Author Note: I'm back! Here's chapter 29, ...And Found. Jenn is a little off in this chapter. If you're familiar with the expression ''Jears'', we'll this chapter is pretty much Jenn's version of Jears. As always, click on the little button below and leave a review! Luv, LaraK


Chapter 29: ...And Found

Jack hated to see her sister like that, a ghost of her old self, a zombie... He had tried everything to cheer her up. He had asked first asked Charlie to go and sing with her – if something was sure to cheer Jenn up, it was singing. But it hadn't ended up quite like he had expected. After going through Drive Shaft rather short set list they had gone through Jenn's lounge bar repertoire that included several love songs… She ended up even more depressed. He had then turned to Kate. The young woman had been more than willing to take her friend on her daily fruit collect, but even that hadn't brought back a smile on his sister's face. He even asked Locke to take her on one of his trek. But to no avail. His last attempt was sending Claire and her baby down Jenn's tent.

''Hey, Jenn...''

''Hey, Claire!'' she said, quite suspicious. ''Is everything alright?''

The young Australian smiled and sat down next to her.

''Yes, I just... Aaron and I were walking down the beach and we saw you!''

Jenn let out a sigh. ''Jack put you up to this, right?''

''No! Really, he didn't...''

''Don't worry, sweetie. You're not the first one. He tried with Charlie, Kate and even Locke!''

''He's worried about you, you know. He says you're making yourself sick ever since the raft left...''

Jenn took the baby in her arms and cuddled the infant.

''I'm not making myself sick... No, I was starting getting sick before the raft left. I just... I'm okay, really. I just...''

''You're worried about him, right?''

She nodded. ''I... I love him. I know that's pretty stupid. I mean, we did meet a couple of weeks ago after our plane crashed... Not the best way to start a relationship... I feel this connection with him that I've never felt with anybody else. I never believed in this made for each other, soul mate crap... At least, not for me. But there is one thing I am sure about Ja... about Sawyer, it's that I'm pretty sure he's my one and done, if you know what I mean.''

''Yeah... And that's great Jenn. And I'm sure he's okay.''

''You don't know, Claire. You found the bottle. He could be… I can't even say the d word… Look at Rose! She's so sure that her husband is alive when there's barely hope... I don't want to end up like that, hoping he's okay when...''

The young woman circled her with her arms.

''It's going to be okay, Jenn. I promise.''

She smiled weakly and tears filled her eyes.

''Hey, don't cry... He'll be back in no time... How about you sing something for Aaron? Don't you want Auntie Jenn to sing for you, baby? It's definitely not Sawyer reading love letters, but still it's better than Charlie screaming 'You All Everybody' at the top of his lung.''

Jenn burst in laugh before starting to singing softly for the infant. A little group formed around them and after a while Jenn started to take special request. She sang everything they asked her, from Radiohead 'Creep' to old Frank Sinatra song.

''Do you know 'Catch a Falling Star'?'' asked Claire.

''Of course, I do... My… My dad use to sing it to me and Jack when we were little…'' she said with emotion in her voice. ''Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, Never let it fade away, Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, Save it for a rainy day…''

''Wonderful, Jenn!'' said Rose, happy to see her looking better.

Before they knew it, it's was getting dark. Claire left to feed a fuzzy Aaron, Rose to prepare dinner and Jenn soon found herself alone. She went for a walk down the beach and found Sun and Kate, sitting by a tree trunk.

''Hey... I heard about your ring... Did you find it?''

''We did, thanks to Kate!''

The brunette smiled before excusing herself.

''I better go help Rose with dinner... See you.''

Jenn sat next to Sun and admired her wedding ring.

''I was so afraid I'd never find it...''

''It's your connection to Jin... I understand it. I wished I had something connecting me to Sawyer like that...''

Sun smiled and squeezed her hand.

''You're the only one who understands what I'm going through. We both had to watch them go on that raft... The men we love... ''

''And we'll both welcome them back'' added Jenn, trying to be optimist. ''When they'll come back with rescue. Because I'm sure they'll...''

She never finished her sentence. They watched the ocean and hoped. Hoped that their loved one was okay... They remained silent for a while until, out of the blue, Sun asked.

''You've been sick a lot recently... Is it possible that you might be... pregnant?''

''What? No...''

''I mean, you and Sawyer... You've been going at it like bunnies...''

Jenn laughed.

''Is it the right expression? Going at it like bunnies?''

''Yes... It's the right expression, not that I would have used it…''

''Is it possible, then? That you might be pregnant? That would explain why you've been sick all the time... and your mood changes.''

Jenn took a deep breath.

''No. I've been taking my precaution. I've been very careful...''

The Korean woman smiled. ''I was afraid you might be... It would have been quite horrible since we don't know when we'll be rescue...''

They remained quiet, both watching the waves crashing on the shore. The Korean woman got up and left to grab some dinner, leaving Jenn alone. The young woman was deep in her thoughts. What Sun had said had left a doubt in her. Could she really be pregnant? No, she couldn't be... There was no way in hell she could be pregnant.

TBC