Excellent! I absolutely adore this ficlet - am a fan of Sawyer/Claire, especially in friendship mode, and you've done a very, very good job at portraying him. Of course your Claire is good, she is one of your own!

I also thank you for the exposition - why haven't the writers dealt with her grief over the loss of Charlie? Heck, you saw more emotion on Sawyer and Sayid's faces when Des broke the news than you've seen from Claire since her initial reaction. *kicks writers*

You make excellent points on both sides of the friendship fence, and you don't make Sawyer out to be an ignorant hick. Very good on both counts - very good all around, in fact.

*saves* Thanks for starting my Lost Day out right!