Shannon made her way back to camp, a smile on her freshly scrubbed face. The sun was starting to set, and Shannon reminded herself that she only had a few hours to get herself ready for her meeting with Sayid. She wanted it to be special. She wanted him to know just how much she liked him. She, of course, didn't want to rush things, but it never hurt to doll herself up for special occasions.

"You look happy." A voice said from behind her.

Shannon turned around to find Claire sitting a few feet away. Shannon walked over to her new friend and took a seat beside her. "Sayid and I made up. We're getting together tonight."

Claire beamed. "That's great Shan!" She said with a smile.

Shannon looked around. "Where's Aiden?" She asked, a frown forming on her face. It was highly unusual for Claire to be without her child.

Claire sighed. "He's with Charlie."

Shannon frowned. "What's wrong. You got a very strange look on your face when you said that." She said, crossing her legs so that she was sitting in a more comfortable position.

Claire shook her head. "I don't know…" She sighed. "I just don't think he finds me attractive anymore! I mean, I have like 40 pounds of baby weight leftover, and I've lost my pregnant glow. And," She continued, "My boobs don't have that great lift they had before. It's the damn breastfeeding." She said grumpily.

Shannon couldn't help but laugh at the look on Claire's face. "It sounds to me like you are craving a makeover!" She said with a satisfactory smile on her face.

Claire raised an eyebrow. "A makeover?"

Shannon nodded, and scrambled to her feet. "I need one for my big date with Sayid. And it sounds like you need some confidence so that you can finally get a piece of Charlie." She said with a wink.

Claire stood up and hit her friend lightly on the arm. "Do you think we should ask them to our little powwow?" She asked, nodding her head in the direction of Kate and Sun, who were looking at a selection of plants that Kate had picked from their garden earlier.

Shannon nodded. "Go get them. Meet me back at my spot in like 5 minutes. Bring clothes!" She said with a smile.

The four women sat in a circle on Shannon's pink blanket that she had strewn across the sand for the occasion.

Kate looked at Shannon and Claire who had equally giddy looks on their faces. "So what is this all about?" She asked skeptically.

Shannon sighed. "We're getting makeovers. God knows we need it." She said tilting her head so that she could look at Kate.

Kate laughed. "Makeovers?" She said. "I don't think so…"

Claire looked at the women. "C'mon. I've seen the way that Sawyer and Jack look at you. This could be the clincher." She said with a mischievous grin.

Shannon looked over to Sun, who was regarding the other three women with mild amusement. "Makeovers…" She said to the Asian lady. She held up a bag of make up, and a dress and pointed at Sun. "For you…to make you look better…"

Kate smiled. "I think she gets the message." She said, looking over to Sun with a knowing smile.

Shannon sighed. "Okay. Who wants to go first?" She asked, looking at the other three.

Claire raised her hand. "Me!" She said.

Shannon smiled, "Okay." She took out some pale pink blush, and a selection of eye shadows. She looked over to Kate and Sun. "You two can work on her hair." She said, handing them some bobby pins and a variety of clips. Shannon applied some of the blush to Claire's cheeks, bringing back some of the glow that she had had during her pregnancy. She rubbed on some of the pink eye shadow, and topped it off with some clear lip gloss. She sat back and smiled at herself. She had done a good job. Claire hadn't needed much in the first place, but the subtle hints of color worked well for the woman. Shannon looked at her hair. Sun had pulled her hair into a ponytail, and Kate had pinned a flower beside the ponytail.

"Am I done?" Claire asked.

Shannon nodded, and held up a mirror.

Claire beamed. "I like it!" She said. "I might be stealing some of this." She said to Shannon, pointing to the makeup bag.

Kate smiled. "I'll go next." She said, pulling her hair down from its messy ponytail that fell at the nape of her neck. The other women got to work. Shannon applied some of the blush, and a forest green eye shadow. She used some of her coveted coral lipstick on Kate, but it was worth it. It made the woman's lips seems fuller and more defined. Claire and Sun had pulled back Kate's hair into a bun at the nape of her neck. Shannon looked at the intricate twist and turned to Sun.

"That's good." She said with a nod of approval. She once again held up the mirror, and smiled when Kate bit her lip.

"It's…different. But I like it all the same." She said with a small smile.

Shannon pointed at Sun. "Your turn." She said. Shannon didn't know what to do with Sun's makeup. She finally decided on some black eyeliner along the smooth edges of her eyes, and some mascara to help define her eyelashes. She put some red lipstick on the woman, and then some gloss over it. She smiled. Sun was quite the vixen when she was done up. Her hair had been pulled into a ponytail, with wisps falling down all over the place. Shannon held up the mirror to the woman and smiled.

"Your husband can't possibly yell at you now." She said with a smirk.

Sun smiled and nodded, and the other three could feel the gratitude. Sun smiled to herself. It was nice to be included in things.

Shannon closed her eyes. "My turn!" She said finally.

Sun and Kate set to work on her hair, pulling the front back, but leaving the rest in its state of straight perfection. Claire set to work applying charcoal to her eyes and some light gloss on her lips. She put on three layers of mascara, emphasizing Shannon's eyes. Claire smiled and leaned back, making sure that she hadn't missed anything. She rubbed some creamy blush on the apples of her cheeks and then held up the mirror.

Shannon gave a little yelp of excitement. "I look good!" She said. "I'm on a deserted island, and I look good." She exclaimed, a note of satisfaction in her voice.

The other women laughed, and Kate stood up to go. "This was really fun Shannon." She said, "Thanks for all of it."

Shannon stood up and placed her hands on her hips. "Where do you think your going? We're not done yet." She pointed to an assortment of clothing strewn on the edge of the blanket. "Choose an outfit." She said, "And I don't want to see any cargo pants!"

The four women delved into the pile of clothes. Claire decided on a pale pink sundress that managed to define her waist, and not place emphasis on her stomach. She picked a white tank top to wear under it, and found a pink shell necklace among a small pile of jewelry Shannon had found. She folded the clothes and headed off to a place where she could change safely.

Meanwhile, Kate and Sun had found their outfits for the night. Sun had chosen a pair of black pants, and a silk off the shoulder tee-shirt that was a vibrant color of red. It matched her lips, and managed to make her look at least 5 years younger. Kate on the other hand, decided on a pair of denim shorts, and dark green tank top. She smiled. It was sporty enough, but feminine as well. She smiled and the two women headed off to change.

That left Shannon. Shannon had always been a picky dresser. She remembered her step mother shouting at her from the bottom of the stairs to hurry up and dress, while Shannon stood in her underwear in front of her closet, outfit possibilities running through her mind. She picked up a white shirt, but decided it was too casual for the occasion. She threw the short black skirt to the side as well. She didn't want to look trashy. Then she found what she was looking for. A creamy colored sun dress with a matching pink cardigan. She pulled it on over her bathing suit and looked down at herself. She wished she had a full length mirror, but she could tell that it looked good. She looked almost…innocent. She smiled to herself and slicked on another coat of lip gloss.

"What do you think?" Claire said from behind her. She smiled. The three women were standing there in their respective outfits.

"You guys look great!" Shannon said with a genuine smile. "What about me?"

Sun smiled and handed her a flower. It was a white with flecks of pink throughout it. Shannon smiled. "Thank you." She said with a small nod to the women.

She heard someone clear her throat from behind her, and noticed the smiles on the other women's faces. She turned around to see Sayid standing there looking at the four. Shannon's face broke into a grin and she turned back to her friends. She waved and then headed off over to Sayid.

Claire looked at the other two and sighed. "She looks happy."

Kate nodded and folded her arms. She looked to Sun, who had nudged her on the arm. The women turned around to see Charlie and Sawyer talking, and looking over to the women. Jin was sitting on a rock near them, looking at his wife. Kate looked to the other two.

"Maybe we'll be happy tonight as well."