Disclaimer: I do not own Lost or its characters. I only own the story in my head.

Summary: They changed everything. Flight 815 never crashed, the island is underwater, and the same people are living different lives. So they think, because fate as other plans.

Sideways Stories from the Castaways

Desmond

Desmond Hume felt like his bones were going to break as he tries not to make any sounds, not that it would make any difference no one would hear him over her screams. He grits his teeth in an attempt to smile when she looks at him. The grunting and the screaming continue until it quiet and then comes a loud wailing sound.

"Congratulation you have a healthy baby boy" the doctor tells them.

"Thank you Dr. Goodspeed." Desmond tells him as he looks at her "I love you Penny" he tells her as they place him in her arms.

They were in her room now spending time with their son, when they were dating he wanted to prove himself worthy of her so he told her he was going to join race to sail around the world. Her father offered to sponsor him more likely to get rid of him and hope Penny would find someone else in the time he was away. But he couldn't take back his money even after Penny said she would join him on his trip.

She told him that he didn't have to prove anything to her, she liked him the way he was, the one person that didn't care about who she was or who her father was. She didn't care if he didn't have money. She told him all she needed to survive was his love and if that meant sailing the world then she was going to go with. He could never say no to her when she was like that and he was glad he didn't. They didn't win the race, but he knew from that experience that he could never live without her. He puts his arm around her and smiles. "Hello there Charlie" he says to their son.

Penny looks at him. "He does look more like a Charlie" she agrees.

They named their son after her father, but calling him Charles just didn't fit when he looks at him. He looks up to see who entered their room. "Well speak of the devil" he whispers in Penny ear and she shushes him and smiles.

"Sorry, I had meetings. I would've been here" Charles says holding an expensive bouquet of flowers. Penny smiles and tells her father that it's ok and that she understands.

Charles shakes Desmond's hand squeezing tightly still letting him know that he didn't like him. Desmond had given up on trying to please the man, Penny told him it would be no use her father rarely liked anyone. They were a family now and there was nothing her father could to do the now. He would just be the grandfather that gave his grandson expenisive gifts like he did with her.

"He's adorable" a woman's voice says from the doorway, she was holding a stuffed polar bear in arms.

"You didn't have to get us anything Mrs. Hawking" Penny says to the older woman.

"It's Eloise, Penny. How many times do I have to tell you that?" She says smiling. "And it's not a problem, we are all a family now" She says putting the stuffed polar bear on the windowsill. "Hello, Desmond" she says brightly. "Charles" she says with her smile fading.

Desmond smiles at both of them, when he married into Penny's family he knew that they had a lot of baggage. Charles Widmore and Eloise Hawking were together before he met Penny's mother and they had a son together.

"Is Daniel here?" she asks.

"Yes, he's around here somewhere" Desmond replies. Daniel had been here with the whole time, so he was happy that at least one person in Penny's family was there for her. Penny and her brother were very close. Daniel was genius and he never understood half of what he was saying but he was good man and he was proud to have him as part of their family.

The nurses came and took Charlie down to the nursery and he wanted Penny to get some rest before they went home so he walked to lounge to get something to drink.

"Do you have change for a coffee, mate?" he hears a male voice ask. Desmond looks over and sees a man dressed like an orderly standing in the corner, trying to hide his shaking his hands. He looks at his wrist and sees a hospital bracelet, this man, he was a patient. The man asks again as he keeps checking the doorway to see if someone was coming.