Its strange how the weirdest things can suddenly become comfortable. Kate was thinking as she ran through the jungle with sawyer in toe. When they were on THEIR island things were easier there had been, routine. Now it was gone. Now she was running for her Life and running away from jack.

Shots kept on coming through the trees. Sawyer was shooting back but it wasn't working. Kate ducked behind a tree she saw his face the face of the other she knew this was it. Suddenly he was down and there was Alex.

Jack was starting to panic he knew that this was going to be it. Even if he saved Ben his fate would still be in their hands. And he knew he didn't have much of a chance. Juliet and him were now the only ones in the room.

"Jack this is stupid you know it and I know it if you don't finish this operation they will kill you and nothing I can stay will stop them."

Jack looked at her "I don't care im waiting until I get the call."

"And what if you don't"

Jack Looked at her "that's a chance I have to take"

Alex had led sawyer and Kate to an opening in the jungle Kate knew this was probably her only chance.

"Jack?"

Jack Looked at the walkie-talkie this is way too soon he thought she couldn't be safe

"Kate are you ok it hasn't even been an hour yet…"

She smiled "were ok for the minute how are you"

Jack looked at Juliet "im fine there really looking after me you know!"

Kate laughed a Little

Jack went back into serious doctor mode " Kate I need you to tell me the story"

Kate looked at sawyer " When you were in residency your first procedure was on a 16 year old girl. After 13 hours you were closing her up when you accidentally ripped her um her dura….al sac" Jack couldn't believe she had remembered. " Anyway all the nerves spilled out like angel hair pasta and you said the terror was crazy. You let the fear in." Kate starts to cry " you have it 5 seconds and you started to count 1, 2, 3 " Kate was really welling up now.

Jack Looked at the walkie-talkie he pressed the button "4,……………….5 he finished.

"Kate I need you to promise me something"

Kate knows what he is going to say she knows what his going to ask she looks at sawyer with tears in her eyes. Sawyer knows as well and he hates to see her like this.

"I need you to promise that you will never come back for me "

Kate hears the words and begins to cry harder "jack I cant I…"

Jack tries to compose himself he can hear her voice and the tears "promise me"

She looks at sawyer and then at the walkie -talkie only Alex saw it, her hand behind her back fingers crossed "I promise"

The rain was still coming down "jack?" and with that he was gone.

Juliet looked at Jack she had seen his face she had seen the tears in his eyes although he hadn't let them fall. She saw him count to 5 quietly to himself, suddenly he picked up the walkie-talkie "KATE" he shouted.

Sawyer turned around and watched her as she went to speak she was sill crying

"Yes jack"

Jack smiled to himself "Love ya Kate"

Kate laughed and looked at sawyer and Alex "love you too jack" And with that he was gone.

To Juliet, sawyer and Alex it was a friendly goodbye but to jack and Kate it was a hell of a lot more. And they both knew it.