Plan around the campfire

"Hey guys, does anyone know why were here", Cameron asked in a curious voice.

She had just received a call on her pager from Cuddy, telling her to meet her in her office. House, chase, Foreman and Wilson had also received the same message.

"No, just got a beep on my pager", Chase answered.

Then bursting through the doors with a stupidly huge grin on her face was Cuddy.

"Hi" she said in an upbeat tone. "I bet your wandering what you're doing here". Everyone nodded in agreement. "Well I'm hear to announce something very exciting, we have a chance to win 2 months off clinic duty each!".

"Wow, how do we do that?" Foreman said excitedly.

"Well some of the other doctors are having a bet that I couldn't get a group of six people, including myself, to go camping for three days!" she yelled with anxiousness. "And I've chosen you lot!"

There was a moment of silence.

"Camping, you can't be serious", House said in a very flat tone.

"I'm being deadly serious, and on top of getting out of clinic duty we can also win some big buck, there is loads of staff putting bets on. At the moment bets are 4/10 that House won't even go". Cuddy said with a little giggle. "Dr Henry from the ER has already put $400 on that bet" she added.

Everyone looked at each other and giggled, knowing very well House wouldn't go.

"So you all up for it "Cuddy questioned.

"I'm in", replied Chase and Foreman in unison.

Next to accept the challenge was Wilson, followed by Cameron.

"House are you going" Cuddy asked.

There was silence. He sat staring at the floor.

"House…" everyone was waiting for his decision. He looked up.

"Don't like Dr. Henry… so I'll go, but only so he will loose out on mega loads of cash".

Everyone cheered. "So when do we go?" called Wilson.

"Well go home and pack your bags because were leaving at 8 pm tonight!"

They all scrambled out the door in a mad rush to get everything packed. Well House limped out the door, thinking to himself, 'what have I got myself into?'.

At 8:00 everyone had gathered outside the hospital on time apart from House who was 15 minutes late, but it was expected. They had used two cars, Cameron, Wilson and House in one and Cuddy, Chase and Foreman in the other.

Not long after arriving at the campsite, this was a wooded area, surrounded by a gorgeous cool blue lake. The six of them had already put up their rather small two man tents.

"Alright, we need to sort out tent partners" Cuddy announced.

"I'm with Wilson bagsy, turn around and touch the ground". House said in a very childish tone.

"Well it would be safer if a man went with one of the two women, so we need to sort it out that way". Wilson suggested.

The women nodded in agreement, it was very dark and having a man around would make them feel protected.

"Well I'll go with Wilson, I mean… if you don't mind just because I know you well…." Cuddy said smiling over to the very happy Wilson. Foreman took a step forward.

"Well I'll go with Cameron…" but before he could finish House butted in.

"Oh hell no! I am not staying with the long haired wombat!" House said pointing his cane at Chase. He continued,

"And I'm sleeping with you either!" he pointed his cane at Foreman. "I'll have no money or car keys… I will wake up a mugged man". They all rolled their eyes knowing House would make a remark like that.

"So that leaves me with you" his cane finally pointing towards Cameron. She gulped in shock, 'why would House choose her?' she thought to herself. She figured it was to test how many snide comments about her niceness she could take before she snapped.

"Looking worried there Cameron" House announced to everyone. "Don't worry, anything comes near you I'll protect you, they make canes rock hard for a reason! Sure what ever it is could probably out run me…" his voice trailed off and the tension which was in the air disappeared as Cameron let out a girly giggle.

"I guess that leaves me with you" Chase said grinning over to Foreman. He sighed and walked over to one of the tents, "I'm in this one" he said stepping into one of the tents. Cuddy and Wilson ran over to one and jumped init.

"Well I guess we get this cute little one by the lake" Cameron said smiling. House rolled his eyes at the fact she was always so optimistic. They climbed in a got ready for bed.

Time was passing by and House had already taken a handful of vicodin. Sleeping in a sleeping bag on a very hard floor was not helping his leg. Cameron as well as everyone else had fallen asleep a couple of hours ago, but House's leg was to painful to sleep. Just then as he laid there his eyes began closing.

"Oh my god!!" came a scream. House bolted upright.

"Cameron, what's wrong?!" his voice filled with alarm.

"There is the biggest bug I have ever seen, get it please, please, I hate bugs!" she cried.

"You're pathetic, besides I thought you loved everything?"

She screamed again and dived over to House wrapping her arms around him and burying deep into his chest as the bug edged it's way closer. There was a moment of silence and no one had moved. Cameron was soon calm, something about being with House made her feel protected.

"Cameron, the bug just crawled out the tent, you think you could let me get back to bed now". He said with a smile as she was still desperately clinging to him.

"Oh, I'm really sorry, I just don't like bugs and it crawled on my hand and…"

"Ok, ok I get it", he laughed at how child like she was.

"I'm really sorry for waking you", she added with a smile. He nodded, accepting her apology as he snuggled into his sleeping bag. She smiled and slowly returned to her a bag. She laid there thinking 'what on earth did I just do? Did I just snuggle to House what was I thinking?' Then she thought that maybe this trip wouldn't be as bad as she thought.