Chapter 6- Don't Go
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Charlie and Claire continued through the jungle walking as fast as they could. They were very close to Jack and Kate's tent, probably twenty yards. Then they heard something coming towards them. I sounded like someone moving. Charlie walked towards the sound slowly.
"Charlie…" Claire whispered.
Charlie pressed his finger up to his lips to keep her quiet. He kept walking up to the sound, then he stopped. The sound was getting closer. Then the figure pounced on him, making him fall to the ground.
"Claire, run!" Charlie shouted out to her. Claire was frozen in place.
"Charlie?" The figure asked confused.
"Sawyer?... Oh bloody hell! You scared us half to death." Charlie said pushing Sawyer off of him.
"Sorry, just trying to track down the jungle freak." He said getting up, and then putting out his hand to help up Charlie.
"So, no luck finding him?... Not even seeing which way he went?" Charlie asked walking over to Claire.
"No, not even a glimpse of him." Sawyer said looking around.
"Well, we are very close to Jack and Kate's tent. You want to head up there and just sleep there?" Claire asked concerned.
"No, I am just going to head back to my tent. See you two tomorrow, and you too Blue." Sawyer said walking away.
"Bye." Charlie said putting his arm behind Claire's back to get her moving again. "We need to keep moving." He said to her.
"I just don't understand. Why is Adam so important to Ethan?" Claire asked kissing the toddler's forehead. Charlie looked at Adam, who had his thumb in his mouth.
"I don't know luv…, but Ethan isn't going to lay a hand on him."
"You can't promise that."
"Maby not, but I know I will do everything in power to prevent it from happening." Charlie said as they reached Jack's tent. "Jack!" Charlie yelled.
"What?" Jack said rushing out with Kate behind him.
"Ethan escaped!"
"What?" Kate said frightened.
"He escaped." Claire said holding tightly to Adam.
"Okay, you need to stay here tonight. Ethan will take full advantage of any time he has when you two are by yourselves." Jack said concerned.
"We will go looking for him tomorrow." Kate added in.
"Why bother, if he wants Adam, then he will be watching him." Claire said frightened.
"Claire, Ethan isn't going to get near Adam. We will find him." Jack said to comfort her.
"Luv, why don't you go with Kate into the tent. You need to get some sleep."
"No, I can't sleep without you next to me."
"Luv…"
"Charlie, I can't sleep without you next to me." She said stressing her previous statement.
"Alright, stay out here with me." Charlie said laying down on a blanket that Kate had put out. Claire walked over to him and put Adam in his free arm, then she placed her head on his chest.
"You sure you will be okay out here?" Jack asked walking towards the tent.
"Yeah, we will be fine." Charlie said closing his eyes.
"Alright, good night." Jack said as he walked in the tent.
Charlie thought back to the first time they slept like this. He remembered hearing Claire breathe, back when Adam was a baby. He slowly drifted off to sleep.
Claire awoke to a sound in the jungle. She looked to see Hurley and Jack talking as Kate was listening and looking at them. Claire could here what they were saying.
"Dude, them being out here in the jungle, just makes them more vulnerable."
"I know, but they shouldn't have to stop their lives for Ethan." Jack said picking up fire wood.
"I know."
"Besides, Hurley, Charlie won't let anything happen to them."
"Dude, I know. That's what I'm worried about. Charlie almost died two times trying to protect them."
"I know, Hurley. I know."
"Dude, Charlie is great, but I am worried that he will give Ethan another chance to kill him. He may not get so lucky on the third try."
"He has love on his side."
"Dude, are you some kind of hopeless romantic?"
"No, but I know how Charlie is. Nothing will happen to Claire or Adam as long as Charlie is breathing."
"That's what I'm worried about."
Jack looked over to see Claire listening. Hurley followed his gaze and walked with Jack over to Kate to finish their conversation.
Claire couldn't here anything else they said, but what she had heard made her want to cry. Claire looked down at Charlie. "Nothing can happen to you. I would rather die. You don't deserve this… I don't want you to sacrifice yourself." She whispered, even though he was asleep. Jack and Hurley's conversation played over and over in her head. She saw Adam open his eyes and stand up.
"Hi Mommy." He said rubbing his eyes.
"Shhh… Daddy is sleeping." She said smiling.
"Daddy tired?" Adam asked.
"Yes sweetie, Daddy is tired." Claire said pulling Adam into her lap.
"I love Daddy." Adam said looking at Charlie.
"I love Daddy too." Claire said kissing Adam's forehead.
"I love you Mommy."
"I love you too honey."
"Well, I love you both." Charlie said opening his eyes and turning to look at them.
"Good morning!" Adam shouted loudly hovering above Charlie.
"Good morning." Charlie said propping himself up on his elbows. Charlie looked at Claire and smiled. "Good morning beautiful."
"Hey." She said getting up and walking over to him. She kneeled down and kissed his lips softly. "I love you more than you'll ever know."
"I love you too… That is why I am going to go looking for Ethan."
"No."
"Claire, just listen to…"
"No." She said cutting him off.
"Claire, someone needs to find him."
"Yes, someone does, but that someone is not you."
"Claire, I need to see Ethan locked up or dead."
"Charlie, Ethan wants to kill you already… don't give him the opportunity." Claire said crying and holding onto him tightly.
"Luv, don't cry."
"Don't go… I need you."
"Luv…" Charlie looked into her blue eyes and then at Adam. "Alright, I won't go."
"Promise."
"Yes, I promise."
Claire continued to cry and hold onto Charlie.
"Mommy, don't cry." Adam said looking at her. "Daddy, why is Mommy crying?"
"It's alright honey." Claire said putting him in her lap. "I'm alright."
"But why were you crying?"
"I was just scared, but we don't need to be scared. Daddy is going to stay and protect us."
Adam looked at Charlie, who started to sing, "Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket. Never let it fade away."
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