Olivia moved to the long banquet style table that Locke had built practically from scratch and got herself a bowl and a fork. It really had been quite fortunate they had found whole 20 piece dinnerware set complete with silverware in one of the suitcases which had miraculously survived the crash intact.

Yet, because of the large number of survivors, they had to take turns eating. Sun, Olivia and two other women had worked together serving and washing the plates and utensils in the ocean. Although, Sun had insisted on carrying out the bulk of the work.

Earlier, Olivia had a small serving of the meat but had not touched the mangoes which had been cut into succulent slices, thinking she would help herself after most people were done eating.

Olivia's taste buds were absolutely delighted with her first bite; these mangoes were definitely going to satisfy her sweet tooth.

"Boy, howdy, It looks like Mr. Fitz is about to give a speech."

She looked up to find Sawyer's bluish green eyes smiling at her. Her gaze traveled down his well toned body And she had to admit he was one sexy devil whose greatest downfall was his big mouth...

"May I have your attention, please" Fitz began, the clamoring voices of the crowd died down almost as soon as he spoke. "There are some choices to be made. I believe our best bet is to move our camp down to the caves, to our source of fresh water..."

"What if a rescue helicopter swings by while we're stuck deep in the jungle?" Sawyer countered in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear. "What then? How are they gonna spot us then?"

Even from a distance, Olivia could tell that Fitz's expression had visibly narrowed at the sight of her standing by Sawyer.

"Our best chance of survival is to be spotted by a plane or boat," Sayid suddenly spoke. "We need everyone here at the beach making sure the signal fire is burning at all times...not in some cave deep in the jungle," his voice became increasingly animated, "That's suicide!"

Fitz furrowed his brow. "I tell you what suicide is," he paused looking out into the expectant faces of the audience, gaining momentum. "Staying here in the sun with no water!"

People started talking over other people's voices.

"What d'ya think, Sweetheart," Sawyer mumbled awfully close to Olivia's ear. "Are you gonna stay here and increase your chances of rescue or venture out into the caves and hide with your hero boyfriend?"

"I don't know. I haven't made up my mind yet." Olivia said nonchalantly.

"You're better off here with me. I ain't no hero, but at least with me you know what you're getting, " he said with a certain undeniable charm. Olivia had to admit that probably the best thing about Sawyer is that he didn't hide who he was.

Sawyer followed Olivia's gaze: Right in that moment Kate was smiling at Fitz.

"If you're wondering about Kate, " Sawyer went on with ease, "It's called the hero worship transference syndrome." Sawyer smirked. Noting a glint of amusement in Olivia's eyes, he added, "I read it in Psychology Today at the gift shop while waiting for our flight. It was either that or Cosmopolitan's best sex moves."

Feeling a little rush up her cheeks, Olivia pinched another sliced mango with her fork and ate it knowing that Sawyer was watching her intently. The piece of fruit was so incredibly juicy that it practically melted in her mouth.

"Anyway, that's how it goes...Jack is gone, Kate found herself a good substitute..."

"Hmm, yeah, " Olivia continued enjoying her mango. "If I didn't know any better I would say you're pretty hung up on Kate which is really sad..." she paused for effect, "since she won't even give you the time of day." She went on in between bites, thinking there must be some kind of poetic justice going on...for a guy who's had more than his fair share of women falling at his feet.

"Well, this ain't about me, Sweetheart, " he quickly responded. "Glad to see you're taking this pretty well, though... still, I bet it won't hurt to show them a thing or two," he added his eyes twinkling with a certain charm. "What d'ya say we show your Mr. Hero he better not take you for granted?"

Olivia bit her lip and thought about it for a moment. Fitz was still occupied engaged in a discussion with a group of people; it appeared that every one wanted their voice to be heard on the matter of the beach vs. the caves. She couldn't help but notice Kate hanging onto his every word.

xxx

"Lennon was brilliant," Hurley commented a little while later with a dreamy look on his face. "If he were alive today...can you Imagine?"

In an attempt to lighten the mood, Hurley had turned on the only boombox that still worked. The tape in the player started playing Yesterday.

"Oh, please, Lennon was an idealist fool, " Fitz countered back. "Have you really listened to his song lyrics? Give peace a chance...imagine all the people living life in peace?...seriously? " he sneered. "Utopia, fairytale are just some words that come to mind that are fairly representative of what he stood for..."

"I'm not all that familiar with John Lennon," Kate cut in trying to steer the discussion away from politics. Plus, she was not much into oldies and frankly, her generation (she was in her mid twenties) was far too removed from Lennon's to care much. "But I do like Yesterday, it's a sweet song... and Stairway to Heaven "

"I believe that was Led Zeppelin." Fitz corrected her. "I mean Stairway to Heaven, that is." He clarified.

xxx

A moment later, Olivia put her plate down. Then, she and Sawyer headed down and sat on dry sand to contemplate the ocean.

For a while, they watched Walt play fetch with his dog against the ocean waves. Yesterday started playing in the background and it just so happened that yesterday Vincent the dog had wandered into the camp much to the delight of his young owner.

"So...the thing is, " Sawyer began looking out into the horizon, "Let's say we all pack up stakes for the caves...next day a plane passes by...and they're gonna go on their merry way and be none the wiser."

Even though the constant roaring of the ocean waves playing second to the music, Olivia noticed right away that Yesterday was replaced by another very familiar song: November Rain by Guns n Roses.

"That's one of my favorite songs," Olivia commented.

"Will you dance with me, Olivia?"

At once, Olivia turned to find Fitz standing behind them with his hands in his pockets

"Sure," she gave him a half smile. Then, she glanced at Sawyer who just shrugged and pursed his lips, resigned to losing Olivia's company.

Fitz then gallantly offered her his hand to help her get back on her feet.

Just feeling his hand wrap around hers created this jolt of electricity, a clear reminder of how hopelessly drawn she was to this man.

What's more, his absence only seemed to have intensified her attraction...

By the time they got to the dance floor other couples were already dancing and the long guitar intro of the song had ended, easing seamlessly into the lyrics. Olivia closed her eyes for a moment as Fitz held her close lacing her arms around his neck as they moved slowly to the music,

When I look into your eyes
I can see a love restrained
But darlin' when I hold you
Don't you know I feel the same

At this point, she opened her eyes again and met his gaze.

"I knew you would walk..." he whispered, feeling proud of her. "You just needed a little incentive,"

Olivia bit her lip, cocked her head. "Incentive?"

He considered telling her about his cousin Maddie who had this cat with an eating disorder. Convinced that the cat would not survive without her intervention, she fed it milk with a syringe down her throat. Not everyone agreed that Maddie's interventions were the best, some thought she was actually making things worse by making her pet more dependent on her. It wasn't until Maddie went off to college that her cat overcame its eating disorder and actually started gaining weight.

"I looked for you...but you were off with the outlaw," he murmured, his voice laced with a touch of jealousy giving his gaze just a hint of quiet vulnerability which she found irresistible.

Olivia closed her eyes again, concentrating on keeping in synch with the music.

Her lack of response intensified the angst that Fitz was already experiencing. Maybe she cared more about the outlaw than he'd originally thought?

"You're coming to the caves with me, right? He pressed on, struck by the sudden realization that gaining the confidence of the people meant nothing if he didn't have Olivia behind him 100 percent.

"Hmm...I'm not sure yet," she answered in a cool collected manner. She was secretly thinking that letting him squirm a bit wouldn't hurt him in the least. Although in all honesty, she had to give the matter further thought.

Seeing her gaze wander, he dipped his fingers below her chin forcing her gaze to his. "I missed you," he hadn't fully realized just how much until he'd returned to camp and their eyes met again. However, he didn't really want to pressure her into making a choice without giving her a chance to think things through. They would have a conversation later about the pros and cons, he decided.

Her gaze dropped a little. "I'm glad you're back," she murmured gazing back at him, her eyes soft with need and desire.

"Livvie, "He breathed, tracing little circles through the fabric of her tank top, vaguely aware that the song was almost over and they would have to separate. "I need you," he pulled her flush against him as to leave no doubt as to what his intentions were for tonite, offering her a part of himself that he would normally keep under lock and key.

He was thinking that no matter what happened, they still had tonite to be together...and that tonite should be about the two of them.

"Let's go," Fitz said, the intensity of his grey-blue eyes taking her breath away, just before placing a soft kiss on her lips that was sweeter than the mangoes she'd had earlier that evening.

In response, Olivia took his hand intending and led him all the way back to their tent.

A/N:

Casbru: I'm not sure if you got my message. Anyways, in answer to your question, to get an M rated fic you go to 'filters' at the top of the screen and click on where it says rated k-T and change it to "ALL" so then you'll get a listing of ALL fics regardless of the rating.