Love You I Do
Will Cameron's secret desire for Chase drive her into someone else's arms? Chase/Cameron Twoshot
Cameron hated March. Between the constant cold, wind, rain and snow she thought it was the worst month of the year. Sitting at her desk in Princeton Plains-Borough Teaching Hospital she couldn't help but feel sad. It had rained almost every day this week, and on the days it didn't it was windy and cold. She desperately wanted the sun to come out and spring to come. She shifted in her chair and scanned the room. Chase was on his back on the couch playing with his stress ball and Foreman was sitting at the table tinkering with his pen. Their blank expressions told her that they felt the same way.
Cameron turned in her chair, got up and lazily strolled over to the coffee machine. After pouring some coffee into a mug from a convention she'd attended last month she reached for another and posed a question to the others.
"Coffee anyone?" Their heads perked up quickly and they answered at the same time.
"Yes, please."
"Absolutely." She grabbed two more mugs and shut the cabinet. The warm coffee was comforting compared to the chill from the window, but there was definitely a colder feeling coming. The bang on the glass door was distinct only to an agitated man with a cane. With a shuffle and crash House dropped his bag on the floor and hung his wet coat up. Even with a crippled leg he managed to step over the things he had dropped and walk to his desk.
"Lovely weather we're having isn't it?" Cameron nodded at his question sarcastically and rolled her eyes as she brought the mugs to her coworkers. Noticing the ignorant silence, House put on an insincere face. "I'm only really here for a minute, don't mind me."
"Don't worry, we won't." The words came from the couch where Chase was laying. Cameron smiled at him and sat down at the edge, studying his face. There was something irresistible about the Australian doctor that Cameron couldn't quite place. It could be the fact that he was undoubtedly the hottest doctor in the hospital, or that he was one of her best friends.
The thought of them together, though, was unthinkable. Chase practically had women falling at his feet, leaving little space for a friend. Cameron had given up on him ages ago, though her love for him had never really disappeared. He was one of those guys you can never stop loving, even if you try. Once he gets into your heart, you can never quite get him out.
In the midst of thinking about Chase, Cuddy angrily burst through the doors. "House, I need you now."
"Here? In front of the ducklings? Now I don't think that's very appropriate, boss." His insincere face was on again and Chase stifled a laugh. Cuddy glared at him before returning her attention to House.
"House, NOW." Her command worked. He got up with his cane and maneuvered out and down the hall, leaving the three alone. Chase craned his neck to see that House was definitely in Cuddy's office before letting out a sigh of relief and pulling himself off the couch.
"Okay since he's not here I'm going to go." Foreman gave him a confused face. "Lunch with Jen." He explained. Chase had been seeing Jen on and off for a few months. Jen was a tall blonde Neurologist from the second floor who was notorious for her short relationships. So far Chase had been her shortest and longest relationship in less than 2 ½ months. "See you guys later." He smiled, hung up his lab coat and grabbed his jacket.
Once he was gone, Cameron really had no reason to stick around, so she cleaned her mug and went to grab her phone to call her friend for lunch, but Foreman stopped her.
"Hey Cameron, do you maybe want to grab lunch or something?" His voice told her he was nervous. Lunch with Foreman wouldn't be bad, in fact, it might be fun.
"Yeah, sure. Cafeteria or out?" He paused, considering the options.
"How about out, so House can't find and bug us." The proposition seemed good enough.
"Good idea." Cameron smiled and pulled off her lab coat. "Let's go."
XOXOXOXOXO
Upon returning to her apartment that night, Cameron decided that having lunch with Foreman was her favorite part of the day. They had gone to a little café a few blocks from the hospital and had not stopped laughing the whole time. Even walking there in the rain had been fun. On the walk over Cameron had been nervous of what people would say if they started dating, but now she didn't care. Nothing they could say would bring her down. If they were meant to be, then things would work out. If not, then they could manage.
She filed some paperwork in her desk and watched a little TV before moving over to her laptop to answer her emails. Her stomach flipped when she saw there was a message from Foreman in her inbox. After taking a breath, she clicked to open it.
Cameron,
I just wanted to let you know I had a really great time at lunch today, and I hope you did too. If you did, maybe we could do it again tomorrow? Message back, please. :)
Have a good night,
Foreman
She did have a really good time, and Cameron smiled at the thought of doing it again. She knew she didn't have to worry about it being awkward at the hospital tomorrow, because if there were two people who could be professional about something like that, it was Foreman and her. It was nice to know that she didn't have to worry about that.
A few hours later, Cameron was lying in bed, almost asleep. As her subconscious mind wandered, she thought about work. She thought about her date with Foreman and the patient that had come in that afternoon. Finally her mind got to Chase. What would Chase think? Would he care that she was with someone else? She could, of course, answer that for herself. Chase wouldn't care. He had Jen and every other girl he walked past. Her last moment of consciousness brought the most important thought though. I love Chase. I think I've always loved him, and I'm not sure anything will ever change that. With that she slipped into a deep sleep, forgetting all about the realization her subconscious had just made.
XOXOXOXOXOX
"Cameron!" Chase called to her from down the hallway as she was heading towards the elevator. His pace quickened to catch up with her and she stopped to let him catch up. She smiled at him as they fell into step and he began to talk. "So what do you think of this kid?" He was asking what she thought of the case they received the afternoon before.
"I think it's Rickets. I mean think about it. He's clearly got a Vitamin D deficiency, and his bones are weak." Chase thought about it and nodded.
"That's definitely possible, and if it is we can treat it without a lot of trouble." Cameron agreed as they got in the elevator and Chase pushed the button. There was a minute or two of silence before he spoke again. His voice seemed quieter and more serious. "So…"
"So…?" Cameron prompted.
"So I broke up with Jen last night." Of all the things Cameron thought he might say, that didn't even make the list.
"Oh." Her mind raced, trying to find things to say. Should she comfort him? Maybe he didn't want the comfort though. What could you say to that? "Wow. I'm so sorry." He smiled at her sweet attempt to comfort him.
"Thanks. I'll be okay." Something inside Cameron wanted to know why.
"What happened?" She asked sensitively. He shrugged and paused to think.
"I don't know. Jen and I don't really click. We're too different. Sure she's great to hang out with, but I didn't think it would go anywhere." Cameron gave him a sympathetic smile. She knew that feeling. She had ended a relationship she'd had in med school for similar reasons. Finally, the elevator doors opened and they stepped into the linoleum lined, fluorescent lighted reception room.
It was chaos. Nurses were running everywhere, there was a mile long line at the pharmacy, and in the midst of it all sat a very calm House and a panic stricken Foreman. Chase and Cameron rushed to their sides, dying to know what was going on.
"What happened here? It looks like a bomb fell!" Chase questioned House.
"It's called flu season Dr. Chase." Sarcasm was dripping from the statement. When House saw Chase's confused face, he continued. "Come here little boy." He gestured at the seat next to him. "Once upon a time, there was a virus. We'll call it the flu. It was a very bad virus that struck lots of people at a time. During an outbreak many people come to the hospital to get treated. Oh and lots of people die. The end." House rolled his eyes and looked at a disgusted Chase.
"Duh, but what do you need us to do, and why are you sitting out here?" House shrugged.
"What can I say? I've always loved chaos." The ducklings exchanged looks and glanced around the room. There must be a way to help.
"I'll go find Cuddy." Cameron said bluntly and walked away.
XOXOXOXOXOX
After treating flu patients for 4 hours Cuddy relieved the ducklings for lunch. In their office, Cameron was hanging up her jacket waiting for Foreman when Chase came over to her.
"Rough morning, huh?" Cameron nodded. "How about to get away we go have some lunch. I know this nice café a few blocks from here, we can walk." Panic struck Cameron like a lead balloon. She never thought she'd have to turn down Chase for Foreman, but she had already made a commitment, and she never went back on her word. Cameron debated telling Chase why she couldn't go, but she didn't feel like answering too many questions on the subject so she decided not to tell him.
"Err, I can't. I'm meeting my friend Lily from med school for lunch near her hotel while she's in town. Sorry." She gave a sympathetic smile to top off the lie. Chase looked a bit surprised and sad, but seemed to shake it off and nod.
"I understand. My roommate from college was in town last week. But hey, maybe some other time?"
"Yeah, sure." Cameron said, feeling guilty about lying. "See you later." She waved as she grabbed her purse and left. Halfway down the hall she met Foreman, and they began the walk to the same café they had been to the previous day.
After ordering, they sat at the same table in the window and talked about some of the flu patients they'd had that day. One, Stan, was the most obnoxious man Cameron had ever met, and she enjoyed that she could vent to Foreman and not worry about being seen as shallow or judgmental. Overall, she was having a wonderful time, and almost nothing could have changed that.
Fortunately, the one thing that would have changed it went unnoticed. Chase had decided that even though he wasn't with Cameron, he would go visit it anyways. From across the street he noticed Cameron through the window, and assumed she was with Lily. It would be rude not to say hi, since he was going inside anyways. As he turned the brass knob, he could see through the window on the door who she was sitting with, and it was definitely no Lily, that is unless Lily was a black man who looked remarkably like Foreman. In a stunned, yet blind rage Chase left unnoticed and began to walk the streets around the hospital.
A sad realization hit him about five blocks from the café. He was too late. All the signs were there, but he was stupid and self absorbed and didn't notice them until it was too late. She had moved on. Even though she had someone else now though, wouldn't stop him from trying to win her back, after all, true love never ends.