thanks for all the reviews everyone! especially all those repeat-reviewers :D !

i'm so sad this is almost over! there's what, less than 10 letter left?

lol and here's R!

enjoy!

R is for Rain

"Come on sunshine, I'm bored."

Juliet looked up from her book with a raised eyebrow and a smirk. "Excuse me?"

Sawyer sighed. "Mind outta the gutter sweetheart."

Juliet chuckled and marked her place before setting it down on the couch. She uncurled from her position and stretched before looking up at the man in front of her again.

"Alright; what would suggest we do?"

Sawyer grinned and looked out the window.

"No," Juliet interrupted him before he could speak. "I'm not going out into the rain. I've had enough of it on this island already. Given the chance, I'm staying inside."

Sawyer gave her a mock-sad face before walking slowly towards her, a smile spreading over his face and she frowned.

"What are you doing?" she asked when he stopped in front of her. He took her hand and began pulling her towards the door.

"No. James, stop it; I'm not going outside. It's muddy and wet and cold," she tried to resist him by pulling her hand from his but he was laughing now, pulling her more insistently and damn him if she didn't feel herself smiling too.

"I think you are comin' outside with me sweetheart," he said triumphantly, just as he yanked the front door open.

A rush of fresh, rain smelling air blew in and Juliet breathed deeply, despite her protests; she did love the smell of rain. "And what are we supposed to do out there? Everything's mud and puddles," she had a frightening thought of James throwing her into one of those said puddle before she caught the look in his eyes.

One large warm hand came up and tucked loose hair behind her ear and settled on her cheek.

"You know somethin' Blondie, I think you just need to trust me,"

Rain streamed down behind him. She was caving; she hated caving, especially to James.

"Fine; but you are doing the laundry when we get back from whatever it is we're doing." She thrust a finger at him to emphasize her point and he grabbed it with the hand that was on her cheek, pulling her out the door and onto the porch.

"Alright," he sounded excited and exhilarated. She looked at him and a smile touched her lips; he looked so carefree in this moment, like this was the most normal situation in the world.

"On the count of three, we're makin' a mad dash for the motor pool."

Juliet raised an eyebrow again. "What?"

Sawyer grinned. "You know, that shop where people, namely you, fix cars every day? There's somethin' wrong if you don't know where you're goin' everyday sweetheart,"

Juliet rolled her eyes and smiled. "One,"

He grinned wider and gripped one of her hands with his. "Two."

Juliet took a deep breath and told herself to live in the moment. "Three,"

They were off like a shot, jumping off the porch and, of course, landing in a puddle before streaking across the compound to the motor pool where an almost finished van sat under the roof. It had no backseats. They were soaked to the skin in moments and when Sawyer jerked open the driver's side door and Juliet flung herself into the passenger seat they were dripping and laughing like teenagers.

Juliet pushed wet hair off her face and behind her ears. Sawyer did the same with a big dimpled grin. "Now what?" she asked. She looked around at the empty compound; everyone was taking shelter. Suddenly this seemed like a great idea.

Sawyer just put the van into drive and carefully pulled out and away from the compound. Less than three minutes later the van was parked in a clearing just inside the jungle where the rain could still drum its staccato beat on the roof and stream down the windows in small rivers. Juliet was breathless with anticipation and uncomfortable in her wet jeans and cotton long-sleeved shirt. Not to mention a little cold.

Sawyer pulled the keys from the ignition and rolled down the windows a little before climbing into the back and motioning for Juliet to do the same.

They didn't speak.

Sawyer kicked off his wet and muddy boots and peeled off his socks as Juliet watched. Her teeth were beginning to chatter. He looked at her, eyes serious now, and pulled one of her booted feet into his lap. He unlaced the boot and pulled it from her foot before throwing it towards the back doors with his own, doing the same to the other before meeting her eyes.

He peeled off one sock, then the other, and Juliet was breathless for an entirely different reason.

Sawyer pulled off his top layer, a long sleeved button up, and dropped it in his lap before reaching out and touching the hem of Juliet's long sleeved shirt. She swallowed thickly and looked up at him, his eyes still on her face. Her cool fingers slid over his and they pulled it up together.

He took it and rolled it up into a pillow, laying it behind them. They faced each other in jeans and tank tops and the air was suddenly warm and moist in the van.

He lay down on the bottom of the van and his bare toes touched the sliding door. She lay down next to him, their bare arms touching and giving them both goose bumps.

"Do you hear it?" he whispered.

Juliet closed her eyes and his fingers tangled with hers; the rain fell in a comforting rhythm, interrupted every now and then by distant thunder, birds in the trees, wind in the leaves. Peaceful and relaxing. "Yeah," she breathed.

She felt him moving next to her and an arm slid under her neck, curling her body towards him. Juliet let him move her, eyes still closed. His arm rested around her back and the other smoothed up and down her arm comfortingly while her head rested under his chin where he could smell her shampoo and the rain. She slid one leg over his to get comfortable and their bare toes brushed.

"Glad I pulled you out in the rain?"

Juliet smiled at the thought of Miles and Jin bursting in the last time it was raining and she and James had been laying like this on the couch, almost asleep; she loved all her boys, but Miles and Jin killed the peace sometimes.

"Very," she said quietly.

so here's R!

R IS FOR REVIEW! lol i've been waiting all these letters to say that :)

S is next!