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Chapter 15

Confuso se che cose e reale

"Truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but, in the end, there it is."

Jack headed back to the cell, a frown plastered on his face. He'd agreed to do what they needed him to do in return for getting off the island. He felt an utter disgust towards Kate and Sawyer…well…mostly Sawyer. He still loved Kate and that hurt him the most. They man put him in the cell with Sawyer and Jessie and he walked over to the corner, sitting down.

Sawyer looked at him, frowning slightly. "You know where Freckles is?" he asked him. He'd been sleeping when she'd been taken and was worried sick about her.

Jack glared at him. "No." he snapped. "I'm not her keeper."

Sawyer looked slightly taken aback by how he had reacted to the question. He had expected him to get worried and try to find out where she was. "Well I ain't seen her since last night." he informed him.

Jack shrugged his shoulders. "Well how should I know where she is?" he asked. "What? You think I got a little radar machine that blinks a red dot in the spot that she is everywhere she goes?"

Sawyer put his hands in the air. "What's your problem, Doc?" he asked. "I know we're trapped in the frickin' place of death and doom, but ya don't gotta take it out on everyone around ya. I was just wonderin' if you knew where she was."

Jack shot him a glare. "Why don't you know where she is?" he asked. He got up and moved over to the cell door. "Hey!" he called out. "I want outa here!"

One of the men sighed and opened the cell door for him. They were told to respect him now that he was going to do what they wanted. "And where do you want to go?" the man asked him, shutting the door after he stepped out.

Jack gave a shrug. "Anywhere but that cell." he replied, not wanting to be around Sawyer at all right now.

The man nodded his head slightly. He turned and began walking, Jack following behind him. He led him down the hall, finally stopping outside the door of the room that Kate was in. "Here you go." he said, opening the door for him.

Jack took a step inside, looking around. His eyes finally landed on Kate. He looked at her in anger and frustration, shaking his head. "I can't believe you." he growled. "After all we've been through together…After all we've said to each other…You still get close to him when I'm not there."

Kate opened her mouth to speak, but found she couldn't. Tears quickly began to fill her eyes as she tried to force her voice. She looked up at him, then reached for him to hold her.

Jack looked at her, shaking his head. "We're over, Kate." he told her. "And it'll never happen again." He turned to the man in the doorway. "Come to think of it, I'd rather be back in the cell." he informed him, walking out and leaving Kate to cry.

The man nodded slightly, not saying a word or tell him what had really happened. He shut the door behind him, then turned, leading Jack back to the cell.

Jack walked in as he opened the door, sitting down on the floor as he closed it. "I found where Kate is." he informed Sawyer, not looking at him.

Sawyer perked up a bit. "Where is she? Is she alright? Why aren't you there with her?" he questioned.

"She's got her own room." Jack said. "And she's just fine…I know what happened in here."

Sawyer looked at him, looking a bit confused. "Is she feeling alright now?" he asked. "She doesn't want you in there with her?"

Jack rolled his eyes. "Now she's feeling guilty and crying." he said. "And I'd prefer not to be in there with the little cheater."

Sawyer looked even more confused. He blinked a few times, not sure what Jack was talking about. "Why's she feelin' guilty?" he asked him. "And who's she cheatin' on?"

Jack rolled his eyes. "Don't play dumb with me." he told him. "I know the two of you got cozy while I was gone."

Sawyer frowned. So that's what he thought? "Cozy?" he asked him, shaking his head. "Doc, I spent all night tryin' to calm her down as she cried for ya…I don't know what you think, but she's been sick and wantin' ya."

Jack looked at him, silent for a moment. Wait. Kate was sick? "What do you mean?" he asked him, not sure if he understood even though it wasn't that hard to understand.

"I mean, they made her work out in the rain and she caught something…" Sawyer answered, looking at him. "You thought we got together? Doc, I could hardly get her to stop cryin' your name."

Jack frowned, looking quite guilty. Kate had reached for him to hold her because she wasn't feeling good and he'd told her they were over. He rubbed his head, closing his eyes.

"I dunno what ya did, but I gotta feelin' that you're owin' her an apology…" Sawyer said, arching a brow at him.

Jack nodded his head slightly. "Yeah. I am." he said with a sigh, getting to his feet. He walked slowly over to the cell door again. "Hey!" he called out once more, a bit quieter this time.

The man looked at him. He sighed in frustration and walked back to the cell. "Yes?" he asked, raising his eyebrows at him.

Jack looked down at his hands for a moment. "I need to go back and see my friend." he informed him. "May I do that?"

The man looked at him, then nodded slightly. "I suppose." he told him. "But this time, you're gonna stay there awhile. I got better things to do than to lead you around the whole building."

Jack nodded his head. "That's fine." he told him. "I plan on staying awhile with her."

"Alright." The man said. He unlocked the cell door and opened it, then shut it and locked it again once Jack was out. "Follow me." he said with a sigh. He turned, then headed back towards the room that held Kate again.

Jack followed, not sure what he was even going to say to her. He would have to apologize and most like explain what he had thought and why he'd said that to her. He ran his hand over his hair and stopped outside the door. He waited for the man to open it, then slowly walked inside, watching as the man shut it behind him. He knelt down beside the sobbing Kate, looking at her sadly. "Kate…" he said softly with a sigh. "Kate, I'm so sorry. I saw Sawyer holding you and I thought something else."

Kate didn't care what he did or was saying or anything. She crawled over to him, and wrapped her arms around him, holding onto him tightly. She coughed some more and then buried her face in his shirt, leaning against him.

Jack wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer. He frowned when she buried her face in his shirt, feeling the heat from her forehead go right through the thin cloth. "Come on. Let's get you to bed." he told her, gently scooping her up into his arms.

Kate wrapped her arms around his neck, beginning to stop crying. She wasn't sure why, but just being near him made her feel so much better.

Jack kissed the side of her head, then lied her down on the bed, propping her up against the pillows. "Here." he said, handing her the soda, figuring it was hers. "I'm going to go see if there's any medicine of some kind in the place." He kissed her forehead, then headed into the bathroom to look.

Kate closed her eyes and took a sip of the soda then put the can back on the nightstand. She snuggled back against the pillows, then slowly opened her eyes again, looking to see if he was coming back yet.

Jack walked into the bathroom and opened the medicine cabinet, surprised to see it full of stuff. He began to search through everything, looking to see if there was anything for her fever and cough. He grabbed a bottle and looked at it, then emptied two of the pills into his hand. He walked back into the other room and gave them to her.

Kate took the medicine from him, and put it in her mouth. She picked up the soda again and took a few sips. After a bit of struggling, she finally got the pills down. She put the soda back on the stand then reached for him once more.

Jack smiled slightly as she reached for him. He pulled the blankets back and lied down beside her then covered them up. He looked at her for a moment, then wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. "Can you talk now?" he asked her, brushing some of her hair away from her sweaty forehead with his fingers.

Kate cleared her throat slightly, then nodded her head. "Yeah." she answered in a raspy voice.

Jack nodded slightly, still looking at her. "Alright." he said. "Then I have a question. Can I ask it?"

Kate looked at him curiously, but then nodded her head silently. She hoped the answer didn't involve her talking to much, because her throat still really hurt.

Jack smiled and looked at her. He hesitated, then nervously asked his question. "Kate…" he started, looking around, then back over at her. "What would you do…" his voice trailed off.

Kate shifted slightly and looked at him curiously. The question was obviously important if he was that nervous about asking it.

Jack sighed, more afraid of the answer he might get than asking that question. "Kate." he said again. "What would you do…What would you do if I told you I loved you?" he asked her, looking at her.

Well, Kate hadn't expected that sort of question. She looked at him silently for a moment before opening her mouth to speak. "Well…" she said quietly, then cleared her throat. She smiled weakly. "I'd say I loved you back."

Jack looked at her, then smiled slightly. "Alright." he told her. "Kate. I love you."

Kate looked at him, tears filling her eyes. She cleared her throat again. "Jack…" she whispered. "I…I love you too."

Jack's smile widened and he stared at her. He shifted slightly then placed a soft kiss on her lips.

Kate's eyes slowly shut and she kissed him back, then slowly pulled away. "You're going to get sick if you kiss me." she informed him, putting her hand over her mouth and coughing.

Jack shrugged his shoulders. "I don't care." he replied. He leaned over and kissed her forehead. "You're really warm, Hun." he told her.

Kate nodded slightly, rubbing her eyes. "I don't feel good." she told him quietly. She sniffled and cleared her throat, then rolled onto her side and cuddled against him, wanting to be held closer.

Jack wrapped his arms tighter around her, pulling her as close as he could get her. He stroked her hair for a few moments, then gently began rubbing her back, trying as best as he could to comfort her. "The medicine should kick in in a few moments." he told her.

Kate nodded her head. She could feel herself getting more and more drowsy as the seconds passed. She mumbled something inaudible and snuggled closer to him, burying her face in his shirt again.

Jack smiled and watched her, continuing to rub her back. "Go to sleep." he whispered softly. "I'll be here."

Kate sighed and opened her eyes, tiredly glancing up at him. "Don't leave." she slurred.

Jack placed another kiss on her forehead. "Go to sleep. I'm not going anywhere." he told her, pulling the blankets tighter around them. He closed his eyes, planning to sleep for awhile with her.

Kate looked at him for a moment, then closed her eyes again. She sighed contently and quickly fell asleep.