This Is Real
Chapter One: Camille and Linus
Summary: What Camille had hoped to just keep as a casual friends with benefits relationship between her and Linus has definitely become real after a shocking revelation.
Disclaimer: I don't own Stitchers.
Camille stared down at the small white stick in her hands. She had been feeling a little off lately, but it wasn't until the time that she usually had her period had come and gone twice without her even really realizing it before she had gone to the drug store to get the test. And while most home tests were pretty accurate, she was definitely going to have to talk to Ayo about getting a checkup at work to confirm. But until then, she wasn't going to mention anything to anyone, especially Linus.
"Camille? Maggie just called, she needs us to come in immediately." Kirsten said through the closed door.
"Do we have a case?" Camille asked.
"No… Maggie said that it was for some annual Sexual Harassment and Sexual Relationships Between Co-Workers seminar. Apparently some brought it to Maggie's and Les Turner's attention that you & Linus and Cameron & I spend too much time together, in "romantic" settings. Which isn't totally true, but we still have to go in." Kirsten explained.
"And how are we getting to work? My car is still in the shop." Camille said as she hid the test in her nightstand drawer and then walked over and opened the door.
"Cameron and Linus are on their way over." Kirsten said with a hint of a smirk playing at her lips.
"Oh Maggie's going to love that." Camille replied as she linked her arm with the blonde's.
"Are you okay Camille? You look a little flushed." Kirsten said slowly. She was making progress on acting like a regular human being who had concerns for a friend, but it was slow progress.
"I've been feeling a little off, but I'll ask Ayo for a checkup once we get to the lab." Camille replied as the two girls heard cars pull up and two doors close.
"Sounds like the boys are here." Kirsten said as she gave Camille a concerned look, or at least was a concerned look for Kirsten before going to open the front door.
"Morning Princess." Cameron said with a bright smile to Kirsten as Linus made a beeline for Camille.
"You look amazing today Camille." Linus said as he offered his arm to her.
"Thank you Linus, you don't look too bad yourself." Camille said with a wink.
"Shall we get going then?" Kirsten asked as she took Cameron's outstretched hand and laced her fingers with his.
"Probably… let me just go grab my bag real quick." Camille said before walking back into her room and shutting the door.
"Why don't you two go on ahead? Camille and I will meet you there. There's no point in all of us being late… especially when the meeting is because of all of us." Linus said making Cameron and Kirsten roll their eyes.
"See ya there." Cameron said with a wave as he led Kirsten to his convertible.
Once Cameron and Kirsten had left, Linus closed the door behind them before sitting down on the couch and waiting for Camille. He had noticed that she hadn't really been acting like herself lately, and he was concerned. When a few minutes had passed, and Camille still hadn't come back out of her room, his concern grew, and he got up to knock on her bedroom door.
"Camille, are you okay in there?" Linus asked.
"Not really." Came the weak reply.
"Can I come in?" Linus questioned.
"Might as well… you would even if I said no." Camille replied as she opened the door. She was even more flushed now then she had been when Kirsten had been at her door.
"What's wrong?" Linus asked as wrapped his arm around Camille's waist and led her to her bed.
"Well there's a pretty good chance that I'm pregnant, Daddy." Camille said as she uncharacteristically allowed Linus to just hold her.
"If you are, you're sure that I would be the father?" Linus asked in surprise.
"I haven't been sleeping with anyone else, so yeah, you would be the father." Camille said before quickly grabbing the bucket from her side table and ridding her stomach of its contents.
"Do you want me to call Cam or Kirsten and let them know that you aren't feeling well enough to go in?" Linus asked.
"Kirsten already knows that I'm not feeling well-" Camille started to say, but upon seeing Linus's fallen facial features, quickly continued, "She doesn't know that I might be pregnant. I was going to ask Ayo to give me a checkup once I got to the lab." She finished.
"Do you want to try and go into the lab today?" Linus asked as he moved them into a more comfortable position.
"I don't know." Camille said sullenly.
"I'm going to text Kirsten and Cameron and tell them that we aren't going to be coming in, and then I'm going to take you to the doctor's office." Linus said. "For now, lie down and try to rest." He added.
"Okay." Camille said with a small nod before she crawled under the covers.
Meeting is cancelled. We had a break in at the lab and the higher ups have come in to investigate. Take the day off. I'll keep you posted with updates as I receive them.
When Linus turns around to inform his girlfriend that they don't have to worry about going in anyway, a small smile forms on his face at the sight of Camille already asleep. Leaning down, Linus places a small kiss on Camille's forehead before he leaves the room and goes to wait in the living room for Cameron and Kirsten to get back.