Ok here's the update I promised you. I'm sorry if I don't remember all the details on how Sun and Jin met so some of it will be made up, and even though Jack may not be in this chapter I promise through the gossip and demented minds of Shannon, Claire, Kate and Sun he will be here in memory :)

Chapter 14

Kate had never had a slumber party before. Growing up she didn't have many friends and her best friend was Tom so there wasn't much hair curling and nail painting going on in that relationship. As she headed toward the designated party spot that Shannon picked out, Kate thought seriously about turning around and running back to her tent. Hers and Jack's tent that is, she sighed missing him already. It was ridiculous he's been gone about twelve hours and to her it was if he'd been gone 12 years. They had normal days when he got busy that she wouldn't see him for 24 hours and she survived that. She knew however that the only reason why she survived it was because in the back of her mind was the fact that he might not be in front of her but he was still there, and if she wanted she could go walk and find him. This was different, he was out in the jungle alone and there wasn't a damn thing she could do about it. Was he ok? Had he eaten? What if the Others know he's coming? These thoughts plagued her all day and instead of wanting to hang out at her first sleepover, all she wanted to do is go back to their bed, wear his shirt and try to pretend he was there with her. Was that to much to ask for?

She startled when she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Sun standing next to her. She had been surprised when Sun had told her earlier that she'd be going to the party as well, she didn't seem like the slumber party type either. Sun had said that if by doing this helped her deal with the situation with Jack then she'd gladly come because of all of what Kate did for her when Jin went on the raft. Kate felt closer to Sun for that reason, both women had said goodbye to the men they loved with absolutely no guarantee that they would ever come back.

"You look like you're about to run away." Sun said with a smile.

Kate sighed, "I just don't think I'm up for this whole slumber party thing. I've never been to one and from what I keep getting from Shannon is the night is going to be spent telling each other about all our sexual experiences. Isn't that a bit strange to do that?" Kate asked

Sun let out a laugh, "When I was younger I would have my friends sleep over, we lived in a large house so we could go to one end and never bother my father. What I can tell you is, yes embarrassing stories will be told, but they will be from everybody. It makes you closer to share those moments with your friends."

Kate let out a groan, "All right I'll go but only because Shannon went to so much work for this." And Shannon had gone to work on this. When Kate and Sun arrived they saw four makeshift beds and blankets out. There was a long scrap of plywood that had Dharma food and snacks on it. Kate had to admit she was impressed. Shannon and Claire were sitting on two of the beds talking and laughing. Shannon looked up and saw Kate and Sun.

"Ooh goody you're here" she squealed jumping up. "Grab some food you guys" Everyone helped themselves to the pretty decent meal. They ate comfortably every once in awhile piping up with something to talk about but nothing too serious. When all the food was done the girls set the beds up so that that they were two by two with the heads of the beds all in the middle so they could talk. Shannon reached over and grabbed a small cosmetics bag, reaching in she pulled out a bunch of nail polish, nail files and clippers. The girls all smiled at the idea of actually having nice nails for once on the island. Kate was never one for painting her nails but she chose a lovely pink shade that was not to bright but still visible. As she filed her nails and cut them all the same length, she couldn't help but wonder if Jack would like the color. The thought made her smile and she even considered doing her toenails just for Jack's reaction to such a girly thing.

"All right Kate what are you smiling about?" Shannon asked with a smirk.

Kate looked up to see all three women looking at her.

"Jack," she said with a sheepish smile.

"Well gee that's a surprise" Claire said teasing her. "And what about Jack are you thinking about?"

Shannon laughed, "That's a bit of a naughty question Claire, those get saved for later, let's all talk about the person we love and what we remember about them when you first met. I'll go first; it was the day after the crash and a bunch of us we're sitting in a circle. Sayid and Charlie came up and sat down. I remember seeing Sayid and thinking he was good looking but definitely not my type. I was such a brat back then; I thought my type were spoiled rich boys who didn't do anything except play tennis and party at night. Now I'm in love with an Iraqi soldier, my friends would freak" she said with a smile. Kate couldn't help but admire the way Shannon had grown since they came on the island. Everyone looked at Claire.

"Hey don't look at me, I like Charlie a lot but we're not at the love stage yet" she said holding her hands up in protest.

"Fine well just tell us what you remember about the first time you saw Charlie" Shannon said rolling her eyes.

"Ok, well I remember seeing him walking around with that dang hoodie on and his face was covered, I thought he was kind of creepy actually." Claire said with an embarrassed laugh, "But then he helped me move some luggage and I got to meet the real him." she said with a light smile.

"Are you guys doing ok?" Kate asked her friend, she had seen how torn up Charlie had been the last few weeks.

"Yeah you know after the funerals I got to thinking that life is too short and so we're taking it slow." Claire said blowing on her nails. "Ok Sun it's your turn spill it."

"I actually met Jin walking on the street; I was very upset and was not paying attention to where I was walking. I ran right into him and dropped my stuff all over. He was very sweet and helped me pick up my things. I remember thinking he was the most handsome man I'd ever seen." Sun said smiling.

"So you guys just met and bam love at first sight?" Shannon asked.

"Oh it was not easy at first, my family comes from money and Jin's does not. We had to sneak around until Jin had enough money to ask my father for my hand. He agreed and Jin went to work for my father. It has been tough at times but we are happy now and with the baby things are perfect." Sun's face was absolutely glowing as she spoke about her pregnancy.

Slowly three pairs of eyes turned to Kate and she couldn't help but smile.

"Guess it's my turn huh?" she asked putting away her nail polish.

"You know I have no clue how you and Jack met?" Shannon said looking at her curiously.

"The way you guys hung out together in the beginning I thought you were on the plane together." Claire said with a smirk.

"Really?" Kate asked. "Ok here's the real story. The first time I saw Jack was after I regained consciousness from the crash. I was kind of stumbling around with no clue as to what I was doing. So I come around a tree and I hear someone call out to me. Being Jack he was very polite as he tried to get my attention" Kate said grinning, she couldn't help but notice as the women all leaned in closer to hear the story. "So I turn and there is this gorgeous guy kneeling in the sand with no shirt on, so he asks me if I could help him. Of course I couldn't say no, he was too cute. So next thing I know he's showing me this disgusting gash on his back and asking me to sew it up. I nearly threw up and he was so nice about the whole thing. When he asked he actually said if I didn't mind. Like if I had told him no and left him he would have no hard feelings. So feeling so bad for him because he was obviously in pain, I sewed him up with no pain killers or anything. I didn't even know his name. It was funny because I was freaking out and he was completely calm even though I was totally hurting him, he distracted me by talking about being a surgeon. Funny it wasn't until that night, literally before the security system roared that we told each other our names." Kate said smiling about when she first met Jack. Things had been so different then, both strangers but still drawn to one another.

"No way, you're lying!" Shannon said, "That kind of thing only happens in movies"

Kate laughed, "You don't believe me? Well when he gets back you can ask to see his scar."

"Wait, does that mean the whole time he was running around the beach saving everyone including me, twice, he was injured?" Claire asked.

"Yup" Kate said, "He said his adrenaline was running so high he was able to ignore the pain and just go on."

"Wow" Claire said, "I guess he's been a hero from the very start."

Kate smiled, but than began to think about where Jack was at that exact moment. Worry crept through her as she thought of what he could be doing. Noticing the worry Shannon quickly changed the subject.

"Ok girls, well normally this would be the real fun part," she paused as she reached into her bag. A second later she pulled out a bottle of liquor she must have gotten from the hatch. The girls all started laughing when they saw the alcohol. "Well, we're playing a question and answer game and I thought we could use this but since Sun is pregnant and Claire is still breast feeding it looks like they get to stick to this wonderful bottle of Dharma edition cola I found while you and I get the funs stuff Kate." Shannon said pulling out a liter of cola.

Kate looked at the alcohol and then blushed, "I can't drink Shannon" her mind raced for some excuse, such as religious preference or just dislike of that type of booze but her mind went blank to every reason except the truth.

"What? Oh come on Kate don't be a prude it won't hurt you and it's not like we're gonna ditch you or let you wander off with some nasty guy." Shannon said with a giggle.

"No, it's not that I don't want to, I can't" said Kate emphasizing the word can't hoping they would either catch on or drop the subject.

"Ok now you have my interest piqued, what's going on Kate?" Claire asked. Kate noticed that even Sun was looking at her curiously.

"All right I'll tell you, but it has to stay here and can't leave this group, understand?" The women all nodded as if it were a given. "Well," said Kate nervously, "It's not for certain but there is a chance I could be pregnant." There was a moment of silence when suddenly all three women squealed excitedly and Kate felt herself being pulled into a group hug.

"This is great" Sun said smiling. "We can be pregnant together."

"Yeah and Aaron is going to get another playmate" Claire said grinning ear to ear.

"Ok details girl" Shannon demanded.

"Like I said I don't know if I am but there is a good chance I am and I don't want to take any risks." Kate said.

"Does Jack know?" Claire asked.

Kate grinned, "Yeah he knows, I um practically begged him for a baby" she said embarrassed. "I just love him so much and we're stuck on an island without much chance of rescue and I want a family with him."

"Ok" Shannon said putting the liquor back in the bag, "I'm not drinking alone so now it's Q and A time. We go around and everyone gets to ask anyone a question, if the person refuses to answer they're supposed to take a drink of liquor but since there is no punishment in drinking cola you have to answer the question or you have to streak naked through the camp, during the day. Questions can be dirty and as naughty as you want. So don't hold back ladies, who wants to go first?"

Kate felt nervous butterflies rustle in her stomach, she was afraid they would ask about her criminal background she had only told Jack, but then again she had no desire to streak through camp naked.

"I'll go" Claire said, she looked at everyone and then her eyes turned to Shannon and she gave her a wicked smile. "Shannon how old were you when you lost your virginity?" Kate watched amazed that the questions go this personal this quick, she almost wished she could have some liquor just to give her the strength to ask and answer these questions.

"15" Shannon said, when she didn't give an explanation she said, "Hey I answered the question and that's all I have to answer. Ok my turn, Sun you're up, before Michael went all evil did you ever have a crush on him?"

Sun blushed brightly and she took a deep breath, "Yes when things were bad with Jin and I, I did find it easy to talk to Michael, but when Jin and I made up the crush went away." Sun said still a little sad about Michael's betrayal. "Kate, have you ever been married?"

Kate cringed, "Yes, unfortunately once and it was a mistake. Ok Shannon, when did you and Sayid officially hook up?" Kate thought that was a pretty basic and safe question.

Shannon smiled sadly "Actually it was the night Boone died, that's why no one could find me, because Sayid took me on a romantic getaway. It seems wrong but I don't regret it, I miss Boone but I also know he wouldn't have wanted me to see him that way." They were silent for a minute then Shannon turned to Kate, "Ok Kate since you think you might be pregnant that answers the question about whether you and Jack have consummated the relationship so tell us was the first time, all romantic with flowers and candles from the hatch?"

"Nope" said Kate with a smile. All the women looked kind of shocked at that. Jack seemed like the most romantic guy out there. They looked at her expectantly and she just shrugged, "Hey I answered the question, Claire, is Aaron's father still in the picture"

Claire rolled her eyes, "No way that dead beat is long gone, which is ok because Charlie is a better father than Thomas could ever be." They all smiled at the thought of how sweet Charlie was with the baby, "Ok Kate what was the first time like with Jack, full details" asked Claire.

Kate bit her lip she was about to share intimate secrets with people, no not people, her friends. "Ok" she said. "Jack was really stressed about what happened in the hatch so he had disappeared. I looked all over for him and finally I found him sitting in the dark at the caves. He was stressed to a breaking point and was feeling pretty dangerous. I had been trying to get him to admit we had a relationship but he kept pushing me a way. He was looking for a fight so we went at it pretty strong but then he asked me to leave. He was pulled tighter than a rubber band and needed release. I told him I wanted him and that I would take care of him. Next thing I know he's got me pinned against the side of the cave, our clothes still half on and he took me against the wall." Kate said her voice dropping off at the end of her sentence. She could feel her face blush bright red as she talked about this.

"Wow" Claire said "Never in a million years would I have guessed that."

Shannon threw her hands up in the air, "Ok so everyone knows the question game was just to get info about you and Jack so let's skip the formalities and you just answer our questions" Everyone laughed knowing that it was the truth, Jack and Kate were the hot topic.

"Hey that's not fair" Kate said with a mock pout.

"Oh come on you know you want to talk about it" Claire said smiling.

Kate turned to see Sun grinning at her "Traitor" she muttered, "Ok so let's get this over with"

Shannon clapped her hands together, "Goody, so how was it, the first time against the wall?"

Kate blushed again, "It was great, actually it was pretty incredible" Kate admitted.

Claire giggled, "Incredible as in greatest sex ever or oh my god he's huge?' They all cracked up at that.

"Both" Kate said between giggles.

"Figures" Shannon said, "We crash land with a gorgeous man, who is kind, good with kids, has a rough edge to him, hung like a horse and a doctor to boot, no wonder he got snatched up so quick"

"He is what every mother tries to teach her daughter to find, you should marry a doctor my mother used to tell me." Sun said laughing and getting into the spirit of the game.

"Yeah well you all had your chance, he's mine and I'm not giving him up. You can admit it that you find him sexy though." Kate watched shocked as all three women blushed and looked around, "Oh my god, ok if I have to spill all my secrets you have to tell me about your little crushes on my man" teased Kate enjoying their discomfort.

"Oh come on, I'm a single mother. The first person I saw was Jack and he was telling me I was going to be ok. Then he'd do check-ups on me and touch my belly which would always get Aaron kicking. Speaking of which Aaron adores him how could I not be slightly attracted to him, it's not like I'd go for him or anything" Claire said as if trying to reassure Kate. Kate just smiled knowing that she and Jack were forever and no one could break that up.

"The asthma attack, he made me look at him and focus on my breathing, I remember actually thinking I was going to die but it was ok if he was the last thing I was going to see." The women all cracked up at Shannon, "Hey" she exclaimed, "At least I wasn't looking at him to be my baby's daddy" she said lightly smacking Claire in the arm. That made everyone laugh even harder. Kate couldn't believe she'd find it so amusing listening to other women discuss her lover, but she was fine with it. This must be what having close friends is like.

Everyone looked at Sun who blushed even harder, "He was always talking to me even when he didn't know I could understand him. He would go out of his way to learn Korean words for the plants and herbs I would bring into the infirmary. When I lost my wedding ring he comforted me by telling me how he thought he lost his…" Sun quickly quieted down sneaking a glance at Kate, not sure if she had said too much.

"Jack's married?" squeaked Shannon.

"Divorced" Kate quickly piped in. She and Jack discussed both of their failed marriages during their first night together. "It's ok Sun I know all about Sarah."

"Sarah?" asked Claire, "Well that's a stupid name" she said feeling the need to rag on Jack's ex-wife out of loyalty to Kate.

"She was his patient and they fell in love, that's until she cheated on him with his best friend, in his bed on his birthday." Kate scoffed.

"Bitch" both Shannon and Claire said and Sun muttered something in Korean.

"Yeah well as much as I'd like to find her and beat the living crap out of her, it all worked out because Jack ended up with me in the long run" Kate said, "Though I like to bug him about his past excursions with women. He's never said it but part of me thinks there were quite a few." Kate said shaking her head with a smile.

"Why would you say that?" Sun asked.

"Well he told me about Sarah but every time I bring up his past experiences with other women he usually changes the subject. It's ok I mean I don't really want to discuss my experiences with him, it's just that sometimes he's so…experienced" she said blushing.

"Ooh do tell" Shannon said.

"Uh uh some things get to stay between me and Jack" Kate said with a wink.

"Oh you mean like the sex you guys had in the hatch that could be heard from miles around?" Shannon teased.

Kate didn't bother replying to that, "Let's just say I've never been disappointed and let's leave it at that."

"Hmm Jack the player, kind of hard to imagine that, but he's awfully busy here. I bet at home at the hospital the nurses drool over him all day long" Claire said with a giggle, "You know the way Susan does."

Kate's eyes flashed quickly, "Yeah well she's going to learn the hard way if she doesn't just keep moving on with her endless stream of men, Jack's off her limits whether she likes it or not."

"What was the deal with Ana?" Shannon asked. "I mean she seemed to know Jack and she followed him around a lot."

"They met at the Sydney airport bar, he was supposed to go back and visit her on the plane but as he was getting up the plane hit turbulence, fate they didn't belong together." Kate said, sad that Ana had died but not that Jack didn't end up with her instead of Kate.

The women were getting tired and all laid down on their beds. "Hey Kate?" Shannon asked after a few minutes of peaceful silence.

"Yeah?' Kate answered.

'If I get in a fight with Sayid would you mind if I borrowed Jack for a quick trip?" She was answered by Sun and Claire's laughter and Kate's pillow smacking her in the head, followed by Kate's laughter. Shannon was glad to hear it she knew Kate was still worried about Jack.

"Hey Kate?" she asked, this time she heard Claire giggle.

"Yeah" Kate's voice was wary of what Shannon was going to say.

"He loves you too much to not come back" Shannon said softly.

Kate felt the tears fill her eyes at the kind words she listened as Sun and Claire agreed.

"Thanks guys, I mean it thank you for everything." With that Kate shut her eyes and drifted to sleep dreaming only about good memories shared with Jack.

Ok so I hope you liked it and didn't think it was too lame. So please review and all that good stuff.