Hi! Just a short story set after the finale, I know it's shot but I'd like to get some reviews :)
Also, for those who are interested, I am still writing 'Dependence'.. I just have writers block at the moment, not to mention I'm super busy with university/work/life, but an update will be coming soon!
When she opens the door they find the hall deserted. All the doors are closed, and no lights is visible behind any of them. It didn't surprise Kate, it was the middle of the night after all.
When they reach the staircase, she slides her right arm around Jacks side to steady him, careful to avoid the freshly sewn stab wound hidden under his blue t-shirt, laying on his left side under a blanket of white bandages.
She's so much smaller than him, he almost crushes her, even though he's trying desperately to climb the stairs by himself. He's tired from surgery and a million-and-one different painkillers, that she's surprised they make it half way up the stairs before he falls forward, fainting. She manages to cushion his head before it goes into the railing.
"You okay?" She asks tentatively, her voice wavering, still unable to shake the overwhelming fear at the possibility of loosing him. A fear that was still coursing through her veins even a day after they had carried him from the airplane and into the hospital, Kates hands bloodied, firmly and awkwardly pressed against the gaping wound in his side.
As his eyes flicker open, he doesn't say anything, he doesn't answer her question. Instead, he stares at her with look of utter hopelessness.
Kate fought the urge to begin explaining it all, how she couldn't face leaving him on the island to die alone. That she knew saving him could have cost everyone their lives, made it all worth nothing. But when she opens her mouth, she closes it again without a sound. He already knew.
And she knew he hated her for it. But she would have hated herself even more if she had left him there to die.
When Kate finally asks Jack if he's alright, helping him stand once more, she knows all he wants to do is start laying in to her, tell her to leave him alone. But he won't. And she won't. So instead he nods, she wraps her right arm around his waist, and they walk up the stairs to their apartment.
Hope you liked it, should I add another chapter? Please R&R :)