Sorry this took so long guys! I was camping! I'm so sorry about the delay! I love you all! Jack's thoughts are in bold

Chapter 7: Not beautiful.

Kate's head was resting on Jacks lap in his room. It was about 5:00 in the morning and they were tried but sleep just wouldn't claim them.

"Jack?" Kate whispered. Jack looked down. "Do you want people to know about us? Yet anyways?" She asked him. Jack paused. "Your mom, Claire and Shannon have been trying to get me to get over you." She said. Jack nodded and played with her hair. "But I can't, I think that it might ruin our relationship if they know…you know?" She asked sitting up. Jack chuckled at her word use.

"Surprisingly I get it." He told her. Kate raised one eyebrow at him and smiled. "Yes and I agree with you one hundred percent." Kate smiled, satisfied with this answer and rested her head back on his lap, gazing up at his white flat roof.

"So," Kate said. "Want to tell me a little something?" She asked. Jack frowned down at her suspiciously. "Please, baby?" She asked sitting up again. She draped one leg across his lap and edged the area of her body Jack had missed for so long close to his. Jack glanced down at that area. Is she trying to seduce me? Kate smiled at him sweetly. Ok. Maybe not.

"Well I guess if it's for you, what do you want me to tell you?" He asked, afraid of what the answer might be.

"I want to know how many relationships you were in after me." She said. Jack paled. "I'll tell you the same question if you just answer this one little question." She paused. "Anything else you can tell if and when you are ready."

"Umm…I saw numerous girls." He said. It was Kate's turn to pale. She slummed from her perfect posture and looked down.

"Oh." She whispered not meeting his eyes.

Jack reached up and grabbed her chin in between his forefinger and thumb and tilted her head up to him. "Hey," Jack said. Kate looked up at him through her long eyelashes. "But only on very mild relationships, if that, nothing compared to me and you." He said. "How about you."

"Just on dates." She told him. Jack smiled. That's my girl.

Jack grinned and pushed Kate onto the bed gently kissing her. Kate giggled against his lips and he tickled her gently. When Jack had to stop because his fingers hurt so much, he pushed himself up off her to he was resting on his legs and hands. He smiled down at her. "You're beautiful." What Kate said next made Jack's heart stop.

"No I'm not." Jack started at her hard. Kate smiled at him softly. "What is it?"

"You used to think you were the hottest thing on this earth." He said pulling her up. Kate sighed and sat up to, resting her head against the wall. "What happened." Kate gave Jack a sad look and then looked away. "I happened." He stated. He rested his head against the wall.

"I figured I wasn't beautiful because you didn't love me." She said. Jack sighed and shook his head.

"I'm sorry."

"No point in apologizing now." She told him. "Its in the past." Jack sighed and started at the opposite wall like Kate was doing.

"Were so fucked up."

"Yeah."