Sawyer didn't even bother to speak, bother to scream an insult before he dove at Jack, knocking him to the moist earth as he plowed into his gut. He repeatedly drove Jack's head into the ground as Kate screamed.
"Sawyer, STOP." She screamed, tears streaming down her face. "PLEASE."
He words didn't even penetrate his mind. Jack finally got a good grip on Sawyer and rolled him over, pinning him down and socking him square in the jaw.
Kate tried to pull Jack off of Sawyer but with a quick raising of his elbow, Jack paying not attention to Kate, knocked her back causing her to loose her footing and fall to the ground. Hurley and Charlie finally emerged, Charlie and Hurley both having to pull Jack off of Sawyer as Libby ran up, comforting Kate.
"You ain't even halfway to the Hatch and you're already sneakin' smooches, Doc?"
Sawyer spit at Jack, his saliva bright red from his bleeding mouth.
Sawyer's fierce eyes turned to Kate, who was sobbing in Libby's arms.
"You're a lyin' whore." He screamed. "You tell me you love me an' you make be BELIEVE it." His voice cracked, and pushed away from Hurley, who was trying to hold him back.
"I see how it is. You have your white house, you have your picket fence and you have your doctor. You let that baby grow up in a lie, you take that baby from it's Daddy." Sawyer said, before walking off into the jungle. Kate swore she could hear him sobbing too as he walked off.
Charlie was about to follow but Hurley grabbed his shoulder, stopping him. "This is a battle I don't recommend walking into." He whispered as Jack kneeled before Kate apologizing. She pulled her face away from his hand and he tried to wipe her tears. She stood up, breaking from Libby's warm grasp, and started running as fast as she could.
"Kate!" Jack exclaimed, taking off after her.
Libby, Charlie and Hurley all stood in silence before Hurley finally mumbled.
"And this...is the Days of Our Lives."
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"Kate! Come On, STOP." Jack managed to yell, as he ran as fast as he could after her. For a pregnant woman, she could run like the wind.
Kate finally stopped. She would run forever if she could. It was one thing she was good at, taking off when the situation got to much for her to handle...she ran and ran even if it was just to avoid heartbreak.
He felt incredibly dizzy, but he was running of raw emotion, running of the pure adrenaline from his fight with Sawyer.
"Why Jack?" She said between sobs. She caught her breath, but couldn't stop the tears. "Why did this happen to me? Why did whatever fucking divine force is out there pick me to be a mother? I can't do this Jack. I don't deserve this, I don't deserve this baby."
Jack grabbed her and pulled her close to him as a misty rain began to fall. She sobbed into his chest and he held her tightly in his arms. There was nothing at all he could say to make the situation any better.
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"MotherFUCKER." Sawyer screamed. kicking anything and everything her could out of his path.
He finally threw himself down and buried his face in huis hands. This wasn't happening, not here, not now. Karma was getting back at him, for every person he fucked over, it all hit him back again. But it wasn't fair, everything that he did wasn't nearly as bad as what happened to him as a young boy. He wanted his chance to turn it all around, he wanted to raise his child and he wanted to be a good father. But it didn't work that way, the bad guy never got his chance in the movies, and thus it seemed, was Sawyer's case as well.
He always thought she was different, always though she understood. He opened himself up to her only to get slapped in the face. He fell for her, and he fell hard.
I never should have cared. I never should have stepped up, never should have taken responsibility. He thought to himself. Jack wanted him to fail, he wanted him to fuck up so Kate would come running to him, his arms wide open, ready and accepting. He couldn't stand to picture an overjoyed Jack holding HIS baby in his arms, but it was clear Kate made her choice. He couldn't forgive her now. She had lied before, and she could do it many times again.
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"Shit, what happened?" Ana Lucia said, concerned eyes looking Jack up and down. She didn't even bother to survey Kate, she couldn't care less. She often wished Kate would just fall off the face of the earth and do everyone a favor...well, at least Ana Lucia a favor.
Jack didn't even bother to reply. Instead he guided Kate to the couch, sitting her down. Ana Lucia finally looked at her, she was soaked, covered in Jack's blood, her eyes red and puffy from crying.
Ana Lucia didn't even HAVE to ask anymore. She knew this had something to do with Sawyer.
"Nothing." Jack said. His head was throbbing, his entire body ached, he felt naseated, but all he wanted to know was that Kate was okay, He felt her stomach contracting, and he was terrified.
"Sure as hell doesn't look like nothing."
"Look, Ana Lucia, just shut up." Jack snapped. "I don't need to worry or scare Jin & Sun right now."
They were in the bedroom, Sun sleeping peacefully with their newborn daughter and Jin watching them, smiling wide.
Ana Lucia stepped back, obviously pissed off. She didn't bother to say anything, she just stormed off.
"You need to keep calm, Kate." Jack said, his vision was getting blurry but he still couldn't leave her like this.
She cried out in pain.
"Kate there is no way this baby will survive if you have it now."
Kate winced at the pain shooting in her abdomen.
"You need to keep calm."
He remembered Claire in a similar situation back when they first crashed on the island. He hoped, like Claire, it was only the stress of the situation and not actual labor.
He helped her breath, wiped the sweat from her forehead and held her hand tightly. But the dizziness he was experiencing soon got the best of him, and he passed out.
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"Kate!" Jack yelled, shooting up and looking around the room. Ana Lucia stood in front of him.
"She's fine." Ana Lucia said, handing him a glass of water.
Kate emerged from the bathroom, drying her hair with a towel. Her eyes widened as she saw Jack sitting there.
"Now you gonna tell me what happened?"
Jack sighed.
"Didn't think so, good thing Kate filled me in." Ana said as Jack took the glass from her and gulped down the water. "Sounds like you have a concussion." She added.
"Thought I was the doctor." Jack replied.
Kate came and sat next to Jack who smiled as he surveyed her, seeing she was alright.
"They stopped, obviously. They went from 5 minutes, to 8, then finally just scattered."
"How long have I been out of it?"
"Couple Hours." Ana said, taking his empty glass from him and walking off to the sink.
"Gave me a good scare, Jack." She said, looking into his emotion filled eyes then down to her feet. "At least I know Ana Lucia's good for something." She whispered.
Jack couldn't help but laugh a little, even if it hurt like hell to do ANYTHING.
"What am I going to do, Jack?" Kate asked, her wide eyes filing with tears.
"I'll take care of you." He said, gently touching her cheek.
Kate pulled away. She loved Sawyer, she knew she did. But her fears were once again stopping her from letting go. She knew Jack could deliver he dreams on a silver platter, knew Jack would never leave her. But Sawyer knew her better then any one on the island, and vice versa. She could look in Sawyer's eyes and feel special, but even though she could see Jack felt for her in his eyes, she didn't feel quite so special looking at him.
But she knew she screwed up, she knew Sawyer wouldn't accept this, not after they had finally opened up and let go.
She looked at Jack and then threw herself into his arms. She screwed up, and now she needed to live with her mistake.
