Epilogue: Dream Come True

Jane closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. The sound of sand crunching made her turn to see who was behind her. It was Locke. The kind old man smiled and sat down beside her.

"So how are you feeling these days?" He asked politely.

"Much thinner." Jane laid a hand on her small middle. Locke laughed at her humor.

"I heard it was a girl. What did you name her?"

"Penny." Jane waited for the 'you do know your last name is Banks' speech again. To her surprise Locke said nothing.

"That's a very suitable name. I've always like the name Penny myself." He nodded in satisfaction.

The conversation seemed to drift from there on until there was no speech between the two. Just silence. That's when Jane's eyes began to wonder. She saw Shannon and Sayid walking down the beach together, hand in hand. Kate and Sawyer were sitting just outside his tent, with his arm draped around her shoulders. 'All these couples,' Jane thought. Jane turned around completely to see Jack at the jungle's edge. He was holding a baby. She smiled when he gestured for her to come over.

Locke waved goodbye as she got up and rushed to the doctor. She peered into the ball of duck blankets he held to see a small child. The baby was chubby and healthy looking. Jack suddenly handed her the infant.

She held her baby close and she bent down to kiss the child's forehead. Jane could feel Jack's hand on her back and she looked up to acknowledge him. He was smiling from ear to ear as he kissed her softly as a form of affection.

Jane felt as thought she had been in this position before, even though she knew she hadn't. She could have sworn that she remembered being here, in Jack's arms and Penny in hers. That's when she remembered the dream she had had. It had been exactly like this very moment.

She smiled to herself. It hadn't been a dream. It had been a foretelling; a sign of things to come.

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It was late in the evening and the sun was nearly set. Purple and navy colors held in the sky while the quickly disappearing orange slipped below the horizon. Jane held Jack's hand as she led him to an unknown area away from camp.

Jack had no idea where they were going. They were heading away from the camp on the beach. Jane seemed to be excited enough but about what? He humored her and acted excited too.

Within the next few minutes of walking they came across a blue airplane blanket with various fruits on it. There were two torches that lit the area off to the sides of the blanket.

Jane glowed with pride as she moved away from Jack and shouted 'ta-da'. Jack was somewhat confused but couldn't keep a smile off his face for long.

"What is this?" He asked.

"It's just something I threw together. It's a multipurpose thing. I wanted to thank you for everything you've done for me and they way I would do that in the real world is to buy you dinner. Take you on a date of some sort. But since we're not in the real world this will have to suffice." She motioned for him to sit down next to her on the blanket, which he did.

Then the two sat and talked like they always seemed to end up doing, thus their compatibility being proven. They laughed and told funny stories, they told sad stories, and they shared stories of first dates, school dances, and life in general.

"You know since I've been here, I've discovered that life is to short. I mean it made me think that I didn't do a lot of things in my life that I wanted to and now I'll probably never get the chance." Jane confided.

"What sort of things did you want to do?" Jack asked popping a piece of fruit in his mouth.

"I don't know…I wanted to write a book and see the Great Wall of China. And I wanted to swim with dolphins in the Florida Keys. Just stuff. I probably would have liked to climb Mt. Everest if I had thought about it." Jane laughed.

"Who says you can't do some of that here?"

"It just seems so unreal now. I mean with Penny and all. I think my wants have changed dramatically since I washed up here. Like this last month…all I wanted to do was be a mom. And now that I am, I want something different." Jane stared out at the dark sky. The stars were so beautiful. You could never see then anywhere like you could here.

"Well, what do you want?" Jack asked tentatively.

Jane smiled and turned from the sky to Jack. "Love." She answered honestly. "I want to be loved."

Jack smiled lovingly. He thought he could manage that. He could give Jane what she wanted and to prove it to her he leaned in to kiss her.

Their lips touched and sparks flew once more. Jane leaned back and inspected Jack before kissing him for a second time. They kissed yet again after that. Soon their kisses became hungrier, more urgent, more frequent. Jack laid Jane on her back and kept kissing her every chance he had.

He felt Jane tug at his shirt and took it as a sign to take it off. She helped him lift it over his head. She ran a hand down his chest and over onto his back.

Suddenly, Jack pulled away. "Wait." He tried to catch his breath.

"What is it?" Jane asked concerned.

"Are you sure you want to do this? This is a big step to take." Jane sat up and unzipped her orange hooded jacket.

"Jack, there is no one I would rather do this with than you." She looked at him sincerely. "I'm ready."

She lay back down and waited for Jack. He positioned himself over her. "I love you Janie."

"I love you Jack." She beamed at him and he kissed her passionately in return.