DISCLAIMER: do I really need to repeat myself?

A/N: I made a mistake in the first chapter, I said that Luke looked about 35 when I meant 30. So Luke is 30, Kate is 27, she killed Wayne when she was 19, Tom died when he was 24 and Kate was 22, Luke ran away when he was 19 and Kate was 16 and Kate thought he was dead when she was 18 and Luke was 20.

Oh, and I've never tried to write soppy romantic stuff before, so I hope that I do ok in this chapter!

PREVIOUSLY ON LOST…

Kate finally broke down and cried. She had cried on the island before, but those times she had been trying to hold back, but this time she just let it go and ten years worth of guilt, pain and fear finally came out. Jack put an arm around her and held her close, and after her sobbing had settled down a bit he said to her…

FINALLY HAPPY

"Kate, just so you know, I've never seen you as a hardened criminal with no heart and no regrets."

Kate looked up at him and said,

"Excuse me, I have to kill my brother."

Jack gave an embarrassed laugh, "actually, he didn't tell me, I overheard."

Kate pulled away from him and stared at him shocked. Jack looked at the ground sheepishly and continued, "I couldn't sleep yesterday morning and I stumbled on you and Luke. I watched for a second and was about to leave when Luke brought me up, and I…well…I got a little curious."

"I believe that's called 'eavesdropping'," mumbled a VERY shocked Kate looking away.

Jack put a hand under her chin and turned her to face him. He wiped away her tears with his thumb and looked into her eyes.

"Do you know what I do see when I look at you?" He asked her softly. She shook her head slightly.

"I see a beautiful, strong, compassionate, caring, considerate, brave, yet infuriatingly stubborn woman who makes me feel like I'm floating on cloud nine whenever I'm with her. I see a woman who worries more about the safety of those she cares about, than her own safety. A woman who puts herself down and believes she isn't good enough, when I don't think that I'm good enough for her."

Kate gave a bitter laugh at the last sentence, "Jack you're a doctor, I'm a criminal. You save lives and I ruin them. Sarah was a bitch who didn't deserve you, and I'm no better."

"Kate," Jack said softly, "That's exactly what I mean by putting yourself down. Do you think that I care about your past? It doesn't matter because that's what it is! The past! What happened with Sarah was also my fault. If I hadn't been so obsessed with work, then we might still be married, but you know what? I'm glad that it didn't last, because then I wouldn't have met you. And it wouldn't have lasted anyway, because, deep down, I never really loved Sarah. Because what I felt for her, is nothing compared to what I feel for you."

Kate looked at Jack in shock again. "So, what are you saying?" she asked softly.

"I'm saying that…I love you Kate. I love you so much that I can't think straight when I'm around you, and when I'm not around you, I can't stop thinking about you. It killed me to see you with Sawyer all of the time, even though I knew that it was my own fault for pushing you away in the first place."

Kate was in shock. She was completely speechless. She didn't think that he cared. When she finally started to talk, it all came out in a rush.

"I…I was only with Sawyer because, you kept hanging out with Ana Lucia, and I felt lonely and jealous, and no one else has been talking to me very much because they're still in shock about the fact that I'm a criminal. And they keep looking at me funny, as if they're scared of me, and Sawyer was the only one who wouldn't give me that look whenever I was around, and I just wanted someone to talk to. I could have talked to you, but I was scared that you were angry about the kiss, and then Luke came, and I had someone to talk to, but he read me like a book and could tell how I felt about you after he was only here for about a day. He kept telling me to tell you, but I was scared that you didn't feel the same way."

Kate suddenly smiled and whispered softly, "I love you too Jack. I love you so much that I can't stop worrying about whether or not you're taking care of yourself, and I want to make sure that you're ok, and that you don't push yourself too hard. I love you so much that I'm scared of ruining your life by being with you."

Jack smiled back at Kate and replied, "There is way that you could ever ruin my life, especially not by being with me."

And with that, he placed one hand at the nape of her neck, and the other on her waist. He leaned towards her and she met him half way. The kiss was slower and less needy, yet it was just as filled with passion as the last one was. Kate moved her arms around his neck and ran her fingers through his short hair. She couldn't remember a time where she had ever felt happier.

"Hey Sawyer! You owe me and Hurley those toiletries and Playboy mags!"

Charlie had woken up and decided to check on Aaron for Claire when he saw Jack and Kate kissing. The pair were too far away to hear Charlie, so they continued with their make out session. However, pretty much everyone else had heard him and stuck their heads out of their tents to see what was up.

Ana Lucia stormed off angrily. Luke smirked at the two. Claire and Sun started giggling together. Rose gave a knowing smile.

"Crap!" Hurley exclaimed, "You'd think that they'd need oxygen sometime soon!"

"Son of a bitch! I was sure that they'd deny if for at least another month!" yelled Sawyer, disbelieving, at the sight before him, however, he decided to make the best of the current situation and do what he loved doing best.

Pissing them off and annoying the hell out of them.

"HEY FRECKLES! DOC! GET A ROOM WILL YA! YOU'RE PUTTING ME OFF MY BREAKFAST!"

The startled couple pulled apart, stunned that they had an audience. After a few minutes of enduring cat calls and wolf whistles, Kate giggled, which sounded a little out of character, but she was on such a high that she didn't care.

"Well, there goes keeping it quiet for a bit," she said looking back at Jack. "But you know what?" she asked.

"What?" he smiled at her.

"I don't care." And with that, she leaned in to kiss him again.

Further along the beach, Luke watched them with a smile, because he knew that his sister was finally happy.

FINISHED!

AT LAST!

Sorry about the bad ending. I have no problem starting stories, or continuing them, but when it comes to conclusions, I suck!

A round of applause for everyone who reviewed my story! And I am thrilled because only one of my reviewers didn't like my story! I was expecting more people to dislike it!

ikot-ikot: I am currently going for Italy, because if they win, we can say that we got beaten by the best!

Devil's Desire: I don't believe that Kate opening up and crying was out of character. I believe that she had kept up her 'tough girl' front for too long and she couldn't take it anymore and needed to let it all out. Also, this is what I would like to happen, not what I think will happen. Well, at least not anytime soon. I'm glad that you liked the story idea, but I'm sorry that you thought everyone was out of character.

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J.Svensson: Wow. I didn't think anyone would be so into my story! Once again, sorry about the cliffhanger.

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