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Consequences Of Truth Untold

Aaron had begun crying in Shannon's arms.

"Hey Hey little guy what's wrong?" she asked looking at him, "come on," she said standing up rocking him and bouncing.

"You sure know what you're doing with him," Sawyer commented watching Shannon with the little baby. Aaron's crying gradually stopped and Shannon stayed standing up as to keep him calm.

"Say that again?" she asked looking at Sawyer.

"I said you sure know what you're doing with him."

"Yeah well it's easy when you get used to it," she said smiling.

"So you've had experience in this area then?" Sawyer questioned.

"Well yeah, it's one of the things I wanted to talk to you about," Shannon said looking at him, "see I was ma…"

Shannon didn't get to finish her sentence as Charlie and Claire walked over to them, they both had dopey grins on their faces. Shannon looked away she really need to tell him the truth, but would it all end like her dream?

"Hey you two," Sawyer said casually.

"Shan you should watch him more often for me," Claire said.

"Of course I will he is my nephew," Shannon said handing the baby back to Claire.

"Shan can we go for a walk?" Sawyer said holding out his hand.

"Ok, we'll be back in a minute," Shannon said heading off after Sawyer.

"What did you want to talk about?" asked Shannon looking at him concerned.

"Well before I asked you a question and you went to answer we were interrupted," he said holding her hand.

"I was just going to tell you that I was married," she said looking at him.

"You was married?" he asked putting emphasis on was.

"My husband died, he was a police officer and he was shot when he was on duty," she replied turning her head left and looking at the floor.

Sawyer moved his right hand from hers and placed it on the side of her face tilting her head up to face him.

"This was what you were worried to tell me?"

"Well yeah I was, I wasn't sure how you would feel about me being married," she said not taking her eyes off of him.

"If you had said you were still married now, I would have been a little upset because I think what we have is pretty amazing," he said smiling.

Shannon smiled at him, "there's something else," she paused as he looked at her and she continued, "you asked me if I'd had any experience with children and the truth is I have because I had a baby and two weeks after she was born her dad died, his parents then believed that I was having a breakdown and they took her from me, I haven't seen her for two years." Shannon had started crying and Sawyer held her close.

"Sshh it's ok, take your time," he whispered into her ear.

"For two years I haven't seen my daughter, I tried to get her back but I never could, but I've promised myself when I get off this island I'm getting her back. I understand completely if when we get home you want to just be friends," she rambled.

"Hey hey slow down and go back a little," he said laughing at her, "just because you have a daughter doesn't mean I don't want to see where things go with us when we get home, I also promise that I'll help you get her back she means a lot to you," Sawyer said smiling at how she looked at him amazed by his compassion.

"I'm sorry I never told you sooner."

"That's ok you've told me now, does Claire know?" he asked.

"Yeah Claire knows, a weight had been lifted when I told her and now that I've told you another weight has been lifted," Shannon said relieved she had finally told Sawyer her past and he didn't run from her or leave her he said he'd help her get Lilyella back.

"I'll bet, so what's your daughters name?" he asked wanting to know more about his girlfriend.

"Lilyella, it was her dad's idea, she looks a bit like my great grandmother Ella and his grandmother Lily, so he suggested that we put them together."

"Well she sounds very cute," Sawyer said smiling, "I bet she looks like her mum."

"Well I've got this picture of her but she was only a couple of days old, I wouldn't know what she looks like now."

"It's ok darlin' as soon as we're off this island you'll see your little girl," Sawyer said still holding her close.

"Thank you for understanding," Shannon said kissing him.

"Thank you for telling me," he said returning the kiss.

"I knew she'd go back on the deal and now we've lost two of the children, I don't really care about the blonde but the children I want back!" Danielle yelled her face red with anger, "find Kate I want answers!"

"Yes Danielle we'll find her," Ethan said looking at the others who nodded and went collecting food ready for their journey to look for Kate.

"Remember I want Kate back here, she needs to explain to me first," said Danielle.

"It is done," Ethan said heading off with a group to look for Kate.

"Tammy come here!" called Danielle. A little girl with shoulder length brown hair came out of a tent and headed over to Danielle, "come sit here sweetie."

Tammy walked over and sat in front of Danielle, she started brushing the little girls hair.

"She thinks she can double cross me and get away with it," Danielle murmured pulling the girls hair with every brush stroke.

"Danielle you're hurting me," Tammy whined, tears sparkling in her eyes. Still Danielle continued, repeating her sentence over again not even hearing the girl's pleas for her to stop.

"Danielle you're hurting me!" she screamed pulling her head away and sending the brush flying across the floor.

"Tammy I'm sorry," Danielle apologised looking at the little girl.

Tammy stared at Danielle a frown forming on her face; she turned away from her and walked out of the tent. Danielle sat down on the floor; damn she forgot Tammy was capable of that kind of anger. She decided to have a little sleep to wait for the others to bring Kate back.

Ethan and the group of others continued their walk through the jungle looking for Kate. They knew where she would be…at camp, but it wasn't safe to walk in and get her not with everyone around. They made camp and settled down ready for the evening when they would get Kate.

The sun was setting in the sky across the horizon and everyone had sat round the camp fire eating in comfortable silence, Claire and Charlie kept stealing glances at each other, which didn't go unnoticed by the other survivors. Everyone knew Claire and Charlie liked each other from the moment they had crashed, it was inevitable that they would become a couple, even Charlie had become a dad, which is just what Aaron needed, so when their looks became more frequent no one battered an eyelid they just secretly wished them good luck.

After dinner was over they all headed to their tents each getting ready for what seemed like a hellish night. The wind was blowing fiercely and the tents were struggling to stay up. Heavy rain started falling putting out the fire, which they used for light; thunder rumbled and lightening flashed which caused Aaron to start screaming in fear. Claire rocked him and tried to calm him down but it wasn't working.

Ethan and his group of others had finally found there way to the camp and as quietly as they had before found Kate's tent. Ethan silently went inside and Kate's eyes shot open as she felt his breath on her face.

"Don't scream," said Ethan, "Danielle wants a word with you." Ethan took hold of Kate's arm and pulled her from the tent into the waiting grip of one of the others. Kate looked at them and complied with their wishes, she went silently not wanting to alarm anyone else. Once safely in the woods she decided to speak up, "what is it that Danielle wants?"

"That's for her to discuss with you," Ethan said looking Kate straight in the eyes, he really did scare her when he did that.

"Ethan I think the storm could be setting in for the night, maybe we should camp under some trees," a man said who was walking beside another man who was holding Kate's arm.

"Yes Andy I agree," said Ethan finding a spot under some trees to spend the night, "no listen my dear Kate do not try to leave because we will then have to do something we don't want to do," he concluded.

"Oh don't you worry about me, I'm not going to go anywhere, and if there's one thing I've learned on this damn island is that you have to accept the consequences of your actions. In my case that means meeting you people."

"Well there's a good girl," Ethan said taping Kate's face with the palms of his hands. Kate pulled her head away and glared at him.

"No need to be like that," he said, "you can sleep right here next to me."

Kate kept glaring at him, but if she wanted to get back in one piece she needed to do as she was told, so she looked at everyone and laid down next to Ethan. Much to her dismay. She kept drifting in and out of sleep if she was honest with herself she wished she was with Jack and others, she was alone and scared.

"I cant believe he chose her over me, I mean what does she have that I don't?" Kate asked herself walking through the woods. She didn't know how deep in the woods she was but she was looking at things she hadn't seen before.

"Are you lost?" asked a man stepping out from behind a tree.

"I'm not lost just misplaced," she said looking at him taking in his features; he was not part of the group she had been living with.

"Well since you are misplaced, would you like me to take you to where I'm staying maybe you could tell me what you were muttering about earlier."

"Sure ok," she said letting him lead the way.

Normally she wouldn't have followed a complete stranger but she wanted to complain about her situation to someone who would listen and she was also quite hungry.

"So you look like a woman who needs to get a few things off her chest," said the man now walking by her side.

"Yeah well when we was not on this island I was sort of seeing this guy well it never lasted but we're both here now and he's taken an interest in a blonde and no matter what I do they stay together," Kate said sighing.

"Sounds like you have a problem, well here we are," he said gesturing to his camp.

It was nothing like the camp where she was staying, they had little huts, which were made from, what Kate could see, trees.

"Please go sit over there while I get the camp leader," he said gesturing to some logs round a fire.

Kate nodded and headed over to the logs and sat down.

"Tammy no fair, you're using your powers!" a little girl whined chasing after her friend. Kate just looked around she felt quite out of place.

"And you are sure she is form the other camp?" a woman asked looking at Ethan.

"Yes I'm quite sure she is," Ethan said smiling.

"So we can get her to get the pregnant lady," Danielle said.

"Exactly, but she's got a little problem maybe we could help her with that," he suggested.

"Maybe, tell her to come in and see me," she said turning her back on him.

Ethan left Danielle's hut and found Kate sitting by the fire watching the children.

"Hey Danielle wants to see you," he said. Kate stood up and followed the man, whose name she still didn't know.

"Ethan and…" Danielle began.

"Kate," she finished.

"Ahh Kate welcome, Ethan said you have a slight problem."

Kate looked at Ethan, "well yeah but I don't think you can do anything about it."

"What if we could guarantee your problem solved if you do something for us," Danielle said gesturing for Kate to take a seat. Kate complied and sat on the log closest to her, "what do I have to do?"

"Do you have a pregnant lay where you are staying?" she enquired.

"Yes why? Her name is Claire," Kate said.

"Well we want you to bring her here."

"Bring her here, why?" Kate asked with a frown on her face.

"Because we want her baby, we can raise it with all the love it could possibly need," Danielle said bluntly.

"You want me to steal her baby?" Kate looked horrified.

"Like we said do this for us and we'll sort out your problem," Danielle said.

"Ok fine, I'll do it."

"That's it, now what do you want us to do for you?" Danielle asked her facial expression not changing since the start of their conversation.

"Ok well my ex-boyfriend, which I happen to want back but now he's got this new girlfriend, a leggy blonde," Kate said with a look of anguish on her face.

"So you want her out of the way?" Danielle asked.

"Well yes," Kate replied looking at Ethan who had been silent the entire time.

"Ok we'll do that for you, is it a deal?" Danielle asked holding out her hand.

Kate shook her hand, "it's a deal."

"Ok Kate, I'll have Andy walk you back to your camp," Ethan said leaving the hut.

"Well it was nice meeting you Danielle," Kate said smiling.

"It was nice to meet you too," she replied.

Then Andy and Ethan came in the hut, "you ready to go?" asked Andy.

"Yeah."

Kate and Andy left the hut and he walked her back to her camp.

"You think she'll do it?" asked Ethan looking at Danielle.

"With a lot more persuasion," she said smiling, Ethan smiled too.

Kate had walked back into camp not completely sure of what had happened then she saw Claire, she had steal her baby she suddenly felt guilty but then she saw Sawyer and Shannon and all her anger came flooding back.

"Kate! Kate!" Ethan called snapping her out of her daze.

"Sorry, what?" she asked.

"The storm has calmed down so we are going to start to make a move," he said holding out his hand to help her up.

"It's fine I can manage," Kate said pulling herself up.

The two men who had held her arms before took hold of them again and they continued walking her back towards their camp.

"You brought her back then," Tammy said watching Kate be escorted in.

"Where's Danielle Tammy?" asked Ethan looking at her.

Tammy lifted her right arm and pointed at Danielle's hut.

"Thank you," Ethan said, "Kate come on."

The two men let go of Kate and she followed Ethan into Danielle's hut. As Ethan closed the wooden door Danielle turned around.

"Welcome back Kate."

Kate just looked at her…damn she was in trouble.