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Realizing Fear

"You and David will get married and that's final!" Her mother was always very good at yelling.

"But mom we don't love each other! We don't want to get married!" Jane fought back.

"Obviously you do other wise you wouldn't be in this situation." Her mother was washing the dishes. She wasn't even bothering to look at her as they argued.

"MOM! Please, listen to me. This is not right. I can't do this. I'll do anything just don't make me marry him!" Jane held in tears as she tried to persuade the rock of a mother she had.

"Jane," her mother finally turned to look at her daughter, "you slept with him and you got pregnant. It was you choice and you have to pay for you mistakes. Now, we are devout Catholics and you know it goes against our religion to…" she trailed off. She looked both ways, as if someone was watching or may hear their conversation. "…You know." She looked embarrassed to even be talking about this.

Jane felt rage and anger swell within her chest. She wanted to scream but she didn't. 'If only you knew mom'.

"So when do you think the wedding should be? I've always liked May…"

"Hi. I'm John Locke." Jane looked up from her secluded place on the beech. She had been rapped in thought and hadn't even heard the old man approach her. "Is this seat taken?" He gestured to the space next to her, and she shook her head. He sat down beside her and there was a very awkward silence before Jane introduced herself.

"I'm sorry. I'm Jane Banks. It's nice to meet you Mr. Locke." She stuck out her hand to him and he took it in return.

"So you're what the fuss is all about on the beech."

"Yeah." She seemed very distant at the moment to Locke. He still pressed for conversation though. He wanted to know this new comer.

"So…I hear you and the doctor didn't hit it off?" He looked at her and she met his gaze with a very annoyed glare and a heavy sigh. That made Locke laugh. "What did he do to make you so angry?"

"He just didn't make me feel very welcome that's all." She was back to starring at the particularly beautiful sunset. "Is he always so professional?"

"Unfortunately." Locke watched her take of her jean jacket. It was salted and stiff from days of drifting in the ocean. All of the cloths she was wearing looked the same way. It was then that he noticed she was expecting. "When are you due?"

Her head snapped around. It surprised her that he asked the question as if it wasn't a big deal. She blinked a few times at him "Umm…early August. Why?"

"I was just wondering. Claire another one of the girls on the island just had a baby. A boy, Aaron." Jane could tell something was different about him. He was sincere about what he wanted to know. Jack had seemed like he needed to know because he felt he had a right to know. She had thought he was sincere but she changed her mind pretty quickly about that.

"Mr. Locke you are the first one I've met today that actually seems like they care whether or not I feel welcome here. Thank you for that."

"You know Jack didn't mean to be rude. He just…worries. That's all. You have to forgive him he's a doctor and always will be. He thinks that he can save the world if he had to and he would do it too. He's just…very…" Locke tried to search for the right word.

"Nosy?" Jane looked at him again with that annoyed glare and Locke couldn't help but laugh again.

"Not the word I would have used. But yes…he likes to know what is going on. He really is a good man. You'll see."

Jane liked Mr. Locke and she felt that he was a very trustworthy person. She leaned back in the sand and rested a hand on her small stomach. "I'll try." She sighed dramatically, then started to laugh.

"Oh, and Jane. It's just Locke. Mr. Locke was my father."

000

It was early the next morning and Jane had made her way to the blue tarp that was kind of hard to miss. She knew that this was going to be difficult. Locke had talked with her long after the sun had set about the people and experiences he has had on the island. Jane was grateful for it. She needed to know all she could to make it here.

"You know if you need something from me it might be a little easier to ask?" A very southern voice came from behind the tarp. She pushed one side out of the way so she could enter and immediately saw a man (a very attractive man at that) lying shirtless on a makeshift bed made out of airplane seats. "You need something sweetheart?" He drawled again.

"Umm…Yeah. I was told I should see you about a clean pair of cloths." She felt very awkward all-of-the-sudden. Maybe it was the smirk he was giving her or maybe it was the fact that he had nothing but a pair of jeans on…she didn't know.

"Well you've come to the right place sweet cheeks. What do you need? I've got T-shirts and sweatshirts aplenty. I've got shorts and jeans galore. You want socks and shoes? I've got 'bout twenty pairs!" She was told this would be hard and that he would make jokes but she didn't believe that. Now she did because he was putting new words to the Disney classic ''I want to be where the people are".

"I just need something comfortable and clean. That's all." She looked at the open suitcase he had. "A T-shirt and some shorts will be fine. Thanks." He handed her a red shirt with a big snoopy on it and a pair of gray shorts. She nodded in thanks and turned to leave when she felt a hand on her arm. She turned back around. "What?"

"What are you going to give me in return?" She stared at him in disbelief. How could he ask that? She had just been washed up on the shore of their beech. Been resuscitated by their doctor and spent a sleepless night wondering if her sister and fiancée were still alive.

"What do you mean 'what are you going to give me in return'?" She looked at him questioningly.

"Well, I gotta protect what's mine. If I give you something I gotta get something from you to secure your not stealing from me." He smiled at her. She seemed very puzzled by his request.

"I don't have anything I could give you." She looked up and down herself. Her clothes were stained and unappealing in her opinion. She didn't have earrings on anymore other wise she could give him those. But she didn't know why she had to give him something in the first place. She didn't know why he had to protect what was his when it wasn't even his to begin with! She went along with it anyway. "See anything that you want? I don't think my shirt would fit you. I'm pregnant in case you hadn't noticed. And I have no luggage with me. Soo…" She looked at Sawyer the most pathetic ways she could. "Please."

He looked at her and thought to himself 'She's got nothing and I'm going to take something from her that she really needs. God! I hate being nice!' "Never mind. Just take the clothes and get out of here." He waved her away and she left on his command.

She smiled to herself. 'Yep, I've still got it.' She thought to herself. She basked in the victory of the moment until she saw someone handing out food. It was Sayid. She stopped to say hello and he handed her a so-called plate with some fish on it.

"Eat up. You're not the only one who probably hungry." She looked down and smiled.

000

It was about mid evening and Jane was sitting once again thinking and staring out to sea, just watching the sunset like she had done the night before. Locke had joined her some time ago but neither of them had said a word. Now Jane felt compelled to say something. She decided to say what was on her mind. Locke could be trusted right?

"I'm worried Locke. My sister and Fiancée were both on the plane with me. How will I know if they made it or not? Will I spend the rest of my life wondering if…" her eyes started to tear.

Locke could tell that wasn't the only thing bothering her. "What's really on your mind? I know there is something else bothering you. You're not that good at hiding things." He laughed.

She giggled in a pathetic matter. "I talked to Jack again today. He came to apologize. He said he was sorry. That he didn't mean to be rude in anyway. He was just making sure I was okay…that the baby was okay." A tear slid down her cheek.

"Did you forgive him?"

"Not right away. We had a few more choice words about my coming here and other things. He said he couldn't imagine what it must be like waking up in some place that you've never been before with people that you've never seen, pregnant, and…"she took a deep breath to steady herself, "and he told me I was brave. That he can't imagine how scared I must be." More tears found their way to her cheeks. She quickly wiped them away. "Truth is…I am scared. More than I have been in a long time. It's really is hard to be someplace new like this."

"You seem to be fitting in very well though." Locke was sympathetic to her. He knew how it felt, too.

"I've switched schools in my lifetime before Locke and I know how scary it is. To be someone new and not have a clue as to what is going on is not my idea of fun. But you do get good at it." Jane confessed.

"Well…" Locke had know idea what to say. He didn't know how to make her feel better. All he could do was listen to her and be her friend. So that's exactly what he did. He listened.

"I always hated switching schools. There were always secrets and inside jokes that I was never in on. It was always so awkward when someone had to explain something to me. It made me feel stupid."

"Well," he went on to finish his sentence, "think of it this way: there will always be new secrets and new inside jokes that you will be in on. And then you can explain to other people what's going on. And you're not stupid." He got up to leave her. It was now dark and he was old and tired. He didn't look back at her but he could see what she must look like.

She was smiling from ear to ear. Tears still stained her cheeks. She laughed a little and she whispered "I never thought about it like that." She had a thoughtful look on her face. Maybe being here wasn't the worst thing that could happen to her.

A/N: This is not going to be a Locke/Jane pairing. But their friendship will play a part in the story later on. I'm thinking this will be a Jack/Jane pairing. I think it would be a deep relationship…you know with their rocky beginning. Tell me what you think!