(A/N- I recently changed my pen name, so I am still Chris 3137, sorry for the confusion. This is a quick chapter, nothing much happens, just though I should update before I really force myself to do some much needed work that I have been putting off. Thanks for the reviews everyone! And no worries, I'm not trying to break up Jack and Kate because I am a Jater..but I think in reality Kate would still be a little reluctant because of Tom…and I also haven't finished showing all her flashbacks involving Tom and her step father. )

Chapter 35- Complicated

"What am I going to do with you Freckles?" Sawyer asked coming outside onto the porch with her.

"I could ask you the same thing," Kate said moving over so Sawyer could sit down. "So what brings you out here?"

"Well you for starters, and not to mention Jacko seemed to show up everywhere I turned as if he was gloating in my face about something, and I think I know what it is."

Kate laughed. "Are you trying to say Jack is bothering you."

"Jackass always bothers me,"

Kate smiled, "Okay, Taylor is a great cook,"

Sawyer leaned forward and rested his chin on Kate's shoulder, "You kissed Jack?"

"What?" Kate moved her shoulder so Sawyer's face down her arm. "Have you been drinking?"

"Have you? I heard them embarrassing names you'll done gave to each other, honey, and belle, well shit what is my name donkey?"

Kate shrugged, "Or asshole, jerk, pain in my…"

"Sassafrass, you aren't good at given out names so leave that to me. Did ya kiss him?"

Kate pulled her hair off of her shoulder. "Kiss who?"

"Don't play games with me sweet cheeks,"

"No,"

Sawyer raised an eyebrow, "Are you lyin to me?"

"Why would I do that?"

"Because you like to lie,"

Kate shook her head and then stood up, "When are you drowning the truck, every police in the state of North Carolina had to pass by it by now."

Sawyer jingled the key's to Taylor's truck in his hand. "I'm going right now, did you want to go for the ride baby?"

Kate rolled her eyes, "Don't you get tired of rejection?"

"So you do like Jack more than me,"

"I never said that,"

"So you like me,"

"Sawyer!"

Sawyer chuckled. "Getting all worked up over nothing. I never said I liked you."

"This is childish, you can go take care of the truck yourself,"

"Hold on there sweetheart, I'm going to need some man power to push the truck into the river, and the last thing I need is Jack breathing down my neck, I want you to help me,"

Kate crossed her arms, "So you would rather have me breathing down your neck?"

"Oh stop honey, before I get excited," Sawyer growled with wide eyes.

"I'll go,"

Sawyer nodded, "I'll be warming up the car, damn it's starting to get cold already."

"Yeah, soon you're going to need pants that actually cover your ankles…and maybe a shirt might keep you warmer,"

"In the wild I don't wear shirts, or shoes."

"This isn't the wild Sawyer,"

"We'll I'm feeling wild."

A smile crept across Kate's lips. "Just go in the car before you catch a cold, I'm going to see if I can find you a shirt and where are your shoes at?"

"I'll go and get them," Sawyer playfully pushed Kate, "My mafia pals have a habit of just showing up whenever it's convenient and I don't want you to get snatched up."

Kate nodded, and then headed inside.

Sawyer stared after her, he knew that she had kissed Jack. Now what was he to do when Jack was moving at the speed of a special Olympic hurdler? He could settle for Taylor, who he still had a thing for, or he could fight back.

"Hi five!" Chloe yelled.

Jack looked up from the magazine he was reading. "Hey there,"

"Hi five!"

"Why…but okay." Jack hi-fived Chloe's little hand. "So what's going on?"

"I know about you and Kate,"

Jack raised an eyebrow, "You do?"

Chloe nodded, "Uh huh, Sawyer said that you and her were kissing each other and he thought it was disgusting, but I thought it was cute because you and Kate deserve each other!"

Jack smiled, "You're a smart girl,"

"How is it?"

Jack leaned forward, "How is what?"

"Kissing?"

Jack's eyes widened, "Oh it's um…it's…"

"Hey Jack," Kate said breezily as she walked into the room. "Are the clothes finished washing, Sawyer needs a shirt."

"Sawyer likes you too Kate," Chloe blurted out.

Jack looked down.

Kate gave Chloe a small smile, "Sawyer likes a lot of girls,"

"Do you like him, I know my mommy does." Chloe crawled onto the bed, and then rested her face on her little hands. "Is Sawyer, a player?"

Kate giggled, "How do you know about that sweetie?"

Chloe shrugged, "I watch t.v."

Jack glanced sideways at Kate and then smiled, "Yes Sawyer is a player,"

Kate playfully rolled her eyes at Jack.

"Who do you like more Kate? Do you like Jack or Sawyer more, I'm just curious?" Chloe twirled her curly brown hair around her pinkie and stared between Jack and Kate.

"I…I have to go." Kate grabbed a tee-shirt and quickly headed out.

Jack stared after her confused.

"She's just shy," Chloe whispered punching Jack in the arm.

"Hold on one second Chloe," Jack said nodding his head in the little girl's direction.

"Okay, don't keep me too long, or I might fall asleep," She let out a little yawn, "Playing on the monkey bars all day, really makes a little girl tired."

"I'll be back promise."

"And can you read me Cinderella when you get back?"

"Sure," Jack got up and quickly walked out the door. He found Kate waiting outside for him. "Sawyer knows about us,"

"It doesn't matter," Kate said with a shrug.

Jack nodded, "Okay," He placed his hand on Kate's.

She looked down and then pulled away, "Jack, what we did should never have happened."

"I only kissed you,"

Kate bit her lip, "A kiss can be deadly at least in my eyes."

"Kate, what's going on?" Jack asked getting closer to her.

"Jack, I don't understand myself around you. I hate when my walls are broken down, but yet I love opening up to you, but what happens if I die, or you die…"

"Kate," Jack said sternly.

"This is my reality Jack, I can't afford to get caught up in the moment right now, I'm just too scared to lose you and get hurt all over again."

"You're thinking about Tom?"

Kate looked away, "It felt so good when I kissed you, did you know how long I waited for that moment, I loved you all the while Jack but I was scared to let it show, and once I did something came over me." Kate placed her hand to the side of her face.

"I understand," Jack nodded.

Kate sighed, "But I do like you,"

"A woman doesn't kiss a man like that when there aren't feelings involved. I told you I will wait Kate, not until you feel comfortable will I kiss you again, but I won't stop carrying or worrying about you."

"You can't give up what's in your nature," Kate said softly.

Chloe's little footsteps were heard as she ran into the den with Jack and Kate. "Work things out! Work things out, Jack and Kate belong together."

"We even have a cheerleader," Jack teased.

Chloe hugged both Jack and Kate. "I think you two would make great parents one day."

Jack and Kate exchanged glances. Jack entertained the idea, while Kate turned it down.