Getting Better

Authors note: Sorry for not updating things have been a little crazy. Please read and review.

The next few day seemed to drag on forever for the Shephard family, the kids hardly saw their parents, when Hannah wasn't watching them they were back and forth between Sun and Hurley. Jack had been to every rehab center in Los Angeles trying to find an opening for Kate, but everywhere he went was completely full. It took a while but he finally found one about an hour away from their house that would take her. It was a small center, but it was nice, she would get three full meals and several snacks everyday. Jack and the kids wouldn't get to see her at all the first week, but after that they could visit her once a day between six and eight every night.

"Kate, are you ready?" Jack asked his wife as he watched her zip up her suitcase.

"Jack, please don't make me do this," she begged him, "I promise things will be different."

"Kate, I'm only doing this because I love you," he told her, "everything is going to be okay."

"I'm so sorry," she told him as she let the tears fall down her face.

"It's okay, your going to be okay," he told her as he pulled her close to him.

"Mommy, where are you going?" Aaron asked as he walked into the room.

"Mommy has to go away for a while, she has to get better," She told him as she bent down next to him.

"When you come back will you be the old mommy?" He asked her, "the one that smiles and plays with me."

"Yes, I will be the old mommy," she answered with a slight laugh, "and I will play with you, read to you and tuck you in at night."

"Good, because I don't like the new mommy, she is always sad," he told her as he threw his arms around her.

"Take care of your daddy and your sister for me while I'm gone," she whispered to him.

"Okay," he said, "I will."

"Kate, it's time to go," Jack told her as he pointed at his watch.

"Okay, just let me say good-bye to Claire," she answered.

After saying good-bye to the kids and thanking Hannah for watching them, Kate made her way to the car. The car ride was quiet, Kate didn't say a word she just continued to look out the window watching the rain pour outside. Jack tried to keep his mind off of the current situation, but after driving for an half an hour he just couldn't take the silence.

"I love you," He said as he glanced over at her.

"I love you too," she told him as a sad smile appeared on her face.

"I promise to bring the kids every night that I can," he said trying to comfort her anyway he could.

"How long am I going to be in there?" She asked him.

"If you do everything you are told then you can be out in a month," He answered with a smile.

"What if I don't do everything I'm told?" She asked him.

"Well, then you will be in there for a long time, but I know you and I know that you love your family enough to do the right thing." He told her trying to stop the fight that was about to happen.

"I do love you guys, but I don't know if I love myself enough to do it," She told him.

"You may not love yourself, but there are two wonderful kids back home who love you and want to see you happy again," he told her, " and that's how I know your going to be okay."

"It's only a month, I can do this," she said feeling a strength from inside her that she hadn't felt in a long time.

"Now your sounding like the old Kate," Jack told her as a smile appeared on their faces.

"We are here," Jack said as he pulled into the parking lot.

"I'm going to get better, I'm going to be okay," she said trying to convince herself.

After he got her checked in, they went to her room and unpacked her suitcase. Finally an hour later she was all settled in, she had even had a little dinner. It wasn't a lot, but it was defiantly something. The time had come for Jack to say his goodbyes, it took fifteen minutes but he finally was able to leave her. He promised that he would be back in a week and that he would bring the kids.

"I will be back next week," Jack told her as he held her in his arms.

"I know," she said as she pulled away from him, "I love you."

"I love you too," he told her as he made his way out the door.

As he made his way to the car he felt a peace; like for the first time in a long time, he knew that everything was going to be okay.

Authors note: I know this was short, but it's better than nothing. Please tell me what you think. Only two more chapters, and hopefully they will be up soon.