It's funny, I've never seen you as a domineering type." I manage out between laughs."
"Oh, don't be silly." She says and I take a seat next to her.
For a few seconds, all we do is stare at the ocean.
"Hey," I say nudging at her shoulder.
"What?" she asks smiling.
"What are you thinking about?" I ask brushing a strand of hair off her face.
"Sawyer." She answers simply.
She looks at me and starts laughing.
"Way to go, Kate." I answer chuckling.
"Sorry, it was just called for. What were you thinking about?" she asks smiling teasingly.
"My wife." I answer simply, my smile fading.
"Huh huh, not a funny way of getting back at me." She laughs dryly and punches my shoulder lightly.
"Seriously." I answer looking at her.
"Seriously?" she asks realizing.
"Seriously I have a wife. I wasn't thinking about her right now, though." I answer smiling softly at her.
"You're married." She states.
"I thought you'd be more shocked, actually." I confess.
"I don't get rattled very easily," she replies smiling, "besides Jack, you're a hot doctor. I'm sure you had them lined up."
I laugh softly and stroke her face, leaning in to kiss her.
"Doctor," she shoves me softly, "you're married."
"Kate…" I start sighing heavily and she cuts me off.
"No, really Jack… this is weird for me… I mean, when we'd get rescued you'd feel really weird getting back home, and…" she answers and I interrupt her.
"I doubt that would be a problem, actually." I say turning my head away from her.
"What are you talking about, are you seriously saying you could go back home and look at your wife, knowing…" she says and I interrupt her yet again.
"That's not gonna happen, Kate. Even when we'll get rescued, I can't go back home to Sarah." I insist.
"Why not?" she asks.
"Because she's dead!" I spit out.
Kate lowers her head quickly.
"Oh." She says silently.
"Yeah…" I say silently and also lower my head.
"Oh." She just repeats.
She looks at me for a couple of seconds and then stretches to me, wrapping her arms around my neck and bringing me closer to her. I turn my body so I face her and wrap my arms tightly around her small waist, burying my face in her shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I had no idea." She whispers.
"It's ok, you couldn't have known." I answer shaking my head against her.
"How… how did she die?" she asks pulling away.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." I smile bitterly. She looks at me intrigued, "plane crash."
"Oh my God." She whispers horrified, "oh God, I just had the worst goose bumps…"
"Yeah." I chuckle cynically.
"I… I honestly don't know what to say. Sorry." She says running her hand softly against my stubbles.
"It's ok, Kate. It happened 2 years ago. I'm ok." I answer smiling at her.
"OK…" she answers feeling uncomfortable.
"God, you're cute." I say smiling.
She grins in reply and leans in to kiss me. Just as our lips brush against each other, we hear it.
"JIN!"
