"Come on." Missy pretty much commanded him. Jack followed her obediently.

He was taking careful note of where he was going. He was a stranger in this place and he needed to be aware of his surroundings.

The walls were cement with paintings on them; much like the mural in the hatch. Every once in a while they would come across a door but the door would be solid…no windows.

Missy was taking him to 'Boss', whoever he or she was. Jack was curious as to why they wanted him, what they were going to do with him, and more importantly, how they were going to make him do it.

Jack wasn't paying any attention to what Missy was doing in front of him, so when she stopped he ran into her.

"What wrong?" He noticed that she was gripping the wall with one hand and her head with another.

She straightened up quickly. "Nothing." She spat. "Now, let's keep going."

The walked a while longer, taking turns here and there, but for the most part, they just traveled down long hallways.

Finally, the reached another solid door and Missy knocked.

"What? Who is it?" Bellowed a man's voice from inside.

"It's Missy, Boss."

"Come in." Missy opened the door a crack. "Don't let him in." Boss said soon after woman entered his room. She turned to Jack, nodded and then shut the door…but not all the way.

Jack knew it was morally wrong to eavesdrop on other peoples' conversations but…it was regarding is well being. So, the doctor propped himself up against the door and listened closely.

"What am I supposed to do with him?" Missy asked.

"Take him to see all of them." Boss sounded annoyed.

There was a long silence. "He asked a lot of questions. What do I do about that?" Missy's voice shook. Was she afraid of this 'Boss'?

"Well, I don't know…little miss know it all…what do you do about it?"

"I-I…d-don't th-thin..k…"

"That's right…you don't think. You let me think for you. Missy, you don't have any idea how much trouble we're in do you?" Boss's voice was rising. There was another pause on Missy's end of the conversation. "You don't. I do. So let's leave the people who know what to do in charge shall we?"

"Okay."

"Good." Jack couldn't believe that someone like Missy, who in the short time he'd known her had proven herself to be totally independent, was being verbal beaten by the man. Boss went on. "Now, take him to the other's. They're getting worse you know."

The door flung open and Missy stormed down the hall. Jack didn't have the mind to ask her what was wrong so he just followed her to where ever it was that she was taking him to.

………

Night had fallen at camp. Kate sat in front of a fire by herself. Sayid had helped her set up a search party for Jack. It helped put her at ease but there was something about the whole situation that wasn't…easy.

Kate felt totally drained from the day's events. The search was to commence in the morning and Kate was tired but she couldn't bring herself to sleep. This whole thing was going to make her sick but frankly, she didn't care.

Someone sat down beside her. It was Rose. Kate smirked then returned her gaze to the blazing yellow flames in front of her.

There was a long comfortable silence before Rose said anything. "Honey…I'm so sorry about Jack. I had no idea that's what you were asking me when you were looking for him this morning."

"It's alright. Not even I knew that what I was doing." Kate shook her head.

"I know how close you two were getting." Rose smiled to herself. "Baby, I just wanted to let you know…if you even need to talk, I'm here. I'll send Bernard off on a fishing trip and you and me will just sit together. How does that sound?"

Little did Rose know that while she was giving this little speech, Kate's eyes were slowing filling with tears. She dared not cry in front of someone but her just confirmed the fact that she did care for Jack. More that she had thought.

Jack had become her best friend on the island. He knew things about her that no one else did. He seemed care about how she felt. He opened up to her when he couldn't to anybody else.

Yes, Jack was her best friend. And who knows…maybe she was falling for him too.

A/N: Okay guys. I had someone ask me to make the chapters longer. Can do. I'll experiment with length until you like it. But truly…is this better? Anywho…thanks to everybody who reviewed. Ya'll are awesome! It means so much to me. And guys…don't be afraid to give me criticism. I do this for the love of writing and if I'm not good at it…then what's the point? R and R!