CHAPTER 1
"You're dating a patient."
"Huh?" House glanced up from his PSP to find Cameron standing in his office, hands on her hips and lips pursed tight.
"You're dating a patient who came to the clinic last week. Why?" Cameron demanded.
House stared at Cameron, annoyed at how she always found everything in his life her business. "And why is this any of your business? Do I need your permission before I do anything? If I remember correctly, I'm the boss." Damn Wilson. He can never keep anything to himself.
"So you ARE dating her." Cameron was disappointed. She had accepted the fact that House did not want a relationship with her, but she had always believed that he couldn't be with her (or anyone else for that matter) because of his own internal issues.
"She wasn't the patient. The patient was her boyfriend. We're just two people meeting each other's physical needs," House stated matter-of-factly. He didn't know why he was telling Cameron all of this, but knew that the sooner he gave her the answers she wanted, the sooner she will let him get back to the game she rudely interrupted.
"If it's just sex, then why does it have to be her?"
House was exasperated. "And why NOT her, Cameron?"
"She's half your age."
"Is that a problem?"
"You told me it was."
House knew that Cameron had always liked him. He knew from the very first day she joined his team. But he also knew that if anything were to happen between them, it would mean much more to her than it would to him.
For that reason, no matter how attracted he was to her, he never acted on it. Well, at least not consciously.
"Cameron, are you having jungle fever again? Apparently Chase could not satisfy you, and now you need to sleep with the rest of the male species in this hospital…Well, if that's still not enough, you could move on to Cuddy and her funbags."
At House's harsh words, Cameron closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry I pried into your life, House. It was not my place to question who you date. I just wanted to know you better."
Cameron was almost out the door when she turned around and looked at House once more. "And I wish you knew me better too. Contrary to what you may believe, I'm not the type to sleep with just any human being. I'm also strong enough not to attach myself to someone in a casual sex arrangement – even if it's with you."
