Chapter 13-Back In Your Arms.
Disclaimer: I don't own LOST.
A/N: This is the last chapter of this story. Please read Relationships Found for the sequel. Yay! The chapter you have all be waiting for! I am doing this a little different than what I have seen. It is my take on the kiss. Maybe I missed this and people have already seen a version like this but I am doing it this way because it was my first reaction when watching it.
Kate had found Jack. He was sitting on the same log she had sat at before they had kissed. She watched him from behind a tree. The moonlight shone on Jack. He was shaking, from crying she could only guess. Her heart went out to him, wanting to make everything better. She still wasn't sure how he felt. She was just going to have to make a bold move and see what happens. Before she knew it, she was walking towards him. She stopped right next to him, and laid a hand on his shoulder.
Jack immediately straightened up. He wasn't expecting to be around anyone. He somehow felt that it was her. His heart soared and he turned and looked up at Kate. She had tears in her eyes.
"Can I sit here?" She softly asked.
Glad for the company, he just nodded.
She sat next to him and they sat there for a couple minutes, enjoyed the silence.
"How long were you watching me?" Jack finally broke the silence.
"Maybe five, ten minutes." Kate said.
Jack looked down. She probably had watched him cry then. He wasn't embarrassed though. She had seen him cry before. Not totally break down mind you, but cry nonetheless. Now this, this was a breakdown. Only a couple of people had seen him cry on this island. Kate, when he was desperately trying to revive Charlie, when Ethan had strung him up for dead, Boone, before he died. Sawyer, when he told Jack his father loved him, and Desmond. He didn't know why he broke down like that in front of Desmond. Seeing Desmond brought back a lot of memories. Now having Kate next to him felt weird.
"Jack. I want to explain myself. Explain everything." Kate turned towards Jack and he moved closer to her feeling like it was the right thing to do.
Jack looked at her cautiously. Was she really going to explain herself this time? Should he let her explain herself?
"How are you doing?" Jack asked.
"What?" Kate asked, surprised by the sudden concern. "In general, or from Ana?"
"Both." Jack said.
"I'm feeling better from Ana. It was weird." She shook her head. "In general." She paused. "I'm not doing too well Jack. I- I I " He interrupted her.
"I miss you." There, he said it. Out loud. He looked at Kate to see what her reaction would be.
"I miss you too." She said softly. "I'm sorry about the kiss."
He interrupted her "Don't. I –"
She interrupted him." Jack, let me talk. Please. " He nodded and let her continue.
"I would like to say that when I was kissing you, I was kissing you, but I wasn't." Kate said tearfully.
"What? What do you mean?" Jack asked.
"When I looked at you, I saw someone else and so I kissed you." Kate said.
"Don't tell me you saw Sawyer." Jack almost growled.
"No." Kate said quickly. She put out a hand on Jack to stop him from overreacting. "No. Do you remember that little airplane that you wanted the truth about?" Kate asked.
Jack nodded." Yeah. You said you killed the person it belonged to." He felt her hand on his chest and all he wanted to do was grab it and hold it, but hearing that she hadn't actually been kissing him hurt him.
When he said that it sent a pain through her and she took her hand off of him. "The person's name was Tom. We were sweethearts. Then I was on the run and didn't see him for a while. I came back to see him because my mom was dieing of cancer. Long story short, I got the little airplane, I had to get away quickly and he refused to stay so he came along. The police shot at me and he died. I grabbed the airplane and ran away." Kate said, and looked at Jack for his reaction.
"Kate, you didn't kill Tom. You shouldn't blame yourself." Jack was surprised. Was this the reason she was on the run? If so, she shouldn't be so worried.
"Don't Jack. It was my fault. He was a doctor, with a wife and kids, and I still loved him and got him killed." Kate said, the tears now spilling over.
"So when you were kissing me, you were kissing him?" Jack asked, not ready to comfort Kate yet. This was too much to comprehend.
Kate nodded, too overcome to speak.
Jack stood up and started pacing, thinking. Did this mean she didn't care about him?
Kate stood up and grabbed his hands and looked him in the eye, "Jack, I have never told anyone that before. This was hard for me to tell you. Please don't judge me. Please."
Jack looked at her, then looked at her hands that were grabbing his. "Kate I.."
"Jack." She looked at him pleadingly. "Don't you see why I saw him when I kissed you? I- I care deeply about you Jack. You mean a lot to me. When I realized what I had done, I got scared and ran. I wasn't sure what you thought. I figured you must have thought I was a lunatic or something for being like that."
"Kate. No. I care about you too. A lot. You've been plaguing my thoughts day and night ever since that day. "He grabbed her hands back and they stood there In the dark holding hands across form each other.
She stared at him." Jack, spending those days with Sawyer… I don't know. I don't know why I did that. I watched him everyday. But now, just today, I was sitting there and wondering why I was sitting there. Jack you are a difficult man to understand. I try to, and I end up failing. I want to be something you deserve. I really do. I just, I have to accept the things I've done and hope you will accept me for them." Kate said.
"Kate…" he trailed off. He looked away from her. How could he form in words what he was feeling right now?
"I love you." Jack told her. 'I love you no matter what. I have tried to not love you, but I love you and I can't get away from it."
She looked up at him in wonder. "You love me? I love you too."
He pulled her close wrapping his arms around her, and they stood like that for a long time in the moonlight.
Kate snuggled against him. For the first time, in a long time, she felt safe. The last time she had felt safe was with Tom. Now she felt safer than she had ever felt. She loved the feel of it. She never wanted to let go. She would never run from Jack again.
They finally broke apart and looked at each other. They had both been silently crying while holding each other. At the same time, they both laughed softly. Jack looked up at the sky. The sun would be coming up soon.
"Hey Kate, do you want to go see the sun ise?" Jack asked.
Kate smiled. She had seen the sun rise numerous times on this island, but she had a feeling the sunrise would be more beautiful than she had ever seen in her life." Yes."
They walked hand in hand towards the beach and stood together waiting for the sun to rise. It finally started to rise, and when it did, Jack pulled Kate close and kissed her. They kissed for a long time. When they broke apart, Jack whispered in her ear. "I love you."
Kate knew things would be different from then on. She knew people would react to their sudden making up and being together. All Kate cared about right now was that she was happier than she had ever been, and she was back in his arms.
A/N: Yay! Hope it didn't sound too fluffy. Please review! This is the last chapter of this story. Please read Relationships Found for the sequel. It should be up soon.
