Disclaimer: I do not own Lost or any of it's characters (obviously or this story wouldn't have happened! stupid Shoone killers!)
Author's Note: On special request from one of my nicer readers (you know, the one's who actually review! lol) here is another chapter for all you Shoone lovers out there! I don't feel like saying anything else about it so just read and FOR THE LOVE OF GOD REVIEW! (it makes me feel so much better when you do!)
Boone woke suddenly, bright spots of sunlight filtering down through the leaves of the tree he lay under. The reason for his abrupt waking became apparent as a voice broke through the sleepy silence that lay over the clearing.
"Good morning Boone, did you sleep well?"
Boone turned to see Sayid sitting cross-legged just feet away from him, watching him with a look he could not define. He tried to get up and it was then that he noticed the weight on his shoulder. Looking down, he saw Shannon curled up against him; her peaceful face nestled in his shoulder. He watched her with some confusion until the memories of last night came back in a rush. He settled back, not wanting to wake her, and turned his attention back to the figure watching him.
"You're not angry are you?" he asked cautiously, knowing how dangerous the other could be.
"Do you think I should be?" He replied in a voice way too calm for someone who had just discovered that his girlfriend was in love with another man, her brother no less.
"Look, we didn't mean for this to happen. It's just, we, um," he struggled to find the right words to say what he felt. Sayid didn't deserve to be subjected to this.
"I know you are not related." He interrupted. "I also know that you are in love with Shannon, and that she is in love with you, no matter how much she tries to deny it." He paused and Boone could see how hard this was for him. "It may come as a shock to you but I believe in true love. I think that if two people care about each other then they should be allowed to be together, no matter what." Boone understood what he was saying; he was giving them his consent, letting her go to be with whom she chose. But there was still something to ask.
"Shannon still wants to explain things to you." He began, trying to sound as sorry and accepting as he could. "It would be better if you pretend you don't know about this, let her come to you when she's ready. I think she wants to make a fresh start and she needs to sort things out on her own terms. I'm sorry about this, I really am, but it's not up to me who she wants to be with."
"I understand." Sayid replied in that same impossibly calm tone. "I won't say anything until she comes to me. And, just so you know, you deserve each other." With that, he rose and stalked silently off into the jungle.
At the same instant, Shannon began to stir and Boone turned his attention to her, suddenly glad that he would be the first thing she would see. Her sparkling eyes opened to find Boone watching her and she smiled sleepily.
"Morning Beautiful." He said quietly, gently wiping away a small amount of spittle that had gathered at the corner of her mouth. She sat up slowly and looked down at him, her hand resting on his chest.
"What time is it?" she asked, looking around drowsily.
"Just after sunrise." He replied, openly eyeing her body as he spoke. Shannon saw where he was looking and smiled at him.
"No matter how hard you look, I am not taking my bra off." she said, feigning offence to him perving on her.
"Well, it's not like I haven't seen it before." He replied boldly.
She lay back down and began running her hand slowly across Boone's exposed chest. He was more defined than she remembered. She knew he had been a lifeguard back home but he had never been extremely buff. Yet she could now trace the lines of his muscles easily, feeling the strength that was behind them and wondering where all this extra muscle had come from. Not that she was complaining, of course.
"What do you wanna do today?" Boone interrupted her thoughts.
"Lay here with you and never leave." Shannon replied before she could stop herself, trailing her fingers across the seam of his boxers.
The smile on Boone's face showed that he felt the same way but he said,
"The others might worry where we are. We didn't tell anyone we were going, remember?" Shannon sat up and glared at him.
"It was your idea to come here anyway, I had no say in the matter."
"You still had fun though." Boone shot back with one of those smiles that made her heart stop.
She leaned in and kissed him as gently as she could, brushing his soft lips with hers. Feeling the familiar fire burn inside her, she pulled away, knowing she had to sort things out with Sayid before she and Boone took their relationship any further. It was hard, knowing she would not be able to feel his warm touch for a long time, but she was determined to change and that included not cheating on anyone.
Getting up suddenly, she went down to the stream to wash away the lingerings of sleep while Boone proceeded to re-dress.
Author's Note: Okay, just so everyone knows, Shannon and Boone did NOT have sex in the last chapter (as much as you all want to think they did lol) so if you think it was gross that Sayid was watching them, don't worry. And also, I didn't want to make Sayid the bad guy in this (there are enough of them already!) so I made him sort of understanding of what happened. He always seemed like a very calm guy, so I figured if he had all night to think about it, he would come to accept what happened.