Hi guys. I know it's only been like a month, but I couldn't resist lol. Now I'm testing the waters once again with this idea, but if it generates too much confusion then I'll probably remove it and continue to stay offline with this and my other works.

P.S. A big thank you to Lauren AKA jater4life for scaring the hell out of me and yet wowing me at the same time with the many ways this idea could go.

PROLOGUE

He looked at the scenery now displayed before his devastated eyes. Trying to admire it's fairly suburban normalcy in the way he used to, but he couldn't anymore cause there was nothing more of this "fantasy" left to admire and it was all his fault.

Looking at her now lifeless body barely visible amongst the rubble which was once their house, it did bring forth an undoubted wave of pain and recognition of what he had just done.

However instead of reacting in the normal way any person would, a grief stricken husband in this case, he just eyed the gun his bloodied hand was still holding and then positioned it beneath his chin.

Seeing this as the best way to end it all cause losing her was the last straw for him.

"I'm sorry." He apologised, closing his eyes and looking to the heavens, hoping that he would be offered some sort of reprieve from this tragic mistake.

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(1977- 20 years earlier)

After what turned out to be a surprisingly strenuous day of just getting to know the ways and people of this place, she retreated towards the canteen. Once in there she briefly surveyed the bustling surroundings and elicited a sigh of relief when she thankfully spotted a familiar face, aside from Hurley.

"Hey." Jack greeted her and briefly raised his eyebrows upon seeing her in her tom boyish work attire. However underneath it all she was still the most beautiful woman to him, as cheesy as it sounded.

She smiled in response and seated herself opposite him. An awkward silence taking precedence before Hurley came over with a tray full of food.

"Fresh off the griddle." He announced before handing out the two stacked plates of food.

"Thanks Hurley."

"So how are things with Sayid?" Hurley pointedly asked the one person both him and Kate trusted would have some info on.

"I don't know." was Jack's simple answer and Kate briefly frowned in confusion before questioning what she was a witness to the following night.

"I'll talk to Juliet." She then suggested and was run down with something she had nothing but disbelief for.

Jack on the other hand felt his own share of awkwardness creep in at the very thought of it, but he was more worried about where this would undoubtedly lead.

Hurley, sensing the tension he didn't mean to cause in the first place, decided to dismiss himself before things worsened more than they already had.

"Did you know?" she asked and was rather surprised at how casual he was being about it all.

His nod of agreement earned nothing but a "hmmm" from her and he didn't know whether to take the reaction as a good or bad sign. Much to his dismay he was forced to lean with the latter when she chose to then eat in silence.

However unknownst to him, the reason for her silence was far from one of discomfort and more one of question for the queasiness she was suddenly overwhelmed with. Passing it off as an ordinary flu bug, she made to move to get up but ended up falling into the arms of the man opposite her.

That's when everything suddenly went black for her and the last thing she heard was his voice.

To be continued……

So whose future was that in the beginning and what "event" made it end in such an unfortunate way?

More importantly will Kate be okay?

If this fic does make it to it's first official chapter (which has already been typed up) then I was wondering whether the rating should change because of some of the planned upcoming events.

Anyway do leave a review and let me know what you think guys. Thanks.