Tonight was the last Sunday of the month, which meant that all the guys got together, had a few beers and played poker. Jack never really understood why they choose Sunday to do this, considering they would all have to get up, with or without a hangover and go to work the next, but it was like tradition so they didn't question it.

They were all sitting around the table at Jack's place, bottle of beer in their hand, cards in the other, as the night went on, his friends shot him questioning looks, to which he just smiled

"Okay Jack-O, you've been way to happy tonight, you finally getting something?" Sawyer asked in a smug tone

Jack chuckled "I don't know what you're talking about man" He stated calmly

"I think I have an idea" Mark said faking a cough to cover it up, a very poor attempt

Sawyer gave Jack a smirk and looked over at Mark "Do tell"

"I have this patient" Mark said "Kate" looking over smiling at Jack

Jack shook his head "Mark, Shut up man", he said his tone threatening as he took a swing of his beer

"Who's Kate?" Hurley asked

Mark looked at Jack, than back at the rest of the guys at the table "Kate, is a patient of mine, Jack has been covering her case for me for a few days" He said

Once Jack thought he was safe, his friend added "She's also young and beautiful, brown hair, bright green eyes, and freckles" he finished

"So Doc what's going on with you and Freckles?" Sawyer asked dealing another hand

Jack chuckled, shaking his head "There's nothing going on, She's a good person…I want to help her" He told them

"Jack, Come on, we all know when you want to help someone, and you jump in head first" Mark said patting his friend on the back "Like you did with Sarah"

Taking a long drink of his beer before answering "That's not what I'm doing Mark"

"Than what are you doing Jack, because it looks like Sarah all over again from my end" Mark asked, he wasn't trying to hurt him, but I felt like he had to get through to him

"I told you man, she's a good person and I want to help her, maybe there's something I can do" Jack shrugged

"Okay, but what if you can't Jack, what if there just isn't anything you can do?" Mark asked him seriously

Thinking about it for a while , what if he couldn't help her, what if this was a mistake waiting to happen "Well than at least I can say that I tried" He said

They dropped the subject after that; Sawyer thought the topic got a little too serious for poker night. They played a few rounds when Jack starting thinking about his last conversation with Kate, he didn't really want to bring it up and get grilled again but he promised her he'd try and he wouldn't break his promise.

"Mark, listen I need to ask you something about Kate" Jack trialed

Sawyer grinned "Yeah, Jack-o you aint into her at all"

Ignoring the comment he turned back to Mark "I was just wondering what the rules were about her going out of the hospital?"

Raising his eyebrows "Why Jack, you planning on asking her out?" He teased

Letting out a giggle he shook his head "No, nothing like that, she just wants to get some fresh air"

Mark shrugged "So you are going to take her outside?"

Jack smiled "Well with her doctors permission of course" He joked

"Tell you what Shephard , you beat my hand, and you have her doctors permission" Mark challenged

Jack looked at his cards, than back at Mark, nodding "Alright"

Taunting each other for a while before Mark laid his cards on the table, than Jack placed his in front of him, smiling up at Mark "A pair of nines?"

Looking at Mark's cards he shrugged "Guess it was enough huh?"

Laughing he replied "Alright, it wouldn't do any harm to take her outside, but I'd keep it close to the hospital, just in case" He told the other doctor

"Stay around the hospital, I think I can deal with that" Jack nodded


Jack walked to Kate's room the next day, running a hand of his head, which was pounding from the beers last night, very happy he didn't have any surgeries today. Walking into her room, he looked over at the bed, and found her curled up in the blankets, face in the pillow, he had to take a closer look to see her under the covers, her eyes were closed, and her face looked relaxed he didn't want to wake her, so he decided he could come back later and made his way to the door, just before he opened the door, he heard his voice in a whisper "Jack"

"Hey" He said quietly as he turned around "I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you"

She shook her head, and sat up in the bed "its okay, I've been sleeping all day"

"So what brings you by Doctor?" she asked in her usual flirty tone

"I ah" He stuttered "I have a surprise for you" He smiled at her

Raising her eyebrows at him, a small smile playing on her own lips "A surprise? What kind of surprise?"

"Well you said you wanted to go outside, that you missed picnics" He started

When he saw her face light up, he knew she wanted him continue "So let's go see some trees Miss Austen" He laughed

She pulled the covers off her with a laugh, and flung her legs over the bed, looking unsure at first, Jack walked over to her wrapping his arm around her waist to help her stand up, looking at each other once she was standing, he broke the gaze, letting out a cough and motioning to the door

Walking down the hall and to the elevator together, Jack kept his hand lightly on her back, guiding her to where they were going, once they got in the elevator, she noticed that they were going up, not down

Raising a questioning look at him "You know Jack, Picnics are supposed to happen outside" Not understanding why they were going up when the entrance was downstairs

He smiled over at her "Oh really?" He asked "Is that what it says in the official picnic rulebook" He joked

His attempt at being funny manage to draw a little laugh out of the beautiful brunette, the doors opened and Kate noticed that they were in a hallway, the only thing around was a door to the left of them and a staircase to the right

"You're not going to make me climb that are you?" She asked looking at the stairs

Shaking his head "We're going through the door" He told her, guiding her over to it, he opened it and let her walk in before he entered himself

When she walked she saw that they were on some kind of roof, not the top of the hospital she figured because there wasn't writing or anything, and it wasn't that big, but it was a roof she got that from looking over the edge she saw trees, and the cars passing by looked so small "Jack, what are we doing here?"

He grabbed her hand, pulling her over a few paces further, she looked around and saw that there was a blanket laid on the ground and a basket on the blanket, she looked over at Jack tears in her eyes

"So what do you say, you want to have a picnic with me Kate?" Jack smiled at her

She bit her bottom lip nervously and nodded walking over to the blanket and sitting down, smiling at him to come over, they sat there silently for a second and then Kate looked at the basket

"So what's in the basket Jack?" She smiled

Bringing it in front of her, he smiled "Everything they had in the hospital cafeteria"


Jack went to visit Kate everyday for the next week after they shared the picnic, they just talked and she opened up to him enough for him to start to care about her. Today Jack walked over to Kate's room like he did everyday for the last little while

This time when he opened her door she wasn't there, no one was there, the bed was neatly made and there were no belongings on the night table

Mark came around the corner and saw his friend standing in the room; he put his hand on his friends shoulder causing Jack to turn around "Where is she?"

"She's gone" He replied

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