Charlie arrived at his cabin to find Claire and Shannon playing with Aiden, who seemed to be no-longer tired.

Claire smiled at him, and Aiden ran over screaming, "Daddy!" At the top of his lungs.

Charlie picked up boy up, and threw him over his shoulder. He turned to Shannon. "Sayid's still with Karen. She was scared, and he offered to stay with her until she fell asleep. He told me to take you over to Boone's." He said, tickling Aiden with his free hand, causing the small boy to erupt into a fit of giggles.

Shannon frowned. "There's only a couple of hours left until morning, and the sun seems to be coming up already." She said, climbing to her feet holding her stomach with one hand. "Boone will just annoy me, and I plan on getting another hour or so of sleep." She said with a smile. "So I guess you can just walk me back to my hut."

Claire smiled and walked over to Charlie, taking the child away from him, and setting him on the floor. She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek, causing Aiden to giggle quietly. Claire looked down at him and ruffled his hair. "You my dear, are going back to bed with Mummy."

Shannon and Charlie left the cabin, leaving behind Aiden's protests, and Claire's laughter. Charlie turned to Shannon, who was humming absent-mindedly. She turned to him and gave a small smile.

"What are you looking at?" She asked.

Charlie smiled. "Out of all the women on this island, I would never have expected you to…" He pointed to her stomach. "I would have thought Kate would have beat you to that." He said with a laugh.

Shannon giggled. "Can you imagine little Sawyer's running around?" She said. "And knowing him, Kate would have twins or something." She quipped sarcastically.

Charlie smiled to himself. "Well, here we are." He said. "If you need anything, scream as loud as you can, and someone will come to your assistance." He said with a mischievous grin.

Shannon nodded. "Thanks Charlie."

The blonde man nodded, and set off towards his own home.

Shannon walked into the small hut, and sat down. It was humid outside, and she pulled back her hair using an ancient ponytail holder. Sweat coated the back of her neck, and she wiped her face with an old towel. She lay back and stared at the thatched ceiling. Sayid had spent so much time and energy building this little home for them. She smiled, remembering how he had insisted that the hut her perfect for her. She had just wanted something to keep her shaded from the sun. She brought her hands to her swollen stomach, an smiled. She was hoping for a girl. A girl that she could make clothes for out of her old things. A girl that would have mocha colored skin, and her fathers knowledge, but her mothers features and determination.

She reached over and pulled a worn shoebox from amongst her things. The box was tattered and burnt. It's color had almost completely disappeared from long hours in the baking sun. She opened the top and pulled back the wrapping paper. Inside were a perfectly preserved pair of purple high heels. They had never been worn, and Shannon knew that they never would be. Yet, they were the most important pair of shoes that she owned. Sayid had given them to her almost a month after they had crashed. She smiled. That had been the beginning. Shortly after that they had become an official couple. And now, here they were. Four years later, and Shannon was having the best time of her life, even if she had been stuck on a deserted island for 4 years. She smiled more often, and she and Boone were doing better than ever before. She had friends, and a soon to be family. Shannon returned the shoebox to it's place and lay down quickly falling into a deep sleep.


When Shannon awoke a few hours later, she could hear people milling around on the beach. She pulled on one of Claire's old dresses, and walked outside. She walked over to Hurley, who was sitting amongst the sand toying with a fishing pole. She sat down next to him, and he turned to her with a smile on his bright face.

"Hey!" He said, turning to face her. "What's goin' on?"

Shannon shrugged, and pulled her hair back. "I thought I would come say hello. Everyone seems so busy." She said, looking around.

Hurley laughed. "All the other dudes are doing some stuff. I'm just waiting for Joe. We're going fishing."

"Good!" Shannon said. "I could do with some decent food. Some protein." She smiled and looked around once more. "Have you seen Sayid? I don't think he came back after last night."

Hurley pointed to Karen's cabin. "I think he's still with her."

Shannon nodded, and stood up. "Thank Hurley. Good luck with the fishing today." She said with a wave.

She walked over to the small hut, and knocked softly before entering. Sayid was sleeping, his black curls hanging in his face. The woman, Karen, was laying down, sleeping soundly. Shannon couldn't help but notice her hand clutching at Sayid's.

Shannon crept over to the man, and draped her arms around his neck, causing him to awake with a start. He turned around quickly, and Shannon couldn't help but smile when she saw the crazed look in his eyes.

"I didn't mean to scare you." She whispered, leaning over to kiss his cheek.

Sayid smiled and rubbed his eyes, letting go of Karen's hand. "I didn't plan on staying here all night Shannon. I meant to come back for you."

Shannon smiled wistfully. "I didn't plan on sleeping alone, but things happen sometimes."

Sayid sighed. "How are you feeling?" He said, rising from the chair he had been sitting in, and brushing strand of hair from Shannon's tired face. He placed a hand on her stomach, and couldn't help but grin.

"Do I have a visitor?" A voice said. Shannon glanced over to Karen, who was gazing at the couple sleepily. She smiled at Shannon, and turned to Sayid. "Could you get me something to drink. I'm simply parched." She said with a sweet smile.

Sayid turned from Shannon and went to get her a drink from the basket of water bottles that had been brought the night before. He handed it to the redhead, and then turned to Shannon. "You should be resting." He said softly.

Shannon smiled and saw Karen looking at her. She had never really like the woman. She squeezed Sayid's hand and walked over to the door. "Your right. I shouldn't be doing anything too strenuous. You'd be too busy here to help me." She said with a scowl. She stormed out of the cabin, noticing that he didn't follow her. She walked over to Claire's and knocked hard on the side of the hut.

Claire smiled when she saw Shannon standing in the doorway, but her mood quickly changed when she saw the looking on her friend's face. "What happened?" She asked, guiding the girl inside.

Shannon sighed and took a deep breath. "I don't know what made me so mad." She said. "Sayid was with Karen all night. That didn't bother me at first, but the way that he scampered to his feet when she asked him to bring her water." She groaned. "And her smug little smile…"

Claire laughed. "I think that's called hormones."

"Yeah, well. I hate them." Shannon said. "I'm either really happy, or really sad." She looked up as Boone entered the cabin with Aiden. Aiden scrambled over to Claire and Boone looked at Shannon quizzically.

Shannon looked back at him, one eyebrow raised. "What do are you looking at?"

Boone took a step back, holding his hands up. "Easy there. What is up with you?" He asked.

Claire laughed. "It's her hormones. They're making her grumpy." She said, trying to make Shannon smile. It didn't work.

"I just don't under" Shannon started. She grabbed her stomach, and her eyes widened. Boone and Claire rushed over to either side of her.

"What's wrong Shan?" Boone said worriedly.

Surprise was evident on both Boone's and Claire's faces when Shannon broke into a smile, and placed both hands on her stomach.

Boone smiled, finally understanding. "It's kicking."

Claire laughed and pulled Aiden over so that he could feel.

Aiden looked puzzled. "Mum? What's in there?"

Shannon smiled. "A baby." She said quietly. A thought dawned on her. Sayid wasn't here to feel this. Sure the baby would kick plenty of times before it was born, but this was the first time that Shannon had really felt the strength of the kick. Tears formed in her eyes, and Boone brushed a strand of her straw blonde hair from her face.

"What's wrong?" He asked, pulling his step-sister to her feet.

Shannon wiped the tears away and shook her head. "I just wish Sayid would have been here. I mean, I know that I've felt the baby kick a few times before, but this was the first time…this was the first time that I felt like my baby knew what I was feeling." She said with a sad smile.

Boone took her hand. "C'mon let's get you back to your own hut." He said, putting an arm around her. He turned to Aiden. "So we'll go fishing again tomorrow?" He asked the young boy.

Aiden nodded. "Yeah! And I bet you I'm going to catch something this time." He said with a smug smile.

"Take it easy Shannon." Claire offered. "Thing's will be okay."


A/N: So it's been a long time. I doubt if anyone is still reading this! But I just want you guys to know that I totally haven't left. I just had a bunch of things going on…and no time to type! I am planning on finishing the story this week, and getting Chapter 4 up soon! Love you guys…and Review to make me happy!