What Sawyer's thoughts could have been when he told Kate, "I'm doing it for her".
I'm Doin' It For Her
Kate asked me why I wanted to help her save Ben. That's a real good question, too. I hate Ben Linus like no one else I've ever met; almost as much as the real Sawyer. So why would I want to save the little version of him?
Maybe I'm doing it as a way to get closer to Kate? No. She has made me do some stupid things, but she wouldn't even get me to do this. So that's not the reason.
Maybe I'm doing it for Juliet? For the past three years, she's gotten closer to me than anyone else ever had. She wanted me to go help Kate save Ben. So is that why I'm doing it?
I asked myself the question many times on the way here. I don't want the kid to die. He's not that spiteful piece of garbage yet, so his life does matter to me. But it doesn't matter enough to risk the life that I've made here.
Then, it hits me. He's a kid. I seem to have found a soft spot in my heart for kids lately. Ever since... there it is. Aaron. That little brat made me soft. If only I could be mad at him.
Everyone knows that I like the kid. I've liked him since the day Charlie brought him to me, because my voice was the one that soothed him. Then, every day after that, Claire would come to me to help with the kid. So he kind of grew on me. And so did she.
I guess that's the real reason I'm here helping Benjamin Linus. Because he's just a kid, like Aaron. And I would never let anything happen to Aaron. I love the kid. And, on some level, I also love...
I've rambled out some excuse about how Juliet told me it wasn't right to let a kid die. I could just leave it at that, but I've always hated lying to Kate. I'll give her a little bit of the truth.
"I'm doin' it for her."