Title: Second Chances

Pairing: G. House and A. Cameron

Summary: After the disaster of The Date, House asks Cameron for a second chance and gives her an explanation.

To say that the date hadn't gone well would be one drastic understatement, I was normally a jerk but last night I had deliberately been on my worse possible behaviour.

And I was regretting it, had since I opened my mouth to deliver the first cutting remark of the night to her last night over dinner.

I had more than enough regrets in my life already though, and I didn't want this to be one. There was something about her that just drew me in.

I watched her through the glass walls of my office as she sat in the conference room with Kangaroo Boy and Homie, I couldn't keep my eyes off of her as I replayed the events of last night.

Getting up I made my way out of my office and into the conference room, heading to the coffee machine where a pot of her wonderful brew was. No one made coffee as good as her.

Pouring myself a cup I leaned against the counter as I took the first sip, my eyes roaming over my followers. If I was going to do something to change the outcome of last night, it was going to start with now or never.

"Chase go do your clinic hours, Foreman go to Neurology." I ordered, they all exchanged glances among themselves before the two left.

I was nervous but I wasn't about to let that stop me, I had to get out what I wanted to say. I just hoped that it wasn't too little too late, because if it was I had no idea what I would do.

"Cameron." I said softly, drawing her attention away from the chart she was going through.

When her eyes landed on me it felt as if though I was about to throw up due to my nervous, but I squashed it down as much as I could.

"About last night." I started, she opened her mouth to say something but I quickly carried on talking. "I'm sorry."

It was the most sincere apology I had given since being a young child, it was often that I apologised and even when I did they were never sincere.

"I treated you horribly last night, and there is no good enough excuse." I carried on. "Sitting in some stuffy restaurant in a tie and suit while trying to make small talk just isn't me."

"And talking about my feelings has never come easy to me, and I took my discomfort out on you, and I am truly sorry for that." I said sincerely.

"I don't want to hurt you, but somehow I just always land up doing exactly that. I want to change that though, I would like to change that, I am more than willing to try."

"What are you saying?" She asked softly, almost hesitantly.

"Let's try it again, go out again, I promise that you won't regret it." I pleaded. "Just one more chance please."

I could see she was shocked and with good reason, I never apologised even when in the wrong, I never asked or pleaded instead I demanded.

"Alright." She said softly, a small nod following her reply. "One last chance."

I would make it count; there would be no regretting out next date, I didn't want to hurt this amazing woman anymore. And I would do anything that I could to make her happy starting this very moment.

FIN.