Kate woke the next morning to the delicious smell of pancake's wafting into the bedroom. Wrapping her dressing gown around herself she padded along the hall and into the living room. "Morning," came Jack's voice from the kitchen. Kate walked in and was met with the even more delicious than pancake's shirtless Jack. She smiled shyly at him.

"Morning," she replied.

"I hope your hungry," he said, setting a plate of pancake's in front of her.

"I really don't know how to thank you for all this," Kate said. Yes you do. The voice popped into her head. Kate ignored it.

"You don't need to thank me," Jack grinned at her. After finishing breakfast, Kate offered to clear the dishe's while Jack showered. Jack had offered to take Kate shopping and from lack of having nice thing's Kate agreed. Jack came out of the bathroom in a black t-shirt and jean's. Kate felt like her jaw was hitting the floor. He flashed her one of his irresistable smile's. Kate got changed and met Jack at the front door. They used the elevator and soon they were making their way down mainstreet. Kate shivered in the bitter wind. Jack glanced at her. He slipped off his coat and wrapped it around her shoulder's.

"Thank you," she said quietly and snuggled into the warmth of Jack's coat.

"So where do you wanna go first ?" Jack asked her.

"Uh How about the mall ?" Kate said.

"Okay."

Two and a half hour's later they sat in a cafe together with three large shopping bag's, drinking coffee. "I never knew that the mall had so many shop's," Jack chuckled.

"You didn't have to get me this stuff," Kate said.

"Well I wanted too," Jack said, finishing his coffee. "You wanna get a movie tonight ?" he asked.

"I can't I've gotta work," Kate sighed.

"Well I'll come with you and keep an eye out," Jack smiled. "I didn't like the look of some of the guy's in that place."

"You don't have to really," Kate blushed at his thoughtfulness.

"Think of me as your personal bodyguard," Jack grinned.

"Any girl would want you to guard their body," Kate said, then blushed realizing what she had implied.

"Thank's I'll take that as a compliment," Jack laughed.

"Uh this could be more awkward," Kate giggled.

"Come on let's get back," Jack said and they walked back to the car.

Getting home that night the pair collapsed exhuasted onto the couch. "How's your face ?" Kate asked.

"It's fine. The other guy was worse off than me," Jack smiled at her.

"Thank's for standing up for me. No one's ever done that before," Kate said softly, running her finger's over the bruise that was forming on Jack's jaw.

"No problem," Jack replied. "Well since you quit early, how about that movie ?" he asked.

"Yeah, okay," Kate smiled at him. She watched him as he went to the kitchen to get snack's. He was amazing. So handsome and smart. You don't deserve him. He'd never want you. The voice was back. Kate knew it was just her, but she couldn't help thinking that the voice was right. Jack came in with two glasses of wine and a bowl of popcorn. "Is this movie scary ?" asked Kate.

"It's meant to be, but it's okay," Jack reassured her. Jack slipped the disc into the DVD player and pressed play on the remote. He sat on the couch and Kate scooted closer to him. Jack nervously slipped his arm around the back of her and looked down. Kate didn't seem to mind in fact she was squeeing inside. 'Oh my God he like's me !" she thought. She unconsciesly snuggled closer as the movie started.

After about forty five minute's, Kate's head was buried in Jack's chest as some freaky mutant's attacked a family in the middle of the desert. "Is it over ?" Kate's muffled voice came from his chest. Jack chuckled.

"Yes it's over," he said and Kate peaked out. She quickly turned her head again.

"It's not you jerk !" Kate whined and smacked his arm.

"I couldn't resist," Jack smiled as she cuddled into him. Her body pressed against his was going to have a serious affect on his speech.

When the movie was over Kate finally emerged from the comfort of Jack's embrace. She raised her head and she and Jack's locked eye's. "So," Kate mumbled, licking her lip's.

"Yeah," Jack said softly, his eye's following the steady path of her tongue over her full lip's. Bringing his head down he pressed his lip's to her's and kissed her. Kate instantly responded to him, opening her mouth to let in his eager tongue. He openly explored every hidden secret in her mouth, their tongue's gliding over each other. Kate snaked her hand around to the back of his neck and pulled him closer. Jack's hand's went to her waist and they broke apart due to lack of air.

"Wow," Kate breathed. Jack nodded and Kate leant in to kiss him again.

A/N: Okie Dokie. Smut in the next chapter people and I know how you all like smut. )