Okay, you've all been waiting for this one...the jate chapter...it took me so long to write the others, and about thirty seconds to plan this one. I hope you like it. This is the chapter where everyone else finds out.
Also, to all those people who are getting GCSE results today...I hope you all did well. Congratulations Emma! Laura, I hope yours as as brill as you want them to be. Katy - I hope the dentist goes well! Liz, I hope your AS grades were good! Also, Katy, you said you might kill me if their song wasn't Collide, so please don't hurt me, but I saw these lyrics, and just HAD to use them. They fit so perfectly for what the others are trying to say to them...as Charlie says.
Because of that...I promise you a special Collide chapter...a very romantic one.

During the time when Sawyer and Ana Lucia were dancing, Kate made her way over to the food table, picking up a couple of cocktail sausages to satisfy her stomach for a while longer. As she stood there alone, away from the eyes of her friends who had been watching her and Jack like hawks for any signs of affection between the pair, she saw Jack sneaking away from them to join her.

"Hey." He said as he came to her side.

"God, I'm glad to see you." She smiled at him as she stood closer to him, their arms brushing agaist each other as they stood side by side, still watching the dancing couple.

"I was about to say the same thing." He grinned at her.

She gestured over to the girls, who were shaking their heads, noticing the first signs of Sawyer's seduction routine. "They haven't shut up about me wearing a dress all night." She groaned.

"Neither has Sawyer." Jack told her. "Watch your back."

"Why?" She asked.

He raised an eyebrow as he turned to her. "Let's just say that Sawyer's been looking a bit too far south for my liking tonight."

Realisation that Sawyer had been looking at her butt dawned on her, and her eyes widened. "That sonofa-"

"Relax." He told her, before she went marching over to him. "He's not taking my girl off of me."

She smiled at being called 'his girl', and turned back to facing the rest of them, noticing how they all had arms slung around each other, smiling. She wished that her and Jack could stop hiding thier relationship so that they could fit in with them. "Everyone looks really happy tonight, don't they?" She said softly.

"Yeah." He nodded, hearing the all too familiar song that Sawyer and Ana were dancing too coming to an end. "I seem to recall that we haven't danced tonight." He said innocently.

"No, we haven't." She said simply.

"Come on." He said, holding his hand out to her.

"What?" She asked, looking at him.

"We're dancing." He said.

"Jack-"

"It's a dance." He said, before he could get out of it. "They've picked us a song, and I wanna dance with my girl." He said proudly.

She blushed a little. "If you're not careful, everyone's going to know that she's your girl."

"Then let them know." He said, as she took his hand, and let him lead her onto the dancefloor.

They both knew that they were being watched by a lot of people when they got onto the dancefloor. The music started, a song that neither of them knew at first, but was sung by the same artist who had sung the song that they had picked for Hurley and Libby, Jesse McCartney.

We were the best of friends
And we share our secrets
She knows everything that is on my mind
but lately something's changed

They started to dance, and he could see how hard Kate was concentrating on the dance - the gentle crease on her forehead was a big giveaway.

"See...it's not so bad." He told her.

As I lay awake in my bed
A voice here inside my head
Softly says

The fact that she was standing so close to him, with his arms around her waist, and hers linked around his neck, meant that it was far from bad. In fact, the only thing that was bad about it was that she wanted to kiss him so badly.

"I haven't stepped on your feet yet." She said.

"It doesn't matter if you do." He assured her. "It'll remind me that I danced with you."

Why don't you kiss her
Why don't you tell her
Why don't you let her see
The feelings that you hide

As sweet as that sounded, she shook her head. "Yeah, you'll be reminded by the case on your foot." She said, showing the minimal confidence she had in herself.

"Stop worrying so much." He said, laughing gently. "Just go with the music."

'Cause she'll never know
If you never show
The way you feel inside

Speaking of the music, she recognised the song now. It was called 'Why don't you kiss her?'. Trust them to pick a song like this for her and Jack. She let out a gentle sigh, wanting to be held closer to him, and starting to hate the few inches that stood between them.

"Hmm...I wish we were somewhere else." She mused quietly. "Somewhere we could be alone."

"Me too." Jack agreed. "But I like having you in my arms like this."

Oh, I'm so afraid to make that first move
Just a touch and we
Could cross that line

She let out a gentle laugh. "Do you have any idea how cheesy that sounds?" She joked.

"I don't care." He shrugged. "I'm dancing with you, for the first time in my life, and I don't really care how cheesy it sounds."

Everytime she's near
I wanna never let her go
Confess to her what my heart knows
Hold her close

His eyes drifted over to their side momentarily, and then he laughed.

"What?" Kate asked.

"They're watching us like hawks." He said, and she followed his gaze to where the others stood.

Charlie, Claire, Shannon, Sayid, Sawyer, Ana, Hurley and Libby were all watching them, as if daring them to try and step of the dancefloor through the smiles they wore. If they could have heard them speaking over the music, they would have heard: "Don't they look perfect." "God, she hasn't been this happy in ages." "They make a great couple." "Is he going to kiss her already?" "They're just teasing us now because they know how much we want them to be together."

Why don't you kiss her
Why don't you tell her
Why don't you let her see
The feelings that you hide

Kate and Jack returned to looking at each other, laughing to themselves. "They'll never give up, will they?" Kate said, recovering from her laughter.

"I think they'll be satisfied soon enough." Jack predicted.

"Oh, will they?" She challenged.

He nodded. "Yes, because I'm really having trouble not kissing you right now." He revealed.

'Cause she'll never know
If you never show
The way you feel inside

She laughed at this, bringing her face a fraction closer to his with a teasing smile on her face. This didn't go unnoticed by their friends. "Am I tempting you, Jack?" She asked in a sultry voice.

"Definately." He confirmed.

"You do realise that I could make it much worse for you." She pointed out, bringing the rest of her body a step closer, so that as they moved to the music, they occassionally brushed up against each other.

What would she say
I wonder, would she just turn away
Or would she promise me
That she's here to say

"Don't..." He said, quietly begging. "Unless you want me to embarrass myself because a body part other than my lips is reacting."

Whilst that would be a worst nightmare for him in the middle of a school dance, she probably thought it would be hilarious.

"That's it, laugh it up." He told her sarcastically. "I'm controlling myself here."

It hurts me to wait
I keep asking myself

She stopped laughing, and smiled at him instead. "Then stop controlling yourself, and just kiss me." She told him.

He kept his face trained on hers, but let his eyes flicker towards the others for a moment. "They'll see." He reminded her.

"Let them." She said, her eyes glittering at him.

Why don't you kiss her

"They're going to kill us for keeping this from them." He elaborated. He could see the headlines now: Couple murdered by friends for hiding relationship that said friends were planning the wedding for.

"Then we'll die happy." She said with mock dramatics and a breathless sigh that made him smile even more.

Why don't you tell her

"They'll probably be announcing our marriage." He laughed. "But that's not much different to any other day."

Why don't you let her see
The feelings that you hide

"Hey guys!"

They turned quickly to see Charlie yelling over at them.

"What?" Jack called back.

"Listen to the words, mate. We picked this song for a reason, and at the moment, we're not seeing any reasoning going on." He complained.

Cause she'll never know
If you never show
The way you feel inside

Slowly, they turned back to each other. He smiled down at her, his eyes flickering from her shining eyes to her waiting lips. Leaning forwards, slowly, taunting everyone, including himself, he slid his hand onto the small of her back, and enveloped her lips with his own.

Why don't you kiss her (tell her you love her)
Why don't you tell her (tell her you need her)
Why don't you let her see
The feelings that you hide
'Cause she'll never know
If you never show
The way you feel inside