Season 4. Everyone getting ready to head off back to the beach, Ben looks quite nervous and unimpressed. Karl starts to untie Ben from the tree.
Ben: "What's the point, everyone looks at him. I'd rather be left here to die, than trek all the way to the beach, just to be killed when we get there." Defeat, and sincerity sounds in his voice.
Jack frozen, looks at the walkie-talkie, Kate sees this and looks concerned. Jack bows his head, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Jack: "Get up!"
Jack starts to walk towards Ben.
Ben: "What're you going to do Jack, you've already beaten me up, you wanna take another shot while I'm strapped to a tree."
His sarcastic tone reappearing.
Jack: "Rousseau pass me a knife."
Ben's face straightens, as does Kate's, Rousseau passes Jack the knife without second thought.
Kate: "Jack what're you doing."
Jack doesn't look at Kate he walks behind the tree and starts to cut at the rope.
The rope drops. Ben rubs at his hands.
Jack: "Get up!"
Jack walks around in front of Ben. Everyone now looking puzzled, Rousseau slightly annoyed, a big part of her wished he'd killed him.
Kate: "Jack!"
Jack looks around and sees Kate standing there, a little annoyed but concern is evident on her face.
Jack ignores her and turns around to Ben. Kate's face drops.
Jack: "You want a shot, he holds out his arms take it! 'Cos Ben you are coming back to the beach with us, and whatever happens, I promise you, when me and my friends are rescued, you will die!"
Ben looks Jack in the eye, Jack doesn't flinch, Ben knew he wasn't lying.
Ben: "Well then, I'm not going to waste whatever amount of time I have left fighting against you."
Jack doesn't look away from Ben, people are talking quietly, Kate just stands there.
Jack: "Rousseau, tie him back up."
Rousseau rolls her eyes. She then grabs some rope and forces Ben to stand up; she begins to tie his hands again.
Jack turns to look at his friends looking at him.
Jack: "Look, we're going back to the beach, regardless of what Ben has said; he's just a twisted liar, plus our people are down there, and I am not leaving anyone behind.
Jack makes his point, he looks at everyone, he looks down.
Take this chance to have a drink; we head back in 5 minutes."
Jack turns and walks away, everyone murmurs, some criticize Jack, others are concerned about the sudden change in behaviour, especially Kate, who watches him walk away before she goes to follow him.
A few minutes later and Jack is standing in a spot a good 20 feet away, down a hill. He bows his head, and lets out a deep and shaky breath. He looks around, he brings his hands up to his face, and his eyes fill up. Everyone was counting on him, everyone at the beach, everyone behind him, and if he had just called the bad guys, it would all be his felt, and he would be to blame for all the future lives that will be lost.
She sees him standing there, she knew he was worried, she could just tell. She slowly approaches.
Kate: "Jack?"
He turns around surprised by the voice taking him from his thoughts, she suddenly notices his eyes, and quickly places her hand on his cheek.
Kate: "Hey, it's going to be okay."
Jack: "You don't know that Kate, he steps away from her touch, she looks slightly hurt by that. If anything goes wrong, it's my felt, and you know it he holds his hand up, grasping the walkie-talkie I made the call Kate, I've put everyone's lives on the line!"
Again, Kate walks up to Jack, her eyes welling, she takes hold of Jack's hand, the one that is holding the walkie-talkie. His eyes fall to her hand, then to her eyes. She cups his cheek again.
Kate: "You have always put everyone's life before your own, the people at the beach will be okay, but if anything does go wrong, no one will blame you, they all chose to stay there. And about what Ben said; everyone of us would've made that call, it was worth the risk for the hope of rescue. We can never be sure of anything Jack. But one thing I am sure of is; I will always have your back, and we won't stop doing our best to protect everyone."
Jack smiles, she said we will do our best to protect everyone, and that she had his back. Jack looks at her hand on his cheek, so does Kate. Jack looks back at Kate, she smiles softly, she gently strokes his cheek with her thumb. They talk with their eyes telling each other things that only they knew, such as, we'll get through this and I love you. Jack drops his head, he was the first one to break contact, Kate's hand falls, she lets go of Jack's hand. She stands there; she places both her hands on his cheeks and slowly lifts his head to look at her. Slightly surprised, he doesn't move away, he doesn't speak, he looks into her eyes once again.
Kate: "You're not alone in this. We are in this together, just you and me… everything will be okay, if we just stick together… we can save everyone."
Was she talking about possible threat or their relationship and feelings? Jack's breathing has slowed. He licks his bottom lip. Kate moves her head in. Jack's lips come apart slightly, Kate bites her bottom lip. Jack brings his right hand to Kate's waist. There faces inches apart. Their fore heads touching, both of them wanting nothing more than to grab the other, to embrace in a passionate kiss. Yet when they are together, they are on their own time; when every second lasts a minute, every minute lasts an hour, and they want to remember every moment, every detail, and every breath.
Their lips centimetres away from each other's.
Jack: "…We best be getting back to the others. They'll be wanting to get back to the beach before dark."
Her eyes close, why didn't he just kiss her. She opens her eyes, she smiles sadly at him, she slowly lets her hands drop.
Kate: "Yeah, we don't want to be walking through the jungle with everyone in the dark. Plus, I think we've had our 5 minutes."
She is about to step back, but Jack's hand is still on her waist. She looks back at him.
Jack: "I won't ever leave you behind. If rescue is coming, at the most, we have until tomorrow to they come, and I'm pretty sure Sawyer will want to see you tonight. She looks down, Sawyer, she looks a little pained, how could she forget about him, the guy she's been having sex with the past few nights, just to hide her feelings for the man, the one who is standing in front of her. If you know when we get back…let me know tonight, so tomorrow I can have everyone else's back."
Jack lets go of her waist and carries on back to the others. What just happened, did he just give her an ultimatum. She wasn't surprised, she had been telling herself to stop messing with both their heads, but how did she really feel, after today; Jack could've been killed, rescue could be coming, she was going to kiss Jack again; the man who earlier had told her that he loved her, and she'd forgotten about Sawyer, what did that say. I guess she would know once she got back to the beach and she saw him.
Kate stands there, by the time she sets off back to the others, she sees them already approaching. Jack. Her face lights up, smiling from ear to ear, as she sees him laughing, leading everyone again.
Here he is, he is inches away from her, he walks past her; time slows, he smiles and nods. She nods back, still beaming. Claire and Sun look at Kate, and notice her reaction to seeing Jack; did something happen between the two of them before? They whisper amongst themselves, yet Rose who is walking behind them, can hear them perfectly.
She is surprised Kate has not overheard them too; actually no she wasn't because she was in her Jack state.
Rose: "Now come on you two. She pushes Claire and Sun along. I think cupid has shot enough arrows in that relationship, they don't need you two meddling in it as well."
Sun and Claire bite their bottom lips, and carry on walking. Kate turns to look at Claire, she shakes her head, and as she turns back her face drops, and turns to one of pure hatred. There was Ben; Rousseau was pulling him along behind everyone.
Kate then jogs back to the front near Jack.
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