Chapter 2
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Jack smiled as he watched Juliet laugh at his joke. At first he had been wary of Juliet, but after she helped rescue Kate and Sawyer, she became extremely nice to him and Jack realized that she was on his side. Soon after that Ben woke up and decided to let Jack go. So Jack was off that island and back on this one, but he didn't mind that much.
He almost didn't want to come back though. He knew it would be painful for him to watch Kate and Sawyer together, but at the same time, Juliet was there. That helped a lot. He had only talked to Kate once, and that was when he had first gotten back. He would never forget the look on her face as she had come running down the beach to him. He would never forget the smell of her hair and the feel of her body against his as they had hugged. But he knew that he had to let go of her. If she didn't love him, then he wasn't going to sit around wishing that she did. He avoided talking to her after that, and so far it had worked.
"So then I asked Ben why he had picked that book and.. Jack?"
Jack blinked and looked back at Juliet. "What?"
"Are you even listening?" Juliet grinned.
Jack smiled. "Sorry."
"Are you okay?" Juliet asked, concerned.
"Yeah." Jack looked past Juliet and saw Kate and Sawyer hugging down the beach. He sighed and got back to work. He was trying to fix the medical tent up.
"Hey." Juliet grabbed his arm and Jack looked up at her. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Jack shook his head and tried to break loose from Juliet's grip, but she wouldn't let go. Jack finally gave up and looked at her in the eye as she stood in front of him.
"Jack… I'm sorry about what happened. You know I am. I don't know what it's going to take to make you fully trust me, but I'm willing to do whatever it is."
"I trust you." Jack said.
"No you don't. You seem to always have something on your mind. Why don't you let me talk to you?"
Jack looked down. "I just have a hard time talking. That's all."
"Then don't talk." Juliet smiled and suddenly she was kissing him.
As they broke apart Jack smiled at her, but then he looked past her, and noticed Kate standing there staring at him a few yards away. She was alone. She quickly looked away and walked past his tent.
Jack sighed and Juliet watched Kate walk by and she looked back at Jack as she nodded. "I knew it. You love her don't you?"
"What? No!" Jack protested.
"I watched you two that day with the glass. You love her. She may not love you, but you sure love her. You need to forget about her Jack. She doesn't care about you. Don't you remember the cameras and the cages?" Juliet walked out and left Jack alone to his thoughts.