Last chapter! I know this was a short story, but I usually stick on one-shots only so I didn't wanna jump right into a 50 chapter story. But since this is the last chapter, I made it the most jateful. Keep in mind what I said last time about the missing moments and enjoy!

Guess what. I don't own Lost, or Jack or Kate. Not even Craig. He was on the list of Oceanic 815 Survivors from Lostpedia.

"You think he's got the balls to tell her?" Sawyer turned to Juliet.

"James, we shouldn't have done that." She told him matter-of-factly.

"Just calm down, Blondie. He started it," Sawyer said, sounding to Juliet like a 5-year-old. She gave him a stern look and wordlessly reminded him what she'd confided in him earlier about the truth serum. "Yeah, I know what ya told me but it'll be fine. Trust me, by tomorrow, they'll be back to their lovey-dovey selves." Sawyer took another sip of his DHARMA beer.

"How can you be so sure?" Juliet asked.

Sawyer just stared at her, silently asking her if she was serious. When she just stared back, he shook his head and chuckled. "Ya obviously haven't been here long, Blondie."

Back in the bedroom, Kate handed Jack his water bottle and watched him drink. He soon noticed her look and raised his gaze. "What?"

Kate sighed. "How much did you tell them, Jack?"

"Sorry, I didn't know you'd be mad," he bit his lip nervously, watching her reaction carefully.

She crossed the room to sit next to him on the bed. "I'm not mad, Shep. I just want to know how much you told them," she said gently. He didn't answer, instead he leaned forward and Kate backed away. "Not until you tell me," she teased.

He sighed. "Okay, okay. I told them that you kissed me and some of the things you said to me earlier and yesterday…" His voice trailed off and he broke the eye contact.

"Is that all?"

"No."

"Then what else?"

He lifted his eyes back up, searching hers. "That I'm in love with you."

Kate was frozen in shock for a second, before breaking into a huge grin. With the fact that it was Sawyer and Juliet that he'd admitted this to forgotten, she leaned forward and smashed her lips into his. And with his confession, she'd also seemed to have forgotten her plans to wait until he was better, to wait to tell him until she was sure he would remember. Jack was momentarily shocked at Kate's eagerness, but he quickly recovered, opening his mouth to her when her tongue pleaded for permission. Their tongues danced for a minute, exploring each other's mouths until Kate broke the contact and leaned her forehead against Jack's to catch her breath. Then she slid her hand from his face to around his neck, pulling his close. He instinctively wrapped his arms around her waist, buried his face in her hair and breathed in that smell that was so uniquely Kate. Meanwhile, she brought her lips to hover centimeters away from his ear and whispered, "I love you".

It wasn't late enough to go to bed but neither of them really felt like going out and facing Sawyer and Juliet. So, Kate went out and got some snacks from the pantry. Most of the food had been taken to the beach, but Kate took advantage of the good amount of potato chips and Apollo bars left in there. Kate didn't notice, but Juliet received a round of I told you so's from Sawyer as she snuck back into the bedroom with her stash of snacks. Jack was more than happy to have things like chocolate bars after Juliet had been monitoring what he ate for days. He hadn't been eating much, so when he did, he had been given the perfect combination of the 5 main food groups.

They stayed up, Jack sitting on the bed and Kate in the chair, snacking on junk food like teenagers at a sleepover. They discussed pretty much everything, talking and laughing as if they'd known each other their entire lives. Jack got tired pretty quickly, as he was still on the Rocephin, but sleeping didn't look to him nearly as enjoyable as staying up and talking to Kate. So, he took advantage of the fact that Kate seemed to have lost track of time and hid his fatigue pretty well. However, a few hours later, Kate happened to glance at the clock and realized that it was past 11:00pm. She snatched the snacks away from Jack, remembering that the reason she was allowed to stay in his room overnight was to make sure he slept, not keep him up by feeding him sugary snacks. "C'mon, it's time for bed," she told him firmly. He shook his head. "Jack, it's late. Please?" She gave him a look that she hoped would force him to give in.

"Do I get a kiss if I do?" He asked hopefully.

She smiled. God, he was adorable. "Okay. Just lay down." He didn't want to, but Kate lay down in the bed and Jack couldn't resist letting her snuggle up to him.

He got his kiss and let Kate turn off the lights, but this didn't stop Jack's mind from formulating more questions. "Kate?"

"Yes?"

"Does this make you my girlfriend?"

She sighed, and he could feel her smile against his shoulder. She kissed his cheek before lying back down. "Go to sleep, Jack." He took that as a yes and finally quieted down. Within minutes of silence, both were in a deep sleep.

...

She was woken up by the door opening and Sayid stepping in. He seemed surprised. "I'm sorry to wake you; I just assumed you'd be awake."

Jack was already sitting up and rubbing his eyes. "It's okay," he told him. They'd slept in, and it was late enough that Jack should be getting his last dose of Rocephin now. But when she asked about it, Sayid told her that he'd already gotten it.

She figured that Jack must have gotten up earlier, eaten breakfast and then came back to bed with her for a nap. Kate silently wondered how in the world she'd slept through all this, but attributed it to the added stress from the past few days. But before she could ask anyone about it, Sayid continued. "I'm afraid I've got some bad news. Craig was found earlier this morning in the jungle-"

"Do you need the bed?" Jack asked, already ready to jump up and play doctor again.

Sayid shook his head grimly. "The funeral is in an hour." He let the news sink in as the two sat in shocked silence. Neither had been particularly close to Craig, but it was still another one of their own dead.

"How?" Kate asked.

"The monster." It was all he had to say. They both understood what the mysterious cloud of black smoke could do.

"I think Jack could use another day of rest." Jack started to protest Sayid's statement but he quieted when Kate promised that tomorrow, she would bring him down to the beach. "I can stay with him, Kate, if you'd like to attend the funeral."

Kate reacted just as Sayid had predicted she would. "No, that's okay. You go ahead and I'll stay with him."

"Okay then. It will only be for a few hours. Juliet said it would be okay if he went outside for a bit" Jack's eyes lit up at this, glancing at Kate hopefully "but everyone will be at the beach, so don't forget about the button."

Kate nodded and smiled. "Thanks. I think I got it, Sayid," she assured him.

"Okay. I'm going to head down there now, so I'll see you in a couple of hours." They all said their goodbyes and Sayid left. The hatch door banged shut behind him and they were alone.

Jack immediately turned to Kate. "Can we go outside now?"

Kate smiled and kissed his cheek. "Maybe later." She checked the timer and saw that they only had half an hour left before she would have to enter the numbers. So they ate lunch and reset the clock before Kate gave into to Jack's requests to go outside.

"I never thought I'd be happy to see this jungle," he breathed, taking in his surroundings. It was the first time he'd been out of the hatch in nearly 4 full days and, even though he was still on crutches, it was a relief to get out of that hatch. They went to a little stream not far from the hatch exit, and he removed his shoes and socks to dip his feet in the water. The makeshift splint they'd made to keep his broken fibula in place didn't quite reach to his ankles, so he could still get his feet wet. Jack became quiet as he sat on a rock, dangling his feet in the water.

For the past few days, it had been hard to get him to stop talking, so Kate instantly sensed something off. "What's wrong?"

He had begun to take smaller rocks and mindlessly toss them into the stream. "I know why you did it," he stated, not taking his eyes off the water.

"What are you talking about, Jack?" She asked, fear growing in her stomach that he was talking about what she thought he was talking about.

"This morning, it was just Sawyer and Juliet in the hatch. Juliet was in the other room and she couldn't hear us. And Sawyer told me that he knew a secret, but he'd only tell me if I promised not to tell anyone that he was the one who told me. I promised, and he told me about the truth serum." He was quiet for a moment, and Kate's heart rate sped up as she waited to see what he thought about it. "At first, I was mad. But he told me about the spill, and the Rocephin. And now I understand." He unceremoniously picked up another pebble and tossed it, causing a little splash.

"Jack…I am so sorry," she started, guilty tears filling her eyes and threatening to spill down her cheeks.

He turned and looked her in the eyes for the first time. "Its okay, Kate. I would have done the same thing."

There was a little pause as Jack went back to throwing his stones, each landing with a satisfying plop. "Jack…can I ask you something?"

"Sure," he replied casually, not seeming to pick up on Kate's worry or guilt.

"If you knew, why did you let them give you more?" She knew that he usually got the Rocephin after breakfast, which would also be after Sawyer spilled the secrets that he wasn't even supposed to know.

"Because I need it, Kate. I'm a doctor; I know that the infection isn't completely gone yet." He paused. "And because I trust you." She watched him, waiting for an explanation. "I trust that you wouldn't let me do something or say something that I would regret later." She went over, pulled him close and gave him a soft, sweet kiss before the two got up and silently returned to the hatch.

...

Later that night, Jack had gone to bed without needing Kate there for the first time, and Kate was still up with Juliet. It was just them, Sawyer and Locke in the hatch now. It was getting late, so Juliet and Sawyer would soon return to the beach while Locke had button duty that night. The boys were in the computer room playing backgammon, so it was just Juliet and Kate doing the dishes from dinner. Despite their previous rivalry, they made a pretty good team, Juliet washing and Kate drying. "Juliet," Kate started as she took another dish from her hand, "do you remember what you said about the Rocephin, about people not remembering things that happened?"

"Yes, what about it?" Juliet asked in that constantly-calm tone she had.

"Do you…do you think that Jack will remember anything?" Kate answered, and Juliet could see that it was something Kate had thought a lot about.

"There's no way to be sure. Can I ask why you're so worried about this?" She studied Kate's expression while she continued to work on the dirty dishes.

Kate sighed, placing another dish to the side. After a pause, she confessed. "He told me that he loved me," she said simply. Juliet opened her mouth to say something, but Kate was faster. "And I told him that I loved him too."

"Well, I've heard that any strong emotion will cause memories to stick in the brain. That's why we remember things that especially scary or exciting for us. The Rocephin might affect some memories, but I'm fairly sure that he couldn't forget something like that. I'm assuming that this was the first time you'd told him?" Kate nodded. Juliet turned and gave her a little smile. "Then I'm sure you have nothing to worry about."

Kate actually smiled back, a part of her wondering if this was the first time she was truly happy about having Juliet around. "Thanks, Juliet."

...

When Jack's eyes flickered open the next morning and he felt Kate sleeping in his arms, he felt as if he was waking up from a coma. The constant fog that he hadn't been able to shake from his brain for the past 4 days was gone. He found himself wishing that Kate would wake up right now so that he could rush down to the beach and catch up with everyone. But looking down at her peaceful, sleeping form, he relaxed and decided not to wake her after all. Instead, he reached down and gently stroked her hair, enjoying the feel of her warm body resting at his side. Jack laid there for a while longer, content to watch the gentle rise and fall of her chest, feel her hot breath against his neck and memorize every detail of her face. He wasn't sure how long exactly it had been when she stirred and moved to rub her eyes. Jack watched in awe as she yawned and stretched before snuggling back up next to him and opening her eyes.

Once she realized he was already awake, she raised her face and placed a trail of soft kisses along his jaw line. He bent his head down and whispered, "Good morning, Sleepyhead."

She smiled and gave him a sloppy, just-woke-up kiss. He didn't mind the laziness at all, ecstatic to simply be able to taste her lips without that constant, drugged feeling clouding his head. "I love you," she told him softly, studying his reaction. It was the ultimate test, the only real way to make sure that the past few days weren't in her mind alone.

He grinned back and placed a kiss on her soft and perfect lips, letting his own linger there for a second longer than he'd planned. "I love you too, Katie."

Yes, I kill innocent Losties so that I can have more Jate. Just leave one last review, please. I'll love you forever for it.

Namaste,

Jordan