If the rumors are true about where the show is going then I guess Jate is in for a very long and bumpy road if not over. So that's why we have fan fiction, so we can make up for what the writers have screwed up royally.
LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR (SERIOSULY WITH A TITLE LIKE THAT DO I NEED TO EVEN MENTION A RATING?)
Jack stood in the large ballroom sipping his scotch listening vaguely while Charlie told a story that Jack had heard many times before. It was a reunion for the survivors of flight 815. Hurley had rented out a ritzy hotel for everyone providing an open bar with high grade liquor. He also rented out rooms so all the guests could rest peacefully after consuming the high grade liquor. Jack didn't want to be there in fact he had decided not to come but his baby sister Claire threatened him with a life of non forgiveness if he skipped it. Jack how can we all reunite if the man who kept us alive and safe didn't show up? She may be a petite, kind mother but she could be stubborn as hell and even a little scary when she wasn't getting her way.
Jack figured he'd show up say his hellos rub a few elbows and then retreat to his hotel room where he could drink himself into a stupor. He had brought a woman with him named Candie who pretty much lived up to her name. He didn't love her but she provided companionship, of course Claire definitely did not approve but it didn't matter to Jack. She was up in the room waiting for him, and it sounded like a good plan to him. He was on his second scotch and figured once he had finished it he could excuse himself and disappear. His anxiousness to leave had been pretty set until she showed up. Kate Austin had caused him to stop dead in his tracks and his need to leave was amplified to about a hundred. He hadn't seen her in almost 4 months, the day they were rescued. From that day on the only time he saw her was on the news coverage on TV or in the newspaper.
They never really made amends on the island, their relationship awkward all the way to the last day. When they had been rescued he had worried because of her fugitive status but he had been assured by Hurley that she would have the best defense. He had fought back the urge to rush to her side but the pictures of her always had something else in them. Sawyer. The man was always with her and Jack wasn't going to intervene. Kate had been released and Jack went back to LA got back to work and kept insanely busy. He liked to tell himself he was over Kate and moving on with his life but his back breaking schedule and more than one drink a night habit and constant womanizing was a glaring signal that he was far from healthy. Claire managed to help him tow the line and he had cut back his drinking considerably and was attempting to cut back on the women but tonight he had figured he was allowed to numb the pain. Now he was in the same room with Kate and from the sound of it Sawyer as well. He had managed to look away from her only a second after seeing her when she walked in. Instilling a large amount of will power he hadn't looked back. When he heard her voice getting closer he would move away. Now all he wanted was a way out of the ballroom and up to his room to get drunk and have meaningless sex with a big busted blonde. He finished off his scotch and excused himself hoping people would buy that he'd be right back.
He slipped out the door and headed towards the lobby elevators. He would get to his room change his clothes and order some room service. Then first thing he would check out and be as far away from Kate as he could. He pressed the elevator button and the doors slid open. He stepped inside and punched the number for the 8th floor. The doors began to slide shut and Jack leaned back against the back of the elevator with a sigh.
"Hold the doors" a frantic voice called and a hand shot through pushing the doors back open to Jack's complete horror, Kate Austen came stumbling into the elevator car. "Thanks I'm sorry I didn't feel like waiting the elevators have been running slow for some reason." She said and then looked up to see who she was with. "Jack" her voice came out in a gasp.
"Hey Kate" Jack said uncomfortably, this must be what hell feels like. He watched as she leaned over to hit the 8 button but saw it was already lit. Great now he had to have the knowledge she was on the same floor as him.
"How are you Jack?" Kate asked stepping close to him. Jack straightened watching her warily.
"Great" he said through a tight lipped smile. It wasn't that he wanted to be rude, it was just he wanted to get as far away from her as possible. He glanced over at the ticking elevator switchboard it was on the four and going to the five. Only a little farther to go, Jack thought to him self.
He noticed Kate frown slightly at his abrupt tone and he sighed. "Sorry, don't mean to be rude, just in a rush." The six button lit into the seven. Thank god.
Suddenly the lights flickered and the elevator car to a sudden halt sending Kate off her feet.
Jack managed to catch her before she fell and they both froze. The elevator was no longer moving but the good news was it didn't feel like it was falling either.
"What happened?" Kate asked her voice raspy as she leaned on Jack. Realizing he was holding her he quickly removed his hands from her and backed away. The action didn't go unnoticed by her but she didn't say anything.
"Looks like we're stuck." He said hitting a couple buttons and getting nothing, he grabbed the phone on the wall. He waited for a second. "Hello this is Jack Shephard, myself and one more guest are stuck on an elevator probably between floors seven and eight…Ok...Thanks" he hung up.
"They'll check it out and see what they can do" Jack said to Kate but not really looking at her. The irony that he was so close to the eighth floor and now trapped with Kate did not go by unnoticed. He sighed leaning back against the wall, Kate was watching him and he wished he could be invisible. The sound of his cell phone ringing made for a pleasant distraction.
"Hello" he said answering it.
"Jack where are you?" came the sultry voice of one Candie Stevenson.
"Hey, I'm actually stuck in the elevator; I was on my way up to the room when it broke." Jack said rubbing the back of his neck. Jack felt like a giant conflicted mess. Part of him wanted to claw his way out of the elevator and go to his room where he could lose himself in the blonde. The other part was almost relieved that he didn't have to be with her. They had nothing in common and Jack was just using her for sex. Lately though Candie was looking at him with a look that implied she wanted more from him. That was what caused the seizing constricting feeling in Jack's chest. He didn't want commitment or promises; he just wanted to lose himself with someone who wanted the same thing. He had decided to break things off but he had already invited her and she bought a dress. She had draped herself on him while he introduced her to his fellow castaways. Some had looked at him with envy at the sight of the beautiful blonde practically jumping him in public. Others looked at him sadly as if they knew he was unhappy and dying inside.
"Are you serious? You're not! You're lying aren't you?" Candie's voice brought him back from his thoughts as she giggled bubbly. Jack rubbed his forehead. Candie was built like a supermodel and obtained the beauty of a woman who could stop traffic. Unfortunately where she reigned in body she lacked in brains.
"No Candie I'm not lying" Jack said with a sigh. "I'm not sure how long I'm going to be, why don't you order some room service and just relax and I will be there as soon as I can." He noticed Kate was watching him out of the corner of his eye and she was frowning. For a brief naïve second he wondered if she was jealous. Before he could think about it though the thought passed. She was with Sawyer and had no reason to be jealous.
"Well that sucks" Candie said with an exaggerated sigh. "I'm sitting here naked with strawberries and chocolate sauce and no you" she pouted. Jack let out a groan at her words. He might find her annoying but he was still a hot blooded male and that image was definitely one that he could picture perfectly. Possibly clawing his way out wasn't such a bad idea after all.
"Jesus baby don't tell me things like that when you know I'm trapped in an elevator." Jack said huskily.
"Mmm" Candie purred. "Maybe we could have phone sex" she said with a giggle.
"Did I forget to mention I was not alone in the elevator?" he said with a chuckle.
"You're not alone? Who are you with?" her voice took on a nagging tone making Jack remember that even though the sex was great he was going to be breaking up with her. She became insanely jealous and possessive and that disturbed him. He knew he needed to end this conversation before she went all Glenn Close on him and they ended up getting into another huge argument. He was beginning to wonder if it would just be best to break up when he gets there instead of spending the night and doing it in the morning. He couldn't help but chuckle perversely in his head at the thought of asking Kate for her advice on how to dump Candie.
"Look Candie, it's a broken elevator nothing nefarious is going on" he wondered if he should have used the word nefarious.
"Fine whatever" Candie huffed. "I'll see you when you get here." With that she hung up and Jack looked at his phone and shook his head with a bitter chuckle.
"Problems?" Kate asked with raised eyebrows. She was leaning on the wall across from him. Jack sighed and sat on the floor, might as well get comfortable.
"Nothing that won't be fixed when they get this elevator moving" he said closing his eyes letting his head rest on the wall he was leaning on.
"So Candie huh?" Kate asked trying to sound uninterested but she knew her voice sounded catty. She had been trying to talk to Jack all night but it seemed impossible to get to him. When she walked into the ballroom earlier her eyes had been immediately drawn to him. She swore for a second their eyes had met but the moment was fleeting. For the rest of the evening she had tried to make eye contact or break away to talk to him but it felt like he was dodging her. She had been hearing all night about the, according to Hurley, "Hot Blonde" or according to Claire "Trashy Ditz" Jack had shown up with. When she saw him slip out she ran after him afraid this would be the only chance she would have to talk to him.
She couldn't believe her good luck to not only catch him in the elevator alone but to get stuck with him was fate smiling on her. His behavior was throwing her though. He didn't seem cold but was acting like she was someone he had just met in passing. She sighed sadly, they never did get a chance to work things out on the island and that was her fault. Her jealousy of Juliet had caused her to remain in a loveless relationship with Sawyer. That in turn made Jack stay away from her like she had the plague. Rescue came and then and she didn't see Jack again. She tried to make it a go with Sawyer but it didn't work out. He had been supportive of her during her arrest and release. But then he started in on her about book deals and interviews. Sawyer was looking to cash in on his island experience but Kate just wanted to settle and enjoy her new found freedom.
"Yup Candie" Jack said his tone dry.
Kate sighed feeling frustrated he was sure not helping her out in the conversation department.
"Never took you for a guy who would fall in love with a Candie" Kate said trying not to sound bitter. "Does she spell it with an I or a Y?" she asked smartly.
Jack felt his defenses raise and he wasn't sure why. But for some reason he felt the need to defend the woman he was minutes away from breaking up with.
"She spells it with an IE and its short for Candace, only a few people call her Candie." Jack said rubbing his eyes. "And right now she's in my room willing and able and I'm stuck in here" Jack said the last part mostly to see what kind of reaction he'd get. To his satisfaction he saw a scowl appear on Kate's face. He watched her sit down across from him, her arms crossed against her chest as she looked at him. "What?" Jack asked noticing her glare.
"This just doesn't seem like you" Kate said scrutinizing him. "Dating bubble brained blondes"
'Who said she was a bubble head and who said she was blonde?" Jack asked with a raised eyebrow.
Kate snorted, "Well she made quite an impression downstairs, everyone was talking about the trashy ditz practically molesting you in front of everyone."
"Ahh you've been talking to Claire, well she doesn't like any of the women I bring home, so you can't really judge things from her." Jack said with a shrug. He looked at the doors, how long was it going to take to get help?
"Somehow I doubt Claire is wrong" Kate muttered under her breath but Jack heard her.
"Are you serious? I mean really you of all people are going to insult my taste in women? No offense Kate but you're the last person who should be judging." Jack said with a roll of his eyes.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Kate asked looking at him sharply.
"Oh come on Kate you hooked up with the island's very own STD vending machine. I mean you're going to insult my taste when you've been with Sawyer all this time? Please" he said.
"Sawyer is a good man once you give him a chance" Kate defended her ex.
"Oh I know all about how great Sawyer is Kate, I was the one you asked to sacrifice himself for so you and your precious Sawyer could be together." Jack said hating the underlining bitterness in his voice.
"That is not what happened!" Kate exclaimed angrily.
"Oh it's not?" Jack asked coldly. "So me being thrown back in my cell, forced to watch the two of you on camera, taking repeated beatings, being screwed around emotionally and mentally was all a coincidence? I chose to be tortured?"
Kate froze, "You never said anything about torture." She said her voice lowering. "I asked and you said nothing happened."
"Yeah well sorry Kate but no offense when I got out of there you were the last person I trusted enough to confide in." Jack said taking off his jacket. It was beginning to get slightly stuffy.
"I made a mistake" Kate said her voice forceful and full of emotion.
"Well I'm sorry to hear that, I guess it sucks to be you. You'll understand my lack of sympathy." Jack said. Seriously what the hell was taking them so long to fix a damn elevator?
"What did they do to you?" Kate asked her voice slightly wobbling with emotion.
"I'm not talking to you about this" Jack said with a bitter smile.
"Oh but you talk to Candie about it?" Kate asked snarkily.
Jack's glare went cold. "So what if I do?" he asked. He never did and when Candie asked him about his scars he always changed the subject. For some reason he didn't want Kate to know he had no one to talk to about his time with the Others. "I mean why do you care Kate? What business is it who I confide in?"
"Because I was there Jack…" Kate started but was cut off.
"You are the reason I went through it!" Jack shouted. His resentment that he had kept buried for so deep. His resentment that he had been tortured for her and that he would gladly do it again. The resentment that he suffered for her happiness and she never even acknowledged it just treated him suspiciously because of his friendship with Juliet. Resented that while he loved her she flaunted her relationship with Sawyer in his face, day in and day out. He couldn't stand it anymore he needed to be away from her. He got up went across the car and grabbed the phone.
"Hello this is Jack Shephard again, are you any closer to getting us out of here? Uh huh ok thanks." With that he slammed down the phone and turned to go back to his spot but Kate was in his way. He had missed her getting up from the floor.
"Talk to me" Kate said her voice low.
"It's going to be awhile, the mechanic is stuck in traffic." Jack said trying to push past her but she wouldn't budge.
"I'm not talking about the damn elevator Jack" she said.
Jack took her by the shoulders and maneuvered her to the side.
"Get out of my way Kate" to his dismay and annoyance she stepped right in front of him again.
"No Jack we need to talk about this, because if you were ok, if this was all resolved you wouldn't be acting like this." Kate said stubbornly,
Jack looked at her darkly his voice becoming toneless. "And what the hell do you think you know about me huh? That you can even judge how I should or shouldn't be acting? You know nothing about me Kate so why don't we just leave it that way. You go back to your side of the elevator and I'll go to mine."
"You're being an asshole" Kate said the words regretted the minute she said them.
"Hey Kate, I know how being locked in small spaces turns you on but there are no security cameras and I'm not going to fuck you so you'll just have to wait for Sawyer to show up." Jack spat out. The next sound was of her hand cracking across his face. A second later she found herself pinned against the side of the elevator her hands trapped above her head. She looked up and saw the coldness in Jack's eyes but beneath them she saw hurt, resentment and what might possibly be even love.
"Hit me again Kate and I promise you will not like what happens next." Jack had never used physical violence against a woman and had no intention of doing so now. However if Kate believed his threat maybe she would just leave him the hell alone. Her reaction was not what he expected. She leaned up and kissed him hungrily biting at his lips.
Jack's brain went into overdrive, this was wrong; this was not how things were supposed to go between them. His pain and hurt was too strong though and his need to feel her comfort won out and he returned the kiss with the same amount of force she was applying.
Kate tore her mouth away from his trying to catch her breath and her eyes met his. "I love you" she said looking at him directly. "I always have. I came here tonight to tell you that." She took a breath.
"I doubt Sawyer would appreciate that" Jack said. Both were frozen to the spot and Jack's mind was racing, she loved him?
"I'm not with Sawyer and I haven't been for a long time. The only reason I was with him at all was because I thought you were with Juliet and it was killing me. I thought by using Sawyer I could make the pain go away and possibly even move on." Kate whispered.
"I was never with Juliet" Jack said. "She was my friend; she took care of me when I could barely lift my own head." Jack said.
Kate bit her lip in frustration. "We wasted so much precious time" she said. The she shook her head. "No more, I'm not waiting anymore." With that she leaned forward and kissed him again. The kiss was just as forceful as the last but not filled with anger. Jack let go of her arms which slid down around his neck pulling him closer. He ran his hands through her hair cradling her head as he plundered her mouth with his tongue. The kiss was passionate and it felt like neither one could get close enough. Kate lifted her leg to wrap around his waist, pulling him closer to her as she allowed a sensual moan to slip out.
Every instinct in Jack was telling him to stop, to wait until they were in a bedroom where he could love her properly.
Kate sensed his retreat. "No Jack, now I need you now" she gasped. "We can take things slow next time but we're in a stuck elevator with limited time so if you don't love me now I'm going to kill you"
Jack laughed at her impatience. "Ok if I must" pretending to sound put out. Kate giggled and they kissed again. Kate would love to take it slow but her body was screaming for Jack. She needed it hard, fast and now. Jack must have had the same idea because he was lifting her skirt up. She dove her hands down to his pants where she fumbled with the button and zipper. She finally released them and pushed them down taking his boxers with him. Jack was pushing her panties down and her skirt was bunched around her waist. She stepped out of them and kicked them away. She buried her face in his neck sucking at the sensitive skin causing him to groan and grow harder against her. She giggled and continued the play.
"You want to tease?" he asked and she pulled away with a sultry nod.
"Ok you asked for it" Jack smiled wickedly. He eased her legs apart farther and she was glad she was leaning on the wall. She still had one leg wrapped around him and the other was balancing her. She watched as Jack took his hard cock in his hand and her eyes glazed over really seeing his size and girth for the first time. God this was going to be amazing. She let out a whimper as he moved his member between her legs but didn't enter in. In fact he rubbed himself along her opening but never penetrated. Kate was dripping wet and knew he could feel her on him. He thrust in between her legs and Kate let out a sultry moan.
"Oh god Jack, get in me please." She whimpered hitching her leg higher on his waist hoping it would cause him to enter into her. Jack just continued to rub and tease her though.
"You don't want me to tease you?" he asked with a grin. He was getting ready to end this though he could feel her wetness on his cock and he was beginning to lose his control.
"Fuck me" Kate bit out. So Jack did just that.
Kate let out a primal scream as Jack embedded his hard large length inside of her. She had never been filled like this and her body stretched to accommodate him.
"God you're tight" Jack bit out as he tried to keep still so she could adjust to him.
"Mmm Jack move oh god" she cried out as he began his thrusts. Kate leaned against the wall and his thrusts pushed her back and her body took the absorption of every push inside of her. With each maneuver it felt like he was going deeper and deeper. Kate whimpered he was going slowly but she wanted faster she wanted him to take her hard.
"Come on baby, here we go." Jack gripped her other thigh and lifted her up so both legs wrapped around him. She screamed as the movement sent him farther into her by another inch. "You like that?" he asked huskily and Kate answered by kissing him desperately. Nothing filled the elevator except the sounds of their bodies hitting against each other and the breathy moans they expelled. Jack gripped her thighs and began to hammer into her and Kate moaned in satisfaction, riding him just as hard. He was slamming into her and Kate knew tomorrow it would twinge to walk but she didn't care.
"Harder harder" she gasped and Jack began to move inside her harder. The sound of their lovemaking began making a banging sound against the wall. Jack reached down and fingered Kate's clit and like fireworks she exploded in his arms. She cried his name with some other religious epitaphs. Jack bit his lip as she clamped around him hard and a second later he came flooding her with his release.
The collapsed against the wall both trying to catch their breaths in-between deep kisses.
"I love you I love you I love you" Kate murmured into his lips and Jack felt like his heart would explode.
"I love you too Kate, I love you so much." They kissed and caressed each other still against the wall when Jack felt himself growing harder within her again. It didn't go unnoticed by Kate because she gripped his neck and began to ride him.
"Again, oh Jack please again." She pleaded. Jack happily obliged, this time moving her from the wall to the floor never exiting her body. He stretched out on top of her and took her with lazy slow strokes. They kept eye contact as he thrust deeply into her but his lack of speed made it so much more intimate. As they exchanged loving kisses and gasps of pleasure Kate felt her body winding up again. She was still reeling from her last orgasm so she wasn't surprised he took her back to the edge so quickly.
"Are you close baby?" she asked and Jack answered with a groan. "I want to come with you please Jack come with me" she begged and their eyes met and didn't break as he thrust deeper into her and it sent her over the edge. Luckily he was there as well and they both climaxed together. It was like torture but Kate refused to close her eyes wanting to look into his soul when they came. Their bodies shook with pleasure and finally Jack collapsed against her. Kate closed her eyes and felt tears trickle down her cheeks. She had never felt this happy or complete ever in her life. Jack eased out of her to her displeasure and the noise of discontent she made caused him to chuckle.
"Its ok sweetheart he said pulling his boxers and pants back up and fastening them. He leaned over and grabbed her discarded panties and slipped them up her legs. She frowned at him when he pulled her skirt down and she was fully dressed. He pulled her up and into his lap.
"It's ok because before you know it I will be back inside of you." Jack whispered huskily into her ear and he felt her shiver in anticipation. "Don't forget baby I'm a doctor and I've studied anatomy" he kept his voice in the husky tone. "I'm going to take you in ways you never thought possible" he promised and Kate moaned and turned her head to meet his passionate kiss.
"I love you" she whispered and Jack smiled. "I love you too" he answered with another kiss. Suddenly the elevator jerked and the two reluctantly got up. Jack grabbed his jacket when he noticed something strange.
"We're heading down not up." He said. Kate's answer was to wrap her arms around him and kiss him lazily.
"I don't care" she said and he laughed kissing her back. The elevator stopped and the doors opened but the two were too engrossed in each other to pay attention. It wasn't until the sound of applause that they pulled away from each other, that and lack of oxygen. They glanced up to see a large group of 815 castaways looking back at them beaming. Claire had tears in her eyes because she knew her brother would finally heal now that he had Kate.
"All right, it's about time" Hurley called out.
Kate buried her face in Jack's neck embarrassed but Jack just smiled and hit the close doors button earning a couple jeers from their fans. He hit eight and they tried this again.
"My room or yours" Kate asked nibbling at his ear.
"Well" Jack cleared his throat. "There's an angry naked blonde waiting in my room"
Kate frowned. "I don't share"
Jack chuckled, "I didn't think so. I should probably break up with her now."
"Hell no" Kate exclaimed.
"You want me to stay with her?" Jack asked confused. Kate sighed with a roll of her eyes.
"No, but if you think I'm going to let you go into a hotel room with a naked blonde named Candie you have to be out of your mind." Kate said. "You can dump her over the phone from my room" Kate smiled wickedly.
"Ouch you are cold" Jack teased.
"Not cold" Kate said with a shake of her head. The bell rang announcing they were on the eighth floor. Kate got out and looked back at him, "I'm just a very very bad girl" with that she walked down the hall where Jack followed her practically drooling. Yeah he would deal with Candie tomorrow; right now he had a naughty girl to contend with.
Ok there it is, I hope its ok I was feeling anti-Lost and anti-Jate when I started this but I'm feeling better now.