to eachother. "Grazie and good luck!" Fabrizio said. Bjorn smiled "Du too." he said.

"Bye Bjorn, Olaus." Jack said giving them each one last hug. Even Helga's father gave them a hug and wished them good luck. "Tack Mr. Dahl." Bjorn said. They began to walk away, "WAIT!" Fabrizio said suddenly. They turned around.

"Before everybody goes I a' wanna do something." he said. Everyone stared at him as he got down on one knee in front of Helga. Helga was looking down at him confused, he gently took her hand in his own.

"Helga, I know it has a' not been long but I love you. I love you so much, you a' mean the world to me Helga, you make me the happiest man in the whole world. So with your father's blessing I ask you, Helga Dahl will you make me happy man? Will you marry me?" Fabrizio choked out. He continued "I no have a ring but I will get you one. I love you."

Helga's mouth dropped open, happy tears welled in her eyes. "Oh Fabrizio jeg elsker deg! Ja! Tusen times ja!" she cried jumping into his arms as he stood up. Fabrizio grinned and twirled her around in his arms. They kissed. Mr. and Mrs. Dahl smiled, Jack, Rose, Olaus, Bjorn, and Tommy clapped.

Jack, Tommy, and the Gundersons went over and patted Fabrizio on the back. They congratulated them as did Rose. "Vi send invitations soon." Olaf announced. Tommy and the Gundersons smiled as did Jack and Rose. "We'll be waiting!" Tommy said. Bjorn and Olaus gave Fabrizio and Helga one last hug, then they walked away.

Now it was just Jack, Rose, Tommy, and the Dahls. Olaf looked at his pocket watch "Vi har to go soon." he said. Fabrizio turned to Jack "It's been a' so great Jack. And a' like Mr. Dahl said we send you wedding invitations soon so is not goodbye yet." he said. Jack smiled and hugged his friend "I'm proud of you ragazzo mio, goodbye for now and see you soon buddy!" he said. Fabrizio grinned "Grazie Jack."

Fabrizio hugged Tommy too. "Good luck Tommy!" he said. Tommy smiled "You too Fabrizio, it was great meeting you!" he said. Tommy gave Fabrizio the adress to his friend's house where he would be staying for the time being. "Grazie Tommy, I write you soon!" Fabrizio said hugging him again. Rose said goodbye to Helga "Thank you for being my maid of honor and helping with Jack's plan, it was really nice getting to know you, and again, congratulations on your engagement!" she said. Helga smiled and gave her a hug. "Takk og du er velkommen." she replied.

The Dahls and Fabrizio said their last goodbyes and gave some last hugs. Then they started walking towards the Ellis Island building. "Goodbye!" Fabrizio shouted, waving back at them. Helga and her parents also waved.

"Goodbye!" Jack and Tommy shouted at the same time, Rose smiled and waved. Tommy turned to face Jack and Rose. "Well I guess it's time for me to say goodbye too!" he said. Jack smiled "I guess so. Hey it was really nice getting to know you." he said. Tommy hugged him tightly "I'll see ya soon Jack-o you better believe it!" he chuckled.

Jack smiled "See ya Tommy!" he said. Tommy hugged Rose next "And you, for a rich girl you were quite a firecracker! You really suprised me, I didn't think ya would fall for Jack here as he drooled over ya but ya did! It was a pleasure gettin' to know ya ma'am, Mrs. Dawson." he said. Rose hugged him back "Thank you Tommy, it was lovely getting to know you as well and I look forward to seeing you again soon!" she said.

Tommy smiled "See ya!" he said. He walked away smiling and waving. Jack and Rose waved back happily "Bye Tommy!" they shouted together. Once Tommy was out of sight it was just Jack and Rose.

Jack pulled Rose close to him and they kissed. Rose pulled away and looked deep into Jack's eyes, she brushed some hair away from his eyes and caressed his face gently.

"I love you Jack." she said. Jack grinned and kissed her forehead "I love you too Rose." he said. Rose looked over at all the people getting off the ship. She saw her mother walking with Cal and ducked behind Jack.

She caught snippets of their conversation, her mother was going to try for Cal's father. "Oh how disgusting!" Rose whispered, Jack shook his head equally disgusted. "That's so wrong, ugh she's so typical and and-" Jack put his finger to Rose's lips, shushing her.

"That's not your problem anymore. You're free now and you never, ever, have to go back." he said. Rose looked up at him, she realized he was absolutely right. She was free now. She kissed Jack again. They began to walk towards Ellis Island together, talking about their trip to the Santa Monica Pier and other travel plans. They could now officially begin their life together.

For the first time in 17 years Rose DeWitt Bukater was free.