"I love you-... I love you so much it hurts and that's why I have to let you go..." Cameron said, reaching out to touch the blonde man's shoulder.
He moved away, angry at her and upset. "Why do you have to let me go? I didn't do anything wrong!" He protested, trying to be some what of a man and stand up for himself...
Cameron shook her head... "Chase, I've loved you for years, but everytime we get together... We fight, we yell... And then we end up apart-... And after awhile... We end up back together... And yes, it's nice when we're not fighting... It's nice when you're curled up beside me, showing affection... But I can't keep breaking up with you-... It takes an emotional toll on my body-... On my mind, I'm mentally not able to keep doing this..." She whispered
Chase stared at her, his hair lightley falling infront of his eyes. His eyes which were frozen with pain and anger... "But you're the one who keeps breaking up with me! It's YOUR choice! I've never lied to you, I've never cheated... And I sure as hell NEVER broke up with YOU!" He shot at her...
"Oh, so now everything's my fault?" She asked, stepping forward and staring him down with her eyes... Chase quickly shook his head... "No, Cameron, that's not what I'm saying-..." He said quickly...
Cameron took one last look at him and then stepped out of the room, her shoes clacking down the hall. Chase stood there in the diagnostics lounge, unable to figure out how to deal at the moment, he sank into his chair and put his head in his hands...
There was at least 5 minutes of silence until the door slammed open... There was some grumbling and the name "Cuddy" was mentioned a few times before House stopped talking and his eyes wandered over to Chase... "What the hell are you still doing here?" He asked, poking the Blonde with his cane...
"I was-..." Chase started then stopped, unable to find word to complete that lonely sentence. "Thinking..." He murmured, standing up. House grabbed the Aussie's elbow and pulled him towards himself. "Thinking?... Thinking's something we do with our brain-... And you don't have one, so you couldn't possibly have been thinking-... So what WERE you doing?..." House asked...
"Nothing, I'd like to go home now if you don't mind..." Chase mumbled, pulling his arm out of House's firm grip and heading out the door. As soon as he got outside, he was covered in snow, lots of it. "Bloody hell, it's cold..." He muttered, securing his scarf around his neck.
As he walked to his car, Cameron's words ran through his mind more then once and he felt something inside him snap... Break, shatter... He was overwhelmed with a flood of tears as he sat in his parked car, his face buried in the steering wheel as he cried.
There was tapping at his window and he quickly used his sleeves to wipe at his face. He then looked over and saw Cuddy. He opened his window... "What?..." He asked, wondering what she wanted from him.
"Chase-... Can we talk?..." She asked, crossing her arms infront of her chest as the wind picked up, blowing her curls to one side and then the other.
Chase nodded and got out of his car. "Yeah, sure... What's going on?..." He asked.
"I was hoping you'd tell me..." She said, taking in his appearance. He looked sad and dull, like a lightbulb that had finally had it's last day...
"Nothing-... I'm fine..." He muttered, not really in the mood to share his problems with someone who told everything to House.
"House said you left late-... And when he saw you, you had been crying... And you were crying just now..." SHe said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "If something's going on-... You can tell me... You can trust me..." She told him.
He felt tears build up in his eyes again, stinging them and making him blink quickly. "Cameron broke up with me-... For good..." He whispered.
Cuddy's facial expression quickly turned into saddness for the young blonde. "Chase-..." She started. Chase shook his head, he didn't want to talk, he didn't want to rant... He just wanted comfort and she could see that... She hugged him tightley. "I'm sorry..." She whispered, knowing how much his heart burned for Cameron, knowing how much he loved her and how much he did for her to SHOW her he loved her.
"I'm sorry-... I shouldn't be so upset about it-... Things happen, people break up-... But I didn't know it was going to hurt so much..." The Aussie hissed. "You'll heal... It takes time-... But you'll feel better eventually and you will find someone... Who loves you..." She told him, taking his hand.
He smiled softly... "Thank you-... I-... I should be heading home now, it's cold and I'm tired..." He said. Cuddy nodded and walked away, leaving for home in her car.
When Chase got back in his car though and tried to start it, it wouldn't turn on. He hit the steering wheel with his palms and sighed. This was going to be a very, very long night...