Chapter 15- All the Pain

Hey guys, sorry this has taken so long. I have had no time, because things have been so hectic lately. I had a birthday on the 26th of February, so I didn't update that weekend. I have had problems with spy ware on my computer, which made me unable to get online until I got a firewall, so I wrote a bunch of chapters and am almost done with the whole series. And unfortunately there was a death in the family a couple days ago, so life has been quite hectic lately. BUT… I am back! And would like to thank everyone for all the reviews, because chapter fourteen was the most reviewed chapter of the series so far, so keep them coming! And here is chapter fifteen…

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Charlie was sitting on the beach when Jack saw him. Claire hadn't talked to him for three days, and Jack was really worried about him. Charlie had dark circles under his eyes and hadn't ate at all during those three days.

"Charlie." Jack said walking up to him. Charlie didn't respond. "Moping around isn't helping the situation." Jack saw a tear escape Charlie's eyes, but he quickly wiped it away. "I'm gonna go see Claire… I thought you might want to come."

"Why? She doesn't want to see me."

"Charlie…"

"Just go Jack… please."

"Alright." Jack said looking down at the sand he was standing on, and then walking away. Charlie put his head in his hands.

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When Jack got to the medical tent, he saw Claire was gone. He looked around and saw her walking towards him.

"Glad to see you left the tent." Claire faked a smile. "Claire… I'm really worried about Charlie… we all are." Claire quickly looked up at him. "This is tearing him apart, Claire. He doesn't eat or sleep… He just mopes around." A tear rolled down her cheek.

"Can you watch Faith?" Claire asked kissing the baby's forehead.

"Of course." Jack said taking Faith from her. Claire began to walk away. "He's at the beach." Jack called out to her. She stopped walking and turned around to look at him.

"Thank you."

"No problem." Jack said smiling. Claire turned around and began walking again.

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When Claire got to the beach, she saw Charlie standing, looking out at the ocean.

"I need you." Claire called out, walking towards him. He turned to look at her. He looked exhausted. "I'm sorry." She said with a face full of guilt and tears streaming down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry too." Charlie said as Claire put her arms around his neck.

"I love you so much Charlie… You were right… I should have let you in." Claire said as more tears rolled down her cheeks. Charlie put his hands on her cheeks and kissed her lips softly.

"I love you too." He said kissing her lips again.

"You need to get some sleep." She said caressing his cheek with her thumb. He smiled.

"Only if you come with me. I can't sleep without you in my arms." He said kissing her lips a few more times.

"I wouldn't have it any other way." She said grinning.

"Where's Faith?" He asked as they began to walk.

"With Jack and Kate… Where's Adam?"

"With Sawyer."

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When they got to their tent, Charlie laid down first. Claire sat down and laid her head on his chest. He wrapped his arm around her waist, and fell right to sleep. Claire looked up at him.

"Sweet dreams Charlie." She said kissing his cheek and closing her eyes.

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"Claire?" Charlie said opening his eyes.

"I'm here." She said, giving him a banana. "Eat." She ordered.

"Alright." He said taking a bite of the banana.

"Good?" She asked smiling.

"Honestly luv… anything would taste good right now." He said laughing.

"I can just imagine… Why did you do it Charlie?"

"Do what?" he asked taking another bite of the banana.

"Quit eating and sleeping." He swallowed the food in his mouth and looked her in the eyes.

"It didn't matter to me, Claire… when I'm with you, I feel alive. Like there's something to live for… That's the reason I lived after Ethan strung me up from that tree. You keep me alive… your love keeps me alive."

"I love you." Claire said throwing her arms around his neck.

"And I love you." He said kissing her cheek. "Why don't we go get our kids and go for our first family walk."

"Now that sounds like fun." Claire said grinning.

"Alright." Charlie said kissing her cheek and putting his arm around her waist.

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When they got to Jack and Kate's tent, Jack was giving Adam a piggy back ride. Jack noticed them and walked over. He lowered down to the ground, so Adam could climb off. Charlie picked Adam up and kissed his cheek.

"Glad to see you two together." Kate said walking over with Faith in her arms. "You had us worried."

"We just hit a bump in the road." He said kissing her forehead and putting his arm around her waist. She giggled.

"I thought Sawyer had Adam." Claire said still giggling.

"He dropped him off not too long ago… said he would save you a trip."

"Luck us." Charlie said shrugging his shoulders.

"Where you guys headed?" Jack asked curiously.

"To take our family walk." Claire said proudly.

"Faith's first." Charlie added.

"Now we know you're back to normal." Kate said laughing.

"There's nothing wrong with taking walks." Claire said smiling.

"I know, but you take one everyday." Kate said crossing her arms across her chest and laughing.

"And your point is?" Claire asked laughing along with her.

"It's not normal." Kate teased.

"We better take Faith, Claire… Kate's hate towards walks might rub off on her." Charlie said as Kate put Faith in Claire's arms. Claire laughed.

"You better watch it, or I won't baby sit anymore." Kate warned.

"That's alright… we have a whole island full of them." Charlie said shrugging his shoulders.

"Okay, you got me there… and I like hanging out with the kids, so I would just be punishing myself." Kate said smiling at Faith.

"Well of course. Our kids are cute." Claire said rocking Faith.

"That they are." Jack said smiling.

"Yeah… we better go before it gets dark." Charlie said to Claire.

"Alright, bye." Claire said to Kate and Jack.

"Bye!" Adam said waving. Jack and Kate waved back.

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They were walking through the jungle, headed to their camp. Claire was holding Faith, while she stared up at her. Charlie was running around with Adam, making a lot of noise.

"Shhh." Claire said giggling.

"I doubt anyone is asleep yet." Charlie said giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Unless you're scared of the polar bears." Charlie said laughing as he picked up Adam.

"Very funny." She said smiling.

"I thought it was." He said kissing her cheek again.

"I love you." She said smiling still.

"Well, I love you too." He looked down at Faith. "Claire…"

"Yeah?"

"We'll get rescued… I don't know when, but we will…" Claire smiled slightly.

"Thanks Charlie."

"No problem luv."

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Hope it was worth the wait! I will update In Time whenever I have time.

Special thanks to these people for reviewing Chapter 14:

Bloomy Angel- No reason to feel bad anymore. I fixed it! YAY! LOL! Thanks for reviewing.

Bluejolteon- You should feel special. Sorry for the sadness, but the story needs drama here and there… or everywhere… Just Kidding!

CharlieClaireforlife- I would never break up Claire and Charlie… for more than a few days! They are happy again, and I promise I have a good ending for the series. It only goes 20 chapters… but I PROMISE a SEQUEL! That's right, a sequel! LOL!

Charlieandclaire- Thank you, Thank you, Thank you… And they are back together! YAY! LOL!

Charlie Rox My Sox- Don't be depressed… Please… Are you okay now that they're back together? Please say you are!

Lara Chubb of Deephollow- I'll drop Charlie off at your house later… and thanks for reviewing like always.

MusicMonkey88- Glad you love the story, since I always love yours.

StarfireFowl- Wow! I feel honored! One of the best Lost stories… I think I feel tears coming on! LOL! And it's brilliant too! YAY!

Esmarelda Gamgee- Well, Jack gave Claire the reality check you wanted… LOL! Thanks for reviewing!

LostChickenWednesday723- Wow that was interesting commentary… LOL! I PROMISE I WILL NEVER EVER BREAK UP CLAIRE AND CHARLIE FOR MORE THAN A WEEK IN ANY OF MY STORIES… UNLESS SOMEONE IS PRESUMED DEAD, MISSING, KIDNAPPED, LOST LOL, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT!

Alli- Glad you like it! And thanks so much for reviewing!