Chapter six

'God I'm so hungry, mom should be back soon, right?'

Jack had woken up not long after Kate and Margo left, and had been talking to Sawyer who was being annoying unintentionally. Jack's and Sawyers relationship was the typical brother bond, they both got on each other's nerves but Jack would die for Sawyer. The conversation was going ok until Jack mentioned Kate again. Sawyer wanted to keep it a surprise for Jack, but he never took the news that they couldn't get in contact with Kate well.

He wanted to thank her for staying with him and he also had developed a crush on her, he had hundreds of crushes before but this time it felt different. Not wanting to let Sawyer show he was upset, he flipped to face the other side of the room and closed his eyes.

He was nearly asleep when they passed the door outside, but the sound of Kate's laughter was what caused him to wake straight up, his body shot like a bullet to a upwards position and his eye's fixated on the door. To his annoyance only Margo entered the room with no food. Being blunt

'Where's the food'

'Oh I never had any money, so I just got one of the nurses to make you porridge, she should be up shortly'

Jack was never overtly fussy about what he ate, but he was not in the mood so he gave his mother his signature puppy dog face that always caused her to give in

'Awww look a puppy'

So just as quick as he sat up he shifted his attention towards Kate. He was speechless not only did she come back but she came back with McDonalds, also she looked so happy to him. Jack opened his mouth to talk but all that came out was a very high pitched and fragile

'Hey'

Sawyer bought him a few seconds to compose by going up to her and kissing her on the cheek and taking the bag of McDonalds, he then walked to exit the room and whistled Margo to follow. Margo found it hard herself to tear away from the scene but she needed to leave the room because she had a smug look on her face which would not go away. She left with no words.

'So here is your McDonalds'

Passing him the warm greasy paper bag

'And in this bag is a lifetime supply of chocolate, so remember to thank your mother'

'I will, and I need to say thank you for being there for me, I ….. I was scared and you were a great help'

'Ditto now eat up, your mom, who is awesome by the way, was saying you were complaining of being hungry'

So as Jack was enjoying his burger he too was enjoying the company. They somehow managed to gloss over the fact they were both in a serious accident a few hours ago and got into a deep conversation. A lot of information got shared between them both, firstly basic items of information such as age and interests but then it reached a serious tone to which she revealed her family, Kate felt the need to be blunt so she revealed everything about her Mother, like how she abused her and what happened earlier in the car park.

Jack didn't need to pry because Kate was being 100% honest with him and he understood where she was coming from. So in return Jack was honest with her, he revealed the secrets about his dad and how he was not fully at peace with the situation but he told her about the progress that he made from the help of his family.

'….. So Kate don't worry, it will get better, trust me'

Then he took hold of her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. And just on cue, Margo walked in and saw the gesture, it had already took her 30 minutes to get the last smile off her face and they were just making it harder for her.

With a loud sigh

'Katie, sorry sweetie I need to take you home now, both you and Jack need your rest'

The mention of taking her home caused Jack to seize up and he unintentionally squeezed her hand too tight causing her slight discomfort. Jack soon realised and then started to gently rub it. It took Kate a second to realize she had forgotten to mention that she was moving in.

'Jack, I forgot to say but your mom generously offered to take me in'

He looked at his mother and mouthed the words thank you, to which she nodded back

'Well I guess I'll see you later, try get a good sleep ok'

At that moment Jack wanted to kiss her goodbye but it was not the right time, so he settled with a

'You too'

Margo then ushered Kate out and give Jack a kiss on the cheek goodbye, restating what Kate said and then leaving.