AN: Thank you, you beautiful little reviewers! Love you all! I have decided that it's time for this next chapter…well, I've been meaning to post this for a while, but I only had the first half done until today…and may I say, I've actually been really excited to post this one, but I just finished writing it..just had the plans…But I've been so excited because of the question that some of you had…about House seeing Remy…just read on…and review me please!
TB or not TB
Allison got a new case the day before. That was fine…except Remy was jealous. The younger doctor came to Allison's home after a very, very long shift. She wanted to cuddle and go to sleep. She laughed at herself as she walked to the door that was Allison's place when that thought crossed her mind. She would NEVER have guessed that she would be a cuddler…but Allison got her wrapped around her pinky finger and now Remy cuddled every chance possible.
She sighed as she walked in. She was going to ask Allison if her phone died because her lady love never called her back that day…she didn't even text her. Allison always text her when she couldn't call her. They had talked a bit the day before about her case and Allison lit up…that was not a good sign. Only Remy should make her light up like she lit up yesterday. This Dr. Asshole Charles should not be able to have done what he did.
She walked into the house with a new wave of jealousy…or was that anger? Or was she scared that something was going to happen to them? Maybe that's why she was angry. She shook her head as she pulled her key from the lock. She looked over at Allison and smiled at the sight of her girlfriend completely immersed in some article—probably medical—online. When she got a better look, she saw Dr. Sebastian Buttmunch smiling in a picture with a bunch of kids in Africa. Mother Fucker! She thought as she slammed the door shut.
Allison jumped, "Mother fucker!" She clenched her heart, "What the hell was that?" She asked with wild eyes.
"Sorry…door slipped out of my hands." Remy shrugged as she threw her book bag—which held her change of clothes and some more scrubs—down on the floor next to the TV.
"Alright…" Allison's attention was now halfway to her girlfriend..she was still reading the article though, "So what was that?" She finished the paragraph she was on before she looked up at her girlfriend expectantly.
Remy's nostrils were flaring and her jaw tightened. Her hands were on her hips, "What was what?" She asked then walked to the kitchen to get some water. She was slamming things left and right.
Allison didn't want to deal with whatever that was until she finished the article. She was on the second to last paragraph when Remy was standing before her.
The younger girl didn't wait more than a second before she slammed Allison's laptop shut and took it from her lap, "I'm going to bed." She said as she walked, laptop in hand to the bedroom.
Allison stared at where she had been for a moment or two then stood up and walked like she was on a mission, "What the hell was THAT?" Allison pointed to the living room then looked around for her laptop, "Where's my computer?"
"Why the fuck does it matter?" Remy had already changed and was climbing in bed.
"Because I was reading something! It pertains to our new case!" She said defensively.
"No it fucking didn't." Remy gave her girlfriend a glare, "It pertains to your pussy getting wet!" She immediately turned on her stomach and pulled the covers over her head.
"WOAH! WHAT?" Allison didn't move. She just stood there at the foot of the bed planted…rooted actually. The only movement she made was crossing her arms. She didn't yell when she spoke again, "Rem?"
"Oh come off it Al!" Remy sat up and stared at her, "He's given you like 612 minigasms since you guys have taken the case! I can only imagine what will happen when he's healthy!" She then burrowed back into the cocoon she had made.
Allison bit her lips to hold in her laugh. She had never seen Remy this jealous. She was doing her best to hide her laugh as she walked over to covered body. She hopped on the bed and onto her girlfriend. She fought with her until Remy released the covers to her face, and Allison kissed wherever her lips landed.
"AL! That's my eyeball! And my nose! Get off!" Remy tried to wiggle out from under her girlfriend, but the girl was suctioned to her.
"You're so jealous!" Allison now laughed.
"Am not! I'm fucking pissed off!" Remy tried and failed to burrow away from her.
"Yes you are!" Allison clung to her, "You're jealous. You think I'm going to fall for him? Really?" she pulled a 'really?' to a 'Seth and Amy' level. "Really? How can you possibly think that? Do you know how ridiculous that is?" Allison loosened a little to get the girl out from the covers, "I'm not going to go for him. First of all, he smells of pee…and the wrong end of a dog and he's got scruff right here…" She rubbed her hand all over Remy's face.
"Al!" Remy tried to get away again.
"And he's got hair and moobies where there should be lady bits…" Allison kissed Remy's hair…Remy was finally relaxing enough to let Allison settle on her.
"Moobies? Really?"
"You're the one that taught it to me…" She kissed Remy, "Man boobies." She laughed in her girlfriend's ear.
"Yeah…whatever." Remy tried to both snuggle with Allison and burrow into the bed.
"Are you jealous still?" Allison questioned Remy's movement, "Honey…"
"I'll admit I'm jealous when you admit you kind of want to jump him and if I weren't around you'd totally try!" Remy bargained.
"Well if that's how you feel…" Allison got off.
"Hey, what? Where are you going?" Remy finally came out from under the covers.
"Well, you're in one of those moods where you're only going to be able to talk and fixate on Dr. Charles until he's gone. I'm not going to admit something that's not in the slightest bit true and you're not going to let up…So…guess what you just got yourself, Honey."
"What?" Remy looked at her like a puppy. Allison didn't answer. She just got up, looked under her bed, found her computer then packed it away in her briefcase. Then she went to the bathroom to get ready for bed. "Al?" Remy leaned over to look into the bathroom to see her girlfriend brushing her teeth. "Allis—" Allison gave her a glare, "—son.." She scrunched her face, "You're really giving me the silent treatment?" Allison spit, washed her mouth out, turn to her girlfriend, crossed her arms and cocked her brow, "For how long." The cocked brow turned double as the older brunette gave her a look that told her how long, "Until the end of the case?" Remy rolled her eyes and flopped on the bed again. She burrowed her way back into a cocoon and humphed.
Allison didn't talk to her that night and was gone the next day when Remy got up to go to work, "Oh son of a bitch…How the hell am I the one in the bitch house?" was Remy's thoughts when she first woke up and found the cool sheets of her lover's side. She got ready and sullenly made her way to work.
~0~0~
Allison didn't answer her girlfriend's incessant texting and call that day. She walked into Dr. Charles' room with a wheelchair when her phone once again started buzzing. She rolled her eyes and quickly ended the call. She text her girlfriend, 'Stop! I have this job, which means I have to keep my phone on. That's the only reason you're getting through. If you call or text one more time…' She figured that'd be enough to ward Remy from her phone for at least a while. She smiled her 'Cameron' smile and spoke, "Have a seat Dr. Charles."
As she wheeled them to the elevator, she began talking to him about the pacemaker he was going to need to wear. As soon as he stood up and gave the chair to the old woman, she knew her girlfriend might have been a little more right than she knew. She shook her head at that thought and concentrated on getting Sebastian to the right place.
When he asked her on a date…she really wanted to roll her eyes at herself, God damn it, Remy was right… She tried to kindly reject him, "Are you asking me to Africa or on a date?" She joked.
As the conversation progressed she had to internally berate herself, How the fuck is she always right? I just need to listen to her from now on and apologize when she gets pissy. Sebastian then threw up, Oh! Ew! Son of a bitch! And then he fell forward, and Cameron on instinct tried to catch him, Oh shit going down!, "Call a code!"
~0~0~
Cameron crossed her arms as she told the boys that it was not what they thought it was.
House gave her a look, "Well, thank God we found out before we put the pacemaker in. And thank God you dragged him into a stairwell to get his heart racing."
Cameron gave him a look right back, "We were taking the stairs. They keep them in the stairwell."
At this point, Chase started in on his jealous opinion of Dr. Charles and Cameron snapped at him. Why the fuck does everyone think I want him? I don't!...Now that I've figured out I did kind of like him and the added attention…I'm a horrible human being.
~0~0~
Cameron and Chase were in the lab, "He asked me out."
"I'm shocked." Chase replied sarcastically, then turned and looked at her and sobered, "I'm shocked when patients don't ask you out."
Cameron ignored that, "He also asked me to come to Africa."
Chase shook his head, almost wanting to roll his eyes, "Boy, he moves fast."
"I think the two questions had two different objectives." Cameron said seriously.
Chase took in that statement, "Well, do you like him?"
Cameron had to play her straight, single doctor self, "Good looking single guy, genius doctor, cares about the world…"
"I take it you said no." Chase again said sarcastically.
Cameron gave him a look, "You think I'm that hung up on rules and—"
"He's not House." Chase interrupted her.
Son of a bitch. Why do you keep fixating on the fact that I went on a date with the dude? I haven't done anything with him since..that you know of. Fuck you, Chase, you're just a horn dog that thinks I'm single…and not into pussy as much as he is…oh fuck I hate that word….He pissed me off so much I ranted a word I don't even like. Go fuck yourself Chase!—Oh my God he has TB!
~0~0~
Allison reluctantly put the phone to her ear. She had text her girlfriend earlier and told her she was able to call her or text her whenever… She knew that Remy would know that she realized Remy was right. So, at least her girlfriend waited until the end of the day. She slipped into an empty bathroom and locked the door.
"Hi." She had a tone in her voice that told Remy everything.
"Hey Baby." Remy replied cockily. "I have something to say." She turned serious.
"What?" Allison rolled her eyes.
"I was very, very jealous of Dr. Charles. He put thoughts in my head that every person does when they show attraction and you kind of flirt back even when you don't realize you do."
The older brunette laughed at her girlfriend, "Baby?"
"Yeah, Honey?"
"I'm sorry." She took a breath. Remy knew how hard this was for her to admit that she was wrong…her apology was real. She opened her mouth to speak, but Allison started talking again, "I love you."
"I know." Remy was grinning like a fool…and Allison knew it, "I love you too."
"Even after that pointless silent treatment?"
"Even more after that pointless silent treatment…I'm just pretending in my head that you're saving your voice."
"Saving my voice? For what?" Allison asked.
"For tonight. Meet me at my place when you get off…I'll be sure to get you off as well."
"RE—" Allison realized that someone could be waiting for the bathroom, "my!" Then Allison thought about the last time they had made love…it had actually been a while for them, "Don't make promises you can't keep…"
"Baby, who are you talking to? You know I got all kinds of tricks up my sleeves…and in my pants…"
Allison laughed, "Okay, okay, alright. You're right…you're really right." She added after considering Remy's statement, "I will see you in a bit. I'm walking out of work."
"Mmm, good. I'm already home…hurry up." Remy said in that voice.
"I will. By Sweetie." Allison spoke quietly then hung up.
She walked out of the bathroom and went to the office to grab her stuff. House was at the elevator when she got there. He gave her a curious look as they got on and rode down.
After they exited the lift and began walking to the exit, House started talking, "Are you gonna go out with him?"
Cameron gave him a curious look, "Is that any of your business?"
"Nope."
"I don't think so." Cameron said after a moment.
"Two days ago you were holding his hand. What's changed?" He gave her his own curious look.
"He practically lives in Africa," She looked at the ground trying to figure out why this conversation was happening…he knew she was gay... "There's no future."
"On the other hand, maybe there's too much of a future now." He looked over at her, "You weren't attracted to him because he was prepared to die for a cause, you were attracted to him because he was actually doing it."
Cameron rolled her eyes, "Right. It's that simple."
House stopped walking, "That was simple?"
"I put a label on them and go from there."
"Everybody does it. We are who people think we are. People think he's a great doctor so they give him stuff."
"He is a great doctor." Cameron said in a 'duh' tone.
"The reality is irrelevant." House looked into the clinic and saw Cecelia sitting there. "I'll prove it. People who know me see me as an ass, treat me as an ass. People who don't know me see a cripple, treat me as a cripple. What kind of selfish jerk wouldn't take advantage of that fact?" House walked into the clinic and 'accidentally' stomped on Cecilia's toe.
Cameron watched this entire exchange curiously, she observed as House proved his point. She shook her head with laughter. She waited for him to come back around to her so they could continue their conversation.
House rounded back to her and didn't wait for her to comment. He was back to the original 'why aren't you going on a date with him' question, "Or did you not go for him because he's a man with a penis and you're seeing a girl with a vagina?"
Cameron gave him a wary look. He knew she was gay…he didn't know she was seeing someone, "What?"
"I saw you. I saw her pick you up two weeks ago after death row guy and cancer girl." She stopped and stared, not knowing what to do, "Don't worry. I'm not going to ask you any questions so you won't have to tell me anymore lies." He starts to walk off, "You know…for now."
Allison let out a breath, "Holy shit…"