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"Hey Claire" Kate said when she arrived at her tent.

"Hey Kate! I haven't seen you in a while, you ok?" She smiled to her friend as she tucked Aaron in his crib.

"Yeah you?" Kate said sitting down next to Claire.

"Great thanks" She replied.

Kate looked over at sleeping Aaron in the crib, he looked so sweet, so innocent, that innocent that it scared Kate, how could she care for something as fragile as that?

"He's growing fast isn't he?" Kate said noticing Claire was smiling at her.

"Yeah it amazes me how he seems to get bigger each day" Claire said smiling at her son.

"Is it hard?" Kate said suddenly "I mean… if you don't mind me asking is it hard, you know, looking after him all the time?" She said trying to cover her question.

"Sometimes, but when I just look at him or hold him, it just feels so lovely that I don't really care how hard I have to work for him" Claire said happily, that was another thing Kate was scared about, that she wouldn't feel anything for her child, that it would just be a child, not feel like a part of her not feel like hers, she was scared she wouldn't be able to love her baby.

"Were you scared you wouldn't love him?" Kate said almost fearfully, fear that Claire picked up on.

"Yes, sometimes I was, but as soon as I saw him I knew that I would never be able to live without him, knew that he was a part of me and I loved him" Claire said.

The two sat in silence for a while, Claire looked at her friend who seemed deep in thought.

"Are you ok Kate?" She said carefully.

"Yes why wouldn't I be?" Kate said almost a little too quickly.

"It's just, I don't mind at all, but why are you suddenly asking all these questions Kate?" Claire said.

"Because i'm scared" Kate whispered.

"Why would you be scared?" Claire asked.

"Because I'm pregnant" Kate said her voice barely audible.

"Really? I mean definitely?" Her friend asked brightly.

"Yeah, I did the test a couple of days ago" Kate replied.

"Well congratulations!" Claire said warmly "Does Sawyer know?"

"Yeah, he caught me stealing the test" Kate admitted "I didn't want to tell him until I was sure, but apart from him you're the first to know" Kate said moving herself away from the subject of how Sawyer had found out.

"Kate, there's something not many people know about Aaron" Claire said carefully, choosing to share the story with Kate because Claire felt she needed the reassurance.

"What?" Kate said worriedly.

"Before the crash, I was going to give him up for adoption" Claire said quietly, Kate was shocked, Claire seemed to love Aaron so much she was always with him, she seemed like such a great mother. "I didn't want a baby, I was sure it wasn't me"

"But why?" Kate said "You're such a great mum!"

"I never thought I would be, I was feeling how I think your feeling now, I was scared, I never thought it would happen to me" Claire said getting Kate's feelings right. "At first I was going to have an abortion, but the father persuaded me not to, then left me when I was about pregnant"

"Oh Claire" Kate whispered.

"But its ok" Claire smiled "Because if he hadn't I would never have Aaron now, and as crazy as it seems I'm glad for this island because without it I would have never kept Aaron, I was on that flight to America to give him to another family when he was born"

"Thanks Claire" Kate smiled. "That really helped me, I'm still scared but I don't think I am as much now"

"Kate of course you're going to be scared, it's not something that happens everyday" Claire assured her "But your strong you can do this, and I'm sure Sawyer will help you too"

"Yeah" Kate said "I'm sure he will."

"Don't worry Kate" Claire said softly "Whatever happens I'm sure you'll be a great mum"

"Thanks" Kate said tears forming in her eyes as she gave her friend a hug.


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Sorry its short but I'm running out of ideas! I have to get Jack fiding out then I have a bit of an idea about some agnst but I'm not quite sure! I have it ruffly planned I need so middling chaps any ideas?? Please review with ANY ideas at all! Thanks !!!