Chapter 36: Sea side confession

Okay so a last minute change of plans but the tied up chapter hinted at in the last chapter will now be the next one. Anyway thanks for the reviews guys and I hope you'll like this instalment. As requested Ahmed I hope you'll like it too :)

P.S. Happy Halloween guys.

Enjoy

She reaches out for him and much to her dismay she feels nothing but an empty space for the third time tonight. She then wakes herself up immediately surmising the reason and it annoys her to no end.

Any other time and she would have accepted it like a mature adult, but at the same time she saw no harm in confronting him about his supposed concern for the woman she still felt the need to compete with despite his efforts to convince her of the obvious she was clearly uncertain of.

She hated that he made her feel this way, but she was too far gone by the almost life changing impression he had already made in her life to give up now and opt for something that she would later regret.

No matter how angry she was, she wouldn't risk breaking his heart again. Still with all of that in consideration she gave into her curiosity in the end and vacated their tent to head for one she was dreading to find him in. The possibilities of what she might find in there too much for her heart to bear at this stage.

(A few tents away)

"Wow, that's just…. wow." The woman across from him exclaimed with a matching slightly exaggerated expression that made him chuckle yet remain thankful that they too were genuinely happy with what he had just revealed.

"So when are you gonna do it?"

"Well in real effect a month ago so as soon as possible." He joked and the blonde woman joined in with his laughter of his desperation to do something like this. In his defence he couldn't be blamed because his heart had longed to share this with her for so damn long.

"I'm happy for you Jack." The woman warmly revealed before she enclosed Jack in a hug that was clearly interpreted as nothing but friendly. However that certainly wasn't the case for a pair of moistening hazel green eyes observing the entire scene at the same time, feeling her heart break that much more with each minute until she had had enough and turned away just in time for Jack to catch sight of it.

"Kate wait!!" Jack tried calling out as he disentangled himself from the woman he was previously embracing. A woman he regarded as nothing but a friend and vice versa though his constant hanging out with her of late had clearly given Kate the wrong impression.

As much as he was disappointed that she still didn't trust him enough with something like this, he took the time to put himself in her shoes for a minute and think of all the times he felt like wringing Sawyer's neck for touching what his heart strongly considered was rightfully his. So with that in mind he bolted out of Juliet's tent and went to the one place he knew she would go to gather her thoughts. It's the very place he automatically found himself heading towards as well.

Ten minutes later and he stumbled upon the private spot he had memorized like the back of his hand with one minor difference. Her standing or more so sinking at it's edge looking blatantly troubled, and as he dared to inch himself nearer he could sense that she was crying.

"Kate" he softly called out to her and she immediately tensed yet chose to disregard him and continue on with what she had come out here to do. Jack on the other hand moved past the hurt of being ignored and joined in on her therapeutic method, feeling oddly soothed himself by the sensation of each wave of moistening sand covering the length of his feet and creating the impression that he was indeed sinking.

However he spent little time focusing on that and more time on trying to vanquish that stinging look of sadness and apparent betrayal he naturally assumed he was the sole reason for.

"Kate it's not……." he then attempted to explain in the sweetest manner ever while physically reaching out for her, but he was stopped short by the one thing he clearly underestimated would surface alongside the pain.

"Don't just……..don't." she warned him with a look that wasn't to be trifled with in any sense and he was admittedly at a loss for what he could possibly say at this point to defeat her uncertainty. Though something unexpected in him snapped when he saw her turn around to walk away from him, from them and what he thought they had finally accepted and decided to embrace to the fullest.

"No." he mouthed in a determined and undefeatable tone while replaying a similar scene to the day he found her in the jungle, emotionally troubled and alone. The events of that very day still lodged in his mind as a moment when he felt alive and more himself again. That was until she ran away giving him the impression that the feeling wasn't mutual. However between that time and now a lot had happened and if there was one thing he learned from it all it was to trust his instincts rather than his assumptions, even after what happened when they were being held captive by the others.

As expected she tried to fight him at first in an effort to free herself from his grip, but the more she fought him and the more his persistence showed to convince her that there was nothing to worry about, and it wasn't until he forcefully brought his lips down to hers that she gradually calmed herself down and gave in somewhat.

Merely seconds after the touch was initiated he plied her mouth open with his tongue, urgently pushing in to lock and taste hers. It was then that she grasped hold of what realisation she had left and pulled away, though giving Jack the perfect opportunity to then feast on the current exposure of skin she had somehow granted for him to explore in the process.

"Jack I ……ooooh." She still strived to fight through the mind numbing sensation of his mouth moving so thoroughly across the length of her neck. Stilling momentarily to plant the occasional mark of claim which he of course soothed with the skilfulness of his tongue, and as a result she found herself slowly succumbing to what he was physically proclaiming here, seeing as the verbal failed to make an initial impression.

From there on things had grown quite heated and slightly urgent more on Jack's part because she was still holding onto the notion that this was just a way to make her forget what a part of her feared was a possibility for him to commit if she ever doubted him and his feelings for her constantly. The very thought of it was enough to cause a notable sting and in that moment she had to know for sure.

"Do you really love me Jack?" she asked with a slight tremble in her voice while grasping both sides of his face to get him to look at her and gauge his honest reaction to her question.

"Well the fact that I'm not only ready to love you, but also make you my wife should prove to you that I do." He offered in turn with a growing smile, especially at the last part and before she could wrap her mind around it all, he resorted to the traditional by bending down on one knee and taking both her hands in his.

Granted it wasn't what he originally had in mind, but at the same time he felt the conveyance of such a vow of engagement was needed to prove how seriously he took their relationship and what he hoped it would progress towards. Enough time had already been wasted just making them realise that there was strong line between coincidence and fate.

"Kate, I know we've been through a lot over the past couple of months, but there's one thing that's never changed and that's how I feel about you. If anything it's grown to the point where I need it to get me through the next minute. " He confessed with a matching amount of emotion that wasn't as far gone as hers but he was getting there.

"So I'm asking you now Kate, my love, my life, my all. Will you marry me?" he asked growing nervous by the second when she failed to respond solely due to her bubbling emotions of being offered the chance she had dreamed of. However beside the elative emotion the one other thing that held her back was what would inevitably present itself and possibly rupture things as a result. She knew that practically everyone on the island would gladly vouch for her innocence including Jack, but she was worried that their involvement would only bring forth the same kind of misery she was forced to experience while being on the run.

She looked down at the man before her once again, offering nothing but hope and promise in his shimmering gaze. She wanted to give into it so badly and dismiss everything else, but there was still that voice of concern lingering over her head. So with that she bent herself down to his level, mirroring his present stance and tenderly kissing the hands that still held her own with so much love and assurance.

"Nothing would make me happier than being your wife, but what if….." she reasoned even though she felt her heart break with knowing where this was headed and dreading that she had no real choice but to do it.

"We'll deal with it when the time comes. Together." He immediately cut her off with a determined tone and demeanour that she had no words to argue with other than the one that would either make or break it.

"Together", she repeated to herself allowing her mind to then think of the foreseeable future and what it would be like if Jack were a part of it. The answer was immediate and clear as the light day leaving her with one simple answer despite every obstacle that now seemed like an excuse to her.

"Yes." The answer shocked both her and him, but he quickly reeled past the shock and moved to literally grab her into him with elation, though checking with her one last time, and her frantic nodding in response was enough for him to finally allow the celebration to commence.

They spent the first few minutes just holding onto one another, easing into what their relationship had just become and they both took consolation in the fact that it would only blossom for the better. With that mutually affirmed he pulled away only to plant his lips upon hers once again. Starting with an unhurried pace but growing steadily as she requested for it in between laboured breaths.

"Make love to me Jack."

The current position seemed to be adequate enough to further what they both had in mind, but Jack had other ideas as he grasped hold of her hands to pull her up, and when she was stood to full height he briefly hunched and grasped hold of her thighs, pulling her up into him and causing for her to instinctively wrap herself and physically re engage with him at the same time.

While she was clearly so caught up in the kiss, he moved them towards the setting he felt was perfect to commemorate the events of this still and starry night.

It was only the sudden swishing sound that gained her attention and made her realise exactly where they were now.

"Jack." She practically squealed right before he dropped her into the water with a splash that wordlessly proposed an all out playful tussle that soon turned intimate and heated. This time to the point where they needed each other with a hunger that held no time for excuses or thoroughness. That would however come once the materialistic layers were removed and out of the way.

Once that was initiated they allowed their equally wet bodies to crash into each other. The only thing covering them now were the flimsy material of their underwear of which Jack spent an agonising amount of time teasingly removing in an effort to prolong the pleasure, and when he was fully uncovered and aroused much to her joy and excitement, he moved in on her and urgently commenced with undoing what needed to be undone starting with her skin coloured bra that really did the suppleness of her breasts the ample amount of justice.

The very sight of them was enough to make him harden more than he thought was physically possible, but she always managed to surprise him and in this case fuel the sheer growth of his excitement and never failing passion for her.

When he had gained a good enough view of them at this stage, he roughly pulled her into him with a lustful groan and immediately latched his mouth onto her right clothed breast.

Slowly allowing his mouth to explore every inch of the delicate skin while his hands silently debated between undoing the garment from the clasp or going with a slightly wilder option instead. Of course his excitement voted the latter as a clear winner when the hunger to taste more caused for the right cup of her bra to be ripped down, exposing enough to make his mouth water with an unspeakable hunger that was somewhat satisfied when it finally sealed over the already hardening bud. His teeth slightly biting on the end of the nub to elicit a sound that was sheer music to his ears and sure danger to his virtually exploding hard on.

He then moved to the other breast and paid it the same amount of attention with each lick and occasional bite that left her breathless and needy to the extent where she would die if he wasn't in her any time soon. He of course was too caught up in the taste she was exuding from her moist and creamy skin to focus on anything else, and in an effort to be granted the enjoyment of the hardness she felt grazing against it's clothed destination, she took hold of the opportunity and pounced upon his surprised yet physically prepared body. Her mouth making a journey of it's own as the new position allowed her the closeness to him.

"Jack." She moaned in please while arching herself more into his greedy mouth which was still zeroing in on her breasts like they were the best gourmet meal of the year, and all she did in return was spur on his advances. Telling him how he was making her feel and the gush she already felt possessing her entire being with each pulsating jolt.

After spending several minutes of simply exploring the recess of her chest he looked up at her and was momentarily captivated by the vision of her beauty in the moonlight. He had never loved her more than he did at that precise moment. Although the growing ache he felt in his nether regions demanded some precedence in the matter, and all he told her then was to hold onto him while he allowed his hands to sneak below the surface of the sea to remove or more so rip the last piece of clothing that restricted them from being one.

Ignoring her surprised gasp at his actions he continued on by then taking hold of his vertically erect penis and groaning as the force of the wave current intensified the natural process of their connection, and it wasn't until he was buried within right to the hilt that he momentarily joined in on experiencing the utter perfection of their connection as he rested his forehead against hers. Her inability to breathe let alone speak giving him the controlling hand over the engagement, and he spent next to no time in commencing with a steady pace enough to delay and help ride out what was impending judging by the way her inner muscles clutched at him a bit more with each thrust.

"Jaaaaa…." She started out and was silenced with another grunted thrust from him along with an "Ahhh fuck Katie" right before he buried his face in her chest to help ride out the rest of the heightening sensation he felt swelling both physically and emotionally. In response she just grasped his head with all the strength and might she had left. Allowing for her fingers to run through the hair on his head that had grown out enough for her to grip when his kisses verged on bringing her to the edge all too soon.

However holding it off this way and unconsciously allowing it to be welcomed by another method was a bit too much for her to handle so fast, especially when he showed no apparent mercy with his thrusts and continued to ram into her with an unthinkable force and rhythm. All she could do at that point was hold on and enjoy the thrilling ride he was slowly climaxing them both to.

"Jaa…Jaa…Jaaack I'm gonna co…." She barely managed to verbalise her closeness in a wavered tone which was solely due to his loving. In response to her caution he quickened his pace to a rate where the water around them rippled in unison with their bodies as they rode out the last few minutes that triggered their earth shattering releases, and instead of slowing down to ease the overwhelming sensation, Jack then took it upon himself and his stamina to physically strive to hear that shout of his name again along with that look of trust and love he couldn't contain his emotion over.

"Jack I ca…." she spoke after reeling from the shock of what he was working to bring out of her within a matter of seconds.

Yes you can Kate. I want you to come for me again. I know you can baby." He coaxed in a comforting manner while taking note to keep his thrusts at a matching level, but once he received her physical agreement he resorted to his original pace and brought forth a release that was even stronger and unable for Kate to conceal the tears that spilled along with what Jack strived to hear the most.

"I love you!!"

He undoubtedly felt the same, maybe even more than she did as he enclosed her trembling form in a tight and loving embrace.

His friend.

His lover.

His wife.

There it is guys and the next chapter will be called "All tied up"…..