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This will be a Skate story so be warned!

KATE

Kate awoke to the sound of the ocean. It's waves slowly crashing against the shore,her eyes fluttered open as the sun's rays shone brightly down upon her. She raised a hand to block the sun and noticed there was a small piece of paper scrunched up in her hand. She sleepily looked down and opened it up. She squinted at the note then opened her mouth at what was written.

Sawyer is apologizing to me? she thought. Suddenly Sawyer emerged from his tent topless and sleepy. He yawned and stetched showing off his tanned golden body as the sun shone down on it brightly. He stopped as out of the corner of his eye he saw Kate staring at him from her spot on the beach.

He raised a hand and asked cockily

"Like what you see Freckles?" raising an eyebrow at her. She blushed and looked down trying to hide her red face with her curls.

He wants to act like he never gave me the note? Well that's fine with me. I'll keep his secret.

She looked back up once she was sure the flush was goneand flashed him a genuine smile showing off her perfect white teeth, something that she hadn't done in a long time.

"Sawyer will you ever get over yourself?" she looked at him coyly smiling looking straight into his ocean blue eyes. "I am in no way impressed with your techinically good physique" she stressed the last 3 words as if a teacher and raised HER eyebrows.

He looked back at her grinning, he raised his arms up in surrender and said:

"Whatever, Play the denial game, fine with me" he said smirking. "We both know what you really want Freckles" he walked off along the beach on the fine sand. He turned around beaming and just said simply over his shoulder

"Nice shirt Freckles"

She looked down and saw that she was wearing one of his shirts. It engulfed her, nearly reaching her knees and smelt heavily of Sawyer's scent.

She smiled and stuck her tongue out at him cheekilyjust before he turned thinking he hadn't seen her.

"I saw that" he said and carried on walking.

"Thanks" she whispered as his figure disappeared into the distance towards the sun. She hugged the shirt to her, inhaling his scent.

JACK

Jack walked up to Kate where she sat sorting the things in her bag. She had all of her items out in a line and was desperately doing her best to cram as many water bottles and personal items as possible. He smiled at her then tapped her shoulder. She gasped and turned around shocked. Her face relaxed as she saw it was Jack's face.

"What's up?" she said, trying to ignore the fact that Jack had barely spoken to her since Michael's poisoning.

"Well, We're gonna collect more wood for the raft. We need as many hands on deck as possible and wondered if you wanted to help"

Kate looked down, downcast. "I think you mean YOU wanted to know if I'd help. Nobody else wants me near them Jack." she tried to avoid his eyes, shielding herself from him knowing how upset she really was."

He placed a hand on her shoulder and looked at her friendly.

"Come on, Honestly getting out and speaking to people again, you'll be surprised at who really wants you there"

"You don't know what you're asking me to do Jack, You're asking me to come and help out with a crowd of people who literally hate my guts"

"Please Kate, Nobody hates you, they're just a little bit upset thats all"

She raised an eyebrow at him then turned and started cramming more stuff into her bag.

"Kate, we need the wood soon and I'd be really grateful if you would help out. Even Sawyer is, and you know how selfish he is"

Kate pondered this for a bit then sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Finnneeee, but if anyone dares to say one bad thing then I'm outta there ok?"

"Sure" said Jack as he smiled at her, gave a friendly wave and walked into the trees.

KATE

I can't believe I'm doing this, she thought desperately as her stomach did butterflies and she walked towards the clearing where everyone was standing listening to Jack telling them where to cut the trees. i don't know what to say, or do. They don't want me here, they'd rather I didn't help.

She walked into the clearing blushing slightly as every single turned and looked at her. Some with disgust or shock but to her surprise a few had smiles on their faces.

"Whats SHE doing here?" hissed one woman as Kate looked to the floor uncomfortably.

There was silence for a while before Sawyer blurted out:

"She's here coz we invited her right doc?" he looked at Jack uncomfortably. Everybody knew they didn't get on but here Sawyer was saying that they both invited her?

"Yes, Yes thats right" Jack said nodding his head.

"Freckles come help me here then?" Sawyer said kindly with a grin on his face.

Kate looked up at him gratefully and walked over to where he was cutting the wood noticing that Jack was observing them closely from the other side of the clearing, helping another woman to pick up the wood she was carrying.

After a while the noise picked up again and Kate was able to talk freely like everyone else without everyone listening.

"Um, Sawyer thanks." she muttered as she chucked a pile of heavy wood into the pile.

He looked up at her panting. "He, No probs freckles, felt for ya when you came in and she said that"

"yeah well" Kate said bitterly "People are like that since-" she shut up and they both observed each other before he looked away guiltily.