Author: Lunschen
Title: From boredom to love
Rating: M for later chapters
Genre: romance
Disclaimer: House and Cameron are not mine and never will be. Sadly. The mentioned book „101 Dinger, die man getan haben sollte, bevor das Leben vorbei ist" from Richard Horne and Hans Kantereit is not mine either.
A/N: This is my NaNo-story from this year. So please don´t expect anything great because I was stressed as hell while writing this and I know I can do better but nonetheless I hope that somebody out there is still enjoying it. Still, you´re warned.
1. The idea
Cameron sighed loud. Here she was sitting again, in the office and it just didn´t felt like being a doctor. She didn´t even knew when the last time was that she did what a doctor was doing – healing people, apart from the dull clinic duty of course. Although healing running noses didn´t really felt like healing lifes. She felt like going crazy little by little. Not even an interesting case in the last three weeks! It´s like nobody gets sick right now. What the hell was wrong with diseases?
What bothered her, too was the fact that her real life was as boring as her job. Cameron stopped this ridiculous sex thing with Chase weeks ago. Not that she already felt bad for it. It was better this way and at least she didn´t need to pretend to have fun with him because he was a lousy lover – caring more about his hair than her orgasm. In the end she stopped even faking since he never even noticed.
Standing up from her seat she went to the coffee maker: House would be here soon and he needed fresh coffee just like she needed him and the coffee. Pouring a fresh pot, Cameron sat down again and started looking through his mail, the most exciting task of the day which took only 10 minutes since all she was doing for the last days was writing rejections to whatever people wanted from him. Some things would never change.
Minutes later after she sat down with a freshly poured coffee, Foreman and Chase came in, freshly bored from the clinic.
„Hey guys, got a case?"
Foreman shook his head.
„Nothing but migraines and colds. Oh, how I miss dealing with really exciting diseases! This sitting around makes me wanna explode! At least I´ve got some medicals journals left. What are you doing Cam?"
Cameron shrugged her shoulders.
„Nothing special. I already went through House´s mail, watered every plant again, made coffee and I already went through every medical journal one can find in the room. I have no idea what to do now. Clinic is not really an option today. How about you Chase?"
Hearing his name from his ex-lover made Chase feel sick again. He was still hurt by the rejection but tried everything to sound cool when he spoke with her at work.
„I don´t know what´s the problem with you two. You should be grateful for the free time. I mean, we´re getting money without even doing something. That´s awesome and I have no idea why you´re whining. I for once have enough time to watch for a hot date in the chat rooms or in the cafeteria. The nurses are getting hotter each day. I can´t complain for feeling bored."
Cameron couldn´t help but roll her eyes and Foreman shook his head when looking at his co-worker.
„Oh man, you´re such a spoiled little brat Chase, you know this? Doing nothing but getting money to no end. Bet your whole life was just like that!"
Before Chase was able to respond, the door opened and Gregory House entered his office. Without glancing at his workers or saying a single word, he made his way to the coffee maker, eager to get his first coffee in this morning. Taking a deep gulp, he closed his eyes and sighed satisfied.
„Good coffee Cam! At least one of you is working!"
Cameron couldn´t help but blush. This satisfied and hot look he gave her, made her heart beat faster every second. It took her whole will power to not imagine them both of the desk, alone, in the dark, making all these dirties things, adults are doing.
Facing his male „slaves" House smirked. „
And what are the males duckies doing today? Well, let´s see. Foreman pretends to be reading while his mind thinks of thousand possibilities how to steal cars and Chase? He´s even too stupid to pretend doing something. Instead he´s still drooling over Cameron while pretending that he´s over her while searching new toys aka stupid young nurses. Sad thing, Chase. We all know that your still not over hot ducky but seeing you that stupid is just a great thing. I love seeing you making an ass of yourself and you know what? Go and train looking more intelligent and the best way is by pretending to be a doctor. Now pretend to be me and go work in the clinic for me and before you dare saying one single word: I know that you´ve been there today already and you know what? I so don´t care! There you go!"
Knowing that saying something wouldn´t help, Chase stoop up and went to the clinic. Deep inside he was more than pissed that House knew him that well.
Looking at Foreman now, House started to speak again: „Stop this work-pretending thing and go make yourself useful! Go to Wilson and help him with his cancer patients. Cammie can´t do this since she´s even crying over centrifuges and I hate when her make up is ruined."
Knowing that working with Wilson was far better than sitting here and doing nothing, Foreman stood up and went away, leaving only House and Cameron at the table.
Before House could flee inside his office, Cameron spoke:
„What about me?"
„What about you?"
„Yes, House. What about me? What´s my task for the day?"
Pretending to be thinking, House looked at his young duckling.
„You, Dr. Sunshine, have the most difficult and important task here: Stay here and look good. That´s what lobby arts are supposed to do you know?"
Cameron rolled her eyes. „This was a serious question House! I am bored! Give me a real task! Looking good is boring!"
House sighed.
„Damn woman! Why do you have to be so complicated? How about: I have no task for you. Just sit here, drink coffee and enjoy your day! Take your laptop and do some shopping or what you woman are doing all the time. I don´t care. Buy shoes or a puppy or clothes or lingerie – I can help you with this one – or buy a good book so you´ll get something to read for the next days. I so don´t care as long as you leave me alone and I don´t need to hear your whining!"
Saying this, House turned around, closed the door behind him and sat down to start a day full with video games, chips and loud rock music, leaving a desperate Cameron alone in the next room.
Although she didn´t wanted to do what he said, she opened her laptop and realized that it was true. She really should do some shopping since she had no time for too long although it wasn´t really something that Cameron enjoyed. She wasn´t like many other woman who needed new shoes, bags and clothes every week. Her cupboard was full with clothes that would fit always – casual things for every day and formal for work. Combined with her shoes she was happy as it was. Who needed more? It was a secret to her that woman could spend thousands of dollars for clothes and bags. There was one thing though she hadn´t done in a long time, far too long time: Reading a good and interesting book. Clicking to the next bookstore, Cameron made her way through the thousands of books they sold there. One hour later she still had no idea which one to buy and she felt like giving up when a certain book was showed on her laptop. That was it, that was exactly what she was searching for. Grinning widely, she ordered it and already couldn´t wait for it to be in her hand. Maybe her life would be more exciting soon.
...
Cameron wouldn´t have to wait long. Two days later the postman rang and brought her what she was already waiting for: Her new book. Deciding that she had to leave for work, she packed her new book and made her way to the office, trying to make everything that was on her agenda to be able to start reading already. Two hours later the time had come and she was able to take her new book, leave her two colleagues talking about stupid sport games and get as comfy as one could be in the stupid hospital chairs. In the moments she opened her new book she heard the door being opened and her boss came limping in. Not really caring to look up, she recognized too late that he was standing in front of her, her new book now in his hands and his eyes scanning the cover with a smug grin on this face.
„House, that´s my book, give it back to me!"
„Calm down, Cam. Right now it´s mine because you´re reading it while working for me. So get over it and start working in the clinic or somewhere."
„Fine, but first I want my book back."
„You can have it, later on. Now go and do something for your money!"
„But my book!"
„Geez, Cameron! Are you deaf or something? You can have it, later on!"
„When is later on in your universe?"
„Seven p.m. my apartment and bring pizza. Oh and Cameron, it´s not a date by the way."
Cameron couldn´t believe her ears. Did he really invited her over? Deep inside her heart made a little jump although he told her that this was not a date but still. Spending an evening with House just sounded like a good opportunity to get to know him better and she just wouldn´t leave this chance fly by.