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Author's Note: I'm SO sorry it took this long to write a second chapter for this story. I never really thought people would like it so I had nothing planned out but people did like it so I finally thought about what would happen the next day. I kinda have a very general idea now where this is going but feel free to give me suggestions. I guarantee you I will be a horrible updater, especially now that school just started, but I will try to update every two/three weeks or so. Please be patient and thank you to everyone who read my story.

Thoughts are in italics.

Disclaimer: Still don't own it. :(

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Sawyer woke up the next morning just as the sun was coming up over the island. It took him a few moments to realize that he was not in his tent. He vaguely wondered what he was doing here with Kate asleep on his chest before last night's events came rushing back to him. He remembered her nightmare and hoped that she was sleeping well now but judging by the small smile on her face, he had nothing to worry about.

People would start waking up soon now that it was getting daylight and Sawyer did not want to be seen walking out of Kate's tent so he decided that he needed to get up. It was also good to leave before she wakes up too. It would be really awkward if we woke up together like this. He looked down at her sleeping form and smiled. She looked so different when she was asleep, so peaceful.

He didn't want to wake Kate up so he gently lifted her and slid out from under her. Sawyer placed her back down and was relieved when she didn't even stir from his movements. He stood up and was at the door when he turned back to look at Kate one more time and saw that she was shivering. Damn conscience. He unbuttoned his shirt, walked back over to her, and wrapped the shirt around her. Kate stopped shivering almost right away and nestled down into Sawyer's still warm shirt. He smirked and walked out of her tent onto the beach.

When Sawyer reached his tent at the edge of the camp he found another shirt he could wear for the day, grabbed a mango from his stash of food, and picked up Watership Down. He sat outside on his airplane seat and began to reread his book.

Sawyer spent all of that morning reading or watching the other survivors go about their daily business. He saw Jack go around to a few different people throughout the morning and suspected the doctor was filling his quota of good deeds for the day. He occasionally glanced at Kate's tent to see if she had gotten up yet but she never did. Secretly he was glad. She had been tired for the last few days and she really needed this sleep. There had been faint circles under her eyes for almost a week now but he doubted anyone else besides him and possibly Jack noticed.

It was after noon before Kate woke up. Sawyer just happened to glance over the top of his book and see her emerging from her tent, a couple yards away, stretching. She was also wearing his shirt. Damn she looks good in my clothes. Their eyes met and she started walking towards him.

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Kate woke up feeling much better than she had ever felt waking up on the island before. She tried to move her arms to stretch but something was over them. She looked down and saw Sawyer's shirt covering her up. She smiled and remembered what had happened last night. It had been so uncharacteristic of Sawyer to do anything nice for someone let alone comfort them but that was exactly what he did. He even covered her up with his shirt. He's not so bad after all.

The sun was beating down on the tent and Kate wondered what time it was. She never got up later than eight but it was definitely later than that judging by where the sun was.

She stood up and put Sawyer's shirt on. It still smells like him. Kate stepped out of her tent and stretched. She felt so good this morning it was unbelievable. Especially since this week is the… never mind. She didn't want to think about what this week was.

She looked over at Sawyer's tent and saw him sitting on his airplane seat, watching her. She walked over to him under the guise of giving his shirt back so she would have an excuse to talk to him. She actually wanted to keep the shirt forever but he didn't need to know that.

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"Mornin' Freckles," Sawyer said when Kate got closer. "Afternoon actually but it's not like it matters here."

"Yeah," Kate replied. So much for needing a reason to come over and talk to him. He started the conversation for me. She was nervous but had no idea why. She was so happy when she woke up but now that she was here by Sawyer in the light of day she was worried. What if he teases me now that I'm not upset anymore? That would be something he would do but she inwardly prayed he would just let the entire thing last night blow over.

"Ya sleep okay?"

"What?" Kate was shook out of her musings by this sudden question.

Sawyer smirked as if he caught her doing something wrong and repeated the question, stressing every syllable.

"Oh. Yeah actually I did." Kate answered truthfully. He deserved at least some truth after last night.

"So… ya slept okay with me yesterday and now you come out here and daydream about it. I'm touched Freckles."

"No," Kate said with indignation. "I was just thinking about…something else."

"Sure. Okay. Ya know… you don't have to lie to me. If you're daydreamin' about sleepin' with me all you have to do is say so and I can turn that dream into a reality."

Yep, this was exactly the kind of teasing that she wanted to avoid. She felt bad enough as it was that someone saw her in a state of weakness but now Sawyer would throw it in her face. She knew he wouldn't mention it to anyone else but he would use it against her.

"Daydreamin' again Freckles?" Sawyer asked while still smirking up at her from his airplane seat. He couldn't believe that Kate zoned out on him twice already today. She must be more upset about last night than she's letting on, but being the jerk I am I keep making stupid innuendos.

"No," Kate answered without offering an explanation this time.

Both of them got quiet after this last exchange and felt reluctant to say anything else. Sawyer feared he would say something stupid that would upset a clearly already upset Kate, and Kate didn't want to give Sawyer any more ammo.

Kate stood there for a few more minutes observing the sand at her feet until she got up enough courage to whisper, "Thanks for last night Sawyer."

Even though Kate was whispering, Sawyer heard what she said perfectly. Now he really felt like an ass. Not only was I teasin' her when she was upset, but also when she was tryin' to thank me for the one good, unselfish thing I've done in probably years. Nice goin' jackass.

"Don't mention it," Sawyer told her. He was just about to stumble his way through some sort of an apology when Jack walked up.

"Here you are Kate. I was looking all over the beach for you earlier."

Sawyer glared up at Jack. Doc always has the worst timing. Just when I was about to try and be nice again he shows up and ruins my moment with Freckles. Jack noticed Sawyer's glare but decided to avoid it and turn all of his attention toward Kate.

"I actually just woke up," Kate said shifting her gaze from Sawyer to Jack. "That's why you didn't find me."

"You slept to noon?" Jack asked her. "Are you feeling okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine." Kate lied. "Just catching up on my beauty sleep."

"Well in that case, would you mind helping me pick some more fruit for people here on the beach?"

Kate stole a glance at Sawyer. He was going to say something else when Jack walked up and I want to know what it was, but picking fruit would help me get my mind off things for a little while.

"Sure, Jack." Kate said after weighing the options.

"Alright then, lets go."

Kate started to walk toward the jungle with Jack when she looked over her shoulder at Sawyer still sitting on his airplane seat doing a very good job of hiding his hurt at her choosing Jack over him.

"I'll talk to when I get back, Sawyer," she yelled back at him.

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Jack and Kate had been walking through the jungle, picking fruit for near three hours when they decided to take a break. They had plenty of fruit now so they could start heading back after a quick rest. The break was Jack's idea. While they were walking, he noticed that Kate looked rather pale and was tiring out very easily. Now that they were sitting across from each other, he saw the dark circles under her eyes too.

"Kate, are you sure you're okay? If you're getting sick then just tell me so I can give you some medicine."

"I'm fine, Jack," Kate stressed.

She wasn't fine though. Being in the jungle after she had had that nightmare last night just made things a little too real. Picking fruit was definitely not a good idea with her present state of mind. It was too late to worry about it now though. They had been in here this long and she was still okay but she still couldn't shake the feeling of the nightmare.

With her fear getting the best of her, she got up.

"Okay, I'm feeling rested. Let's go," Kate said quickly.

She sounded calm, but she was far from it. The more she tried to calm herself about being in the jungle, the more worried she got. Walking was okay because she was concentrating on where she was going, but sitting down when there was nothing to think about except being in the jungle was a whole different story.

"Alright," Jack said, getting up off the ground.

He wasn't going to fight her on this. It was clear to him that something was wrong, but she kept insisting that she was fine. He decided to let it rest for now, but he would get an explanation later.

Kate and Jack walked at a brisk pace with Kate in the lead. She was wasting no time in getting the hell out of the jungle. It was such a mistake to come here with Jack, Kate thought as she quickened her pace. I should have just stayed with Sawyer on the beach and endured his teasing. Even it would be better than this.

With their quick pace, it only took them a little over two hours to get back to the beach where the sun was just starting to set. Jack was just about to ask Kate is she was alright again when she shoved her backpack full of fruit at him and took off toward her tent. She stayed there for the rest of the night.

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Finally! I finished chapter two. I really hope you guys like this chapter as much as you did the first one and I apologize again for taking so long to update. I can't guarantee that the next chapter will be up any faster but I will try harder. I know this chapter didn't have as much skate as the first one but there will be more eventually. Please let me know what you think of this story. I will try to take any thoughts and considerations you have into account. Thank you once again for reading my story and as always, please review.