More delimma!
Don't own Lost. Wish I did.
I love Charlie.
Kate strolled to the caves; suddenly worried of Jack's reaction to her particular dilemma…after all he would be the father of her child.
Jack was cleaning up his "practice"; the shabby but clean deck chair reclining in the corner, many of the medicines had now given away to Sun's herbal remedies (though some of the declining antibiotics were locked away in a very familiar silver case) and linen bandages made from the island's flax, were all being checked and restored.
Jack beamed when he saw Kate enter.
"Hello Kate, to what do I owe this visit?" he chimed; he was less stressed than he was as he grew used to island life.
"I'm sick." She put it bluntly.
"Ah."
"I've been throwing up in the mornings."
"Oh."
"I've come for a second opinion."
"Did you see Sun about this? (She's not really a qualified doctor)"
"(I know, but she knows her plants) I went to her about some herbs, but she reckoned I might be pregnant." She stressed the word just subtly enough to grab Jack's attention.
"Oh," then it dawned on him, "OOOOooohhhh." Jack suddenly made a small hiccuping noise and dropped the few rolls of linen he was carrying.
"I was hoping (ahem) that you would be able to…you know, tell me that I'm not pregnant." She looked at him with her large twinkling eyes.
"Alright, but I can't guarantee you anything." He sighed, picking up the rolls. He drilled her with the same questions that Sun had asked her, perhaps in a more professional sense. He nodded after the questioning had finished and took out a small key. He retrieved the large silver case, opened it and gave her a small pink box.
"A pregnancy test?" she asked.
"Yes. The Very Last One. It seems that the couple on their honeymoon were trying for a child. They had about six packets."
"Aren't these supposed to be relatively inaccurate?"
"Yes, but wether it says you're pregnant or not, come back in another few weeks and I'll see if you are…Kate?" he asked warily.
"Yes Jack?" she felt the anticipation that he was about to say something important
"The instructions are on the back."
Yep, that was important she thought despondently. She got up to leave.
"Kate." He called.
"Yes?"
"Good Luck."
For what?
"Thank you." She called back.
TBC