Authors Note: Please R&R and enjoy!
Author Note 2: Chapter 11 'Is This The End?' will be up shortly.
Thanks A Killer Deal"How many more cases are there to look through," Jack asked the group the next morning.
"Not many," answered Charlie looking at the pile of cases still left.
"Ok, well I need to find more medicine so if anyone wants to help that would be great."
"I will," Shannon said smiling, "I've been looking for my case since we crashed, I just didn't realise they were there."
Shannon walked over to the pile of cases and looked for her case.
"Hey Shan, you want my help?" asked Sawyer stepping up behind her and placing his chin on her left shoulder.
"Could you get that case for me?" she asked pointing at a rather large black case at the bottom of the pile.
"Sure," Sawyer said smiling at the look on her face while moving the cases from on top of the one she wanted.
"Thanks," Shannon said taking the case from Sawyer and opening it up.
"Nice clothes," Sawyer said holding up one of Shannon's summer dresses.
"Thank you," she smiled taking the dress from him and putting it back in the case.
She kept looking through the case and came across her purse; she forgot she'd packed it in the case instead of her hand luggage.
"You planning on buying something?" Sawyer asked watching her play with the purse.
"No I just thought I'd lost this at the airport," she said, "oh my favourite top." Shannon pulled a blue halter-top from the case and held it up against herself.
"Very nice, blue suits you," Sawyer said smiling.
Shannon smiled and put the top back in the case. Next she took out a denim mini skirt it had something tucked in the front right pocket, she looked at it with curiosity and took it out form it's hiding place.
Sawyer watched her, "what's that?" he asked.
Shannon opened the object in her pocket, it was two pictures one of her daughter the day she was born and the other was of her, Danny and the baby in the hospital. Shannon smiled at the memory.
"Is that your daughter?" Sawyer asked looking at the pictures over Shannon's shoulder.
"Yeah, the day she was born," she replied looking up over her shoulder at him.
"She's beautiful," he said sitting beside her.
"Thanks, well lets keep going through this case see if we can find anything for Jack or one of the others, maybe the girls need some more clothes," Shannon said changing the subject.
"Ok," Sawyer said helping Shannon go through her case sorting things into piles. Keeping the things that she wanted and the things that she wanted to give away.
Others had also begun looking through the other cases it was times like these they really felt like a family, sharing everything.
Jack was walking around the camp checking on everyone; he hadn't seen Kate for a while so he decided to check in on her. He walked straight into her tent to find it empty; he looked around confused and headed back out bumping into Sawyer.
"Excuse you doc," Sawyer said frowning at Jack.
"Sorry I was looking for Kate have you seen her?"
"No I aint, not since last night," Sawyer replied as he started walking again.
"When you saw her where did she go?" Jack asked following him.
"She went up into her tent,' he said turning to face Jack, "you know I really wasn't watching her doc."
"Hey Jack!" Shannon called running over to the both of them.
"What's up Shannon?" Jack asked watching the look on her face as she stood next to Sawyer.
"I found these aspirin in my case and thought you might need them," she said cheerily handing the bottle to Jack.
"Thank you Shannon," Jack said taking the bottle.
"No problem, hey I found some of my really cool clothes that I forgot I even had," she said turning to face Sawyer a great big grin spread across her face.
"That's great," Sawyer said smiling at her happiness. Shannon took Sawyer's hand, "maybe I could give you a fashion show?"
"Really?" he asked smirking.
"I said maybe." Shannon and Sawyer left Jack alone wondering where Kate was.
Kate had stood in the hut for what seemed like hours, no one was saying anything Danielle was just staring at her and Ethan had sat down.
"So what do you want Danielle?" asked Kate feeling nervous but acting like she didn't have a care in the world.
"What do I want?" she stated rather than asked, "I want an explanation!"
"An explanation, for what?" Kate asked again.
"As to why I've lost two children from my camp," Danielle said staring at Kate.
"Look ok I never took the children from your camp."
"I know you didn't take them, but you must have told them where to find us and what about the blonde you wanted rid of?" Danielle said still staring at her.
"Look ok Shannon, the blonde," Kate clarified, "is not going anywhere, my relationship with my ex is over…I don't want her hurt."
"But I want the children!"
"Why?" Kate asked starting to get annoyed.
"They belong to me," Danielle said.
"No they need their mothers, they are where they belong," Kate reasoned.
Danielle looked at Kate hatred in her eyes, "so what you're saying is those children will be happier with their mothers than with me, please I am a fantastic mum, ask the other children."
"I'm not saying that you're a bad mum just that those children need their real mums," Kate said.
"Look I just want them back."
"Well don't expect me to get them back," Kate said turning her back on Danielle and heading towards the exit.
Ethan saw this stood up and took hold of her arms stopping her in her tracks.
"You will do as you're told!" Danielle said taking a step towards Kate, "and I want those children!"
Kate looked at her trying not to be intimidated but she felt like she was the tiniest person in the world right now.
"So you're going to get me my children back aren't you?" Danielle demanded rather than asked.
Kate looked at her before she slowly nodded her head in defeat. Danielle smiled triumphantly before nodding her head at Ethan who walked over to them both and took Kate by the arm escorting her out of their camp leaving her to find her own way back to her own camp, she wasn't really going to kidnap those poor children it was just so she could get out. As she found her way back to camp she was greeted by Jack who had been extremely worried about her.
"Kate where have you been?" he asked following her to her tent.
"I don't want to talk about it, leave me alone," she replied entering her tent.
Shannon and Sawyer were sitting in their tent, after Shannon had shown Sawyer all her clothes she had found, Sawyer took great pleasure taking them off her, which had resulted in a very passionate moment between the pair. Now they were both catching their breaths and grinning like fools.
"I'm going to get us some water," Shannon said putting on one of her mini skirts and Sawyer's shirt, which fell to just above her knee, she placed a pair of flip-flops on her feet, kissed Sawyer and headed out of their tent. Sawyer smiled and watched her leave. He couldn't believe how much he had changed since being on the island; he also couldn't believe how hard he had fallen for Shannon. Sawyer noticed a picture in one of Shannon's pockets he took it out and opened it, it weren't a picture he'd seen before, Shannon's smile lit up the photo and she was holding a baby 'her baby' Sawyer thought.
"Hey, what are you looking at?" Shannon asked as she came back into the tent carrying two bottle of water.
"Just a picture of you and your daughter," he said smiling, "she really is beautiful."
Shannon smiled back, sitting down on Sawyer's lap and taking the picture.
"I really miss her Sawyer."
"I bet you do and we'll soon be home and you'll have her in your arms," Sawyer said hugging her.
Shannon turned in Sawyer's arms and held him close. Both Shannon and Sawyer let go of each other to have a drink of water, they were both so warm. The only thing about being trapped on n exotic island; the sun was always shining.
"I think I'm going to do a bit of sunbathing for a little while," Shannon said putting the lid back on her bottle of water.
"Ok, but come here first," he said beckoning her over with his hand. Shannon walked over to him, he reached into a backpack, which he had acquired from one of the dead passengers and pulled out a bottle of sun cream. He held it out to her; she looked at it and then up at him.
"Please, the sun is hot and I don't want you to burn," he said still holding out the bottle to her.
Shannon rolled her eyes and went to take the bottle but he pulled it back and took her hand instead pulling her down onto his lap.
"I'm making sure you put it on, so I'm going to do it," he said smugly.
Damn he knew her too well; still she sat patiently while he rubbed the cream on her arms, legs, back and front.
"Thank you," she said smiling sweetly.
"Well you wouldn't have put it on any other way."
Shannon laughed at his comment and headed out of their tent but not before kissing Sawyer and picking up a towel to lie on.
Shannon had probably been sunbathing for about half an hour when little Emilie joined her.
"Hi Shannon," she greeted smiling brightly.
"Hi Emilie how are you?"
"I fine, what are you doing?" she asked sitting beside her grown up friend.
"I'm sunbathing," Shannon replied looking at the confused little girl, "it just means my skin will turn a little brown."
"I want my skin to turn a little brown too," Emilie said tilting her head to the side.
"I don't think that's a very good idea," Shannon said looking at the little girl.
"Why not?"
"Because your skin will burn too much, hey I've got some special cream that can stop your skin from going brown too much. If you put some on you can sunbathe with me," Shannon said smiling; she stood up and held her hand out for the little girl. Emilie held Shannon's hand and they headed to the tent.
Sawyer wasn't there so while Emilie sat on their makeshift bed, Shannon hunted for the bottle of sun cream.
"I've found it," Shannon said sitting next to Emilie.
Emilie smiled and let Shannon rub the sun cream on her arms, legs and face.
"Shannon I think you should wear some, I don't want you to burn."
"I've already got some on, don't worry sweetie."
"Ok, lets go for a swim, yeah?" Emilie asked smiling.
"Ok, come on."
Emilie took Shannon's hand and they headed down to the waters edge. Shannon sat down while Emilie splashed around, laughing and at Emilie, she reminded Shannon of herself when she was younger.
"Daddy take a picture of me," shouted a five-year-old Shannon.
"No Shannon be careful, you might fall over," Richard called back.
"I wont fall over daddy!"
A little boy the same age as Shannon was also in their garden both of their parents were sitting talking up on the decking.
The little by was standing by the large pool that was situated in the centre of the garden. Shannon was still running around and as she ran round by the pool the little boy stuck his foot out. Shannon didn't see this and she tripped falling straight into the pool.
"Aaahhh!" she screamed trying to stay above the water.
"Shannon!" Richard shouted running to the poolside taking his shows and socks off and jumping in after her.
"Danny that was not very nice," Mandy scolded her son.
Richard held Shannon close as they both climbed out of the pool. Danny's father Nathan had grabbed two towels and handed them to Richard and Shannon.
"Danny I want you to apologise to Shannon," Mandy said looking at her son a frown forming on her face.
"Sorry Shannon," he said looking at his feet.
"Whatever," she said frowning and stomping off into the house.
"I said I was sorry," Danny complained.
"Get your things together young man, Richard I'm really sorry," Mandy apologised.
"That's ok Mandy, she'll be fine," Richard replied.
"You still coming for dinner tonight?" Nathan asked.
"Absolutely."
"Great see you then."
Mandy, Nathan and Danny all left and went home. Richard headed back into his house and found Shannon, dried wearing her leotard and wrap around skirt practising for her next ballet lesson.
"Shannon I need you to bed ready to go out by six tonight."
"Why daddy?" she asked.
"Because we are going to Mandy and Nathan's for dinner."
"What!" she exclaimed, "I'm not going!"
"Yes you are young lady and you will behave," Richard said sternly. Shannon frowned at her dad before leaving the room.
A few hours later Richard and Shannon were seated around the Taylor's dining room table.
"May I be excused?" Shannon asked.
"Of course sweetie," Richard said.
"Mum can I go too?" Danny asked.
"Ok baby."
Shannon and Danny both left the table and headed into the game room. Shannon flopped on the sofa.
"Do you want to play a game?" Danny asked.
"No!" she said forcefully.
"Why not?"
"Because I'm mad at you," she said.
"Why are you mad at me?" he asked confused.
"Because you nearly killed me," she said almost in tears.
"That was a joke, I said sorry."
"I know but I cant really swim well, I'm still learning," Shannon replied quite embarrassed.
"I'm sorry I didn't know," he said feeling really guilty.
"That's ok," Shannon smiled.
Who'd have guessed that they boy who nearly killed her would be they guy she fell in love with and married.
"Shannon!" called Emilie rushing over to her.
"Hey, did you have fun?"
"Yeah are you going to come in?"
"Of course hang on," Shannon replied taking her top off to reveal the matching top to her bikini bottoms she had on.
Emilie and Shannon both headed into the water and had heaps of fun splashing around.
Most of the morning Sawyer had spent looking at his letter, how could her tell Shannon the truth. Sawyer reached into the front pocket of his jeans and found a pack of cigarettes. He opened the pack and lit one, since being with Shannon he had cut back only smoking when they weren't together, he didn't want Shannon to have an asthma attack.
"Hey," Kate greeted Sawyer as she sat down beside him. She had been getting bored doing nothing so she had gone for a walk and seen Sawyer sitting on his own.
"Hey, what do you want?" he asked looking at her.
"Just thought I'd say hey and ask hoe you are," she replied.
"Well I'm fine thank you, just gonna finish this smoke and then find Shannon."
"You're trying to figure out how to tell her about your past," Kate said matter-of-factly.
"What if I tell her and she hates me for it, I don't know what I'd do without her."
"Sawyer she loves you any idiot can see that and if she doesn't accept that you have a past then she's a fool."
"Thanks Kate, I'm gonna go find her and tell her the truth do you know where she is?"
"Yeah she's in the sea with the little girl."
Sawyer walked off towards the sea just as a single shot sounded through the air…everyone screamed and ducked to lie on the floor. Sawyer stopped walking and looked at Shannon who was still standing with Emilie behind her back, Sawyer made eyes contact with her before falling to the ground.
"SAWYER!" she screamed.