Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays


Cameron has always loved Christmas. It was the time where everyone in her family was happy. People got gifts, and even when they were things they didn't want they were always happy. Until the next day when everyone went back to how they were before. Years later when she worked for House it was the same. For one day everyone was nice to each other; Foreman stopped treating Chase like a spoiled rich kid, Cuddy stopped trying to rip House's head off. Even House was less patronizing then usual, if that was even possible. Now working in the E.R. she didn't see any of that. Drunks who didn't have anyone came stumbling in; people who had gotten into family arguments came in with lacerations and bruises. She couldn't remember how she had gotten suckered into working Christmas day but here she was treating all these people.

Later she realized that she should have expected the phone call. The call told her that her Great-Uncle had died. He had been 97 and had just been diagnosed with bone cancer. Cameron couldn't believe it though. She had seen him two days before and he had been walking around and talking. It was so sudden. She ran down the hall looking for an empty room. When she made inside she broke down.

Cameron didn't know why she was so upset. She hadn't known her great-uncle very well, so why was she crying. She had enjoyed his company whenever he was around. But why was she crying, why couldn't she stop? Suddenly she felt a pair of arms wrap around her and Chase's voice telling her that everything was going to be alright.

She could feel Chase's love for her in what he said and that's when she realized why she was crying. Even though she hadn't known her great-uncle that well, she had loved him. It was her love that was making her cry; it was her love for him. She began to calm down and as she did she turned and wrapped her arms around Chase. Suddenly she realized something else that she hadn't.

"I love you Chase," she said.

"I love you too Cameron."


Dedicated to my Great-Uncle. Died December 25 2007. Rest in Peace