Time slowly passed and Kate's pregnancy quickly became something of the norm. People were used to her hormonal behavior, from the morning sickness to mood swings. Kate too, got used to her pregnancy and found herself enjoying it now and then, when she wasn't sick or miserable. Nothing seemed to sit well on her stomach, but some days her appetite was immense, but as soon as she did eat, it would quickly come up again. She often found herself weak and dizzy, so Jack would continuously sit her down and make her eat peanut butter to boost her iron. She generally kept the peanut butter down, but would gag at even the sight of it. Especially when he'd throw in bananas to boost her potassium intake.

Kate tried her hardest to simply live in the moment, trying to avoid any thoughts of her future with Sawyer, their future off the island and so on. Though sometimes the thoughts would invade her mind, she tried to shake them off as best she could. Quite often she'd get her mind on what would happen to her if they were rescued. She worried she'd watch her child grow from behind the bulletproof glass in prison, and that terrified her.

Sawyer was trying his hardest to adjust to the entire thing. He tried rather hard to avoid being an asshole around Kate and even bit his tongue around Jack, though he generally avoided him altogether. Any little altercation with him would set Kate's emotions off, so he tried to keep to himself, popping up now and then should Kate suddenly request his attention or need him. He too tried to avoid thinking about the future, what would he do if they were rescued, Kate went to prison and suddenly he was to raise the child as a single father? The idea scared the living shit out of him. They were both the last two people on the planet anywould would suspect to become parents, especially together. But Sawyer couldn't explain the feeling he got when he looked at Kate's stomach which was slowly becoming a round little bump. A little bump that neither could resist rubbing, wondering what the baby would look like, what they would name it, and so on.

"Looks like you swallowed a coconut now." Sawyer smirked as Kate walks towards him. She laid down on the beach towel near his feet, resting her arm over her eyes to shield them from the sun.

"I feel like I swallowed TWO coconuts."

"Seems like only yesterday this same conversation revolved around oranges."

"Wait until we're saying Watermelons." Kate smiled, nervously.

"Wait until we've moved on from fruit to tiny little person screaming in the middle of the night."

"You get the easy job," Kate laughed. "I get the birthing & feeding, and that's on top of being a human apartment for nine months. You get to stand around looking smug because you got laid."

"If I could have the baby, freckles, I would."

"Bullshit, you'd find some way to make someone else bear it for you. I don't know how it would be possible but knowing you...you'd find away."

"Doesn't seem too bad, so far." Sawyer said, setting down his book. Kate smacked him on the thigh.

"You're lucky I'm in a good mood otherwise I would have kicked you in the balls."

Sawyer chuckled. "What's the countdown to now?" He asked.

"According to Jack, I'm somewhere around 4 and a half to five months now. He thinks we may have a big baby though, due to our heights."

"Good, then he'll be the asskicker of baby island."

"HE?" Kate said, sitting up and looking at Sawyer. "I haven't heard you say SHE once."

"It's a boy. I know that for a fact, I wouldn't have a girl."

"Oh, okay then." Kate said, rolling her eyes. "You're as bad as Jin is." Sun was a few months farther a long then Kate, and Sun was getting closer and closer to having her baby. Kate couldn't believe how both their pregnancies were passing by. Sun told Kate if she felt up to it, she could be there when she delivered, but Kate reminded her of her own hands on experience delivering Aaron and exclaimed that was quite enough for her.

Sawyer handed Kate a water bottle. One thing he was good at was getting her to get enough liquids.

"Soon enough we've got to pick names." Kate said, taking a sip of the water.

"You mean we can't just call it Baby? Shucks."

Kate drank a little more water then splashed the bottle on Sawyer as she jumped up in sheer excitement, her hands quickly moving to her stomach. "Sawyer it KICKED!" She exclaimed.

Sawyer held his hand there for a few moments, but nothing happened. Kate thought for a second, then picked up the water bottle and drank some more. A few moments later, Sawyer felt a jolt beneath his hand. Kate's face lit up as she watched a huge smile form on Sawyer's face.

Both couldn't explain how the felt, there weren't words to describe it. Those sudden quick movements in Kate's belly filled them with such a love, but also a sense of reality. There really was a baby, and it was really going to be there soon, and though Kate had felt little flutters here and there in her stomach, this was the first time either of them could put a hand to her tummy and feel it. The baby kicked a few more times and the joy never left Sawyer's face.

"Tell me that's not a little boy." Sawyer beamed. "With a kick like that? A regular sandbox bully." Sawyer added, proudly.

Kate sat down next to him, resting her head on his shoulder. He kept his hand on her stomach and she put her hand over his and they sat together in silence, breathing in the fresh air, and feeling the baby...THEIR baby kick. Momentarily, their fears were overcome by excitement and happiness, and they wanted nothing more then to be together, their little family.