A/N: Hope you all enjoy the next chapter! I'm hoping to finish up the story before the next episode. And thank you all for the favorites, follows, and reviews!


*Camille's POV*

What was that noise?... Barking? Oh, 'Cujo' must be out again. Great. That neighbor really needs to stop leaving their dog outside all day long. I glanced at the clock, 8:23am. Well, as good of a time as any to start the day.

I reached for my phone on the nightstand... hmm, 5 new text messages. All from Linus.

1:53am What kind of recon on Cameron?

1:55am Well I can tell you that he was jealous of Liam. Earlier he was going on about how could he disappear for 2 years and act like nothing had changed.

1:56am And how exactly are we going to get them together?

2:09am Well, interesting development. Cameron seemed quite interested when I said that Kirsten and Liam had broken up. Something about how she could do better, have someone that was actually there for her. What exactly happened between them anyway?

2:11am Camille?

Oh Linus, ye of little faith. All it takes is a little bit of meddling.

Now... what would be the best way to get them together? Cameron was pretty chicken, but I noticed the way he gazed at her when he thought no one was looking. At the lab, at their house, at his apartment... No, he's not going to make the first move without a push in the right direction.

So that leaves Kirsten. She has been quite the handful over the last year. I didn't even know she had a boyfriend for the last 3 years. You figured that might come up in conversation at one point. But then again, it's Kirsten. Although last night was a surprise, asking her for advice about Liam. Still, Kirsten would take more than a little nudge to admit any feelings for Cameron.

So going after the weak link might be the best option... Cameron it is.

Alright Linus. Did Cameron mention anything else last night?

Oooh, is that coffee I smell? Kirsten must be awake. Time to do more digging.

"Good morning my dear Kirsten" I said, rounding the corner into the kitchen.

"Good morning," she replied.

"How are you this lovely morning?" I said, grabbing a mug from the cabinet, pouring a very large cup of coffee. Ah caffeine.

"Just fine," she responded, with a confused look on her face.

Well back to the usual Kirsten it seems. "So.."

"I'm going to take a shower." And just like that, she had disappeared towards her bedroom. So much for more digging...


*Cameron's POV*

Ugh... my head was pounding. What happened last night? There was lots of beer, and playing video games, and oh yeah, swearing off women. Something about Linus wanting a girlfriend that wouldn't get flustered at the first guy with a six pack. I stumbled into the kitchen, choosing to skip my usual cup of tea for a glass of water and some aspirin. Then I noticed Linus, asleep on the couch. I guess he must have crashed here. Linus... what did he say last night? Something about Kirsten... oh! Kirsten and Liam had broken up. At least according to Camille. Well that was an interesting twist. I wonder what happened, who broke up with whom. Just as well, Kirsten deserves someone who will be there for her. How could she trust him, rely on him, when he's gone for the majority of their relationship. And besides, he seemed too perfect, with his perfect abs.

The way that Linus was prying... so much for giving up women. If he didn't know any better, he would think that Linus was up to something.

Well at least they had the day off. I need to clean up the gigantic mess from our bro night, and recover from the hangover.


*Kirsten's POV*

I sat at my desk, staring at the unusual key that I discovered behind my mother's picture. What is it that Ed Clarke wanted me to remember...

I thought back to last night. To what Camille said about Cameron. That he liked me. I'm assuming she meant in a romantic nature, since we were all friends and friends inherently like each other. Even though we were all friends, he doesn't have nicknames for Camille or Linus. At least, not that I was aware of. Did that mean that he likes me? What did I think of the nicknames? I guess it's endearing. I certainly didn't mind them.

What other cues would Camille have picked up on, suggesting that Cameron liked me? He does seem overprotective of me. But his job was to protect me in the stitches, to make sure I was okay. So I never gave it any additional consideration.

Now that I thought about it, Cameron does try to spend additional time with me. The work lunches that were just the two of us, and insisting that he pays. And he makes sure that I get home okay after work, even though medical always clears me after stitching, so he already knows I'm alright. That could be interpreted as the socially acceptable convention of dating- the man paying for meals, walking me home. He did seem intrigued when I was alright with coworkers dating, after discovering Camille and Linus were sleeping together. One could presume that Cameron was interested in a romantic relationship with me, based on those observations. According to Camille, everyone else had already come to that conclusion. Although 'everyone else' was probably just defined as Linus.

What did I think about Cameron? We were certainly close, closer than any other friendship I had in the past. Other than maybe Camille. I was starting to trust him. I had confronted him first about the leak in the stitchers program algorithm. Or maybe that's because I wanted to clear him first, wanted to believe that he didn't leak it. I trusted him with the memory I had of me wearing the electrode harness in water as a child. I didn't even tell Camille about that. And Cameron was certainly attractive...

I heard three knocks at my bedroom door, Camille waving as she entered. "Hey, did you hear your phone? As much as I would love to interrogate you about your thoughts on Cameron, we're needed at the lab. Maggie texted that we should all get there asap."

"Alright," I replied, walking through the living room to grab my purse and phone as I headed for the door. "And I've decided that I'm going to ask Cameron out on a date."

"Wait, what?! I have so many questions." She had a very excited look on her face, as she slammed the front door shut, preventing us from leaving.

"I thought you said Maggie needed us asap, let's go." I reached behind her to open the door, and walked towards the car.