Chapter 5

Disclaimer: I don't own LOST.

A/N: So I decided that Tom's party really wasn't going to be all that interesting, and you guys seem eager for the dorm party, so I went ahead and just skipped Tom's party. Jack and Kate will mention it though.

"This isn't right!"

"What isn't right?" Jack called back to Kate, sitting on the couch watching tv. Kate was in the kitchen attempting to bake cookies.

"I don't know. Maybe I didn't put enough flour."

"Why are you baking cookies anyways?"

"I told you that I wanted cookies!" Kate yelled back to him.

Jack sighed and stood up. "Is this about Tom? I know it was rough, but I thought we did a good job."

"Yeah for friends we did great." Kate muttered to herself.

"I heard that." Jack leaned against the kitchen doorway, and watched Kate wipe her hand across her forehead. Jack thought that she looked kind of cute trying to bake.

"I guess we did all right, but I don't know. I just think I made a fool out of myself."

Jack shook his head. "No you didn't."

It was late Friday night, and they had barely gotten back from Tom's party when Kate decided that she wanted to bake.

"Look, you caught me. I bake when I'm upset all right? Sure I'm not the best cook, but at least I'm not taking it out on you."

"It's all right. I'm sure they're good." Jack walked into the kitchen and took one of her cookies off of the stovetop.

"It's good. Oatmeal Raisin right?"

"Chocolate chip." Kate stared at Jack.

"Oh, well, it's still good."

Kate sighed and started to put stuff away. "Thanks for going with me, again."

"No problem. Really I actually had fun."

"Well that makes one of us."

"You gotta stop kicking yourself Kate. You're a great girl."

Kate looked at Jack and smiled. "You didn't have to say that."

"You have flour on your nose." Jack reached for her nose to wipe it off and then he looked into her eyes.

"Thanks." Kate looked away and Jack coughed.

"So, you excited about that party of yours tomorrow?" Jack asked.

"Yeah. It'll be fun. Better than the party tonight."

"Yeah."

"Well, I'm going to go watch some tv." Kate yawned and went into the living room, where she curled up on the couch, and Jack followed her.

"Do you think that you could maybe sleep in your bed tonight?" Jack asked.

"Why does it matter to you?" Kate looked at him, surprised.

"I don't know, I just think the couch wouldn't be very comfortable."

"Well I keep falling asleep on it, don't I?"

"Well, yeah I guess."

Kate shook her head. "If it bothers you that much, I guess I could try to sleep in my room tonight."

"No, that's okay. You go ahead and do what you want. After all, this is our dorm."

"Well yeah, but your parents paid for all the furniture, so technically, you own more of it than I do."

"What did I tell you about that? While we're living together, we share everything." Jack reminded her.

"Thanks Jack."

Jack nodded. "Okay well, I'm going to go get ready for bed."

"Okay, goodnight." Kate yawned again.

Jack went into his room and stripped down to his boxers and a muscle shirt and then sat down on his bed. Kate had seemed to be pretty comfortable at the party, pretending to be his girlfriend. It had been a lot of fun, even though Kate thought that they hadn't been too convincing. Jack raked through his hair with his hand and sighed. He didn't know why it was getting so complicated.

Jack stood up and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. When he walked into the living room, Kate was fast asleep on the couch. Jack couldn't help but smile as he set down his glass of water. He walked over to the hall closet and took out a blanket and then walked over to Kate, putting the blanket over her. He straightened up and watched her sleep for a few minutes. She was so pretty and calm when she slept. He wondered if she was ever calm when she was awake. So far, Kate had a lot of energy. But he liked that.

Jack noticed that her hair was falling in her face, and he bent down to smooth her hair back.

He'd done this many times before already, and usually he would get up and go to his room after giving her a blanket, but tonight, he felt different. He had liked pretending that Kate was his girlfriend. She was beautiful, smart, and caring. She was different than a lot of other girls that he had met.

He found himself kissing her forehead, and then he whispered, "Goodnight Kate." He stood up and began walking away, when Kate shifted positions on the couch.

"Goodnight Jack." She sighed contentedly, and Jack froze. Did she know that he kissed her? He quickly walked to his room, his face flushed with embarrassment.

The next morning, Jack woke up early. He hadn't slept well all night, and when the sun came out, Jack decided to go for a run. He was hoping to get out the door before Kate woke up.

He walked out of his room, and noticed Kate sitting at the table, reading a magazine.

"I'm going for a run." Jack murmured, half hoping she didn't hear him.

"Okay." Kate said quietly.

Jack nodded and then sprinted out the door. As soon as Jack left the dorm room, Kate put the magazine down and grinned. She had gone out early and bought a bunch of things for their party for that night.

She went into her room grabbed the supplies from under her bed. She went into the living room and started to decorate it by putting streamers across the room and blowing up balloons. She turned the stereo on and started singing.

Suddenly, Jack burst through the door. "Kate, I'm sorry."

Kate turned around, standing on a chair. "For what?"

Jack looked around him. "Uh, nothing."

"That wasn't a very long run."

Jack stared at her. Did she really not remember? "Yeah, I didn't feel like running."

Kate raised her eyebrow. "Okay. Well you want to help me with the decorations then? I was going to surprise you and have them all up before you came back."

"Oh, sorry. I'll help." Jack pulled out a chair and grabbed the streamer Kate was holding and put it up for her.

"When did you get these?" Jack asked.

"This morning. I snuck out." Kate said smugly.

"You should have woken me up. We could have gone together. What if I woke up and you were gone? I wouldn't know where you were." Jack suddenly became very worried at the thought of not knowing where Kate was.

"Jack, relax." Kate put a hand on his arm. "I wrote you a note on the fridge in case you woke up."

"Oh."

"What's up with you lately?" Kate asked.

"Nothing. I just-"

'What?" Kate prodded.

"Hand me another streamer." Jack looked away from her and Kate sighed. She had tried to fight her feelings for Jack, hoping that they would go away, but now they were just stronger than ever. She just didn't know if he felt the same.

A/N: The party is next chapter.. and there just might be a kiss…Thank you guys for your patience. I know I'm not updating as much as I would like to, but I will have the next chapter up really soon!