Title: An Improbable Romance
Author: Megan or PITAchic, whichever you prefer.
Rating: PG-13 for whatever crap that could offend somebody.
Disclaimer: I don't own "Lost," 'cause if I did I would have put in at least one scene of Shayid in last weeks episode!
Summary: She didn't know when she had fallen in love with him exactly… All she knew is that she couldn't get him out of her head. Shannon/Sayid with little tiny bits of Jack/Kate and Charlie/Claire.
Author's Note: Wow, it's been forever since I've updated! I'm so sorry about the delay, but I've been incredibly busy with school and complicated guys (I swear, never go for a guy 2 grades younger than you when you're in high school, no matter how cute and adorable he is). So, what'd you all think of Wednesday's epi? I don't know if any of you agree, but if the rumors are true about TPTB killing off a male cast member, I wouldn't mind it being Boone. I swear, if it's Jack, Sayid or Charlie, I may have to stage a protest against the show. Anyway, enjoy the chapter, and I'll try not to let a month go between the next chapter!
Shannon wandered back into the general cave area by herself; Sayid had wanted to come with her, but she had convinced him that she would be fine and that they needed to keep up appearances. She didn't have to go far to find Jack; he was near a corner of the cave, telling what seemed to be an in depth and very animated story to a giggling Kate.
She started to walk away, not wanting to interrupt, but Kate had already seen the blonde and called her over. Shannon hesitantly approached, but she sat down next to them when Kate prompted.
"Is something wrong, Shannon?" Jack asked with concern in his voice as he took in the look on her face.
"I have to talk to you about something," she said quietly.
Kate got up to give them some privacy, but Shannon quickly grabbed her hand and pulled her back.
"I want you to stay."
Kate nodded and sat down again.
"I think I'm pregnant," Shannon said after a few moments of Kate and Jack staring at her curiously.
"And why do you think that?" Jack asked, going immediately into doctor mode.
"I have all the symptoms that Claire had when she was pregnant; I keep feeling nauseous, I'm tired all the time. And I'm late," she said as she felt the tears forming again, but she managed to keep them at bay.
"Okay. Do you have any idea how far along you are?"
"Probably 5 or 6 weeks."
Jack nodded as he realized what that meant.
"So that means that the father is…" he trailed off.
"Sayid," she finished for him, and Kate rubbed her shoulder reassuringly.
"Well, my guess is that you probably are pregnant, but since we have no technology to know for sure, we're going to have to wait a few more weeks yet."
"Or maybe not," Kate said, finally speaking up.
"What do you mean?" Jack asked suspiciously when he saw a look in her eyes.
"You both just wait here; I'll be back soon."
Sawyer looked up from the book he was reading as someone approached, and he was surprised to find that it was Kate; since her move to the caves, he hadn't seen her at the beach much.
"Well, well, if it isn't Freckles herself; are you sick of playing doctor already?"
Kate rolled her eyes at him and sent him a 'don't mess with me right now' look.
"I need to know if you have something in that stash of yours."
"Aw, I'm hurt. I thought that you had come to visit because you missed me so much."
"Don't flatter yourself."
"Well, even if I do have what you're looking for, what do I get in return?" he asked, curious about what she needed from him.
Kate, already anticipating his obvious response, held up a pack of cigarettes.
"Where the hell did you find those?" he demanded quickly; he had run out weeks ago would gladly give her whatever she wanted for them.
"Did you ever stop and think that maybe you weren't the only one to hoard some things after the crash?"
"Well, you obviously weren't able to find what you're looking for in your stash if you had to come to me," he said, smirking at her as she tried not to make some snappy response. "What is it that you're looking for?"
"A pregnancy test."
"Wait, are you telling me that you're already popping out babies for the good doctor?"
"Do you have one or not?" she asked, showing no response to his quips.
Sawyer studied her for a moment, then let his eyes wander back to the pack of cigarettes in her hand. Sighing, he stood up and walked into the nearby woods. He emerged a few minutes later with a box that read E.P.T. on it and handed it to her. She smiled as she took it and gave him the cigarettes.
"Were you saving this for a special occasion?" Kate asked with a grin on her face.
"Ha, ha. I hope the birth is painful," he mumbled.
She rolled her eyes again and started to walk away when he called out to her.
"Hey, Freckles! You wouldn't happen to have a lighter in that stash of yours, would you? Mine's almost out."
"Maybe," she called back, "You'll just have to wait until I need something else to find out."
Kate walked back into the caves, a triumphant smile on her face as she held up the box to show Jack and Shannon.
"You didn't," Jack said, wondering what she had to give Sawyer this time.
"I had a pack of cigarettes I was saving; it was an easy trade."
Shannon got a panicked look on her face as she realized where Kate had gotten the test, but Kate quickly reassured her.
"He thinks it's for me. I didn't correct him."
Shannon breathed a sigh of relief as Kate handed her the box.
"I'll be right back," she told them.
After Shannon had walked off to use the bathroom, Jack watched Kate as she sat back down next to him.
"So, Sawyer thinks the test is for you, huh?"
"Uh-huh."
"What if he asks about it?"
"I'll just tell him it was negative."
"You could have told him it was for someone else without telling him it was for Shannon, you know."
"Well, maybe I didn't want to."
"Why not?" he asked.
She leaned over, wrapped her arms around him, and gave him a soft kiss.
"Because maybe one day it will be for me," she said, and he leaned in and kissed her again.
They parted as Shannon returned.
Shannon had placed the test on the other side of the cave during the 3 minute wait. She paced back and forth, certain that it must have been at least year since they had started the timer on Jack's watch. Kate and Jack just watched her silently.
"It's been 3 minutes," Jack spoke up finally, and Shannon jumped a little at the sound of his voice disrupting the quiet air.
"You look for me," she told Kate, and she braced herself for the outcome.
"It's positive," Kate said, and Shannon nodded as she sat down.
She had known in her heart she was pregnant, but getting it confirmed was still a shock.
"Have you told Sayid yet?" Kate asked as she sat down next to her friend.
"Yeah, I told him earlier. He's happy about it, thank God. But you guys can't say anything about this to anyone. Claire is the only other person that knows."
"Wait, so are you and Sayid broken up or not?" Jack asked, puzzled about the whole situation.
"Well, no… but we've been keeping it a secret."
"Why?" Kate asked, "Is this because of Boone?"
"Yes. He threatened to go after Sayid when he found out we were together. I'm afraid of what he'll do if he finds out."
"Shannon, why didn't you tell us? I can talk to Boone, try to calm him down."
"No! Just promise me you won't say anything! Doctor-patient confidentiality and all that, okay?"
"Okay, Shannon, I promise. But I'm telling you, you guys don't need to keep anything secret. We will all make sure that Boone doesn't go after you or Sayid."
"No, Jack. It won't work," she said, shaking her head.
"Why not?"
"Because It got to him."
"What did?" Kate asked now, confused.
"The island," she whispered, and smiled sadly at them both.
:insert dramatic music: No, the last line does not mean I'm going into detail about the crap going on with the island; I just thought it was a good ending to this chapter. Sorry about the lack of Sayid, but I kinda needed this chapter as transition or something. Hopefully the Jate made up for it. Oh, and I know it's not really believable that Sawyer had a pregnancy test, but honestly, is anything on Mystery Frickin' Island believable? If there can be polar bears, monsters and secret hatches, there can be pregnancy tests. Now, I'd like to thank the following reviewers for being such sweet, kind people for reading my story:
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Next Chapter: Um, I have no idea. I suppose I'll figure it out, but if any of you have any good ideas, let me know!