Chapter 29- Sawyer

He woke up to sunlight streaming through the car window.

Someone was snoring. Sawyer got up, and then looked around. Jacko was sleep, Sawyer next glanced at Kate…well he would be damned, so was she. What the hell was going on here.

"Well sweet cheeks, it seems as if you got us in a ditch." He said loudly.

Kate slowly sat up, "Huh, what?"

Sawyer smiled, and then pointed around them, "We aren't on the road no more, it looks like a certain someone drove us off the road. Now were you tired sweetheart, or did you have a little to drink?"

"What? where would I get something to drink from."

Sawyer tilted his head to the side, and then smiled wide enough to show off his dimples. "Well it's easy, all you gotta do is pull over to any convenience store and get you some liquor, I hope you got poppa Sawyer some, cause let me tell ya babycakes I'm thirsty for some."

Kate shook her head, her thick chestnut locks covered her face, so she held her hair back with her hands. "It's hot…and by the way I didn't crash the car."

Sawyer chuckled, "Well if you didn't then are ya trying to tell me that the car flew? Like a magic carpet ride, it picked up offa the ground and then…"

"The car died, I wasn't keeping an eye on the gas, and then it gave out." Kate explained.

Jack sat up and yawned, He looked around confused, "What's going on here?"

Kate placed her hand on the wheel, "We have to find a new mode of transportation."

"We can do that after we eat," Sawyer opened the door and hoped out.

"What are we going to do Sawyer, just waltz in some restaurant like normal people with a rap sheet?" Kate said ridiculously.

Sawyer rested his arms against the truck, "Why not? We're in a small North Carolina town in the mountains, these people don't know nothing about no t.v."

"I think you might be wrong." Jack said in disdain.

"Well, I didn't watch to much t.v. back in Tennessee."

Kate raised an eyebrow, "Well Sawyer, in case you haven't noticed not everyone in the South follows after you."

"The ladies do."

Kate opened the door and jumped out of the truck. She shielded her eyes from the sun, and then glanced down the dirt road.

Jack got out after her, and then placed his hands on her arms as he nearly fell.

"You okay?" She asked turning towards him.

Jack nodded, "Yeah, I'm fine,"

Sawyer closed their door, "Smell that air…their ain't nothing like fresh southern air."

Kate raised an eyebrow, "We have to figure out our next move after we get off the main road."

A car slowly made it's way down the dirt road.

"C'mon," Sawyer grabbed onto Kate's hand, and Kate grabbed Jack's as Sawyer led them into the woods.

Sawyer knelt down in the brush, and Kate and Jack followed after him.

"I hope it's not your friends," Kate whispered to Sawyer.

Jack turned around and looked around the forest.

"It could be them, we were wide open." Sawyer mumbled under his breath.

Kate bit her lip.

The car stopped and a man stepped out. He had a cigarette in the edge of his mouth. He took one last puff, and then threw the cigarette to the ground.

"Now what is he doin?" Sawyer mumbled fixing his aqua eyes on the man suspiciously.

The man opened the door, and then looked inside.

"What is he doing?" Sawyer repeated.

The man closed the door, and then looked around the forest.

There was a knock at Sawyer's door. He pulled back the sheets, and then got out of bed mumbling obscenities. Who the hell was disturbing him at this damn hour. Sawyer winced at the clock as he made a move to pull on his jeans. He groaned, it was eight o' clock in the damn morning.

"Don't people got any damn respect?" He muttered.

As he tried to pull on his jeans, he got lazy, and then just pulled them back off. Maybe if he was lucky, it was a woman, after all the drinking he did last night, he could use something to get his mind away from the hangover.

They knocked again.

"Hold your horses, Imma coming." Sawyer slowly strolled through the small West Virginia apartment, and then thought better of opening the door. "Who is it?"

"Molly,"

Sawyer raised an eyebrow, the sexy wife of the guy he was working for. What the hell was she doing at his place. He opened the door, and then smiled back at her. "Mornin' Sunshine,"

Molly smiled back at him, "Sawyer right,"

"That's my name, what's your game sweetheart?"

Molly raised an eyebrow, "Come again."

"You sought me out for some reason didn't ya babycakes,"

She gently pushed aside her long chocolate locks, "Well I just wanted to check up on you, working for Julian isn't exactly the most relaxing of jobs."

"So you stopped by to see how I was doin?"

"I guess you could say that,"

Sawyer leaned against the walls, he smiled as Molly looked down at his boxers. Maybe he should invite her inside, she was sexy as hell, and he wouldn't mind taking her for a ride.

"What has Julian asked you to do?"

"Kill some people, dig up bodies, you know the regular," Sawyer delivered.

"Already?"

"Oh, I was just kidding babe, that's some crazy shit…does he really do stuff like that?"

Molly frowned, "Unfortunately yes,"

Sawyer stepped aside so Molly could come in. "I don't mean to pry…Actually lemme stop lying like a jackass, I'm wonderin' why you showed up to check on me, why not the other guys."

Molly sat down on Sawyer's couch, and then pushed aside some boxes of pizza, and dirty clothes. "None of the other guys caught my eyes like you."

Sawyer closed the door, and then rubbed his stomach. "Well ain't that sweet. Does your old man know your stopping by here?"

"Of course not,"

Sawyer sat down on the edge of the chair, "Well now that I know what you came here for, why don't we just get it over with."

"Come again?"

Sawyer chuckled, "Well baby, you want to sleep with me dontcha?"

"I…" She looked down and then composed herself.

"I can keep a secret, besides pumpkin, sneaking around is my kind of thing." Sawyer placed his hand on her thigh. "We can get to know each other a little better,"

"I just wanted to warn you about Julian, he's dangerous and if you stick around you're going to end up getting burned."

Sawyer smiled, "You don't know me hon."

"I think I have an idea about your kind, just be careful because Julian doesn't let anyone get away."

"I ain't going no where,"

Molly stood up, "Oh really, then who was that girl you were promising the world too, the one you told you were going to marry…and make her rich?"

Sawyer crossed his arms, "I promise the world to a lot of women, and never come through."

She nodded, "You sounded like you meant it with her."

Sawyer looked down, "I'm a good liar, what can I say foxy mama."

Molly bit her lip, "Just be careful."

"I know you didn't come over just to tell me that."

"I did,"

Sawyer narrowed his eyes at Molly, "Now you tell me what that old man can do for you that I can't do."

"I'll see you later," Molly said walking towards the door.

Sawyer grabbed her arm, "Listen cupcakes, if you ever get bored, then you know what country boy to come to."

"He's gone," Kate said getting up.

"He took something," Jack replied observantly.

Kate's mouth dropped open, "Jack, did you grab your engagement ring?"

Sawyer smiled. Well, well, the dumb stranger was now his scapegoat. Maybe he would sell the ring on Ebay and see how much he could get. Sawyer chuckled.

Kate turned around and hit him.

"Hey, what was that for mamacita?"

"Jack's ring was in the car, that man took something and it could've been the ring."

Sawyer shrugged, "Well Samantha probably done moved on."

"Sarah." Jack corrected sternly.

Sawyer's smile disappeared when his blue eyes rested on Jack's angry hazel eyes. "I'm sorry, you act like I was marrying her."

"She wouldn't marry someone like you." Jack argued.

Kate rolled her eyes, "Boys,"

"I'm a grown ass man," Sawyer declared.

Kate sighed, "Then please act like it."

Sawyer scoffed, "It's Jack that started it."

"I'm going to go and check the truck, why don't you two stay here, and just try not and argue." Kate stepped out of the woods and then walked towards the car.

Jack came out after her. "After all we've been through do you think I'm going to let you go out here by yourself."

Kate tilted her head to the side, "We've all been through a lot especially you, and I'd rather look for the ring, and if I don't find it then…"

"If you don't find it then what?"

"I'll lie, until I can buy you another one."

Jack raised an eyebrow, "Buy me another one?"

Kate nodded, "Yeah, I don't want you to worry about anything else,"

"That's sweet, but it's too late for that." Jack said stepping aside Kate.

Kate stopped him by placing her hand on his chest, "Let me look first."

"I paid a lot of money for that ring." Jack said through a clenched jaw.

"I know," Kate turned away from Jack, and then glanced down the road before she approached the car.

Jack crossed his arms. "If that ring is gone then…" Jack placed his hand to his forehead and then smiled in disbelief.

"If the ring is gone then maybe Doc, just maybe you weren't meant to marry that girl."

"Just shut up," Jack argued.

Sawyer raised his chin. He would shut-up, because he had one up on Doc, he had the ring and he was going to sell it.

Kate looked around desperately for the ring. She bit her lip. How could that man just take the engagement ring without any second thoughts.

"You don't see it huh?" Jack asked.

"Yeah, I do." Kate lied.

"You don't have to lie to me Kate, I can handle the truth. Believe me if I can kill a man then…"

"Jack, please not right now." Kate begged.

Jack kicked at some dirt beneath his feet. "No, it's fine, it's all fine. After all isn't this what I deserve?"

Kate closed the door, and then crossed her arms.

A car pulled up.

Kate, Jack and Sawyer turned around in shock.

"Do you guys need a jump?" She asked.

Sawyer's mouth dropped open. He knew her, she was the one he had promised to make rich one day…but what was she doing in North Carolina.

Her eyes connected with Sawyer's. "James?"

Kate turned around to face Sawyer in surprise.

"Taylor," Sawyer said.

She killed the engine, and then placed her hand to her mouth, "I thought you were dead."

"And I thought you were still in Tennessee."

She shook her head, "I left soon after you never came back."

Jack walked over to Kate, and then stared on in confusion as Taylor and Sawyer caught up.

"Do you want to come back to my place until…" Taylor said nervously.

Kate opened her mouth to object, but Sawyer agreed.

"We can't stay long, but sure…for old times sake." He replied.

Taylor smiled, "Old times sake…and then you can leave me again and never come back."

Sawyer looked down, "I…"

She opened the passenger door, "Hop on in."

Sawyer walked over, and hopped into the passengers seat.

Kate's eyebrows furrowed low over her eyes…who was this Taylor, and what did she have to do with Sawyer? Jealousy was taken over her and she wasn't sure why…Kate was perfectly content with just having Jack and Sawyer by her side…and be it selfish or not, she didn't want anyone messing that up.

Jack placed his hand on Kate's lower back and guided her towards the car. "We should go, it's not smart to stay out here in broad daylight, when so many people want us dead."

"Jack, we can't go with her, because if we do then we're going to drag her into all of this." Kate said.

Jack clenched his jaw, "Then what are we going to do Kate? We have no means of transportation, no food…"

"Jack everyone that we have come in contact thus far has died." Kate stated.

Jack closed his eyes, "I know."

"Come on," Taylor said beeping the horn and then signaling for Jack and Kate to get in her car, without knowing their story.

"I'm not getting in." Kate said crossing her arms.

"Kate don't make me pick you up and carry you to the car. I know I may not be the sanest person right now, but we're all out of options, and we have to rely on Sawyer's friend."

Diane Austin laid all alone in the hospital staring out at the sun. Everyday she was growing weaker, and she knew death was imminent. She tried to sit up, but her body was too weak.

"Diane, you have a visitor," The Nurse said coming in.

Diane swallowed nervously. The last person that had visited her was Katherine, and she had been so scared. Tears started to well in her eyes, her poor daughter was probably dead by now. Diane knew that Kate wasn't a monster and she had done what she needed to in order to save her life and her mom's…and in order to avenge the death of her sister.

Diane's lips started to tremble. Katherine never had a chance, and if she wasn't dead already, then the authorities were going to find her, and then give her the death penalty. Diane reached for a Kleenex at thought of Katherine dying all alone in a jail by herself…Katherine had been such a good child, but after he came into their lives he had turned everything upside down.

The Marshall stepped in. "Hello, Ms. Austin."

Diane stared back at him with fear. "Have you found my daughter," She croaked weakly.

"I had her but she escaped…but it's only a matter of time before we bring her to justice, and I need your help Diane, do you think you can help me apprehend your daughter, and give her the punishment she deserves."

The clouds overcast the sun, and rain started to pour. Cold, heavy downpours of rain, beating against the window, and making its presence known.

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