Disclaimer: I don't own Lost blablabla…

A/N: this is my second update of the day so make sure you read chapter 2 before this one. Enjoy.

Chapter three: Damsel in distress.

Kate woke up the next morning, the smell of hot coffee surrounding her. She smiled and buried her face in her soft and warm pillow. It felt good. It felt so good that it almost scared her. She was not supposed to be enjoying this; she could not. This place was like every other one she has been to. She would stay for a little while and then leave, just like she always did. Getting used to be sleeping in a warm and comfortable bed was not aloud to her; not anymore. She pushed those dark thoughts away and got up to get dressed. As she put her shirt on, the image of a shirtless Jack reappeared in her mind. She grinned and buttoned her shirt.

"Hi!" she greeted her roommates as she entered the kitchen. "You're already back?" she asked Shannon.

'I am." She said smiling. Kate poured herself a cup of coffee and sat next to them. "Sayid was working early today and I didn't want to disturb Jack." Kate nodded and looked down at her cup, trying to hide the grin that appeared on her face at the sound of Jack's name but in vain. "Speaking of Jack…what happened yesterday?" Shannon asked smiling.

"What do you mean?" Claire and Kate asked at the same time, the brunette sounded more alarmed than the blonde. Shannon looked at Claire and grinned.

"Well yesterday, just after you took off, Kate came back…"

"Yeah I know, she forgot her jacket." Claire said.

"Well I think our friend made quite an impression on Kate."

"Uh… you lost me on that one. Mind to elaborate?" Claire asked frowning.

"Well, I guess Jack was going to take a shower, so when he opened the door he was shirtless." She said maliciously. A flash of understanding crossed Claire's eyes and they widened.

"Uh… I'm still here, you know?" Kate said annoyed, raising up her hand.

"So, you saw his tattoos?" Claire asked. Kate nodded and blushed.

"It's not a big deal. I have seen naked men before."

"Yeah but I bet none of them were like Jack." Shannon said smirking. Claire eye's widened.

"I'm sure Sayid would be glad to hear that." She said laughing lightly.

"Come on, I love Sayid, but we all had a crush on the hot and handsome doctor when we first met him." Claire blushed but did not reply. "Anyway, Jack seemed to really appreciate your little visit. He could not stop smiling!" Shannon explained. "So what happened?" she asked eagerly.

"Nothing happened." Kate said, sounding harsher than she had meant to. "I just took my Jacket and left." She lied.

"Yeah, right." Shannon said sarcastically. "Whatever, I have to get ready for work. See you guys tonight." "See ya." Kate and Claire replied.

"I gotta go as well. I have a class in less than twenty minutes." Claire said. "What are you going to do?" She asked her roommate.

"I have some cleaning up to do and there's still a lot of my stuff in my car; I think it's time to bring them up." Claire nodded and was about to get up but hesitate and throw an unsure look at Kate.

"You know what? This class is not that important. I'll just stay with you." She said smiling.

"What? You're kidding right?" Kate said surprised. "I'm a big girl Claire; I can take care of myself. I always did." She said almost sadly.

"You're Okay?" the blonde said, her blue eyes full of concern.

"Yeah I'm Okay. Don't worry. Go get ready or you'll be late." Claire nodded and gave her smile.

Ten minutes later Kate was sitting on the couch alone sipping in her coffee. She sighed deeply and took a look around her. It has only been three days but she knew this time it was going to be different. This time, it will be much harder to leave. Shannon and Claire were adorable and yesterday evening was on of the best she had in years. 'Three days…' she thought. 'That's all it took to these people to make me feel more at home here than I've ever been anywhere else.' She leaned her head back and looked at the ceiling. Maybe it was time to settle down somewhere and maybe this was the right place to do it. Once more, she looked around her. Their apartment was smaller than Sayid and Jack's one but it was as welcoming. Shannon and Claire shared a bedroom. They always did, even when Lilly were their roommate. The two blondes grew up together and they were like sisters so they really did not mind sharing a room. Lilly moved away a couple of months ago when her mother became sick and went back to leaving with her. She was not planning to come back soon so Claire and Shannon decided to look for another roommate. Kate's room was opposite of them next to the small kitchen and like in the boys' apartment the living room was in the centre, surrounded by windows. The walls were made of white and yellow brick and the girl had hung several painting. It was as girly as a girl apartment could be (especially Shannon and Claire's room, which was entirely pink; from the drapes to the pillows) but Kate did not mind. It was the best she had ever had and she was not going to complain. She finished her coffee and began to clean up. When she was done, she went to her car and began to bring some of the boxes up. When she came back to her car the third time she found Jack leaning against it.

"'Morning." He said smiling.

"'Morning." She replied smiling back. "What are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to sleep all day?" she asked.

"Sleeping is not really my thing." He replied. "I was looking through my windows, drinking a coffee when I saw you." He explained

"And you thought you'd come here, help the damsel in distress." She said teasingly.

"You don't look like a damsel in distress at all." He said seriously and she smiled. "I was just bored; I thought I could spend my time carrying heavy boxes."

"In that case…" Kate came closer to her truck and passed him the last but not the lighter box.

"Thank you." She said smiling.

"You're welcome." He said smiling genuinely before walking to the door. She watched him walk away and smiled at herself.

A/N: woo! Two chapters in one day! This one is a lot shorter but I like it this way.

Coming soon: Claire's sickness, Lilly and Sawyer and the return of (the ugly) Sarah.

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