Wow another chapter up. I thought I would be horrible with continuing a story. It's amazing how a review can motivate me. Please keep them coming. As I said before I own nothing, just having some fun. Enjoy the story.

Tom poured a cup of herbal tea for Abby who sat at the kitchen table in his house. "How are you feeling?"

"Alright, I miss my boyfriend. He must be frantic by now."

Tom looked down truly sad about the development. "How about you write a letter letting him know you are being treated? He can send you a message the same way. I can suggest it. No promises though."

Her face lit up. "Really? You'll do that? Look I'm not ungrateful for the hospitality here but I just miss Bobby."

"I know this is hard for you and we want to make sure you are as comfortable as possible. It took me a while to adjust to things here as well." He took a sip from his cup. "I never fit in until I came here."

Abby looked at him. "I don't see how that's possible. You seem to get along with everyone here. You're like that uncle that everyone wants to have. You know cool but conservative enough to respect."

He smiled at looked at his tea. There was a little sadness in his smile. "Say that when you know I'm a gay fifty something who has a fascination with anything esoteric or scientifically bizarre."

"Oh, I see. It doesn't bother me? Why would it? So here no one cares huh?"

"That's right. Every person here has their story to tell. We're good people and we are very sorry to play the role of villains. Ben brought me here and showed me that my search for the strange wasn't in vain. That I wasn't some crazy kook with too much money." He took a sip of his tea. "When I first saw the island I knew I was home. I felt it. There's something to this island that is so special. I honestly don't have the words for it."

Abby drank more of her tea listening to Tom's words. "Ben seems to be a very misunderstood man. But he scares me. One turn he's the softest spoken man I've ever met the next he can seem so, so..."

"Distant, cold or even sad?"

"Exactly. What's up with that?"

He looked at her again with that dry smile. "His past is not an easy one and he carries a huge responsibility all alone. He's a very proud man that worked his way from almost nothing. I would lay down my life for that man. He showed me that I still have worth when everyone else told me I had none."

Abby felt bad for her thoughts about Ben earlier. "Juliet tells me that he's very sick and that Jack can help him."

Tom sighed. "I doubt Jack will help. There's too much mistrust sown."

"I'll talk to him. You've all been so kind to me and things are not as they appeared. Please let me talk to him." Abby wanted to help.

Tom nodded. "Then I'll take you to him right now if you want."

Abby was surprised she was taken to a boat and brought to a different island. After a ten minute walk she was taken to a building that was darkly lit and entered a room. She saw Jack sitting in the corner of the room.

"Jack, oh my God!"

He instantly stood up. "Abby, are you alright?"

"Yes, yes Jack I'm more than fine. Been treated very well in fact. Can you say the same?"

They spoke for about ten minutes each telling the other of their experiences. Jack couldn't hold it against her that she was treated so well. He checked her vital signs to make sure she was alright.

"Jack I came here to ask you to help Ben. I know I am asking a lot since there is so much mistrust but he's been really good to me and everyone here."

"I can't."

Abby nodded. "They need him here. Everyone here is trying to protect this island. There's something special about it."

"I can't Abby I'm sorry."

"Please Jack. They said you'll be let go if you do this. You can go back home."

Jack heard that and felt pressured. Abby was one of the nicest women in the camp who tried to help out as much as possible. She was a thinner female version of Hurley. "I'll think about it."

Abby smiled. She was happy she was able to make some progress with Jack. "Um, do you want me to ask if you can be moved to somewhere more comfortable? If you are going to help Ben, whose face you understandably want to kick in, I think they should give you more comfortable living arrangements."

He couldn't help himself and laughed at that image after she said it with a smile on her face. Abby was a female Hurley. Just currently pregnant. "If you can get me a seaside view I'd appreciate it."

"I'll see what I can do."

Abby left and was taken back to her room where she found Ben waiting for her. He was sitting in the same chair that he last sat in. Abby sat on her bed and waited for Ben to speak first. "I would like to apologize for my character when we last spoke. I should have been more sensitive to you."

Henry was back again. She knew this was Ben speaking softly to her and getting to be at ease. "When did you first plan on taking me?"

"When you felt sick for the second time in the bunker. I knew then you were pregnant after I asked the question that upset you."

Her eyes went along the wall following the trippy outdated pattern of wallpaper. "The wallpaper on that wall is crap." She had to laugh at that rather random though that she blurted out.

Ben looked at it and smiled as well. "I agree. I hear that most people are now painting walls instead of using wallpaper. I hear it's all the rage."

"Do you have a spare room for our resident doctor?" She blinked a few times deciding on blurting out another random thought. "He requested a seaside view. I said I'll see what I can do."

Ben looked confused. "So you spoke to Jack?"

"Yes, I was speaking to Tom who spoke very highly of you and I offered to speak to Jack. He said he'd consider it."

Ben wasn't used to not knowing things and this was the second time she did it one conversation. "I see. That's good news."

"So if the man who wants to pull a Sayid on your face is willing to save your life you could at the very least give him a decent place to stay and a ticket off the island." She smiled again in a sweet way.

"You are a surprising woman Abby." With that he stood up holding in a laugh. "I'll see what I can do about the wallpaper and the fading green paint. The institutionalized look just doesn't suit you."

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