DILEMMA

Now moi was a tad hesitant posting this one for the sole reason that some of my other fics are still in the "work in progress" stage but this one might go till 10 to 15 chapters at the most, and a majority of it has already been planned and typed up. Anyway here it is and I hope you guys will like it.

P.S. A big thank you goes to Lauren (jater4life) for helping me with this fic (storyline wise).

"I'm sorry honey I can't. I've got all these papers to grade and judging by the amount stacked on my table at the moment it doesn't look like I'm gonna be finished within the next few minutes." the blonde woman spoke on the other end of the phone making the person on the receiving end let out a huff of annoyance at being turned down for what seemed like the millionth time.

"C'mon Sarah just one night with me, and dinner in your favourite restaurant as well." the man pleaded one last time with the woman he had been growing more distant from over the past few months, until last night when he decided to finally put his foot down and have a talk with her about it. In response she mutually agreed to maybe going out for a change the very next night, but now here he was sitting alone again and basically right back to square one of where this relationship was and where it seemed to be heading, no matter what he did to try and fix it.

"I'm so sorry Jack but I can't. Maybe anoth…." she started off in a somewhat enthusiastic manner to mainly show her concern for their relationship, but all she got next in response was the abrupt, but expected noise of the phone being hung up and slammed in a way to convey their frustration due to the obvious fact of putting their faith into thinking that their relationship could still have a chance. All she could do now was live with the consequences of her actions.

After he had gotten of the phone with his wife of three months only, he threw the phone onto the table and then took a few moments to try and get his anger under control that was until the waiter came up and asked him if he wanted anything else and if he was ready to order as well.

In return all the waiter got was a brief smile and then a couple of bills being shoved forcefully into his hand, and with that the Doctor was off with one thing and destination in mind.

Fifteen minutes later and he was pulling his car up at the nearest Bar looking to possibly have a good time with no strings attached whatsoever. He felt that in some ways he was deserving of it, mainly because of the way he was being treated by the woman he thought he would be spending his time with at this very moment.

Live in the now Jack, she's not here and you're a fool to believe she ever will be, a voice spoke out in the back of his head, forcing him to do nothing but believe that because as he looked around at the desolate atmosphere around him, he knew it was true.

So with that in mind he raised his left hand and slowly removed the gold ring which he once wore on his forefinger, in a sign of promise and commitment to the one person he thought would show him the same in return. What a waste, he bitterly said to himself as he eyed the ring which now lay within his palm, still reminding him of the love he thought had existed, but sadly not anymore and with that he allowed it to fall from his hand. In a way letting go of all of it once and for all.

He walked through the front doors and was immediately met with bustling crowd which lingered in there along with every other element. The smoke, the smell of beer and all he did in response was smile as an immediate sense of nostalgia hit him at witnessing the scene in front of him. Back when he was in college, a scene like this would be a weekly thing for him, mainly to work off the stress of things like mid terms and all, but his reason for coming here now was of a completely different cause. One that he wasn't sure he could and wanted to fix for that matter.

"So what's it gonna be?" the bartender asked in a monotone voice, clearly showing the stress of a day's work.

"Just give me the strongest thing you got" Jack replied as he settled himself lazily over the only vacant barstool. Who ever thought that a Tuesday night could be such a busy one, he thought to himself as he briefly looked around the place full of people, two of which who were looking at him in an odd way, almost as if they were checking him out. A thing he felt weirded out at with at first, but being the kind of person he was, he didn't want to be rude so he just offered them both a nod and a friendly smile. Both of which they responded to, more so the woman sitting next to the humble yet thoroughly captivating brunette.

"Here ya go" the bartender spoke while offering the good Doctor a pint of their finest and strongest beer much to his requests.

"Thanks." Jack simply replied while rubbing the sides of his head on a slow and soothing fashion in an effort to hopefully ease the mind numbing which was an obvious result of the emotional stress he had been going through these past few months.

"Hey" a voice suddenly appeared and announced itself at his right side. At first he thought about just ignoring it but the fact that the voice repeated itself in an enthusiastic manner again made him finally give in and allow the person his visual attention for the time being, and once he did he suddenly felt that it might have not been a bad idea after all. She was not bad looking at first glance, with the way her thick, brown wavy hair cascaded down a little past her shoulders, and the graceful smile she wore over her expression. She had the most piercing green eyes he had ever seen too.

Maybe talking to him wouldn't be such a bad idea after all, Jack mused to himself in more so relief of being able to talk to someone.

"So what's a guy like you doing here?" the brunette inquired while looking ridiculously upon him, especially with the way he was dressed.

"Well what's a beautiful woman like you doing here by yourself?" he boldly offered and smiled when his response evoked a furious blush from her.

"Actually I'm not alone. I'm here because my best friend literally dragged me out of the house." she stressed while smiling and rolling her eyes in a fashion that elicited a warm smile from the Doctor as well.

"So you wanna meet her?" she then asked and the minute she had said it, his smile disappeared along with it.

Are you really ready to do something like this, he said to himself as the brunette waited for his answer.

"Uh maybe that wouldn't be such a good idea. I mean the mood I'm in right now, I doubt I'll qualify as good company." he replied while trying to mask his slight discomfort with the situation. However the sheer determination in the woman's character refused to give up at this point, so with that she put on her best pleading look, which couldn't help but come off a cute and irresistible way to the Doctor, and all he could do in response was nod in an agreeing manner while his eyes were locked with the woman in an almost trance like state.

What the hell is happening to me , the Doctor truly wondered never having felt this wave of excitement before.

From that point on nothing else figured in his mind, not even when the woman had introduced him to her friend.

"So Jack what do you do?" the smaller woman asked him while taking a brief look at the Doctor's form while he thought of a suitable way to come at this without sounding boring, like most of his other friends had labeled him as, even his own wife at one point.

However as he looked up at the two people in front of him showing him nothing but their interest, and he suddenly felt strangely wanted and with that he allowed everything to just come out, feeling that they might just accept him for who he was.

"I'm a Doctor, Spinal surgeon to be more precise." he revealed and just at that very moment they were all distracted by his phone going off. He reluctantly pulled it out of his pocket to check the display and when he did, he felt a new wave of pain and realization hit him again.

"Excuse me" Jack politely announced to the both of them and they nodded in response while he walked off the corner of the Bar.

"He's nice." they both spoke out at the same time and following that they both shared a smile with each other, but the woman next to the brunette had other intentions in mind when her eyes couldn't seem to focus on anything else but him.

(Meanwhile)

"Jack please call her back. She just called me in tears moments ago." the older woman on the other line screamed out in a painful manner.

"Yeah well what about me Mom. What about what I want. I'm so fucking sick and tired of sitting back and letting people walk all over me. I'VE HAD IT!!" he replied screaming out the last bit and catching nearly everyone's attention in the Bar, including the two people still sitting at the table talking about him.

"Hey is everything okay?" the rather concerned brunette asked as he came back over to the table rubbing his temples to help wash away the pain that had managed to return once again.

"Yeah I'll be fine I just…" he started off but was then cut off by the anxious smaller woman sitting beside Kate who really wanted to voice her friendly concern for him judging by what she had just been a witness to.

"Why don't we get out here and head off somewhere else!!" Jane suggested while trying to avert her gaze from the brunette who was giving her the look of nothing but a firm warning.

"What did you guys have in mind?" the Doctor immediately replied surprising the both of them response, more so the brunette.

"Kate and I share an apartment not too far from here. Maybe we could just go back there and hang out. Without any distractions of course." The rather perky woman suggested, putting a lot of emphasis on the last part in an effort to not only ease his stress, but to also get him to agree with what her body was literally humming for.

"Well all I can say is lead the way!" Jack replied with a smile which managed to knock the wind out of Kate even more, but she managed to quickly recover from it and resume with trying to keep a level head and also keep her pushy best friend Jane in check cause she knew how her mind worked, especially when a gorgeous man was involved.

Tonight was gonna be a night he wouldn't forget in the slightest, Jane on the other hand said to herself as she and Kate vacated the Bar with Jack in tow.

If you guys like it then chapter 2 will be up by monday at the latest.