Juliet shook his grip off her wrist and started to walk away, heading to no place in particular.

"Juliet! What did I do? Please talk to me."

Juliet felt his voice break and it tore her insides apart, she turned around and walked up to him, not necessarily fast but not slow either, they were swift decisive steps.

She cupped his cheeks in her palms and ran her finger slowly over the succulent rim of his lips. They shared a kiss and without exchanging another word she walked him to the closest hydra she knew, for the second time in her life giving into her desires without caring about the consequences.

……….

They clung to each for what seemed hours, pleased with the thought of each other, and with the thought that soon they'd be home.

"Juliet?"

"Yes, Jack?"

"What's going to happen between us after today? Back home in the real world?"

Her mind was a blank slate, she admitted to herself that she had been thinking about it previously, but after she heard the conversation between the two women back at camp, the idea of a serious relationship had flown right out of her mind. About a minute passed and this wasn't such a good sign for Jack, he slid his arms from underneath her, sat up, and cupped his face in his hands. Juliet lay flatly on the steel table looking up at Jack who now seemed upset.

"This is all a show" She thought. "He wants me to think he cares, he doesn't realize I can take blow, I've taken quite a few before."

He looked down at her and found the old cold blue eyes he had forgotten, the look that made him feel as if he was in a labyrinth of emotions and thoughts, those unreadable freezing cold blue eyes. He jumped off the metal table and began dressing himself, making sure he didn't look her in the eyes. She watched him and reassured herself every few seconds that it really was all a scam, that he didn't care for her because he loved Kate. He had told Kate himself, just a couple of days back.

"Jack? Are you upset?"

"No."

Juliet felt the tension overpowering the room and was embarrassed when she realized she was still lying down on the metal surface of the table completely undressed and exposed.

She got up and reached for her clothes. Just as she reached for her bra hanging off a light pink crib he grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him, frightening her for a slight second before she found his eyes.

"Jack, your hurting me." Jack loosened his strong grip on her wrist and stepped back.

"I'm hurting you? IM hurting YOU?"

Juliet didn't know what he was getting at, she covered her bare chest with her arms and looked down at the floor.

"Look at me Juliet."

"What Jack?"

"What did I do wrong? What happened?
"What are you talking about? Nothing happened, I'm fine."

"Really? So you haven't been acting strange at all?"

She knew he was right, she had been acting differently.

"How am I supposed to know what happened and try to fix it if you won't talk to me Juliet?"

"You don't, there's nothing for you to know, much less to fix."

Juliet turned around and started getting dressed, he watched her confused and running through every second he had spent with her, maybe if he remembered he would figure it out.

"We should be walking back to the beach Jack, people will start wondering where we are and it's getting dark out."

He grabbed his bag and threw it over his shoulder, walking in front of her, shielding her from any danger lurking outside in the jungle.

"Was this a part of your plan?"

"What's that Jack?"

"Making me believe you care about me, sleeping with me, and then…"

He didn't continue and she was scared to hear the rest.

"You know, I'm not really sure Jack."

He stopped and looked at her.

"What?"

"I'm not sure if Ben had this planned, he never told me about it, but why else would he put me in charge of you?" He was puzzled, he scrunched up his forehead and looked down at the patchy floor.

"What Jack?"

"Why would Ben want that?"

"There are many things you don't know Jack, about me, about Ben, about the crazy way we all act when we are put together."

"I asked you a simple question Juliet, not a speech. Was or was this not planned."

Juliet picked up on the angry tone coming from this man she perceived as calm and collected. She herself was picking up the tone.

"No Jack, and if it was, I did not know about it."

There was a sudden rustling in some nearby bushes and Jack jumped in front of Juliet, lacing his arm around her guarding her from whatever was causing the movement.

A young polar bear trotted out from behind the bushes and Jack stepped back pushing Juliet with him.

"It's a baby bear Jack."

"The mother must be nearby, lets go…"

Just as Juliet rolled his eyes at him and took three steps back there was loud noise and this time a massive bear appeared, exposing its large white teeth and reaching for them with its long sharp claws.

"NOW!"

Jacks rough hands once again grabbed her arm and pulled her away with him. They ran without stopping until they reached the familiar crowd of people, and the familiar view of the ocean. They fell to the sand with their knees and caught their breath, by the time their breathing was back to normal, once their breathing was back to normal Juliet looked at Jack and saw he was scanning her for any scratches or cuts. She saw the note of concern in his eyes and in that moment she decided that even if he did love Kate, she would slowly make him love her. She looked into his eyes, and what would have been a perfectly romantic occasion was turned into a humorous one once she started laughing. Soon they were both laughing and giggling on their backs, on the sand.

The previous argument had faded and gain they felt linked at the souls.

The joy and laughter dimmed into a nerve breaking silence. Jack stared at her beautiful profile and couldn't help smiling.

"I'm like a teenage boy again, fooled and stupid."

Juliet turned to face him and smiled at his boyish grin.

"What are you thinking Jack?"

"I'm thinking about that damn ship and when it's gonna be here."

They both chuckled and once again looked up at the starry sky.

"What are you thinking?"

"My mind is telling me to forget it, to forget you."

Jacks heart skipped a beat and he looked at her for a second, turning when she faced him.

"That's what your thinking, but what are you feeling?"

"Don't let go."