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Conjuring Woes
Kate talked off and on about her nightmare. Explaining the real sense that every thing had. Jack had been worried and put off of course when she came running over to him crying, but as she talked so vividly about it he began to question what was going on in her head.
Not that he thought she was crazy or anything, but her worrying had completely passed worrying. He didn't know if he could call it anxiety anymore. Having trouble sleeping was one thing, but nightmares about him and the baby dying that she almost swore were real was hitting it completely out of the ballpark.
Once the dirt changed to sand she got quiet. It had been almost a month since she had been on the beach. A month since she had seen Sawyer. And after her dream it seemed like a lifetime.
Walking closely at Jack's side she eyed everything they came along. All the while wondering if Sawyer was awake. If he was ok. She hadn't wondered about Sawyer this much since the whole month he didn't talk to her after she slept with Jack. And even then she didn't pray that he'd come waltzing up.
"Well look who it is."
Instantly she perked up with his voice. Looking over towards Jack, she saw him walking up.
"If it isn't the Doc and the momma." He smirked.
"What are you two doing in my neck of the woods so early?"
"Walking." Kate answered.
It was hard for her to look at him and not feel mad. She didn't know why she was mad at him. Maybe it was because he never came to see her. Maybe it was the nightmare and the sad fact that if something had happened to him the last time she had seen him was a month ago. Whatever it was it was a sudden feeling she didn't ask for.
"Just a walk?"
"Do you want it to be something more Sawyer?" Kate shot as she turned away from the two.
The two were completely silent and taken back by her fierceness. Jack slightly expected it with the way she had been acting, but Sawyer was absolutely confused by her sudden out lash.
"What in the hell is her problem?" He questioned, his eyes still on her as she walked through the camp aimlessly.
Watching her disappear behind her old tent, Jack turned to Sawyer with a heavy sigh.
"The pregnancy."
"We all know that."
"She's got a really bad anxiety problem." Jack began.
"And?"
"She's not sleeping. Barely eating. She's worrying more than any pregnant woman should." Jack explained as their attention was turned back to her walking down the beach.
"What do you expect her to do when she pregnant in this damn place? Knit?" Sawyer questioned glancing to Jack.
"She's having nightmares where the baby is taken from her. In one she was running from that thing in the jungle and she fell into a pool of blood. In another a wave takes her and the baby, but only it drowns."
"She thinks were going to get rescued and the government is going to take it from her."
"Damn." Sawyer sighed running his fingers through his hair. He had no idea she was that worried.
"That isn't the worst of it..." Jack began.
"Last night she had a dream your tent caught on fire and I left her at the caves to get you out. She ended up coming down to the beach and going into the fire after us. Charlie ended up getting her out and she went into labor. Once she did they went to go tell me and I ended up dead, but you survived. Then when she had the baby it was dead."
"She woke up less than an hour ago from that dream. She came up to me crying. Swearing it was real."
Sawyer was at a loss for words as Jack told him this. His eyes went wide as they both turned to see her standing in the surf. Her hand across her stomach as she stared down upon it in a daze.
"You need to get her to stop that shit." Sawyer exclaimed turning away when the thoughts became too much.
"Don't you think I've tried to calm her down?" Jack challenged.
"If she keeps worrying about this she's going to go into an early labor and none of us are ready for that…"
Jack turned and looked back to Kate.
"Especially her."
He left Sawyer with those words. Turning in one swift movement he headed across the beach towards Kate. He didn't look back to see what reaction he had, but he knew his eyes were glued on her. His head full of the same worries he had.
He was almost afraid to approach her, as she stood unmoving in the sand. Looking down to the sand he saw that she was sinking and a smile couldn't help but come over his face.
"You ok?" He asked standing next to her.
She was silent at first as she glanced over to him. Then she turned back looking out over the water. Her messy curls loosening themselves from their pinned back state as the wind blew across her face.
"Yeah.' She sighed lowering her gaze to her stomach again.
"Letting the dream get to you?"
"Yeah." She said with a lighthearted smile as she nodded her head.
Leaning closer to her, he wrapped his arm around her and held her close. He didn't say anything for a long while. Just let her know he was there and nothing was going to change that.
"Come on." He finally said pulling away from her.
"What?" She questioned turning to him.
"We're going to watch the sunrise." He said.
"But we a-"
"Come on.' He smiled taking her by the hand.
Without question or defiance she followed him. Slightly confused about where they were going, but still she was hushed as they walked away from the camp down the beach.
They stopped about a quarter of a mile away from where they had originally been standing. Jack slid his backpack off of his shoulder and pulled a blanket out. Laying it out on the sand her helped her to sit down.
Again she was silent. Facing the ocean, she sat next to him unmoving and quiet just watching the waves come in and go back out. He on the other hand would speak every once and while to try and see if she would show some interest, but as usual for that morning she said nothing.
"It's weird how Sawyer is the only on up. I'd expect someone else to be up." He commented trying again to see if she would take the bait.
"It is early but no-"
"Jack it's hard enough to try and calm myself down without you talking." She snapped glancing quickly over to him and back to the water.
"Well I just thought talking about something would get your mind off of everything."
"It's not."
She let out a groan as she closed her eyes.
"Now I have to pee." She moaned coming to her feet.
Jack thought to help her, but let her be. He just sat there and watched her wipe the sand off. With another groan she turned and trudged up the sand towards the tree line.
"Don't follow me." She warned.
And he didn't. He didn't get up a few minutes after her and head after her. He thought it best to leave her alone right then. Let her go off with herself.
He wasn't mad or angry with her for acting the way she was. She was going through a lot and she probably felt she was alone in all of it. Deep down she knew she wasn't, but she couldn't look that deep down. With the worrying hiding the truth it was hard to over look it.
After relieving herself of that constant annoyance she seemed to always be plagued with, she headed back towards the beach. As she made her way through the jungle she began to think. Did she really wanna go back? Did she wanna go back and sit in the flea-covered sand with Jack as he tried to make pointless small talk?
It wasn't that she was annoyed or mad at Jack; it was just the bother of him trying too hard. She knew he was doing his best to help her not worry, but he had no idea what she was going through and therefore had no right to be trying to help her.
It was then she decided a peaceful walk around the outskirts of the jungle would do her good. Without out Jack's constant supervision maybe she could let all her thoughts escape her. Maybe she could let go for a moment before she had to turn back to reality.
She had turned and headed away from the beach back towards the caves. Not really thinking Jack would actually let her go off alone with her being so far along and obviously out of her mind, she thought he'd probably head back to the caves or come looking for her. Since she hadn't seen or heard him following she suspected her let her be and headed back to the caves. With giving up the nagging thought of his annoyance she headed on.
Wondering without direction, she didn't care to notice the vibrant surroundings that grew around her. The tall, but level trees full of bright colors that were overshadowed by the grimness of the constant green that whitewashed. The calling birds as they flew overhead with some warning or dictation upon their wings. She hardly managed to feel the sticky heat that coiled over her skin. Slowly trying to collapse her body within.
Some of that she wanted in and the rest she could deal without. She pushed to look around and try and keep focus on what bordered her way as she carried along. Her mind was more fixated on everything that was had been going on up till that moment along with the moments that were soon to take place.
Glancing down to her stomach she waltzed her fingers little by little across her busting budge that was scarcely covered by one of Jack's button down shirts. Her mind began to wonder how it all came to this. How fast everything happened. It felt like just the day before she was lying on the beach with Jack looking up at the stars. Sadly yesterday was the day her mind basically went out and she thought she had lost Jack. And this life inside of her.
Tears stung the corners of her eyes as her numerous nightmares fought to irritate her mind. She didn't want to think about loosing Jack, or Sawyer, or this life she didn't even know yet. Just the thought of something or someone taking this child from her seemed callous, but somewhat deserving from her past's standpoint.
Did she really deserve this child?
Quickly she drove it all out of her mind as she lifted her head. Her eyes slowly wondered around. Something wasn't right. Doing it once again she came to the slow and eerie realization that nothing looked familiar. Taking the third glance she was for sure the jungle that surrounded her was a place she had never seen before.
The trees had turned from leveling tall to stalking giants. The vibrant colors had been more than whitewashed, there was no color but deep green that swirled quickly into black. No bids called overhead to give warning. And oddly enough the heat had dropped into a bitter chill that nipped her bones. The comprehension made her question.
Where was she?
Had she been so far into thought that she didn't pay attention where she was going?
Her thoughts were quickly interrupted by a sound behind her. At first she brushed it off as the wind, but when it came again the knowledge of a presence wouldn't leave her alone. Again the sound of rustling leaves and branches startled her.
Unflinching she slowly turned around and peered through the trees around her. Was someone following her? If so then who? Hearing it come again and drawing nearer she didn't the first thing that came to her mind. Instinct.
"Jack." She called out in near whisper.
Expecting him to call her name back to her, she walked cautiously towards the sound. When she didn't hear the calming sound of his voice and the sound came again, she stopped. Was it really Jack? Had he followed her out into obscurity?
"Jac-"
A loud roar interrupted her. It was a sound she knew all too well, yet had no idea what it was. Snapping her head around she came to see trees quickly being pulled from the ground. Her eyes went wide as the broken down trees were coming closer and closer to her along with the dreadful sound. Hearing it shatter through the air again her heart began to race.
Without a thought or plan of action she did the only thing she knew to do. Run.
Turning away from the sight and sound she began to run quickly in the other direction. With her feet lifting her body tirelessly across the jungle floor she glanced over her shoulder to see trees barreling through the air after her. If she slowed in the slightest they would come in contact with her as would that thing.
Facing back in the direction she ran she put all her energy into getting away from whatever this was. Hearing the sound come again she was hit with images of her nightmare that was in an eerie similarity with this reality. In an instant her hand came over her stomach, feeling that with her hand over it she could protect it.
She almost relieved to feel the baby kick as she ran. Pulling her attention away from it she listened for the beast behind her. The roar came again, but dimmed. Glancing over her shoulder she didn't see the trees flying into the air anymore. Maybe it turned away from following her. Still not trusting it she went with her gut and kept running.
After a few minutes the sound was almost too faint to be heard. She slowed. Almost coming to a walk she looked again over her shoulder. She saw nothing. Listening she didn't hear anything. It was gone. Hopefully.
With a deep breath she rested up against a tree. Bending over she tried her best to catch her breath and clam herself down. It soon became an obstacle when she looked up and had no idea where she was again. Nothing around her looked familiar. The trees looked different from anything she had seen near the caves and beach. Looking to the ground she saw no trail or evidence that anyone had walked this part of the jungle floor. She didn't know why she was going over this again and it wasn't helping the main factor.
She was lost.
Fear wrecked her body as she stood up against the tree. She arched her back as the soreness of it was irritated by the hard bark. The feel of the life inside her moving didn't help the situation. With that feeling Jack's words fought inside her mind with her fear.
"Stress can cause an early labor."
This wasn't stress. She begged for stress at that point. This was down right horror. Looking around as she wrapped her hands tightly around her budging stomach she began to worry about everything thing that came into her mind.
Where was she?
What if she was out there for days before someone found her?
What if she was never found?
What if she went into labor?
What was she going to do?
The thoughts and questions became too much. Tears came down upon her face. She tried her hardest not to get upset, but she was scared. Soon she began to blame herself.
"Stupid Kate." She cursed herself.
Taking a deep breath she grasped tighter at her stomach. The feeling of the baby moving within her used to be comfort, but now it was a constant reminder of what could happen. She needed to calm herself down before she made things worse.
Sweat began to drip down her forehead and mix with her tears. This wasn't working. She was eight months pregnant and lost. With the heat and her worry she wasn't going to last long.
Her mind stopped in that moment when she heard faint footsteps. She almost fought against it remembering what happened only moments before, but her curiosity got her.
Pushing herself off the tree she looked off into the direction they were coming from. As she slowly began to walk away from her safe tree she prayed the sound she was hearing was Jack. Although she doubted it would be.
The footsteps were overridden by the sound rustling leaves. Kate instinctively looked over her shoulder for any monsters following her. When the sound came again and closer she thought to call out to see who it was. Thinking more about it she decided against it. Who knew if it was actually one of the survivors and not one of "them"? Instead she stopped where she was and waited.
"Kate?"
She stood completely strait hearing that voice. It was Jack. Or her mind playing tricks on her. In that moment she was willing to take the risk.
"Ja-"
All of a sudden the ground behind her was tossed up into the air as that horrifying roar screeched. Debris came down all around her hitting her carelessly across her body as she began to panic. Her heart raced as she looked over her shoulder. It was no more than ten feet from her and heading her way. Quickly she went off running in the other direction.
Past the trees and over the untouched ground she ran. Her mind running on nothing but horror. She dare not look back to see if it was still there, for she could feel its breath upon her back and hear its calls as it hurried after her.
Her body was slowly giving out at this point as she pushed her self as hard and fast as she could. Her legs ached and her breath was jagged, but she couldn't stop. If she did it was all over.
She was immediately taken back when a pair of arms came around her, pulling her off her course. Quickly she was pressed against as body. With every ounce of strength left in her she failed her arms against this person as she struggling to break free.
"Kate. Kate." The person called cupping her face.
Kate opened her eyes wide and looked up to see Jack.
"Jack!" She cried swinging her arms around his neck.
"We have to move!" He ordered as the howl of what was following them came close behind them.
Taking her hand he drug her back into a run. Moving as fast as they could, it seemed they'd never outrun it. Never make it to a safe place where its ghostly state couldn't pass through. Not until her again pulled her off course and into through a small entryway erected amongst wines and bamboo.
Coming behind her he pushed forth hurriedly into darkness speckled with small rays of light. Never letting his hand off her back they came to a wall. A dead end. They stopped. It suddenly became silent. All that was heard were their heavy breaths upon each other.
Sucking in the air around her, Kate tried to calm herself down. Still knowing Jack was right there she was scared. Her body shook as she tried to regain her breath.
"Jack?" She called out into the darkness as she reached out for him.
"I'm here." He whispered taking her hands in his.
Feeling his fingertips upon her body relieved her. Grabbing them tight she pulled him close to her. She needed the security of his body warmth.
"What the hell is that th-"
"Shh."
"But it's gone."
"We don't know that. Just because we can't hear it doesn't mean it's not there."
"So what are we going to do?"
"We're going to wait."
Pressing herself up against him, she let out a deep sigh. She didn't want to wait there. She wanted to back to the caves and sit down. Feeling the heat of his hand over her stomach she knew what he was thinking about. It was exactly what she was thinking about as she let her eyes close. Standing shrouded in darkness in his arms she held onto him tight. Taking deep calming breaths, she tried not to let the fear dominate her as she felt a painful twinge crawl up her back. She hoped it was just back pain.
They stood silent clinging to each other for an unknown amount of time. Between the stinging in her chest and the undeniable pain in her back that drifted back and forth, Kate tried to rest. It was a hard task to accomplish with the fear of what crept up her back.
"Kate."
Her eyes fluttered open, yet she saw the same she had with her eyes closed.
"Kate."
Again he called her name.
"Jack."
"Come on." He said as his arms left her and his hand came up to her hand.
Grabbing a hold of it, she let him lead her out. Her eyes didn't move from the spot in front of her. She couldn't see anything, even Jack. Quickly the outline of his body was seen as light shined in front of them. Before she knew it there were out amidst the jungle again. Her eyes darted around wondering if it was safe. As they landed on him in front of her she could see his caution as they walked.
He stopped for a moment and turned back to her. His eyes closed as he took a deep breath. Opening them he let his breath waver over his lips as his sadness became apparent.
"Are you ok?"
His question was heavy with a sort of guilt only Jack could hold. He felt bad about what had just happened. He felt bad about her fear.
Lowering her head she tried to hide tears that again came to her eyes. She wasn't scared of being lost anymore, but she was just scared. Breathing in the tears she nodded her head in reply to his question.
Without warning she sucked her breath quickly between her teeth, as the throbbing pain abruptly took over her senses in that brief second. Closing her eyes she out waited it hoping Jack didn't notice what was happening.
"Are you sure you're ok?"
He had noticed. She couldn't believe she could try and put something like this past Jack. Still judging herself on that with the pain burrowing back into her body she tried to pass it off.
"Yeah." She said exhaling the breath she had sucked in.
She was lying. She wasn't fine and she knew that. It wasn't something she could hide for long, but it was something she'd try and put past herself if she could.
"Just overwhelmed."
A nervous laugh escaped her trying to cover up her weakness that exuded from her clearly. Looking up to Jack she searched his eyes for let go. The let go of the concern he had of her in that minute. Seeing it fade into his mind as other thoughts resurfaced she took a long deep breath.
Pulling her eyes away from him, they wondered around their surroundings. Yet again she wondered where she was. Everything was so far from anything she had seen on the island.
"We should head back." Jack announced with heavy sigh calling Kate's attention.
She saw his wondering stare to the sky and it's lower dwellings as she had been. Seeing her look of readiness he too turned his eyes back.
With a comforting, yet uneasy smile he came to her side and placed a guiding hand upon her back. Giving her own unnerving smile she turned from him and looked forward as they walked. His presence again didn't ease her thought. They came on again except this time they were of what was happening to her at that moment. Silently she hoped whatever it was had passed.
The two didn't say a word as they traveled back into familiar territory. Glancing over her shoulder, Jack had that look of guilt on his face as he carried on close behind her. She knew he felt bad for not following her right when she got up. There was nothing she could do to reassure him it wasn't his fault. He was going to take the blame no matter what.
Facing the wilderness in front of her, her hopes were shattered. The pain continued to wreck her body. It had been since they stood awkwardly outside they desolate hiding spot that she had felt it. She was relieved this time when it didn't come on as strong, but however weak it was it didn't go unnoticed.
When it again subsided she really began to realize how far she had wondered out. They had been walking for nearly a half an hour. It took merely a fraction of that to travel to the caves and back. She didn't get a true since how long she had been out there till they hit the beach.
The sun had dropped from it's high spot in the sky and was on it's way back under the horizon. Looking across the beach she also came to see it was near deserted. Usually it was crowed with the survivors going about their chores and daily activity. Now it was barely scatted with less than ten of them.
Her eyes soon came upon Sawyer as he casually walked up. It was still hard to look at him and not relive her last night's dream. It was an impression she'd probably never let go.
As he walked up she half expected him to greet her and Jack with a smirk, but instead it was a face of sternness and odd concern. His eyes darted around as if he was struggling to look to her. Finally they landed on her and then quickly look over to Jack.
"You two look you've seen a ghost." He exclaimed as his eyes settled back to Kate.
His words brought on so many images. The fire and Jack lying on the ground to that thing in the jungle that hunted them down as prey.
Sawyer seemed to put down the façade he had worked up to cover up this weird unease he obviously had.
"We had a run in with that thing in the jungle." Jack sighed switching his gaze from Sawyer to Kate who stood motionless and wordless next to him.
Sawyer's eyes went wide and his eyes moved to Jack for a moment as he questioned his seriousness. With a nod of his head for reassurance they both looked over to Kate who stood in a n odd daze with the sand.
"Are you ok?" Sawyer questioned her stepping in close.
Feeling his body near her's she almost became protected and flinched back creating an odd look of puzzlement between the two and than Jack.
"Yeah.' She whispered nodding her head.
Again she was lying. She wasn't fine and somehow she sensed they both knew it. They probably didn't know what was wrong, but they had an idea something wasn't right.
"She's just a little shaken up." Jack said trying to cover for her.
"No I'm fine." She shot back still trying to build up that wall they couldn't see her through.
Jack knew it right then and the other two could see it two. He knew she was hiding something.
"Ok." He said simply letting her go along with her lie.
Sawyer's gaze was curious between they two. He too knew something was up, but with whom?
The three stood in silence steeling stares back and forth waiting for one of them to break and admit some fear they were hiding in that moment. All three of them knew this wouldn't work and wasn't the way to get someone to let something out, but it was hard to let this question down a back away.
"Well I'd love to stand here, but there are things at the caves I have to get to." Jack announced.
Kate and Sawyer eyes quickly shot to him as he spoke. Sawyer felt relieve with what he said, but Kate felt dread. In the beginning she had wanted to go to the caves and sit, but with Jack running around never letting her out of his sight she couldn't conceal the pain.
"See ya latter there doc." Sawyer smirked.
Jack nodded as her turned past Kate. For a second she thought eh was going to let her stay.
"Come on." He said brushing his hand against her arm.
"I wanna stay here." She blurted out.
Both Jack and Sawyer turned back. Exchanging looks first between each other they looked to her.
She didn't know why she had said what she said. A reaction with no thought. Now that she did think about it she did want to stay on the beach and hide out away from Jack until this pain went away. If it did at all. She was too afraid to sit in the caves. It was a feeling she didn't have an explanation for.
"Why?" Jack questioned.
"I want to be away from the caves. You know what they are doing to me Jack."
Slowly closing his eyes he looked away from her.
"Ok, I'll go get the stuff I have to d-"
"No go ahead to the caves I'm fine."
"Kate, I don't want you alone with the baby so close to being due. I mean what if-'
"I have Sawyer."
Again she spoke without thought. His worry had quickly spilled over to her when he talked about the baby. It was a looming fear that wouldn't leave her alone even as she stood there.
Jack and Sawyer glanced back and forth trying to read each other's stance on this. Rolling his eyes with a heavy breath Jack turned back to Kate.
"If it's alright with Sawyer."
Kate quickly turned to him with plead in her eyes.
"Why not?" He called out shrugging his shoulders.
"Hell I haven't seen Freckles in a while we might have some fun." He continued with a wink.
Jack passed it off turning to Kate who seemed lightened by Sawyer's answer.
"I'll be at the caves if you need me. If anything happe-"
"Jack I'm fine.' She assured him.
He was stunned by her quickness to dismiss him. The way she was acting also put him off. There was something she wasn't telling, but he wasn't going to push her.
"See you latter." He smiled as he slowly turned away.
Kate watched him walk up the beach and to the jungle with Sawyer standing near behind her. She thought to turn away and let his figure disappear, but she couldn't help but follow him with her eyes till her was long gone. She stood there unmoving from her spot staring into the tree line.
"I think he's gone now Freckles."
Kate turned back and looked up to him with a small hint of a smile. Glancing back over her shoulder she let it be and headed off across the beach with Sawyer.
"So that big dad thing in the forest came after you huh?"
"Yeah." She whispered as she became in a daze with the sand beneath her feet.
By her unwillingness to participate and her stare off with the trees, he could tell something still wasn't right.
"You really ok?" He asked looking over to her.
She perked her head up and met his eyes. She was put off by a look of worry she rarely saw.
"Yeah I reall-"
"Oh god…" She gasped.
Her hand latched quickly onto his arm as she doubled over in pain. It was if she had been kicked in the stomach and back by a horse at the same time. Pain was fierce and overpowering as she struggled to stand and keep her breath.
"What's wrong?" Sawyer quickly questioned taking her by the arms trying to balance her.
Her nails dug into his bare skin as she took deep painful breaths. As quickly as it came it went away. Still she stood bent over waiting for it to come again and take her body over.
"Kate?"
Pulling up on Sawyer she stood. With a deep breath she brushed her hair from her face and looked up to see horror across his face. There was no hiding this now.
Before she could explain anything she felt something trickle down her leg. Her breath was caught and her eyes went wide before they quickly closed. She knew what it was before she even looked.
Sawyer followed her eyes as they came down to see the dampened sand beneath her. Quickly his eyes became wide with hers.
"Oh no…" Kate whined shaking her head.
Sawyer looked up to her denying state with fear of his own. He didn't know if this was for sure or not, but her knew something was going down.
"Kate…"
His words were slow and drug out as he stared at her in disbelief. With a deep yet not claming breath he tried to make words form in his mouth.
"Was- is that-the thingy that-the water that br-"
Kate nodded her head as she pursed her lips. Immediately Sawyer began to panic. He raced around her in a small circle. Checking her out as she stood still. Then his eyes jolted around the beach trying to think of what to do.
"We need to get you to you tent'
"Or my tent"
"Or somebody's tent."
"No Sawyer!" She shouted.
He stopped and his attitude quickly changed.
"I don't want to go to anybody's tent." She breathed placing a shaky hand over her stomach.
"I may not know jack about how to deliver a baby, but I think it's one of those things you have to sit down for Freckles."
"No we have to get Jack."
He thought for a minute about what sounded like a smarted idea and obviously a doctor was the right idea.
"Ok then." He exclaimed clapping his hands together.
"We'll head off to find Jack. He's at the caves right?"
Kate nodded her head. With that Sawyer came up behind her and turned her towards the jungle. The both walked slowly up the beach and past the trees. Both afraid she'd have the baby right then and there if they weren't careful.
Halfway to the caves they eased up a bit on the worrying when had made it that far ok.
"No are you sure this is it?" Sawyer questioned looking over to her as he clung fearful to her.
"I don't know Sawyer!' She cried.
She was getting a little annoyed by his constant questioning. Every other minute he asked her the same question. It was nerve wrecking.
"I just don-"
Quickly she sucked in her breath as she grabbed for Sawyer. Taking her hand he let her squeeze it as she barreled through the pain. It was hard to watch as her face turned red with he eyes squeezed tight. He wanted to comfort her, but the only thing he knew to do was rest his hand on her back and stand by her side.
"I'm not going to make it to the caves." She gasped over the pain.
"You want me to go get Jack?"
"No don't leave me." She cried gripping his hand tighter as the pain became worse.
"What are we supposed to do?" He questioned as his eyes searched hers.
"Some-" She stopped as she took a deep breath.
"Somebody has to come-"
Before she could finish her sentence she saw Charlie out of the corner of her eye. It was if fate heard her. Through the pain she felt joy seeing him walk up. Sawyer saw Kate's focus turn and looked over to also see Charlie walk up. Sadly it was the first time he was glad to see him.
"Hey guys." He greeted them with a smile.
Kate lowered her head as the pain slowly eased itself, yet still didn't reside. Sawyer looked away from her to Charlie, whose face quickly changed when he came closer.
"What's wrong? Is she ok?" He questioned.
The two were silent as Kate pushed herself to stand against Sawyer. The pain and fear were obvious on her face as tears moistened her cheeks.
"I need you to…get Jack.' She said trying to regain her composure.
"What's wrong?" He questioned again.
"I just need you to get him ok?"
Charlie stared at her for a minute. Looking her over from top to bottom. He turned to Sawyer who stare with urgency. Then it clicked. His eyes went wide and his mouth hung open as he looked back to Kate.
"You're having the baby?" He gasped looking down to her stomach.
"Please just get Jack.' She begged him in a voice tainted with tears.
That was it took to send him back running in the direction he came from.
Kate's heart fluttered watching him run off. This time she didn't turn away when his figure disappeared. She didn't look back to Sawyer or even acknowledge him. In that moment she wasn't plagued with fear or horror. It was a feeling of not wanting.
Her body knew what was happening. It had known it all morning. It was just the matter of convincing her mind the same thing.