Sorry for the wait. Had maths coursework to complete! But that's all done now so my focus is Love Bites, for now that is!

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Everyone who wanted Sana, here it might be.

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Hope you enjoy this! It might be a bit of a filler, I dunno. I don't plan ahead. Things just happen.

xXx Tiana

When they had arrived at the hatch, Kate was so close to fall asleep, she was being half carried by Jack. Unfortunately for her, as soon as they had entered through the door, the alarm began to blare. Kate immediately straightened up and closed her eyes in pain. The sound was getting to her head.

Before they had reached the computer, the alarm had stopped. Kate turned to look at Jack, who was thinking the same thing as her. Who else is in here?

'Sawyer?' Kate mouthed to him.

Jack had opened his mouth to say something, but Kate had started to walk forwards towards the room with the computer. He quickly went after. Even after everything that had just happened, Kate was still happy to wander around even though there was a slight hint of danger.

He gently grabbed waist and walked behind her, glad that he was in contact with her so that he could keep her safe. As they approached the room, Jack could almost sense the presence of another person. God, I hope it is Sawyer.

Kate saw the person well before Jack got the chance to. She let out he breath that she never knew that she was holding.

'Sawyer?' she said, this time aloud. He turned his head to look at her. He looked as if he was confused by what was around him. He also looked very tired and irritated.

'Who the hell would it be, Freckles?' he shot back, the irritation now in his voice. 'What the hell's going on?'

Jack was now in the room, standing directly behind Kate, still holding onto her waist.

'Sawyer? Was that you? How do you know - '

'Mike told me.' Sawyer cut him off. He continued to watch the doctor. It took a couple of seconds before he saw Jack's had placed around Kate's waist. He looked up at Kate and raised an eyebrow. Kate blushed a bit, but Jack didn't move a thing.

'So?'

Jack looked at Sawyer in more confusion. He had seen the look that he had given Kate. Let him give her that look. He needs to know that Kate's mine now.

'So, what?' he simply replied.

There was an unknown tension in the room. But that was now gone as Jack replied back to Sawyer. Kate disengaged herself from Jack and walked over to the couch. Her tiredness had came flooding back to her. She felt as if, if she had to stand another minute longer, she would collapse.

Once she had sat down, she noticed the look that Sawyer was giving Jack. It's jealous, she thought. Good. He needs to know, he needs to understand.

'So. Where was, is, everyone?' Sawyer spat out.

Jack and Kate exchanged another look. Do I tell him he truth or not? If not he'll be the only one on this island who doesn't know. Jack was torn in two. It's not my secret to tell. So he decided to go half way.

'We were outside.'

'Really? Here I was thinking you'd been rescued, Doc.' He said sarcastically. When both Kate and Jack made so signs of carrying on, he started again. I'm gonna get to the bottom of this.

'And…'

'And…' Jack echoed back.

'For God's sake. What the hell happened? What is it that you are keepin' from me?' he practically yelled, patience running out.

Jack looked at Kate and sighed. She averted her eyes away from him. He's gonna tell him

Jack pulled up a chair, sitting neither near to Sawyer or Kate. He didn't want to see the look in her eyes when he told Sawyer, but he didn't want to be far from Kate, especially if she tries to run again. Which she won't Jack told himself.

Jack sighed once more and started off the story from where Sawyer had had his second fit. Throughout, Sawyer sat quiet, no emotion passing through his face, apart from one part. That was at the beginning when Jack told him about him accusing Kate of trying to hurt him. Here, Sawyer's eyes and face showed some remorse. His eyes had quickly averted towards Kate, but then wandered around the room.

When he got to the part where he had found Kate, she had made no move to fill any of them in on what had happened before he had came. Jack paused for a second and looked over his should to look at Kate. She sat with her eyes closed, pretending to be asleep. Pretending. That was what she was doing so that she didn't have to relive it all. Jack just knew that she wouldn't sleep just yet.

Jack looked back at sawyer, who had noticed the clear movement of Jack and was getting impatient again. Before he could make a Sawyer-like quip, Jack carried on. However this time, he left a lot of it out. A lot that Jack would know that Kate wouldn't want repeated. If he wants to know, he's going to hear it from the rest of the survivors.

A couple minutes later, Jack had leaned back against his chair, moving his hand over his head. He had hoped to go through the story with Kate first, but that, as always, didn't go to plan.

Sawyer sat in shock. A murderer? He now looked at Kate. How could someone so beautiful be so cruel? It hadn't occurred to him that they were all in the same boat. Of course, Jack hadn't told him whom Kate had killed. So his imagination went wild.

'Who was he?' he directed at Kate. He didn't care if she was asleep, he wanted to know.

'Sawyer. Not now.' Jack had sat up now.

'No? When then? When she kills -'

'Enough! Just don't, yeah?' Jack had interrupted, agitated. He was so focused onto what sawyer was saying and doing, that he hadn't noticed Kate was now fully awake.

'What? It's the truth, ain't it? Just cos she's yours now doesn't make her a murderer no more.' He had spat out in his Southern accent. Sawyer was standing now. He had seen Kate wake up. He now walked towards her.

Jack stood up so fast that the chair almost toppled over. He walked over to where Sawyer was heading. Kate was now on her feet, ready to defend herself against Sawyer. He got in-between them.

'Hey. Back off.' He said to sawyer, pushing him away with his hands on his shoulders.

'Arhhg. You're a genius Doc.' He groaned, grabbing his shoulder which had a hole in it. He had backed away a bit. After a minute, he stood up straight, looking right into Kate's eyes.

'Things are gonna change for you now, Sweetheart.'

Kate just stared back into Sawyer's eyes. What does he mean? Out of everyone wouldn't he understand?

Sawyer had seemed to give up, and started to head out of the hatch.

'Where you going?' Jack asked, in his doctor mode.

'To see Rambina. I hear she's got some interesting information.' He said, not turning around, with a hint of excitement in his voice.

Jack was getting frustrated now. 'She's a murderer too, you know!'

Sawyer stopped in his tracks. He did know. But it wasn't bothering him. It's not the same scenario he told himself.

'No. She was using self-defence.' He quipped back, to angry to use any nicknames or sarcasm.

Kate stood dumbstruck. She tried to move her mouth to say something but she couldn't. She was still standing behind Jack, looking over his shoulder to see Sawyer.

'Why are you defending her, Sawyer?' Jack had now asked, after a moment where he couldn't remember whether he was awake or asleep. It's not the first time today.

'I'm not.' He simply lied, before turning around, remembering where he was going to go. Jack didn't try to stop him this time. He didn't want to. He could go into shock all he wants for all that he cares. How could he do that? I thought he loved Kate?

Jack didn't know whether to be happy that Sawyer might have been chatting crap while he was sedated, or sad that he was now against Kate, and for Ana Lucia. How anyone could be for her after what she had done seemed impossible to him.

Jack snapped out of his mental conflict when Kate leaned into him. She had placed her face into his shoulder. Jack immediately turned around and wrapped his arms around her.

'Shhh. I've got you, Kate. I've got you.' He whispered as she cried into his shoulder. Jack's heart broke at the sight and sound of her tears. He wanted to change everything to make her happy as she was earlier on. Was it just then that they were on the beach? It seemed like and eternity ago.

As he held onto Kate, she stopped her crying. She was now resting her head on his shoulder while Jack stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head. She was glad to have someone like Jack to help her. But something else was playing on her mind. What had Sawyer meant when he said Things are gonna change for you now, Sweetheart? What was he going to do?

HM…

So what is Sawyer gonna do? Or did he just mean it generally?

And what about Ana Lucia? How sweet was that? Sawyer defending her?

Will it last though?

Find out next time. Or the time after. Or the time after…

Lolz. R&R now!

Hope you did enjoy it!

xXx Tiana