Shannon awoke the next morning knowing that things would be different. Sayid had her diary. He would find out her thoughts, what she did...who she was. "Shannon, Im concerned about you," Jack said bringing Shannon out of the deep gaze she had been in. "Why? Im useless...no one cares about me," Shannon said staring off into the ocean. Without hesitation Jack replied, "Shannon, you havent been eating much lately..And I dont know whats going on with you personally but I think its safe to say that Boone cares about you..and from what I've seen...so does Sayid. I just dont want you to get sick from eating very little..So please...eat something.." Shannon gave a half smile and accepted the mixed fruit that Jack was holding. Jack smiled back and walked away.

Shannon watched the waves for a while but soon grew bored. She was so used to spending this time with Sayid that she didnt know what else to do. She had not seen Sayid all day and she knew why-he was avoiding her. He had found out what she had done and she knew he would never understand. Shannon walked around for a while until she came upon Claire. Shannon had never really taken the time to get to know Claire. Maybe it was because she was pregnant, or that Shannon had been busy doing her nails...Or maybe it was because by the time the the fake exterior of Shannon being a snob wore off, Claire had been kidnapped.

Claire was sitting alone, so Shannon spoke to her. "Hey, Claire...can I sit?" Shannon asked. Claire looked up from her notebook, surprised and excited to see someone taking interest in her. "Yeah,sure..Shannon, right?" Claire asked with a beeming glow on her face. "Yeah..." Shannon said with a smile..."Hows the baby doing?" Claire took no time to think, she responded with much excitement. "Oh, the baby is doing fine. Im a little nervous, ya know? Its like..right now Im just the pregnant girl...But soon I'll be the mom. Its a little scary, and exciting all at the same time." Shannon smiled. "Yeah, I can see how that would be scary. Do you think you will be able to handle it?" Shannon asked with concern and wonder. Claire smiled and said, "I dont know. I dont think anyone is born a good mom. I think...I think the child brings it out in you." Shannon smiled at Claire and a silence between them quickly followed.

Claire soon broke the silence by asking a question. "I hope Im not intruding. But how are things with you and Sayid?" Shannon lowered her head and tried to get through a sentence. "Claire...Do you think that two people can make it? Make it even when all the odds are against them, and they are complete opposites, and...and one of them did something that was unexcusably wrong..Do you think...Do you think they can make it through?" Claire thought about it for a minute knowing that the answer would give Shannon some insight on what to do. "Shannon, I know that some relationships dont work for this reason or that. And I know that sometimes the pride of one person can get in the way. But I believe that if a person truley cares about you, they will make it work. They wont care what you did in your past...because the love they have for you is too strong. I dont know what exactly happened in your past. But if Sayid really cares for you, he will put it behind him..And if he cant...If he cant, hes not the one..." Shannon started to tear up and replied, "Thanks."

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Shannon opens the door..Boone steps in the house..1 year after Shannon found out about Boone.

"You were supposed to come later," Shannon said as soon as Boone stepped into the small house. "You have any bags? Anything you want to take?" Boone asked. He was in a hurry..A hurry to get away. Shannon looked worried and replied, "You should come back." Boone quickly interrupted her and said "No,Shannon, we're getting out of this country. Is there anything you want to bring with you?" Shannon stood still..She knew that it was all about to come out..what happened in the past year...her conning him to get him back..it would all be out this very moment. "Whats the matter with you?" Boone asked with a confused look on his face..He really believed that Shannon wanted to get away. The two of them just stared at eachother while a man named Bryan walked into the house. He was holding a package and with his entrance he confused Boone. "Oh look at this," Bryan said walking over to Boone.

Boone quickly walked over to Shannon and grabbed her arm. "Lets go, please...Come on...We can go," he said. "Hey, mate..you dont get this yet, do you?" Bryan said with a smug look on his face. Boone quickly figured everything out. "You set me up..This whole thing was a setup," Boone said to Shannon upset and very angry. Bryan explained to Boone that Boone's mom had left Shannon with nothing once her father died. She was setting him up to get money. But that was not the real reason she was setting him up. She had lied to Bryan because he would never understand the real reason. "This isnt the first time,is it? Oh you've done this before you little bitch," Boone said to Shannon feeling hurt and betrayed. Shannon had done it before. Boone was the reason her true love left her, she had to get him back. But as more time went on, she was regretting it more and more. Bryan and Boone quickly broke into a fight with Shannon screaming on the side lines. Shannon jumped on Bryan to get him away from Boone and he finally stopped punching him. Boone looked at Shannon and walked out the door.

Later that night Shannon got drunk...She was upset with herself..What had she become? She knew it was wrong to con Boone..but she still did it..Eventually she ended up at Boone's hotel room.."Bryan took the money...hes gone," Shannon said while entering Boone's room...Boone was upset and happy that Shannon had gotten played. "I knew youd bring the money..I knew you would...because youre in love with me," Shannon said while in a drunken state of mind..She started to kiss Boone and he kissed back. The next thing she knew, she was waking up next to him...She knew what she had done..and she knew it was wrong. How could she ever let herself do this? She knew that it would come back to haunt her later on in life.. "Boone?" Shannon said with a timid voice. "When we get back to LA...you should just tell your mom that you rescued me again, just like you always do, and then we'll just go back." Boone looked confused..."Go back to what?" he replied.. "To what it was," Shannon said..Boone very angry replied, "Like its all up to you." Shannon knew it had to be all up to her..She knew that she had confused him even more..She had to be strong..and mean if she wanted him or her to get through this..."Get dressed." she said...

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To be continued...