The trace of pleasure or regret
May be the beauty or the beast
She may be the mirror of my dreams
The smile reflected in a stream
She may not be what she may seem
Inside her shell
May come to me from shadows of the past
That I'll remember till the day I die
James? You seem a little off. They were walking hand in hand to her car, at the hospital parking lot. I'm okay blondie, more than okay. He was giving her a big smile as he said those words, even they weren't fully true. He was remembering, everything, his longs days in the island fighting the smoke monster and wallowing after she died. His longs days after he left the island, first trying to explain the world why the oceanic 6 lied and then what happen with the rest, lying of course. The first time He met Clementine. He was remembering the rest of his adult life… without her. My house or yours, he managed to say when they reached her car. Lead me the way, it was the only thing she could said seeing him so quiet.
When the arrived she saw through the window, this little yellow house that was so similar to the one they lived in dharmaville, she was almost frighten to get trough the door. They entered the house and she almost laugh at the endless amount of books they were at the bookshelves, on the table, under a chair, there were even a few tossed around the floor. She picks one that was on the table and reading it out loud ask him, really? The island by Huxley?
Really, now I know what it all seem so familiar. Right? Hey blondie you really, wanna discuss literature? It's fine by me but…she kissed him no James, I don't want to talk about books. She kissed him again. Now we are talking about something here, this time he kissed her, a very slow motion kiss, deepening it after a few minutes and complains from Juliet of him being a teaser. They made it to the bedroom, clothes were flying up the air and falling on to the floor leading a trace of spots where they stop to simply look at each other.
They were trapped under the sheets she was awake, he was sleep. She was thinking how his perfume intoxicated her; she thought it was a raw mix of species and something she couldn't tell, and remember that she always thought it was because of the island, but it was his scent. How she could live a whole other life, without remembering him. And now she was asking herself what happened after she felt down.
Juliet started planting little kisses around his jaw until he woke up, go to sleep 'liet I have a full shift tomorrow.
You don't have to work tomorrow James.
Yeah I do, remember Horace stop by to ask me.
He was still sleep; a single tear escaped her eye as she seems to recall the same conversation of their life together.
She felt sleep, didn't know how, but she did and was awake by James kissing her lightly on the lips.
Good morning sleepin' beauty, I made breakfast c'mon.
He was out of the room before she could say anything, so she got up and went into the kitchen.
She kissed him hey. Hey yourself. He poured some coffee on a mug and gives it to her planting a kiss on her forehead.
James, what happened?
When?
After
After we met in the hospital? You're bruising my ego
No James, you know of what I'm talking about
So he told her, about Flocke, Jacob, Hurley as being the new protector of the island and Ben his Richard Alpert, the comparison made her laugh.
I love your laugh, you know?
James, did you… did you leave the island?
She
May be the reason I survive
The why and wherefore I'm alive
The one I'll care for through the rough in ready years Me
I'll take her laughter and her tears
And make them all my souvenirs
For where she goes I've got to be
The meaning of my life is She
He told her about leaving with Miles, Alpert, Lapidus, Claire and Kate. He told her about being the new oceanic 6. He dind't mention how hard was for him to start a new life without her. He told her about the first time he met Clementine, the first time he visited Rachel, the first time Julian and Clementine met. He seemed happy while talking to her about that. He didn't mention a woman and she didn't ask, they would have time to talk about it, later. Later, they have to go the church.
James you know we have to leave.
Yeah I know. But first we are going to a place I want you to know.
Where?
He dind't answer he kissed her. They showered together, got dressed and went to Juliet's house to change her clothes; there they talked about this "life" about David, and Jack. When they were done, she watches her house for the very last time. He got the car running and started driving.
Song by Elvis Costello, she.