Oh my gosh can I just start off by saying thank you so much for the awesome reviews. I got 17 for the first chapter that's crazy insane so thank you thank you. Also I want to thank all of my I Don't Believe You readers who also reviewed for Tired it means a lot that you're willing to read more of my stories. Just to clear a couple things up the chapters in this story are going to be different parts of Jate moments throughout the series. They are also going to be AU because even though I think it would have ruined the Jate relationship if they got together too early these are just little stories of what if. I'll try to do them in chronological order so even though I already did one for The Greater Good I'm going to head back to the beginning of the series and work my way through. I may wander a bit but I'll let you know what episode each story is coming from. OK that was a huge rambling speech so on to the story. This takes place in the Pilot Part One.

COUNT TO FIVE

Kate felt her felt her feet slipping and sliding as she ran through the mud as fast as she could. She could hear the sounds of whatever killed the pilot roaring behind her. She threw a quick glance back and saw Jack and Charlie were running in the same direction as her. She didn't know what it was that was coming for them but Kate had no desire to stick around to meet it. Up ahead she saw some strangely shaped trees with long vines hanging down from them, she figured it would be a good place to hide. As she turned toward her salvation she felt her feet slip out from under her and she hit the mud. Her heart was racing in her chest a mile a minute. She could swear that any second the monster would snatch her right up off the ground. The fear was so strong that Kate could feel tears well in her eyes, but she refused to be paralyzed by it. She scrambled ungracefully to the vines and threw herself into the shelter of the tree.

She quickly turned to look back out into the jungle to see what was happening, the rain was coming down in buckets and Kate couldn't see too well. Suddenly it hit her where was Charlie? Where was Jack, he had just been right behind her? Panic swelled in her chest she had been so scared but surely if it had grabbed Jack wouldn't she have heard it? The fear bubbled up in her chest and Kate screamed on the top of her lungs.

"Jack!" it came out as a scream and a sob rolled into one. Where was he? Kate couldn't help but be worried for the handsome stranger she had just met the day before. He was the only person she knew, and that made him special to her. They had shared some kind of connection and Kate had felt it right away. She couldn't explain it and didn't even try to, all she knew was that he was kind, smart, gentle and he was her friend.

Suddenly something ran into Kate and she let out a scream her body and instincts trying to find some way to flee the intruder. Before she could do anything Kate felt herself being held by two strong hands on her shoulders. She focused on what she was looking at when she saw the drenched white t-shirt sticking to a muscular chest. Her eyes roamed up and she found herself looking right into the beautiful brown eyes of the man she thought had perished. Without thinking of the consequences and really not even caring about them either, Kate launched herself into the strong arms of the doctor named Jack.

Jack caught the frightened woman as she wrapped her arms around him. He held her close trying to soothe her and also keep an eye out for whatever it was that was chasing them. Jack was shocked at how hard Kate was shaking. Fearing that she could go in shock, Jack moved her farther within the confines of the tree so he could look and talk to her without being seen from the jungle.

"Kate" he whispered, "Kate look at me" his voice was low but strong at the same time. Kate couldn't help but to look up at him. "It's ok we're ok but you need to breathe and relax alright?" Relax? Jack thought to himself, yeah right like relaxing was even a remote possibility at this point. Jack was suddenly drawn from his thoughts as he heard her whisper something. Leaning in he tried to hear what it was that she was saying.

"One…Two…Three…Four…" Kate said allowing the fear to just overtake her; she clutched onto Jack and was so scared it was hard to form the words as her lips trembled. Jack realized she was counting and quickly remembered to the day before when he told her how he handled his fear. This was good Kate was trying to get herself back in line and that's what he needed for her to do, the fact that she could attempt to control her fear meant that she should be out of the harm of going into shock. He leaned down closer to her and they both whispered at the same time.

"Five"

Suddenly the rain halted and they were surrounded by silence, the danger seemed to have passed for now anyway. Kate looked up at Jack whose eyes were scanning the forest around them.

"Where's Charlie?" she asked suddenly remembering the rock star and feeling bad that it wasn't until now that he came to mind.

"He's back a bit we found some trees like this to hide in, I told him to stay put until I came back for him" Jack said keeping his voice low just in case.

"Why did you leave your shelter? How did you end up here?" Kate asked her voice still holding a slight tremble to it but nothing like it was before.

"I heard you scream my name, so I came to find you." Jack said. Kate could tell he was going into doctor mode scanning her for injuries.

"Jack the monster was out there, you should have stayed behind. I can't believe you risked your life just to check on me." Kate didn't know if she should be happy, annoyed, or angry about the fact that Jack put his life in danger because of her. She quickly hugged him again and was pleased to feel his heartbeat through his chest. He was still alive and so was she. She pulled back and looked at him. He truly was the most handsome man she had ever met. She wasn't sure if it was his deep and rich eyes, or perhaps his soft, plump lips, maybe it was his strong jaw and chiseled features. Kate couldn't name it but whatever it was it made her feel safe. She laid her head back on his shoulder just wanting to enjoy the safety for a quick moment.

Jack stroked her hair gently and rocked her slightly. She pulled back and Jack placed a soft kiss on her forehead. Their eyes met and for a moment the world seemed to stop moving it was just two of them and their surroundings and circumstances seemed to have disappeared. She tilted her face up ever so slightly and was just inches from his lips. Suddenly he backed up but not completely away from her.

"Uh" Jack said nervously clearing his throat and breaking the intense look he was sharing with Kate. "We should probably go look for Charlie" he said giving her a shy smile.

Kate felt her cheeks warm with embarrassment at what had almost happened, she was pretty sure she had been inches away from kissing Jack. "Yeah" she quickly agreed, "We better get a move on." she said.

When they walked out into the jungle and headed back towards Charlie, Kate couldn't help but wonder What if?

As if reading her mind, Jack's arm gently brushed hers and he soon brushed his hand against hers. Kate immediately opened her hand to the gesture and he took in his own. They walked through the jungle back to Charlie with their hands gently clasped.

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