Chapter 11: No One Is Innocent

"So, what do you suggest we do?" Kate asked.She and Jack were sitting underneath a palm tree next to Kate's tent, as it was a reasonable distance away from the camp, allowing them a little 'privacy'. They had been sitting there since after lunch. It was an extremely hot day, one of the hottest days on the island that the survivors had ever experienced. The suns rays beat down upon the beach, making the sand hot to walk on even while wearing shoes. Kate was wearing jeans and her usual tank top showing off her athletic body. Jack too had bulked up during the time on the island. He was wearing what used to be a long pair of jeans, however had been converted into shorts because that bottoms became so frayed. It was so hot that Jack decided to take off his shirt, and Kate wasn't complaining. Despite the heat both Jack and Kate were feeling refreshed and content. They had gone down to the waterfall that morning to freshen up making sure that no one interrupted them, although, it didn't really matter seeing as all the survivors knew about the couple whether they liked it or not.

"Well from what you've told me and from what we've seen I'd say that our dear friend Sawyer doesn't want the survivors to know about him and Ana-Lucia. We should use that as our bargaining tool!" Jack muttered, casually slinging his arm around Kate's shoulders. Kate leaned in and rested her head on Jack's chest, the way that they had spent hours over the last few days, just talking (or not talking).It was hard to say who was happier. Jack couldn't believed he had finally found someone who he wanted to spend all of his time with, and Kate was so glad that Jack, like so many had before, did not judge her about her past.

"How? That is the question!" Kate laughed, turning to face Jack.

"I don't know. Maybe," Jack lowered his voice, whispering breathily into Kate's ear. "I could just spend the day with you and not think about Sawyer. Maybe it'll clear our minds..." Jack leaned in to kiss Kate on the lips. After all they had been through, all the denial about each others feelings, all the almost kisses, kissing each other couldn't have felt more comfortable. Or more amazing. Kate moved her hand to rest on Jack's hip as she continued to return his kiss.

"Um…excuse me lovebirds but can I interrupt for a moment? I know you're both very busy but..." Charlie's voice, dripping with sarcasm interrupted the two. Charlie had become much more comfortable with everyone since getting back together with Claire. He seemed to be much happier, and surprisingly he and Jack had become quite close friends. Kate removed herself from on top of Jack, feeling a bit embarrassed, even if Charlie had already seen it before … along with the rest of the survivors.

"Yes Charlie, what is it?" Jack said, shaking his head as he slowly pulled himself up and brushed the sand off his clothes.

"Jack we need your help. Ana-Lucia's sick." Jack sighed and looked at Kate. Ana-Lucia was the last person he felt like helping right now, apart from Sawyer. Nevertheless, he knew that he didn't have a choice. He squeezed Kate's hand as a goodbye as he followed Charlie to a spot under the trees where Ana-Lucia was sitting. She looked pale and exhausted.

"What's the problem?" Jack asked.

"She just fainted." Sun told him, from her position sitting next to Ana-Lucia, looking worried.

"You don't look too good." Jack said to Ana-Lucia, crouching down and going into his typical doctor mode "Any other symptoms?"

"I'm just nauseous. I don't usually get sick like this. I mean I've been here for so long..." Ana-Lucia trailed off quietly, seeming lost in her thoughts.

"Sounds like dehydration, possibly a virus. Here, take some of these and drink plenty of water." Jack said as he took some aspirin from his backpack and handed it to her. "I'll be back to see you in the morning."

Ana-Lucia took the aspirin, looking doubtful.

Jack walked back over to Kate, who was sitting by the fire and had been eagerly waiting for him to return. "Anything wrong?" She asked Jack.

"Nothing too serious."

"Good." Kate kissed him tenderly, and Jack kissed her back.

The next morning Jack woke up early and decided to go for a walk. He was beginning to like the island more and more, now that he and Kate had worked things out. He was just thinking how beautiful and peaceful it was when a loud retching noise disturbed the calm of the jungle behind him. Jack followed it to find Ana-Lucia, who had apparently just been throwing up.

"Still not feeling better?" Jack asked as Ana-Lucia looked up at him.

She was silent for a moment. "Jack," she started, "I think I know what's wrong with me." Jack had a sneaking suspicion that he knew too. "How can this be happening?" she asked, and Jack could see the fear and sadness in her eyes. All of the anger and resentment he had towards her melted away.

"Sawyer?" he asked, giving her a knowing look. Ana-Lucia nodded.

"How am I going to tell him?" Jack really felt for her – he knew that Sawyer was definitely not the best person for this to happen to.

"He'll understand." Jack said, although he didn't quite believe it himself. "Come on. Let's go back to camp."

Kate woke up to see Jack sitting not far away, looking like he had something important on his mind. "Hey what's wrong?" Kate asked as she walked over and sat down next to him.

"It's Ana-Lucia."

Kate immediately felt alarmed. "Is she okay?"

"Sort of." Jack knew that Ana-Lucia didn't want him to tell anyone, but he knew he could trust Kate. And besides, now that they were together, they shared everything with one another. "She's pregnant, Kate."

Kate was speechless. "But…wha…with Sawyer?" Jack nodded. "Who else knows?" Kate asked.

"No one."

"Not even Sawyer?"

"Nope."

Not long after this, Kate's nosiness got the better of her, and she went to talk to Sawyer.

"Hey."

"Hey freckles." Sawyer barely looked up. "It's been a while since you graced me with your presence. Been busy with the doc?"

"Been busy with Ana-Lucia?" This shut him up quick smart. Sawyer definitely wasn't into talking about his relationship. "So you guys are doing okay?" Kate asked anxiously, wondering how Sawyer was holding up with the news of the pregnancy.

"Yeah." Sawyer looked at her suspiciously. "Why wouldn't we be?"

"Oh no reason. See ya." Kate quickly left, to seek out his other half.

She finally located Ana-Lucia, getting a drink from the store of water.

"I suppose Jack told you." Ana-Lucia said, before Kate had a chance to say anything.

"Yeah. And I just want you to know that I'm here. You can talk to me." Kate knew this was a hard thing for a young woman to go through. It could just as easily be happening to her.

"And here I thought I didn't have any friends here." Ana-Lucia gave Kate a rare smile.

Kate smiled back. "Sawyer is taking it really well."

"That's because he doesn't know."

"You have to tell him."

"I know." Ana-Lucia said resentfully. She didn't think that Kate was in a position to preach to her. "And I will. Eventually."

Kate knew that this wasn't going to turn out well. She shared her fears with Jack when she returned to the other side of the camp. "I mean it's not as if we can tell him ourselves." Kate finished, after telling Jack everything. Jack looked at her with his eyebrows raised. "Can we?" Kate asked, surprised that Jack was considering it.

"The way I see it, we owe them. Or have you forgotten that embarrassing little incident?"

Kate pondered what Jack had told her. "Okay." She finally agreed. "But how?"

"They way I see it, Sawyer's a smart guy. If we just point him in the right direction, he'll probably discover it by himself." Jack suggested.

So the next day, when Ana-Lucia went to her usual spot for her usual bout of morning sickness, Kate told Sawyer that she was looking for him. Despite his tough guy act, both Kate and Jack knew that he would drop whatever he was doing for Ana-Lucia. Within a few minutes, Kate and Jack heard what they had been listening for.

"God Damit!" Sawyer's voice came floating out of the jungle.

"Will you just listen to me?" came Ana-Lucia's reply.

"Come on let's give them some privacy." Jack said, leading Kate away.

About ten minutes later, Kate and Jack were sitting together in front of the tents on the beach. They saw Sawyer and Ana-Lucia walk out of the jungle. They stopped in front of Sawyer's tent, and turned to face each other as Sawyer reached up and wiped a tear from Ana's face. Then they gave each other a quick hug before parting ways.

"We did a good thing." Kate told Jack.

"I know. Everything seems to have worked out." Jack smiled at her, and the two shared a loving glance before Jack suddenly snapped them out of it by grabbing Kate and tickling her to the ground. She shrieked with laughter as she tried to get him back, and both of them felt indescribably happy.

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