Chapter 15: Fake break up

Sawyer had Brandy curled up against his chest, sleeping peacefully. Sawyer was stroking her hair gently. His legs where spread so she could fit between them, his arm rapped around her waist and the other on her head. He gently kissed her head.

He wasn't normally one to be mushy and gentle but something about Brandy made him want to be. It might be her fragile age and state. Her tiny, delicate body or just plain how he felt about her.

Brandy started to wake up and squirmed in his arms. She opened her eyes and looked up at him. Sawyer smirked. 'Morin' short cake.' Brandy realized where she was and cuddled against his chest, closing her eyes. Sawyer tensed for a moment at the closeness but relaxed. Brandy put her hands on Sawyers arms and began to fall asleep again.

Sawyer looked up and saw Jack walking by a little ways away. 'DOC!' Sawyer yelled. Brandy sat up with a start. She placed a hand to her head and moaned. Sawyer winced and pulled her down to him. Brandy adjusted herself so her back was pressed against his chest, so Sawyer lowered his arm so that it circled her waist. Jack walked to them. Brandy smiled up at Jack.

'How are you feeling?' He asked Brandy.

'Pretty good.' She told him. 'I have a bit of a headache but that was from the hollering in my ear.' She smirked. Sawyer looked a little guilty.

'Sawyer, you need to keep it down.' Jack told him.

'Yeah, yeah.' Sawyer said rolling his eyes in annoyance.

'Really. Now, what do you need?' He asked. Sawyer seemed to pause and think for a moment.

'Help me bring Brandy into the tent.' He hoisted Brandy up and they helped her limp into the tent. Sawyer sat down in a chair and Jack eased Brandy onto Sawyers bed.

'What I'm about to tell you is completely confidential.' He warned. Jack nodded but he glanced at Brandy. She was sitting up on her hands. 'She knows already.' Jack looked back at Sawyer. 'You can't tell anyone!'

'Okay, Sawyer, I won't.'

'Well…just, Kate.'

'Okay, Sawyer!' Jack barked, clearly annoyed.

'You need to have a fake break up with Kate.' Sawyer said slowly.

'Excuse me?' Jack asked after a moment of silence.

'Look, Ana knows who hurt Brandy and the only way she'll tell is if you break up with Kate. Now, why don't you just perform a fake break up that way she'll tell me and you can get back together. But you have to tell Kate or else she think its real…' Sawyer trailed off. Jack looked at Brandy who was starting at Sawyer lovingly, to Sawyer who was looking intent.

'Isn't there any other way?' He asked. Sawyer shook his head. Jack sighed. 'How should I do this then?' He paused. 'How should I break up with her I mean?' Sawyer rubbed his forehead.

'Make sure she knows.'

'I know that.'

'Well, good, she'll a shit fit if you break up with her and tell her it was all a big joke.' Sawyer told him. Jack nodded.

'Okay, Kate, we need to fake break up.' Jack explained. Kate fed Olivia awkwardly. It wasn't that Jack was there, she didn't care that Jack was there. He wasn't looking at her breasts or putting the moves on her. He was respecting her space. It was that Olivia was attached to her breast.

'What?' Kate asked. Jack sighed and explained it to her again.

'So, Sawyer is going to tell you that I'm just in it for sex and you believe him, I get mad at you for believing him and we break up. Ana tells Sawyer who hurt Brandy, me and you get back together.' Jack said. Kate looked up at Jack with confusion on her face.

'Alright,' She gave Olivia a little tug who made a noise of protest. Jack looked down and then back up.

'Is she stuck?' He asked. Kate nodded.

'What do you mean?' Kate screamed at Sawyer a few moments later. Sawyer jumped slightly. Jack jogged up, as if looking to resolve the issue. He stopped when he got to them. They were doing the break up. Kate saw Jack and slapped him across the face. Jack stood their stunned. Kate looked slightly shocked as well.

'What the hell was that for?' Jack bellowed, really meaning it.

'Sawyer told me that you told him that you where just dating me for sex!' Kate sobbed. Fake tears where appearing.

'And you believed him!' Jack accused. 'Some trust!' He muttered.

'You know me, Jack! You know how I am! Why would you do this?' Kate sobbed.

'Why would you believe him? Why would you ask him?' Jack asked.

'Get away!' Kate screamed and ran to her tent.

The beach was dead silent. Jack turned to Sawyer. 'You fucking bastard.' Jack told him before walking away.

Ana approached Sawyers tent. Sawyer was reading his book in the sunlight, Brandy sleeping in his tent. Ana sat down.

'What? Has she moved in or something?' Ana asked. Sawyer frowned and looked at Brandy. 'You know this is killing Claire.'

'I don't have the same fe…' Sawyer stopped.

'Feelings, you don't have the same feelings for Claire as you do for Brandy.' Ana said smirking. 'You found love.' Sawyer scowled. 'Don't go to deep to fast. That's what happened between Jack and Kate.'

'Brandy's leaving once she's healed because some son of a bitch beat hurt her as well as jungle creature. I broke Jack and Kate up, tell me. Who hurt her?' Sawyer demanded. Ana chuckled.

'I am shocked.' She told him. 'I thought at least you would know I wouldn't fall for such a shitty break up.' She looked at Sawyer. Sawyer frowned deeply.

'That wasn't fake.' He said firmly, lips tight. Ana raised her eyebrows and smirked. 'You had better god damn tell me who hurt her, Ana!' Sawyer said jumping up. Ana grinned.

'Then tell me why they where kissing in the caves?' Ana asked coldly. Sawyer rolled his eyes.

'I dunno, made up?' He asked.

' "I hit you hard to make it look real" and "You know I'd never believe Sawyer over you right?" doesn't sound like a real break up to me, Sawyer.' Ana replied. 'Try harder next time.' She told him mockingly and got up and left.

Sayid: I said I'd never toture anyone again...No matter what they did.

Sawyer: I need this Sayid. Just like you needed Shannon. Think about her. What would you do if you didn't have her?

Sayid: I will not touture Ana.

Sawyer: Fine. I will.

Jack: Kate, I would like to take you on an offical date.

Kate: What about Olivia and May?

Jack: We can get someone to baby sit them.