Chapter 10: Promise Me.

Kate pushed harder around the track. The 15 year old screamed as Jack cut her off. Kate pressed harder on the gas. "I'll get you, Jack Shephard!" She yelled at the top of her voice. Jack laughed like a maniac.

"You might be good at basketball
You might be good at track
But when it comes to racing
You might as well step back
Might as well step back
Say what?
You might as well step back
Can't hear you
Might as well step back
Go KATE!" Shannon and Claire screamed from the side lines, at the top of their voices, shaking their bums and waving their hands in the air. They were going through a serious cheerleading phase. But when they started Charlie cut them off.

"Hey, You Jack fans,
Stand up and clap your hands!
Go Jack Go,
Go Jack Go!
Hey, You Jack Fans
Now let's see you wave your hand!
Go Jack Go, Go Jack Go!
Go Jack Go, Go Jack Go!" He turned around and put his hands on the small of his back like a tail and whipped his butt around in circles. Jack burst out laughing and saw even Shannon and Claire giggling. Jack smiled and span around the corner, he might win! He of course would only win bragging rights but-

"JACK!" Kate screamed at the top of her lungs, she sounded horrified. "Jack the cart won't stop!" Kate grinned cruelly as Jack span around on the track only to see Kate grin and wink at him then breeze by. Jack cursed and soon caught up to her, but Kate smoothly cut him off and pulled happily into finish. Jack sat there in awe of her as she climbed out to the race cart, she pulled her helmet off her head and her hair swung down on her shoulder. Kate looked at her watch. "Where is Jack?" She asked, she tapped her watch. "That's funny; I wonder where he could possibly be!" Kate put a hand to her head to block the sun and looked around the race track. "I hope he hasn't gotten lost!" Kate giggled. Jack just got out and frowned at her.

"That was not funny, Kate!" Jack said. "You really scared me!" He cried, Kate smiled up at him sweetly.

"Aw, I'm sorry, you're right, I'm sorry, that was awful of me, but…I won!" She giggled at Jacks angry face. Kate leaned up and kissed his cheek. "Oh. Tom…" Kate said looking over Jacks shoulder. "I didn't think you'd be here today! Guess what? I just beat Jack "

Jack and Kate were watching a T.V. program as Jack flashed back to this memory. He pulled Kate close and wondered if she had ever gotten her licensee yet. He hadn't but had gotten a motorcycle instead. Jack bent down and kissed the top of Kate's head softly. "I love you, Kate." Jack told her. Kate looked up and smiled.

"I love you to." She told him grinning. Jack beamed down on her.

"Promise me you'll never let what happened to my dad ever happen to me." He told her. Kate frowned but lent up and kissed his lips softly.

"I promise you I'll look after you."