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Kate knelt to the ground, head down, pushing her fingers through her wavy hair. She felt like she was hit by a car. She had lost the ability to breathe clearly. All she could do was stare at the ground. There were no words to convey at a moment like this.

"I'm sorry; I didn't want to do it this way. If at all even." Beth apologized. "You were never supposed to know."

Kate looked up from the ground back to Beth, looking as though she was going to be sick.

"So…you're saying…you're saying you're my daughter? Jack and I had you?" Kate pushed out of her throat.

Beth just nodded.

And with that, Kate hit the ground. She sat in mud, crying hysterically, as Beth watched confused from a short distance. Beth didn't know what to do, or say. She didn't know that it would go this poorly. Did her mother hate the idea of her that much?

"I came to this island to save Aaron. And now you're telling me that in trying to save him, I loose my daughter? And…"Kate said between sobs. "…and Jack?"

"I'm sorry." Beth reverberated, not knowing what else to say.

"If you don't mind, I would like to be alone right now." Kate said slowly and quietly.

Beth nodded and started to walk back to camp. As she started to walk back she said, "Try not to tell Jack. Not yet. Not now. I don't want to scare him away either." And with that she walked back to the compound.

After Beth left, Kate sat on the ground staring blankly at the stream in front of her. Her mind flooded with the information that she had just received. How could she have been so dumb? Of course she was her daughter. They looked so a like, had similar qualities, even had a similar personality. Everything made sense.

This isn't fair! Kate thought. Not her…not her too. I wanted to save others by coming back to this island. Not create an endless cycle. Damnit! Why did you have to take my daughter above all things? Kate screamed in her mind. Take me. But not her. And not Jack.

And after all of this loss, all Kate could think about was how she would have to watch her life fall completely apart from a jail cell, completely helpless to the outside world. She had just been handed a death sentence, one that would kill her slowly for years to come.

She had to find Beth and apologize for how she reacted. Kate couldn't let her think that she was upset or angry at her in anyway. She already knew how Kate felt about the future Kate and didn't want her to feel the same way now. She wanted a strong relationship between the two of them.

After Kate sat and cried for what seemed like hours, she got up, dusted herself off and headed towards Beth's house, compelled to make amends with her daughter.

Kate reached the house and knocked on the door. After a minute the door opened slowly to reveal a red tear-stained face of a girl who had just been crying.

The two looked at each other for a brief while.

"Kate…I'm…"
And with that, Kate stepped forward and embraced Beth in a loving hug.

Beth, caught off guard, reciprocated.

"Can I come in?" Kate asked.

Beth led her in to the living room and they both sat down on the couch.

"I want you to know that my reaction was not because I hate you in anyway. I reacted that way for other reasons..."

There was a pause in the conversation.

"… I came back to the island with Jack because I wanted to save a boy who I considered a son to me. He meant everything to me at the time. So much so that I wanted him to have the best future, avoiding a life similar to mine…"

"Kate…I…"

"Please, let me finish. This is important. I want you to know everything." Kate continued.

"And so I let Jack coerce me into coming back to find Aaron's mother, Claire. Who, I am assuming now, is your "crazy" aunt. Which terrifies me to know how Aaron ended up..."

"He's fine. Great actually. He has a wife and is living in New York. He got the good life." Beth smiled.

"Thank God. At least not all was lost…because it seems like after trying to save him I lost you in the process. I have a few questions I would like to ask, if you don't mind."

"Ask away." Beth figured she could tell her anything now.

"How does Jack die?" Kate asked sorrowfully.

"He is chosen by Jacob to be in charge of the island. And when it comes time to save it, Jack stays behind and tells you to leave to take care of Aaron."

"And…does he succeed?"

Beth smiled. "Yeah, yeah he does. For the time being that is."

"Good." Kate swallowed her dread. She only had so much time with him.

"And when I get back home I find out that I am pregnant?"
"Yes. You find out for sure when the officials take you into custody."

"Beth...I'm so sorry. This is the last thing I wanted for my child. It's breaking my heart so much right now. Please forgive me. It wasn't supposed to be like this. I'm sorry…" And with that Kate began to sob again and kept repeating the same words.

"Kate, it's fine. I understand. I used to be so resentful, but ever since I heard your actual story from Richard, I was fine. Everything was OK. I know you loved me and that this wasn't your plan for me. It's OK. I'll always love you."

Kate finally cracked a smile through her tears. She knew she was going to have to compose herself before she saw Jack. She didn't want him to see her like this. Or to find out about any of this right way.

"So, I'm pregnant right now, aren't I?"

"Yeah, you are."

Kate then reached in for a hug and whispered in Beth's ear, "I am going to do whatever is in my power to save you. This will all be different, no matter what. I promise."

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Next chapter will be a flash forward story showing what really happened when Kate, Sawyer, and the others reach the mainland after season six.