Chapter 26 to a LOST Love
Back at the caves, Hurley had woken up and was sitting up against a wall, drinking some water with Sun crouched next to him. Charlie was next to him, poking fun at him with Claire telling Charlie, though laughing, to stop teasing Hurley.
"Jack," Kate said, walking up to him. Jack turned to look at her and said, "Yea?"
"I'm really worried about Alex and Sayid. Well not so much Sayid as Alex 'cause he can take care of himself. But last time Alex was alone…that happened," Kate said, looking outside. She crossed her arms over her shoulders and shivered slightly.
Jack put a hand on her shoulder. "Kate, it's okay. Sayid's with Alex and he can take care of both of them. Trust me, everything's okay."
Kate smiled slightly and nodded, not getting the answer she wanted. She then walked out of the cave and turned left, heading into the forest, leaving Jack to stare after her. Jack's gaze softened and he sighed longingly.
Kate walked a ways, her arms crossed, thinking, when suddenly she found Sawyer in the middle of the forest. He was walking toward the beach and Kate noticed he had a bunch of flowers in his hand.
Kate "accidentally" stepped on a twig to let Sawyer know she was coming and he whipped around to his right. Upon seeing Kate, he relaxed, smiled slightly and headed in her direction.
Kate's heart was beginning to beat faster. GOD he's gorgeous! Kate fought her natural impulses, saying in her head Katherine! Get a hold of yourself! This is SAWYER we're looking at here! She couldn't stop her heart from lurching when he finally stepped in front of her and stopped.
"Hey, Freckles. What are you doin' out here in the middle of the jungle?" Sawyer asked.
Kate shrugged playfully. "Oh, I dunno. I was just takin' a walk, that's all." Glancing down at the flowers, Kate asked nonchalantly, "And who are those for?"
Sawyer, too, glanced quickly down at the flowers as if he'd forgotten they were there. Looking back at her and grinning, he said, "Well, sweetheart, I guess you caught me." He held up the flowers in front of him.
Kate took them gently from him, her touch lightly brushing over his hand. She smelled them and a powerful, rich aroma seized her. "Oh, Sawyer," Kate breathed. "These are beautiful…" she inhaled their amazing scent again. When she looked at them, they were all different colors, ranging from scarlet to a soft blue.
"Took me a while to find 'em," Sawyer said. Then he slyly added, "I think I deserve a little reward for all my hard work."
At that, Kate looked back up at his grinning face, knowing exactly what he wanted. Slowly, Kate walked forward to Sawyer, never letting go of his blue eyes. Her hand slowly slid up his chest and she stopped right over his heart. She could feel it pulsing slightly under his shirt and she felt the temperature of his body. Both Sawyer's and Kate's smiles had dropped, and now the tension between them was startlingly high.
Slowly, as if moving in a dream, Sawyer crept his hand up to Kate's neck and behind her ear, and then they both leaned in and kissed each other. Kate's emotions were whirling inside of her, and Sawyer was already up in heaven.
On and on they kissed, neither willing to let go. They were crushing the flowers between them, and the crushed petals were giving off a beautiful smell. Between the smell, their surroundings, and their passion, Kate and Sawyer sealed their love with that fantastic kiss.
Alex and Sayid…
Down at the beach, Alex and Sayid were lying on the sand, staring into the night sky glittering with stars. Alex was resting her head in the crook of Sayid's shoulder and he wrapped the rest of his arm around her, very gingerly touching her back so as not to hurt her wounds. Alex had placed her left hand on Sayid's chest, feeling the rise and fall of his breathing.
Alex sighed, "Oh, Sayid. They are so beautiful, aren't they?"
"Mmhmm," was all Sayid said.
"Do you know any of the constellations?" Alex asked him. "I can't tell at all. They all just look like a bunch of scattered stars from here."
Sayid moved his head around for a second until he pointed, "Look, there's Ursa Minor, the small bear." Taking Alex's hand off his chest, she pointed her finger and he drew where the stars took the shape of the bear.
"And here, Cassiopeia, the queen," he said next. This one was harder to draw and Alex giggled slightly.
Moving his head around again to find another, Sayid said, "There's Venus up there, too."
"Ok, now I know what Venus looks like," Alex said. "My dad showed me what it looked like on our camping trips. I don't see her at all."
"I was just kidding," Sayid said. He sighed, "The goddess of love does not shine here tonight."
"Ah, but doesn't she?" Alex asked softly. Sayid turned his gaze to look into Alex's shining eyes and he smiled slightly.
"Yes, of course she does," Sayid replied. And then they kissed, and may I say they kissed for a very long time.