Jack's eyes flickered open to the sound of the phone ringing, whoever it was, was in no interest of hanging up. He groaned as he got up and checked the time.

"Who the hell is calling up home at 3am?"He asked himself as he went to pick it up.

"Hello?" He asked in a sleepy state but he was soon wide awake when he heard the voice on the other end.

"Jack?" came Kate's barely audible voice. From the sound of her voice, Jack immediately came to know she was very drunk.

"Kate?? What's wrong?"He asked worriedly.

"I…Uh…I need help Jack."

FLASHBACK

Kate sat on the floor crying for what felt like hours. She was astonished to see the violent side of James that she NEVER witnessed before. Sure he was possessive and egoistic when it came to their relationship but she never thought he would hurt her. Clearly, she thought wrong.

When she was done crying she got up, went to the drinks cabinet. There was only one way she could forget all the troubles the night had bought- drinking an entire bottle of vodka. She picked up a bottle along with his car keys from the counter and left.

Kate dogged the cars as she went way above the speed limit while listening to hard rock and taking huge gulps of vodka. Her eyes glistening with unshed tears as the events of the night flashed in her mind.

"Well I guess it's a good thing that James isn't my type…..because I'm more interested in his girlfriend."

"He saved your life, the least you could do is stop being a super model bitch!"

"You're not in the mood?? Or you don't want me??Because it sure seemed like you were in the mood when you were underneath the Doc on the beach!!"

"Don't forget Kate! You're mine!!"

She spun the car around the corner, ignoring the honking and yelling coming from the neighboring cars. She finally acknowledged what James had done as the blood loss continued to make her weak. Her eyes were becoming heavier and heavier. Soon they shut completely and her car rammed into a tree.

She was forced back into consciousness by the unending 'beeeeeeeeep' of her car. Her head was laying on the horn and she felt blood slide down her forehead. She saw smoke rising from the front of the car which she guessed was completely destroyed by the impact.

"Shit!!"She couldn't believe the things James would do to her when he came to know what she did to his precious car.

Kate got out of the car; swinging from side to side she took out her cell phone .She kneeled on the ground and forcefully tried to keep her eyes open which were threatening to shut.

She speed dialed the number of the only one person that came to her mind-Jack.

God…Please pick up!

"Jack?"

"I…Uh…I need help Jack."

PRESENT

"Kate, where the hell are you?" Jack clearly understood she wasn't going to last long.

"Uh…"she lifted her head and saw the street sign which she whispered, right before her body gave away and she closed her eyes, hoping Jack would find her.

Kate felt someone call her name and felt someone's hand on her cheek.

"Kate?" She opened her eyes and saw Jack let out a relieved sigh. She got up and looked around, she was lying on a bed in a modernly designed room, and somewhere she'd never been before. Jack followed her gaze and smiled.

"You're in my guest room."He said but then his smile faded. "You want to tell me what happened, Kate?"

"What do you mean 'what happened'? I was irresponsible! I was drinking and driving!"She yelled as she bought up a hand to her head.

"Sshhhh! Sarah's still sleeping!!... I'm not talking about the drinking and driving even though that was very irresponsible. I'm talking about your torn stitches. Who did this to you?"

Kate looked down at her wrists that were now bandaged. She chuckled and Jack didn't understand what was so funny. "You said it yourself Jack, I'm mentally unstable, what makes you think I didn't try to kill myself again?"She said with a smile. Kate didn't want to tell him that James was the reason of her torn stitches, she didn't want his sympathy.

Jack let out a frustrated sigh, "I never said you were mentally unstable Kate! And do you think I'm stupid? I'm a doctor remember! I can tell by the way your stitches are torn that this wasn't a suicide attempt! Someone did this to you! I just want to know who?"

Jack already knew the answer to that question; he had enough time to examine her before she woke up. He already knew James would remove his frustration on her but he would have never guessed he'd stoop to such a level.

If he didn't feel guilty enough about getting Kate into this trouble, seeing her laying next to her car unconscious and bleeding definitely drove the knife through his heart. The amount of sadness he felt for Kate was lesser than the rage he felt for James, enough that he even felt capable of murder. He just needed conformation from Kate and he'd kill James without giving it a second thought.

"Look no one did this to me! They probably tore because of the accident!"

"Don't lie to me Kate!! "

"I'm not lying!!"

"Tell me!!!It was James, wasn't it?"He yelled. Kate flinched at the mention of James. "I'm going to kill that bastard!!"He got up and headed straight for the door but stopped dead in his tracks when he heard a sob escape from Kate. Jack quickly made his way back and sat next to her on the bed, afraid that he yelled at her a bit too loudly. "Kate, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you..."

Kate looked up at him, she didn't know how to explain it to him that the reason she was crying wasn't because he was yelling but because she was overwhelmed by how protective he got over her.

"Jack, how long have you known me? Two days? You've already saved my life twice and here you are ready to go and massacre my boyfriend because he hurt me little. I mean, who are you to me anyway?"

Kate shut her eyes and mumbled a 'Shit!'That didn't come out exactly the way she wanted.

Jack was hurt by her question but couldn't help but see that she actually did make sense. Why did he care so much anyway? He decided it was best to avoid the topic now.

"Thrice."

Kate looked up to see a glint in his eyes. "Sorry?"

"I saved your life thrice. Don't tell me forgot the time on the beach!"He joked and was rewarded with a heart melting smile from Kate.

"How could I?!"Kate said and rewarded him with a giggle followed by a yawn. "I better get home." She said and started to get up from the bed but was stopped by Jack's hand, pushing her back on the bed.

"Oh no, you don't! You're spending the night here!!!" He saw Kate was about to object, "No Kate!! You have to stay here! It's easier for me to keep an eye on you!!"

"Jack…I have.."She let out another yawn and decided he was probably right. "Fine you win. But only this time Dr. Shepherd!"

Jack smiled, relieved she took his advice. He pulled the covers up to her chin and shut the lights. "Goodnight Kate."

"Night Jack."

Jack went downstairs after he noticed it was 6am. No point in sleeping if he had to get up in less than half and hour to go to work. He made himself a cup of coffee and switched on the TV.

Famous model Katherine Austen has been reported missing! She was last seen at James Ford, her current boyfriend's house and has been missing since then. A reward for $100,000 has been issued. Anyone who sees the five foot seven brunette, please immediately contact your nearest police station.

Hope you like it!! :)