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"So what did you two do last night???" Claire asked as she handed Kate a cup of coffee.

"Nothing we just talked…" she said in a sweet but firm voice telling Claire not to go any further.

"I'm glad you finally gave him a chance to explain…you should've seen his face when I told him about Sarah and you leaving the country…he was devastated."

"Yeah…" Kate said but to Claire she still looked a little unhappy.

"Kate what's wrong??…don't tell me you don't believe Jack."

Kate quickly shook her head. "NO…no I believe him. A apart of me always believed he wouldn't do such a thing." That was something she didn't tell anyone.

"Then what's wrong???" she asked incredulously. She thought Kate would be ecstatic when she found out.

"We hugged…on the balcony." She said as if she committed a crime.

Claire looked at her friend as if she'd gone crazy. "Kate it's not illegal to hug people…it was just a hug."

"That's the problem!!! It wasn't just a hug!!! It felt so good I cant even explain it, I never wanted to let go and when he told me about Sarah I realized that a part of me knew that its wasn't his fault all along…I believed in him so much that it scares me."

"Why does it scare you Kate??? Do you think he's lying about this???"

"NO!! IT SCARES ME BECAUSE HE'S MARRIED!!" she yelled and Claire looked at her friend sympathetically.

"It was so much easier to be mad at him then accept this but now that I can't be mad at him anymore…I don't know what to do Claire!!!"

"Well I would suggest you talk to your therapist about your problem but since your therapist is the problem I have no ideas!" Claire said and was happy to elicit a chuckle from Kate. "Seriously Kate, I think you should just talk to Jack."

"Are you crazy??? I'll just scare him off then he'll go back to his perfect marriage and I'll…I'll have nothing." She stated sadly.

"Kate, can I tell you something???" Kate gave a faint nod. "Do you really think that if his marriage was perfect he'd be here right now???"

"He's only here because the hospital forced him to come."

"No Kate, the hospital gave you permission to leave alone but he insisted on coming…doesn't that say something???"

"I don't know Claire!!! Does it???" she shrieked.

"Come on Kate are you really that blind???? He practically followed you around the world just so you won't be mad at him, he got a crew member to shut up because he said something bad about, he fought with his own wife for you!!! Do you really think that maybe there isn't a chance that Jack feels the same way about you???" Claire yelled. She didn't understand why Kate always had a fear of being rejected.

Kate didn't say anything but just stood there and contemplated what Claire said. "Lets go and finish off work and then you can think about what to do next…and Kate please think about it."

"I will….I…I promised Jack I'd show him around today." She said softly.

"That's nice…and Kate just listen to your heart…don't behave differently just because he's 'married' or don't look for reasons to be mad at him just because it'll make things easier okay."

Kate decided to take Claire's advice…hopefully she won't regret it.

"God I forgot how beautiful this place was." Kate said and she and Jack were seated at a street side café overlooking the Seine River. Jack on the other hand was admiring another view. "Yeah…beautiful."

After a hard days work they both finally got to spend some time alone together, Jack suggested they get out of the hotel and that Kate gives him his promised tour, which she did happily. For the first time Jack had seen Kate so excited and happy. She seemed to get this sparkle in her eyes as she told him about growing up here, all her favorite places and hilarious stories about how she messed up during her first years of modeling. Jack was finally beginning to realize what Claire meant.

It was getting late and all that sightseeing was making them hungry. Jack was not at all surprised when Kate chose a typical street café over any five star restaurant. Kate placed their orders in fluent French and continued telling Jack random facts. Jack wasn't even listening to her…he was too captivated by her. The way she was so carefree, that mischievous glint in her eyes, the way she subconsciously untangled her stubborn curls. She had apparently said something funny and started laughing and so did Jack, even though he had no idea what she was taking about but seeing her so happy…made him happy.

When the food arrived, Jack was really amused by how Kate kept staring at his pasta and ate her salad as if mentally convincing herself that that's what she was eating.

"Kate???" Jack asked with a grin. "Do you want a bite???"

Kate blushed and gave him a smile. "No…I'm good thanks."

"I don't think so…the way you're looking at it is actually scaring me...so you want a bite???"

"If Claire came to know she'd kill me." She said softly causing Jack to laugh.

He leaned in and whispered. "I promise I won't tell her."

Kate laughed and gratefully nodded. Jack pushed the plate in front of her and that was the last he saw of it.

"Lets order something to drink!!!!" she gave him a dazzling smile…obviously he wasn't going to say no to her for anything.

"You told her to do what???" Sun asked incredulously. She, Claire and Charlie were now sitting in the same garden and Claire just told them about her 'advice'.

"Claire I don't think that was the right thing to do." Charlie said and Claire shot him a death glare.

"Charlie's right Claire…you're just making things worse!!!" Sun yelled. She knew Kate was having a hard time understanding her feelings for Jack.

"Yeah…he's married Claire!!!" Charlie said and carefully avoided looking at her face.

"Oh come on!!! Am I the only one here who sees the way Jack behaves with her??? He has the same feelings for her, maybe even stronger!!!!"

"Well that's not up to us!!!" Sun was getting really tired of this game. Jack was married and after Kate had made her fear for falling for him extremely clear, encouraging her wasn't something Claire should be doing.

That very moment someone's laughter interrupted their silence. They all turned to see a very happy and slightly drunk Jack and Kate coming in through the door. They were giggling like idiots and seeing them made everyone smile.

"Looks like you two had fun…" Charlie winked at Jack.

"Yeah…we did." Kate looked over at Jack and they both shared a smile.

Claire cleared her throat. "Um we should get going." She grabbed her purse and Charlie's hand (something that didn't go unnoticed by everyone else.) she raised her eye brows at Sun who refused to make a move.

"Sun…aren't you coming???" she asked in a sweet voice.

"No…I think I'm going to hang out here with Jack and Kate…you guys don't mind do you???"

Jack shook his head. "Of course not." Although he wasn't at all prepared to end his time with Kate.

"Oh come on Sun…We've barely had some fun since we got here!!!"

"Then why don't we invite them along???"

"Because they already had their fun now it's our turn!!!" Claire said firmly.

"Fine I'll come…but Kate you should get some rest we've got to leave early tomorrow." She smiled at Kate and shot one at Claire.

"Oh yeah…" she said and shared a disappointed look with Jack. "I guess I'll see you later…goodnight."

Jack gave a smile and a nod. Charlie on the other hand gave a cold look to Sun. Its one thing to tell Claire not to encourage them but another thing to get in between their possible and completely intentional relationship. "Jack if you're not too tired why don't you join us???"

"Uh...no you guys go ahead…Have fun…" he said softly and made his way back to his room.

"Well done Sun." Claire said curtly but Sun only rolled her eyes.

"Trust me…you'll thank me one day."

Jack was lying in his bed, flipping through TV channels and thoroughly bored. His mind kept wandering to a certain brunette just across the hall. He considered going over there but remembered she was here to work and he was here to help her…not be a distraction.

The phone in his room started to ring and he eagerly picked it up thinking it was probably Kate.

"Hello???" he said cheerfully.

"Jack???" came a familiar voice. A voice that instantly made him slightly angry and irritated. Sarah.

"What do you want Sarah??? And how the hell did you know I was here???" he said in an agitated voice.

"What do you mean 'what do I want' Jack??? I'm you're wife!!! I've been worried sick about you!!! You just take off like this – without any explanations!!! I've called everyone we've ever known but no one has seen you!! Then I remembered that little bitch and I was sure I'd find you there!!!" she yelled in one breath.

"Keep Kate out of this Sarah. Whatever I did- you deserved it." Jack was trying desperately to keep his anger under control.

"Jack please…just come home and we'll talk about this." Sarah said desperately.

"No Sarah I've got work to do here…I'll be back next week."

"Next week??? Jack please…I'm your wife!! I told you I'm sorry for what I did...I'll even apologize to her…please." Listening to her beg made Jack feel guilty about the way he treated her...she might be attention seeking but she was still his wife.

"It's okay Sarah…I forgive you." He said honestly and could hear her relief when she spoke.

"Thank you…now will you please come home???"

"No Sarah I told you I have some work…But I'll be back next week…We'll talk then okay???"

"Fine." she said brusquely and hung up.

Jack groaned and hung up. He leaned his head back and massaged his forehead when there was a knock on the door.

He looked at his watch. "Who the hell is it a 12'o clock???" He opened the door and saw Kate outside in a pair of shorts and a tank top.

"Hi." She said sweetly.

"Hey."

She was awkwardly moving from one foot to another. "Can I come in???"

"Sure."

Kate gave him a heart melting smile and walked in. "Kate is something wrong???"

"No!!!" she said a bit too quickly.

"Kate come on tell me." He gently took her by the shoulders sat her down on the bed.

"Nothing's wrong Jack..." she said and Jack noticed she was avoiding eye contact with him.

"Kate…Please tell me what's wrong." He coaxed her.

Kate finally looked at him and found herself getting lost in his deep brown eyes filled with so much passion, tenderness and respect…just begging her to trust them.

"I had a bad dream." She said in a barely audible voice.

"What was the dream about???" he asked in a gentle tone.

She shook her head. "It doesn't matter it's over now."

"Kate please you should tell me."

"Look I don't want to talk about it...I don't need therapy right now okay??" she took on a defensive tone and jack could see her closing up again- going back to the Kate he met the first time.

"I know you don't need a therapist but I know you could use a friend." He said softly and could see her think about his offer.

"I need some fresh air." She said abruptly and went to the balcony aware that Jack followed her.

He didn't say anything and for that she was thankful. He just stood beside her, watching her look at the view, knowing that she needed her time.

"It was about Wayne." She finally said.

"Wayne???"

"My stepfather…well at least I thought he was…he used to beat my mom and me up."

"Oh..." he said and tried to keep his rage under control. The idea of anyone physically hurting Kate was bothering him more than he'd like to admit. All he knew was this Wayne guy better not come in front of him if he wanted to stay alive.

"I told my mom a thousand times to leave him but she never did…she said you can't help the ones you love." Jack could hear the disgust in her voice.

Jack cleared his throat and fearfully asked. "Kate did he ever….."

Kate didn't say anything and continued. "My mom had a friend, Rose; she knew what Wayne was doing and tried to get me out of that house. She had some contacts in the industry so when I turned fourteen she pulled a few strings and before I knew it I was being sent to Paris. She told me that I shouldn't feel guilty about leaving my mom behind because she bought that upon herself and it was her fault I had to suffer."

"I never spoke to her again…and then two months ago I got a letter from rose saying she died. She had an 'accident'." She chuckled but Jack could see here eyes glistened with unshed tears.

He turned her around to face him and firmly told her, "It wasn't your fault Kate."

"How can you say that??? If I was with her she would still be alive!! I could have helped her!!!" her voice now cracking.

"No Kate you couldn't have helped her!!! If you were there you would probably be a part of that 'accident' nothing more!! Rose was right, you can't blame yourself!"

Kate shook her head and it frustrated Jack that she was carrying around the blame for her mother's death and punishing herself even though it had nothing to do with her.

He gently raised her head and looked into her eyes. "It's not your fault." He didn't know what to expect but it surely wasn't the great amount of trust he saw in her eyes.

Kate looked at him and wanted nothing more than to believe him. He was so sure that it wasn't her fault. She didn't remember the last time somebody comforted and believed in her as much as Jack did.

She wanted nothing more than to…..

Kate just listen to your heart…

And she was going to do just that.

She gently placed her hands on both sides of his face and slowly brought her lips to his in a sweet and tender kiss. It took Jack a minute to understand what was happening but he quickly recovered and responded by bringing his arms around her waist and pulled her tightly towards him and Kate wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

When the need to breath became too much they both reluctantly pulled away but Kate stayed in Jack's protective embrace and leaned her forehead against his. She opened her eyes to see Jack's eyes still closed but a small smile playing on his lips.

When he opened his eyes he gently pushed the stubborn curls from her face behind her ears and kissed her again.

"Hey Jack Kate's not in her…ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh" Claire came into the balcony followed by Charlie who whistled at the couple.

Jack and Kate quickly pulled away and gave them an embarrassed smile.

"I'd hate to break this up but Kate you have to get some sleep." Claire winked at Kate who quickly left followed by Claire. Jack turned to see Charlie looking at him with a proud smile on his face.

"She had a bad dream..."

"Yeah of course." Charlie said sarcastically.

"What do you expect me to do???" Sun yelled to the person she was talking to on the phone.

"I tried okay…they aren't alone together tonight…I can't help it if they spent the day together that was Claire's fault. Okay okay I'll try…you told her???"

"Fine…believe me they won't spend more time alone together."

"Who are you talking too???" Claire came up behind Sun.

Sun looked uncomfortable for a moment. "No one."

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