Confessions

The sun was starting to set as Jack stared out at the ocean. He didn't even notice her walking up behind him until she sat down next to him. Neither of them spoke as they were both thinking the same thing. Both of them were desperate to say 'I'm sorry' but were too scared. After their argument earlier about Sawyer and Juliet, they had both said things they regretted, and that regret was building a divide between them. Not letting them forget the events of the morning…

Jack filled up the water bottles at the caves carefully; thinking about his experience with The Others when he heard Kate next to him, unscrewing her water bottle.

"Hi" Kate said as she kneeled down next to him. He wasn't in the mood to talk with her after what had been said earlier. "Hi" he muttered shortly, not looking at her.

"Jack," She whispered urgently. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry about what happened out there… I don't want us to fight." She sighed to herself, muttering under her breath "I hate it when we fight."

"It's not that easy Kate." He turned to her as he spoke. "It's not as if I can just flip a switch and instantly forgive you!" He got up; scowling at her. "Kate, just because you say you're sorry doesn't make everything alright. You pretend to care about me long enough to come back for me; but really you felt guilty that I had been left behind! And you know what? If it wasn't for you I could be on a sub going home right now!"

Kate reeled back, shocked by his cutting remark. She found herself getting angry. "Right, so it's all my fault is it? I was expected to just leave you to play happy families with Juliet and clean up the mess your leaving would've made at camp?"

"It's not my mess Kate. And… Happy families? Juliet and I are just friends which is more than I can say for you and Sawyer!"

"What the hell Jack? I couldn't care less about Sawyer! He's nowhere near as important to me as you!" Kate replied; quickly she realized what she had said. Jack then couldn't stop himself from asking.

"Then why did you sleep with him?!" He yelled, putting pressure on her. Kate couldn't take the feeling of his eyes on her for much longer. She wasn't ready to tell him how she felt just yet. So she did what she always did—she ran. Jack could only look on puzzled.

"Kate? Kate!"

He faced her and looked her deep in her eyes; he took a deep breath and then said "Do you want to tell me what that was about earlier?"

Kate looked at him scared "I can't" She looked at the sand.

"You can't what Kate?" Kate said nothing and carried on staring into the sand. Jack reached over and touched her shoulder roughly. "We were just getting somewhere and you do what you always do. You get at me for being a coward, Kate when all you do is run away!"

Kate was shocked. She sighed heavily. "Alright. I was mixed up ok Jack? I was lonely and he was going to die so I slept with him ok? I was being the coward. And I was so pissed off with myself for doing it; but I couldn't get out. But I didn't want him Jack—I never have." She couldn't stop starring at his eyes. As she found her voice she said "Jack, I could never choose Sawyer over you because….." she swallowed hard. She was scared what she was going to say, but she had to say it. She took a deep breath and swallowed. "I love you." She held her breath as she saw his shocked look but when he smiled back she felt less nervous.

She had said it. She had finally said the words he had been longing to hear. Now she was looking at him with a nervous look on her face that made her seem even more irresistible. Tentatively, he leaned in towards her, taking her face into his hands. He placed his lips on hers, taking in every line and contour of them as he did so. The kiss was gentle at first, but they both longed to be closer to each other and the kiss deepened and became more passionate. The force of her on him caused him to fall back in the sand with her on top of him still kissing him. Oxygen was desperately needed but neither wanted to pull away.

Reluctantly, they both pulled apart; breathing heavily. Kate was amazed that a guy like Jack could like her for who she was—love her even. Jack was feeling exactly the same way about her; they were both in Heaven.

But not everyone was happy about Jack and Kate's new relationship. Two people standing on edge of the jungle were looking at them with hate and hurt in there eyes!