A/N: Hullo, everyone! XD No, this is not a mirage. Or a dream. Or nightmare, either. Lol This is another story from me. Yes, I know I'm crazy for starting a fourth story, with three ongoing ones, but let me defend myself. Lol

First off, this is going to be a very, very short one, like two or three chapters maximum. And secondly, the whole thing should be finished by Valentine's Day. Which means this will not delay the other stories that much. XD

So I hope you don't kill me, and actually enjoy this. :D


It was an unusually slow Sunday morning. In a normal day, both the ER and the clinic would be absolutely crowded with people who had waited until the weekend to see a doctor, but not that day. Maybe, because it was Valentine's Day, and most people would be either preparing for their dates or wallowing in self-pity if they didn't have one.

House, of course, didn't have a case, having sent his ducklings to try and find an interesting one, just for the pleasure of having them work during the whole day. Foreman, as his arrogant usual self, ignored the order and left. Chase and Taub went for the clinic, whereas Thirteen hoped to find something slightly more amusing than runny noses in the ER. What she found, instead, was all the nurses and doctors hanging out around the nurse's station.

Unwilling to go through the usual small talk, the brunette turned to walk away. On her way to the clinic, however, she noticed the lights on a specific office were turned on. Walking towards it, she stopped at the wooden door on which there was a metal plate saying 'Head of the ER'. That office had been unoccupied for almost three months, as nobody seemed to want that position, in spite of Cuddy's pleading. When the dean of medicine was already considering the possibility of hiring someone simply to do that job, its former occupant had returned, asking to take it back.

Cuddy had been more than happy to comply, and so had been all of the other ER doctors and nurses, who admired their former boss's hard work and dedication to her job. Wilson had also been glad to have Cameron back. They had never been especially close, but the oncologist had always had a soft spot for her, maybe due to realizing their many similarities. Even House, as much as he'd never admit it, had been pleased to see his favorite duckling back. One person, however, did not seem happy at all with Cameron's return, and that was exactly her ex-husband.

Thirteen thought that was quite understandable. After all, the main reason for the divorce was that she wanted to go away from the hospital and from House, and he wanted to stay, which she interpreted as meaning he did not feel sorry for anything he did. Her return, at least in his head, had made the whole argument pointless, according to his point of view. Even more so when they talked and she stated that, although she was back to PPTH, that did not mean they'd be back together. She had been back for two weeks already, and the two of them had been avoiding each other at all costs.

The brunette doctor thought that was a shame, because it meant she almost never got to meet the older woman, since the ducklings were almost always together. They had never been really close, but Remy couldn't help but admire her co-worker for everything she had heard and seen of her. The fact that she was undeniably cute also helped. She definitely wouldn't mind being closer to her.

Facing the door to her office, the intern mused that this could be a good opportunity to at least welcome her, something she was very late on doing already. Making up her mind, she knocked softly on the door, entering the room after hearing the expected 'Come in!' answer.

She found Cameron sitting at her desk, staring at an amazingly large stack of paperwork, probably trying to put at least a bit of order into it all. The blonde did not take her eyes away from the charts to look at her, causing Thirteen to think she might be disturbing her. She figured she should just say a quick greeting and leave.

"Uhm, hi, Dr. Cameron…"

Startled at the unexpected voice she heard, the blonde finally snapped her eyes up, surprise filling her face as she saw who her visitor was.

"Thirteen, uh, Dr. Hadley, hi! I'm sorry, I thought it was one of the nurses coming in to bring me even more paperwork. God knows I don't need any more of it… Please, take a seat!"

Truth be told, Allison had always thought rather highly of House's new female duckling. She was reserved, indeed, but that did not bother the older doctor at all. With the boss she had, she'd really better hide all she could about her personal life, since everything he knew might be used against her later. And, for all she new, Thirteen was a great doctor, even caring in her own way, and with really high moral values.

Of course, she also knew, as did the whole hospital, about her reckless nights, but she couldn't blame her for going crazy. Who wouldn't, with a death sentence like the one she had, and no one to share the weight with? And hadn't she stopped all that already and continued doing a great job at the hospital, after all? That, in the blonde's eyes, was actually admirable. Thus, she tried to always be nice to the younger woman, since nobody else seemed to do so.

Remy, on her turn, was a bit taken aback by the ER doctor's affability, but realized she liked it much better than being ignored as she had been a few moments prior. She sat across from Cameron, taking in the messy state her table was in.

"No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt you. Looks like you have tons of charting to do…"

"Yeah, I don't think anyone's done any paperwork since I left, so there's three months of stuff to catch up with, plus the new ones arriving every minute… But don't worry, it's actually nice to have a break. So, what brings you here?"

"Well, it's nothing, really… I just wanted to say 'welcome back', or something… since, you know, you've been back for a while already…"

Suddenly, the self-confident Thirteen was acting shyly. And that fact didn't go unnoticed by either of the women. One of them found it extremely uncomfortable, and couldn't understand where the shyness was coming from. The other one found it extremely cute, and couldn't help but to offer her younger counterpart a small smile.

"Thanks, Thirteen that's very sweet of you."

Both doctors simply stared at each other for a moment. Not knowing what else to say, the brunette started to get up from her chair, but was stopped mid-action by the blonde.

"Thirteen?"

"Yes…"

"Do you have… any plans for tonight?"

Allison didn't have a clue of what led her to ask that question, but it was out of her mind before she could stop herself. As soon as she did, however, she regretted it terribly, especially after seeing the shocked look oh the intern's face.

"Uh, what?"

"Nothing, I'm sorry… Thanks for stopping by." Cameron tried to hide the blush spreading on her cheeks by lowering her head and staring onto the closest file.

The duckling, on her turn, was caught completely off guard by the older woman's question as well, and actually thought she had misheard it at first. But, judging by the blonde's reaction, apparently she hadn't. Gripping herself together and trying to hide her surprise, the brunette decided to test her chance.

"You're welcome. And no, I don't have any plans for tonight. Do you?"

For the second time that night, the head of the ER snapped her head up upon hearing Hadley. She still hadn't compromised too much, so maybe, she could still pretend she asked it just out of curiosity.

"I don't, either…"

"So… would you want to do something? I mean, since we're both single during this commercial holiday meant to make us miserable, I thought we could, I don't know, try to be less miserable? Or at least, not to be miserable on our own?"

Once more, both women couldn't keep from noticing the nervousness in the brunette's speech. Thirteen was already mentally spanking herself from even having such an idea, when the blonde interrupted her thoughts,

"I'd love to. I'd hate to spend the evening sulking at home."

"So, uh… Should I… pick you up? Around eight, or something?"

"Yes, that would be great. Hold on, let me write my new address down for you."

Allison scribbled it down onto a piece of paper, handing it to the woman in front of her. Their fingers brushed slightly, making both women blush s little.

"Thanks… See you later, Cameron."

"Allison", the blonde corrected with a smile. "See you, Thirteen."

"Remy."

The intern got up and left the room, still not quite believing she was going out with Cameron. 'Allison', she mentally corrected herself. Walking back to diagnostics, she didn't even try to hide the smile plastered on her face.