Since you guys left me some LOVELY reviews and I updated my other two fics, I decided to update this as well! YAY! I'm getting closer to being caught up…so maybe ill start incorporating some stuff from newer episodes in here. ENJOY and PLEASE REVIEW!!!

Last time…

"Why? Why won't it work Jack? Just tell me! Am I not good enough for you? Am I not…"

He cut her off. "I knew that I could never have your heart Kate!"
"And why's that Jack?"
"Because it belongs to Sawyer."
Those words stung his heart more than anything he had ever said or heard in his life. Even more than Sarah telling him that she was leaving. Nothing compared to this.
"Jack…I…"
"Kate. Forget it." he said, walking back off towards the beach.

"JACK!" she called after him. He didn't even look back, and that hurt her more than anything else. She sighed, running after him.

"Jack!" she called to him the whole way as she chased him to the beach.
"Will you listen to me?!" She asked, frustrated with the way he was acting. She finally caught up to him and tried to catch her breath.

"Stop Jack." She said, and he looked at her with sad eyes.
"Why should I?"

"Jack...just hear me out!" she begged. Sawyer came up, hearing Kate yelling.
"What'd you do to her Doc?" he asked.
"Nothing."

"Sawyer, just go away." Kate pleaded.
"Why? If Jack-o here is hurting you, then I need to know."

"Sawyer! YOU'RE the reason that Jack and I are having problems right now. So why don't you just mind your own business and leave me alone?!" she yelled and Sawyer backed away.
"Whatever floats your boat Freckles." He said sarcastically and started walking away.
"It's not Freckles!" she called after him and he turned around.
"Excuse me?" he asked through gritted teeth.
"The name's Kate." She said and he sighed.
"Whatever." He said under his breath as he walked away.
"Now after that, do you honestly think I'm in love with him?" she asked, looking Jack in the eye. "Please, Jack. Hear me out."
After a long pause, Jack looked up and sighed. "Okay. Fine." He said and she grabbed his arm, taking him out into the jungle.

The whole walk out was silent. Kate found a log in the middle of the jungle and she sat on it, putting her backpack on the ground beside her.

"Here. Sit." She said, patting the log next to her. He smiled slightly, putting his backpack beside hers and sitting down.
"Jack. Look at me." She whispered and he did so.
"Why did you think I was in love with Sawyer?"
"I don't know Kate…" he started, rubbing his hands together. "I just…the way he talked to you and the way you looked at each other…and that kiss…"
"That kiss?"
"Yeah…when you kissed Sawyer?"
"How do you know about that?"
"Honey…the whole camp knows about that." he joked and she sighed.
"Oh dear…"
"Yeah. Sawyer's pretty proud."

"Yeah…well I'm not his prize to win. I'm not anyone's prize to win."

"I know, Kate. And I would never treat you as if you were…"
"But Jack! Ever since we got here, it's been an ongoing competition between the two of you! Over which one will get my heart. Hurley came up to me the other day and said that everyone else is betting…"
"Oh really? Who do they think?" Jack joked.
"Very funny. Not the point here!" she said, annoyed.
"Sorry. Continue." He said and she sighed.
"I just…I don't know why you do this Jack."
"Do what?"
"Why would you want me? You can both do so much better..."
"Kate…look at me." He said, lifting her chin up with his index finger. "I never want you to feel like you're not good enough. Kate, you're the greatest woman I've ever met…"
"But Jack…my past…"

"Like I said, you're the greatest woman I've ever known…fugitive or not." He said, winking.
"Why the competition?"
"Kate…it's not a competition. I don't want to compete for you. I want you to want me. I don't want to have to compete with Sawyer to get that."
"Jack…you had me from the second I saw you. That will never change. Okay?"

She smiled. "You promise?"
"Absolutely. I love you." He said, and she smiled.
"Really? I've never been told that on the first date before." She said, winking.
"Yeah…well, we're also under some very different circumstances." He said, looking around through the jungle.
"So…"
"So…" Jack sighed. "We're…together?" he asked, raising his eyebrows. She nodded.
"Yeah babe. We're together." She said, kissing him lightly on the lips.
"I love you too." She whispered, leaning her forehead against his and wrapping her arms around his neck. They heard some rustling in the jungle and they turned to see no other than Hurley.

"Dude!" he said, smiling. "You won!"
"I didn't win anything." Jack said, laughing.

"Yeah you did." Kate said, smiling. "You won my heart, Jack Shephard."

Hurley just stood there smiling. "Do you mind?" Kate asked and Hurley shook his head. "Oh. Sorry guys. I guess I better leave you two alone." He said, running as fast as he could, screaming the whole way to the beach, 'Jack and Kate are finally together!' Kate heard this and laughed.
"Sorry about that." Jack said, trying not to laugh at Hurley.
"Where were we again?" Kate asked, grinning mischievously.
"Hmm…I think…we were right about…here." he whispered, kissing her once again.

Kate sat by her fire that evening. The whole day couldn't have been more perfect. She and Jack were together, and she wouldn't have it any other way. She laid down, looking at the stars when Jack approached her.
"Hey babe." He said, kneeling down and kissing her gently.
"Mmm. Hey." She whispered. "Come here." she said, patting the spot beside her. He laid down, wrapping his arms around her and she leaned her head on his chest. She looked up at the stars and Jack kissed the top of her head.
"Wow…it's beautiful out, isn't it?" she asked and Jack smiled.
"Not as beautiful as you." He whispered and she grinned as he hugged her closer to him. She laid there all night in Jack's arms, listening to the steady rise and fall of his breath. Everything was so peaceful in his arms. She only wished it would stay like that forever.
"I'm glad we crashed." She said after a long silence. "I never would've met you if we didn't." she said, stroking his arm with her hand.
"And that would've been a nightmare….living without you…" he said, kissing her cheek again.
"You think we would've met eventually? Even if we hadn't crashed?" she asked.
"Oh Kate…I have no doubt in my mind. Fate would've brought us together." He whispered.
"I still can't believe you thought I was in love with Sawyer…" she laughed.
"Yeah? Well I still can't believe that you love me…"

"Jack…you're my hero." She whispered and he hugged her close.

"Do you want to go out tomorrow night?"
"Dinner and a movie?" she joked.
"I have a few things up my sleeve…" he said, sighing.
"Okay." She whispered, hugging him close and they laid there all night, holding each other.

And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
Cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything seems like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know your alive And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

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