Chapter 25: Breaking up is Hard To Do
A/N: Ahh… I got everyone with the cliffhanger!! Smile! Okay, this chapter will be very different. It's focused on another side of Jessica yet to be shown. I'm sorry for all those who wanted more Chase/Cameron, but there isn't much of them in this chapter either, or next... Enjoy!
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Jessica smiled and walked towards the door of the clinic. She had opened the door when something took over Wilson. "Jessica."
She turned to face Wilson with her smile. "What?"
"Will you marry me?"
Jessica's smile disappeared and her face went pale. "Www—What?" Jessica stammered.
Wilson took a step towards her. "Will you marry me?"
Jessica stared at Wilson. It was then that she became painfully aware of everyone in the clinic. Jessica saw that Cuddy and everyone was looking at her, waiting for her answer. Jessica looked back at Wilson. Her eyes were filled with tears. Then she looked away. "I'm sorry James, but I can't." Jessica quickly turned away and walked to the stairs. She could not face Wilson.
Wilson's face was dead white as he stood in the clinic. He was rejected by Jessica. Cuddy placed her hand on Wilson's shoulder. "Wilson?"
"Yeah."
"Why don't you go into my office for a while?" Wilson nodded his head, went into Cuddy's office and sunk into the couch.
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Still completely in shock, Jessica went into the locker room on the Surgery floor. She leaned up against the wall as she tried to figure out what had just happened. Did that just happen? Jessica was uncertain about how she was supposed to be feeling.
Jessica was still leaning up against the lockers when Robert walked in. "Hey, what are you doing here?" Jessica asked with a smiled and confused look on her face.
Robert walked over to his sister and wrapped his arms around her, holding Jessica tight. "I heard about what happened in the clinic." Chase let go of his sister and slowly backed away
"Okay." Jessica said as if it meant nothing to her.
Robert looked at his sister confused. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Why?"
"Jess, you just refused a marriage proposal."
"I know. So, what is your point?"
"Okay, now you are just freaking me out."
"Robert, it's nothing to freak out about. I said no, that's all. What's wrong with that?"
"Are you sure that you are really okay?"
"Yeah. " Chase stared intently at his sister unsure of how to react. Jessica was making him nervous. That hardly ever happened. The last time Jessica made Robert this nervous things had not ended well. "I'm not sure how I am supposed to feel. It's strange, but I feel fine."
"Okay. If you need anything at all, ever, call me okay?"
"I'm okay." Seeing the pleading and concern in Robert's eyes Jessica added. "I promise I'll call if I need anything."
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When Jessica got home something was different. She could not tell right away what it was. It was something though. "James…" Jessica called out even though she doubted a response would come back. She was right. There was no response.
Jessica walked into her room in hopes that maybe Wilson would be there. He wasn't. That's when she knew what was different. His clothes were gone. Every single piece of Wilson's clothing was gone. Down to the last tie. Her closet suddenly felt empty.
Jessica rushed back into the living room hoping that something would not be there. It was. There on the table was a key. It was her spare apartment key. The one Jessica had given Wilson. Under it was a note. Jessica took the note, read it, crumpled it up, and threw it away. The whole time she kept telling herself. "It's not like you really care. You are moving on now. Hey, it last six months. That's a record for you Jessica."
"Jessica, I am returning your key. Since I won't be needing it anymore. I've already moved all of my stuff out, so you won't have to deal with it. If I forgot anything, could you please drop it off at my office? I am sorry that things had to end this way, but I did enjoy our time together. Thanks, James."
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For the entire week, Jessica was acting strange. First, she was cleaning. Now, Robert had nothing against cleaning, until it involved his sister, a very neat person, becoming a cleaning maniac. That was not hardly bad as when Jessica started to bake. Jessica only baked when she was stressed out.
Jessica handed Robert a plastic container full of chocolate cupcakes with white frosting. "What's this?" Robert asked.
"Well, they are cupcakes. I thought you learned that in elementary."
"I obviously know what cupcakes are. I meant, why are you giving these to me?"
"I'm giving them to you, because I won't eat them and Rebecca will kill me if I bring more baked goods in."
"Wait, you baked these?" Robert asked. He secretly prayed that she didn't make them. It would be bad if she did.
"Yes, I baked them." She started to walk away.
Robert cursed under his breath. "What am I supposed to do with these?"
"You have friends and work in the ICU. You figure it out." Jessica said as she walked away.
Chase looked at the container with disgust and went to the diagnostic office. Chase threw the box on the table. Foreman and Cameron looked at him. "Enjoy."
"Who made these?" Cameron asked as she took the cover off the box.
Chase made sure House was not around before answering. "Jessica."
"Your sister bakes?" Foreman asked.
"Uh huh." Chase said.
"You don't seem to happy about it." Foreman noted.
"My sister has become a cleaning freak and is baking now. It's not okay. Last time she did this was…" Chase froze when he realized he was saying too much. "Well, things ended badly that time, so forgive me if I am not thrilled with the idea."
"Okay, sorry I asked." Foreman said.
"Don't worry about it. I'm just pissed off. Ignore me."
"Well, ignoring you is easy." House said as he walked in the door. "Where did the cupcakes come from?"
"Cameron made them." Chase said quickly giving Foreman and Cameron a look that told them to go with it.
"Yeah, I got bored last night." Cameron said. "Want one?"
"I'm sure living with Chase is extremely boring. Is he really that bad in bed?" House took one of the cupcakes and bit into it. He instantly looked at Cameron. "I so love you right now. Can I father your children?"
Cameron rolled her eyes. "Sorry House, but you lost your chance." The Ducklings got up and started to walk away when Cameron turned back to House. "Oh, by the way. When it comes to being in the sack, Robert is way hot. You might want to get some tips. Maybe then Cuddy won't be so mean to you." Cameron said with a smile and walked out the door. Robert blushed and avoided looking at everyone as he walked down the hall. House being House smiled.
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When waking up, Jessica stretched her arm out as if she was feeling for something. Nothing was there. Jessica rolled over in bed and looked up at the ceiling. She ran her fingers through her hair as she thought about what had happened over the week.
Her arm was still laying on the other side of the bed. Jessica withdrew it. Jessica looked at the bed sheets. The other side of the bed remained untouched. Itwas perfectly made up. Unable to take it Jessica rolled over and ruffled the sheets. Good, That's better.
Jessica was about to throw a pillow across room when she smelled a familiar scent. She brought the pillow close to her face. She breathed in the scent. It was Wilson's and completely intoxicating. Her body felt relaxed, even a little smile fell over her face. Snap out of it! Jessica thought. She instantly threw the pillow across the room and went to take a shower.
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Rebecca, Jessica, and Mathew Adams walked into the cafeteria for lunch. It wasn't a big deal or anything. It was something that they sometimes did. They each grabbed whatever they wanted and headed over to a table. They were sitting at a table laughing at one of Mathew's crazy stories.
Jessica looked away for a few seconds and saw the familiar face of Wilson. Her eyes softened. Wilson smiled at her and Jessica looked away. She couldn't let herself fall. She turned back to the conversation.
Rebecca had noticed the few seconds when Jessica and Wilson were watching each other. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Okay, we're going out tonight."
"What?" Jessica asked through a half laugh.
"Since we have tomorrow night off, we are all going out to a club."
"Whose we?" Jessica asked.
"You, Matt, another surgeon or two, and myself." Rebecca said.
"So, it's a group outing?" Jessica asked unsure of what she was being dragged into.
"Yes." Rebecca said.
"It sounds…fun." Jessica said as her pager went off. "I guess I'll come." Jessica took off down the hall toward the surgery floor.
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When Thursday night rolled around Jessica was surprised. Instead of a group, it was only one other surgeon, Kevin, who came. Jessica quickly excused herself and Rebecca to the restroom, for a girl talk.
"What the bloody hell is this?" Jessica asked Rebecca. "You set me up on a blind date without even asking me?"
"Okay, so it wasn't the best idea."
"Really. You couldn't figure that out?" Jessica asked sarcastically.
Rebecca had enough. It seemed that she needed to defend her actions to Jessica. "You have been telling me for the last week that you are fine. You said that you needed to get out."
"Yes, get out. Not date! I just got out of a six month relationship."
"I'm not saying you need to date this guy, just have a nice night. Relax and if you want to use have a little more fun."
"I am not going to use Kevin as a boy toy. I have a little more self dignity than lowering myself to that level."
"Then don't. Just have a nice evening, blow off some steam."
"Okay, I guess you are right. I can blow off some steam for the evening." Jessica said giving in. She was going to have some fun.
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Chase was talking on the phone when Cameron came home. He gently kissed Cameron's cheek as she walked into the apartment. Cameron sat down on the couch, as Chase was finishing up his conversation.
"Well, she hasn't broken anything yet. No, Kelly please… Yeah, okay I'll call if she does. I promise. Say hi to Justin for me. Love you to bye." He hung up the phone and collapsed on the couch by Cameron. He laid his head down in her lap.
Cameron ran her fingers through his hair. "Long day?"
"Too long. Yours?"
"Hmm… It's getting better." She gently leaned down and kissed Chase. She smiled as they pulled apart. "Who were you talking to?"
"Kelly, she is an old friend of mine and Jessica's."
"Oh, what did you mean by, she hasn't broken anything yet?"
Chase's expression fell. Even though he had shared a lot with Cameron, he still avoided talking about his family and past. "Uh… Jessica… She… Um… well, the thing is… do you really want to hear this?"
"What do you mean?" Cameron asked with a look of concern on her face.
"Do you want to know the truth about Jessica and our family?"
"I'd like to, but only if you want to tell me." Cameron really wanted to know about Chase's past. She thought it would help her in understanding the little things about him.
Chase sat up and took a deep breath. "My father left for a lot of reasons. I understood that, what I didn't understand was how he could leave Jessica, who was hated by my mother. I know, hate is a strong word, but it was the truth. My mother adored me, and hated Jessica. When ever she was angry she would lash out and take it out on Jessica."
Cameron was still confused, but patiently listened to Robert. "Until the car wreck, every broken and fractured bone my sister had, was from our mother. Physical abuse is extremely common with alcoholics."
By this time Chase wouldn't even look at Cameron he stared intently at the floor. "After my mother died, Jessica and I were sent to boarding schools. Our father and stepmother didn't want us to ruin their perfect lives. Jessica so pissed off that she started to act out. She would go out to parties and do-only-god-knows-what, but every time she crashed, I picked her up. For a time, Jessica refused to let anyone, but myself get near her emotions and thoughts. She put up a big wall. When she is about to crash, Jessica starts to obsessively clean and bakes things. The next stop is breaking things and then finally crashing. I don't mind picking her up, I just need her to crash soon, or else things will get scary…"
Now it made sense, why Robert Chase hid from the world and did not talk about his past. Any thoughts that still existed in Cameron's mind about how Robert had grown up were gone. Not in a hundred year would she have expected to hear what she had just heard. Cameron was hesitant in touching Chase, because he felt so far away now. Cameron eventually got Chase to look at her and held him close. She didn't let go of him for a long time.
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Jessica had to admit that Kevin actually was a decent guy. They had a fun night at the club. Jessica had used Kevin a little though. What could she do, flirting was just trait the Chase family perfected.
Rebecca being a bit of a brat arranged it so that Kevin would have to drop Jessica back off at home. So, there the two stood outside of Jessica's apartment door.
"I hope you had a nice time." Kevin said as Jessica opened her door.
"I actually did thank you." Jessica said with a smile. It was true. The night hadn't turned out to be a failure.
"Good, because I picked up that we had been set up on an extremely awkward blind date."
"Yeah, remind me to kill Rebecca for doing that." Jessica and Kevin slightly laughed at Jessica's comment. "You know, you didn't have to walk me up to my apartment."
"I know, I was just being nice and making sure you didn't lose your keys or something."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome. Look, I know you just broke up with Wilson and aren't looking for a relationship or anything, and you probably have no feelings what-so-ever for me. But in the hopes that you do..." To Jessica's surprise Kevin leaned down and gently kissed her lips. Jessica just looked at Kevin as their lips parted. "If you change your mind, or want a date for the night, you know where to find me. Night." Kevin smiled and walked down the hall.
Jessica in shock closed the door behind her. She leaned against the door. After a few minutes, Jessica grabbed the phone and dialed a number. She patiently waited until someone picked up the other line. She kept her voice as stable as possible and wiped away whatever was in her eyes. "Hi, Rob, it's me. I'm so sorry to be calling at this hour, but could you come over? Thanks, see you in a bit." Jessica hung up the phone, leaned up against the door, begun to sink to the floor. Tears were freely falling down her cheeks now. As Jessica wiped away her tears, she silently cursed under her breath. "Damn it, damn it, damn it."
Chase didn't know what to expect from his sister. He phone call had left him worried to say the least. He knocked at the door and it instantly opened to his sister, in blue jeans and a shirt. Her eyes were red as tears rolled down her cheeks. She was crashing. "Okay, so next time I date someone, make sure that I don't fall for them."
"Come here." Robert pulled his sister towards him and held her. He then, with grace, picked her up and carried her over to the couch. He held her as she cried. "You can call me an idiot now if you want." Jessica muffled through a teary voice.
Chase kissed his sister's forehead and smiled. "No, I'll save that for a better day."
Jessica slightly laughed, but continued to cry. "Rob?"
"What is it love?"
"I miss James."