"I...I mean, for a long time, I..." Kate looked away, her tongue tied. She knew exactly what she wanted to say, but it wouldn't come out. Kate actually wanted for the words to come out of her mouth, but a part of her wouldn't... A part of her she didn't understand. "So, to sum it all up, you're just... ah, I can't say it for some reason." She rolled her eyes and sighed.

"What?" Jack asked. "Can't say what?" He shifted his weight nervously to his other foot.

"That...That..." Kate looked down. "That I..."

"Love me." Jack's eyes widened in shock. Did he just...? No, he thought. I did not just say that. I-I couldn't possibly have-? Ohh, god. I did. I blurted it out! Jack looked at Kate nervously, his expression worried. "I-I'm sorry, I was just thinking...a-and it blurted out of my mouth, and I couldn't-" But to his surprise, Kate smiled. A happy, loving smile. Jack's features softened, and couldn't help but smile back.

"Yeah," Kate said softly, looking away. She stood up, wiping her hands on her jeans, and looked around awkwardly. She finally looked at Jack after what seemed like hours. "You know what...? I feel like going to the beach."

"...Oh." Jack looked away. Kate's eyebrows rose, thinking that he thought that she was going to desert him.

"No, Jack...I mean...want to come with me?" Kate offered, before the situation got worse. She managed to smile, andJack smiled back.

"Yeah...," he said slowly, nodding. "I'd like that."

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"Oh, look at them two, Jack and Kate," Charlie told Claire, a pleasant smile on his face. The two were laughing and having a great time next to Kate's tent. Claire chuckled.

"It's about time, huh?" she said, shaking her head playfully. Charlie looked at her and smiled. He nodded and agreed.

"Ya know, I always did know that they were gonna be together someday. Don't tell anyone, but Hurley and I made a bet of whose gonna get them together first." Charlie smiled, and looked at Claire's reaction. Charlie nodded excitedly. "Yeah. It pretty much explains why we're always, ya know, playing around and joking about 'em two. At first, I think that they thought we were stalkers or something, but then after, I think that they were alright with it. In fact, I think they're kind of enjoying it all." His grin widened.

"No wonder, you twohanging out with 'em always," Claire said. Her grin widened too. "Hey, can you hold Aaron, please? My arms are killing me."

"Yeah, no problem," Charlie said, as Claire gently and carefully passed him to Charlie. They looked at each other and smiled.

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"I'm so glad I remembered," Kate said, looking out at the vast ocean. "I mean...if I didn't remember you at all... I might as well just have died. All of those memories gone to waste, just like that."

"Yeah, I'm pretty glad myself that you remember me," Jack said, chuckling. Kate's grin widened, and there was a silence.

"Jack...thank you, for everything," Kate said, looking down. She fumbled with her fingers nervously. "I mean...I'm just so sorry, because you've had such a rough day and all... And I just made it worse."

"No, no," Jack said. "You made my day...interesting." He laughed, and so did Kate.

"You know, you're right, Jack," Kate began to say. "I mean, it's just impossible."

"Impossible? What's impossible?" Jack asked, raising an eyebrow. He leaned back and put his arms behind him, sighing with relaxation.

"Me, forgetting you...," Kate explained. "It's just impossible."

"But...you really did forget me," Jack said, confused. He slightly frowned. "I mean...sure, you may not remember all of that, but I know what I know." Jack nodded, thinking that his words made no complete sense.

"No, Jack, I'm not denying you... I mean, it's impossible, because I'll never forget you."

The End
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