Jack put down the stick and stood up. "What?"
"I'm pregnant, Jack," said Kate. "With your baby."
Jack didn't know how to react. Half of him was overjoyed, and half of him was scared to death. Mostly for the safety of Kate, but the thought of having a child out of wedlock scared him too. Also, Kate giving birth to his child on a deserted island did not comfort him either.
"Wow," said Jack. He smiled. "That's... that's fantastic." He kissed her, still smiling.
Kate looked nervous. "Jack... what's going to happen now?"
"What do you mean?"
"It's becoming pretty clear that we're not going to get off this island. There is creepy stuff around here. What about that French lady, huh? She really scares me sometimes. And those others she's always talking about? It's weird. And what about that hatch-"
"Kate," said Jack. "It's all going to be okay."
"No, it's not, Jack!" Kate cried, now panicking. "I am going to have a BABY! That makes me about twenty times more vulnerable than anyone else out here. Claire got kidnapped, Jack! Ethan didn't want Charlie, or you, or anyone else! He wanted Claire, because he wanted her baby. We don't know what happened to her out there."
Jack exhaled. "Kate, listen." he used a gentle voice, trying to calm her down. "You'll be fine. Everything is going to be just fine."
"But Jack..." Kate gasped through tears. "Jack..."
Jack wasn't sure what to do. He embraced her. "Kate," he said. "Do you want this baby? Do you want us?"
Kate sniffled. She nodded. She remembered saying that to Claire.
"Okay. Then don't worry about anything. I'm not going to let anyone hurt you. I will always be there for you, Kate. I love you."
Kate smiled a watery smile. "I love you too, Jack."