Disclaimer: I own the kids of the Losties (with the exception of Aaron), that's it. DON'T SUE ME. ;)

NOTES: If you're new to this whole saga, I suggest reading Beyond the Sea. This story will be pretty long, and most of it will take place later on in Lily's life from the time she's 11-12. So I'm going to do some jumping, its gonna start out slow but it'll pick up, I promise. Chapters will be longer thenBeyond the Sea (hopefully, this ones a little short lol) and I won't be posting as frequently due to my hectic life but that makes it all so much sweeter, right? Sorry Jater's this is a Skatey story so if you hate skate then there's a little "x" in the corner up there, noooo, to the right, THERE YOU GO. haha. Oh and never in my fics will Libby die LOL. Hubby is love. So there.

It was just past midnight, the air was cool and smelled sweet, the soothing sounds of the waves crashing into the shore lulling everyone to sleep.

That was, until baby Lily began to wail.

Sleep was precious and minimal anymore. James didn't even want to open his eyes, he kept them tightly shut, hoping to get a few more seconds rest before Lily's wailing got any louder.

She could sleep through a barnfire. James thought, casting a glance at Kate who was curled up next to him. She was awakened by him moving, and she groaned, rolling over to her other side.

"Uh Uh, sweetcheeks, you couldn't get outta this one if you wanted to." James said as he tickled her side. "I ain't exactly lactatin' so can't help you on this one."

Kate sighed with frustration. Lily was four weeks old and neither of them had gotten much sleep at all since she was born. They tried taking shifts but it barely worked, they hated staring at each other sleeping and it wasn't as if James could help with the feeding. Lily was a hefty eater and it drove Kate insane to nurse her every two hours, her sanity was slowly heading out of the shelter and had given up on trying to get a grip on it.

"I'm seriously never having sex with you again."

"Hey there, Freckles, I'm get excited thinkin' I can almost count down the days on my hands."

"Add some toes in there, sweetie cuz I'm mad at you."

"Takes two to tango, darlin'."

Kate couldn't help but smile at him.

"Besides, I want a boy."

Kate mouth dropped. "I thought you were joking when you first told me that, are you serious?"

She peered down at Lily who was struggling to stay awake as she ate, Lily closed her eyes and Kate tickled her feet, causing the baby girls eyes to shoot open.

James smirked, "Dead Serious."

"Ha! Yeah, okay, you wish." Kate laughed, startling Lily a little. Kate rubbed the back of Lily's head apologetically. "And what if we have like 8 girls."

"Then we keep going til we have a boy."

"Okay you do realize it's ALL on you what the sex of our children is, right?"

"Well, at least I'd get laid."

"Never said I wanted more kids."

"I heard you say 'Oh, I want a little boy' To Claire yesterday."

"I did not."

"Did."

"Did not."

"Did."

She knew she wasn't going to win so she sighed, followed by a cute smile. "I wasn't really thinking about it when I said it."

"Well, ya still said it."

Kate took a deep breath and said, "Hey whatever happens, happens." She shrugged. "James, Lily is a month old, can we wait til she's like...30 to talk about more kids?"

"Thirty? I don't know about you but I ain't gettin any younger."

Kate rolled her eyes. "I'll leave it up to Lily. When she wants a sibling, we'll talk about it."

She rolled her eyes at the cheesy grin forming on his face. "And if her first word is brother, I swear I'll kick you in the balls."

She handed Lily to James, rolling over onto her right side and closing her eyes.

"Wait, how come I gotta stay up this time?" James asked, a puzzled look in his eyes.

"Smell her." Kate smirked.

James took a whiff at Lily's diaper and scoffed,

"Good Lord, Why?"

He muttered obscenities under his breath and pushed Kate with his foot as she giggled at him.

It took him nearly an hour, but James changed, burped and played with Lily, finally getting her to fall asleep again. She almost always slept in between them, cuddled against Kate's side or on James's chest, her tiny body moving up and down as he inhaled and exhaled. She slept best on his chest and would often sleep longer then average so her laid her on him, and pulled the blanket up over them both with a smile. Though it certainly wasn't the easiest job, he wouldn't give up being Lily's father for the world.

-----------------------------------------------

James was awakened again by Lily cooing. He loved all the baby sounds she was beginning to make and couldn't wait for her to smile, he tried everything he could to make her smile and Kate would joke, she's going to smile when your back is turned, watch!

He sat up and stretched, smiling at his two favorite girls in the world. Lily was laying on her back, kicking her little legs as Kate leaned over her, talking in a gentle, assuring voice.

"Look, its Daddy." Kate smiled.

Daddy...he loved to hear it. He never thought he'd ever be a father, much less enjoy it.

"Hey Peanut!" James exclaimed, leaning over Lily, next to Kate. Lily slowly turned her wobbly head, following the sound of James's voice.

To the casual observer it was often strange to watch Kate & James as parents. It came naturally to them, Lily was their Pride, their Hope, their Happiness rolled up into one petite package. When they had first landed on the island no one could have ever expected to see this scene play out before them. Lily was a happy, beautiful, healthy baby girl with beautiful green eyes, every day she looked more and more like her mother, though Kate swore she could already see James's attitude in her.

Lily gave a gentle coo and then, to Kate and James surprise, Lily flashed him a million dollar smile.

"Did you see that?"

"Yes!" Kate exclaimed. "Keep talking to her, see if she'll do it again." She watched him thinking of something to say. "Just say anything."

"Your Mom has a really nice ass."

"JAMES!" Kate exclaimed.

"No, really, she has a really nice ass."

Lily cooed and then grinned again.

"Well, whaddya know." James smiled as he picked Lily up. The feeling her felt couldn't be explained by mere words, Claire had told them that Aaron didn't smile until he was nearly two months old, and Sun said the same thing about Ki-Min. "She's a genius." He said, with a certainty & pride in his voice.

Kate smiled at James and Lily, she smiled at her little family with an unbreakable happiness. To her, nothing could be better then this.