Sayid awoke to the sound of laughter in his kitchen, he grabbed his robe and made his way to the kitchen where he found Sara and Jena making pancakes and eggs with coffee. "Thought you might be hungry," Sara said offering Sayid a cup of coffee.
"Your up early," he replied.
"Mom was always running errands and for some reason I never really needed sleep I only need two hours a night and I'm good," Sara replied.
"Same with mom and me have been that way like Sara. All of us use to get together for middle of the night cook sessions. We would make complete feasts at like 2 or 3 in the morning then clean up and go to work and school," Jena explained offering him some pancakes.
"Uncle Sawyer loves it because he gets out of the club around 5 am and he would stop by and eat with us. He is actually the one who inspired us to come here and is the only one who knows we are here. That remind me you mind if I use your phone to call him," Sara asked. Sayid nodded yes and left the room to return to his room.
Once in the privacy of his own room he let out a chuckle. "I should have known," he thought to himself.
"Hey Sawyer its Sara," Sara said into the phone, "Sorry I didn't check in last night had a riot in the streets but don't freak a guy named Sayid rescued us and no fears he hasn't tried anything he has been a complete gentlemen," Sara said into the phone.
"Sayid what," Sawyer asked. Sara looked up as Sayid returned from his room now dressed for the day, "what's your last name," she asked?
"Why don't you let me reassure your friend while you two clean up the living room. I will talk to him in my office so you girls can change," Sayid said taking the phone into his office.
"I knew I should have cut your tongue out when I had the chance," Sayid said into the phone as he closed the door to his office.
Sawyer laughed whole heartedly on the other end, "Hey I only sent them to that land so Sara would feel some of her father I didn't cause the riot, and I sure as hell didn't ask you to save them," Sawyer said still smiling, "By the way thanks, Shannon and Claire would have killed me if their daughter were killed in a place I inspired them to go. But come on what are the odds of you two ever meeting I just sent her to your land I had no idea you lived in Istana. But now that you have met her what do you think," Sawyer said slipping into his easy chair.
"She is so much like Shannon so strong and so beautiful seeing her makes me ache for what I once had,"Sayid said sitting at his desk and closing his eyes seeing Shannon and Sara on the beach back on the island.
"Yeah I know the girl is a handful that's for sure. Have you heard her poetry," Sawyer asked?
"Yeah last night she read Mystery Man to me and Jena," Sayid replied as his mind drifted.
"You know who that's about don't you," Sawyer asked?
"Me," Sayid replied, "And the truth is till yesterday I thought I had lost her completely
except one or two images I have of her from when she was much younger but then seeing her
and figuring out that it was my daughter that sat before me talking to me as if I was a stranger
it took every muscle in my body not to pull her into my arms and hold her," Sayid replied.
"So do it," Sawyer said taking a sip of his beer. "How is she," Sayid asked hesitantly
reffering to Shannon.
"Alive," Sawyer replied?
"Please," Sayid asked for more information.
"What can I say man she is still married to you in her mind. She doesn't date though
even Sara has tried to set her up. She workes day and night and the few times we get her to
relax its brief. She still loves you with all her heart man hell from what I hear she still keeps your
photo in her office though it is under lock and key. Claire says she does it a lot especially here
lately I even caught her dancing the other night alone after closing at my club. You can take
a guess what song," Sawyer said.
"Yeah," Sayid said as he hit the remote and Forver your man by Richard Marx came on.
"I don't know what you two see in that song," Sawyer said as he took a sip of his beer.
"How many is that tonight," he asked Sawyer referring to the beer?
"Number two. I don't get drunk to much have a Club to run and I can't be hung over
on the job," Sawyer replied, "But don't change the subject we are talking about you here. So
rumor is your married and have two sons," Sawyer inquired?
"Yes," Sayid said plainly.
"That good hugh," Sawyer snickered.
"I do not know what you are talking about," Sayid replied.
"Sayid when we were back on the island you couldn't stop talking about Shannon
and though you never gave the details I really wanted you were always talking about love
and your hearts and yet when I ask about your wife all you say is Yes. Buddy you don't
love that woman that's for sure," Sawyer said bluntly.
"Watch yourself old friend," Sayid said coldly.
"Screw that. I'm going to tell you the truth Sayid though I know you don't want to hear it.
You still love Shannon and I don't mean just as the mother of your daughter. I mean at night when
you make love to your perfect Muslim wife when you close your eyes and its Shannon you see and
you wish to god you two had never agreed to go your separate ways," Sawyer spouted and in
anger slammed down the phone just as a knock came on his door.
"Jena and I are leaving we just wanted to thank you again for your hospitality," Sara
said as she came in.
"Well I should escort you back to your hotel," Sayid said as he and Sara returned to the
living room and gathered the girls things and left. Just as they were about to leave Sara remember
she had forgotten her hair pin in the bathroom and Sayid unlocked the door to allow her to
retrieve it while he and Jena waited outside.