I'm sure you're anxiously awaiting this chapter….so I'll get right on with it!
Kate scanned Jack's eyes carefully. He looked up at her expectantly.
"So…get married? On the island?"
"Yes, Kate." He
said, smiling at her.
"Well...I mean…it's just all so
fast."
"I know it is. But are you willing to take this risk
with me?" he asked once again.
A smile slowly crept on Kate's face. "Yes." She said.
"Yes?" he asked,
grinning broadly.
"Yes, Jack. I would love to marry you." She
said. He put the ring onto her finger, got up, and kissed her,
holding her close to him. He pulled apart from her and saw tears in
her eyes.
"Kate…please don't cry." He said, wiping the
tears away with his thumb.
"I'm sorry. I'm just…so happy.
And I can't believe that you even want to marry me."
"Kate…you're my world. I love you so much…so please don't doubt my love for you. Not for one second. Okay?"
She smiled and nodded.
"We're getting married." She whispered and he nodded.
"Yeah
baby. We are." He said.
"But are we ready for this? I mean…I
know I love you and that you love me…but are we ready to get
married? To have children?"
"Well do you want to?"
"More
than anything." She said, sighing.
"Well then, yes. Kate, I was ready to marry you from the second I met you." He said and she grinned, hugging him again.
"Where'd you get this ring?" she asked, laughing.
"Rebecca." He said
and she looked questioningly at him. "She gave me a ring for
you…her husband is dead and she's getting old. She wanted to pass
them on to her daughter…but since she never had any kids, she
passed them on to me after I told her my plan."
"I might have
to thank her." Kate decided.
"She has one for you to give me
for the wedding too."
"I feel bad taking their rings..."
Jack
smiled. "I don't."
"So…" she began,
sitting in the sand. Jack sat beside her, wrapping his strong arms
around her.
"When?"
"Tomorrow?" Jack asked, looking down at her.
"Are you serious?"
she giggled.
"Well, we don't really have a wedding to plan. We
just need to get Mr. Eko to agree on a time…and get everyone
together." Jack pointed out.
"True. But where?"
"Kate…we don't have that many options…jungle, beach or hatch." He said. "Beach sounds romantic." He said, smiling.
"Okay. The beach. Tomorrow. But no dress." She said sadly.
"It's okay Kate…we're all going to be in out jeans and t-shirts. But does that really matter in the end? We want to get married…"
"You're right."
She said, smiling, kissing Jack's cheek. She giggled. "Please
shave for tomorrow." She said, rubbing her hands on his stubbly
chin. He smiled.
"Anything for you love."
"I can't believe that tomorrow, I'll be Mrs. Kate Shephard."
"That you will. And you'll make me the luckiest man alive." He said quietly.
They just sat there for a minute in silence, listening the waves and holding each other, until Kate interrupted the silence.
"We should go talk to
Eko." Kate said, smiling.
"Let's go." Jack said, getting
up and then helping Kate up. He grabbed her hand in his as they ran
down the beach towards the camp.
(I decided that I'm really bad at writing Eko, so I'm just not going to write his part here…sorry for Eko fans!)
Luckily, Eko agreed and Jack and Kate couldn't be more thrilled. Word spread quick enough and within minutes, everyone knew that for once, they'd be getting together for a happy occasion instead of a funeral.
Jack was off in the hatch, getting a shower for tomorrow and Kate sat on the shoreline, thinking about Jack and how much she couldn't wait to marry him tomorrow.
"Do you think he
REALLY loves you?" Sawyer asked, sitting down beside her.
"What
do you mean?" Kate asked, never looking at him.
"He's been
married before, right? How do you know that he hasn't forgotten
about her Freckles? That he's not just using you?"
"I know
he's not. I know how Jack is. He wouldn't do that to me. And no,
he hasn't forgotten, but I also know he's not using me to forget.
We're getting married because we're in love, Sawyer."
"I
just thought…"
"I know. You're trying to scare me out of
marrying Jack. Well guess what Sawyer? Even if I didn't marry Jack,
I wouldn't marry you. Jack treats me like a person. You
just…treat me like a trophy. And I hate it."
"Freckles…I
never…"
"I know Sawyer. You never meant it that way. But that still won't change how much I love Jack." She said, getting up.
"I hope we'll see
you at our wedding tomorrow." She said, getting up and walking
towards her tent. She saw Jack walking out of the jungle and a smile
spread on her face. He walked up to her and hugged her tightly.
"You
okay honey?" he asked, pulling away from her.
"Yeah…Sawyer's
just trying to scare me out of marrying you since you were married
before. So I basically would never marry him, let alone date him."
"A
little harsh Katie." He said, shaking his head.
"He had to
hear it!" Kate said, smiling at his nickname for her.
"You're
mine woman. He can't have you. Sorry." Jack said and Kate smiled.
"I know. And I don't
intend on that happening. So there." She said, sticking out her
tongue. She yawned. "It's getting late. I should get to
bed."
"Goodnight Kate." Jack said, kissing her.
"Might
as well start calling me Mrs. Shephard." She said and Jack
smiled.
"That sounds good."
"Yeah…it does." She
grinned.
"Goodnight honey." She said, kissing him again and
going into her tent.
He sighed. Tomorrow was going to be a long and exciting day, and he couldn't wait.
Next chapter…the WEDDING! Ahh! I know it's fast…but do you see my reasoning? Plus, it's going to get REALLY fluffy (for those that like fluff) maybe even a jaby….eventually…haha.
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