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Kate stood perplexed in front of her mom just staring at her head still trying to absorb the words just said to her.

"Mom what do you mean HE'S back?" Kate asked loudly.

"Kate look just listen to me nothing is going to happen do you understand me, now i'm going to stay with my friend in L.A." Diane explained.

"Yeah and i'm just going to stay here until he comes to beat me again." Kate asked loudly again.

"Kate do you seriously think I would leave you? I went by the Shepards and they said they would look after you as they always do." Diane assured the 16 year old.

"You're sure they said that mom I mean I know I virtually live there but.." Her mom cut her off.

"Kate as usual Margo Shepard would never pass up a opertunity to have you over at her house, plus Claire is so excited." Diane smiled.

"And Jack?" Kate asked.

"Oh you're going to surprise him." Diane smiled again as did Kate.

"So what's happening?" Kate asked curiously.

"You're going as soon as you're ready and just take stuff for a week then you can come back to the house and get what you need." Diane explained further.

"Okay i'll go get what I need." Kate said and bolted up the stairs.

Later on Kate had clothes and all the things she would need for the week and was getting ready to leave for the Shepards house which was only 5 minutes away. Kate looked over at her mom who was putting another bandage on her wounded arm. Her mom looked over at her and slowly crossed the room.

"I'm sorry for all of this Kate, make sure you call me every day and if anything goes wrong-:" Diane was cut off.

"Sam if anything goes wrong because he will come back from Iraq." Kate smiled and hugged her mom.

"Come on lets go." Diane said.

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Once Kate got to The Shepards house she was welcomed by a large hug from Margo and a just as big hug from Claire. Kate sat down on the couch and sat and chatted with Margo and Claire about what was happening with Wayne.

"So he just showed up at the diner and took your mom round the back and hit her?" Claire asked.

"No he took a knife that was lying at the counter of the diner and cut her right up her arm." kate expalined. "When she came through the door two words escaed her mouth he's back, I didnt even have to ask who he was I knew from the look in her eye she was talking about Wayne." Kate said with a pretend smile.

"Look Kate you can stay here for as long as need." Margo smiled. As she said that Jack walked in the door and looked over to Kate then to his sister then to his mom who had a sympathetic look on her face.

"Kate what happened?" Jack asked knowing what the answer.

"He's back." Kate said looking away gazing into the fire in front of her.

"But you said he was in Iowa." Jack said confused.

"Yeah well he came back." Kate said looking back at him in fear.

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Later that night.

Kate sat guest room trying to get sleep to take her but it just wouldnt. She had desperately been trying to get to sleep for at least 2 hours so she decided to go downstairs and sit outside. So she walked downstairs and out onto the patio and sat on a large chair and brought her legs to her chest and rapped her arms around her knee's. About 10 minutes after she outside she heard the kitchen door opening and she quickly turned round to see Jack.

"You'll catch a cold out here you know." Jack laughed.

"Yeah i'm actually not that cold." Kate smiled.

"Well your not in boxers and a t-shirt." Jack laughed.

"That's true you could have put some clothes on you know." Kate told him.

"Yeah that would probably been the best thing to do, right scoot over." Jack said. So kate scooted over and let Jack sit next to her.

"Right jack i'm small so i'm kinda squished in here so i'm sitting on you." Kate said .

"Okay dont mind me, just kidding." Jack laughed. So kate moved onto jacks knee and jack just laughed. "Your not that small kate." Jack assured her.

"Your kidding you and Sawyer are like 20 feet tall, i'm like 2 foot nothing." Kate smiled.

"Your not that small kate i mean your taller than Charlie thats something." He told her.

"Not helping jack." Kate joked.

"What am I meant to say, Kate your so tall." Jack laughed.

"Well you could have said oh it's okay Kate we dont care if your tall or short." Kate half shouted.

"Oh its okay kate I dont care if your tall or short okay happy now?" jack asked.

"Yes i'm quite happy now thank you." Kate smiled in triumph.

"Now I think we better get inside because if we dont we are going to catch the cold." jack pointed out.

"Yip good idea." kate agreed.

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Next morning

"MOM." Jack shouted.

"YEAH." She yelled back.

"I think i've got the cold." He sniffed.

"Me too." Kate shouted.

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