I don't own LOST...wish I did! ALSO, this story includes S2 spoilers and scenes from upcoming episodes. I have no idea if I'm presenting them correctly as the episode has not aired and we know that with LOST there are always surprises! You have been warned!

"I love her…" It was extremely muffled and really faint, but Jack knew exactly what he said and his heart stopped.

"You mean Kate…" It was half question half statement. He waited, dreading to hear the answer, but needing to hear it all the same.

But no answer came. Sawyer's shaking calmed. He took the fallen towel off the floor, drenched it in cool water and placed it back on Sawyer's forehead.

"Here…watch him. I have to go find Kate," he said to Eko and Ana, although she just seemed to stare at Sawyer than listen to him. "Just keep him cool. If he gets worse, come find me…but it seems that the anti-biotic is working, so he should remain stable. If he comes to, find out what happened…"

He finished his doctor speech and took off down the hall. If Kate had been here with Sawyer, why didn't he see her leave? He stopped dead in his tracks and turned toward the back entrance to the hatch. She had to have gone this way.

Bursting through the hatch door he had to shield his eyes from the sudden burst of sunlight. Gaining his bearings again, he stopped to listen. Kate couldn't have gotten far, if she even was around here. He started to worry, as he always did about Kate. She could be stubborn, of course, and drive him crazy sometimes, but he couldn't help how he felt about her. He truly cared about her and more than a friend. However, he would never admit that, at least not to her. She hardly ever opened up to him and when she did, it was little snippets at a time. He should be grateful that she opened up at all. Hell, he didn't open up to her too often either, but he at least tried to make the effort from time to time.

Suddenly he heard a noise that wasn't too common in the jungle. It almost sounded like whimpering, along with the rustle of limbs and leaves. He slowly began to walk in that direction. As he listened longer he became aware of a gut feeling that he was following Kate. He picked up the pace and there she was. Apparently unaware that he was right behind her.

"Kate..." he said gently.

Kate immediately spun around to see Jack. Her eyes were red and swollen from crying. Her cheeks stained with her tears. Jack just wanted to go up and hold her, but held back. She didn't respond, but just stood there switching her eyes from his down to the ground.

"Kate…what happened?" he asked, taking a step towards her.

"He…tried….to kill…me…" she choked out. He had never seen her this upset. He took another step towards her.

"What happened?" he asked again.

"I already told you!" she screamed.

"Kate…I know, but what happened before that…leading up to that?" taking yet another step towards her, trying to use as calm a voice as possible.

"I was just checking on him. He was mumbling something and I leaned over to try to hear what he was saying, then his eyes shot open and he attacked me!" she said as tears began to run down her face once more. This time Jack couldn't hold back. He was close enough to her now that he placed his arms on her shoulders and guided her to him. She didn't resist and continued to sob into his chest.

He couldn't imagine what had triggered Sawyer to act like that. He remembered Sawyer speaking to him: "I love her" was all that he had said. He assumed Kate, a thought that made his blood run cold. Now, hearing this, was it Kate he was speaking of? If he loved her, he would never attack her, right? Thinking on this, he just gripped Kate tighter, never wanting to let her go.

As Kate calmed, he pulled her away gently and guided her face up so that he could look at her. She had stopped crying, but tears still were threatening.

"Are you ok?" he asked, his voice full of concern.

"I'm ok…" she replied, with a slight smile. "Thank you."

Jack smiled in return. He was glad that she was starting to relax. They held this position until Kate moved, changing their relationship forever. She leaned forward and kissed him.

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