Chapter 6- One Hundred and One

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Claire was holding her son in her arms. He was slowly drifting off to sleep as she rocked him. It had been a week since he was born and all she wanted to do was watch him sleep. Charlie would sit and talk to her and sometimes he would hold Adam as Claire watched, smiling.

"How's the little one?" Charlie asked sitting next to her.

"Almost asleep." She said looking up at him and smiling. Charlie smiled back. "Do you want to hold him?"

"I don't want to wake him…"

"You won't… He's really tired, so he won't notice if we move him."

"Alright, then I would love to hold him." Claire placed Adam in his arms. She smiled at Charlie and he smiled back.

"I told you he wouldn't notice." She said giggling.

"Yes, all hail queen Claire." He said teasing her.

"Oh shut up." She said lightly slapping his arm.

"Abuse!" Charlie yelled, laughing. "You better be careful, you don't won't to hit your son."

"Yeah, either way it's child abuse." She nodded, trying not to laugh.

"I'm not a child." Charlie said looking up at her.

"You act like one."

"But that's what you love about me."

"I'm sure I could find something else to love about you." She said grinning.

"Like what?" He asked smirking.

"You're funny, protective, sweet, and… amazing." She said kissing his lips softly.

"I love you, Claire."

"I love you too." She said kissing his lips one more time.

"He's out like a light." Charlie said looking down at Adam.

"I wish I could sleep like him." Claire said smiling. "Unfortunately, we adults have to worry about island monsters and psycho kidnappers that steal your memory."

"He's dead luv. He's buried in the ground… he will never hurt you again. I promise."

"Just because he's dead, doesn't mean he's forgotten."

"I know… I hated him. I'm glad he's dead. He left me to die, kept you and stole your memory… killed one of our own. He's never going to hurt you again. I made sure of it… As for your memory… It's coming back slowly. I know it's hard, but you've got me. I love you Claire and I will help you… no matter what."

"I know you will." She said smiling at him.

"Good." He said kissing her cheek.

"It's weird how things work out." Claire said smiling.

"What do you mean luv?"

"Us… Who would have thought that I would meet and fall in love with you on this island… we're stranded, but I can't help feeling lucky. I'm glad you're here, Charlie. I don't know what I'd do without you." She said with a slight smile.

"You would manage. You are a very strong person."

"How so?"

"You managed to get away from Ethan. You have managed to remember some of the things that happened here… You've given birth." Charlie said laughing. "I've been told, only really courageous women can do that. Especially since you did it on a remote island."

"I don't deserve all the credit." Claire said laughing.

"Yeah, my hand did hurt pretty badly after that." He said teasing her.

"I was talking about Jack." She said giggling.

'Yeah, I guess he did do some of the work..." Charlie said teasing her again.

"Some? What's the matter Charlie… Are you afraid Jack has taken over your spot of being my hero?" She teased back.

"Yeah…" Charlie said playing along.

"Aw… you will always be my number one hero, Charlie." She said laughing again.

"Promise?"

"Promise."

"Good, because Jack would have to fight me for you otherwise." Claire laughed. "I'm serious luv."

"I know." She said continuing to laugh.

"Why don't we take a walk to the beach." Charlie said smiling at her.

"Alright." She said standing up. "But I'm going to leave Adam with Kate." Claire said as Charlie stood up. She kissed his cheek and scooped Adam up from his arms. She looked over at Kate, who was sitting with Jack. She walked over to them, as they looked up at her.

"Hey Claire." Kate said smiling.

"Hi… can I ask you for a favor?" She asked.

"Of course." Kate said smiling.

"Can you watch Adam for me?"

"I would love to." Kate said taking Adam from her.

"Thank you."

"No problem."

"What do you have planned?" Jack asked smiling.

"Charlie asked me to go on a walk with him."

"Well, have fun." Kate said smiling at her.

"I always do… Charlie is amazing."

"And he loves you." Kate added.

"And Adam." Claire said smiling. She looked over at Charlie, who was strumming on his guitar. "I need to go. Thank you again."

"Bye." Jack said waving.

"Charlie, are you ready to go?" She asked, walking up to him.

"Yeah." He said setting his guitar down.

"Alright." She said flashing him a smile as he stood up.

"So, are we going to the beach?" He asked taking her hand in his.

"Sounds good." She said still smiling.

"Okay, let's go." He said kissing her cheek, then started walking.

"It's beautiful here." She said smiling.

"It sure is." He said looking at her. She grinned. "Can I ask you something?"

"Yeah."

"What do you remember?" Claire looked up at him.

"Bits and pieces. Most of the memories have you in them. Like my diary… I wrote about you."

"Claire… I need to tell you something."

"What?" She asked looking at him curiously.

"I read your journal when you were missing."

"What… Why would you do that?"

"I missed you. I felt responsible for you being gone… I thought I'd never see you again and I needed to know if you felt anything for me." Claire looked at the ground. "Before you were taken, I told you I liked you… You thought I just wanted to rescue you. That wasn't it, Claire. When you returned with no memory… my heart broke. I realize I don't just like you. I love you. And that's why I read your journal."

"I'm not mad…" She said as a tear rolled down her cheek.

"Promise?"

"Promise." She said smiling again.

"So you believe I love you?"

"Of course… It's like the one hundredth time you've told me since I came back." She said giggling.

"I love you." He said kissing her cheek.

"One hundred and one."

SO, I hope you liked it. Did you guys here they cut the reruns short? The new episode entitled "Deux ex Machina" will be shown on March 30th. And that will be a Locke centric eppy! YAY!

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Author's note: WARNING! Next chapter will end in a cliffhanger, so prepare yourselves!