"Was that Stacy's voice I heard before waking up?"
"Yes." he answered. "I...We...There's something I need to tell you."
Chapter 9
"Do you remember anything from last night?" he asked tentatively as he propped himself on his right arm, looking down at her.
"I was at my sister's, then you showed up and we went home. On our way we argued and then I don't remember anything." Cameron replied, trying her best to bring the night before to her mind.
"We were arguing about Stacy."
"You went to see her." she whispered. "And you lied to me about it."
House nodded. He didn't trust his voice at the moment. But he had to tell her everything. He owed her the truth.
"Allison, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have lied to you. If I had told you the truth from the beginning maybe you woul-" House was interrupted by Cameron's hand.
"Don't. The accident wasn't your fault. I'm thankful for the accident."
House looked at her as if she had grown two heads. "What do you mean? It nearly killed you."
"Yes, I know, but my state made you confess your love for me." she grinned as best as she could with the cuts on her face.
"You heard that?" he raised an eyebrow. "Were you sitting on a cloud above our heads and looking down at how afraid I was of losing you."
Cameron heard House's pain in his voice and it broke her heart. Here was Gregory House, known to scare nurses, nearly crying for the fact that he had almost lost her. A few tears made it's way down her cheek but House kissed them away.
"I'm sorry. I didn't want to sound so upset. It's just..."
"I understand." she whispered. "Please tell me now about Stacy."
House took a deep breath and continued where he left.
"Well, as you found out on your own, I went at that dinner. We didn't even talk much. I only talked about you. Or rather how great you are as a girlfriend and she wasn't. I wanted to show her that I had finally moved on, and for the better. Then Beth came up to me and I left with David and her. I didn't know at the time that she was coming back to PPTH. I was about to get in the car when Stacy came out of the restaurant, looking for me." Cameron clenched at this. "That's when she told me about the job offer. She said, she wanted to know if I had any problem with her coming back. But she also said, even if I did, she would be back and then.." he trailed off.
"And then what?"
"She kissed me."
"What?" Cameron was livid. How dare that woman kiss him? She had left him, and now that he had finally moved on she was back. Cameron remembered when Stacy had worked a few months at PPTH, House had been different that time, he had even slept with Stacy, but then he had sent her away. That has to mean something, right?
"It didn't mean anything to me. You know that, right?" House asked afraid of losing her now in a different way then yesterday.
Cameron snapped out of her thoughts and smiled at him. "As long as you didn't kiss her like you kiss me, that's ok. Just don't do it again, or better, run when she tries to kiss you again, because if she even thinks in coming near you again I'll scratch her eyes out."
House laughed and embraced her. "That's my girl."
A knock at the door made them pull away from each other. An older woman came into the room and immediately approached Cameron.
"Oh honey, are you alright? Sara called me last night and told me what happened. I got on the first plane I could get." she said worriedly.
"I'm fine, mom."
House felt uncomfortable. He only showed emotions in front of Cameron, and only when they were alone. But now her mother was here, that was even worse. Looking closely at Cameron's mother, he noticed that she was an older version of Cameron before she colored her hair blond. The same green eyes, brown curls and petite figure.
"And who is this?" her mother asked, looking him up and down in a searching view in that lying position.
"That is Gregory House." she introduced them. "Greg that is my mother, Rose Cameron."
"It's nice to meet you Mrs. Cameron." He sat upright and extended his hand to her. Normally, he woudln't do that, it was against all his laws, but this was Cameron's mother, and to her he owed some respect.
Rose looked at him and then let her gaze travel to his extended hand, waiting for her to take it.
"So you're the reason my baby cried all night at the phone during her fellowship here?" she asked.
...That isn't exactly the way I wanted the first meet and greet with her mother to be...House thought. He had a strange need to please Cameron's mother, maybe if she liked him he wouldn't as much care what people said about them. He didn't need to worry about Cameron's father, she had told him once that he'd left her mother when she was 5.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Cameron I-"
"Oh come on, stand up and give me a hug. I don't care about those years as long as you'll give me some grandchildren." she grinned and pulled House for a hug.
"Mom." Cameron gasped. "Stop that talk right now. You have Sara to give you grandchildren. Greg and I just started to date."
She looked at House and nearly laughed. He was paler than a white piece of paper and his eyes could as well pop out of his head.
"I was only joking honey. Since you're talking about Sara, she asked me to tell you that she'll be here this afternoon with Beth." she said to her daughter finally releasing House. Rose and her daughter began to talk about this and that, without noticing that House had left in search of his friend.
TBC
I want to write as many chapters as I can before school starts again, because sadly then I won't have as much time to write (
Please tell me how you like the chapter and what you think about Rose.
