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Chapter Seven-

Sawyer and Kate turned around, seeing Locke looking at them.

"Well James?"

"Nothing that's concern to you John." He said. Locke frowned.

"I came to deliver a message from Jack." He said. Sawyer cocked an eyebrow up. Kate moved towards Sawyer. Her arms crossed. Her face holding a concerned look.

'And why would the god Doctor want to talk to me? Try to get me 'Give up the Girl'?"

"Not James, he wants to talk to you about the food. I guess were missing half our supply." Sawyer moved towards Locke.

"I'll come." HE said. His face dark and serious. "But Kate comes with me."

"And what if I don't want to come?" She said. Sawyer turned to her.

"Then he can go tell Jacko that I won't be coming any time soon." Kate shook her head and then nodded.

"Okay." Sawyer turned to Locke.

"Okay." Sawyer followed Locke as he lead them back to the hatch. Kate, finally, took Sawyers hand in hers. She could feel Sawyer shaking a little, he was also tense.

"You okay?" She asked. Sawyer nodded.

"Yeah." He said. "Its just," He looked to Locke's moving body. "The last time the Docotr decided to "talk" to me about something going missing, I got tortured, and I didn't even have the shit he thought I had."

"Sawyer." She said, squeezing his hand. He smiled suddenly.

"However," He said. "I did get a kiss so I guess it makes up for it." Sawyer said. Kate blushed in the darkness. Sawyer smiled and then moved towards the air lock.

Sawyer saw jack sitting at the table. He was looking at a sheet of paper. A pencil was near his left hand.

"Knock knock Doc.'" Sawyer said. "Ol' Johnny Locke said you needed me." He leaned against the wall. Jack looked up at him. "Whatcha need?"

"Come with me Sawyer." Jack said. Getting up, he lead him to the pantry. "You see this." He said, showing him several empty shelves. "Someones taking the food. Know anything about it?"

"No." He said. Jack raised an eyebrow. "Listen Doc' why would I want the food?"

"Why wouldn't you? You've taken everything else tha-"

"Taken everything else? This ain't about the food is it Doc'? Its about Freckles isn't it." Kate tense up. Being right near them both. "Isn't it." He said. His voice was dark.

"I don't know what you-"

"Shut up Doc'. I know pretty well that you like her. It must be boiling your blood to know that she chose me over you." He said. Kate walked in then.

"Stop it you two." She said. Taking Sawyers arm. She dragged him out of the room.

"We aren't done here Sawyer. I know you took the food." HE said finally. Sawyer shook his head as Kate lead him away into the computer room.

"What was that about?" She said. "Sawyer?"

"Man, if it weren't for you Freckles, I would a killed that basterd a long time ago."

"You don't mean that." She said. Taking his hand. "Right?"

"Don't know. As I said that day, if roles were switched, I would watch him die. Hell, I would do it easily now." Sawyer said. Kate pushed away from him. "Sorry he said. Maybe I should jus' keep my mouth shut. I'm much nicer that way." Kate sighed.

"Jack thinks you stole the food." She glanced at Sawyer's face. She now noticed the obvious bruising on his face, from Charlie earlier that day. "You didn't, did you?"

"No, I did not." He said.

"I believe you." She said. Kate moved forward and kissed him on the lips. He smiled.

"Thanks. Now its just getting Jack to believe me. Lets just hope he don't recruit Ana Lulu and Muhamid, cause I'll be screwed over this time." He said. Kate sighed. "Hey, they've got beds in this thin' right?"

"Yeah, why?" She paused. "Sawyer!" Sawyer looked at her, mock hurt on his face.

"What, I meant nothing' bad by it! I'm just worn out that's all Freckles!" He said. Although Kate was right.

"Right." She said rolling her eyes. Sawyer looked at her. He shook his head.

"Alright, I'm just offerin' a bed. I swear I won't do anything'!" Kate smiled and moved towards the bed room. Sawyer smiled.

"You coming or not?" Kate said. Sawyer laughed.

"Not yet." He said, smiling. Kate blushed and rolled her eyes.

Sawyer awoke to Kate's face close to there own. Although they didn't "do" anything last night. He was happy as hell to know that she had chosen him over the heroic, do no wrong Doctor. HE smiled. Hell, it was nice to sleep in a bed for once. Of course this was the bed where he had slept in a day and a half after being found, and this was the bed where he had heard Kate say she had feelings for him. Hell, maybe this wasn't going to end in misery after all.

He slowly moved to see Locke in the other room. He caught Sawyer's eye. He motioned a coffee cup up. Sawyer nodded and made his way gently and quietly out of the bed.

"Good to see you up James." He said. "Do you want something for the bruises?"

"What, oh wait, nah I'm good. Got any more coffee?" Locke nodded and passed him a mug. "Thanks." He said holding up the cup.

"So how are you doing?" He said. "We haven't really talked since we went out to the others."

"Yeah, since when do we talk?"

"Not a lot." HE said. "I noticed you carry a piece of paper around with you." HE said. Sawyer's head moved up. His eyes darting to Locke.

TBC