"If I never had to meet you, then I never have to lose you"

It had been three years since he'd got off that island, three years spent walking the streets- getting on with his life, lonely and unneeded- unwanted by anyone. She had always had his back, but now she was gone. She'd made the ultimate sacrifice, by dying and blowing up that bomb it had pulled them away from the island for the final time, all of their memories intact. Everyone had gone back to their old lives, reunited with their loved ones- Sun and Jin had an army of kids who always ran screaming to greet him on one of their rare visits, Jack and Kate had two children but he never saw them, he couldn't bear it. He could still see her huge blue eyes looking up at him, telling him that she loved him, she would forever, always.

Jack and Kate stood for everything that he and Juliet had wanted together- if Kate had only got those chains off of her it would have been better. Juliet would still be alive and they would be happy, in the time where they were supposed to be. He had gone to see her sister, he'd told her everything and she'd told him he never wanted to see him again. She wasn't as beautiful as Juliet had been.

A runner pushed past him, she was dressed all in pink, running shorts, top, hat. He laughed "Watch it Barbie" he growled irritably.

She turned her head quickly "Mind your manners grumpy" and she carried on running, turning up a road which he knew was famed for its huge houses with immaculate gardens and white picket fences. He stood still, shell-shocked, he knew that voice, knew that hair. He couldn't move and it was then he broke into a run. He pelted after her with everything he'd got.

"JULIET!"

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Just a bit further.

Pain did nothing for her now, she actually enjoyed it- it reminded her she was alive and you have to keep fit so running was the perfect answer.

She'd already experienced things no other person could even dream of, she'd died, she'd hit that hydrogen bomb with a rock after falling through a chasm into an electromagnetic pocket- some death, but of course, it wasn't. She's had no idea how it had happened, by hitting the bomb she had woken up on a sidewalk. She had learnt that the Oceanic Six had for the second time a year previously; there was no mention of the man she loved- her Sawyer.

Having to build your life from scratch was never easy but she'd done it, she'd gone back, opened up her old bank account with all the money she had got from working on the island, changed her name and got on with her life. She never went looking for Jack or Kate, she couldn't bear to look at the people she had shared everything with and now had everything she wanted.

She could see the turning to her road a few meters ahead and she picked up her pace. A man shoved past her, hunched low, hands in the pockets of his jeans. He gave a sinister little chuckle "Watch it Barbie" he grunted. Woah, he had issues and there was no way she liked that.

She turned her head briefly, only sparing the words "Mind your manners grumpy" before turning into her road and beginning her to edge up the speed before she reached home. She smiled to herself, she just had to put dinner on and the trash out before she could collapse in a heap.

"JULIET!"

Her head snapped round and she saw the man she had bumped into racing after her with the look of a mad man in his eyes. How did he know her name? She began to sprint toward her house, she could just see it but as she looked back she could see the man coming closer, his hands pumping backward and forward as he sped towards her.

Finally she reached her house, she leapt over the white picket fence with a single bound and reached into her pockets for her keys, bringing them out she tried to find the right one with shaking hands. As she got it and unlocked the door he leapt over the fence. She slipped inside and tried to push the door closed but he pushed against the door, preventing her from doing so. They were both panting from the sprint and were both pushing hard against the door. He had his head bowed and she groaned as she shoved her weight against the door. He lifted his head and looked her in the eyes.

Deep blue eyes, unshaven face, his dirty blonde hair fell to his shoulders just how she remembered it did. She stepped away from the door in shock, her head turning away, unable to believe who was in front of her. She had to be going mad; there was no way he was standing in front of her now. He stepped through the door but she stepped away, unable to meet his eyes. "Juliet, it's me"

She shook her head as a few tears escaped from under her closed lids- she couldn't believe this. It was all a cruel joke. But this time when he stepped closer she held her ground. "I can't..." she whispered "This isn't fair, I..."

"Julie it's me I swear" he whispered and placed his hand on her cheek, lifting her eyes to his. Her eyes swum with tears that began to fall freely down her cheeks. "Say my name" he murmured

"James Sawyer Ford" she whispered and she laughed through her tears as he pressed his lips against her and kissed her.