Sayid and Sawyer boarded the plane just as the pilot fired up the engines. Clair, Jena,
Sara and Shannon were surprised to see Sayid but Sawyer just smiled, "Guess you want to
know what's going on," Sawyer smirked.
For the next five hours Sawyer laid out how he had been investigating Fatima
and her family for the past years to try and find some way to help Sara because she
needed a father desperately. Sawyer explained everything including how Jack truly
was a real minister and that Sayid and Shannon were legitimately married witch made
Shannon cry. By the time he finished they were in Greece and being taken by private
helicopter to a secure island.
Vincent greeted them and then showed them to their own individual home assure
Sawyer, Clair and Shannon they could still run their companies and clubs from the
security of the island. He informed Sayid that he had sent his resignation in from the
police force and Sayid thanked him. The island was well guarded by sea and air and
had a security fence around the perimeter. Sayid and Sawyer admired how each couple
had their own house in a style they had described when everyone was still on the original
island. Clair has always wanted a Tuscan villa type of home and Sawyer shared the
dream because of the solitude it would allow. Shannon and Sayid wanted a two story
stone cabin. There was a large house in the center of the island witch had game rooms,
offices and a large common area for everyone to get together witch included gyms and
indoor and outdoor pools. By the time the tour was over it was late and Claire and
Sawyer took Jena to their home while Sayid and Shannon to Sara to their home next door.
Sara took a shower then asked Sayid questions but instead of answers he merely
walked her to her room and tucked her in promising her that every question she had
would be answered in the morning. Sayid watched as exhaustion set in and Sara fell to
sleep then went to a spare bedroom where he sank into the bed alone.
Hours later Shannon walked the halls as she did in LA because of the insomnia
she found Sara sound asleep and Sayid in bed two rooms away. Sayid lie on his bed fully
dressed and still in his shoes the sight made Shannon smiled as she slipped into the room
and gently untied the boots and took them off his feet. She smiled remembering how on
the island it wasn't uncommon for Sayid to go to bed forgetting to take off his shoes and
in the middle of the night when he would hug Shannon she would feel them and wake up
to take them off. Shannon took a blanket off a near by chair and gently laid it on top
of Sayid, tucking it gently around him since the house was colder than he was use to.
Shannon turned to leave when she felt something grab her hand she turned
around to see Sayid staring directly at her and she smiled, "You need to rest," she
said trying to leave.
"No," he said and pulled her on the bed, "No more running Shannon.
Maybe Sawyer is right maybe you and I are to stubborn to see what is right in front
of us," Sayid said stroking Shannon's face gently.
Shannon took his hand in hers and held it, "We can't go back," she said as
she stood and ran from the room in tears. Sayid got out of bed and was going to
follow when she saw Shannon standing outside of Sara's room. He came up behind
her and looked in on Sara still sleeping, "For as long as I can remember she has never
slept more than a few hours. She was always up with me and cooking. I never
understood till this moment," Shannon said as tears strolled down her face, "She was
waiting for you," Shannon said turning to look at Sayid. "The night you left she
promised you she wouldn't sleep a whole night till you returned and she's kept
that promise. She's been waiting for you to return to make it all safe again. I
failed," Shannon said as she walked moved to walk away.
"You didn't fail. We did what had to be done to protect our family. If anyone
failed it was me. You never remarried I should have written you and encouraged
it," Sayid said coming up beside her.
Shannon turned at him with a red angry face, "I am never getting married again.
I'm not the same girl I was before we got trapped on that island. I fell in love with you
Sayid. You taught me that I wasn't as useless as everyone thought. You forgave
me when I told you of my past. You taught me what love was and you think that I
would actually ever move on after you that makes me think you truly didn't know
me," Shannon said angrily trying to keep her voice down as not to disturb
Sara's sleep. She took Sayid to her room where they could talk in peace without
fear of waking Sara.
"I didn't mean to imply you never loved me I just hoped you would find
someone to love you and take care of you," Sayid explained.
"I didn't need anyone I'm use to being alone and Sara, I thought, didn't mind
sharing Sawyer with Jena so I assumed I had given her a good life. I guess I was
wrong," Shannon said in between sobs. Sayid sat her down on the bed, "Do you
have any idea what it is like to pretend to a little girl that the man she thought was
her father never existed? We told her daddy went on a long journey long away and
that everyone was forgetting him slowly and in time she did to but that took two
years. You want to know something else I missed you more than anything and I
wanted to tell our daughter of your beauty and truth and why I had fallen in love
with you but I couldn't and that killed me.
"Sometimes at night after I tucked her into bed I would go out onto the
balcony wrapped in that afghan, we bought after we returned, and I would talk to
you. I would curl up in the swing and imagine you were there holding me as we
discussed our daughter and how she was growing like a weed. You would say you
still loved me and we would talk about our days but then a cold breeze would pull me
out of my dream and I realized I was alone and I hated it," she said almost yelling at Sayid.
"I had to protect you and Sara," Sayid claimed.
"In your vows you swore to protect me and love me and you didn't," she yelled
as she got off the bed and walked to the balcony doors swinging them open. "I hate
closed windows I can't sleep when windows are closed not even in winter," she said
as a tear streamed down her face, "Claire says its because we lived in the open for
so long. I think its because when I feel the wind it reminded me of you," Shannon said
taking in a deep breath. Sayid came up behind her wrapping a blanket around her
shoulders and just holding her as they both breathed in the tropical air.
"I did promise to love and protect you and in my own way I thought I was but I
was foolish Sawyer showed me that," Sayid said still holding her, "And if it takes the
rest of our lives I am going to show you just how much I missed you and that I will never
break a promise again," Sayid said as he turned to leave but this time it was Shannon who
grabbed his hand. Sayid turned around to see Shannons tears reflecting in the rising sun,
she was gently pulling him back to her side.
"I'm tired," she whispered. Sayid nodded his head and picked her up taking her to
bed gently tucking her in. He got in next to her and wrapped his arms securely around
her, "Rest I will guard us now," he said and Shannon drifted off to sleep.