Juliet felt the happiest she had felt in a long time, walking up to the doors of New York General Hospital with her hand resting in Jack Shephard's. They didn't talk, there was no need to, but once they reached the doors, they stopped, and Jack turned to face her.

"What room's your interview in?" He asked shyly, still holding onto Juliet's hand.

Juliet took a piece of paper out of her small purse. "109," she replied quietly.

"I'll walk you there," he replied and when Juliet tried to object, he immediately cut her off "I insist." He said finally, and their hold broke as he opened the door for her. Juliet and Jack turned left down a white hallway, walking beside each other, their hands brushing occasionally. Jack looked at his watch. It was 9:51, he was over 20 minutes late for his shift, but he didn't care. He was scared that if he left Juliet's side she would disappear again, and that was much more important to him than his job. They stopped in front of room 109, and Jack knew that now he had to say goodbye.

"Well, good luck. You don't need it; I mean you're great... at fertility... and stuff," he could see Juliet looking at him in pity, and it was embarrassing to himself that he couldn't even talk to her properly. Jack could still feel their short kiss on his lips, and he wished he could just lean in, take her in his arms, and whisk her away to somewhere for just the 2 of them. Jack realized that Juliet had asked him something while he was lost in thought, and was staring at him, waiting for a reply. "Sorry?"

"I asked if you were alright. You looked a little lost," Juliet replied softly.

Jack knew he couldn't bear it anymore. He took a step forward, put his arms around her waist and gave her the tightest hug he could manage. He knew the tears had been coming for a while now, but they finally broke free. "I missed you so much Juliet," he said between tears. "I've spent every moment of the last 3 years thinking about you, trying to find a way back to you. I never want to lose you ever again. I couldn't manage it," he paused, thinking about what he was about to say, but he knew that this was long overdue. "I love you so much."

"Juliet's arms moved to around Jack's neck, and he could her that she was crying as well. "Me too, Jack. Me too." And with that, Juliet and Jack shared the most passionate kiss that either one of them had ever shared with anyone. When they broke apart, they stared at each other for a long time before Juliet said: "I'd better go, my interview starts right now."

"Yah," Jack replied. "I'm a half hour late for my shift," he said sheepishly.

"Jack!" Said Juliet, genuinely surprised. "Why didn't you tell me, I could have made my own way to—"

"Juliet, seeing you is so much more important," Jack replied.

Juliet was touched, but with a final touch of their hands, they 2 of them parted ways, both desperately hoping that it would be for the last time.

An hour later, Juliet was just getting off the bus, this time heading back home. She had gotten the job, and was secretly hoping to have seen Jack again before she left, but she knew in her heart that he would still be working. She turned a few corners, and before she knew it, she arrived at her apartment in Soho. She fiddled around in her pocket for her key, and pushed at the sticky door violently until it opened. As she stepped inside, kicking off her shoes, she heard a voice coming from the living room.

"You're home early," he said calmly, no emotion whatsoever in his voice.

"It was only an interview, it shouldn't have taken the whole day," Juliet replied cooly.

The person stepped out from the living room to meet her in the hall. "Are you alright," he said, looking her straight in the eye. Juliet bent down to fix her skirt, but it was really just to avoid his eye contact.

"I'm fine," she replied, knowing he wouldn't buy it.

"You know I can always tell when you're lying to me Juliet," he said, stepping forward, stroking her hair, "tell me the truth," he said as sweetly as he could manage.

Juliet grabbed his wrist to stop him from touching her, gave a snigger under her breath, and marched into the kitchen. This was definitely going to be a problem.

A/N I was pretty happy with this chapter, and I've been waiting to introduce the character I did at the end for a while now. Next time: the suspicion I promised in this chapter will happen, but Juliet and Jack will have some nice stuff too... And I'll reveal who the mysterious character is, although I bet most people can guess it. Any requests for Lostaways that you want to have a major appearance? I already know 2 who are going to come into play, but if you have a character you want to enter the scene, just say so in a review!