NOTE: This Chapter is dedicated to all my loyal Skater Readers :) You guys can officially die of skater glee after you read this :)

Sawyer could barely sleep that night, he just wanted to stay up and watch Kate sleep. He had missed feeling her warm body next to his, the sweet smell of her hair and waking up to her smile and beautiful eyes. He gently ran his fingers through her hair as she slept, stopping only to reach down and touch her stomach every now and then when he saw it move, feeling his unborn child move again for the first time in months.

The next morning, Kate woke up, sadden to discover Sawyer wasn't there. She sat up, eyeing a piece of paper next to her. "Meet me at the clearing." was scribbled on an index pages Sawyer tore from one of his books.

Kate pulled hair hair back into a loose ponytail and changed her clothes before heading off to meet Sawyer.

"Fancy Meetin' You Here." Sawyer said as she walked up. He sat on a large blanket, with sliced fruit, water and flowers in front of him.

Kate smiled as she sat next to him.

"Good mornin' sunshine." He said as he kissed her cheek.

"What's all this?" She sweetly asked. Though she didn't doubt Sawyer loved her, she would never suspect her was capable of anything like this.

"Just thought I might shock the shit outta you and give you a nice surprise."

"This IS nice." Kate smiled.

"Oh, this ain't the surprise, Freckles." Sawyer smirked.

"Oh?" Kate said, curiously.

"Well, I guess if I'm gonna do this right, you better stand up."

Kate raised an eyebrow.

"No sense in askin' questions if you'll get the answer in a minute, now stand up."

Kate shrugged and did what he said.

Sawyer got up on his left knee and nervously pulled something from his pocket.

Kate nearly fainted when she saw what it was, a beautiful white gold engagement ring with a large sparkling diamond in the center and smaller diamonds set in the band.

Her eyes welled with tears as he said, "Kate, Will You marry Me?"

She nodded, she was in so much shock she could barely say, "Yes."

Sawyer smiled as he slipped the ring on her finger, it was a little tight but only due to her fingers swelling from being pregnant, both were shocked it fit so well.

"I ain't gonna loose you again." Sawyer said as he stood. He wiped the tears from her cheeks and softly kissed her lips.

Kate was overwhelmed with bliss, never in her life had she felt so accepted, so wonderful...so loved.

They spent a good part of the day in the clearing, just happy to be in each others arms again.

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Jack sighed as Ana Lucia uttered the words, "engaged". The minute she heard, she had to run and tell Jack.

"That's Nice." He said, before quickly changing the subject. "I need some help, what are you doing?" He asked.

"Jack, they're making this a big deal. I saw Sawyer talking to Eko, he wants to have some sort of ceremony here on the island, you don't think its stupid?"

"Its not my issue."

Ana Lucia rolled her eyes.

"They're their own people and they can do what they wish as long as they're not hurting anyone else."

"You're saying is NOT hurting you?" Ana asked.

"How about you help me, and we DONT talk about Sawyer and Kate?"

"Fine." Ana Lucia muttered.

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"I think its wonderful." Claire smiled at Kate. "I don't think I would have ever pictured this."

"Me neither!" Kate laughed.

"You're getting so close, I can't wait to hold your baby. Its going to be so beautiful, I just know it."

"Claire, there's a couple of things I need to ask of you...first, I just wanted to know...when I do have the baby, will you be there? I know it seems strange but..."

"Strange? No! You were the one who delivered Aaron, if you need me, I'm here."

Kate smiled wide, "Thank You." She said, hugging Claire. "And the other thing...if we ever get off of here and Sawyer and I are able to get married, I was you to be my maid of honor. You've been there for me through everything, anytime I was scared or worried about the baby, you comforted my fears and helped me out, and even when it came to Jack and Sawyer. It would mean so much to me to have you in the wedding."

Claire's eyes sparkled with joy.

"Well," she began, "Sawyer and I already had a little talk about that..."

"What sort of talk?"

"You'll see." Claire said with a wink.

Kate shook her head with a smile, she had known Sawyer was up to something, but she had no idea what exactly it was.