Chapter 8: I'll bring her back

Soon people where gathered on the beach, Kate was crying, Claire was holding May and Shannon was holding Kate, rubbing her back as Kate cried. Jack was talking to Locke, Sawyer, Charlie, and Sayid while Hurley hovered about nervously.

'We have to go find her.' Jack said firmly.

'We know, Jack.' Locke told him.

'Well then why are we standing here?' Jack exclaimed. 'Lets go!' He tried to bark orders but no one followed him. 'Charlie, come on.' Jack urged. Charlie rolled his eyes. 'Hey, what about when Aaron was taken.' He saw pain wash over Charlie's face.

'We need to talk to Kate and keep a little bit calm first.' Sayid told Jack. Jack rolled his eyes.

'She could be dead!' Hurley cried hearing this. Kate heard him and was sent into weeping again. 'Opps.' He said when Sawyer glared at him.

'Look, Sawyer you stay and calm her with Hurley, we'll go look for tracks.'

'Looks like they tried hard to cover up their tracks.' Sayid said nodding. Jacks heart slumped. Seeing Kate like that had broken his heart, and having Olivia missing was scaring him, a lot.

'But not hard enough.' Locke pointed. It was true, you could make out the track slightly and that was probably enough to get them to her.

Jack came back to Kate and told her the plan to get her daughter back. Kate could only nod. Just as Jack, Hurley, Charlie, Locke, Sayid and Sawyer were about to leave Kate called Jacks name. Jack turned around and Kate, who was holding May, ran up to him. She pressed her and the other baby against him. Jack rapped his arms around them.

'Bring her back.' Kate whispered, tears pouring down her face. 'Please, Jack, bring her home.'

Jack tightened his grip on her. He lowered his head to them. 'I'll bring her back, Kate.' He thought for a moment. 'I'll bring back to us.' Kate looked up at Jack. He smiled and Kate melted. She nodded and reached up, and, in front of everyone she kissed him. It was a soft kiss, gentle, Jack, just as softly returned it and pulled away. 'I promise.' He whispered. Kate nodded and gave him another swift kiss, so quick Jack couldn't respond and stepped out of his arms. Jack looked at her for another long moment before turning around heading out.

They had been out for nearly two hours when Jack heard a babies cry coming from a bush. His head snapped towards the bush and pushed towards it. He pulled it back and there was Olivia, crying, rapped in a blanket Jack didn't recognize, and note taped to her forehead. Jack rushed forward and picked the baby up, taking some "fatherly" pride when she relaxed in his arms. He gently eased the tape of her forehead and read it.

This is only the beginning.

Jack shuddered. He heard his companions coming up behind him. He turned around and showed them the note with out a word. He began to set off in the direction he came. 'Where are you going, doc?' Sawyer called. Jack didn't turn around but kept walking.

'I'm taking her home.'

Jack returned to the beach with Charlie and Hurley. Sawyer, Sayid and Locke went forwards and followed the track.

Jack returned to the beach and the baby was silent, she was sleeping peacefully on his shoulder despite her probable thirst and hunger. Jack heard Kate call him. He looked up and saw Kate running to him, he grinned and walked to her. Kate reached him and took the baby from his arms and hugged her tightly, which awoke her and she started to cry. Kate left Jack immediately to go feed her baby.

'Didn't even say thank you.' Charlie said. Jack ignored him.

'Jack?' Kate called. Jack looked up, he was sitting on the beach watching the sun go down again and Kate sat next to him. 'I need to thank you…for…saving my daughter…I should have thanked you earlier but I was just so worried about her.' She smiled at him, he smiled back. 'Thank you.' She grinned and Jack chuckled.

'Kate?' Jack asked turning to her. Kate raised her eyebrows.

'Yes?'

'Listen, I know about some of your past…but I care about you, and I want to know what you did.'

'What?' Kate asked, disgust in her voice.

'You heard me.'

'Why?'

'Because, I want to understand you, Kate!' He snapped. Kate blinked.

'Why? Why do you want to understand me?' She asked furiously.

'So I can be with you!' Jack said outraged. Kate was shocked.

'So you can be with me?' She asked stupidly.

'Yes.' Jack whispered.

'Jack…there is so much about me you don't know.'

'I figured the day I found out you were a criminal.' He said looking down. 'And the day you told me you were pregnant and the day I found out you were a stripper.' He whispered the last part.

'I thought you might have some questions about that.' She said. 'And…I…I…Jack, I can't.' She told him, tears in her eyes.

'Why?' He asked, he looked up.

'Because, I just, it's too hard!' She said angrily. 'Why are you doing this?' She screamed. 'Why are you making this so hard?' She spat at him. 'Why do you keep bringing up my past, why do you want to know about me? No one else has cared before!'

'Well I do!' Jack said. He stood up and so did Kate. 'Why are you making this hard for me? I want to know you, Kate, and you won't let me!' He pointed out.

'Because its hard for me! Everyone who cares about me…well…' She trailed off and looked away.

'What is it, Kate?' Jack asked gently this time.

'Its just…I…well…' She trailed off. 'I just need time to trust you.' Jack rolled his eyes.

'Kate! First, I've saved your life numerous times, delivered your babies, and saved one of them today!' Jack told her bluntly. 'How could you not trust me?'

'It's not like that!' Kate snapped. 'I've been coned so many times Jack!' She said. 'I've been treated like dirt! I've had no respect my whole life and every time some that comes around who does care, dies or was coning me! But you're not like that! And that scares me!' She sobbed. 'And I have two little girls to take care of, and there some slim bags babies, and the only reason I took that job was so I could…' She stopped and looked at Jack. Jack started back. 'So I could find my sister.' She whispered. Jack frowned. 'She was beautiful, and she moved to Australia, and well, I asked around they all said she was a stripper at a bar, she's I asked around they all said she was a stripper at a bar, she may be older then me but I was always taking care of her, drug problems and alcohol, you know? When my…when I did my crime…she…well…she ran away to, she's at least 23…she might have just turned 24, but anyways, she was supposed to work at that bar but I never saw her. I'm worried she's dead, Jack.' She looked up at him, he reached down and grabbed her face and pulled her close, kissing her senseless. Kate moaned, agreeing. Jack slipped his tongue into her mouth and viscously tackled her tongue. He then pulled away and began trailing kisses down her neck and collar bone. 'Jack.' Kate breathed, her tears still trickling a bit. 'Slow down.' She warned. Jack didn't, he kept kissing her collar bone and Kate moaned again. 'That's feels nice.' She told him and felt Jack smirk across her neck. 'Jack?' She asked. Jack just kept kissing and licking her neck, while Kate kept a grip on his. 'Jack?' She forced him to look at her. He was breathing deeply and was flushed, a look of passion in his eyes. 'We can't.'

'I know.' He said.

'Good night, Jack.' She told him.

'Good night, Kate.'

Claire: Where is Locke? They've been on gone for three days.

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Sawyer: Kate can I kiss you now?

Kate: Y-

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Jack: You did what?

Kate: I'm sorry!

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