I just can't resist my skate...


Kate stayed in hospital for the rest of the week, everyday she wished Sawyer would come and see her again, but he didn't. Jack on the other hand came to see her everyday. She thought about asking him if Sawyer had been, but decided against it, she didn't know if he knew she had seen him, let alone if he knew Sawyer was back. She told herself he had moved on again, just got up and left like he did those 5 years ago.

So every time for him, but Jack came to see her she looked into his eyes and tried to feel something, anything her heart came to a blank. And every night when she went to sleep it wasn't Jacks eyes she saw, it was Sawyers ocean blue ones, eyes that could make her weak at the knees, warm her to the tips of her fingers and the ends of her toes.

And on the last day before she was discharged she was connected with those electrifying eyes again.

"Freckles" He said when he walked into the room. "You ok?"

"Fine" She said "Why have you bothered Sawyer?"

"What?" He asked.

"Why have you bothered coming?" Kate said "You haven't bothered for the last week" She added sadly.

"I have" He said truthfully "I just didn't get this far"

It was the third time that week Sawyer had come to the hospital, and today he only got as far as reception.

"Go away Sawyer" Jack said angrily.

"No I aint going no where" Sawyer said.

"Sawyer she doesn't want you here" Jack lied "Just go home and do her a favour, don't come back"

"Well maybe I don't wanna give up yet Doc" Sawyer said.

"She doesn't want to see you Sawyer, she doesn't want you around her" Jack lied even more.

"Yeah? Well maybe I just wanna hear her say that" he said, trying to push past Jack.

"Get out Sawyer, and leave Kate alone" He said, pushing Sawyer back.

Once again Sawyer left and he came back every single day for the next week. This morning he had finally got in without Jack, or any of his work buddies noticing him.

He ran as quickly as he could to the ward Kate was on before, just hoping and praying she was still there. He dodged nurses and doctors and got several filthy looks, but all that didn't matter, he just needed to see Kate again.

"Everyday i've tried ta come and see ya" Sawyer continued "Ya don't know how much its been killin me, knowing ya were up here and I couldn't come and see ya… its all thanks to your little pal Jacko" He added bitterly.

"You've seen Jack?" Kate asked.

"Yeah briefly, kinda saw his face between the middle of the 2 guards he got to chuck me outta here everyday." Sawyer said, disbelief on Kate's face.

"He wouldn't" She whispered.

"Oh yer he would Sweet Cheeks" Sawyer confirmed "He also said that ya didn't want ta see me again, I should get out of ya life, but I aint giving up without a fight. All ya need to do is tell me Freckles" He said, tears now coming to his eyes "Just tell me ya don't wanna see me anymore, and ill go, leave you and the good old doc to it"

"I never said that" Kate said shocked. First of all Jack had seen Sawyer and not told her, secondly he had lied and told Sawyer she didn't want to see him, when in fact that was all she wanted in the world. But before she gave up on this she had to know why.

"Why Sawyer?" Kate said, her tone mousy and quiet.

Sawyer didn't need to ask why what, he already knew. She wanted to know why he had left her, those 5 years ago. Those 5 years that had torn him up inside not being able to see her beautiful face, hear he wonderful laugh. It was like 10 thousand hot pokers being stabbed through his heart every time he saw a couple laughing, kissing or even talking. Because all he wanted was for that couple to be him and his Freckles.

"Well it's a long story" He said, he had always known he would have to tell her one day.

"I'm not going anywhere" She laughed weakly, pointing at her leg.

"Ok then Freckles" Sawyer said carefully "If ya really wanna know, I'll tell ya…"


Bit of a cliffhanger huh?? Review :)