Quickie:
xKatie-Bearx - I don't mind if you use 'cute' repeatedly. )
LordXwee - I am SO sorry! But in my defense, when you put the word 'Lord' in your name...what is one supposed to think?
SassyLostie - No you're not last. And you weren't surprised!? D'oh! The vampire thing...I'm not sure what it means either. Didn't really think of a meaning. My friend and I just had this really amusing phone conversation about what these two would be for Halloween. And vampire kidney just stuck.
bonboni - You must be pyschic...
sivan8 - Aw. You too? Man I have to throw some REALLY twisted stuff into this story now...And YAY someone commented on the "no intercourse" thing. I was waiting to see everyone laugh at that. Though, I suppose in the heat of the moment...yeah. The vampire thing..read what I told Sassy. And yeah, it is possible that Sawyer could be jealous of Kate & Tom's relationship. But it's not like he should be threatened by it, right?
Mathildou - Finally! Someone I actually scared!
Well, I'm sad to hear that you guys are getting used to my twists and turns. Where's the fun in that? Hehe. So you guys will probably appreciate this chapter. And that's all I'm gonna say!
(Oh but fyi...Louis should be pronounced LOO-ISS. Just because when it's LOO-EE, it just sounds weird.)
Chapter 52
The next day, when Halloween finally came about, Sawyer and Kate spent a cozy day at home watching monster movies, and indulging in junk food. As promised, no trick-or-treaters showed up to beg for candy. At least not until later that night.
While Sawyer sat at the far left of the couch, Kate was lying along the rest of it, her back leaning against Sawyer's chest. He was continuously stroking her hair as they watched the last few minutes of a movie neither of them were really into, but were watching anyway. As with all of the movies they'd been watching, this ending was a happy one – the guy gets the girl, even though he had tried to kill her earlier in the movie.
"Figures," Sawyer muttered, as he watched the credits begin to roll.
"What?" she glanced up at him.
"These movies are all the same. All the bad guys get the girl in the end."
Kate smiled. "I can't imagine how that would look in real life…"
He smirked. "Kinda like this…"
She tilted her head up as he leaned down to kiss her tenderly. Kate tried to break away, but Sawyer pulled her back. When she finally did get a chance to breathe, she laughed.
"Pushy, huh?"
"I just know what I want…" he licked his lips.
"Well…you can't always get what you want."
"Oh really?" he let his hand slowly trail down her arm.
She grinned. "Yes, really. You heard what Dr. Park said."
"I heard, all right," he sat back. "But you know as well as I do, Freckles." He started to lean down again. "Rules were made to be broken."
She put her hand against his lips. He stared down at her, perplexed.
"You keep saying that…"
"Well," he sighed. "I figure one of these days you might just give in."
She laughed. "I'm trying to quit."
Before he could respond, three rapid knocks at the door interrupted them. Sawyer sat back in the couch, getting comfortable again.
"Aren't you going to answer it?" Kate asked.
"No."
She shoved him. "Go answer it."
"Who's pushy now, shortcake?" he said, getting up.
Kate sat up and propped herself up against the arm of the couch. Sawyer opened the door, instantly regretting it. He looked down and saw two small ninjas and an even smaller skeleton.
"TRICK OR TREAT!" the three exclaimed.
"We ain't got candy," Sawyer said, starting to close the door.
"Hey!" one of the ninjas stopped, pushing the door back open. "Come on, mister. You gotta have something!"
"Look kid. I ain't got nothin' for you. Now scram!"
"Come on, Jesse. Let's just get outta here," said the other ninja.
"Yeah," chimed in the skeleton.
But the first ninja was too busy staring at the TV screen. He threw back his ninja hood to get a better view. Soon the second ninja tried to see what was going on.
"That's the zombie movie!" the second ninja said. "It just started!"
"My mom never lets me watch it," Jesse said.
"Mine neither," said the other.
"What part of scram, don't you boys understand?" Sawyer glared.
"Jesse, I don't like it out here," said the skeleton.
"Shut up, Andy. Don't be such a baby."
"I'm not!"
Jesse looked up at Sawyer. "Hey mister, can we watch the movie?"
"Please??" he and his friend begged.
"Shouldn't you three be worried about gettin' home to your mama's?"
"My mom thinks I'm sleeping at Louis's house," Jesse grinned devilishly, pointing to his ninja friend.
"What?" Louis stared at his friend, bemused.
Jesse nudged him.
"Ow!"
"Jesse I don't wanna watch the monster movie," Andy whined.
"You're such a scaredy cat," Jesse rolled his blue eyes. He turned to Sawyer. "Don't mind him. He's just my little baby brother."
"I'm not a baby! I'm eight years old!" Andy argued.
"And how about you two?" Sawyer asked.
"We're eleven," Louis explained.
"Yeah? Well even if you were twenty-five I still wouldn't let you in my house."
Jesse rubbed his chin. "Think of it this way. You don't have anything to give us. So instead, you can let us watch the movie."
Sawyer stared down at the boy's eyes in shock. Jesse only raised his eyebrows as he smirked. Somehow, Sawyer was reminded of himself, and couldn't resist.
"One condition, short stuff. You let me drive you all home at the end."
"Jesse, no!" Louis shook his head violently, his red hair tousling. "My mom will kill me!"
"So what?"
"I don't want to die!"
Jesse rolled his eyes, and turned back to Sawyer. "Deal."
Upon seeing the three kids entering the house, Kate sat up. She looked at Sawyer, slightly puzzled.
"Who are your friends?" she asked him.
"They're gonna watch the movie, and then I'm gonna drive 'em home."
"I'm Jesse," Jesse introduced himself with a smirk.
"My name's Louis," Louis said, averting his green eyes to the ground.
The third little boy hid behind Jesse, saying nothing. Jesse realized and shook his head.
"That's Andy. He's my little brother. But he's a big scaredy cat."
"Am not," Andy mumbled. "I just don't like scary movies."
"Well….it's nice to meet you all," Kate said, uncertainly. "Uh, James, can I talk to you in the kitchen for a minute?"
She got up and Sawyer followed her as the three boys settled on the floor in front of the TV with their candy.
"What are you doing?" she asked, quietly.
"What?"
"How can you just let the three of them in here? You don't even know them."
"You think they'd be better off out there all night?" he gestured to the front door. "Look, Freckles. I made a deal with 'em. I told 'em they can stay as long as they let me drive 'em home after."
She stared at him, speechless and shocked.
"What??" he asked, annoyed. "What's that face for?"
"I'm just….a little surprised," she smiled sheepishly.
"Why?"
"I didn't think…I mean…" she looked down, then back up at him with a grin. "You'll make a good father."
Before he had a chance to respond, she was out of the room and lying on the couch once again. He smiled to himself, proudly, and rejoined her in the living room. Jesse and Louis were sitting with their backs against the coffee table, in front of the television, indulging in their candy. Andy was sitting on the armchair next to where Kate was lying on the couch. Sawyer took a seat on the couch, lifting Kate's feet onto his lap. Andy stared at Kate's stomach.
"Are you gonna haff a baby?" he asked.
She half-smiled. "Yeah. I am."
"Shh!" Jesse said.
"You shouldn't eat all your candy right now, guys," Kate told them.
Jesse turned around halfway with narrowed eyes.
"You're not my mother."
Kate raised her eyebrows.
"No, but don't forget that you're getting a ride home later."
His eyes widened and he turned back around to watch the movie. Andy poked through his bag of candy, constantly brushing his light blonde hair out of his blue eyes. Kate kept looking back and forth between Andy and Jesse. They looked almost exactly alike, except for the height difference and their hair. They were both blue-eyed blondes, but Jesse's hair was a darker blonde than Andy's. Louis, on the other hand, had bright red hair, and green eyes. His pale skin was dotted with freckles.
"Hey lady?" Andy asked.
Kate turned her head. "Kate," she smiled.
"Oh." He looked down, shyly, and held out his hand. "Here."
She glanced at his hand and saw a miniature candy bar in it. She smiled again.
"That's okay. You can keep it," she told him.
"No, you have it. It's a present."
Kate reached and took the candy. "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
After an hour of loud chatter and fighting during commercials from the kids, it grew quiet. Kate was still lying on the couch, her feet on Sawyer's lap. Sawyer was rubbing them, subconsciously. They hadn't noticed until the movie ended that all three children had fallen asleep. Andy had fallen asleep on the chair, clutching his candy bag – which he had to keep guarding from his brother all night – to him. Jesse and Louis were lying curled on the floor, surrounded by candy wrappers.
"It's ten o'clock," Kate told Sawyer. "You'd better get them home."
"When did we suddenly get infested with kids?" he asked. "First Huey, then Clemmy, now them?"
"Maybe it's a way of preparing us?" Kate offered.
"Yeah, you would say that…" he muttered, getting up.
She laughed. "Well how should I know?"
"C'mon ya'll. Time to go," Sawyer said loudly.
The crinkling of candy wrappers filled the room. Jesse and Louis sat up slowly, sleepily rubbing their eyes. Andy pushed himself up on the chair, still clutching his bag.
"So much for your movie," Sawyer taunted.
"We got to see the good parts," Jesse shot back.
"You didn't see the ending though," Sawyer went on. "And the end was the best."
Jesse narrowed his eyes, and looked away.
"You three, outside," Sawyer told them. "I'll be right there."
"Oooh. He's gotta give the lady a big kiss good-bye," Jesse teased.
"That's right," Sawyer grinned.
Annoyed, Jesse stomped outside after Louis. Andy started to follow but turned back to Kate.
"Bye."
"Bye, Andy," Kate grinned.
When they were all outside, Sawyer leaned over Kate.
"Don't you go anywhere," he said softly, letting his lips linger over hers.
"Wasn't planning on it," she murmured.
He brushed her lips with his, softly, fighting his craving for more. She lightly pushed him away.
"You'd better go."
"Yeah, yeah. Just wait 'til I get back."
"Don't even think about it," she warned, laughingly.
"Like I said…" he called over his shoulder, gripping the doorknob. "Rules were made to be broken."
