Chapter 19: Alex
Today I walk over to Kate, and talk to her over a sticky subject. "Umm, Kate?" She turns and sees me. "Oh, hello Mrs. Linus-Martin. What can I do for you?" I felt really uncomfortable. "Uhh.. Do you have any condoms I can borrow?" I look down at the ground while I'm asking. She smiles. I can hear it in her voice. "Yeah, a bunch of people brought them on the plane. Didn't you grab any from your house when you left?" "Yeah, but I mean just in case. You… you know." I finish. Then I say. "Not tryin to be personal, but do you and Sawyer use them?" She laughs. "What, do they sell condoms in the cages convenience store now? I didn't see any in Saywers cage, and I combed every inch of mine!" She chuckles and says. "I don't think it matters here either. In fact, I don't think he even cares. It's not on the top of his to do list, Alex. But yeah I have a few. So the new couple is playing it safe, hm?" I nod. "Yeah, or Karl and I would be more dead than possible. If I got pregnant I mean, you know that would be just the initiative my fathe would need to kill Karl." She nods. "Yeah, I know what you mean, Alex. You love Karl so much that you'll marry him, but if he gets you pregnant, you're father will kill him. Sounds like they have what I would call a complicated relationship." She says. I stand there quietly for a minute before saying."Listen,I'm still not used to wearing the ring," I hold up my right hand, where the gold band glitters with promise. "Kate, I'll take some, but don't tell anyone,please." She nods and hands me a plastic bag. "We don't need another baby for me to deliver." She jokes. I'm puzzled, and she sees it it my face, so she says. "Look, Boone Carlyle was dying, Jack was giving him medical aid, I came across Claire in the jungle, and she went into labor, so I had to deliver Aaron. Oh and Charlie and Jin were there too." I smile and say. "See you later, Kate." Then I wander away. The sun has just set, and the stars are coming out. Then Karl comes out of our tent and says."Everyone's asleep, Alex." Then he yells "Race ya"! I race him to the edge of the water, where he strips down to his boxers, and I strip to my bra and underwear. Then I jump in the water. "I win!" I say loudly. Then we are acting like fools, bouncing around, wrestling, and splashing each other. Just as the moon rises, I kiss him, and tap on his thigh. He looks at me, then nods. I smile, and kiss him harder, He kisses me back, and my hand slides down to his waist, searching for his waistband, but it's not there. I look up at him, then continue kissing him. He removes the few clothes, I have, and 10 minutes later, we rush up the beach to our tent, where we collapse on our sleeping bags, wet and giggling. And then I'm kissing him again, and he kisses me back, and just then a voice outside says. "Hey guys, can I come in?" It sounds familiar. "Umm…" says Karl, and then the flap is pulled back. I just have time to jump into my sleeping bag.
It's Tom. "Well, well, we'll have to do something about this won't we. Danny grabs Karl, and says." Get some clothes on, Loverboy. We're taking you home, Alex." I'm sitting in my sleeping bag, panicked. The wedding band is still there, still glittering with hope for tomorrow. "So, married are we?" says Danny. "Aren't you two a little young to be-" He smirks. "Starting a family?" Tom gives us a cruel smile. Then, Tom says. "Karl, Danny and I will take you outside, while Mrs.- ah.. Martin gets dressed over here." They leave. Time pokes his head back into the tent and says. "5 minutes should be enough, right?" I get dressed slowly, hearing the sound of Danny and Tom beating up Karl. "So, want to be a daddy, do we? I'll show you what happens to daddies on the island!" Then Karl cries out in pain. I run out and punch them to make them stop. It works, thank God. Then they grab me, and I have just enough time to scream.
Then they're dragging us away, away to whatever comes tomorrow morning at the barracks. We are doomed.
