*one week later*
Walking into the cafeteria, Cameron held her tray steadily at navel level, surveying the scene before her. Should she sit with all her ER attendants? No, too weird, she was their boss. With Cuddy and House? What, was she out of her mind? Chase, and the other 2 new male diagnosticians? While the Australian was good looking and charming in passing conversation, she didn't really feel comfortable sitting with him. Just when she was about to eat in the ER, she noticed Thirteen absorbed entirely in a patient file, alone, at the edge of the room. Curiosity taking the best of her, she decided to head over.
Thirteen heard the steps coming toward her, but the cafeteria was loud and she didn't think anything of it until the tell tale sound of the rude scrape of chair against ground signaled someone had joined her. Looking up, the shifting form of Allison Cameron met her gray eyes. "By all means, make yourself at home." Thirteen remarked. In return, Thirteen was rewarded with a large, genuine smile.
"Well I apologize for taking someone's seat, seeing as this table is so crowded." Cameron shot back. And as their 45 minute breaks continued Thirteen was surprised at how easily she found herself conversing with Allison Cameron. Not only was she smart and attractive, but she was funny, quick and witty. Almost a perfect intellectual match to Thirteen's dry humor and almost smart alec remarks. After a while had passed and Cameron had finally gotten herself collected after Thirteen had done a particularly accurate impression of House, they both finally looked around only to find the room almost completely empty.
"Oh my God!" they both chimed, then snickered at their harmonious cries. "Jinx. You owe me a Coke" called Cameron, as she started to almost sprint away.
Thirteen started off in the direction of House's dungeons while she turned over the conversation she just had with Cameron in her head. Pushing her way through the glass doors that made up the diagnosticians' office, she wove her way around the last remaining interns to find her seat next to Kutner. Looking up, she found all of them, including House staring at her. "What?"
"Well not to be blunt, Hot Girl Replacement, but you are A) really really hot. And B) you were smiling a couple of seconds ago. Smiling! I thought you would melt if you showed emotion. At least that's what it says in the book. I think there's something about water and a little dog too though."
"Well, I for one can control my libido," said Amber. "How about we continue with this case if you're all done wiping the drool off your chins over 13?"
Kutner leaned over to Thirteen. "Assuming she HAD a libido..."
