ok, so I hope you all liked the last chapter. Anyway... read on!
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Kate and Claire walked down the street, chatting about their field trip and how fun it had been. Claire told Kate about Sayid and Shannon and the whole sandwich thing with Charlie.
"I'm so happy Sayid and Shannon are finally together! Even though Shannon is only a Sophmore, they make a perfect couple. Hopefully Sayid doesn't move away when he goes to college. I'd be really sad if they broke up because of it." Kate commented. "I'd also be really sad if I never got to see you and Charlie get together." She giggled as Claire blushed and hit her playfully with her notebook.
"He probably doesn't like me... It'll never happen Kate." Kate stopped walking, causing Claire to turn around and look at her. Kate was all of a sudden serious.
"Claire, can you not see how much he obviously likes you? He's probably madly in love with you, but you just can't see it. Have you noticed how much he talks to you, listens to you, smiles at you, looks at you?" Claire was bright red at this point. Kate smiled mischieviously at her. "And besides... I have a source who knows wether or not her likes you." Claire gasped and ran over to her.
"You do?? Tell me tell me! Please!" She was about to get down on her hands and knees and beg Kate if she had to. She stuck her bottom lip out and made it tremble, giving Kate puppy dog eyes. Kate sighed, laughing.
"Alright alright! I'll tell you! Jeeze!" Claire grinned and braced herself, her heart racing.
"He..." She looked behind Claire. "Hey Sawyer! Over here!" She waved to Sawyer, who was walking across the street. He turned around and looked at her, waving back. He headed toward them. Claire's mouth fell open.
"Kate! Tell me! Just a simple 'yes' or 'no'! Kate come on! If you don't I'll tell Sawyer you like him!" Kate's eyes grew wide as she blushed.
"You wouldn't..." Claire smirked.
"Oh yeah? Hey Sawyer. I have something I want to tell yo-" Kate slapped her hand over her mouth.
"Fine! He does." Claire felt like dancing, but she contained herself. Sawyer finally reached them.
"Heya Freckles. So what did ya wanna tell me, Blondie?" He asked Claire. She glanced at Kate for help.
"She just wanted to let you know that Sayid and Shannon are now going out. Isn't that great?" He rolled his eyes, obviously not caring.
"Yeah it's wonderful. Call the newspapers." Kate giggled. Claire just watched them, intrigued. She could tell they liked each other, though they'd probably never admit it to themselves.
"So, Sawyer. Kate and I were just going to her house to order a pizza and watch some movies. Wanna come?" Kate nudged her, giving her a quick glare before Sawyer could see.
"Oh sure! I love girl's nights. Let me just go get my pink silk jammies and I'll be over in a minute." Kate rolled her eyes at his sarcasm.
"We're just watching movies. It's not exactly a 'girl's night'." Kate said smirking. He acted disappointed. They all started walking again.
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"So what should we watch first? Phantom of The Opera or The Sound of Music?" Kate asked.
"Umm neither. Those are chick flicks. Don't you have anything that's actually good?" Kate rolled her eyes and looked through her collection of DVDs.
"Ok... How about The Swiss Family Robinson?" She suggested. Sawyer wrinkled his nose.
"Who would want to watch something about some people that got stranded on an island? Come on Kate... Something with action." She sighed and turned back to her DVDs.
"How about Forrest Gump? I haven't seen this movie in ages, and there's action in it and it's funny." He sighed, defeated.
"Fine, but I get to pick the next one, and you two have to watch it." Kate stood up and put the DVD in.
"You're such a party pooper." She sat down in between Claire and Sawyer as the movie started.
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Claire fell asleep about halfway through the movie, leaning on Kate's shoulder.
"Well, looks like this is a slumber party after all. Now if you'd only let me go get my jammies, I could join you two." Sawyer said, looking over at Claire leaning on Kate's shoulder. She heard a dog barking in the background. She stood up, careful not to wake up Claire.
"I'll be right back. I have to go get the dog." Sawyer nodded as she walked out of the room. Kate slipped on her shoes and quietly opened the back door. She stepped out into the cool night air, inhaling it's scent. She looked around and there wasn't any sign of her dog. She looked up at the stars twinkling above her. She loved nights like these where she could just lie down in the silky grass and stare up at the stars for hours. She decided to do just that. She walked into the middle of her back yard and layed down. She loved it out here where there weren't many house, and her neighbors weren't very close. She didn't live in the country, but it was peaceful like the country. She closed her eyes and let the wind wash over her face and gently blow strands of her hair around. She heard footsteps and opened her eyes to see Sawyer standing over her.
"Whatcha doin', Freckles? I thought you had to let your dog in." She sat up, drawing her knees into her chest.
"I couldn't find him, and it's just so beautiful out tonight." She looked back up at the stars. He followed her gaze.
"Yeah..." He sat down behind her. She leaned her back on his so they were sitting back to back. She rested her head on her arms and stared off into the distance.
"You don't get a view of the stars like this from the city. I love it out here." He nodded, although she couldn't see him. She shifted slightly and layed back down so her head was next to his crossed legs. He scooted forward a little bit and layed down too so their heads were next to each other. They stayed quiet for a while, enjoying the sounds of the crickets and the slight hushing of the wind through the grass and trees. She realized that he was the only person she'd want to share this moment with. Sighing happily she closed her eyes. He looked over at her peaceful figure. She was gorgeous. He couldn't deny how much he cared for her. He couldn't keep lying to himself, saying it was nothing and distracting himself with a new girlfriend. She opened her eyes and looked over at him. Her green eyes stared deeply into his, finding his soul. He looked back at hers. At that moment they felt a connection that seemed like it had been there all along. He turned on his side, not breaking their eye contact.
"Kate, I..." He trailed off, lost in her eyes. He needed her. He wanted her to be his. She propped herself up on her elbows, still looking at him, a confused expression on her face. He rarely used her real name. She cocked her head a little bit, wondering what was going on inside of his. He couldn't contain himself any longer as he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her to him and kissed her passionately. She had never been kissed before, so she wasn't exaclty sure to do, but her lips seemed to have a mind of their own. She slowly reached up and cupped his face in her hand. He sat up, careful not to break their kiss, pulling her into his lap and wrapping his arms completely around her. She'd never felt like this before. She had never felt so alive and free and loved. She ran her hands through his hair. Eventually they pulled apart for air. She looked down and collapsed into his chest, resting her head on his shoulder. He layed down, her on top of his and gently stroked her hair. They didn't say anything for a while as they layed their enjoying the moment. He finally broke the silence.
"So was that one hell of a first kiss?" He felt her grin against his chest. They stayed like that for a while before they eventually got tired and went back inside. She couldn't wait to tell Claire in the morning. She was about to sit back on the couch after seeing Sawyer off, when she heard a dog barking.
"Dammit... I forgot the dog..."
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