Next chap & Sawyers back huh??

Kate stood in shock at the sight in front of her. Sawyer. She hadn't seen him in years, but the day she last saw him was still as fresh in her memories as yesterday.

It was the last day of college and Kate was heading home from the campus for the final time.

"Hey Freckles" Sawyer shouted from his car "Wanna ride?"

"Please!" She said thankfully, jumping into his car. Sawyer had always been Kate's friend, sometimes she had wondered if they could ever be more, she had always cared for him, and she had felt like she was falling in love, little did she know Sawyer felt the same, she was the only one who knew all his secrets, knew why he went by the nickname Sawyer, she knew his soul and he knew hers, they were perfect for each other but both to young and stubborn to see it.

"So what you doing now college is out?" Sawyer asked her as they drove along.

"Dunno" She replied "Get away from Wayne as soon as possible, but I don't wanna leave my mum"

"Ill always be here for ya Freckles" he said, suddenly serious.

"Thank you" She said, smiling at him.

"No problem at all Sweet Cheeks" He said, as they pulled up outside her home. "Ill catch ya later"

"Bye!" She said, getting out of the car reluctantly and going into her house.


And that was the last time she ever saw Sawyer, until now.

"Why did you leave me?" She said, feeling tears in her eyes, years of pain that she had held inside came flooding back "The last thing you said to me was that you would always be there, and then you left me"

"I left ya a letter Freckles" he said, sadness clouding his face too.

Kate's memory skipped back once more as she remembered the day she got that letter.

Kate went to Sawyer flat the next day, he had already got his own place, and stopped outside the door.

She saw a note pinned to the door that read:

Freckles, use ya key.

Wondering what it was all about Kate took the key he had given her from her pocket, the key he had let her have in case she ever needed to run from Wayne, and opened the door.

The flat was pretty empty but she noticed a letter on the table in front of her which said Freckles in Sawyers bold writing. She opened the letter and read what was inside.

Dear Freckles,

I couldn't tell ya were I was going, I couldn't say bye cause I was scared if I did I wouldn't be able to leave ya. And I know you won't like where i'm going, maybe one day I will see you again and I can tell you, I hope I will. By the way, you can keep this place for yourself, get away from Wayne like you wanted too.

I hope I will because there's something I need to say to you that i've never said to any girl before, not properly anyway, and its something I felt for a long time. I wanted to say that I love you Katie, and I think I always will.

Love, James

It had touched Kate deeply that he had used his real name on the letter, she was mixed with feelings, happiness because he had said he loved her, sadness that he had left her, fear that he would never come back, and hope that he would.

She had kept that letter for so long it almost killed her, but it killed her even more she couldn't write back, and say those 3 little words back, words ever so important.

"I still didn't help me Sawyer" She said, a stray tear running down her cheek "Do you know how many nights I cried that you were gone? How many days I dint leave that flat just waiting for you to come back? I was so hurt that you left me Sawyer, and you didn't even tell me why"

"Ya think it was easy for me Kate?" He said angrily, sadness filling him too "Ya think it was easy to walk away, knowing how much id hurt ya if I did? How much id hate myself for it?"

"You didn't even tell me why" Kate whispered softly.

"Well that's a whole other story Freckles" he said, his tone know filled with an empty hollow feeling. "Besides, you don't look like your dresses just to run down to the store"

"Oh god!" She said remembering "Claire, I need to get back"

"Claire Littleton?" He asked, he had known her from college too. "What's the big rush anyway?" He said, following her up the street.

"Yeah" She said, amazed he had remembered "She's getting married today, to Charlie"

"Charlie Pace?" he said, remembering him too "The crack addict? Wannabe rock star?"

"Yeah" She said, his memory had outdone what she had expected "Except he's not anymore"

"Lots happened since I been gone huh?" Sawyer said.

"It would have" Kate said coolly "Since you've been gone nearly 5 years"

"I'm sorry Kate" he said earnestly"I really am"

"Well your gonna have to save that for another day" She said "Right now her and Shannon will be wondering where I am, I better get back"

"I can talk to you soon though Freckles?" He asked hopefully.

Kate wanted to say no, to cause him pain for all the pain he had caused her, but she couldn't "Maybe" She said softly. "I still live at your place" She said sheepishly.

"That's ok Freckles" He smiled "That's why I gave it ya, ill come and find ya soon ok?"

"Ok" She replied, before running back home.

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