A/N: I'm so sorry it's been so long. I don't get so much inspiration anymore, and well...i've recently started at college and have less time than before but...maybe I just read too much :p


3 days later, Kate walked back down to the beach, Jade balanced on her hip. Kate noticed that the child, her daughter, sat snugly, clinging to her, legs wrapped around Kate's waist, her arms around Kate's neck, and her head resting on Kate's shoulder, carefully looking up and around, still in awe.

"Well, well, well…" Sawyer drooled, his voice think with his heavy Southern accent. "If it ain't freckles, and mini-freckles. Jacko finally leave you alone?"

Kate glared at him, shaking her head, and softly placing her hand on Jade's back. "Sawyer." She sighed.

"Yes, Freckles?" He smirked at her, and Kate felt her insides churn; had she ever really liked this man, or was it just something that kept her occupied, busied her mind?

"Sawyer…" She started, "Can't you just learn to leave us alone? We're happy Sawyer."

"We'll see about that sassafras." He winked before walking away.

-

"This yours?" Sawyer asked later that day, coming to stand beside Kate dropping a soft toy in her lap. Kate smiled softly at the bunny, and caressed her sleeping daughter's hair, she thought of the look that might appear on Jade's innocent face, upon seeing the worn rabbit.

"Yeah…it's Jade's. Thanks Sawyer." She smiled up at him, shielding the sun from her eyes. Sawyer just nodded, and returned back to his hoard.

"Jade…Jade honey, wake up." Kate said softly, smoothing down the soft brown hairs on her daughters head. "Jade?" Kate smiled as the sleeping child began to stir. Jade sat up more, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, and gazing up at her mother. "I've got someone who wants to see you." She informed Jade.

"You do?" Jade asked. "Who?"

"Someone you know…" Kate grinned pulling the soft, cuddly, well-loved rabbit out from behind her back and watched as her daughter's face lit up. A toothy grin, and sparkling eyes, as she held out her arms to receive the toy held just out of her reach.

"FLOPSY!" She squealed excitedly. "Flopsy." She said, once again, stretching out her arms, and almost clapping them together, trying to get her beloved rabbit. "Mommy…" She moaned as Kate continued to hold the rabbit out of her reach.

"Oh….you want Flopsy?" Kate said innocently as if she hadn't been watching the child reach out.

"Yes Mommy. Flopsy!" She demanded. Kate nodded, and kissed Jade's head before handing her the rabbit.

Jade held the rabbit tightly, and close to her chest; breathing in it's familiar sent. She smiled as she stroked the worn out ear, and held it between her thumb and forefinger. "Flopsy…" She murmured, kissing the worn rabbit's head. "Mommy?"

"Yes, baby?" Kate answered, sighing softly at the sweet display in front of her.

"Flopsy smells like home." Jade told her mother, and Kate laughed.

"That's good." Kate nodded, still smiling, as Jade held out the rabbit to her for Kate to sniff. She did so, and sighed happily. 'So, this is what home smells like', she thought, thinking of Jack, and Jade. She really was amazed at how much things could change in just a few days.

There had always been something between Jack and Kate, something deep, bubbling just under the surface, never coming through though. It seemed that, Jade, their future child, or at least one of them as Jack repeatedly told her, was the catalyst for pushing them into the next stage of their relationship. Never in her life, had Kate imagined that life could be so perfect, as the past few days had, spending time with both Jack and Jade. The island was calm, and peaceful; allowing her a serene place to be with her family. Family, Kate smiled. She had a family now, or would have…it was complicated, but Kate loved it.

"Mommy?" Jade looked up with wide green eyes. "Go show Daddy? Tell Daddy about Flopsy!" The child informed her mother of what she felt was most important to do that second.

"Now?" Kate asked her softly.

"Now!" Jade beamed jumping in front of Kate, and with Flopsy tucked under one arm, tried to pull Kate up with her free arm.

"Ok, I'm up." Kate laughed, slightly, sweeping Jade up into her arms, and she nestled herself against Kate again.

-

As they arrived at the caves, Jade took her thumb out of her mouth and began to wriggle in Kate's arms. "Down, Mommy, down!" She insisted before Kate placed her on the floor and watched her run off to Jack.

"Daddy! Daddy!" She squealed and threw herself at him, as he turned to meet the mini-whirlwind headed straight at him.

"Hey there kid." He said ruffling her hair.

"Look, look!" She squealed, waving Flopsy in the air. Jack caught him in his hands and smiled down at Jade and then glanced across at Kate who wore a peaceful smile on her face, as she leant against the cave wall.

"Flopsy?" He half-said, half-asked slowly.

"Flopsy!" Jade squealed and pulled him out of her father's hands to hug him tight to her chest. "Mommy found him! I was sleeping, and I waked up, and Mommy had Flopsy!" Jade gave Jack a toothy grin. "Look Daddy, Mommy found Fwopsy!"

"That's great, sweetheart." Jack chuckled picking up the happy three year old, and moving towards Kate. "So, I hear you found Flopsy? Pretty clever." He smiled at her.

"Well, technically…" She began. "He found me."

"Well, I'm glad." He kissed her forehead, and wrapped his free arm around her shoulder. "She looks so happy, and peaceful." Jack tilted his head to the side, and smiled warmly noticing, Jade's eyes half closed as her head rested on his shoulder.

"Of course she does." Kate told him. "That rabbit's her link to everything she knows." Kate smiled sadly.

"Kate…don't." Jack warned her, before she could continue her 'I just feel so awful' rant. "She's happy with us, and she's safe. It'll all work out."

-

"You know…" Jack started as he entered the cave, mid-afternoon to see Kate sitting cross legged, back against the wall with a sleeping Jade in her lap. "I really love seeing you with her. You're beautiful, both of you."

Kate's cheeks flushed a deep shade of pink, as she smiled up at Jack. "Thank you."

"I mean it Kate." He told her, sitting beside her, and whispered into her ear, "There's nothing more beautiful, more natural than watching a mother with her child. It just helps that it's you." He chuckled slightly kissing her cheek.

"You're sweet." Kate leant her head against his shoulder. "I really love it, doing all this motherly stuff – I never thought I would, but I now I am, it's just…indescribable."

"I know." He kissed her forehead softly, "It really suits you, we're so having more than one."

"Hah!" Kate scoffed and hit his chest playfully, "We'll see…I think one's enough for now. Besides, there's no way I'm going through labour more than once without the drugs. Do you know how much it hurts? Have you heard the horror stories?"

"Is this where I shut up, nod and say 'Whatever you want, hon.'?" Jack asked with a smirk.

"Yes." Kate told him. "I've heard them, it's horrible. Spare yourself the agony…"

"It can't be that bad. They've been doing it forever!" Jack reminded her.

"Maybe so…but still…The end product may be cute and adorable, and perhaps totally worth it, " Kate smiled, "but, there's a lot of pain, and it's not pretty."

"I'm sure it's not…but don't worry, you can squeeze my hand if you want to." He wrapped an arm tighter around her.

"I'll break it." She warned him.

"I don't care, it'll be worth it; she'll be worth it."

"Hmm…" Kate looked down at the sleeping child in her lap. "She will be." She agreed, turning her head to the side to softly meet his lips in a sweet kiss.


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