Chapter 2

Cameron walked into her new house, which she just bought a couple weeks ago. She dropped her bag onto the chair in the living room. She took her coat off and draped it over the back of the chair. She was stressed and she needed to relax. She walked into the bathroom and turned the taps for the bathtub. She felt the water to make sure it was a perfect temperature. She lit a few candles, to make a relaxing environment. She turned off the taps. She removed her clothing and got into the tub. She sighed as the warm water touched her skin. She leaned her head against the tub her muscles began to relax, although her mind didn't. She couldn't get Thirteen out of her head. She thought about earlier that day in the locker room and how Thirteen's blueish-green eyes sparkled when she smiled. Although Cameron did notice that Thirteen kept a wall up. When she had looked into Thirteen's eyes earlier she couldn't sense her emotions. Cameron sighed in a relaxed tone. She was confused, she had never thought about Thirteen like this before, or this much in general. Cameron didn't know Thirteen but a part of her wanted to get to know her. Cameron stood up and grabbed a towel. She covered her body with it. She took out the plug from the tub and it slowly emptied. She walked over to the sink. She grabbed her brush and brushed through her hair.

Cameron sighed as she made her way back to her bedroom. She took out a pair of gray sweatpants and a gray t-shirt. She took of her towel and slipped on her pants and then slipped on her shirt. She turned off the light and climbed into her bed. She laid on her back and stared at the ceiling, thoughts of Thirteen still in her head. She closed her eyes, and eventually drifted off to sleep.


Thirteen walked into the hospital. She wiped her boots on the mat. She brushed some snow off her coat and walked to the locker room. She took of her coat and put it in her locker.

She walked down the halls. She glimpsed at her watch and realized she was late. She had clinic duty today and she knew Cuddy wasn't going to be happy with her. Thirteen walked into the clinic and was stopped by Cuddy.

"Your late"

"I know, I'm sorry" Thirteen said, in a sarcastic voice.

Cuddy glared at Thirteen angrily.

Thirteen walked away and began to do her job.

Cameron stuck the needle in her ER patients arm and begun sewing up his wound.

"Ouch" The young guy said.

"Sorry"

Cameron cut the thread.

Kutner walked into a small room and spotted Thirteen washing scalpels.

"That must suck, why are you doing that job?" Kutner asked.

"Cuddy asked me to do this, so I said yes"

He grabbed some scalpels and began helping Thirteen wash them.

The scalpel Thirteen was cleaning was finally clean, but slippery. Thirteen felt the object cut her hand.

"Damn it!" she said.

Kutner looked over and saw the blood cover Thirteen's hand. Thirteen stuck her hand under the tap and rinsed the blood off her hand. She looked at the wound, it was deep.

"Are you okay?" Kutner asked.

"I'm fine"

"I think you need stitches"

Thirteen grabbed a cloth and wrapped it around her hand.

On her way to emergency she looked at her watch. Her shift was over in 15 minutes. She was happy about that. She walked into emergency and a nurse approached her. Thirteen felt the blood seep through the cloth.

"Dr. Hadley, are you okay?" The nurse asked.

Cameron heard the nurse say Thirteen's name and looked up from a file she was reading. She closed the file, got up and made her way over to Thirteen.

"I'm fine, I just need some stitches"

Thirteen smiled as Cameron stood in front of her.

"What happened?"

"I cut myself"

Cameron nodded.

"Come with me"

Thirteen followed Cameron to a hospital bed. Thirteen took a seat on the edge of it. Cameron grabbed the supplies she needed. She gently removed the cloth. She disinfected the wound and Thirteen wasn't expecting it. She winced a bit due to the stinging.

"That's deep" Cameron said.

"And it hurts too" Thirteen said, in a joking tone, even though she was serious.

Cameron inserted the needle through the skin and started to sew it up.

"I was wondering...." Cameron started to say.

Thirteen looked at her and waited for her to go on.

"If you could give me a ride home, my car is getting repaired"

"Sure"

Cameron cut the thread. She gently ran her fingers over the sewed up wound.

Thirteen pulled her hand away from Cameron, because it hurt.

Cameron sighed and grabbed Thirteen's hand again. She wrapped a bandage around it, to cover the cut.

"Thanks" Thirteen said.

Cameron looked down at the brunette doctor.

"When does your shift end?" Thirteen asked.

"You were my last patient"

"Are you ready for that ride?" Thirteen asked.

Cameron nodded.

Thirteen got up and shot a smile at Cameron. They walked out of emergency and walked through the halls of the hospital.

"Thirteen!" Kutner's voice echoed down the hall. He caught up to them. Kutner nodded a hello at Cameron.

"How's your hand?"

"It's fine"

The three of them entered the locker room.

Thirteen opened her locker and put on her coat and put on her hat and gloves as well. Cameron did the same and walked over to Thirteen's locker when she was finished.

Kutner walked over to them.

"So will I see you tomorrow night, at the party? It starts at nine"

tomorrow's Saturday already, Thirteen thought to herself.

Thirteen didn't have an anything better to do so she said "I guess"

"Well see you then" Kutner said as he walked away and left the locker room.

Thirteen turned to Cameron

"Ready to go?"

Cameron nodded.

Thirteen shut her locker loudly, making Cameron jump. Thirteen lightly laughed.

They exited the locker room and headed to the elevator.

The elevator opened and they entered it. They stood in complete silence as it moved. Cameron looked at Thirteen and studied her eyes, trying to find a hint of any emotion. Cameron's eyes moved from Thirteen's face and down her body. When Cameron's eyes made her way back up to Thirteen's face, her eyes locked with Thirteen's. Thirteen had been watching her. Cameron quickly looked at the floor, and blushed from embarrassment. Thirteen continued to look at Cameron. The elevator came to a stop, and Thirteen took her gaze away from Cameron and walked out.

Cameron followed Thirteen to her car. They both got in and before Thirteen started the car she turned to Cameron and looked at her. Their eyes locked and Cameron felt a warm feeling inside.

"You hungry?" Thirteen asked bluntly.

"Yeah"

"Want to get some food, Because I could use some"

Cameron laughed, "Sure"

Thirteen looked away from Cameron and started the car. She backed out of the parking lot. She drove down the busy streets for a while. She finally spotted a nice, small restaurant. She drove into the parking lot and parked the car.

They walked into the restaurant and sat at a small booth. They sat facing each other. The restaurant had a cozy vibe to it. The booths were black and the walls were painted a warm, dark red. Their booth was located in front of a window, Thirteen looked out of it and watched the snow fall.

"What can I get you" The waitress said, breaking Thirteen out of her trance.

"I'll have a coke and a toasted, turkey sandwich," Cameron said.

"I'll have the same" Thirteen added.

The waitress nodded and walked away.

"So, how's your hand doing?"

"Hurts a little, but it will be fine"

"How did you cut it anyway?"

"I was washing scalpels, turns out their slippery" Thirteen said with a smile.

"You should be more careful"

"I know. But at least I got to see you"

Cameron blushed a bit.

The waitress arrived at their table with their food. The waitress smiled at Thirteen as she sat their food down on the table. The waitress continued to look at Thirteen.

"Thanks" Thirteen said.

"No problem, let me know if you need anything" The waitress said in a seductive tone.

Cameron felt a feeling inside that she hadn't felt in a long while, Jealousy.

Thirteen nodded at the waitress. The waitress walked away. Thirteen didn't even watch the waitress walk away, like she normally would. She watched Cameron instead.

"How have you been?" Thirteen asked her, as she thought back to Cameron's break-up with Chase yesterday.

"Fine"

"Are you sure?"

Thirteen took a bite of her sandwich as she waited for Cameron to answer her question.

"I'm sure. What you said yesterday helped me"

"Good"

They ate in silence for a while, and soon finished their food.

"What are you doing tomorrow night?" Thirteen asked, breaking the silence.

Cameron didn't answer she just looked at Thirteen.

"Want to go to a party? Kutner's having a party. It'd be nice to have a friend there, besides Kutner"

Cameron smiled, "Sure"

The waitress came back and put the bill on the table. She also handed Thirteen a piece of paper with her number on it.

"Call me sometime" The waitress said.

Cameron became jealous again.

Thirteen nodded at the waitress, but didn't say anything. Cameron began to pull out her wallet but Thirteen stopped her.

"It's on me"

"Thanks" Cameron said in a whisper

Thirteen got up and Cameron followed. They walked to the car and got in.

Thirteen drove down the busy streets again.

"Where do you live?"

"Hudson Drive. Take a left up here" Cameron said as she pointed to a street.

Thirteen nodded and did so.

"What times the party?" Cameron asked

"Nine"

"Okay...."

"I got a shorter shift tomorrow, I get off around 2. What about you?" Thirteen said.

"I get off at 4"

"Okay"

Thirteen turned down another street.

"Can I get your number?" Thirteen asked her new friend.

"Sure"

Cameron managed to find a pen in her purse, but was lacking a surface to write it on.

Thirteen pulled onto Cameron's street.

"That one" Cameron said, pointing to a nice, medium sized house.

Thirteen pulled into the driveway and stopped the car. Thirteen looked over at Cameron who was still searching for something to write on.

Thirteen held out her left hand.

Cameron smiled and wrote her cell phone number on the back of Thirteen's hand.

"Thanks" Thirteen said.

Thirteen's eyes searched Cameron's face, reading her emotions. Thirteen noticed that Cameron seemed happy and a bit nervous.

Cameron took a deep breath, "Thanks for the ride"

Cameron opened the door and got out of the car. Thirteen watched Cameron as she walked up to her porch. She took a glance at Thirteen and then walked into her house.

Thirteen started up the car and reversed out of the driveway. She smiled as she drove away.