Title: Two Billion Minus One
Author: Evelyn Benton
Rating: T
Date: 06/21/06
Category: Drabble
Genre: General, Romance, Angst
Fandom: House (House/Cameron)
Archive: Stellar Phenomena, fan fiction dot net, the House Fan Fiction Archive, Vicodin for the Soul; all others, please ask.
Disclaimer: Fox Television, David Shore and co. own House ; I own this not-for-profit fan fiction; no copyright infringement is intended.
Author's Note: An enormous thank you to Sus for her invaluable feedback! Oh, and Sus, I changed the ending!
Summary: In one lifetime, the average human heart beats two billion times. On the day House was shot, Cameron's heart stopped beating for one horrific moment. He wouldn't respect her for that.



He respects me when I challenge him, not when I'm terrified, shocked into silence.

His blood, his life, was literally in my hands as I applied pressure to his wounds. I didn't fall apart, but I wasn't exactly in control.

In one lifetime, the average human heart beats approximately two billion times. On the day House was shot, my heart stopped beating for one terrifying moment I'll never forget. He wouldn't respect me for that.

Although he wouldn't respect me right now, it doesn't matter. He'll just assume I simply cried.

This will be the one thing he'll never know.



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