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Kate peeled open her eyes and blinked a few times to get rid of the sleep that was still there, she stretched up and arched her back making it crack. Groaning she sat up and swung her legs over the side of the bed and slowly stood up. It was the last day of school before Christmas Vacation, school was finishing quite late this year… was the 22nd of December and she couldn't be bothered with school. She walked zombified towards the bathroom for a quick shower to wake her up, jumping in the shower; she spent ten minutes inside and jumped back out quickly drying herself and wrapping a towel around her body. Kate yawned and raided her closet for something to wear, eventually deciding on a pair of jeans and a thick sweater; she got changed and fixed her hair. Once she was fully ready she sauntered down into the kitchen to make herself a coffee.
Pouring the dark liquid into a heatproof disposable container, she added some sugar and milk before sealing the lid on and she grabbed her jacket and scarf, wrapping up warmly as snow had lightly begun to fall. Locking up the house she waited by the mailbox for Shannon to appear from her house. Five minutes later Shannon came galloping out of the house and went straight for Kate and grabbed her quickly as she pulled her away. Shannon looked sad, her eyes were puffy and she had faint mascara marks on her face that looked as if she had tried to get rid of them. Once they were a little bit away from their houses Kate pulled on Shannon's arm to get her to stop, Kate gave Shannon a worried look "What's up Shan?" Shannon sighed and smiled weakly "Kate, I'll tell you in school… bit to cold out here to go into depth" Kate nodded and smiled "Sure" looking at Shannon once more to see if she was okay, they headed towards school at a fast pace.
Once they arrived in school they headed for the Gymnasium Building as that wasn't as frequently used in the morning than the main school building. Entering the building, they headed towards the girls locker room and sat beside a radiator that was on full blast. Shannon rubbed her hands together and blew into them, she smiled weakly at Kate, which quickly fell and became a frown "…things haven't been so good at home lately… Dad and Sabrina have been fighting about some things and its just so tense being in the house" she took a breath "You know how Sabrina doesn't really like me that much? Well dad's been nasty to me lately he keeps saying how it was a mistake that he got custody of me… that he regrets it" tears formed in her eyes and silently began to fall "and this morning he said he couldn't wait till he could throw me out of the house, that everything would return to normal when I leave"
Kate felt like crying too, she hated watching people cry… especially when she cared for them like crazy. She wrapped her arms around Shannon and pulled her closer "He even tried to get me to move back with mom in Washington, but she's got a new family… and he said evenshe doesn't want you… I… just" the sentence was cut short as she began to cry hard, her body trembled as the tears fell. Kate grabbed onto her like the world would end if she let go, Kate waited for a moment before saying in an uplifting tone "Don't listen to them, especially Sabrina… come on she's a life size Barbie, if you put something warm close to her she'll melt" Kate petted her hair till she felt Shannon go quiet, Shannon sniffled and wiped away her tear soaked face with the back of her jumper and laughed "Yeah… but I'm grateful for Boone being there… he said that once I'm old enough that we'll go find an apartment and have the best time ever" Kate smiled lightly at her friend.
"I'm sorry for pulling you into this" she said quietly, Kate shook her head and smiled "That's what I'm here for… if you ever need to spill your heart out… I'll be here… forever, you got that?" Shannon smiled gratefully and hugged Kate tightly, whispering "Thank you". Sitting for five minutes till Shannon regained her composure, she let out a sigh and smiled "well… lets go see the boys" Kate grinned and stood up "yeah, let's go". They walked back outside and ran to the main building as the snow was appearing to fall heavier. Shaking the excess snow off of them, their teeth chattered and they laughed, Shannon began to increase her pace as she saw Sayid standing down the hall smiling at her. Kate walked slower as Sawyer wasn't in sight, she wasn't expecting him in anyways, as he never bothers with the last few days before school ends for vacation.
Kate felt someone walk close behind her, she was getting paranoid and she drew her eyes together, slowly turning her head. She saw a tall boy with a black beanie hat on, Kate got her hands ready to grab him and yell his face off when he grabbed her waist and spun her around, planting his mouth on hers. Her natural instinct made her close her eyes but she didn't mind as she recognised the lips and the tongue that was massaging her mouth… It was Sawyer. Kate leaned back and giggled "What's with the hat?" Sawyer grinned and replied "What?! It's cold outside… besides I like it" Kate rolled her eyes and kissed his jaw "I didn't think you would come in today…" Sawyers grin shifted to one side "well… you know… we don't have to stay here freckles…" Kate glanced at him and shook her head "do you ever think of anything else besides sex?" Sawyer pretended to feel shocked and upset; he pouted his lip and said sadly "of course I do"
Kate looked at him with a sweet smile playing on her face; he looked so adorable when he did things like that, she stroked his stubble with her thumbs and she placed a light kiss on his mouth and whispered "You are just so cute!" Sawyer leaned back and glared playfully at her "yeah… whatever" Kate smiled and pulled him along to where Shannon and Sayid were standing. Shannon smiled at Kate and said "We're just going to head out… so… I'll see you later kay?" Kate nodded and hugged Shannon and said "Goodbye". She and Sawyer watched Shannon and Sayid leave the school through the front doors; Sawyer leaned over and whispered in her ear "Mohammed's gettin lucky then?" Kate turned around and glared at him "you may find this hard to believe but not everyone ditches school for sex James" Sawyer raised his hands in surrender and laughed "well… why else would they ditch?"
Kate smiled weakly and said "Shannon's having a rough time… I think she needs her boyfriends shoulder to lean on" Sawyer smiled at her and pulled her into a hug, his hands lightly rubbing the bottom of her back, Kate smiled back and leaned into him. "Do you wanna leave before the bell rings?" Kate murmured against his chest. Sawyer smiled and said "Yeah… let's go freckles" Kate slid her hand into his and linked there fingers together, holding his hand tight as they walked towards his car. Switching on the heating in his car, Sawyer smiled at Kate and said "Where d'ya wanna go peaches?" Kate sat back in the passenger seat and thought for a moment "hmm… let's get some food… then… to your house?" Sawyer smirked and gazed around to her, raising his eyebrow. Kate rolled her eyes and said "Lets just go pervert" Sawyer tipped his head and laughed "Kay then" he started up the car and drove away as the bell had wrung to signal the beginning of school.
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Shannon kissed him again lightly and smiled; Sayid looked down at her and said politely "Are you sure Shannon? I don't want it to look as if I took advantage of you" Shannon smiled sweetly "No one would think that of you… and yes… I'm sure" Sayid nodded and kissed her again lightly as they began to strip each others clothes off. Shannon went rigid as he lay in between her legs, he kissed her nose and said "I really do love you" he entered her slowly and thrust ever slower, Shannon bared the pain till it went away and kissed him lightly, letting him know how she felt, feeling the same way towards her, Sayid increased his thrusts and they both began to moan from the pleasure that was being created. A while after, they reached there climax together and Sayid carefully lay on top of Shannon, smiling down at her, he leaned down and kissed her affectionately. This was both of there first time and they both found it extra special as they loved each other deeply.
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When Kate arrived home she entered the house and her father greeted her with a hug, handing her a letter "It's from your mom Katie" Kate took the letter and stared at it carefully, she nodded and said "okay… I'll open it later" Sam smiled and walked back into the kitchen. Kate stepped into her room and placed the letter in one of her drawers, the letter gave her a strange vibe, she didn't want to open it incase it would ruin how good the Christmas party was going to be. Sighing deeply, she headed for the shower to prepare to get ready for tonight's event. Glancing at her reflection, Kate smiled and applied some lipgloss, she pouted and laughed- she was wearing a green knee length, halter-dress and green stilettos. Kate used some clips to pin back some of her hair, she had straightened her hair, then curled some of the strands at the front. Sam shouted on her to come down, so she applied some hairspray and headed down the stairs.
Christian Shephard had rented out a function suite in one of the local hotels, every year he organized and hosted a Christmas party for everyone he knew. Sitting back in the car seat Kate glanced out of the window, it had continued to snow all day, so everything had a thick layer of white glistening snow sprinkled on their surface. She smiled, snow was one of the many things she loved as a child, it was fun to play in and looked pretty, some of her best childhood memories included the times she spent playing in the deep, cold snow. She felt the car slow down and come to a halt; they had arrived at the hotel and were sitting in the parking lot. Kate stepped outside and carefully began to walk into the foyer, loud music was drifting through the air from down the hall, once Sam arrived in and they headed towards the hall.
Pushing the doors open, they were blasted by the loud music and the scent of the varieties of alcohol that were being served. Looking around the hall Kate saw a lot of people she didn't know and quickly glancing over to another corner she saw her friends sitting at the circular table which was expensively decorated. Waving goodbye to her dad, she sauntered over to the table and greeted her friends, Sawyer stood up and grinned at her, his gaze slowly traveled up and down her body, he walked over to her and pulled her into his embrace "Lookin good freckles" Kate smiled and replied "You too James" He bent his head down and crushed his lips against hers, Kate kissed him back with as much strength and slid her tongue inside his mouth. A few moments later they heard a loud cough, so they broke apart and glanced in that direction, Shannon was smirking at them.
Shannon waved her hands to let Kate know she wanted her, pulling out of Sawyers embrace she walked with Shannon towards the restrooms. Shannon searched the cubicles and locked the main door, she turned around and smiled widely at Kate, Kate tipped her head at her with a questioning look. Shannon grinned and bit her lip "We did it… earlier today…" Kate smiled at her friend and Shannon continued "it was so special… Oh My God Kate, it really is as good as people say" Kate laughed and hugged Shannon. "Im so happy for you" Kate said smiling. Shannon sighed happily and took out her lipgloss from her clutch bag, she applied some more lipgloss and rubbed her lips together and pouted. Kate done the same as Shannon and grinned at her, linking their arms together Kate said "Lets get back to the party" Shannon nodded and they unlocked the door and went back into the hall.
All the adults were sitting together and all the teenagers and children were sitting on the opposite side, deep in their own conversations. Jack and Juliet were in the corner talking closely and every so often he would lean over and kiss her neck, beside them were Sayid and Shannon… he had his arm wrapped around her waist and they were whispering. Sawyer looked around at them and smirked at Kate, he leaned over and whispered against her ear "looks like everyone got lucky today" Kate closed her eyes and laughed, she whispered back to him "yeah, Christmas cheer maybe?" Sawyer laughed and kissed her ear, nibbling on it lightly. Kate's eyes closed slowly and she sighed happily. The upbeat song that was on had faded out and a slow ballad came on. Kate opened her eyes and raised her eyebrow at him; Sawyer groaned playfully and stood up, pulling her along with him.
Kate wrapped her arms around his neck and Sawyer wrapped his around her waist, Kate placed her head on his chest and swayed to the music with him. A few other couples joined them on the dance floor, swaying to the slow music. As the song cross faded into another slow song Sawyer felt someone tap his shoulder, he looked around and saw Jack smirking at him "mind if I cut in?" Sawyer groaned and smirked back "sure thing Jacko" Jack slipped his arms around Kate's waist and smiled down at her, Juliet was now dancing with Sayid and Shannon was dancing with Sawyer. "Having a good time?" Jack asked politely, Kate smiled and replied "Yeah, it's been good so far" Jack nodded and pulled her closer. Jack stayed with Kate for the next song, Kate smiled and laughed as he made small talk but a frown slowly appeared on her face when she saw Colleen dancing very close to Sawyer, even though he looked uncomfortable, Kate was still getting worked up; she disliked Colleen on the simple fact that Colleen hated her for no reason.
The song finished and they all headed towards there table, Sawyer pulled Kate onto his lap and he said "so how was the dancin with Jacko?" Kate grinned playfully and whispered "Good grip… comfortable" Sawyer glared at her and chuckled; he leaned over and kissed her lightly. Kate pulled back and eyed him as she said "So… Colleen?" she could feel him sigh and he replied "Yeah, she kinda jumped me" Kate smiled gingerly and looked away. The party lasted for a few hours, many dances were shared and dinner was served. All the teenagers and adults got a glass of wine with their dinner, Sawyer groaned saying that it wasn't enough; Kate laughed and made a sly comment about his habits. Shortly after dinner a short chunky man came in dressed up as Santa Clause presenting all the children with gifts, pictures were taken and games were played. The music became more upbeat and the bass shook the floor, some of the adults who were quite intoxicated swaggered up to the dance floor and danced their heart out, causing quite a few laughs, but eventually most of the guests were all up having a good dance.
As midnight came along Sawyer pulled Kate outside of the hall and they sat down on one of the leather sofas in the foyer. Sawyer took Kate's hand in his and his other hand stroked the top of their linked ones. He looked down shyly and back up to her, Kate glanced at him lovingly. "Uhhh… well…" he stumbled with his words and Kate giggled at his nervous demeanour. Clearing his throat, Sawyer looked up into her eyes and said "…I bought this for you… its okay if you don't like it though…" He pulled out a rectangular box from his pants pocket and handed it to her. Kate eyed the box and slowly opened it; it sprung open and revealed a sparking silver necklace and earrings with deep green stones placed beautifully along them. Kate gasped and her eyes lit up, she slowly looked up to Sawyer's shy looking face, he shifted uncomfortably waiting for her answer. A smile spread across her face and she threw herself into his arms pulling him closer.
Sawyer internally sighed with relief and wrapped his arms around her. "You like it?" he said just above a whisper, Kate nodded and pulled her head back so her face was just in front of his "I love it James…" She leaned in and kissed him passionately. Sawyer laced his fingers through her hair and massaged the back of her head as the kiss deepened. Kate kissed him sweetly and murmured against his lips "I love you James" Sawyer smiled and whispered back "I love you too freckles" Kate slipped out of him embrace and plucked the necklace from the box "Help me put it on" she said turning around and lifting up her hair. Sawyer placed it around her neck and fumbled with the latch, he eventually got it closed and he let his hand fall gently down her back, tracing her spine with his fingers. He placed a feather light kiss on her back and smiled "lets go back in" Kate changed her earrings to the new ones and stood up, extending her hand to Sawyer, he took her hand and they walked back into the hall.
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Kate walked into her room and she kicked off her shoes and sat on the bed rubbing her aching feet. She ran her hand over her necklace and she smiled brightly, she loved it, it was gorgeous, carefully taking it off along with the earrings, she placed them back in the box they came in. Kate zipped down the back of her dress and pulled the material around her neck over her head and she let the dress fall to the floor. She stood out from the material and went to get her pyjamas, pulling them on quickly she lay back on her bed and sighed. She lay for a few moments before remembering that she received a letter from her mom, slowly slipping off of her bed, she walked over to the drawer and gripped onto the rectangular envelope. Lying back on her bed she tore open the top and pulled the folded up paper out and began to read it.
Dear Katherine,
How are you sweetie? I miss you… I hope you have a nice Christmas with your daddy. Me and Wayne should have a good time, I got a little bonus in my pay check… so when I see you I'll give you the gift I bought you, its small… but it's the thought that counts right? I hope you've settled in okay in your new house, what's it like? Is your room pretty? I really wished that you'd live closer to me, you're at that age now where I feel I should be giving you advice and helpful tips, so if you come over we should have a girls day out, just have fun and chat about things, that sound lovely Katherine? It would be nice if you could come over in February because January's just too busy at the diner, so I won't have much time off… I really hope you will come over.
Katherine, I really didn't want to tell you this through a letter, but I don't want you to find out later on, but I have septicaemia, I am on antibiotics though… so hopefully it should clear up, I should be fine… but I just wanted you to know. So don't worry too much sweetie.
I love you.
Diane xx
Kate tightened her grip on the letter and sighed. Unshed tears were lying in her eyes but she never let them fall, she knew there was a bad aura from this letter, but she never expected her mom to have sepsis. Kate folded up the letter as carefully as she could; she was fumbling because of rage. Even if Wayne had nothing to do with this, Kate was going to blame him anyway, since he walked into their lives he was nothing but trouble. Kate groaned and cursed under her breath, she hated Wayne enough but now that her mom was sick, she hated him even more, he had to be responsible somehow. Kate put the letter back in her drawer; she decided that she would tell her dad after Christmas, even if it was for selfish reasons, Kate didn't want to upset the Christmas happiness that Sam always had.
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