Ponyboysgirl11: Thanks for the review, I'll update as soon as possible. Hang in there!

Lostlorenzo: Yeah, last update was the outcome of spending the night at a friends house, witch was very creepy. But hey, it gave me some ideas. My friend just came home from New York, and first thing she said when she walked in the door was "why the hell didn't they kiss!"

I'm glad I'm not the only person who has a grudge agenst Kate, Jack and Sawyer. Exspeicaly Kate, gerr...well, any ways, have a good week. Hope the episode has atleast some Charlie and Claire action. Peace.

Fate: The Next Life

The Wedding

Dressing room:

"I can't do this Claire" Kate announced softly, as if some one may hear. Claire looked up at her in confusion. "What do you mean?" Claire questioned, hands still holding Kate's Vail.

"I can't marry Jack without him knowing" Kate explained, stareing at herself in the mirror before her. "Well...what are you going to do?" Claire questioned, not knowing what to say.

"I have to tell him" Kate replied. "What, now?" Claire asked in astonishment. "I have to Claire! I can't keep it from him any longer...he has a right to know" Kate exclaimed emotionally. "Your right" Claire nodded, bitting her lip. "He dose"

"So how do I tell him?" Kate questioned hopelessly. "I don't know..." Claire sighed, unable to help. "God...why dose this have to be so hard?" Kate questioned in aggravation. Claire didn't know what to say, but hugged her instead. Then an idea came to her. "Kate?"

She pulled back, holding Kate at arm's length. "Do you want me to tell him?" Claire offered. Kate considered this for a moment, then nodded.

The hall way:

Claire found Jack at the end of the hall, talking to Boone. "Hey, Jack-" She began as she approached. "Hey Claire" He grinned, "how are you?"

Claire paused for a moment, eying him strangely. "I'm fine...can I talk to you for a minute?" she questioned, snapping out of it. "Yeah, sure" he agreed. Boone took the hint, and wondered off down the hall.

"What's up?" Jack asked brightly. His good mood was beginning to scare her, especially since she'd be ruining it soon. "Uh...I don't really know how to tell you this..." She began, nervously. Oh god, why did I offer to do this? Why couldn't I just be a bad friend?

"The baby, Kate's baby-" She continued, looking down on the floor. "What about it?" Jack questioned, with a look of worry. "Claire?" he impatiently waited for her response.

"Its not yours" She choked out, so softly that he could barely hear her. "What?" he questioned, in confusion. "Its not yours, its Sawyers" She explained, refusing to make eye contact. Claire winched slightly, waiting for the sound of his heart breaking. But it was silent. Too silent.

Claire forced herself to look up at him, not know what to say. Jack was never a man to show emotion. She had no clue on how to comfort him.

"Jack...I'm so sorry" She apologized, trying hard to keep herself from crying. But his face was stone cold and serious. "Why didn't she tell me?" He questioned softly, his voice low and intense.

"She just found out yesterday, when we went to the doctors. She didn't know how to tell you" Claire began to explain. "So she had you do it? She wasn't even brave enough to come do it herself?" he exclaimed, while maintaining his bitter calmness.

"Yes...she was scared" Claire finished softly. "Scared? Scared of what?" he protested in aggravation. "Oh you leaving her! She loves you, Jack. More than anything in the world, remember?" Claire reminded. Her voice had lost its sympathy.

"Please tell me your not going to let this stand in the way of you two being together" She added, looking him dead in the eye. Jack tried to look away, but couldn't seem to make himself do it.

Your right...your absolutely right" he sighed, nodding hid head. "I love Kate, and she loves me...that's all that matters"

"Good" Claire replied after a moment, smiling slightly. She gave him a quick hug, then headed back to Kate.

She found her sitting in a chair before the mirror, wringing the hell out of a paper napkin as she shook nervously. Her head went up as soon as Claire entered.

"Did you tell him? What did he say?" Kate questioned quickly. "He was a little shocked, but he said he's not letting it get in the way of you two being married" Claire explained.

"He said he loves you, and you love him, and that's all that matters" She added, trying to smile. "So he's not mad?" Kate questioned hopefully. "Nope" Claire shook her head. "Oh, thank god!" Kate explained, rising to her feet.

She wrapped her arms around Claire. "I don't know what I'd do with out him...thank you, Claire" Kate sniffed, whipping her eyes with the back of her hand.

"Of course, I'm your maid of honor, that's my job. I wear a pretty dress and do what you tell me" Claire replied with a laugh.

"Aw, good. Now go get me some food. I'm starving" Kate commanded after pulling away. "yes, Ma'am" Claire obeyed, giving her a playful salute before heading back out.

The Lobby:

Claire was standing at the table in the lobby filling her plate with the sandwich and other food that Kate had ordered. Charlie slid up beside her, elbows resting on the table.

"Hello, gorgeous. You come here often?" he questioned sarcastically, wiggling his eye brows. Claire laughed, shaking her head. "So-man, that's a lot of food. Your not pregnet again, are you?' He questioned teasingly, once his eyes made contact with the massive pile of food on her plate.

"Its for Kate" She explained with a roll of her eyes. "Ah..." he nodded, then smiled. "So you're her bitch now?" he teased, giving her a playful nudge.

"No, no...I'm still yours" She assured sarchasticly. "Damn straight" he confirmed, pulling his arm around her waist, letting a hand slide down to her but. Claire giggled in response and kissed him on the cheek.

"Come on. Lets get this food back to the queen of pregnancy" he suggested, lifting the plate off the table. "Oh? I think I have her beat by three" Claire reminded. "Of course. You're the queen of everything" he obeyed, giving her a kiss on the temple.

"Even sex?" she raised an eye brow suggestively.

"Well, sex, of course" he assured, before cracking a smile.

the hall, one hour later:

"Man, I'm exited" Shannon exclaimed as the party began to group in the hall. "Don't get to excited, we might have to pay for the cleaning bill" Lima teased in a whisper. Michael smacked him in the back of his head, though all the others were snickering.

"Ass whole..." Shannon grumbled, crossing her arms. Liam simply grinned and winked at her. Shannon leered at him in return. "Hey, Sayid. You better get your women" Liam muttered, giving the man beside him a nudge.

Sayid looked him up in down, then laughed. "Are you kidding?"

"Shh. They're starting" Claire hushed the others behind her, being the closet to the door. Every one went silent, and stood properly. Charlie took a deep gulp as they stood before the door. Claire patted his arm and flashed him a smile, witch took all his nerves away.

They walked down the aisle arm in arm, fallowed by Shannon and Sayid, Sun and Michael, and finally Liam and Michelle. Boone and Locke stood with Jack at the head of the aisle, not wanting to walk down side by side because it would be "weird".

They were fallowed by the ring bearer, Walt, and flower girl, littler Magen. The music started up as Kate appeared in the door way, beautiful as ever. Her hair was pulled up into a twisted bun with little white clips, on curly strand hanging down on the left.

She smiled, blushing a little as she walked down the aisle with a bouquet of red roses in hand. Jack turned and smiled as he watched her approach. Finally, she made it to the end and took her spot face to face with Jack.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today..."

The reception:

the wedding party had gathered into one big open room, with white linoleum floors. The walls were red up to the middle, and white the rest of the way. Shannon picked the room because it matched the dresses. Since the wedding had happened to land on Valentines day, the red and white theme seemed to work well.

The walls were lined with tables, each with a vase of red roses in the middle. A big chandler hung in the center, where most of the group was dancing. Shannon couldn't help but blush as Frank Sinatra's "Beyond the Sea" Came on over the radio.

Sayid smiled back at her, squeezing her hand a in his as they swayed to the music. "I think I like your version better" Sayid explained softly, pressing his forehead agenst hers. Shannon simply grew redder, and laid her head agenst his shoulder, holding him closer as they danced.

Charlie and Claire, who had both had a few glasses of whine, were enjoying the music a bit to much. He spun her into his arms, singing freely as if he were alone in the shower. Claire was leaning over in his arms, laughing uncontrollably.

He spun her out again, her bright red skirt twirling up, revealing a good deal of her long legs. He kissed the knuckles of her hand then pulled her back to his arms.

"Perhaps you should lay off the whine, baby brother" Lima teased. "Perhaps you should blow me" Charlie replied with a cheeky grin. "He has a point" Michael chimed in. "Yeah, but only cause your dancing up agenst him" Charlie noted teasingly.

Claire looked confused for a moment, then the light bulb went on. "Oh! Erections..." She announced loudly, proud to have gotten the joke. She covered her mouth and giggle childishly along with Charlie.

"My god. You two are drunk and obnoxious" Kate laughed at the two. Charlie turned to Claire.

"Hi drunk!"

"Hi obnoxious!"

the two stared at each other for a few seconds before bursting into another round of laughter. Kate shook her head, and continued to dance with Jack.

Later that night: Charlie and Claire's

"Well, Ms. Pace. I must say, I don't think I've ever sceen you drunk" Charlie note as the two walked up to the front door. "Well, theres a first time for everything" She grinned in reply, giving him a little nudge.

He let go of her arm for a moment as he opened the door. "Did you have a nice time?" Megan questioned from the couch as the two made their way inside. "We sure did" Kate answered with a smile. "Good. So did we" Megan assured, flashing a smile down at Ben, who sat beside her.

"The lights went out again" Ben noted simply. "Really? Were you scared?" Charlie questioned, lifting him off the couch and into his arms. "Nope" Ben assured, shaking his head. "Good" Charlie grinned, and kissed his forehead. "Come on, lets get you to bed" he added, and headed upstairs.

"Are the girls asleep?" Claire questioned as she hung her coat on the hanger. "Yep" Megan nodded, her eyes trailing over to the table infront of her. "What's wrong?" Claire questioned in concern, makeing her way over. "Claire, some one left you a message. He didn't leave his name, but I think I know who it is..." Megan began softly.

"Who?" Claire questioned in confusion. "Thomas" Megan answered simply. "Oh...what did he say?" She asked in reply, still in bewilderment as she took a seat beside her. "He said he needs to talk to you" Megan explained.

"About what?"

"He didn't say"

Claire's eyes trailed to her lap once again. "Ok. Thanks for telling me" Claire smiled appreciatively, not knowing what else to say. "No problem...you are going to tell Charlie about this, right?" Megan questioned curiously. "Yes, of course" Claire assured.

"Ok, good. Just makeing sure" Megan smiled, and pulled herself up off the couch. "Guess I'll be going then, good night" She gave Claire a hug before heading out. "Good night" Claire waved from the door way, before locking up.

Charlie had just slipped quietly out of Ben's room when she reached the top of the stairs. He flashed her a smile, witch soon faded when he noticed her expression. "What's wrong, luv?" He questioned curiously, makeing his way over to her.

"Thomas called while we were gone" Claire explained simply. "Thomas? What the bloody hell dose he want?" Charlie asked, in confusion. "I have no idea, he didn't say" She answered with a shrug.

He wrapped his arms around her, not knowing what to say. The lights began to flicker around them. Claire glanced up, biting her lip. "Dammit. We really need to get that thing fixed" Charlie sighed, squinting up at the ceiling. Claire nodded, uncomfortably.

"Claire, are you alright?" He questioned, turning his gaze back to her. She nodded, biting her lip nervously. "Your not scared are you?" He teased with a side-ways grin. She nodded once again. "Aw" He pulled her closer to him, rocking her slightly in his arms. the lights dimmed until the hall went black.

"DAD!" Ben's voice sounded from his room. "Coming!" Charlie called in reply, and found his way to the door with his free hand. Claire was squeezing the hell out of the other. He found Ben with a flash light, hiding under the blankets. "Its ok, buddy. The electricity just went out" Charlie explained as he climbed into the bed beside him.

"I'm not scared" Ben assured, trying to appear brave as he clung to the flash light. "Of course not" Charlie grinned, patting him on the head. "There's nothing to be afraid of" he assured, to both Ben and Claire, who still looked quite paranoid. He squeezed her hand a little tighter, trying to comfort her. The lights slowly returned, and the three fell asleep.

Shannon and Sayid's hotel:

"Well, that was an interesting night." Shannon noted to no one imparticular as she wondered into the hotel room. "Yes, it was" Sayid agreed simply, shutting the door behind them. "I guess this means we'll be going back to LA soon" Shannon shrugged as she plopped down on the bed.

"Its going to be weird not having them around" he sighed, taking a seat beside her. "I don't want to leave" she agreed, laying back agenst the mattress. "Then why don't we stay?" He suggested. Shannon sat back up. "Can we do that?"

"Of course we can" he assured. A smile crossed her face. "Your right. I think we should stay" She agreed before leaning over to kiss him. "Wonderful" he grinned, then kissed her again.

honeymoon: Jack and Kate

"Jack, are you awake?" Kate questioned, holding the sheets to her chest as she sat up in bed. Jack gave no response. "Jack?" she gave him a nudge. Nothing. He was dead asleep, and it was no surprise. He'd had a busy day and an even busier night. She sighed, and threw her feet over the side of the bed.

She pulled herself up and wondered into the bath room, picking up the cloths that had been thrown about the room as she went. She closed the door behind her, stareing at her reflection in the mirror. Her stomach had not yet begun to show, being only three months Pregnet, but it wouldn't be long. She pulled on a tank top and a pare of baggy pants, pulling her tangled hair back into a clip.

Her eyes caught the glimmer of the ring on her finger. You don't deserve this, she thought as she stared down at the sparkling daimon on her hand. Your only going to hurt him. She tried to shake the thought out of her head as she wondered back to bed. Sliding under the blankets without a word so as not to disturb him.

"Kate?" he spoke, in a low, tired voice. "Yeah?" she replied softly. There was no reply for a long time. "Jack?" She questioned, laying her hand on his shoulder. The figure beside her rolled over, to reveal some one who was clearly not Jack. Kate gasped, and shifted away quickly, nearly falling off the bed. Her eyes wide in shock as the man stared back at her in confusion.

Oh god... "Sawyer?"

"What did you just say?" Jack questioned, stareing at Kate in confusion. "What?" Kate murdered, looking around in confusion. "You were dreaming about him weren't you?" Jack questioned accusing, a wounded look upon his face.

"I don't know what your talking about" Kate replied, still confused on what was going on. "Don't lie to me Kate. I can't believe this" Jack sighed before climbing out of bed. "Jack, I don't know what your talking about" Kate pleaded helplessly.

"You were dreaming about him. You said his name!" Jack exclaimed angrily. Kate looked down, as the memory of the dream returned to her. "It was just a dream, Jack" She explained, glancing back up at him with teary eyes.

"What? That's suppose to make it better?" He questioned sarcastically as he began to pull on his cloths. "Jack, I'm sorry!" She sobbed from the bed, holding the sheets to her chest to keep herself covered. "I'm sorry too" he replied softly, after pulling on his shirt. He grabbed his jacket and headed for the door.

"Jack!" Kate called after him, climbing out of the bed. "Jack!"

the door slammed behind him. Leaving her in the middle of the room with only a blanket wrapped around her. Tears pouring down her cheeks. "Jack..." She called again, knowing he wouldn't hear her.

Next Morning:

"Charlie?" Claire called as she made her way down the steps. She received no response. "Charlie?" She called again in confusion as she made her way into the living room. No sign of Charlie there. She glanced in the kitchen, no Charlie there either.

"Char-" She began to call a third time when the ring of the phone cut her off. She wondered over to the end table and hesitantly picked it up.

"Hello?" She answered softly, a confused look crossing her face. "Morning Luv" Charlie's voice greeted over the phone. She took a sigh of relief as a smile crossed her face. "Where are you?" she questioned curiously.

"I'm here" he explained plainly. "Where?" She asked in confusion. "Ummm...guess" He suggested playfully. She could imagine the grin on his face. "Charlie..." She protested, although she couldn't help but smile. "Come on, just guess" he insisted.

"Ok...are you downstairs?" She questioned curiously. "Nope" he answered simply. "Ok, so your upstairs?" She questioned. "Yes" was his reply. Claire held the phone to her head as she wondered back upstairs.

"Are you in...the bed room?" She questioned suggestively, as she pushed the door open. "nope" He replied in a similar tone. "Ok..." She made her way down the hall. "Are you in Jack and Kate's bed room?" she asked, a little confused.

"Um...no" He answered teasingly. "God. Where are you?" She exclaimed impatiently. "You've only got one door left, luv" He reminded her. "Unless your in the closet" She corrected.

What are you trying to say?" he questioned skeptically. Claire rolled her eyes as she pushed open the only door left. The room at first appeared empty. The shower curtain was closed and the shower it's self was turned on.

She slowly made her way over and pushed the curtain open. She was surprised to find the shower empty, and even more surprised when some one grabbed her arm.

In one quick motion she was spun around, finding herself face to face with Charlie before he pressed his lips agenst hers. The phone dropped to the floor as she pulled her arms around him. He pushed her back agenst the wall.

His hand moved up her thigh as he began to kiss her neck. She couldn't help but laugh. "God, Claire. I know I'm funny but geezer..." He teased, pressing his forehead agenst hers. "I'm sorry" he explained through her laughter.

He grinned before pressing his lips to hers once again, stopping the laughter instantly. The clip that had been holding her hair up had worked its way out, and now dropped to the tile, letting her long blond strands flow down her shoulders.

He brushed it out of the way, continuing to trail kisses down her neck. She leaned her head back agenst the wall, running her finger tips up and down his bare spine. He pulled her closer to him, pressing her agenst him as hard as he could.

The phone rang. Claire let out a scream as she jumped away, startled by the sound. She quickly covered her mouth in embarrassment as Charlie began to crack up. "Oh shut up" She groaned as he burst into laughter, laying his head agenst her shoulder. He continued to laugh historically, ignoring her comment.

The phone rang once again. "Get off me. Answer the phone" Claire insisted playful, pushing her palm agenst his chest. "fine" he groaned, and plopped to the floor.

"Ello?" he answered, lifting the phone to his ear. "Can I talk to Claire?" a shaky female voice replied. "Kate? Is that you?" Charlie questioned, his expression turning to concern. Claire sat down beside him. "Yeah, its me. Let me talk to Claire" She sniffed in response.

"Ok" Charlie obeyed, and handed the phone to Claire. "Kate? What's wrong?" Claire questioned in concern. "Jack's gone. He left" Kate explained in a panic.

"He left? What do you mean he left?" Claire asked in confusion. "He said I had a dream about Sawyer. I was saying his name...and he left" She choked. "Oh my god..." Claire sighed, not knowing what to say.

"Are you at the hotel?" Claire questioned urgently. "Yes" Kate sobbed. "Alright. I'll come get you" Claire assured, before hanging up the phone. "What's going on?" Charlie questioned, after being extremely patient.

"Jack and Kate got into an argument, and he left. I'm gonna go pick her up" Claire explained, pulling herself back to her feet. "Ok" He nodded, pulling himself of the floor as well. He gave her a kiss before she left.

In the Car:

"I can't believe he'd do this" Claire exclaimed from the drivers seat for the third time. "Well, you can't really blame him" Kate sighed, guiltily. Claire glanced over at her with a frown. "I mean, how would you feel if Charlie was saying another women's name in his sleep?" Kate questioned bitterly.

"It was just a dream, Kate" Claire reminded. Kate's eyes trailed down to the floor. "What if it was more then that?" Kate asked, so soft that she could barely be heard. "You think your actually having feelings for Sawyer again?" Claire questioned in confusion.

"Why else would I have a dream about him?" Kate asked defensively. "How about because your pregnet with his child" Claire answered as if it should be obvious. "What dose that have to do with any thing?" Kate questioned in confusion. "Pregnet woman have weird hormonal dreams all the time. Its no surprise you'd be having dreams about Sawyer, after all he is the father" Claire explained, a hint of aggravation in her voice.

"I never thought about it like that..." Kate sighed, her eyes glued to the dash board. "Jack probably didn't either." Claire sympathized, glancing over at her once again. "I just wish I knew what to do..." Kate sighed, hopelessly.

"He'll come back, Kate" Claire assured, optamisticly. A tear rolled down Kate's cheek. "Why would he ever come back?" Kate sniffed. "Because he loves you" Claire reminded, laying a hand on her shoulder.

She had pulled over a while ago, not waiting to have her attention split between Kate and the road.

"Its not that simple, Claire. We're not like you and Charlie" Kate explained bitterly. "What? You think our relationship is perfect?" Claire questioned, slightly offended. "Well...yeah" Kate admitted with a shrug.

"Well your wrong. We've been through a lot more than you know about, but we stay together! We learn from our mistakes. Maybe you too should give it a try" Claire suggested defensively.

"What if it doesn't work?" Kate asked softly, finally makeing eye contact. "I don't know, Kate. But you have to try. He's not going to just fall into your lap. You have to show him how much you want to be with him" Claire insisted, in a soft, serious tone.

Kate bit her lip, and slowly nodded in agreement. The serious expression on Claire's face fadded slightly, and she leaned over to give Kate a hug.

"He'll come back. I promise" She assured once again. "He has to"

The End

Note: ok, I know this Chapter went by kind of fast, but I had to tie up some loose ends before my next chapter cause theres so much going on. I'm trying to focus on some more Charlie and Claire, so you can all look forward to that. Well, hope you liked it!