This is my first fic. Actually this is my first story written in English and English is not my mother tongue; so please bare with me. Anyone who would like to help me out by proof-reading, please, please, please don't hesitate to contact me. :)

and rating may change as the story progresses.

Disclaimer: I do not own House M.D. or any of these characters. I am just not that lucky.


1. Allison Cameron Beta 2.0

It was about ten o'clock. The ER was flooded by a swarm of last minute patients. Five cars chose the perfect time to crash into each other; most doctors in the hospital were ready to leave before they were all paged emergency and were needed in the ER. A minute ago the nurses in the nurse station were all chatting and talking about where to go after their shifts ended but unfortunately the ambulances got there before they even got down the third restaurant after the first two being rejected. With an audible sigh, the head of nurse picked up a pile of files and distributed them to the surrounding nurses. Organisation is crucial at the moment; the ER is going to need every single pair of available hands.

Allison Cameron stared at her own department for a moment before allowing herself to blend in the busy crowd. Walked towards the entrance, ready for whoever was going to enter, Cameron soothed the hem of her scrubs, a futile attempt to calm herself down after seeing that certain brunette. "The ER needs me more than anything now, for the love of God, concentrate." She mentally cursed herself. It was weeks ago since she slept with Chase for the very last time; they did it in an exam room when the hospital was locked down. She remembered telling him that she was going to leave.

Allison was having a hard time reasoning with herself when she decided to accept Cuddy's offer as head of ER, again. "So much for leaving." Sometimes she thought. Is not that she would not be able to find a job elsewhere; with her qualification and her experience, any hospital across the continent will be more than happy to hire her. But there is no other place that Allison would rather be; Princeton is good and by good she meant she grew accustomed to this place. It was just not that easy to leave.

So three weeks later, Dr. Cameron is back. It was as if Allison only took some sick day-offs, the ER was exactly as she left it and nurses were not surprised by her return. Nonetheless, she carefully assigned her own shifts to avoid possible encounter with House and his ducklings, more specifically her ex-husband. Allison had no idea what Chase would think of her when he found out she came back again; he might think there is something for them to work out and they can be happily together again.

"Again." Allison whispered. Still waiting at the door, Allison realised she is the living proof of "history repeats itself"; the more she thought about it, the more she hated herself for that. Finally an ambulance arrived and the paramedics jumped off with a severely injured patient and Allison was glad for the distraction.

"35 years old male… was unconscious when we got there…." Allison was no longer listening, Dr. Cameron stepped in. "Get me an OR now!"

Hours later Allison was exhausted. She sat in her office in silence, not even bothered to turn on the lights, hoping the darkness can somehow soothe her tired body and soul. She sighed heavily before rubbing her temple. Just as she thought her headache was subsiding, a light knock on her door brought a frown to her worn-out face. She kept quiet; hoping whoever was at the other side of the door will get the hint and leave.

"Dr. Cameron?" A female voice said. Immediately Allison recognised the voice and frowned even more.

Worst possible timing… Allison thought. What is she doing here anyway?

"Come in." Allison said coldly. The door opened immediately at her words. A brunette walked in and shut the door behind her in one swift motion. "Hey."

"Dr. Hadley, what can I do for you?" Allison stared at the brunette and asked, her tone came out harsher and colder than she intended to.

"Long day, huh?" Remy Hadley said, ignoring the blonde's question. She leaned against the door and scanned the room, only to find Allison Cameron sat at her desk in darkness.

"Yes." Allison replied. "And I am very tired, so just tell me why you are here." The long hours has got to her.

"No need to get grumpy. I was just…" Remy was a little disappointed by the blonde's reaction. "Never mind." She said coldly and left Allison's office.

Allison was a bit surprised to say at least. Did the couldn't-care-less Remy Hadley just stop by and check on her? She felt sudden warmth embraced her and a small smile slowly crept up her face.

Allison exited her office and headed to the locker room with only one intention in her head.

"Thirteen!" Allison said, spotting the person she was looking for standing in front of her locker. Remy just finished getting changed and was about to slam her locker shut when she heard the Allison. Remy was a little bit angry, not at Allison but at herself. Who on earth would think that it's a good idea to chit-chat after a five-car-pile-up?

"Dr. Cameron. I am very tired. So just tell me…" The brunette said, mirroring the response she just got from the blonde but before she could finish, Allison stepped closer and apologised.

"I am sorry." She said. "I didn't mean to snap at you, it just... It's been a long night." Allison shook her head slightly and looked Remy into the eyes, making it impossible for the brunette not to smoothen her facial expression.

"I am sorry too. I shouldn't have just walked in and expect you to talk about weather with me, especially after the craziness in the ER tonight." There is something about Allison Cameron that makes Remy want to talk, want to share things with her. Normally she would have just walked away with a smartass comment or leave with a simple "it's ok". But with Cameron she felt compelled to confess.

"I am glad you stopped by." The blonde said, a faint smile appeared on her face.

To Remy, this seems to come out of nowhere; she didn't actually talk to Cameron early on so why is she glad? It couldn't be the mere present of her that brightened the day or else Cameron wouldn't have snapped at her; this thought alone made Remy a very confused Remy.

"I mean, it's very nice of you. I have immersed myself in work lately and didn't have much of a social life. Oh God, did I just say it out loud?" Allison said immediately earned a chuckle from the other doctor.

"You sounded like this is you first week of residency." Remy couldn't but amused by the older doctor. "You should change."

"Change into what? Allison Cameron beta 2.0 with improve medical skills and no whining function?" Allison said, managed to keep her face serious.

"Allison Cameron beta 2.0?!" Remy arched an eyebrow before bursting into laughter. "I didn't think you have that in you. Anyway, I was talking about your scrubs."

Allison looked down at her scrubs and that's when she realised what a mess she was. There were bloodstains all over her pink scrubs and some of them were even on the top she wore underneath. "Yes, I really should change."

Without saying another word Allison walked towards her locker which is located a few columns right to the brunette's, opened it and started to search for some clean clothes. "Not today! I can't believe this. I run out of clean shirts." The blonde groaned in frustration.

"I have got a spare one in my locker." Remy said, didn't know why she hadn't already left. "You can borrow it."

"That would be great. Thank you Dr. Hadley." Allison smiled sincerely before tugged off her dirty clothing, leaving her in bra and trousers only.

Remy was in the process of opening her locker and finding Cameron a shirt when the older doctor took off her scrubs; she couldn't help but distracted by the sight she saw out of the corner of her eyes. She has always found the older doctor attractive; who wouldn't? She has the perfect body, lean and strong; her curve doesn't go unnoticed even when she is covered head to toes in scrubs. She also has these amazingly beautiful blue eyes and she golden locks look gorgeous even after the long hours she pulled.

"Here you go." Remy handed her a black shirt she had in her locker, shifting her gaze when they momentarily locked eyes. Coughed uncomfortably, Remy was a bit embarrassed after realising she has just checked Allison Cameron out.

"Thanks." Allison's cheek flushed a slight shade of pink when she met eyes with Remy for reason she did not know. Maybe it was because of her half- nudity; she took the black shirt from Remy's hand and pulled it over her head.

"Now you look like you are trying to be me." Remy smiled at the sight; her black shirt hugged Allison loosely and her blonde locks contrasted with the shirt in a very nice way.

"Do I look all mysterious to you now?" Allison responded with a smirk. "Plus, I don't have my suspenders with me."

"Are you mocking me and my beloved suspenders?" Remy raised an eyebrow but couldn't hold her serious expression for longer before she broke into a grin. Allison Cameron had that effect on her; she couldn't remember when was the last she had small talk with her co-worker, that is if she had small talk with anyone at all. "I don't even wear them often anymore."

"You should. They look good on you." Allison bent down a little bit to grab her shoes and then got back up to fix her messy blonde hair. "Not that many people look good in suspenders."

Remy did not know how to respond to the last statement the blonde made. She was flirting, right? But it couldn't be because she is straight, right? And she must have heard about her bisexuality, right?

"Parking lot?" Allison finished gathering her stuff and asked Remy.

"Huh?" Too wrapped up in her own thoughts, Remy didn't hear the blonde. She blushed a little before regaining her flawless self-control.

"I asked if you are heading to the parking lot." Allison said, totally unaware of all the thoughts that were going through the brunette's head at that moment.

"Yes, of course."

On the way to the parking lot Remy and Allison walked in comfortable silence. The taller doctor giggled a little when she looked at an extremely caution Cameron; she looked around carefully before turning every corner, she kept her head down and walked rather fast compare to normal people walking speed. Obviously she was still trying to avoid whoever she wanted to avoid for a longer period of time.

"You really have to do that?" Remy finally asked after the exited the main entrance of the hospital.

"I, I am not ready to deal with them yet." Allison released a breathe she didn't know she was holding.

"It's almost eleven. House's long gone and Chase left about two hours ago." Remy mentioned the two men's name separately, secretly hoping there would be a change in expression when the blonde heard the two names and then she could try to figure out which of them she was actually avoiding.

"You could have told me that before I walked through those corridors looking like an idiot." Allison chastised.

"You should have seen your face. It's priceless." Remy started to search for her car keys. "But honestly who do you rather not see?"

"Chase." Allison bit her bottom lip unconsciously. "I told him I was going to leave. And I am also not in mood to deal with House's sarcastic comments yet." Remy could see the sadness leaking from her ingenuous blue eyes at the mention of her ex-husband's name.

Remy stopped in her track and turned around. "Do you want to grab something to eat?" Realisation hit her immediately after the words left her mouth, she just asked Allison Cameron to hang out with her. She should leave the older doctor alone. But it's too late; Allison already said yes with a nod.

"You can drive." This was the last thing Allison said before she followed Remy to her car.


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