"Is she asleep?" Kate whispered over Ellie's head. Jack nodded, relieved.

"Yeah," he answered. "And her breathing's finally back to normal." He reached out and brushed Ellie's hair away from her face. The teenager's eyes were closed, her eyelids fluttering as she dreamed. Her arms were folded tightly around her body, and her knees were still bent up to her chest. She looked so peaceful that Jack didn't want to wake her.

"I thought so." Kate replied. She had felt Ellie's breathing change, from shallow and rushed to slower and deeper. She had felt Ellie's body relax as she leaned with her back against Kate. She had felt her finally gave in to sleep, trusting Kate and Jack to keep her safe. Kate sighed. It had been a long day, a long week. Jack noticed her rolling her shoulders and eased himself off the sofa. His legs felt numb after sitting for what felt like hours, consoling and comforting Ellie. She hadn't wanted to talk much, instead answering any questions in monosyllabic phrases, punctuated by her sobs. Jack slid his left arm between Ellie and Kate, the right underneath her crooked knees.

Slowly he lifted her, carefully so as not to disturb her. Kate followed closely as he walked over to the bunk, the teenage girl sleeping peacefully in his arms. Kate turned down the blankets and Jack set Ellie down, pulling the blankets up over her chest. Ellie shifted, adjusting to the cool sheets rather than the warmth of Kate's body. Her hand was cast over her face, her fingers twining through her hair; a habit she had even in sleep Jack noted.

He felt Kate shaking next to him; glancing over at her, he noticed she had goosebumps. Without thinking he put his arms around her, trying to warm her up. She responded by wrapping her own arms around his waist. They locked eyes, neither of them needing to say anything. Jack could feel Kate's heart beating heavily, she could feel his.

"Kate." Jack whispered, barely audible.

"I know." She answered.

Ellie murmured in her sleep, turning onto her side. They jumped apart, as if they had been shocked by electricity. Kate blinked rapidly, trying to clear her mind. Jack tenderly brushed away a strand of hair from her forehead; just as they had both brushed Ellie's hair out of her eyes.

"Goodnight Kate."

"Goodnight Jack."

"Hey Driftwood, where you hidin'?" Sawyer's southern drawl echoed around the metal walks of what had been Ellie's home for just over three weeks. She heard his heavy footsteps as he wandered through the rooms, searching for her. She slid her t-shirt, an orange one, over her head and tugged it down so it covered her stomach.

"Just a second," she called out. Checking her hair in the bathroom mirror she turned and opened the door, stopping abruptly when she saw Sawyer standing mere inches away from her. "Hi." She said, confused. She hadn't seen him since the day she flipped out on the beach, almost two weeks ago. She had been out again, with Kate, with Jack, with the both of them, but they had been careful to steer her away from the main camp. A kind of protection, she figured. It was sweet.

"Yo Driftwood?" Sawyer clicked his fingers in front of her face to get her attention. She snapped out of her daydream and looked at him. He needed a shave, she decided. And a change of shirt. And a haircut.

"What are you doing here?" She said, sliding past him and walking towards the bookcase in the living area. Sawyer followed, swinging a rucksack in his hand.

"Bought you a gift. Figured seeing as you hadn't ventured back to the beach I might as well bring it to you. Mountain...Mohammed, you get the gist." Sawyer threw the rucksack onto the sofa. "Happy housewarming, I guess." He said, grinning at her.

"A gift? You bought me a gift?"

"You gonna stare at it or open it?" Ellie flopped onto the couch and unzipped the rucksack. She looked into it and smiled, before pulling out a moth-eaten teddy bear with no ears, one eye and only two legs.

"Einstein!" she laughed, hugging it tightly. Sawyer raised an eyebrow.

"Einstein?" Ellie poked her tongue out,

"Yes, Einstein. Shut up." She said, seeing that Sawyer was smirking at her. "I can't believe you found him! Where did you find him?"

"Bunch of your stuff's been washing up ever since you got here, there's more in there." Sawyer took a seat beside Ellie as she continued to dig eagerly into the ruckack; coming up with a black and white polka dot make-up purse, a few dog-eared books, a diary and a pair of glasses.

"This is so cool Sawyer, thank you."

"What's 'so cool'?" asked Jack, entering the living area, Kate closely behind him.

"Sawyer found a bunch of my stuff on the beach!" Ellie smiled, holding up the bear.

"I didn't know you wore glasses." Kate gestured to the pair sat on Ellie's lap.

"Just for reading. And at least mine are a whole pair!" Ellie smirked, pointing at the pair hanging from Sawyer's shirt pocket.

"Watch it Driftwood." Sawyer growled, trying to hide the fact that he was smiling.

"Ok so I'm gonna go and out my stuff away before He-man decides to kill me. Thanks again though." Ellie grabbed her stuff awkwardly in her hands, then leant over and kissed Sawyer on the cheek. "See you later." She said, turning around and leaving the living area; Sawyer, Jack and Kate stunned into silence. Sawyer cleared his throat, standing up. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small orange pill bottle.

"I didn't want to say in front of her, but I found these in with the make-up." He held open his hand for Jack to take the bottle. Kate leaned over Jack's shoulder,

"What's 'Welbrutin'?" She asked, Jack turned the bottle slightly, reading the name on the prescription label. 'Miss Eleanor Monroe, D.O.B: 21/3/89'. He took a deep breath before answering Kate's question,

"It's an anti-depressant."

"Well what's Driftwood doing with antidepressants? Sawyer asked, confused to see Kate and Jack exchange worried looks.