Sorry its short, but I had to end it there for this chapter, what comes next is tomorrow night's instalment. lol
Once back at Jack's, the guys changed into clean clothes and the all settled down in the living room, Charlie and Hurley turning up not long after to join them.
"Ooooh." Kate cooed before running out of the room unexpectedly to return only a few minutes later holding an album.
"I just thought we could show the newest of the group," gesturing to Ana, Hurley and Charlie, "How long some of theses traditions of ours have been going."
Everyone nodded and piled together around the settee, Kate sitting on the floor in the middle so that everyone around could see the book. Looking at the first picture she read the annotation, " Jack, aged 3, with his first football." A picture of Jack standing proudly holding his football smiling.
"Aww, look at diddums." Sawyer said, pulling a face at Jack.
"Shut up and just watch and listen." Jack looked back to the book.
The next picture was an active picture of Jack throwing the ball, "Jack, throwing his ball." She continued, "Oh and this one was just lovely… Jack, just threw the ball at Kate, also 3." Jack gave her a hug, they all laughed, looking at the picture of Jack in the corner looking like he just conquered something and Kate sitting down on the floor holding her head with the ball lying next to her.
" But, what wasn't caught on camera was me then getting up, picking up the ball and chucking it back at him, hitting him in the back of the head." Laughing.
"Yeah but look…" Jack said pointing to the picture on the next page, "…there's us just after I apologised and giving you a hug to make up for it."
Everyone awed at picture they were looking at. Jack had Kate in a tight hug, smiling widely. Everyone was quiet for a moment. Kate could feel a blush slowly rising in her cheeks as she realised that they were all focusing on her and Jack.
Right then Jacks mom walked in, she loved having the kids around all together and noticed a few new faces, and threw down a whole load of blankets and pillows. Everyone's attention shot to her. Jack opened his mouth to ask what they were for, right before the answer was upon him.
"For you kids, I don't expect you to all sleep on the cold floor all night." Giving them all a warm smile then a wink at her son.
"Thanks." Jack replied appreciatively.
Once all had settle once again to blankets and pillows, and after making calls, Kate turned her attention to the next picture in the album, "This was the day when Sawyer joined 'football obsessives 'r' us' when we were four, looking at the picture they saw Jack and Sawyer on opposite sides of a garden throwing the ball, with Kate up the tree in the background.
"I still don't know how you got up that tree at only four years old." Sawyer commented laughing.
"That tree was just grown specially for me to climb." She replied laughing at him.
" Aww, how sweet…" Kate said to everyone.
" What? You found another baby photo of Jacko?" Sawyer questioned sarcastically.
"No, look." She said pointing over to the end of the settee where Claire and Charlie were sitting. Both had fallen asleep, Claire with her head lazily lying on Charlie's shoulder.
"I think that is the sign for us to turn in." Jack, quietening his voice. All nodded, Jack pulled a blanket up on Claire and Charlie, while Sayid and Shannon moved onto the other settee. The rest spread out on the floor in front of them, Hurley, Ana, Sawyer, Kate then Jack. Sawyer gave Kate a cheeky grin, at which she shuffled sideways, quite noticeably to him, and ended up against Jack, Sawyer knew it was lost cause, even though he wasn't being serious anyways and turned the other direction and tried it with Ana. A loud smack, a groan, and cursing were heard then sawyer turned back onto his back. Soon one by one they dropped off quietly.
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