…"Locked him up!" Somebody called behind her. "What?" Juliet asked and turned around as she was once again pulled out of her thoughts. "He's in the stack. Damn Idiot." Sawyer cursed angry and came to stand next to her. Juliet returned to look out of the window. "what ya' doin'?" he asked and looked at her with a smile on his face. Juliet looked him in the eyes. "Uhm nothing.... Just starring out of the window. Watching the sunset and thinking about … .Well not important." She answered a little distant. Sawyer stroked her cheek. "Everything alright, Blondie?" Juliet looked away back to the sea. "I'm fine." She reassured after a second. "Hey, hey…Jules. What's wrong? "He asked worried and lifted her chin. "It's nothing. Really! Trust me." She lied to herself and forced a small smile. "Okay." He smiled back and kissed her lightly. "I love you. Sorry it turned out to be like that." He whispered and she again gave him a warm smile but just nodded instead of telling him the same. She so wanted to but it somehow felt wrong when Jack was still on her mind. The man she used to love years ago but it was an unrequited love and in the end it broke her heart. But did Sawyer fix it? She wasn't so sure abut that anymore. "Everything's going to change, right?" she asked rhetorical. Sawyer just watched her eyes and nodded slightly. "They'll find out. Sooner of later they will, James." she glared at him. James sighed. "Then we've gotta fight." He simply said and made himself comfortable on the couch. "And then what?" she asked and tears started to well up her eyes. "I don't wanna fight. I'm tired of hiding and lying to the people we call friends for three years." Juliet shouted at him a tear rolling down her cheek. Sawyer stood up immediately and walked over to her to hold her close. "Juliet pleases. We can't do any better at the moment. Everything's goin' to be okay. I swear." He stroked her hair and soothed her. "Sshh...It´s gonna be okay. And you see there is somethin' to fight for. Fight for us Juliet. Cause I will." He whispered. Juliet just sobbed into his chest and listened quietly. She felt guilty wishing it was jack that was holding her close and whispered to her, telling her to protect her to keep her save from any danger. Even if she wasn't a really shy, fragile or scared person that needed to be taken care of. In Jacks Arms she'd be always save what ever may happen. "I'll go to bed." Juliet spoke softly.
She pushed him gently away from her and without looking him in the eyes she turned and left.
When Juliet woke up from a nightmare that night she decided to take a walk. The air was cool and millions of stars were shining down on her. She walked along the beach dipping her feet into the sea. Then she sat down on a nearby rock she always used to sit on when she was trying to escape everything around her. Juliet inhaled deeply and sighed. She hugged her legs and then she heard something behind her. Juliet jumped out of her skin and let out a high pitched scream. "Juliet, Juliet. Calm down. It's just me." Jack's voice tried to sooth her and sat down beside her his hand on her shoulder. "Don't you ever do that again, Jack!" Juliet squealed still in a state of shock. Jack began laughing. "I-I…I'm sorry." He smirked his hand still resting on her shoulder. Juliet smiled shyly and stared in the sand in front of her. "Got you! That was for walking in on me the other day. A little late for a walk." Jack observed running a hand through his hair. "I come here every night." Juliet answered softly. "I guess I need to find another secret place then."she gave him a look and raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry I´m not telling anybody." Jack longed to reach for her hand to give it a convincing squeeze but he was too shy right that moment. Jack wasn't that shy normally but around Juliet everything was different. "Fine." Then they were silent. Only the noise of the waves that were crashing against the rocks was heard and the both of them watched the scenario. "Sawyer is searching for you. He told me what you´ve done with this guy that saw him and Kate bringing Ben into the jungle." Jack said after a long pause. Juliet starred at him instantly. "What I´ve done? I didn't do anything I just got the rope." She hissed. Jack just ignored her huffy way and continued. "Anyways, I thought you might be here so… ." Juliet searched for his eyes. " So you knew I was here?" Jack just nodded and Juliet thought about the night before when she sat here. "Great." Juliet mumbled to herself. She felt Jack moving closer to her and he lifted her chin so she would look him in the eye and then he asked seriously. "Why have you been crying." He meant to see a tiny spark of fear in her eyes and she immidetly looked away. "What." She asked as if she didn't know what he was talking about. "Yesterday, Jules. I was here. I saw you." Juliet kept silent and then looked up but away from him out to the sea. "I wanna go home. I wanna see my sister again. I´m on this island for more than 6 years now. I could leave every moment but there is nothing to go back to. The world we know doesn't exsist yet." Juliet explained fighting back the tears that began to well up her eyes. "I still don't understand Jack. Why you came back here." She was shaking her head and wiped away a single tear. Deep guilt distinguished Jacks expressions. "My Life was a mess, Juliet and I felt guilty for leaving you all by yourself."he tried to explain. Juliet was shaking her head once again. "C´mon you did it out of pure selfishness. Admit it!" They were quiet again before he finally admitted to her conclusion. "Well I suppose you´re right…but." he mumbled ashamed of himself, still feeling guilty as hell when he thought about poor Juliet that so badly wanted to go home and couldn't. That was trapped here feeling like a prisoner for over 6 years. She had a sister she seemed to love a lot. He instead never had a sister until he found out about Claire, that had disappeared. So Jack had nobody to miss back home. For sure his mother but he'd never been happy. Not really.
"How come you know more about me than I know about you?" he asked trying to change the subject. "I read your file, Jack. Forgot?" she answered softly. Jack smirked slightly and nodded. "Yeah, right." He chuckled a little shy. Juliet looked at him from the side and her eyes sparkled lightly when she gave him a small smile. "Sometimes I think I know you better than you do yourself." She chuckled. "Tell me' bout it."
It was about 2 in the morning and Juliet shivered slightly what didn't stay unnoticed by Jack.
"You cold? Come take my sweater." He pulled out his blue sweater and gave it to her. She just starred at it and then looked back at him. "Won't you freeze?" Juliet furrowed her brow and shot him a questioning look. "Nah, it´s okay. Take it." He begged. She put it on right away and hugged her knees again resting her forehead upon them. "Better now?" he asked.
"Much." Jules simply said and he reached out to run a hand through her long blond waves. Juliet didn't move but closed her eyes for a few seconds. " I missed you." she whispered not sure if he even heard her. Jack didn't know how to answer so he kept quiet. "I could really use on of these cheese sandwiches right now." He grinned. "I heard you like them grilled." Jack smiled widely and he meant to see her lightly blushing.