Sorry I took so long to update, I've been grounded from my net…sorry
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Chapter2 of Like Father, Like Daughter:
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It had taken awhile to get Jaclyn back to sleep but he had succeeded, then two hours later she was awake and in a tree above Sawyer picking fruit.
"So it's some sort of security system?"
"Yeah, never seen it myself, but I heard old Johnny Locke got himself stuck in a hole that it dragged him in." James replied.
Jaclyn shook her head and decided to drop the conversation.
"You hungry?" She asked holding out one of the mangos.
James stared at the fruit and shook his head. "Nope, I'm just dandy." Then he stood up. "Come on it'll be about ten more minutes, and then we're there kid." HE said holding out his hand which she took.
"Thanks," she mumbled and walked beside her father.
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Kate was picking up dirty clothes from inside her and Jaclyn's tent when the small brown book fell out. She recognized it as the book her daughter wrote in every night. It was her diary. Though of course it only had information about her on the island.
Kate thought this as an opportunity and opened the diary to the first page.
Dear Diary, I've been on this island for nearly two weeks and I realized…hmmm, this ought to be found some time or another so why not write in a diary, maybe a long time from now someone will find it and well…do something with it…well anyway I don't know why mum would want me to stay close to Jack, he's controlling, bossy and doesn't have a sense of humor, I mean I don't hold it against him or anything, I mean he is a doctor…but I don't know why my mum would want me to be around him she's not nearly as 'motherly' as he is, he would make a good mother…that's for sure. So I met James Ford yesterday. Tried to act cool, and for someone who was meeting their father for the first time but trying to keep it secret, I think I did good, but any way I like him…mum really used to have good taste, I mean he's so funny! I mean he's a smart ass but still!! Well anyway I guess I'll write more tomorrow bye!
Kate stared at the page blankly then flipped through it to a random page.
Dear Diary, so mum is in love with Jack…great! THIS SUX!! sigh well I guess it's not ALL bad…oh what am I kidding! I hate this!! Well maybe I'll talk to her, or maybe if I show her how much I like my dad she won't chose the wrong person… maybe
She dropped the book and sat down, then she started to cry. Not because Jaclyn, her daughter didn't like the one she cared for and wanted to be with, but because her daughter liked the one she loved and didn't want to be with, or at least the one she was trying on to be with.
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"Oh my god…" She whispered as she stared out at the beautiful sight of the waterfall. "It's beautiful."
"Yeah…so… has your mum ever tell you about the metal case?" James asked as he kneeled down to fill his water bottles.
"Yes, she said that you fought over it…" Jaclyn said sitting down and dipping her feet in the water.
James laughed, "Yeah, well this is where we found it…" He trailed off.
It was then that Jaclyn saw the hurt in hr eyes. "Do you still love her?" Jaclyn asks putting a hand on his shoulder.
HE stares at her with those loving eyes that only Kate had ever seen and scoffed. "No, I've never loved anyone in my life."
"You know…you could tell me the truth, I won't tell her I promise." She laid her head on his arm.
They sat there for what seemed like hours staring out at the water, their eye so alike their minds both racing with the one thing that mattered most. It's all up to Kate, does she love James?' Then slowly he said. "Yeah, I do…"
Jaclyn smiled and sat up looking at him. "I know she loves you dad…" with that she stood up and dove into the water.
James followed her and for the rest of the day, they swam. She climbed the rocks and jumped back into the soothing water and he was always there to splash her or praise her, or even catch her. Just like a father should.
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Kate sat on the beach holding the small brown book and watching Jack as he whispered to Juliet who had left to help Ben shortly after she was taken off the island. She knew that he was asking her why she left, and Kate for some reason didn't feel the ping of jealousy that she usually felt when he was around her.
It was around noon when she heard her daughter laughing. She came into view after her three day a trip from the north side of the beach. She was smiling and joking with Sawyer. She always had his humor, actually she had his whole personality, but if you asked someone they would that his personality is his humor, because for better or for worse you could depend on Sawyer to crack some kind of joke. 'No that's not true, when Picket (broken nose man, as Sawyer called him, Danny as the others called him) held a gun to his head he told me to look away, he didn't make any jokes, he tried to protect me!'
"Mom!" Jaclyn yelled running towards her still smiling.
"Hey Jack honey, how was the trip?" Kate asked her daughter dropping the small brown book and doing a quick job of burying it.
"I loved the waterfall! It was beautiful!" Jaclyn hugged her mother.
Looking over her mom's shoulder she saw the corner of the book.
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Why was it there? Had she read it?
Jaclyn broke the hug and went and slumped down in the sand on top of the book closely followed by Kate and James.
They sat on either side of her and then while they talked she slowly slipped the book into her bag. "I'll be right back." She said and got up and headed for her tent.
She walked towards her tent not looking where she was going and ending up running into Aaron.
"I'm sorry," she stated looking up the only other person her age.
"No problem, um I don't think we've met, I'm Aaron, Claire's son." He extended his hand.
"I'm Jaclyn, Kate's daughter." She took him hand and shook it, starting to laugh.
"What?" he asked.
"It's funny, I was named after three boys, my full name is, Jaclyn Aaron Jamie Austen, and Aaron my second name is after you." She smiled at the boy.
"That's…weird." He stated suddenly realizing he was still shaking her hand. "Sorry." HE said letting go. She blushed and then nodded.
"I gotta go, I'll se you later…I guess." She said smiled again.
"Yeah, bye." He said waving stupidly.
She laughed and then walked away.
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"Did you see that?" Kate asked Sawyer.
"What Jaclyn making eye's with Aaron?"
She nodded laughing. He just shook his head disapprovingly. "If he thinks that he's going to get his hands on her..."
"You're kidding right?" She asked looking at him.
"Yeah, I am, I always actually liked…you love." She smiled at him.
"Did I ever tell you her full name?"
"No, what's it?"
"Jaclyn Aaron Jamie Austen." She said slowly.
He looked at her. "Thanks, and um Freckles?"
She left so happy hearing that name again…" Yeah?"
"I'm sorry how I acted when I found out."
She smiled again. "It's alright, Sa-" she paused and smiled playfully "James."
And without knowing what she was doing she hugged him. "Good to have you back Kate." He whispered in her ear.
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A/N
Notice when it's in Kate's point of view his name is Sawyer? But in Jaclyn's it's James?