Well here it is guys, a whole entire year later, well story wise, hehe!!! hope you enjoyed the last update as well which was very sad indeed but don't worry cause things will start to look up from now on!!! So without further adieu here it is!!!! Be warned guys that things have changed within this year, i won't say anymore!!!hehe!!!
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She was awoken up from her deep sleep by a slight whimpering coming from the crib now situated in the corner of her bedroom. So she got up immediately and tended to the baby before his cries got louder, eventually waking up the whole community. She walked up to the crib and was met with a pair of beautiful hazel brown eyes staring right back at her and giving her a gummy smile, holding his arms out to his mommy.
"Hey Chris!!! wanna sleep with mommy tonight?" she asked the little guy. She honestly wasn't very good at coming up with names but with a little help from Jacob, they both came up with the name Chris which was short for Christain, the same name as jack's father.
"So sweetheart wanna hang out with mommy tonight?" she asked again and this time in response he just squealed in delight and just started jumping up and down in his mother's tight embrace. She smiled at this gesture and gently stroked her son's face, seeing so much of his father in him. If only he were here she sadly thought to herself. Ever since she had their son, that seemed to be her one wish throughout the whole experience but still Jacob was adamant about her not going back there ever so she sadly agreed to his demands.
The whole process of the birth was certainly a strenuous one especially for kate, but to her surprise Jacob had been there for her through the whole thing, right up to the precious birth of her son after a painstaking 7 hours of induced labour. Once the baby was laid in her arms and he opened his little eyes to take his first look upon the world and upon the one person he knew would be there for him no matter what she knew right there and then that maybe things would be okay after all, even though jack wasn't here as much as she wanted him to be. From there on she and Jacob had started to become good friends, having long talks going into the night and even having dinner together on many occasions, Then one night he made the bold move of kissing her and at first she was confused and surprised by it but a small part of her felt like giving in due to the emotional state she had been in for the past few months, But throughout this kiss the only thing she could think of was the one man who could only make her feel complete and alive and that man wasn't Jacob so she pulled away almost immediately and made the excuse that she was tired, but Jacob picked up on what she was feeling so he in return agreed that he should retire as well and with that he left her alone to dwell in her sorrows once again. She was so thankful that she had chris with her, the only piece of jack she had with her and she swore on her life that she would love and protect him for the rest of his life, but still none the less she still felt that emptiness within her and she longed for it to be filled once again.
She was distracted out of her thinking by chris whimpering again, trying to get his mommy's attention and she gave in right away by taking him to her bed and then laying him down gently to crawl all over her once again when she laid down herself to get some sleep. Eventually he crawled over her and situated himself on his mother's stomach, burrowing in further, relishing in the warmth of her body. She looked down at him and stroked his little brown coated head and whispered the promise she had made to him every night ever since he was born.
"I promise you that we will see daddy again!!! I promise!!" she confirmed silently mouthing the words to the now sleeping infant.
(Back on the beach)
"Jack are you ready yet mate?" Charlie asked hurriedly peeking into jack's tent dressed in a white suit they had managed to luckily salvage from the wreckage. In response jack just turned around chuckling briefly at his to be brother in law's nervous and terrified expression and assured him that he would be there on time to give his sister away at the altar in the church that Eko had started building. This pillar of assurance helped Charlie's nerves to calm down a bit but as he walked out to the crowd gathered around the now built and furnished island church, he felt like a bag of nerves once again but he walked up to the head of the altar anyway waiting for his bride.
Back in Claire's tent things were being flown around along with the oooohhhss and tearful oh my god's coming from Sun and Naomi, her bridesmaids. A little after the disastrous event on the beach, the survivors tried in their best attempts to recover from it. Even though jack was in no mood for it he was forced to become their leader and doctor once again and with a little more coaxing from claire he got to with tending to these people and treating them in the best way possible. They were seriously sad to see their dear friend sayid go but they were proud of him for the fact that he went down fighting, fighting for them. So one very brisk afternoon they had a small ceremony for him and buried him in the same area as kate's empty grave. At first the survivors made the decision to bury him in kate's grave but jack politely said no because even though it was empty, it was still kate's. Every waking minute of every day he kept on peeking his head out of the tent expecting to see kate run through the bushes of the thick jungle and then leap straight into his waiting arms but every wish can't be granted he sadly said to himself but still none the less he checked every morning just to make sure, but one day he spotted something flashing in that very spot so he went to investigate it by himself. As he got closer, the scene in front of him started to uncover more and what he saw was a now torn parachute stuck in a tree and an unconscious figure hanging from it. He immediately got to work in trying to cut the figure down before it was too late, luckily he carried around the hunter's knife he had kept with him constantly ever since what happened on the beach. With a few more cuts the rope gave way and the figure collapsed onto the jungle floor still not moving. Regardless of that though he got to work and jumped back onto the jungle floor where the figure lay and got to work. He firstly checked to see if the person had a heartbeat and to his worry it was slightly faint so he decided to take the helmet off the figure and to his shock it was a brunette woman mumbling incoherently, although the word he could make out was Desmond, and that immediately snapped his attention to what she was trying to say but in the end when she didn't repeat it, he put it down to the fact that he was hearing things.
Still none the less he had to try and make sure she was okay so while she was mumbling he tried to see if she endured any injuries during her crash on this island and it didn't take him long when he found his hand coated in blood when he laid it on her side. He looked at the injury and saw that she actually had a pice of branch embedded deep within her right lung and if he didn't take it out soon then there would be no chance to fix this so he carried her back to his tent and got right to it. After a stressful five to six hours give or take, he managed to get the branch out and get her breathing in control. By morning the rest of the camp received word of their newest resident and from there on she had been accepted into their community with a friendly welcome, especially from Claire and Sun who in honest fact seemed to be clearly out numbered by the amount of men on the island so they snatched Naomi right away. Over the next few months she had also grown very fond of the island doctor and leader and had grown a strong bond with him. Claire on the other hand was just happy to see her brother smile once again but she could tell it was forced, forced to hide the pain that he felt with each day spent away from kate. She knew that he could never let go of her even though she was dead. He too felt the same way and was simply tired of putting on this charade with Naomi so one morning when the brunette had planned a date with him, he politely turned her down and said that he wasn't on the market because in his mind he always felt that his heart and soul belonged with kate and no other and with that they mutually agreed to stay good friends, finishing off the gesture with a handshake.
So now here they were gathered at the alter waiting for the momentous occasion to begin. Charlie was getting even more worried by the minute that Claire was still cooped up in her tent and at one point he seriously thought of walking in there and find out what was keeping her but he frightfully pushed the thought out of his head when he observed the two bridesmaids/ guards standing at the entrance to her tent keeping a watchful eye for the groom. He was then joined by desmond, the priest who would be conducting their ceremony and he too assured the nervous man that everything would work out just fine, that this was always meant to be and with that he was accompanied by the tune of the wedding march being played on Charlie's guitar by one of the survivors and then Sun came in with Jin on her arm, one of Charlie's best men and then Naomi following in with Aaron balanced on her hip. Then everyone stood up when they saw jack dressed in the suit he wore when he first crashed on the island and Claire in a nice silk white dress they had also managed to find in the wreckage, she also wore a tiara of flowers circling her head making look stunning and ethereal to Charlie, he was speechless.
"So you ready for this sis?" jack asked a beaming Claire who in return just tightened the hold she had on his arm.
"More than anything jack, more than anything!!" she said smiling and with they made their way down the isle, Claire 's heart thumping just that little bit faster with each nearing step she took to her future husband. Once they reached the altar, jack let go of her and kissed her on the cheek and then shook Charlie's hand giving him the brotherly warning as usual , to take care of her or else!!
"We are here today to join Charlie Pace and Claire Littleton in holy matrimony" desmond proclaimed and then the two lovers went on with professing their vows of love and eternal devotion to each other. Throughout this jack just stood there at the altar with a genuine smile of happiness and truth on his face but still a part of him longed for kate to be here for best friend's wedding, to be here by his side and to hopefully have been up on that very altar marrying him as well but sadly none of that would ever happen for him and with that he felt broken and sad once again but he still managed to compose himself with a smile and be happy for his sister who he could see now was literally beaming with happiness.
"I Charlie Pace take you Claire Littleton to be my lawfully wedded island wife to have and to hold, for richer or poorer, till death to us part." Charlie said with a face - splitting smile slowly putting on the brass ring jack had mange to make just in time for the wedding.
"I Claire Littleton take you Charlie Pace to be my lawfully wedded island husband, to have and to hold, for richer or poorer, till death do us part." Claire repeated the words in turn putting the same brass ring on Charlie's finger and with that they both looked up at the same time, smiling with tears in their eyes, now simply longing to spend the rest of their lives together.
"Then by the power vested in me and with everyone here who is a witness to this marriage today, I now pronounce you man and wife" he smiled looking at the two and then patting Charlie on the back saying "go for it brother!!", and with that Charlie wasted no time and engaged Claire in a loving and lingering entanglement with the roars of cheers and clapping playing in the background, celebrating at the fact that they had finally found each other. That night they had a massive celebration ranging from different types of food, to drink and games they had set up, but jack politely declined to partake in any of the activities and finished by wishing his sister and brother in law all the happiness in the world and with that he retired to his tent for the night to drown away the misery with a little sleep.
On his way to his tent he was suddenly stopped by Naomi who first asked if he was alright judging by his pained expression but in return he just gave her a friendly smile and said that he was doing just fine. However she wasn't convinced and told him to come take a walk with her on the beach. At first he felt like refusing but after her constant pleading he relented and walked with her.
"So jack how have you been? Honestly!!" she said emphasising the last part in an effort to make him confess. In response he smiled briefly at her boldness, suddenly reminding him of kate.
"I'm coping" he truthfully confessed hanging his head to hide the sadness on his face and in return naomi tilted his chin up with her index finger forcing him to look at her in the face with what she was about to say.
"Jack believe me I know it's not easy to get over something like this and it's gonna take time but it does help to share it with someone and day by day I promise you that it will get better." she said and then embraced him in a hug that he was hesitant about at first but then he gradually eased into it. Then they both gradually pulled out of their friendly embrace and locked their gazes upon one another and then naomi looked at jack's lips and when she didn't feel him move away she started to lean in slowly……
Next chapter
Kate's plan!
And
Will Jack give into Naomi??
Hey guys sorry to leave it there but things will be resolved within the next chapter, especially between jack and naomi!!! So if you want to read the next update guys, you know what to do!!!! The more reviews I get, the faster the update will come!!!!