"Do you want me to help you with Sayid or should I work with someone else?" Juliet asked after studying the list for few minutes.

James did a very good job with it, enlisting not only survivors from Oceanic but also freighter's crew and even some of Others, though the idea of Ben being here scared the hell out of Juliet, especially if he had his memories back.

"No, I definitely don't want you anywhere near Ali" James answered immediately. "Who knows what he's capable of, especially if he doesn't remember?!"

"I can handle him." Juliet argued. She knew he merely tried to protect her still some part of her wasn't okay with being kept behind. "If I recall right you didn't have problems with forcing Sayid on me last time."

She winced the second she said it. What was happening with her? She shouldn't have said this to him, not after all he'd been through.

"Fair. Well, I won't make the same mistake twice." James answered simply pretending to ignore the painful jab.

"James" She tried.

"No, you're right." He stopped her. "I wish I could change a lot of things I had done in the past. But all I can do now is not to repeat them." He smiled at her and took her hand. "No need to look back when there's so much ahead for us, right?"

"Right." She nodded looking at him with even more love.

When did he change so much? She never bought that mask of dumb redneck. But this man in front of her, he had some wisdom in his eyes, the kind that could come only with a lot of experience and she once again wondered what happened to him after her death, what could change him.

"I know you hate doing nothing." James said winking at her, she wasn't the only one with a knowledge here. "So I suggest you to start with persons you have the easiest access. We already know that Kwons have their memories back, while Miles don't. What about Jack?"

Somehow he felt insecure talking about Jack. In his mind he knew that she was with him now and Jack meant nothing to her. Still all women liked doctors, right? And he was the father of her son, the one she didn't want to leave behind just yesterday.

"I don't think he remember anything. I saw him yesterday there was no recognition in his eyes well, except for me being his ex."

James studied her carefully looking for any hint of sadness because of Jack's lack of memories but there wasn't any.

"Okay, who else could you approach without raising suspicions?"

"I don't know." Juliet once again looked at the list. "Probably John, if he has the same health problems this time." She paused. "And Claire, she's pregnant and to top it, she's Jack's sister. Shouldn't be hard to get her open up to me. Also Ethan, he's one of my colleagues."

"Huh, looks like you already have enough on your plate."

"Not that you're any different with Sayid. And probably Ana Lucia is still a cop."

"You really want for me to meet with that psycho?" James whined.

"Didn't know you have problems with her either. You're such a gentleman James." Juliet chuckled.

"Yeah, whatever." He frowned. "Definitely hope for her not remembering me."

"It's the rest I'm more worried about. How do we get to them?"

"We'll worry about that later. For now we have our aims. Then maybe new possibilities will appear." He murmured.

"What are you talking about?"

"Just that it's a very strange world. You know with you and Jack."

"But we knew each other before. Me and Miles THAT would be strange." Juliet joked still feeling his uneasiness.

"Not in his mind." James smiled back. "Though it's definitely a strange world. Miles forced me to go on a blind date with Charlotte, could you imagine that?"

"Really? And you're still alive?"

It did sound hilarious, knowing how those two hated each other.

"Not from her lack of trying."

They laughed together.

"Okay, I should go back to work if I want to find anything." James eventually stood up.

"Guess I can visit my place of work too." She nodded looking at his retrieving back.

Strangely but the one name she expected to hear from him didn't pop up at all. The only fugitive among survivors, the one he as a cop should have been interested in, Kate Austen.

A/N: Hello guys! Sorry for the delay but my muse left me and when it finally came back, well, as you can see, she's in more angsty mood now. Anyway waiting for you to read and review. You know how much it means to me, right? :)