I'm really really sorry that took so long! I fell...and it's really hard to write with just one hand...
The bright sun shone through the hotel window as the three of them slept in quite late. Jack was the first to wake up. He went to move, but realized he couldn't. Looking down, he saw Kate sleeping peacefully on top of him. Not wanting to wake her, he carefully slid out from under her. He looked over at Jaden to find her sleeping sideways across the bed. Shaking his head, he walked into the bathroom. He came back out to find Jaden and Kate both watching him. "Morning, Sleepyheads…" he told them.
"Good Morning…" Jaden told him, rubbing her eyes.
"Morning…" Jack told her. He sat down next to Kate, putting his arms around her. "Feeling better today?" he asked.
Kate nodded slightly. "Much…." she told him.
"We should get going…" Jack said, standing back up. He helped Kate up, then walked over to Jaden and picked her up also. "Let's go…" he said. He took Kate's hand and they walked to the car. They still had about another hour before they got home.
The drive home seemed to take a lot longer than an hour, but they finally arrived at Jack's house. "Let me out…" Jaden said, trying to unbuckle her car seat.
"Hold on, my little escape artist…" Kate said when Jaden managed to unbuckle herself. She got out and walked around the car, opening the door for her. She took Jaden's hand and walked to the door with her, unlocking it as Jack got their bags out.
Jaden reached up and turned the handle on the door. "Look, Mommy!" she said when it opened.
Kate smiled at her and walked in. She watched Jaden run in and grab her movie off the table. "Mine." Jaden informed Jack when he walked in.
Jack raised his eyebrows. "Awww…but I like Veggie tales…" he teased, putting the bags down.
Kate rolled her eyes. "I think you like it a little too much…" she informed. "I heard you singing the water buffalo song last night in your sleep…"
Jack frowned. "You did not…" he told her, shutting the door.
Jaden looked at him. "Uh hu…" she said in a sing-songy voice. "Jack-Jack sounded funny…"
Jack rolled his eyes. "You two lie…" he said, trying to hide his smile. He grinned when the two crossed their arms. They were so much alike. Maybe even too much alike. He walked into the kitchen and opened the cupboards. "What do the two of you want for breakfast?" he asked. He got the same answer from both of them. "I dunno..." He rolled his eyes and pulled out cereal.
Jack and Kate both ate in silence as they listened to Jaden ramble on about random things. Occasionally she'd forget what she was talking about and go on about something totally different. The two looked at each other and smiled at how adorable they thought she was. They had no idea the problems they were about to face.
Suddenly something caught Jaden's eye. She stood up and walked over to a black book and opened it. It turned out to be a photo album from the day that everyone was rescued. The page she opened to had a picture of Jack, Kate and Sawyer. She pointed to Sawyer. "Where's Daddy?"