Title: An Improbable Romance
Author: Megan or PITAchic, whichever you prefer.
Rating: PG-13 for whatever crap that may be inappropriate.
Disclaimer: If I owned "Lost," I wouldn't put my viewers through 6 hellish weeks of repeats!
Summary: She didn't know when she had fallen in love with him exactly… All she knew is that she couldn't get him out of her head. Shannon/Sayid with little tiny bits of Jack/Kate and Charlie/Claire.
Author's Note: Heya people! Sorry, I'm one day late posting this, but it's better than two weeks late, right? Anyway, as promised, this chapter contains a pinch of angst, a very cliché twist, another secret to add to the pile, and some cute Shayid fluff. And it all mixes together to bring you Chapter 5! Yay! So go read it now!
It had been about 5 weeks since Shannon and Sayid had agreed to keep their relationship hidden, and she had never felt so lonely; not even when her father would ignore her because her step-mother was around, or when her past boyfriends would be late coming home because 'something had come up,' or when her so-called friends had only hung around her when it was to their advantage. Not even the first couple weeks on the island could compare to this.
Sure, she had become surprisingly closer to Kate and Claire, but hours with them could never make her feel they way she did after only a minute with Sayid.
He had come to her a few times, mostly when Boone was off with Locke on some 'jungle expedition.' Those were the only times that it seemed like her step-brother wasn't lurking in the shadows. Unfortunately, Sayid's visits were always too short and the wait between them too long.
Both Kate and Claire suspected that she was still seeing Sayid, though they had never asked and she had never confirmed; it was too risky if she did, even if she knew they wouldn't say anything.
Shannon pulled herself up from the floor of the cave where she slept, restless and sick of staring at the ceiling thinking about Sayid. She found Claire near the fire cuddling with Dominic, and was surprised that Charlie was nowhere in sight.
"Where's Charlie at?"
"He's off playing golf; I told him he deserved a break. It took me 20 minutes to convince him to go, and that was only after I made Hurley drag him away."
Both women giggled at the thought of Hurley yanking a squirming Charlie by the arm all the way to the golf course. Shannon stopped abruptly when she got lightheaded, and she groaned as she closed her eyes until the dizziness subsided. She had not been feeling too great lately, and she was convinced that she had caught some island flu bug.
"Are you still feeling sick?" Claire asked, concerned, as she shifted Dominic from her lap to her shoulder.
"Yeah. I can't seem to get over this flu, and Jack doesn't have anything that can help."
"What are your symptoms?"
"I get dizzy sometimes. And nauseous; I've thrown up a few times. And I can't seem to get enough sleep."
A light bulb went off in Claire's head, and she stared at Shannon carefully. She found it humorous that Jack, all knowing island doctor, hadn't figured it out; then again, his attention had been focused more on a pretty, curly haired brunette lately than on anyone else.
"Shannon, don't get upset with me if I ask you this, but is there any chance you could be pregnant?"
"What? You think I could be pregnant?" Shannon asked, her eyes widening as Claire's question sunk in.
Claire simply nodded as she watched different emotions cross Shannon's face.
"Why would you think that?" Shannon asked shakily, hoping that Claire didn't know what the hell she was talking about.
"You've got all the symptoms that I had when I found out I was pregnant. Have you had your period this month?"
Shannon didn't answer her; instead she sprung up and ran over to the bushes before throwing up what little food she had in her stomach. Wiping her mouth with the back of her hand, she slowly sat back down next to Claire and held her head in her hands.
"What am I going to do, Claire?"
"I suggest you start by telling Sayid," Claire advised softly.
Shannon didn't have to wait long to take Claire's advice; she had heard through the grapevine that Sayid was at the caves to get some water. As luck would have it, Boone was off somewhere in the jungle, and Shannon sent out a silent prayer that he would be eaten, or at least injured enough that she could do whatever the hell she wanted to without worry.
She walked up behind him as he filled a bottle with water, and he turned as she heard her approach.
"I've missed you," he told her, smiling as he stepped closer to her.
"I have to tell you something, Sayid," she said, pulling back from him as she began to pace around, scared of how he would react.
His eyebrows furrowed in concern at the tone of her voice.
"What's the matter, Shannon?"
She took a deep breath, then another, before the words just tumbled out of her mouth.
"I think I'm pregnant, Sayid."
Shannon had never felt silence that heavy as her announcement hung in the air.
"Pregnant?" he repeated after a few moments, sounding as if he'd never heard the word before and couldn't even begin to comprehend its meaning.
"Yeah."
"Like, with a baby?"
"No, Sayid, like with a cat," she said, trying to smile as if it was no big deal, even though the tears began to form behind her eyes.
"How? I mean…"
She rolled her eyes at how cliché the situation sounded.
"Well, when two people are in love, or, in our case, really have the hots for each other, they"
He silenced her with his lips, the kiss short and sweet, and then wrapped her up in his arms. Her head immediately found the crook of his neck, and her body began to wrack with sobs as she broke down.
"Shhh," he soothed, running his fingers through her blonde hair. "It's going to be all right."
"How can you say that? We're on a piece of land in the middle of the ocean that's inhabited by invisible monsters and polar bears! Not to mention the psycho island people!"
"I've told you before that I am not afraid of your brother, Shannon," he joked, trying to elicit a laugh.
Unfortunately, the joke fell flat and she began to cry again.
"What's going to happen when he finds out? He threatened you when he found out we were just spending time together; he'll really try to kill you now!"
"You don't need to worry about it, Shannon."
"You shouldn't underestimate him, Sayid!"
"I know, and I won't. But you need to focus on yourself right now; I know that stress cannot good for the baby."
"Do you want this baby, Sayid?" She asked suddenly, pulling away from him again. "Because if you don't, I'd understand. We'd never have to see each other again, if that's what you want. This is a pretty big island; you could easily avoid me. I could continue to stay at the caves and you could…" she trailed off as he moved his hand to caress her cheek, and she relaxed at his touch.
She was just babbling and they both knew it.
"Of course I want this baby, Shannon; but more importantly, I want you."
She nodded and let him pull her back into his arms.
They stayed like that for a minute or two before he sat on the ground, pulling her down onto his lap.
"I think we should keep this a secret from most of the others, at least for awhile. You won't be showing for a few of months, and even then it will be possible to hide for another month or two. We have to at least tell Jack. Does anyone else know?"
"Claire does. She's the one that figured it out. And I was going to tell Kate; I know she wouldn't tell. She'd probably be able to help us find more ways to see each other."
"Okay, but we agree that that's it."
"What's gonna happen when I show too much to hide it? Or when the baby's born? How are you going to handle Boone?"
"Well, if we're lucky, we'll be rescued by then; but if not, we'll deal with it when the time comes. I'm not going to let him keep me from you or this baby, Shannon."
She nodded and curled up on his lap, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Can I feel the baby?" He whispered in her ear, and she smiled at the slight nervousness in his voice.
"You don't need to ask for permission, Sayid. But I don't think we'll be able to feel anything for a few months yet."
"That's okay," He said as he tentatively rested his hand on her abdomen.
She covered his hand with her own before giving him a gentle, loving kiss.
I'm letting you all know now that I am a big fan of cliché situations (I'm weird like that), so there may be some more moments that are cliché throughout the story. Just go with it; I'm working on a twist at the end for you guys. Anyway, I don't have much time to post this, so I'm just shouting out a general "Thank You" to the following reviewers of my last chapter:
Teyla Sheppard
lordoftheringsfanficreader
SayidRocks
MariAmber
non-damsel
mruthie
Mrs Chipmunk
Artistgirl727
Lazuli1
Taylor47
Thanks a lot; I love you all! And now that you've all had practice, I know you know what to do!
Next Chapter: Hmm… I'm thinking that Jack and Kate are going to become privy to the new Shayid secret; maybe some other couple interactions. Yeah, and then I'll throw in whatever else comes to mind.
