I'm sorry I took so long. This is the sequal to The Fear Before the Flame. I hope you enjoy reading and I'll try to update as soon as possible. My life is hective at the moment so please be patient with my updates.
Chapter 1 Before Your Love
Chase and Cameron were sitting at the white clothed table in the hotel reception hall. Foreman and Alicia had just gotten married. The ceremony was beautiful and now they were watching Foreman and Alicia being hugged by family members and taking a bunch of pictures. Chase smirked as Foreman was being hugged by his great aunt Millie. Seeing his smirk, Cameron put down her wine.
"What?" she asked.
"Look at Foreman," Chase answered humorously. Cameron turned her gaze to him and laughed as Millie gave him a huge kiss on the cheek. At that exact moment, Chase saw a flash go off in the corner of his eye. He turned to see House catching the moment with his camera from where he was sitting with Wilson.
Blackmail material, he thought in amusement. He couldn't wait to see how House will taunt Foreman on his first day back to work after his honeymoon. As he thought of this he suddenly felt Cameron's hand on his thigh. He looked at her questioningly as she leaned towards him.
"Want to go upstairs and check out our room?" she asked with that mischievous gleam in her eyes. He knew it was too early to go upstairs, but he couldn't resist, especially when she was dressed in her bridesmaid dress. It was a dark purple, strapless, knee length dress and he thought she looked beautiful in it with her dark hair pinned up. Chase smiled in amusement as he kissed her cheek.
"Do you even have to ask?" he laughed as he took her hand, and lead her out of the reception hall.
Cameron laughed as they ran down the hallway towards the elevator doors. "Hurry!" she laughed as she tightened her grip on Chase's hand. Her purple heels clicked loudly on the floor as they reached the elevator too late. The doors had closed and as they waited for the next one, Chase backed her up against the wall and passionately started to kiss her. She kissed him just as quickly as she felt his hands running down her back before settling on her hips. Chase lost all sense that they were out in public. It was just him and his girlfriend and he moaned in longing as he brought her body closer to his. The elevator rang, causing both of them to jump. They looked at each other and Chase couldn't help but smile at the fiery gleam in her eyes as she pulled him inside. They were kissing again and he felt her undoing his purple tie when someone suddenly cleared their throat, causing the couple to stop. Chase suppressed a laugh as he noticed Cameron blushing. They weren't alone in the elevator. There was an old woman with her grandson and several snobby business men who all looked insulted.
"Sorry," Chase said.
"Yeah sorry," Cameron mumbled in embarrassment as he pulled her in front of him, wrapping his arms around her waist. It got quiet as everyone waited for their floors. It was an awkward silence and Chase honestly didn't think he could take this anymore. He can practically feel the heat radiating from her body.
Damn! Why did I have to reserve a room on the 30th floor! he thought in frustration, but jumped when he felt Cameron squeeze his upper thigh. Everyone gave him weird looks, making him turn red with embarrassment. He could practically see the mischievous smirk on her face. Wanting to get her back, he moved his hand behind her, grabbing her butt. She jumped in surprise and he almost burst out laughing when she got her share of disgusted looks. Thankfully, before she can even think about getting payback, the doors opened on their floor and they rushed out.
Cameron couldn't even remember how she got to their room. The trip from the elevator was a blur of kissing and pulling at each other's clothes. With his tie and jacket off and his shirt unbuttoned, Chase tried to unlock the door, but he kept dropping the key as Cameron kissed his neck in all the right places. Her hair was a mess and he had somehow unzipped her dress without even realizing it. She was holding it in place with one hand as her other hand caressed his cheek as she kissed him. "Robert hurry up," she said, her voice full of lust as he finally opened the door and pulled her inside.
Foreman looked lovingly at his new bride as they watched the guest on the dance floor. In a few moments they would have their first dance as husband and wife. He couldn't believe it had been three years since he first met her and now they were married. She smiled lovingly at him as she softly kissed him.
"Ready for our first dance Eric?" Alicia asked, her big brown eyes sparkling.
"Yup, I'll go see if the band is ready," he said, giving her a passionate kiss before leaving the table. He went up to the band who was surprisingly packing up their stuff.
"What are you doing? You're supposed to be on stage in ten minutes for the husband and wife dance."
"I'm sorry Dr. Foreman, but I've taken a lot of crap over the years for becoming a wedding singer and I've never been humiliated like this. Here's your money back. We're leaving!" She handed over the check and he watched confused as the red headed 25 year old wedding singer and her band gathered their equipment and left the building.
"Man, psychoanalyzing a wedding singer and then telling her she's an amateur who will never amount to anything right in front of her band really pissed her off. I really didn't think she would leave." Foreman turned, angrily facing his boss.
"House do you realize what you just did? Alicia is expecting our first dance in ten minutes and you pissed off the wedding singer. You're such an ass!"
"Relax, I know who can sing your sappy love song and she's way hotter than that amateur wedding singer," he said with a smug smile on his face. Obviously he was proud of himself. Why the hell did he even invite him to the wedding if he or Alicia couldn't stand him?
"Oh yeah? Who?" Foreman asked, desperate for a quick solution.
"Where's Cameron?"
Chase rolled off of her and covered them with the blanket. "I don't know if it's because we're in a hotel room or something, but that was even more amazing than usual," he said, pulling Cameron close to him. She smiled as he leaned down and kissed her.
"Want to do it again?" she asked, suddenly moving on top of him.
"Three times wasn't enough?" he joked, moving to kiss her, but she pulled away in annoyance when her cell started ringing. Reluctantly moving off of him, she grabbed her cell from the floor.
"Cameron," she answered, sitting up with the sheet wrapped around her. Chase sat up and started kissing her neck, making her gasp in surprise.
"Cameron, I need a favor. It's an emergency," Foreman's voice sounded from the receiver. At the word emergency, she quickly pushed Chase down on the bed.
"What happened?"
"House pissed off the wedding singer and she left. Alicia will freak if she finds out and our first husband and wife dance is suppose to start soon and we don't have a singer," Foreman explained as Chase sat up again and started kissing Cameron's neck again. She tried pushing him away, but he kept coming back. Her breath hitched in her throat as he hit her most sensitive spot on purpose.
"Are you okay? Where are you? And where's Chase?" She suddenly blushed, not knowing how to answer that.
"Oh we're um… I mean I'm…"
"Oh god! Forget I asked," he snapped in disgust as he realized where they were. "Just get down here fast."
Five minutes later Cameron and Chase walked into the reception hall. "Finally," Foreman grumbled as he went over to them. "I need you to sing"
"What?" Cameron exclaimed. She can already feel her legs going weak and her pulse started racing with panic.
"Come on Cameron. It'll be just like that time you both sang at that karaoke bar three years ago." "Yeah, but alone this time!" she snapped. "I can't do this in front of people I work with."
"Chase and I are people you work with and you sang in front of us before," Foreman stated.
"But you're not Wilson or Cuddy and oh my god House! There's no way I'm singing in front of House! I'll never live it down!"
"Stop panicking, you're not even on stage yet."
"I'm not going on stage," she said stubbornly. Foreman sighed in annoyance as he took her arm and turned her towards Alicia.
"Look at her. She looks so happy and in a few minutes she's going to get the horrible news that there's no wedding singer. She'll be crushed that there will be no dance and you'll never hear the end of it when she finds out you chickened out instead of singing that one special song that means the world to her."
"Foreman, stop making her feel guilty," Chase said in annoyance.
"Fine," said Foreman. "I guess I'll just tell her the dance is off then." He was about to leave when Cameron suddenly grabbed his arm, stopping him.
"Fine, I'll do it."
Cameron nervously got on stage. Her heart was pounding and she can feel everyone's eyes on her. She wanted to run more than anything, but she couldn't. She had to do this for Alicia. She picked up the mike as the guitarist started to play. Thank god one of Alicia's nephews is in a band. House refused to play the guitar or even play the piano in front of everyone. She looked at Chase who gave her a reassuring smile just as Foreman and Alicia took the floor. She was shaking with nervousness, but she tried her best to ignore it and took a deep breath to calm herself down. She looked out into the audience and started to sing.
"I wonder how I ever made it through a day
How did I settle for the world in shades of gray?
When you go in circles all the scenery looks the same
And you don't know why
And I looked into your eyes
Where the road stretched out in front of me
And I realized
I'd never lived
Before your love
I'd never felt
Before your touch
And I'd never needed anyone
To make me feel alive
But then again,
I wasn't really living
I'd never lived
Before your love
I wanted more than just an ordinary life
All of my dreams, seemed like castles in the sky
I stand before you and my heart is in your hands
And I don't know how
I'd survive without your kiss
Cause you've given me
A reason to exist
I'd never lived
Before your love
I'd never felt
Before your touch
I'd never needed anyone
To make me feel alive
But then again,
I wasn't really living
I'd never lived... Before your love
I'd never lived... Before your love
And I don't know why
Why the sun decides to shine
But you've breathed your love into me just in time
I'd never lived
Before your love
I'd never felt
Before your touch
I'd never needed anyone
To make me feel alive
But then again
I wasn't really living
I'd never lived
I'd never lived
Before!
Your!
Love!"
Foreman gently kissed Alicia as the dance ended followed by applause. Cameron quickly stepped off as Alicia's nephew started playing a slow melody. Neither of them could think of a better time than swaying in each other's arms. The words that Cameron had sang echoed what they felt about each other and they never felt so in love as of right now. He can feel her heart beating against his chest and couldn't help smiling.
"You're glowing," Alicia whispered in his ear.
"Of course I am," he whispered back. "I'm married to you." Alicia laughed that quiet affectionate laugh he loved so much. He held her closer and looked over her shoulder to see Chase embracing Cameron into a gentle hug. He wondered if he'll someday ask Cameron to marry him. After everything they've been through they deserved to be happy.
"I love you so much," Alicia whispered as the other dancers started taking the floor around them.
"I love you too," he said with a big smile on his face.
"What happened to the wedding singer?" she asked.
"Uh, something happened and I got Cameron to sing instead."
"It was House, wasn't it?"
"He insulted her in front of her band," he said, shaking his head in annoyance for his boss. He expected Alicia to get upset and go yell at him like she usually did, but instead she just laughed.
"He knew I tried persuading Allison to sing for us. By getting rid of the wedding singer, he knew she would agree if she had no other choice." Foreman smiled.
"I think that was his version of a wedding gift."
"See, I told you he secretly cares," she whispered.
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