Chapter 3-The Campfire

"Anyone want marshmallows?" said Hurley carrying 3 huge bags of Dharma marshmallows.
He walked towards the big group of castaways around the fire; Jack was sitting next to Juliet, Claire sitting close to Charlie, Sawyer beside Kate, Sayid and Locke were all sitting and talking. A chorus of Yea's and Alright's were heard.

"Well just to start the night, I'm glad everyone's back safe and sound. Just like it was before." Said Locke. Everyone smiled and clapped. Sayid pats Jack's back and smiles.
Kate looked at the fire, she half smiled thinking of the times before they were captured by the others. Most of those memories were with Jack, of course, when they first met, when he gave her guava seeds, when he denied so cutely checking her out, when they played golf, when they got caught in a net together she shivered the tension they had between their bodies had been so strange, so strong, yet so perfect she had never felt that she belonged anywhere except in Jack's arms. And of course when they kissed her eyes watered she didn't want to think about how perfect she had felt, and how broken she felt now.

"Freckles, want me to feed you a marshmallow" said Sawyer teasingly.

"Suck it up James." Said Kate furiously hitting his arm.

"OOH!" said Charlie and Hurley at the same time. Everyone laughed.

"You all seem to get along really well" pointed out Juliet. Despite Juliet a few meters away facing her, Kate rolled her eyes. Juliet chose to ignore Kate's obvious hate vibes towards her.

"Some of us do but when Sawyer and Jack start fighting, it's just crazy!" said Claire lightly giggling.
Sawyer looked up and smiled at Jack. He seemed to give him a peace offering. Jack half smiled after all he had to be nice to Kate's new… boyfriend. Jack clenched his teeth.
"That's nothing Juliet, you should hear Jack and Kate, they sound like a married couple for heavens sake!" laughed Hurley.

"Kate you cannot go on a trek with us!" said Charlie deepening his voice. Everyone laughed Jack and Kate both froze in their spots.

"Why Jack? I want to be with you please!" continued Hurley playing on with a high pitched voice.

"You'll get hurt! And everyone knows I only am happy and I only smile when I'm around you!" said Claire joining in too. The three of them give high fives, everyone else laughs.

Kate turns red and dares to look at Jack, but he keeps staring at the fire. For a second he looks up they both stare but only two seconds later Juliet's boney hands wrap around Jack's waist he looks up and smiles at Juliet. Kate's inside freezes and burns at the same time. This isn't the Jack she knew. The Jack who would want to protect her, the Jack who sat with her next to the fire feeding her and flirting with her. Where was the one who was crazy about her?

Who was this man? Kate thought tearing up again, Jack wasn't here at all… She had lost him...
But, she thought gaining some confidence. She was determined to get Jack back one way or another. He wasn't any more, thought Kate, he was a man worth fighting for!