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CHAPTER TWO.
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Kate leaned over and took a whiff of the flowers that sat outside of the shop, they were all gorgeous. Turning her head, she caught the sight of Sawyer coming towards her, she sighed and turned her body in his direction, lifting her sunglasses and perching them upon her head.
Sawyer smiled brightly, the pair of dimples in his cheeks peeping out "Hey there Katie" The brunette glared at him and groaned "Its Kate" taken aback by her hostile tone, he raised his hands and sighed "Fine... Kate, how ya doin?"
Kate relaxed and shrugged "I'm fine... you?" Sawyer smiled charmingly "I'm great" Kate nodded and added "How was your vacation?" his smile tightened and he glared at her "My vacation as you put it, was good" Kate eyed him warily "that's nice to hear"
Sawyer looked in her eyes and cleared his throat "I need ta ask you someth..." but was cut off by a man with messy brown hair and grey eyes. "Kate baby, there you are" he pulled Kate by the hips towards him and smacked the lips on her.
Sawyer diverted his gaze and felt a pang of jealousy run through him as the guy practically ate Kate's face off. He didn't know why he felt jealous, she was Kate, his best friends little sister, he had known her more or less her whole life, but what he did know was that this was irritating the hell out of him.
"Jason, this is Sawyer" a flushed Kate tipped her head towards the blonde. Jason put his arm around Kate's waist and cocked his eyebrow "Hi" Sawyer drew the eyes off of him "Hey yeh'self" the two men squared each other up, not feeling the need to be civil.
Kate felt the tension and she cleared her throat "So you going to Jack's 21st next week?" Sawyers gaze fell back on Kate's and he nodded "Sure am, wouldn't miss it" Kate smiled lightly at him. Jason sighed and tugged at her.
Kate cocked her eyebrow at him "Come on baby, i gotta get going" she nodded at him and faced Sawyer "Well... I'll see you around" with that a smile tugged at her lips and she was pulled along by Jason "yeah, bye"
Jason looked back at Sawyer and glared "Who is he?" Kate's eyebrows knitted together at his tone "That's Jack's best friend... why?" his arm tightened around her waist and his tone got deeper "Just wondering okay?" Kate smiled at him nervously and nodded.
Sawyer saw Jason look back at him and pull Kate closer towards his body, watched the couple walk down the street and felt like punching the wall, and he didn't know why. Letting out a frustrated sigh, he headed inside the flower shop, where he intended to go in the first place before seeing Kate.
He stood in front of the roses and wondered if he should buy one now, his intention was to buy it and give it to Kate as a peace offering, but obviously that jackass was something to her. He sighed, this was a stupid idea. Before he could walk away he heard a gasp.
"Sawyer? You're back" he spun around and saw Juliet smiling heartily at him. His gaze ran over her body and he grinned "Hey Jules" the blonde grinned at picked up a bouquet of flowers "Buying something?" Sawyer nodded wearily "Yeah, think i am"
Juliet nodded slowly "Someone special?" Sawyers face went blank and he murmured "No..." he saw her smile brighten ever so slightly and he picked up one of the long-stemmed roses and handed it to her, with a charming smile.
Juliet's cheeks grew red and she smelled the flower "Thank you" he leaned closer to her and whispered in her ear "No Problem" Juliet bit her lip and looked towards the ground, Sawyer smirked, he knew how to get the ladies wanting him.
Deciding what to do, he picked up another rose and went to the counter to pay for the two of them. "So... I'll see you around?" her voice was anxious and she looked at him nervously. Sawyer gave her his best smile and nodded "Of course"
The female's face split into a wide grin and she watched his every movement as he exited the shop. Sawyer jumped into his car and headed back home, he was still pissed off that he was interrupted but it didn't matter at that moment.
He'd speak to her and see what in the hell was going on, since Jack said that she was angry with him, he could hear it in her voice and see it in her body language.
He couldn't think of any reason why she would be pissed off at him, it wasn't like she was one of the many girls who's heart he'd ended up breaking, he respected her too much to do that to her. He left a voicemail on Jack's cell phone asking if he could get her number, now he had to wait.
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Kate shut the door and sighed with relief, Jason was an okay guy but he'd been hot and heavy earlier and wanted sex, but she declined. It wasn't that she was scared, it was just that she wanted to know him better before sleeping with him.
Hanging up her jacket on the hook, she picked up the mail and went into the living room. Jack was flicking through the channels on the television, looking bored as hell. She smiled at him and sat back on the sofa. Jack sighed and left it on one of the news channels "Sawyer wants your number by the way"
Kate glanced at him and laughed "Well aren't you blunt... and why?" Jack looked at her as if to say how would i know and he shrugged "Kate, did something happen between you two? Because that would be disgusting if it did..."
Kate scowled and spoke hesitantly, omitting some of the truth "No... Nothing happened... and why would it be disgusting?" Jack spun around and faced her properly "Well for starters, he's my best friend, and secondly he's three years older than you and two years ago you were a minor... he wasn't and thirdly you know what went down then"
Kate looked down at her hands and then she looked at her brother "Jack... i promise you nothing happened... its just... uh..." she shook her head and sighed. Thinking for a moment she bit her lip and looked at him pleadingly
"Trust me Jack... can you give me his address? He said he wanted to talk to me earlier but never had the chance" Jack stared at her for a moment and gave her benefit of the doubt; he wrote down the address and smiled weakly at her.
"Kate, i trust you... but just watch okay? I don't want you hurt" Kate smiled back at him and gave him a quick hug, she sighed and whispered to him "Sawyer wouldn't hurt me" Jack nodded and handed her the piece of paper.
Kate picked up her keys and headed to her car. She felt nerves eat away at her, she had a slight feeling about what they were going to talk about; it could only be about one thing... what happened before he had left.
She knew they needed to talk about it, but she was scared encase what he had to say would hurt her even more than she already was.
Kate came to a stop outside of the apartment block where Sawyer stayed; she turned off her engine and slowly got out of the car. She felt like turning around so she could delay the upcoming conversation, but she needed to know the truth.
She knocked on the door softly and waited.
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Sawyer drank down some beer and flicked through the TV channels, over two hundred channels and nothing decent was on. Giving up he turned the TV off and sighed. A light knock on the door stirred him out of his thoughts and he went over and opened the door.
Kate stood on the other side and smiled shyly at him "Hi..." Sawyer cleared his throat and smiled quickly "Hey... come on in" Kate nodded and stepped inside the lush apartment. She looked around and viewed the interior; this was the first time she had been here.
He had just bought the apartment not long before everything happened, before he vanished for two years. Kate turned around to look at him and he tipped his head towards the kitchen "Follow me" he pulled out a seat for her and then went to the sink.
Kate sat down and watched him moving around his kitchen. He turned around and handed her a long-stemmed rose "For you" he smiled devilishly at her and cocked his eyebrow. Kate was surprised that he had bought her a rose.
She took it from his hand and smelled it "Uh... thanks" he smiled again and sat down across from her. Kate placed the rose flat on the table and looked up at him "You said earlier that you wanted to speak to me?" Sawyer sighed deeply and nodded "Yeah"
Kate held her breath and waited for him to speak "Jack mentioned that you hated me before i left... and i was wondering why" Kate looked away from him quickly and let out the breath that she held "Yeah... i did"
He nodded "Kay then... so?" Kate frowned and looked back up at him "Do i really need to tell you? Isn't it obvious?" Sawyer frowned too and he shook his head lightly "Yeah, ya do... i don't have any idea why you'd hate me... i didn't do anything to ya"
Kate scoffed "You knew what you did... so stop trying to avoid answering me" Sawyer glared at her "I don't have any idea what your talking about, so it'd be nice to be filled in on why you hate me sweetcheeks"
Kate pushed the chair back and paced around his kitchen, he was making this hard on her, he knew what he done, so why couldn't he own up to it. "Sawyer... please, you do know" he stood up and grabbed onto her arms lightly, he leaned down so there faces were parallel.
"Kate... i honestly don't know what i done... just tell me" he looked at her with his face blank, but his eyes showed so much emotion. Kate felt a lump in the back of her throat and she swallowed roughly and sighed "Are you telling me you didn't know how i felt about you?"
Sawyer looked to the floor and at his hands on her arms "I knew that you had a crush on me..." his eyes finally reached hers and she laughed sadly and pulled out of his grip, turning away from him for a moment "Can i have a glass of water?"
He looked at her to see if she was serious, when he saw that she looked serious, he nodded and got her a glass down from the cupboard and filled it with water from a bottle in his fridge. He handed her the glass and she took a large drink.
"It wasn't just a crush... i really liked you... and i thought you knew, it seemed like you knew and you were using my feelings for you to do anything" she looked to the floor; she was such a wreck on the inside which was a total inversion of her calm exterior.
Sawyer sighed and closed his eyes; he liked the fact that she had a crush on him, it done his ego many wonders, having someone care for him and make him feel better... but he didn't know she felt that way about him.
Kate slid past the door and shut it quietly, Sawyer was lying on his bed with his hands over his face. His mom had been in hospital and she could tell he was scared inside, even though he looked strong and confident on the outside.
"Sawyer... you okay?" she heard him breath heavily and he leaned up on his elbows. "Yeah am fine" Kate knew he really wasn't, she walked over to the bed and climbed on top, melting into his side and wrapping her arm around his chest.
His hand came up and played with her curly mane, soothing the both of them. Sawyer welcomed the weight of her head on his chest, she made him feel happy. He ran his fingers through her hair again and he tipped her head up so he could see her face.
"Your mom know your here?" Kate nodded and whispered "Yeah, she knows I'm safe with you" he sighed and looked into her eyes, he couldn't stop himself, he raised himself above her and pressed his lips to hers. Kate froze for a moment, she couldn't believe he was kissing her.
It took her a moment to register that he was kissing her so softly, this was her first proper kiss and she couldn't believe it was with Sawyer, it was perfect. Sawyer closed his eyes and kissed her with a little more pressure and he ran his tongue between her lips.
Kate gasped at the feel of his tongue and hesitantly his tongue worked its way inside and massaged hers. Kate had no idea what she was doing but her tongue massaged his and it felt amazing. The kiss deepened and she felt his hand trace her curves and landing on her waist.
Sawyer could feel her hesitating through the kiss and he knew this was wrong, she was just a kid. He pulled out of the kiss and put some space between them. Her face was flushed and she was breathing heavily, her lips curved into a smile.
Her hand went underneath his t-shirt and caresses his warm abs, if this was going to happen, it would be her first time but she didn't care, he was all that she needed for it to be 'special'. Kate nudged her nose against his chin and kissed his neck; he put his hands on her head and tipped it backwards.
"Kate... we can't" she looked at him as if he was silly "Why not?" he sighed and looked at her sadly "You're just a kid Katie" her eyes filled up with hurt "I'm not a kid Jamie... I'm old enough" she closed her eyes and nuzzled at his neck, placing a few kisses along his collarbone.
He pushed himself backwards and got off of the bed, putting space between them "Kate..." Kate frowned and stood up "For god's sake Sawyer, I'm almost Seventeen! I'm not a kid" He shook his head and came around to her side of the bed and sat down, so he was just about eyelevel with her.
"You are a kid Kate... I'm too old for you" Kate frowned even more and pulled out of his grip "Sawyer, you're three years older than me, that is not that old!" he closed his eyes with impatience "Kate, You're a minor, I'm twenty... if anyone found out I'd go to Jail"
Kate placed her hand on his cheek and smiled "I wouldn't tell anyone... i wouldn't do that to you Jamie" he could tell she wasn't getting the point, he liked her, she just as much of a friend as Jack was but he didn't want Jack pissed off with him or anyone to look at him in disgust.
She was confused, just caught up in the moment of the kiss, he didn't want her to do this and regret it... plus he had a girlfriend. It wasn't as if he was Mr Fidelity... but she was just a kid. "Kate" his tone was harsh and she looked at him in shock.
"Go home... NOW" Kate looked to the ground and felt tears well up in her eyes. She spun around and ran to the door and out of his house, she brushed away the tears that were trailing down her face, she felt stupid.
Of course he wouldn't have sex with her, but why had he been leading her on? She couldn't understand him. She ran straight to her bedroom and cried her heart out, it was obvious how she felt for him, but it looked as if her love wasn't enough for him.
Three weeks later a bombshell was dropped that made her cry even more and made her hate him as much as she could; she hated him and didn't want to see him again.
He ran a hand through his hair and looked over at Kate, she was avoiding his gaze. To be honest he didn't know if he wanted to look into her eyes right now, it could make things worse. Sawyer sighed and turned around, heading for the liquor cabinet.
He opened the glass door and pulled out the whiskey, even though Kate wasn't legal to drink, he'd offer her a drink anyway, they both needed it. He turned around and saw that she was gone, his eyebrows knitted together and he began to walk towards the hall when he heard his front door slam.
Sawyer closed his eyes and his head dropped backwards, god, he was so confused. He went away to get a grip on things, being back and having her say those things made some things worse. This thing with Kate was the topic he spent long and hard thinking over; he didn't know how he felt about her.
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