Chapter 11

Kate couldn't stop thinking about the TV screens that she had seen, Have these people been watching us the whole time? She asked herself. Kate could hear a commotion coming from the 'TV' room and guns being fired, she started to panic, what's happening? Kate tried to sit up but failed, painfully, then the door banged open and she could here shouting, right before she blacked out.

Jack looked down at the frail body lying on the floor of the 'Pearl' hatch, it was Kate's. Immediately he went into doctor mode as he checked for a pulse, and breathing. This isn't good, He said to himself as he saw the bruises on Kate's petite figure. He couldn't move her incase he caused anymore injury.

"CAN I HAVE SOME HELP OVER HERE?" Jack called out and Richard rushed to his side.

"What can I do?" Richard asked.

"She needs instant medical help, we need to get her a stretcher and get her to a hospital ASAP" Said Jack, trying to keep calm.

"I'll page one of my crew members on my ship and send of a helicopter" Replied Richard, taking out his pager.

"Thank you" Jack said, truly meaning it, "You're gonna be all right Kate, I promise"

Kate began to stir but didn't regain consciousness, Jack looked at her beat up face, she still looks beautiful, He said to himself, running his finger lightly over her swollen eyelid.

All of Kate's captors were dead, Jack had made sure of that, he still felt the guilt well up inside him as he looked at Kate's bloody body, If I had just listened to her, the same 'if only' that had run through Jacks mind a hundred times already. He tucked a strand of her matted, brown hair delicately behind her ear as a tear came to his eye, before he knew what was happening, he broke down into a sobbing fit.

"The Helicopter will be here in twenty minutes…are you Ok?" Richard asked as he hurriedly re-entered the room.

"Huh?...What? Oh yeah, I um I'm fine" Jack said, unconvincingly but Richard nodded.

Jack continued to look at Kate, tears brimming his eyes again, "I love her" Jack whispered, "I love her".

Jack and Sawyer both sat either side of Kate as the helicopter took off, they both cared for the beautiful woman in front of them but they also knew that they both couldn't have her.

"Doc?" Sawyer broke the silence.

"Yeah, Sawyer?" Jack answered, wearily.

"I want you to look after her for me" Sawyer said, sadly.

"What?" Jack asked, shocked.

"Give her what she needs, look after her…she deserves you, Doc" Said Sawyer.

Jack looked at Sawyer, "You love her" He stated.

"What give you that impression, Doc?" Sawyer asked.

"You said so, when you were recovering from being shot" Jack explained, gesturing to Sawyers shoulder.

"Yeah…well, maybe it was the drugs talking" Murmured Sawyer.

"Maybe…but it wasn't" Jack shot back, shaking his head and looking back at Kate. He didn't know what she wanted and he couldn't exactly just make that decision for her.

"I can't give her what she needs, Doc…I care for her but I can't face it if I let her down and I know I will…I'm not one for long term relationships" Sawyer replied.

Jack sniffed and a small smile surfaced his face, "Didn't think so!" Jack said, laughing lightly.

"Hey! What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Said Sawyer, faking his anger, they both grinned at each other.

"Maybe because I get the impression that you have had more one night stands then I have patients!" Said Jack, smirking.

"All right Jack-o, I get the point" Sawyer said, looking offended.

"Did I hurt your feelings Sawyer?" Mocked Jack.

"Yeah Doc, it cut deep" Sawyer glared, but then smiled.

Jack laughed and shook his head.

"I'll take good care of her" Jack whispered to Sawyer, as if it were a secret.

Sawyer nodded sadly and took Kate's hand in his own. "And you Freckles, you take care of the Doc…he needs a bit of manning up, he can be a bit to emotional at times!" Sawyer said to an unconscious Kate.

"I am here you know! And I do not get a 'bit to emotional'!" Argued Jack.

"Yeah, Yeah" Sawyer replied, grinning smugly. He kissed Kate's hand and put it make at her side. "I mean it Doc, take good care of her"

Jack nodded and turned to focus on Kate again. Things could only go up hill now...Right?

The End

But do not fear for I am writing a sequel which will take place off the island (obviously lol) That's why the ending was like…How the hell could you just end a story there? So sorry about that! Lol

Thank you for reading, please review and I would just like to say that I had great pleasure writing this story 

P.S. A special thank you to Macdaddymom who let me steal their Idea about the Sawyer/Jack dialouge at the endso THANKYOU! Lol