Chapter 12- Too Soon

Well, I'm back… Chapter 12 is now here! YAY! And Lost is on tonight! Hoping for some cute scenes with Claire and Charlie. Keeping my fingers crossed. OK, back to the story… um… HAVE FUN READING! LOL!

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Five months had gone by. Claire was due in a couple of weeks. Charlie never left her side. She would tell him it was alright to go play golf, but he never did. He remembered what Jack told him about an early labor. He wasn't going to let that happen. He wasn't going to lose Claire or their unborn child. If Claire looked uncomfortable, then Charlie immediately became her pillow. If she was hungry, then he would go pick some fruit or catch a fish. Jack had a tent set up at the caves for when Claire had the baby. There was a cot in there and some medical supplies on a piece of the plan. He would check on her everyday and Charlie was always telling him every little pain she had. Jack would smile at how protective and nervous he was. But he had a right to be.

Claire and Charlie were sitting in the cave together, talking.

"You need anything?" Charlie asked turning to look at her.

"I'm fine Charlie." She said smiling.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes." She said laughing.

"Okay."

"You should go do something with Hurley. He seems kind of bored."

"Trying to get rid of me, luv?"

"Yes." She said laughing again. "You need to go have some fun."

"I'm having fun, here with you."

"That's sweet, but you should still go."

"Alright… I'll go amuse Hurley." He said kissing her cheek and standing up.

"Good."

"Stay put. No stress allowed." He warned walking away.

"Okay I'll do my best." She yelled to him.

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"Hurley!" Charlie called smiling.

"Hey Dude. What are you doing?"

"I came to see if you wanted to play golf."

"Claire made you, didn't she?"

"Uhh… yeah." He nodded, crossing his arms across his chest.

"I knew it."

"How?"

"Umm Dude… you never leave her side. She was bound to try to get rid of you sometime." Hurley said laughing.

"Well can you blame me? I don't want stress to trigger an early labor… If I lost Claire or our baby… I'd be a wreck."

"Dude, she'll be okay."

"I hope so."

"Yeah, umm… on a happier subject… you ready to play golf?"

"Yeah." Charlie said as they started walking.

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An hour had passed and Claire was still at the caves resting. Shannon walked up to her with Adam in her arms.

"Claire." She said getting her attention.

"Yeah?"

"Would you mind if we kept Adam for the night?"

"No, it's alright with me. Being pregnant takes a lot of energy, so I can always use the breaks."

"Well, you just relax. We will take good care of Adam."

"I know."

"We are all waiting to have another cute kid on the island." Shannon said smiling.

"I know. Everyone loves to play with Adam… which is nice for Charlie and I."

"Yeah, we enjoy Adam. He is a lot of fun."

"Thanks." Claire said smiling. She began to stand, and Sayid helped her up. She kissed Adam on the cheek. "Be good." She kissed his cheek again. "I love you and I'll see you in the morning." She kissed his forehead. "Bye honey."

"Bye Mommy." He said bouncing in Shannon's arms.

"Bye." She said laughing, as Shannon and Sayid walked away. She began to sit down. Charlie saw her and rushed over, lowering her gently to the ground.

"What were you doing up?" Charlie asked crossing his arms across his chest.

"I was giving Adam a kiss goodbye."

"Promise that was it. You didn't sneak off anywhere?"

"I promise Charlie." She said laughing as he sat down next to her.

"Good." He said kissing her forehead. She laid her head on his chest as he put his back against the wall of the cave.

"Charlie…" She whispered softly. She looked up at him. He had his eyes closed, but opened them and looked down at her.

"Yes luv?"

"Our baby is kicking again." She said smiling. She moved, putting her back against the cave wall. Charlie put a hand on her very pregnant belly. He felt the kicking and grinned quickly.

"It's amazing." He said kissing her lips. "And you're amazing."

"I can't believe we are going to be holding this baby in our arms in a few weeks."

"Adam is going to have a little brother or sister."

"One happy family." Claire said kissing Charlie.

"Claire." Shannon said approaching Claire and Charlie again.

"Yeah?"

"We were headed to the beach, but we came back to see if you would like to go."

"Oh you came back just for me?"

"Yeah." Sayid said smiling.

"I would love to go." Claire said standing up with Charlie's help.

"Luv…"

"Charlie, I'll be fine. I need to get out of this cave."

"I just worry. The sun is really hot."

"I won't be in it for too long."

"Alright." He said kissing her cheek. "But be careful."

"I will." She said walking away with Shannon and Adam.

"I guess it's just you and me, Sayid."

"I guess so."

"Do you know how to golf?"

"Yes."

"Want to play?"

"Sure."

"Alright… let's go." Charlie said as him and Sayid began walking.

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"What do you think it's gonna be?" Shannon asked Claire, still holding Adam.

"I don't know… I think it's a girl, but I don't want to get Charlie's hopes up."

"So he wants a girl?"

"Yeah." Claire said looking at Shannon and smiling.

"Well, we need another girl on this island… So we can rule over the men." Shannon said laughing.

"That would be very nice. We are way out numbered." Claire said agreeing.

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They reached the beach and sat down in the shade. Shannon was still holding Adam, who was now asleep.

"We wore him out." Shannon said smiling.

"Yeah… he gets tired easily."

"You want to go dip our feet in the water?" Shannon asked smiling.

"That sounds nice." Claire said standing up. She grabbed her belly and sat back down in pain. "Oh… Shannon I need you to go get Jack."

"Are you alright?"

"I think something's wrong with the baby."

"Okay hold on. I will get help."

"Alright…" Claire said in pain. Shannon looked around. She saw Boone and Locke passing by.

"Boone!" Shannon called out as she ran up to him. Boone looked at Locke and then at Shannon.

"What?"

"We need to get Claire to Jack. I think she might be having the baby."

"Where is she?" Boone asked quickly.

"Up there." She said pointing to Claire, who was in extreme pain.

"Boone, run and tell Jack. I will carry her to the caves." Locke ordered.

"I'll take Adam and go tell Charlie." Shannon said running with Adam in her arms. Locke ran up to Claire.

"Let's get you back to the caves." Locke said scooping her up.

"Charlie."

"Shannon went to get him."

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"Jack!" Boone called running up to him.

"What's wrong?"

"Claire… I think she's having the baby."

"It's too soon." Jack said looking at him.

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"Charlie!" Shannon called out running up to him.

"What happened?" Charlie asked, seeing the panic in her eyes.

"Claire, we think she's going into labor."

"Where is she?"

"Locke is taking her to the caves." Charlie began running to the caves.

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Jack took Claire from Locke and laid her down.

"Am I going into labor?" Claire asked Jack, staring at him.

"Yes…"

"It's too soon. You said any kind of early labor is dangerous."

"I know."

"Will the baby live?"

"I don't know…"

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Haha! I left you hanging this time. I am still pondering what I will have happen. I need girl and boys names… if I choose to let the baby live. Cue my evil laugh… lol. Hope you liked this chapter. Remember to stay up to date on In Time, which has gotten a lot more reviews than expected! YAY! LOL! Any ways I want to thank the following people for reviewing chapter 11:

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