Sorry that's it's been so long. Thanks for being patient and always thanks for reading and reviewing! Anyways i hope you guys enjoy this! I was up all night working on it.

Circumstances

Tears still stung at Jack's eyes as he walked down the trail towards the caves. The night had fallen overhead and he had decided to make his way to check on Walt. He had stayed with Kate until she fell asleep in his arms. He didn't want to leave her like that without knowing. So he walked down the beach thinking that what he was doing was for Kate. He needed something to push him to walk into Sawyer's tent.

Smart-ass remarks were all that he got before he could opening his mouth. When he did, Sawyer shut up and seemed willing as he followed Jack over to Kate's tent. Both stood there watching her lay there in her sleep clutching to her stomach. Both lowered their head in what looked like sorrow when it was more of a prayer. A plead to whatever higher power had them here to please let the life inside of her be ok.

Pulling himself away as best her could, Jack put his trust and duties into Sawyer. The man who he had fought with from the beginning. The man who now possibly shared a life with this woman who lay before them. This woman he would do anything for. This woman he hoped carried "their" child.

Turning he headed out leaving Sawyer with a few words. Telling him she should sleep through the night, if anything serious should happen that he should come get him, and that he would be back later that night to check on her.

Now walking to the caves he remembered the words Sawyer uttered to him as he left him with Kate.

"She's gonna be ok."

Lowering his head, Jack continued on not realizing he was already in the caves. He was too concentrated on Kate and thoughts of the baby to pay attention to his own self.

"Man where the hell have you been?" Michael's voice questioned him.

Jack looked up not bothering to wipe away his tears or look of emotional exhaustion. Instantly he got a curious look for Michael and the others at the caves as they not only saw his tears, but the bruises and cuts from the Sawyer fight.

"You're not looking so good…" Michael commented as he backed away as Jack walked past him towards his stuff.

Everyone watched as he seemed distant and didn't acknowledge anyone. He just walked right past everyone to his stuff where he took off his backpack and laid it down. Unzipping it he began to search through for an unknown object. Unknown to even himself. He was just trying to put his mind off its impending thoughts. Not even the looming shadow of Locke pulled him away.

"Jack." He called.

Jack looked up to meet Locke's questioning eyes with his own fatigued from crying. He could tell Locke wanted to know what was going on. Glancing over his shoulder he could see everyone wanted to know.

"What happened?" Locke asked.

"What do you mean, "what happened?" Jack asked turning back to him stuff.

"Well after I went to the beach telling you Walt had collapsed-"

"In which he still needs to be looked at I might add!" Michael interjected.

Both Jack and Locke looked over their backs to see Michael standing behind them becoming very impatient. He went to say something else to Jack, but Locke raised his hand to stop him so he could get the facts strait. Jack turned back not wanting to hear anymore.

"I remember you going back to Kate who had fallen behind and looked to be in pain. You told me to head on Jack." Locke explained unnecessarily trying to get Jack to fess up.

Cause everyone knew especially Locke that something had gone wrong.

Jack lowered his head at the thought. Clenching his jaw he tired to hold back tears. Locke saw his reaction and knew what was wrong.

"Is there something wrong with Kate?" He asked.

Jack looked up with his eyes on the verge of tears. Again he looked over his shoulder to an impatient Michael who was more demanding silent then Locke was asking questions.

"She's fine.' He simply said as he turned and headed for the cave where he put the medical supplies.

He couldn't tell them what was really wrong. He could barely tell himself what was wrong.

"She just had some stomach pains, but she's fine and sleeping." He explained with an "end of discussion" feel as he slipped behind the cave walls.

Michael stood in anger that Jack was just walking away from the situation. Walt was lying over on the cot sicker then a dog and Jack was just pushing it off. He walked towards Locke heading for Jack to get some answers. As Locke saw him he put out his arms to stop him.

"Wait Michael don't." Locke warned trying to stop him.

Michael looked back in fury.

"No man! He isn't gonna just let Walt suffer because something happened to his girlfriend!" Michael protested pulling away.

"You can't act on your emotions Michael." Locke began calling Michael to a halt.

"We don't know what's going on, which there is something obviously going on or he wouldn't be acting this way. Let me go talk to him and see what happened." Locke tried to explain hoping Michael would back down and cool off.

He just stood there looking back and forth between Locke and the cave Jack had walked into.

"Let me talk to him. Go and sit with Walt." Locke said walking past Michael towards the cave.

He didn't even look back to see if he had listened. He really didn't care he was going to find out what was going on.

Walking in he saw Jack sitting before him. Slouched down with his head in his hands. He was really stressed about something and Locke knew it was Kate.

"Jack…" He called out barely above a whisper.

Jack picked his head up to see Locke come and sit next to him. He followed his every move with his eyes then he looked away seeing the intrigued look upon his face.

"Is she really alright?" He asked.

Jack sighed as he looked back to him.

"I guess." He answered lowering his head to his hands again trying to put his mind in Kate's tent on the beach to see how she truly was at that moment.

"And the child?" Locke questioned with a certainty of his subject in his voice.

Jack quickly looked back with surprise upon his face. A silence fall upon them as both questioned each other with stares.

"What child?" Jack asked with a furrowed brow.

"The child she is carrying. Your child." Locke answered with a confident smile

My child. Jack thought to himself. Did he really think it was his child? He wanted it to be. More then anything. But that wasn't the real question. How did Locke know she was pregnant?

"How do you know?" Jack asked breaking the silence between them.

"Well Jack it isn't hard to notice. She is of course gained weight and she eats more then anyone else. Plus she's glowing." Locke smiled.

Jack chuckled at the realization of it. She had gained weight. She does eat a lot more then everyone else and she glowed more then the sun. Well that was the way it she was to Jack. Turing away Jack wiped his hand across his forehead.

"What's really going on here Jack?' Locke asked leaning towards him.

Jack looked over wondering if he could truly confine in Locke. He had before when he thought he was going crazy. Although his advice didn't make much sense to Jack it was nice to have someone listen.

"I don't know what's going on anymore…" Jack began.

"Suddenly I am so scared of what's going to happen. With the baby and Kate. I question if either of them will make it through. And of course I have to tell Kate everything is ok so she doesn't panic…"

He looked to Locke with obvious fear in his eyes.

"I honesty don't know anymore." He finished with uncertainty in his voice.

Locke looked away as he stood up and over Jack causing Jack to stare up to him.

"Well Jack I think you need to go to her. Talk to her. Sit with her. Be with as much as you can to assure both of you.' He began as he resting his hand on Jack's shoulder.

"It's all gonna work out and you'll have a healthy baby. Kate will be fine. Just take it step by step. So go and be with her." He concluded with a smile as he turned and started out of the cave.

Jack sat there in thought of his words. He just basically told him what he himself had told Kate. They made him feel better as they did Kate, but did he believe them? He would have to push him too or he would end up a wreck.

Getting up and heading after Locke he decided he should head back to the beach and be with Kate. He now felt like he could handle this head on.

"Thanks." Jack said patting Locke on the back.

"Anytime Jack." Locke smiled as he walked away.

Walking out of the cave Jack was confronted by Michael waiting for him. Seeing him standing there he realized Michael felt the way he did, but to a different degree. He was worried about his child as Jack was about his. Or a child he hoped was his. He couldn't just leave him hanging.

Momentarily he pushed Kate to the back of his mind and went over to help Walt. Looking at his symptoms and listening to what Michael told him, he gathered that he simply had eaten something bad. What he ate was the real question. In turn Jack told him how to deal with it and that he would be better in a few days.

After, he went over and gathered his things as Kate and the baby entered his mind again. He wanted to go to the beach to check her, but was it too late? It was near midnight and he knew everyone was probably already asleep, but was Kate? He doubted it. She was probably sitting there worrying herself silly and Sawyer was probably sitting there making it ten times worse. He had to go and see her no matter the time. With that decision he threw his backpack over his shoulder and headed down the trail.

The moonlight and calming waves created a cool climate across the beach. Walking out into the sand from the trail Jack looked around to see his thought become the truth. Everyone was asleep. Fires were dimmed and tent tarps were drawn. Sounds of slumber filled the air brining a sense of calm to Jack's being.

Heading down the shore he looked to each tent wondering if anyone was left awake. To his surprise no one was. All were peacefully asleep or putting on the charade that they were. It really didn't matter which to Jack. He was out there for one reason and one reason only.

As he looked away his eyes came to Kate's tent. To his surprise she was awake. The tent was lit up by a small fire inside. Her silhouette was outline against the tent wall as she sat there obviously staring down at her stomach. Sawyer was oddly nowhere in sight of the firelight.

Getting closer, Jack turned away and glanced up the beach towards the trail where Sawyer resided. He didn't lie outside like normal and there was no light inside to show him off. Had he left her alone? After he told him to stay with her. Taking a deep breath he pushed it off letting it roll off his shoulders.

Turning back he saw her again. The shadow of her sitting there running her hand over her stomach brought a smile to his lips, but also brought the dreaded thought of what he hoped wasn't true. For a minute he sat there and watched her. Lowering his head he brought his hand to rest on the back of his neck. With a deep breath he pulled back the tarp and walked in.

She was unaware that he stood there watching her. Standing there no more then three feet away from her. It did his heart good to see her sitting there smiling for a change instead of crying.

"Hey." He said finally making himself known.

Her face changed as she looked over to him. She lit up.

"Hey." She smiled turning back to stare at her stomach again.

Her smile drew him over to her bed. She only looked away as he sat next her staring at her fingers waltzing over her stomach. She flashed him a lighthearted smiled then again turned to her stomach.

"What's with the cheery smile?" He asked looking to her.

She turned away and pursed her lips.

"I felt it." She announced.

Jack furrowed his brow with a crooked smile. He wondered if she was saying what he thought she was saying.

"Felt what?"

"The baby." Kate whimpered with tears of joy.

Jack's heart leapt up into his throat choking him up. He wanted to gather her in his arms and kiss her, but he knew that wasn't something he should do. He fought against it and instead took her hand.

"See I told you it was all going to be ok." He smiled.

"But you thought I had lost it?" Kate said looking Jack in the eyes.

"I said it was a possibility. Never said it was true." Jack explained.

Kate smiled weakly and looked away. Jack could see he had upset her. He wished he had stopped Sawyer. He wished more that he had never said anything about it.

"So what do you think was wrong?" Jack asked wanting to know what she thought.

She pursed her lips again as a gentle chuckle came from her lips.

"Honestly I think it was gas." She laughed looked back over to him.

He looked away licking his lips with a laugh. Sadly it made sense.

"Gas." Jack got out before he burst into laughter.

"What?" Kate asked lowering her laughter thinking he didn't believe her.

He didn't answer her. He just lowered his head in hands and laughed.

"You don't believe me do you?" She asked as she stopped honestly thinking he didn't think she was serious.

He shook his head as he faced her. Taking a deep breath trying to hold in his laughter he looked her in the eyes.

"No I believe you. It's just so obvious it's funny." Jack said with a chuckle.

"What's so funny?" Sawyer asked coming into the tent behind Jack.

Both looked up to him. He stood with questioning eyes and his brow furrowed. He wanted answers, but Kate wasn't really set on giving them to him just yet. Kate looked away and down to her stomach again.

"Nothings funny." She said trying to be serious.

Jack turned back to see her looking down to her stomach in an oddly serious manner. He question what had suddenly come over her. Then she shot him a look and a hidden smile telling him what she was doing.

Sawyer stood there looking back and forth between the two. When she said nothing was funny he almost believed her and thought Jack was trying to cheer her up or something. Then he saw Jack look over to her confused suddenly and her trying to hide her smile. Something was up.

"Ok there is something going on here and I wanna know now." Sawyer demanded pointing down to the ground.

Jack looked back over his shoulder to him and then back to Kate wondering how long she was going to pull him along. She nodded her head and looked up to Sawyer. He outstretched his arms waiting for an answer.

"You really wanna know?" Kate asked with a squinting stare.

Sawyer looked away rolling his eyes. Kate looked down to Jack and saw that he was trying his hardest not to bust out laughing. When she looked back up to Sawyer she could see he was loosing his patience.

"Of course I want to know. Especially if it has something to do with our baby." Sawyer said again emphasizing with his arms spread out.

Jack stared at him hard. What did he mean by "our" baby? He could have simply been referring to the concept of it being all three of their child, but somehow Jack leaned more towards the other way. The way he thought it was his child.

"Oh the baby." Kate said calling Jack's stare back to her.

She was looking up to Sawyer with pouty lips pretending to or trying to have an attitude. Jack could tell without even looking back that Sawyer's blood was boiling with this game.

"Well I'm sorry I don't know about any baby." She finished giving one of his own grins to irritate his skin from beneath.

She was playing it off well. It was kind of amusing to Jack, but she was being oddly bright. Still she deserved a laugh and had a right to play a few games after all she had been through that day and what she was going to go through in the next couple of months. Jack wished he could let all this roll off his shoulders. The island, the crazy people in jungle, now Kate's pregnancy, and not to mention the "thing" in the jungle that ate the pilot. Plus the normal people that were part of the 48 survivors of flight 815 that appointed him as leader.

Still, looking at her growing stomach and her "glow" as she tried not to laugh made him feel that much better and pushed him that much closer to being relaxed.

"Ok this isn't funny Freckles." Sawyer said with a chuckle as he ran his fingers through his hair.

"I wanna know what going on." He said as an almost plead in his eyes.

"Why didn't you ask Jack what's going on." Kate suggested getting an odd look form Jack.

She pushed him back to Sawyer with a wink. She was getting a little more then just fun out of this. Jack just let out a chuckle and turned back to Sawyer. He was immediately taken back as Sawyer came close to him. His breath was in his face a he tried to hold himself back from beaten the ever living snot out of him right in front of Kate. He knew it wasn't Jack that was playing with him, but he had a hand in it and he couldn't beat a woman. Especially a pregnant woman.

"Look Doc. You're guys little game your playing might be fun for you, but it ain't for me." He began with the same squinting stare Kate had given him.

"So you better spill the beans on the baby now cause I ain't afraid to beat the shit out of you again right here in front of her. K?"

Now it had gotten out of hand. Sawyer was threatening Jack and calling him doc. That vein in Jack's neck was bulging out and he looked ready to kick Sawyer's ass. It had gone on too far.

"Jack." Kate called stopping Jack as he began to get up.

He didn't look back to her trying to keep his guard up in front of Sawyer, but he could see the worried look now on her face out of the corner of his eye. Taking a deep breath he looked back to Sawyer trying hard not to look the bull in the eyes.

"The baby's fine." Jack sighed as he stepped back and sat next to Kate.

"The baby's fine." Sawyer repeated looking back and forth between the two.

"Yeah." Jack answered smiling as he looked back to Kate.

"And how do you know that?" Sawyer asked with a kinda attitude on his voice.

"You wanna tell him Kate?" Jack asked Kate who had lowered her head in somewhat guilt.

"I felt it. I felt the baby move." Kate said this time with no smile to seal the deal.

Sawyer's rage faded into a hint of joy.

"Yo..you felt the baby?" He asked coming closer to her.

"Yeah."

Silence fell upon them, as all felt right for a moment. Even know it was a short moment it did ease things up a bit.

"So then what was all that hoop la about this afternoon?" Sawyer asked.

Kate went to speak, but Jack stopped her with a shake of his head. She closed her mouth and let him get his fun in.

'It was gas." Jack announced.

Sawyer's face fell.

"Gas?" He questioned hardly believing the reality of the statement.

"Yep." Jack replied as he tried to hold his own laughter in hearing Kate having trouble concealing hers behind him.

"You have got to be shitting me." Sawyer groaned turning away with a roll of his neck.

Jack looked back to Kate seeing a huge smile on her face. He was glad to see it again.

"All this worrying over gas." Sawyer winded turning back to see Kate and Jack staring oddly at each other with huge grins on their faces.

He quickly began to question the honesty of this whole situation and she realized he had suddenly changed as she looked up to him. His face had turned to stone as he looked down upon Jack who started to her. Looking down to him again she motioned with her eyes for him to turn back to Sawyer.

"Why didn't you know in the first place?" Sawyer asked gritting his teeth.

Jack slowly turned around.

"Well it came on too strong it was hard to really what it was." Jack explained as he turned from Sawyer into a thought filled daze.

Sawyer looked away with a huff. He didn't know whether they were telling the truth or not, but he did know he wasn't in the mood to continue this so lat at night.

"Well ok then." He called out turning around.

"If the baby doesn't mind I'm going to head to bed." He announced.

"Nighty night there Freckles." He smiled walking past her.

"Doc." He said passing Jack with a obviously envious look.

With that he headed out. Leaving the two staring at the tarp flapping in the wind. It was oddly silent between the two now. Until Kate busted out in a quiet laugh. Jack looked back to her with a raised eyebrow. She glanced up to him and brought her hand to her mouth to cover mouth. Letting out another loud laugh she closed her mouth and tried her best to not laugh.

"Done?" He asked.

She nodded her head pursing her lips convulsing once more before she stopped.

"So what was wrong with Walt?" She asked turning serious.

"He ate something bad. Should be fine in a few days." He explained not displaying much enthusiasm on the thought.

Kate looked away trying to conceal her laughter again. It was just the look on Sawyer's face that got to her. She knew it was mean, but she couldn't help it. Jack on the other hand just couldn't get over the joyous feeling of knowing the baby was ok. It was a weight off his shoulders. And with that thought he was on his feet.

"Well I am gonna head back…" He announced standing over her.

The look she gave him almost made it heart breaking to leave, but he had to. He had to pull away.

"Now I don't want you to worry. Sawyer is here on the beach-"

"Jack I'm not worrying." She said taking his hand in hers.

"I'm fine. The baby is fine and I really don't think we need to be bothering Sawyer anymore." Kate said with a huge smile thinking again of the look on Sawyer's face.

Jack couldn't help, but smile too. It was pretty funny.

"Well then no matter if you are fine or not I want you to come and see me here in the next couple of days…" He began as he gathered his things.

"Cause it looks like I might be stuck at the caves for a while with Walt being sick."

"Will do Doc." She replied with a yawn readying herself for the sleep she needed.

He turned back and sat next to her. Looking her in the eyes he could tell he didn't have to worry. He didn't know how he knew, but he did. Leaning in he turned his face away from her.

"Goodnight Kate." He whispered leaving a kiss upon her cheek.

Pulling back he didn't bother to look and see her blushing smile, but he knew it was there. Leaning down over her he left and even gentler kiss upon her stomach.

"Goodnight." He whispered to the child inside of her like it was already there laying in her lap.

The emotions between the two were obviously worked up too much for either of them to look at each other without tears being spilt. So Jack simply got up without out and word and headed out. Kate sat there biting her lip to keep her from crying as she watched him walk out.

"Goodnight Jack." She whispered watching his shadow walk down the beach.

I will have another chapter up in the next few days plus a new one for "Living.." i hate leaving you guys hanging on that one, but i swear i'll have some new stuff on that one in the next few days. I'm working on the outline of the third installment in that trilogy. I'm also working on a new story i told you guys about at the end of "Surviving...". The one with Locke's involvment with the others. With the seaon being over and after watching the finale i got the story idea togther for that story. It's name is going to be Destiny's Existence. Every chapter will be like an episode and it's full of drama and action. So anyways look for that in the next week. Hope you guys enjoy it and everything else i write. Again i thank all of you for reading! -: Sinorita :-