Sorry I haven't updated in such a long time. I've been really busy at school and stuff. But as promised here is the new chapter. Since Christmas break is coming up, I'll have more time to update. Here you are.

Chapter Three: Reunited

A week later, the ship that held the weary passengers docked in Sydney. All were grateful to be back on the main land.

Charlie and Claire stepped off the ship and onto the dock. They saw all their friends running to be greeted by their family. Charlie looked around for his family and then saw Liam.

"Liam!" Charlie yelled. Liam smiled and Charlie ran over to his brother. They wrapped each other in a big hug as Claire walked up. Charlie felt tears rush to his eyes. He never realized how much he loved his brother.

"It's great to see you baby brother," Liam said ruffling Charlie's hair. He then noticed Claire. "Ello, who's this?"

Charlie wrapped his arm around Claire. "Liam, this is my girlfriend Claire, and her..."

"Our son," Claire said. Charlie looked at her and smiled. Liam looked at his brother shocked.

"You had a baby while only being on the island six months?" Liam asked. Charlie and Claire laughed.

"It's a long story," Charlie said.

"I've got the time," Liam said. Claire looked around the dock and her eyes remained hooked on the image of...her mother and Thomas.

"Charlie," she whispered tugging on his shirt. Charlie looked in her direction and saw two people. He knew who they were instantly. Mrs. Littleton and Thomas made their way over.

"Claire! My baby! I'm so glad you're safe!" Mrs. Littleton replied hugging Claire. Claire pulled away.

"Is this what I get after a year of not talking to me?" Claire asked holding Aidan close to her chest.

"Hello Claire," Thomas said. Charlie moved in behind Claire, he didn't feel right letting Thomas talk to Claire even though Aidan was his son.

"Hello Thomas," Claire said. Thomas saw Aidan and reached his hand out to stroke his hair. Claire pulled back and Charlie put his arm around her.

"Who's this?" Thomas asked.

"I'm her boyfriend," Charlie said. "Someone who actually loves her and cares for her. Not like you did. Do me a favor and her a favor, leave Claire and our son alone. Come on Claire." He wrapped an arm around Claire and they walked off followed by Liam.

Charlie and Claire said their good-byes to their fellow castaways and found out where everyone was staying. Kate had decided to stay in Australia for awhile and once Jack heard this, he wanted to as well. Boone and Shannon decided to stay for a long vacation and Sawyer decided to stay for awhile as well. Everyone else decided to head home with their families. Charlie wanted to stay too. He knew Claire would never leave her home country and he wanted to stay.

Later, Liam drove them to his house where they would be staying until they could find a place to live. They were explaining their story to Liam when Charlie brought up a good question.

"Liam, what's today?" he asked.

"It's December 2," Liam replied. "Why?"

"Well, that means we're going to have to buy Aidan presents," Claire said smiling. She loved Christmas shopping and doing it with Charlie was going to be great.

"Yeah, we'll definitely have to go shopping soon," Charlie explained. Liam smiled knowing his brother was in love, but knowing Charlie was clean was even better.

That Night...

Claire laid on the bed in Liam and Karen's guest bedroom. They had pulled out Megan's old crib for Aidan to sleep in so Claire knew he would finally get a good night sleep for once, and so would she. Charlie was still downstairs talking and Claire knew he would probably be down there all night catching up.

Claire stared up at the ceiling and sighed. She thought of Charlie and a smiled played on her face. But then she had a vision of Charlie leaving her. He just walked out the door like Thomas and never returned. She felt tears rushing to her eyes and wiped them fiercely away.

"All right guys, good night," Charlie's voice said coming from the hallway. Claire turned over on her side so her back was facing the door and closed her eyes pretending to be asleep.

Charlie looked into the crib to see Aidan asleep. He kissed his head softly and then walked over to the bed. "Claire," he whispered. When she didn't move, Charlie knew she was asleep. He turned around and spotted his guitar. He smiled and picked it up. He wanted to play something for Claire's sleeping form, but he didn't know what. Suddenly, he thought of one. It represented how he was feeling and he knew that it would make Claire happy to hear it. He strummed on his guitar and started singing.

'Come stop your crying, it'll be alright,

Just take my hand, hold it tight,

I will protect you, from all around you,

I will be here don't you cry.

For one so small, you seem so strong,

My arms will hold you, keep you safe and warm,

This bond between us, can't be broken,

I will be here don't you cry.

'Cause you'll be in my heart,

Yes, you'll be in my heart,

From this day on, now and forever more.

You'll be in my heart,

No matter what they say,

You'll be here in my heart, always.

Why can't they understand the way we feel?

They just don't trust what they can't explain,

I know we're different, but deep inside us,

We're not that different at all.

And you'll be in my heart,

Yes, you'll be in my heart.

From this day on, now and forever more.

Don't listen to them, cause what do they know?

We need each other, to have, to hold,

They'll see in time, I know.

When destiny calls you, you must be strong.

I may not be with you, but you've got to hold on.

They'll see in time, I know.

We'll show them together.

'Cause you'll be in my heart.

Believe me, you'll be in my heart.

I'll be there from this day on, now and forever more.

Oh, you'll be in my heart.

You'll be here in my heart,

No matter what they say.

I'll be here with you.

You'll be here in my heart,

I'll be there always...'

Charlie faded his voice out and looked down at Claire's sleeping form. He smiled and leaned over and kissed her cheek. He placed his guitar down and climbed into bed next to her. He wrapped an arm around her and moved his mouth to her ear. "I love you Claire," he whispered.

Claire felt a tear run down her face and she smiled. She knew Charlie would be there for her now. She wasn't going to fear tomorrow. She smiled and snuggled into this sweet guys arms. "I love you Charlie," she whispered even softer. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Well, so far this was my favorite chapter to write. Here are the review responses.

REVIEW RESPONSES

Artoria- Thanks so much for your review. And yeah, I really liked the episode of 'Lost'. But I didn't like Charlie hanging there. :(.

Szhismine-Glad you like the story!

Signs Fan- Thanks, and you can thank 'Raised By Another' for the 'Catch A Falling Star' reference.

Ashlyn Alexis- Thanks for reading both my stories! I think every Dom fan felt pain when seeing him hanging from that tree. The reason I said it wasn't going to be on for three weeks is because I meant no new episodes. I knew there was going to be repeats. Sorry for the confusion. :)

Keep on R&R! Bloomy Angel