A/N: Hi! Here I am with my first fic (WooHoo). Its probably not very good but feel free to review. Your opinions are always welcome. Oh yeah and this is completely AU (though you probably can tell from reading this).

Southern Glow

Today was the first day he saw her.

He just stared at her on the roundabout, spinning endlessly. He didn't know what it was about her but he knew that she was his. He could see it in her eyes, in her smile. The way she laughed when she spun. The way she cried when she fell off and grazed her knee. He just knew.

He didn't know why he was there. He wasn't usually up this early. He wasn't even sure if he'd been to sleep. He came to the conclusion that it was fate the brought him here. There was no other reason that he could think of, no other possible explanation.

He looked around for the mother and found her almost straight away. She looked sad…in a way. Her brown hair was scrunched up in a messy ponytail and her eyes looked tired and uneasy. The daughter said something inaudible to her and she just smiled and nodded. And in that split-second, she was how he remembered, happy.

He didn't know whether he should talk to her. Call her name from across the playground. He played the scene in his head. "KATE…" he would shout and she would look over…in disgust that he had the nerve to speak to her. To come back after all these years after no contact. She would scream and rant at him and embarrass her daughter. She didn't need that, neither of them did.

Sawyer thought she looked like his mother in a way. His father always said he had a 'southern glow' and he could now se what he meant. Some of the similarities seemed a little eerie. She made this little face when she had a plan of some sort or she remembered something. This exact same expression was made when his daughter decided to scare her companion by clutching his shoulders. It was almost like a covert mission where she was ever so sneaky and did it at just the right time. He didn't know who the boy was. He could have been a friend but the way they acted towards each other made them seem like siblings. Kate had probably got married by now, probably to someone high-rise like a doctor, and the boy was the result.

His watch said quarter to eleven. He knew it was time to go. He stood up and stretched his legs in what seemed like the first time in years. He took one last look at his child and smiled. He vowed that whatever the case may be, he would see her again. He slipped out of the park unnoticed.

So, what do you think? I know it's short but I didn't want to drag it on. I'm npt sure if I should keep this as a one shot or write a few more chapters describing their next meetings. Please review and tell me what you think.

Thanks for reading.

James