Chapter 10

House escorted Cameron to the cafeteria. She got a few whistles on the way, but House simply responded with an, "Oh shut up!" along with an evil glare. Cameron liked how he was being so defensive and territorial with her. She was his, no one else's. Time to make sure that was true...

Cameron giggled a bit, trying to initiate conversation.

"What's so funny?" asked House.

"Did I tell the the nurses' newest gossip?" she asked.

"No..."

"Appearantly, I'm over you and I'm now with a new guy."

House smirked. Time to play a little game. "You're with someone else? Already?"

Cameron nodded. "I had to get over you sometime!"

"But so soon?" whined House.

"I'm sorry," she said, "Maybe it just wasn't meant to be."

"But Allison," said House, "I can't stand a life without you!"

Cameron giggled before realizing he'd called her Allison. She shook away the thought and moved along with the game. "Greg," she said, "If you want to make this work, we'll have to work at it."

House pouted. "Anything to have you back."

Cameron laughed and put some food on a tray. House added the same meal to his own tray.

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"Who do you think she's having lunch with?" Chase asked Foreman.

"Who cares?" was Foreman's only response.

"Whattya mean who cares?" said Chase, shocked. "You aren't the least bit curious?"

"Why would I be?"

"Last night, she's bawling into her pillow, now she's just peachy?!"

"So...?"

Chase rolled his eyes and stormed off to the clinic.

"I hear she got herself a new guy..." said Nurse Katie to Chase.

"A new guy?" asked Chase, curious.

"Or she got back together with Dr. House," said Nurse Brenda.

"They were never together," said Chase rather defensively. Were they together? No... couldn't be.

Nurses Brenda and Katie just shrugged as Chase went into Exam Room 2.

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"They give you details on the breakup?" asked House.

Cameron smiled. "No," she said, "I think they were just assuming..."

"Of course."

Cameron smiled and ate. "The food isn't THAT bad."

House rolled his eyes. "I suppose it's pretty close to the hospital's food."

Cameron nodded and ate some more. "Were you serious?" she finally asked.

"About what?"

Cameron didn't know how to say it. "Do you really want me back?"

House stared at her a minute before smiling at her. He nodded slightly and went back to eating his food.

Cameron smiled. So, he was finally ready...