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The next day Kate found the pregnancy kit in Sawyer's tent. She used It later that day-and she was pregnant. She felt a mixture of both happiness and dread-after all, this island was no place for a baby.

Surprisingly Sawyer took the news well, he was shocked at first, but then accepted it with good humour-before bragging about it to the rest of the camp, which was a very Sawyer-like thing to do.

The months passed slowly and Jack hadn't spoken directly to Kate since the fight, not that she saw him much anyway; he was always at the hatch.

It was like he was hiding from her, and Kate felt awful. She began to wish none of this had even happened, that she'd never met Sawyer or Jack.

As time ticked on and Kate began to swell bigger and bigger with the baby she began to worry, and she wasn't the only one, Sawyer was becoming extremely over-protective. Something a lot of people, Kate included, found rather amusing.

"Freckles, what you doin' out here?" Sawyer asked as he rushed towards her, for the second time that week.

"Out where?" Kate asked, confused as picked another bunch of bananas off a tree.

Sawyer glared at her. "You could get attacked!"

Kate laughed, "I can take care of myself Sawyer, I don't need you stalking me every minute of the day."

Sawyer grinned, "hell Freckle's, I'm just trying to look after you and the kid." Kate placed her hand on her swollen belly,

"Well, we're fine Sawyer."

Sawyer sighed, "You know what I mean sweet cheeks." He kissed her softly. Kate giggled,

"Yeah I know." She allowed him to take the fruit she'd collected as they walked back to camp.

When they reached Camp the first people they ran into was Jack and Ana Lucia.

"Why hey Doc," Sawyer said with a cherry grin, "haven't seen you in a while, still pressing that damn button in the hatch?"

Jack tore his eyes away from Kate who was looking at the ground.

"Nothings changed Sawyer," he said in a weary tone, as if speaking to a child, "and by the way, Locke's had to take your shift four times."

Sawyer laughed. "Hey doc, there's no point in pressin' a button every two hours," he turned to Kate, "right Freckles?"

Kate nodded, not really paying attention. "Yeah."

Jack sighed, "Well if you want to be a part of this camp-,"

"Part of this camp?" Sawyer interrupted, "what ever gave you that idea? If it was up to me I'd be back in the good ol' states doc, not in the damn jungle of mystery."

Ana Lucia seemed to be finding the argument somewhat funny. "Just take your shift Sawyer," she said.

Sawyer grinned. "Ah, but no can do hot lips. Haven't you heard? I'm gonna be a daddy, and I can't leave my little wifey here all on her own, now can I?"

All eyes were now on Kate, who felt horribly uncomfortable. "I'll be fine Sawyer; it's only a few hours." She mumbled, avoiding Jack's eyes.

"Just do your shift Sawyer." Jack said angrily, before striding away without a second glance, tired of arguing.

Sawyer laughed. "I ain't going to no damn shift." He muttered as he and Kate continued walking. "And I'm sick of taking orders from damn hero too."

Kate didn't answer; she was too deep in thought.

"You still like her."

"What?" Jack tore eyes away from the retreating Kate and Sawyer. Ana Lucia was staring at him with a huge smile. "Kate, you still like her."

Jack forced a look. "What? No, trust me, I don't." but Ana Lucia didn't seem convinced.

"Look I get it, she's hot, you're hot- no one has any idea what the heck she's doing with redneck over there," she grinned, "but If you really like her so much, why don't you just tell her?"

Jack shook his head. "Trust me, I don't like her." Ana Lucia was grinning at him, Jack glared at her. "Trust me, I don't like her, if I did, you'd know."

"You serious?" Ana didn't look convinced.

He nodded. "Yeah, trust me I….I know things, she's…she's not a good person."

Ana Lucia shrugged. "Well, that's a good thing," she said causally, "cos, you know, I kinda wanted to ask you out."

Jack stopped in his tracks. "What?" But Ana didn't seem fazed at all.

"I said I wanted to ask you out," she said in a matter of a fact voice, "since you know, you don't like Kate or anything."

Jack actually found himself laughing; He should have known something like this was going to come next.

"Alright, but I don't know where we're gonna go?" Ana grinned and grabbed his hand, "oh, I'm sure we'll find somewhere."

"Looks like docs gotta little bit of action over there," Sawyer said with amusement, nodding his head in Jack and Ana direction one hot afternoon.

"Just eat your fruit Sawyer," Kate said, ignoring Jack and Ana who were laughing a little way off.

Sawyer grinned, "aw, you're no fun Freckles." He Hurriedly finished his food.

"Well I'm gonna go for a walk, you comin' sweet cheeks?" Kate shook her head.

Sawyer gave her a quick kiss and set off, Kate watched him for a little bit till he was out of sight, then she began to watch Jack out of the corner of her eye.

She shouldn't be feeling like this, sad and almost-jealous, but she did. How could he just treat her like dirt and move on? It wasn't like she didn't want things to work with him, but he'd always treated her like a child, he was always so protective. Why couldn't he just see her as an equal?

"But your not an equal," a voice in her head whispered, "your not good enough for him."

He didn't treat Ana the same way he had treated her and it frustrated Kate. She wasn't so angry about Jack being with Ana, after all she had Sawyer, she was just angry with the way he treated her now-why couldn't he just look at her-just talk to her!

Ever since she told him, ever since she'd first seen that look on his face, like his didn't know her anymore-didn't want to know her, things had been horribly different. He didn't look at her, wouldn't talk to her-why couldn't they at least be civil?

But none of it mattered now, besides, it was never going to work between them, she told herself. If they hadn't been on this island Jack would have just passed her by on the street anyway, they would never even have spoken. She would have ended up with someone like Sawyer anyway, just like she'd always been told.

She'd end up with the man who had tried but failed, who had wanted to be good but had become bad. She and Jack would never have worked, never.

"Hello Kate."

Kate brushed her thoughts aside and looked up to see Sun settling down beside her. Sun was a tiny bit bigger than Kate, even though they were both due around the same time, and with only 3 months left, they were both finding it hard to get around.

"Hey," she said with a smile. "Where's Jin?"

"He's fishing," Sun said with a small smile, "and Sawyer?"

"Gone for a walk."

For a long time they sat and discussed names, Sun and Jin had come up with a whole list, and Kate realised that she and Sawyer really had no idea what to name the baby when it came. Where they even going to be good parents? She couldn't imagine herself as a mum, let alone Sawyer caring for a baby.

After about half an hour later Sawyer came back.

"Hey Freckles, hey Sunshine." He said, nodding his head at them both. "Here," he handed Kate a large piece of Mango.

Kate grinned and ate it hungrily, giving half to Sun. As soon as Sun left Kate asked Sawyer straight out.

"Have you thought of a name?"

"What freckles?" He asked, taken back by the sudden question.

She sighed, "A name sawyer…for the baby?"

Sawyer looked stumped. "He ain't due for another three months Freckles!"

Kate laughed, "Well, have you?"

He shrugged. "Hell, I ain't got no idea! What about you Freckles? You got something?"

Kate shrugged. Sawyer pulled her into his arms, kissing her gently he whispered into her ear. "Well we got plenty of time Freckles, so don't worry about it."

Kate twisted round to face him. "But I am worried," she whispered, "Sawyer, I don't even know how to be a mum."

Sawyer almost seemed lost for words, but he quickly changed back to him normal self.

"Freckles, we'll do fine. Raisin' a kid, here, in the bloody jungle-hell, should be a piece of Cake." He gave her a stupid smile.

Kate sighed, Sawyer always joked, but at least she knew he was there. At least there was someone here, like her, who she could relate to, and talk to-someone who accepted her.

As she cuddled up to Sawyer, she didn't even notice Jack watching from afar.


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