"When we first got to the island, everyone was shook up and out of it, but even in that situation, me and Jack…clicked. He was that hero every girl looks for, the one who comes in and takes over and leaves you feeling…gooey."

"Did you just say gooey?" Shannon asked, struggling not to laugh in the face of Kate's big confession.

"Yeah."

Okay, she had to laugh and she wasn't the only one. Claire laughed too.

"What's so funny?" Kate asked incredulously. She certainly didn't find anything funny about the situation.

Shannon calmed herself enough to answer. "Gooey? Come on, surely there's a better word than that?"

"I thought gooey fit."

"Okay, let me ask you a question. Does Sawyer make you feel gooey?"

"No, he makes me feel…um…do I have to say it?"

"Yes!" They all shouted at her.

"He makes me feel safe."

"Safe? He's not supposed to make you feel safe," Claire stated.

"Oh, really? How does Charlie make you feel?" Kate asked, disbelieving.

"Wanted. There's always a look in his eyes, like he wants to jump me right there. British, man, British."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Shannon asked. She'd only heard that the British have bad teeth (which Charlie didn't).

"He's…oh, I can't say it."

"Say it," they encouraged.

"He's a wild man! When we're alone, we can barely keep our hands off each other!" Claire burst out, her face as red as a tomato.

Shannon couldn't help but goad her a little. "I knew that was you two yelling last night! You woke me and Sayid up!"

"I doubt you two were asleep," Sun interjected quietly.

"And what does that mean?"

"Your exploits are just as famous, no, infamous around here, Shan," Kate said snidely.

"Oh, my god! You heard us? That is so mortifying!" Shannon screamed as she flopped herself backward and threw her hands over her face.

"Not as mortifying as what happened last week," Claire sighed. She cooed at Adrian from where she was now falling asleep in Sun's lap.

"What happened?"

"Walt walked in on me and Charlie about to…get busy?"

"Aw, that poor boy is scarred."

"Shannon, need I remind you that Boone almost walked in on you and Sayid a week ago?"

"But he didn't…and we weren't doing anything."

"Was that when he had you pinned against the tree and you were missing your shirt?" Kate asked. Shannon and Claire looked at her with shocked looks on their faces. "What? This island is full of gossip and you're wrong. Boone did catch you guys."

"Eww."

"What is it with you and Boone anyways? You two are weird around each other."

Shannon studied Claire and Kate's faces, which were filled with eager curiosity. Sun merely looked intrigued. "You don't want to know."

"But…"

"You don't want to know." Shannon stressed the words so Claire would see that she was serious. "Back to the point though…Kate, finish your gooey story."

"Anyways, we clicked right? But I also clicked with Sawyer. He was big and bad and dangerous. He had this southern accent and this…erm…aura about him that was definitely…sexy!"

Shannon struggled not to gross out at the thought of Kate thinking these things about her brother. "Okay, so?"

"I was attracted to this cute, doctor, hero type and this bad ass, tough-as-nails, stuck on a vendetta, I wanna-fuck-you attitude type."

"No problem," said both Claire and Sun. Then, once again in sync, "Sawyer."

"I don't know. Jack is pretty hot," Shannon explained. "He's got that wounded, chip on his shoulder thing going on."

"But Sawyer! Whoo-ie! That man could light my fire. Again. And again…and again…"

"Claire! You're talking about the father of my child! Could we please maintain a little dignity? Besides, Sayid is hot."

"Kate! Leave Sayid out of this!" Shannon whispered loudly. They were going to have to be a little quieter; they were not alone on the beach. "He'll hear you!"

"He's all the way down the beach, no one can hear us!" She whispered back. "Okay, so obviously, I chose Sawyer. But, I still care for Jack. He's been through a lot, and he knows more about me than anyone else on the island. I feel like I always need to explain myself to him though. It's not a good thing."

"And with Sawyer you're allowed to be the bad girl?" Sun asked.

"Yep. Jack is so…good. It's impossible to be myself around him."

"I wouldn't want to be myself…I'd want to be naked."

"Shannon!"

"What!"

"Eww."

"Oh! You three. Get over it. It's completely natural to have feelings about the other people on the island."

Claire laughed. "It's not natural to admit it."

"So I'm supposed to keep my yearnings to myself?"

"Yes."

"Shut up Kate."

"No, you shut up."

"Don't be a child."

"No, don't you be…"

"Quiet down…"

Shannon and Kate turned to look at Claire, who, in turn, was looking at Sun, who, also in turn, was looking at Jin. Far down the beach he was struggling to explain to Hurley something about the raft. Sun looked unbearably sad as she studied him. Everyone knew of what had happened, but no one dared to ask her what she felt. Tension between Jin and Sun had only multiplied since it was revealed that she and Michael were in some sort of Psuedo-relationship.

Shannon, however, was never one for not speaking her mind. "Sun, what happened between you two?"

"What makes you think something happened?"

"Well, aren't you pregnant with another man's kid?"

Sun looked at Shannon startled. "I am not pregnant with Michael's child. I am pregnant with my husband's child."

OH! Didn't expect that did you? I love you all my wonderful fans. You write me such loving reviews. I feel so…pretty.