Chapter 34- Honey's Belle
"We should go back out there sometime," Kate whispered.
Jack shook his head, "Do we have too,"
"They're going to start getting suspicious," Kate said with a smile.
"Aren't they already?"
Kate laughed and then rested her head against Jack's chest. "Come on Jack,"
"Okay," He sighed.
"You really enjoyed that kiss didn't you,"
"Not really,"
Kate gasped, "What!"
"It was okay, it didn't really do it for me,"
Kate walked across the floor and slowly started to blow out the candles one by one, "Okay,"
Jack stood up, and walked over to Kate. "You know why it was just okay,"
Kate blew out the last candle so now they were in complete darkness. The wind whistled outside, tree branches scraped against the window, and the moonlight cascaded inside.
"Maybe another kiss could sway my opinion."
"I see what you're trying to do."
Jack pulled Kate into his arms, "What? Make up for lost time,"
Kate leaned forward and kissed Jack on the cheek, "I don't know what made me confess,"
"The romantic setting probably, the candles, me in a pair of high water pajama pants,"
Kate laughed, "Hey at least they aren't polka dotted like Sawyer's."
"And for that I am thankful," Jack laughed.
"You caught me on a good day Jack, I'm not sure if I will be as open with you tomorrow."
"What do you mean," Jack asked cupping Kate's chin in his hand.
"I'm usually guarded with my feelings,"
"But you don't have to be anymore because you know how I feel Kate,"
"But I don't want to rush things Jack,"
"We won't, we'll take this relationship slow,"
"Relationship," Kate said tilting her head to the side.
Jack reached for Kate's hands, "Unless you want to call it something else,"
"Like boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"A little too high-school for me," Jack laughed.
Kate looked down, "Well I'm not sure what we are yet, let's just call it the stage in between friends and…"
"Lovers," Jack finished.
Kate felt her cheeks grow warm, "How about we just go out and eat dinner and then we'll figure out everything later,"
"Sure,"
Kate turned around, but Jack gently grabbed her by the waist and spun her around back to him.
"For the record I've never enjoyed a kiss with a woman as much as I did this one,"
Kate playfully pushed Jack away, "Oh please, you're just trying to butter me up."
"I'm serious, you know I'm not into playing games."
"One last kiss Jack, you're impossible you know that."
"So are you,"
Jack brought Kate's hands up to his lips and then kissed them. "Forgive me for having a hard time to let you go, I just…"
"You just what," Kate whispered.
"Kate, I honestly never felt like this before,"
She had with Tom, and that almost scared her. What if she lost Jack after falling so hard for him.
Jack was stuttering over his words, and wiping beads of sweat from his forehead.
Kate bit her lip. Watching Jack so nervous, and vulnerable made her love him even more. "It's okay,"
Jack smiled, "I'm fine,"
"Am I making you nervous,"
"Of course not,"
"I think I am,"
"There's something special about you Kate,"
"No, there's not,"
"Do you see what you have reduced me too," Jack stared back at Kate's face which was hidden in the dark, but her alluring eyes were lit by the moonlight. Jack stroked her chin with his thumb, "I have a career back in L.A., and a beautiful girl back home…"
Kate reached for Jack's hand to remove it from her face.
"But Kate, I'm willing to leave all that behind for you."
"Why?"
"Because up until now you're the only thing that makes sense in my life." Jack walked over to the bed and then sat down. "I'm going to wait a little while, but if you want to go out to dinner then you can."
"I'm going to go out with you,"
"What?" Jack said sitting up.
Kate smiled and placed her hand over her mouth, "Oh…I didn't mean it like that…I just meant that when you go out to dinner then I want to go out with you. I think I phrased that better."
Jack nodded. "I came to the Midwest because I didn't want to go after my father in Australia, I had two options, one to visit my friend who had cancer, or the other to go after him." Jack placed his one hand against his cheek and then the other against his knee.
Kate walked over to Jack, and then sat down by him. "Do you regret your decision."
"I do,"
Kate reached for his hand.
"But then again I don't." Jack turned to face Kate. "If I went after him, then I would have never got sucked into this crazy adventure, and even worse I would never have met you,"
"Met me and all my baggage,"
Jack smiled, "I'll take you and your baggage any day over a life of misery and paranoia from all my worrying."
"You were miserable back in L.A.? But how Jack, you had Sarah and…"
"I was never able to give Sarah the love she deserved, because I was always on an emotional roller coaster. I had so much things I had to deal with, and unfortunately I always put her last."
"But you were going to marry her Jack,"
"I know, and I felt that it was my duty to marry Sarah after putting her through so much."
"Well do you still think marrying her is the right thing to do?"
Jack shook his head, "I can't, she deserves a guy that will make her happy, that can make sure she's taken care of, and who can be there for her through it all. I'm just not that."
"I think you're all of those things,"
"It seems like I should marry you then," Jack said.
"I wouldn't say No,"
Jack gave Kate his complete attention, "Honestly?"
Kate nodded, "In the future,"
"Of course,"
Jack was getting ideas, Kate could tell.
"So are you serious about traveling the world with me?"
"We have to get rid of Sawyer first," Jack added.
"I like Sawyer,"
Jack frowned.
"But not as much as you," Kate stood up, "Are you ready to go now honey?"
"Honey?"
"I did some heavy thinking and I decided on what you are…You're not my boyfriend yet, but yet you're still my friend, who I just recently discovered I enjoy kissing…so Jack I'm going to dub you my honey,"
Jack laughed, "Is this a formal nickname?"
"Only when it's just you and me,"
"Well I need a nickname for you,"
"Sweet Cheeks, Sassafras, and Freckles have all been taken by the king of nicknames,"
"Well the only thing I can think of is kind of corny…but when I look at you it's the first thing I notice."
"What, my eyes?"
"Yes your eyes, but I also notice that beautiful face of yours."
"You're laying it on thick," Kate teased.
"I'm going to call you my Belle, Kate,"
"Belle means beauty in French,"
"Smart aren't you," Jack teased back.
"If we keep it up the next thing we are going to talk about is having kids."
"I want kids, do you,"
Kate laughed. "Jack,"
"Do you want kids,"
"Four,"
"Me too,"
"Really?"
Jack nodded, "I always planned it that way Belle,"
Kate placed her hand to her mouth and laughed.
"Are you laughing at me?"
"I'm laughing at us, our situations, earlier today I was dressed as Marilyn Monroe, and you were a farmer, and later tonight we are going to be attending a wedding for dolls named after us,"
"Don't forget the newly found nicknames,"
"Honey's Belle,"
Jack smiled, "We'll keep the nicknames between ourselves in order to save us some humiliation."
Kate kissed Jack one last time, "Come on Honey, they're waiting for us,"
"We're sleeping together tonight," Jack said.
Kate turned around, "What?"
"Oh, I didn't mean it like that I meant…I um…meant…you're sleeping in the same room with me, so we can talk, and kiss, and if I'm lucky snuggle."
Kate smiled, "Snuggle,"
"Sorry, I'm a doctor, so I'm not in on the hip lingo for "Snuggle"
"I call it the same thing, we've "snuggled" together before, and I always felt safest that way, so sure Jack, as long as you promise to be there when I wake up."
"I could ask you the same thing,"
"Believe me honey, if I wanted to leave then I would've left already, but what can I say I found something worth staying for," Kate said affectionately stroking Jack's cheek.
(Hey thanks guys for the reviews! You'll are awesome, and I am sorry if this chapter was a little cheesy…or too fluffy, but I might take a little break…a week or two in order to catch up on school, so I just wanted to give you'll a little Jate fix…before the season premiere! Take care, and thanks once again.)