Accidentally In Love: A Jate Story

Description: This is set before the crash. Jack just divorced Sarah, and he meets Kate Austen. It's a little different because Kate is not a fugitive and the whole crash thing never happened (yet).

Rating: T

Setting: New York City

Disclaimer: I do not own LOST or any of its characters. All I own is the idea for this story.

POV: It will change a lot, and by the way, this chapter is from Kate's POV. It'll be Kate's POV most of the time, but once in a while I'll change it to Jack.

And yes the Chapter titles are in Italian. I just liked the idea. But the Italian might not be exactly accurate.

Also, sorry my chapters are so short.

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Chapter One

Nel Cuore della Notte

He looked like he had a bad day. His eyes were sad and tired, with that look of misery in them. He bit his lip, thinking hard as he softly played the big grand piano in the hotel lobby. He was tall and muscular, around her age. He was handsome to her. She smiled at him, even though he never looked up and saw her staring at him from across the lobby. He seemed lonely and miserable. To Kate Austen, he seemed perfect, besides his gloominess. The brunette woman in her small, flowy dress strode over to the piano, resting her elbows on it while she stood right next to him. The man looked up and looked at her. To him she was beautiful. Her eyes were a soft chestnut color, her wavy hair flowing just past her shoulders, her lightly tanned skin looking ever so soft.

"Hi," she said "I'm Kate." The man paused for a moment, thinking about this opportunity. He had already been cheated on twice, the first with a woman he had met at a bar, who he had known for a few months, and most recently Sarah, who he had married and loved, until he found out she had cheated. "I'm Jack. Jack Shepard," he said, smiling a little. Kate gave him a mysterious look.

"So, Jack Shepard, why are you over here, so lonely? Don't you have someplace more interesting to be on a Friday night?" Kate asked. "I don't know. Why are you here?" Jack asked. "Hey, I asked first," Kate shot back. "Well, I'm here because…" he tried to think of what to tell her "I'm just an unlucky man with a screwed up life right now." "Well, I hope things get better," Kate replied. "So, tell me, Kate, why are you here then?" Jack asked the stranger. "Because I'm staying in this hotel for a couple more nights. There was nothing to do in my room, so I came down here," Kate told him. She glared at him, his handsome features. He wore a tan suit and a blue striped tie. She couldn't keep her eyes off of him. She longed to know more about him, to talk to him longer.

"You want to go get a drink?" Kate asked. Jack rubbed his eyes and said, "Yes, I need one." "Well, then, come on," Kate said, beckoning to him. She started out the hotel door, walking on air, her feet barely touching the ground as she swept across the floor. Outside, it was chilly, but not to cold that she needed a jacket. Kate always loved the night air. There was just something about it. Darkness spilled over New York, but the bright city lights still shone, guiding their way on the sidewalk. The bar was a couple of blocks down. A few stars twinkled in the late-night sky, flickering like miniature light bulbs, and high above, hung a bright, full moon. The people were all different, and that was another thing Kate liked. Some people were rushing around, running through the crowds of people, and some people took their time, taking in the wonderful city atmosphere. They all looked different, it was amazing to her how many different people there were. She always wondered if there were any two people in the world that were exactly alike…

"Are you coming?" Jack called to her. Kate looked at him and noticed that she had been looking into the sky for a few minutes, not following him to the bar. "Yeah," Kate said, catching up, laughing to herself. Surprisingly, they locked arms as they walked along. Things were silent, as if time stopped. Cars and taxi's rushed by, sending Kate's hair to flow behind her. The hairs on her neck stood straight up, and she couldn't stop smiling. She turned to Jack. "So, where do you live?" She asked. He turned to her. "Uhh… I live in an apartment 10 blocks down," he said, pointing up the street. "Oh. Interesting," Kate said.

The bar wasn't very crowded, almost stranded actually. The room was smoke-filled and the lights were dim, just the way Kate liked it. The sat at two stools at the counter and ordered. This was Kate's chance. She wanted to know more about this man. "So, Jack," Kate started as the bartender set their drinks in front of them. Jack took a long sip. "Why do you say your life is so screwed up?" Jack out his drink down and paused for a moment. "Well, my wife just divorced me after she cheated, my father just died…" he didn't go on. Kate had heard enough. "Oh," she said shyly, feeling bad for him. "Who was your wife?" Kate asked, not sure if he was willing to talk about her. "Her name was Sarah. She was a girl I operated on after she got into a car crash," Jack said. "Oh, you're a doctor?" Kate asked. "Spinal Surgeon," Jack corrected her "I followed my father's footsteps and became a Spinal Surgeon. Except I never really like my father," he continued on "he was an alcoholic. He ran off to Sydney and that's were he died." There was silence once again.

"Where is your father?" he asked Kate. "Oh, I never really knew him. I had a step-father al my life. But he wasn't really that nice, either," Kate shrugged. She stared down into her un-touched drink. It was like a pool of darkness, just waiting to be swallowed. For some reason, she didn't know why, Kate wasn't feeling as happy as she did earlier. So she tilted her head back, and gulped down the drink, washing the pain away.

A/N: So there's the 1st chapter. Please leave reviews I'm practically BEGGING you!!!! Please just take a little time to write something please!!!!! I hate when I don't get any reviews so please, if you read this, review!!