This is going to be it for a while. I'm heading down to Florida for ten days. So hope hope you all really enjoy this. I'm glad you loved the last chapter. Thanks as always for all your reviews. I'm going to miss you guys. Enjoy!

How It's Going To Be

"You said its kick by now."

Jack looked up to Kate from his kneeling position in front of her. He couldn't help but laugh at her helpless face she was making. Turning back he stood.

"I said it will by the sixth month." He re-explained.

"Well it's six months and a half Jack. I haven't felt it." She pouted.

"Don't worry." He said placing his hands on her shoulders.

"I promise it will." He assured her with a smile

"Have I ever broken a promise?"

"No." She sighed.

"Anyways…." He said trying to continue with their checkup.

"How are the hormones?"

"Well I haven't mauled Sawyer and I haven't begged you for sex. So… I'd say pretty good." She joked.

She looked off into the distance as she continued.

"After we had sex I just went into a daze for like a week-"

"Yeah you kept telling how good it was every time you saw me." He smiled.

"Well it was." She smiled back.

Jack held his smile as he began to blush. He was glad he could've helped her. He was also glad it was good.

"Speaking of hormones how's it been going with Sawyer?" Jack asked changing the subject.

"He hasn't talked to me in a month." She said lowering her head.

"Give him some time. He'll come around. I mean I'd be the same way if you had slept with Sawyer."

"Yeah, but you'd still talk to me at least." She pointed out.

"This is Sawyer we're talking about.' Jack reminded her.

"His ego is way bigger then mine."

They both erupted into laughter knowing it was the truth. Sawyer did have a big ego. Sighing Kate felt good about the whole situation with Jack's words. He always found a way to make her feel better. But it was odd that he was trying to help her feel better about Sawyer. It was something she thought she'd never see.

"So still think it's a girl?" She asked looking down to her stomach.

Jack kneeled down and stared at her stomach. He pretended to look it over.

"I really can't make any educated guesses right now, but my moneys on a girl." He said staring up to her.

"You just want a daughter."

"So. Is it such a big deal?" He questioned.

"You want a son."

"No. I'll love it no matter what. I just feel that it's a boy." She explained.

They continued the check up and headed back out into the caves. Still they laughed and fought over whether it was a girl or boy. Some of the others put in their thoughts. Charlie was with Jack and Hurley was with Kate. It was tied and neither was going to drop it till they won. When Sun came walking into the caves they pounced.

"Sun can we ask you something?" Kate questioned.

"Sure."

"Do you think the baby is going to be a boy?"

"Or a girl?" Jack quickly followed

Sun looked to the both of them with a confused smile. Then she looked back to Hurley and Charlie behind her trying to influence her vote. Turning from them she looked to Kate's stomach.

"From the way Kate stands and her stomach sits high up I'd say a boy."

Kate turned to Jack snickering as she stuck her tongue out.

"See." She grinned.

"That's two people Kate. Two. I could easily go ask 45 other people." He warned.

"You go ahead and do that, but I'm not following you. I want to get back so I can sit down and do nothing."

"Whatever." He said giving up as he turned away.

"Bye Jack." She laughed after him as she turned to walk with Sun.

The two laughed about the way Jack was acting as they headed out of the caves and down the trail back to the beach.

"So have you felt it kick yet?" Sun asked.

"No. And I am so impatient waiting for it."

"I can tell. You and Jack are getting restless with this whole pregnancy thing. But in a good way."

"Yeah. The more and more pregnant I get the happier he gets." Kate smiled.

"And how are things with Sawyer going?" Sun asked.

"I haven't seen you two together in a while."

"We're not speaking." Kate announced.

"Oh because of you and Jack having sex?"

"Yeah. Sadly his ego took a trip."

"He kept yelling about how he didn't want Jack to be near his baby." Kate said.

"It really aggravated me when he labeled it his. Not that I don't want it to be. It's just it's more mine then either of the-"

Kate stopped mid sentence and grabbed her stomach. She felt and odd nudging feeling in her side.

"Are you ok?" Sun questioned coming closer to her side.

She waited for a moment trying to figure out what the feeling actually was. She let her hopes get the best of her.

"I think the baby just kicked."

She was uncertain if it was really the baby. Maybe it was gas again. Then the feeling came again and harder. Placing her hand over where it came from it came again. Now she was certain.

"Oh my god." She breath as tears came to her eyes as she looked over to sun.

"The baby kicked."

Sun's face lit up feeling the joy that radiated from Kate.

"Here feel." Kate said taking Sun's hand.

She placed it on her stomach where she last felt it and waited. Soon enough the feeling sent both women's hands back in surprise.

"I'm so happy for you." Sun cooed hugging Kate.

"Thank you." Kate cried.

The moment their bodies touch it kicked again. The two pulled away, looked down to Kate's stomach and back to each other laughing. Kate was nearly in tears as she pulled away.

"We have to go tell Jack."

Quickly Kate took Sun's hands and rushed back towards the caves.

"Jack!'

Immediately she started calling his name as she rushed into the caves with Sun behind her. Her eyes wondered around searching for him. Charlie and Hurley looked to her as if she was crazy.

"Ja-"

She stopped as soon as she saw him run out of a cave.

"What is it?" He questioned rushing up to her.

She was completely out of breath and hunched over trying to regain it. He started off thinking something was wrong, but when he saw her smile he became confused.

"The-the baby kicked."

"What?" He questioned her words.

"Are you serious?"

She nodded her head swallowing her breath. He couldn't help, but smile with joy as he put her hand to her stomach. Placing her hand over his hand his eyes fluttered up to meet her's. A huge grin grew across his dace. Lowering his eyes, her watched her move their hands over to where the baby had kicked before. They didn't even have to wait. The instant his hand came over the baby kicked. All he could do was cry out in laughter and tears.

"It's so…wonderful." He gasped tears of his own coming on.

"You're telling me." She laughed.

He kept his hand there for a minute and she kept her's on his. They just loved the feeling of the baby underneath their fingertips. It was an odd feeling of unity between them. This feeling between that resided inside of her made her question. Made her wonder if this was some maternal sign.

Kate snapped from her maternal daze as Charlie and Hurley walked up.

"You guys want to feel?"

"Not really." Hurley exclaimed squirming in his place.

He gave her a quick smile before he turned and walked past Charlie.

"What about you?"

"Sure." Charlie smiled walking up.

"Ok right here." Kate instructed taking his hand and replacing Jack's with it on her stomach.

He held his hand there and nothing happened. They all were staring at her stomach waiting for something to happen, but it wouldn't. His eyes wondered up to her's then Jack's in confusion.

"What is it broken?"

"It isn't broken Charlie. He's just not moving right now."

Jack eyed her with a narrow gaze. Looking over she saw that aggravated look upon his face.

"What?"

"You still think it's a boy don't you?" He questioned.

"Yep." She smiled looking to her stomach.

"Call it mother's intuition."

"Funn-"

He stopped as Kate's hand over her stomach quickly and her eyes got wide.

"What is it?"

"It kicked really hard!" She breathed.

"Here Charlie." Kate said taking his hand again.

The moment he placed his hand on her stomach the baby kicked. And then again causing Kate to cry out and laugh.

"He's going to be a soccer player one day. Maybe for Manchester." Charlie smiled.

"I don't know. What do you think Jack?"

"How about a soccer player?" She asked wrapping her hand around her stomach.

"Hey I'm still not up on the idea of it being boy." He joked.

"Well it can still play soccer if it happens to be a girl."

"Which it's not." She muttered under her breath.

He looked away with a smile. She was really set on a son.

"What's wrong with having a boy?" Charlie questioned.

"Yeah what's wrong with it?" Kate chimed in looking over to him.

He lowered his head taking a deep breath. What was he supposed to tell them? Looking back up he held back his emotions.

"I just really want a daughter ok?" He yelled with tears on his voice.

With that he turned and walked off. The three stood wondering what exactly was wrong. He seemed so carefree when they were joking about it, but the minute they asked him he got serious. Something was wrong.

Their eyes searching between her and where Jack had walked off. The both turned to Kate for some kind of answer. She didn't have one. If she did she would have said something, but she didn't. She had no clue why a daughter meant so much to him and she wanted to know why.

"I'll go check on him." Kate said heading after him.

Walking out past the caves she found him sitting alone on a random log on the ground. His face in his hands as he lightly sobbed. She was almost afraid to approach him, but she did. She had to know.

"Jack." She whispered laying her hand on his shoulder.

He jerked and looked up to her. There were obvious tears in his eyes.

"Kate?" He questioned.

No words came from her as she came to sit down next to him. He didn't even look at her. His stare was off in the distance past the trees. Not looking at anything in particular. Just thinking. She could always tell he was off on some thought by looking into his eyes. They were glazed over and wide. He was really upset over this.

"Are you ok?'

"Yeah." He assured her plastering a fake smile on his lips.

Now he was lying. Trying to cover up the real reason why he was upset.

"What's the real reason you what a daughter so badly?"

She was just going to come right out and ask. That was the only way she knew how to get answers.

He glanced over to her as he sniffed back his tears.

"You really don't wanna know Kate."

"Yes I do."

"If it's something that's going to affect how you are around this baby I want to know." She begged him.

There was no way around it. He had to tell her. She was right she did have a right to know. But how was he going to explain it to her?

"I thought if I have- if you have a girl…" He began looking to the ground.

"Then she'd end up looking like you. Having you're beautiful freckles and you gorgeous smile."

Kate smiled as she blushed; yet still she watched him talk. Hanging on to every word. It felt like it meant something to her to do so. This seemed real important to hear and she hadn't heard all of it yet.

"Your mess of a hair…" He continued brushing her hair from her shoulder causing her to lean into him.

"And if she looks like you then she can't look like either of us and we'd never know who the father was. Neither of us would have to turn away. I could still be her father even know she might be Sawyer's." He finished looking her strait in the eyes.

His words brought tears to her eyes, but she couldn't turn away. She didn't want to.

"Jack…." She gasped.

"I don't know what to say."

Slowly she took his hand and held it in hers. Brining it to her lips she kissed each and every finger across the tips. Coming to his pinky she left one across all of them as she squeezed his hand tighter. Resting it on her chest she looked up to him smiling. She didn't know what else to do. Anything could have happened at that moment. He could have proposed and she would have said yes.

"Jack I want you to be this baby's father. No matter if it's a girl or a boy." She announced.

"Kate what about Sawyer?"

His question did put her off. She never thought about Sawyer really raising the baby. She didn't want to. In her mind it was supposed to be her, Jack, and this baby. But somehow there was a forth party. One that hadn't talked to her him in a month.

Was he even involved anymore?

Did he want to be?

Had he been there in the first place?

Or was she just a charity case to him?

"Do you think he wants this baby?" She asked in a low tone tears still welling up.

"I don't know."

"But what I do know is I will be here for you no matter what. Even if the baby is Sawyer's." He assured her.

"Even if it has cute nicknames for me and a thick southern accent. I'm here."

She had to laugh, which caused Jack to laugh. It felt good to laugh for once. To let it all go. This had been too much for them and it still had its high points coming up. This was just practice.

"Thank you Jack." She smiled.

"You don't have to thank me Kate."

"I mean I love you."

Kate's eyes became wide scaring Jack. Then she relieved him when she whispered the same words as she leaned in and kissed him. Sitting back she left him with a huge smile across his face. A smile that told both of them it was ok. That it was all going to be ok.

Jack walked her back to the beach bypassing an explanation at the caves. They walked hand and hand down the path till they hit the beach. They really didn't want it to leak out that something may be going o between them. Not like the first time. They wanted to keep it a secret for a while.

He left her with a kiss and headed back to the caves to finish his duties. As soon as he left Sun came out questioning. Kate knew it was a sensitive subject to Jack, but she really didn't want all these rumors spreading around. She thought she could tell her. She trusted her to keep a secret.

"That is the sweetest thing I have ever heard." Sun sighed.

"I know. I was in tears." Kate laughed.

"And he said he loved me."

Sun's eyes widen and a smile grew across her face.

"Really?" She questioned.

"Yeah, but you gotta promise not to tell anyone or mention it to Jack. I don't wanna screw things up anymore."

"I promise." Sun assured her.

"So what did you say to that?"

Kate began to grin thinking about it. All of this sudden closeness between them made her feel weird inside. A good kind of weird.

"I said it back."

"Oh my…" Sun began to giggle.

"And I kissed him." Kate continued.

"I'm so happy for you." Sun said wrapping her arms around Kate.

"I told you everything would work out."

"Yeah. Thank you."

"No need. I just like to see you happy as well as Jack. And when you're both happy with each other it just gets to me."

Kate placed her hand over her stomach as she took a long breath.

"I guess he or she's happy too." Kate laughed weighing the possibilities.

"I don't doubt it. It's probably happy it's going to have a stable family with you and Jack."

Kate looked away blushing as she thought about her and Jack being together.

"I don't know if it's stay this way though." Kate wined.

"It will." Sun assured her.

"I hope so." Kate smiled.

"Do you think you'll get married?"

Kate's jaw dropped to the floor as she playfully hit Sun. The two erupted into laughter and giggles.

"Whose getting married?'

That voice was familiar yet pushed from Kate's mind. The two looked up to see Sawyer. Standing over them, question written all over his face. Now he was deciding to talk to her.

"No one." Sun replied quickly.

He looked away from her telling her to butt out.

"Freckles. What's this talk about marriage?"

"It was just a dream I had Sawyer. Nothing that's going to take your place of power." Kate shot hoping he'd buy it.

Sun bought it and she knew Kate was lying. She covered it up good.

"Whose the dream about?" He questioned.

"Sawyer….are you really hot and bothered over a dream I had?"

"Yes. Cause sometimes dreams become reality sweetheart."

His grin was about aggravating. She wanted to slap him across the face.

"Well it wasn't about you.' She snickered.

"If you're going to be this way…" He trailed of as he turned and began to walk away.

Kate turned to Sun rolling her eyes sending her into giggles. Causing Sawyer to peek over his shoulder. Suddenly Kate shot up and hurried after him.

"Hey Sawyer wait up."

"Why should I? When I could be having dreams about getting hitched and stuff?" He questioned.

"Cause I wanted to know if you wanted to feel the baby kick?"

He stopped in his tracks. At first he stood there with his back to her then he turned and eyed her.

"Are you serious?"

"Uh huh." She said nodding her head.

Slowly he walked over to her. Coming to her he stood in front of her and began to raise his hand. He didn't know how to go about it. He wasn't like Jack and how he was always touching her stomach. It felt weird. Kate wasn't going to take that lying down. So she grabbed a hold of his hand and put it to her stomach.

He stared at his hand waiting for some kind of feeling to hit it. Not knowing really what it would feel like he didn't know if he had already felt it. After a minute or so he looked up to her with question.

"Well…is it on a break or something?" He questioned.

"Just give a little bit Sawyer. It's not like you can put a quarter in it to make it work."

He just rolled his eyes and looked back to his hand.

"Has Jack felt it? Bet he was the first to feel it huh?"

"Nope the second. Sun was the first besides me." Kate said.

"Was he the one you were dreaming about Freckles?"

Kate slowly looked up to him. Her stare timid. She could tell he knew. She knew he knew when he dropped his hand from under hers.

"Now he's turning my baby against me?"

"What?" She questioned.

"How come he can feel it and I can't?"

"Cause the baby just isn't moving right now! And it isn't your baby Sawyer!" She yelled.

He seemed hurt by the comment.

"It's not Jack's either it's mine."

"Well I guess you turned it against me." He shot back.

"This is ridiculous Sawyer. It's an unborn baby. It's not like I have some remote I can control it with."

He said nothing and he stood for a moment staring at her. Slowly he turned and headed towards his tent.

"I'm not in the mood for this anymore." He said as he continued walking.

Kate stood there at first angry. Angry that he was getting so worked up over this. It wasn't anything to upset over. Then she became sad thinking maybe it was. Maybe all this talk about Jack being the father and her spending time with him did turn the baby away.

Jack stood in one of the caves. His eyes wondered across the walls. Taking a mental picture of it. He was in complete concentration till Charlie came rushing up out of breath.

"You need to get to the beach." He announced.

"Why? What's wrong?" Jack questioned as everything that could be wrong ran through his mind.

"It's Kate."

"Is she all right?" Jack kept questioning as he hurried out of the cave.

"Physically yes. Emotionally no."

"What?" Jack asked suddenly confused.

"Something happened between her and Sawyer." Charlie explained.

"Great."

Kate lay huddled in Sun's lap with her arms wrapped around her. All she could do was cry. That's all she had done for the past half an hour was cry. She didn't know why besides what happened with Sawyer, but she wasn't even thinking about it. She had so many thoughts swirling in her head she had no idea anymore.

She perked up the moment he walked into the tent. Jack's eyes shifted from Kate to Sun. No words were exchanged as Kate sat up and Sun got up. She rested her hand on Jack's shoulder as she left the tent. He took her place, but Kate didn't retake hers. Instead she turned from him trying to hide her tears.

"Wanna tell me about it?"

"What?" She questioned sniffing back her tears.

"You're crying Kate."

She wiped her hand across her face as she turned to him.

"I'm not crying these are tears of joy."

"Bullshit."

She lowered her head knowing she couldn't hide it. She knew he knew. Something was wrong, but the problem was she didn't know what.

"Now are you going to tell me what's wrong?"

She thought about it. Should she tell him? He kind if had a right to know, but on the other hand he didn't. This was something that happened between her and Sawyer. Still she knew no matter what he'd get it out of her. Why not just come out with it.

"Sawyer says I'm turning the baby against him."

"Why?" He questioned.

"Because I wanted him to feel the baby and it wouldn't kick. At first he said you had turned it against him cause you got to feel it then he turned it on me." She explained as tears began to well up in her eyes.

"I guess we were right about that whole ego thing."

"Yeah.' She laughed nervously.

He could she was uneasy about something.

"You don't believe him do you?"

She didn't say anything she just broke down. She really didn't know what to believe anymore. With the way everything had been going it was likely she had programmed the baby. Or was it? He slowly took her in his arms and held her close. Trying to calm her down.

"There's no way you can turn an unborn baby against someone."

"I don't even think you can do that with a born baby. That control issue comes around during teenage years." He joked.

Kate had to laugh. He was making her feel better, but she still felt bad for some reason.

"Trust me Kate there's no way." He tried to reassure her.

She sat up and stared into his eyes. How could she not trust him?

"I trust you." She smiled leaning up to kiss him.

"There's nothing to worry about. I promise you. This is all going to work out." He smiled.

Taking a deep breath she laid back on her bed. Suddenly she felt drowsy. A nap sounded good. She had had a trying day and rest would do her good. But she really didn't know how much sleep she would get with the baby kicking her every other minute. It wouldn't hurt to try.

"I'll be on the beach if you need me." He said helping her get settled.

She stared up to him with a smile. Yawning she got comfortable as he leaned over her.

"Don't worry about him."

Leaving a kiss on her forehead he turned and gathered his things. With a wink her headed out of the tent and onto the beach.

Her eyes fluttered shut and before she knew it she was asleep. Not for long. It seemed like only minutes before she heard a commotion outside her tent. Opening her eyes she came to see near darkness. Loud voices caused her to sit up and over her bed.

Listening for a moment she tried to make them out. It sounded like something serious was going on. Quickly she got up and stuck her head out to see what was going on. All she saw were the people on the beach gossiping to themselves as they all looked to Sawyer's tent.

Her eyes quickly wondered over to it too as his voice exclaimed from within. Soon it was joined by Jack's voice contradicting him. She watched their shadows fight back and forth with each other. For a brief moment she thought maybe she should go see what was wrong, but she changed her mind, as it got quiet.

The whispers could actually be heard as they all stared wondering what was going on. A few soft words were spoken and followed by Jack emerging from the tent. He walked in a hurry and focused on the ground. He was furious and obviously with Sawyer.

He straitened up, as he got closer to the other. As he looked up they looked away and went back to their business. Still wondering who had won and what the fight was about. Kate knew what it was it about. It was about her and the baby.

His eyes wondered up to see her standing close to her tent. He slowed as he watched her staring back at him. Her hair flapping in the night's breeze. Nipping her rosy cheeks. He could see the tears in her eyes from that far away. They were undeniable in the firelight.

Lowering his gaze he continued on as her's wondered over to see Sawyer looking over to her from his tent. He stared only for a minute before his deathly gaze turned to the ocean as he took a long drag of his cigarette.

She watched him until he was finished. With a flick of his wrist the butt was in the sand. He didn't even bother to put it out. Again he looked to her for only a moment till he looked back out to the water and then turned into his tent.

Author's Note: When i get back from vaction i will have a bunch new chapters and a new short fic one shot about Jate. (of coruse) Anyways i'll miss all of you!