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Characters: Jack and Kate.


Part 3

Kate: "Hey, it's okay, it's me Kate."

She said reassuringly as she felt Jack tense at the feel of someone touching him. He finally lifted his head to see a teary-eyed Kate.

Jack: "Hey."

Kate: "Hey, are you okay? Why didn't you tell me you were feeling ill?"

She said while still rubbing his back, even though he was not being sick any more.

Jack: "I would've told you but... I only just started being sick when I sat down here."

He doesn't look her in the eyes; she knew he wasn't telling the truth.

Kate: "Jack. I know you better than that. When did you start feeling sick?"

She asked concerned, not raising her voice.

Jack: "Okay; I started feeling sick a few hours ago."

Kate: "When was the last time you ate?

He hesitates. So she asks again.

When was the last time you ate Jack!"

Now she actually raised her voice, but it was an angry yell.

Jack: "I...I can't remember."

Her hand comes of his back, and she leans back.

Kate: "Jack. Look at me.

He slowly looks at her he looks slightly lost.

How can you not remember; I ate breakfast this morning before we left, surely you can remember this morning?"

He runs a hand through his hair.

Jack: "I do remember this morning, I just can't remember eating. I was so busy making sure everyone was okay, and that there were no flaws in the plan... that I don't think I ate."

Kate touches Jack's arm.

Kate: "Okay, but I saw Juliet this morning, and she was getting two bowls of breakfast didn't…"

Jack: "I don't do everything with Juliet you know."

He said quite harshly. She backs off slightly.

Kate: "I'm sorry I jumped to the conclusion and thought you had, seen as you had tea together the other night, and I saw her with two bowls of cereal, that I thought you two were eating together again!" She too says it harshly.

Jack: "Wait... how do you know I had tea with Juliet the other night?"

Kate looks down. Damn it why did she have to bring it up.

Kate: "Forget it."

Jack: "Kate. Look at me, did it... does it bother you that I had tea with Juliet?"

Kate doesn't look him in the eye.

Kate: "I said forget it, it doesn't matter... it doesn't matter okay"

Jack: "Well it doesn't look like that, and it matters to me Kate?"

Kate: "Fine! That night...after you spoke to me in the kitchen, it was the first time we had spoken proper since we got back... I was about to go do the dishes, and I looked over at you... and I saw you laughing with her, I felt that you had replaced me... that you would rather spend time with her than me."

For the last part, she looks him in the eye. She was being honest with him now she was opening up.

Jack: "But why would it bother you, you had Sawyer right? That's what boyfriends are for suddenly Kate's face straightens her hurt by his bitterness pushed aside for a moment…what did he say, boyfriend? aren't they?"

Kate: "Sawyer's not my boyfriend."She said confused.

Jack: "Oh sorry... I jumped to the conclusion and thought that you two were an item, after all you two do sleep together."He said bitterly.

Kate: "What? Her tears ready to fall. Slept, I slept with him once when we were being held by the others; and that was only because I thought he was going to die! And I wanted him to die happy, finally having gotten the one thing he's ever wanted me for! Even if it was only for that one night."

Jack: "So what were the reasons for back at the beach?"

Kate's face drops, her tears fall. She stands up and is about to run away, but Jack grabs her.

He lets go of her, and she just stands there frozen.

Jack: "I didn't see him dying at the beach! Or is that what you were doing sneaking in his tent in the middle of the night? I'd like to know 'cos you said he's not your boyfriend, or do you not call him that, does he prefer sexual acquaintance or is he more of a sweet-pea kinda guy?"

Kate slaps him, she suddenly regrets it when she sees him hold his face, she tries to touch him but he backs away. He looks both hurt and angry.

Kate: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean too."

Jack: "What about slapping me, or sleeping with him?"

Kate: "Jack. I never wanted to hurt you."

Jack smiles sadly.

Kate: "How do you know about me and Sawyer what we… at the beach?"

Jack: "What? Was it supposed to be a secret? Yeah well, it does sound like Sawyer to keep his stash secret. Hey but so you know I'm not filming you like the others, I'll tell you. Kate in tears, Jack was being so cold, she'd broken him again. WellI don't sleep good, so I walk the shoreline, the sea breeze relaxes me. But this one night I see you sneaking out of his tent; it was early hours so you'd obviously spent the night, you were looking over your shoulder a lot, making sure no one had seen you leave his tent… I couldn't see you that clearly, but you looked… it was pretty obvious that you'd had sex."

Jack saying the last part about her having sex with Sawyer, as if it was evil, and he'd said it so many times now that it literally cut him when he said it.

Kate: "I'm sorry."

Jack: "You're always apologizing Kate, but what are you sorry about? If you're in love with the guy there's nothing wrong in what you're doing."

Kate: "If you thought I was with Sawyer then why did you tell me that you was in love with me?"

Jack: "Don't turn this on me Kate! But for the record, it was because I knew I had nothing to loose. His face softens, and so does hers. I thought... you asked me why I was sticking up for Sawyer and I wasn't going to lie to you. It was because you was upset about him leaving you the way he did, saying the things he said, and I didn't want you to be upset, so I told you that he didn't mean it. 'Cos if he loves you like I do, then he didn't, and I... telling you that I was in love with you was my way of moving on."

Kate falls to the floor; she brings her legs up to her chest and rests her head on her knees. Why was this so messed up?

Kate: "I... this so messed up. If we had just been honest from the start none of this would've happened."

Jack: "What?"

Kate looks up at Jack. She wasn't going to lie anymore.

Kate: "I don't love Sawyer. And he wasn't the reason I was upset. You were. Jack looks at her surprised. Because I had just saw you kissing Juliet, and as you may not know I kinda like you a lot , so I didn't like seeing that. And back at the beach… I was a mess; I went to Sawyer as an escape… a way of hiding my feelings for you, and for a short moment I would forget, and I would feel needed, and loved, 'cos I didn't think you loved me. But after it was over... I felt worse, I felt... She looks up at Jack who looks bewildered my feelings never went away, and they never will. She shrugs But seen as your moving on, I'll save myself the heartache of saying those four little words to you. 'Cos unlike you... I have everything to loose."

Jack just stands there, did that mean what he thought it meant, 'Cos if it did. He wasn't moving on, he couldn't he had tried to forget about her, but it was too difficult. He didn't want to forget about her.

He looks at Kate she's stood up, and walking away. He shouts after her, but she speeds up. No, he wasn't letting her run again; if anything he's learnt from his past mistakes, and he wasn't going to make the same mistakes again.


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