Chapter 54 Cameron
2 days later in Paris
"hi, I know I'm not supposed to be here but I wanted to talk to Tasha for a minute" says Allison Cameron
"ok I know you sent emails, are you here to apologize" says Tasha
"yes but I was hopeful you'd hire me, I need therapy I lost my long time friend Chase in a car crash last week, I wasn't myself" says Allison
"I'm not currently in charge and if everything goes well I won't be in just over two weeks Natasha will be" says Tasha
"she's only eighteen, how could you put her in charge of the whole hospital while your gone" says Allison taken aback
"she has been through a lot, you saw the Carson trial right" says Tasha
"yeah the whole country was watching, was that really his daughter" says Allison
"yes it was, Natasha was her friend, she saved Cally three times from her abusive father by giving herself to him instead, after her mom died, I made sure she had mandatory therapy, anyone who went through something like that and came out stronger, and worked in the oncology department for three years, is ready, I heard you requested an interview, bold move, you'd have to do three interviews, one with each department then one with Natasha" says Tasha
"ok I'll head there now, I just hope Natasha takes it easy on me after those emails" says Allison
"I can't guarantee any such outcome" says Tasha as Allison runs out of there and back to the airport
5 days later in Hawaii
"your late Miss ally Cameron, Natasha does not take kindly to people who don't stick by their word" says Cally
"wait your Cally, I'm sorry, I stopped by the conference apologize to Tasha" says Allison
"what took you so long girl, I've been here two days" says Remy
"not even going to ask" says Allison as Cally leads them to the conference room for the interview
"are you here for a job too Rem" asks Allison two minutes later
"you said you wouldn't ask so I'm just going to kiss ya" says Remy Hadley as they are greeted by Jenny
"hi Allison and Remy, I still can't believe you quit that hospital to come here" says Jenny as she let's them in
"hello Allison, your late, not a good start, as you have no doubt noticed the clinic got a makeover recently, new equipment as well as did our psych ward they were ten years out of date and severely under maintained, now I want that apology, I'll ask some questions then talk with my colleagues" says Natasha
"look I'm sorry, I was under stress, my long time friend and once my boyfriend, well he died In a car crash last week, I came here to get away, no money after the plane fare, I can't go back not now" says Allison in tears
"calm down ally, it's ok, I'm here for ya" says Remy piquing Jenny's interest
"if it's ok boss I'd like to ask a question" says Jenny
"go ahead Jennifer" says Natasha knowing exactly the question being asked
"ok Cameron, I noticed how Remy comforted you, that's not how colleagues comfort each other as far as I know" says Jenny as ally bites her lip
"guess I should just go, I've had three hospitals in new Jersey reject me for that, why would here be any different" says Allison as she stands up
"look it's ok, we are probably the best hospital for that Hell cat and tori are married, Jenny is dating Cally, we are no stranger to that kind of thing, we just need to confirm you two are indeed a thing if both of you are to work here" says Natasha
"I don't understand, I quit my job in new Jersey, I haven't even applied here yet, although hearing that it sounds awesome" says Remy
"your old boss sent your resume here to us yesterday, quite impressive" says Jenny as Cat enters
"sorry tori needed help with Jane, Cally was supposed to be there right now" says Cat
"Jane has PTSD right, it's the only thing that explains that routine and why I heard singing on my way in" says Allison
"yes as does Cally here" says Cat
"answer the question Allison" says Natasha as Cameron bites her lip again
"yes and no, ally Is still in the closet, in secret we have been together two years, chase caught us on a date one day two weeks ago and gave us his blessing" says Remy
"may I ask how he knew it was a date" asks cat
"I was wearing a fancy dress, my standard date attire, here's a picture if you want proof" says Cameron as she shows Cat her phone
"wow stunning, yeah definitely not a friends dinner attire" says Cat
"well now that it's confirmed, it will stay with us until we get HR approval later today" says Natasha
"so I got the job" says Allison extremely excited
"you both did, just a fair warning we may rotate you from the ER a few times a week, while I'm managing the hospital I like to rotate employees in and out of different departments so they are constantly learning" says Natasha as she shows Remy one of two resumes
"damn it he knew, look ally" says Remy
"you thought he didn't, he was as obvious as he could possibly be without actually sitting in our house while we make out" says Allison
"who Wilson or house" says Remy
"house rem, God are you that oblivious" chuckles Allison
"I held hope you meant Wilson, do we get to choose the departments we can rotate to or is it random" says Remy shaking her head
"it's your choice, random includes the clinic for a full day, we require one hour per day which tends to be one to three patients" says Cat
"hmm one hour per day or randomly have to take a full shift, what do you think Rem" says Allison
"I chose ICU, what ever department Jenny currently runs and clinic" says Remy
"wait you'd actually choose clinic for a day, I choose nicu, ICU and psych ward" says Allison as Remy laughs
"intresting choices Allison, Remy I currently run Sara's department, funded by Sara's charity last year, usually run by Jack valentine, and briefly by tori Vega" says Jenny
"what can I say I can't stay away from needy patients If I had a fourth choice I'd have picked oncology as well" says Allison
"we do have a vacant spot that needs filling In oncology because of my running the hospital, if we payed you overtime would you be willing to work oncology tonight" says Natasha
"so suddenly, would I get a half day tomorrow if I did" says Allison
"Remy 1 hour clinic right now ok, we got some new equipment and wanted your opinion" says Natasha as cat whispers something
"yes boss" says Remy as she leaves without a hug
"why did you not hug her, and yes Allison we would give you the morning off to either relax at the beach or something" says Jenny
"I don't hug her at work, I wink but I don't initiate physical contact, I keep things professional" says Allison
"we are a little more relaxed right now, you can hug her for now, we have to wait for HR to get back to us" says Cat
"no I don't need her, I need therapy, where is your therapist at" says Allison getting frustrated
"in the psych ward obviously, he's training the doctors there, I helped Cally, I'll let him know you need an assessment however I'm more than able ally" says Cat
"but I um oh never mind I'm just not in the best of moods, can I take a nap in the lounge for now" says Allison
"hold on you said you didn't need her as in Remy right, you aren't using her are you, being bi myself, openly so at that, I can tell you love her but now I'm doubting that" says Natasha
"I um… no I don't think so, great now you have confused my emotions" says Allison
"no they aren't, we need to make sure before you see her next that you won't break, I noted it during the interview, your thoughts were everywhere but your feelings were smack dab on her, do you love her Allison like can't be away from her love" says Cat
"she followed me here what does that say" says Allison
"it says tons about Remy loving you but nothing about you, your actions don't match up with your feelings Allison" says Cat
"I asked her to move with me, she said no, so I left feeling worse than ever, I felt dead ok, I slipped, I hurt myself something I told myself I wouldn't do, I swore I wouldn't fall In love with her because she had commitment issues and so do I" says Allison bawling now
"oh Allison, is that why you hurt so much when chase died, did you think it was your fault" says Tori as she walks in
"is Jane furious" asks Cally quietly
"well she tired herself out, you lost her trust, you went back five months Cally, it's not your fault, Natasha should have known to let you go when cat came in, unfortunately she is closing back up, she won't even talk to me now, I think only one person could possibly fix this, may I borrow Allison for an hour or so" says Tori
"if you think it will work then yes" says Natasha as she motions for Allison to leave with tori
"tori yes I do feel responsible but I also know Jane, she was transferred four years ago from my old work, she closed everything up so we can't see in didn't she" says Allison a few minutes later
"yes she did obviously, can you sing" says Tori
"like Johnny cash probably, he was one of her favourite singers, so I'd visit once a week after I finished my shift and played some songs for her, I have a speaker if you can play one for her" says Allison chuckling at the memories
"let's give it a shot" says Tori as she cues up a song
"hit play now" says Allison as she puts the speaker up against the glass window
"I hear footsteps, oh there she is" says Tori as Jane waves Allison in
"I'll be out in a bit we have some catching up to do" says Allison
"I'll come get you in an hour ok, you need some sleep you look like you haven't slept in weeks" says Tori
"probably because I haven't had a good night's sleep in ages, not since I left Remy in new Jersey two months ago, I only went back for his funeral, Remy didn't show up, I'll be waiting for you in an hour" says Allison as she walks in the door
"Allison you came for me" says Jane
"I actually work here now, I want you to know it wasn't me or Remy who sent you here" says Allison
"where is chase, I heard Remy's laugh" says Jane as Allison crumbles
"maybe I shouldn't have done this, he died Jane, a car crash last week, I wasn't even in the state except for one date with Remy, we didn't even talk at all we just ate, I feel responsible for his death, I wasn't anywhere near him" says Allison
"get up here, you need a nap" says Jane as Cally looks in
"ok, it wasn't Cally's fault, Natasha had her in there for my interview today" says Allison as she gets in the bed
"I know, I was upset she did not show but I heard you talking on your way in" says Jane as Allison falls asleep
"you never do that Jane why her" says Cat quietly as she walks in
"she's an old friend, she needed the nap, she used to work at where I was before I was here, she'd bring Johnny cash Cd's plus she always hugged my in her sleep" says Jane
"wake her up at eight pm ok, her oncology shift starts then ok" says Cat
"ok Will do misty" says Jane
3 days later
"your doing way better Allison, what happened" asks Remy
"Jane happened, she's here Remy, you need a nap you haven't slept in days, go see her, room one in Sara's ward" says Allison smiling
"I don't have a break yet, not one long enough anyway" says Remy
"just do it Remy, I'll let Natasha know why you aren't working, she understands in these situations" says Cat
"um ok I guess" says Remy as she heads to room one
"haven't slept huh" says Jane
"not a wink, I'm so tired I could sleep anywhere" says Remy
"you working here with no sleep why?" asks Jane
"trying to rent one of the shay hotel rooms until we can find a house, but the cheapest room is two hundred a night" says Remy noticing a new bed in here
"the extra bed is for when I have company like you who need a rest, I'm not always this cheery you know" says Jane
"how are you doing today" says Remy as she crawls in the bed
"not bad but I've been better, getting flinchy again, Cat and tori have stayed here once" says Jane as Natasha walks in
"you've worked a lot Rem, you can choose to stay here every night or Cassidy can put you in a hotel room" says Natasha
"can't afford hotel room ye-" says Remy as she falls asleep
"Awww she's adorable when she sleeps, no wonder ally won't stop talking about her" says Jane
"you really ok with this" asks Natasha seriously
"they are my friends from back in new Jersey, of course I'm ok with it, when I was transferred here four years ago, I never thought I'd hear another Johnny cash song ever" says Jane
"who was your doctor there Remy or Cameron" says Natasha
"chase, but ally would come up after her shift as a friend and play Johnny cash songs for an hour, I don't think she was getting payed for that" cries Jane
"how do you know Remy" says Natasha
"she's Ally's girlfriend, I was the only person they told" says Jane
"did you like one of them is that why you were told" asks Natasha
"no, they are adorable, is there another reason, I told Remy once that I thought her and ally would be cute together, she blushed, she said she did too but ally doesn't like her that way" says Jane
"then what, I'm assuming Remy still thought that on that date before chase died" says Natasha
"then one day they both came up and said they owe everything to me, Remy asked ally on a date and ally said hell yeah, then I got transferred here out of the blue, I never got to hear how that date went" says Jane
"stop talking, trying to slee-" says Remy falling asleep again
"I'm going to talk to Allison, you get some sleep as well" says Natasha
"we'll see, watching her sleep is the most entertaining thing in the world, she acts as if ally is sleeping with her" says jane as Natasha chuckles and leaves
1 hour later
"ally I've looked everywhere for you" says Natasha
"you never thought to check the lounge, I'm sipping my tea, taking my break" says Allison bluntly
"Jane told me about how you'd bring Cd's to her and how it calmed her down, she knows you didn't get payed for it, were you there every day after work, see when she got here, no one could figure out how to calm her down, it was only tori who figured out that singing worked that we realized what went wrong, she can sing too you know" says Natasha
"I bet she also told you that we owed her everything, it's true you know the whole Remy adoring me thing, I liked her too but I was afraid of how people would react especially her boss Greg, he loved to tease her for being bi, then she asked me out and the rest is history, yes I know she can sing, she filled the entire room, Remy and I were worried what would happen to her after she was transferred, we didn't know where she was being taken to, I think they didn't want us to know" says Allison
"you require payment for your kindness, your old work never payed you for it" says Natasha
"you can offer but unless it's on my paycheck or in my contract to be nice to patients off work then I don't need it" says Allison
"that can easily be arranged Cameron, don't think you can fool me, now how often were you there and over what period of time" says Natasha
"one hour every day, the cd thing didn't happen till a few months after she got there, I only realized that singing worked because of Remy, I hugged Remy one day because she was upset about a patient dying, then she willingly walks by jane's room, she knew I visited her every day, she was singing happy songs, now Jane was uncooperative since she got there but when she heard Remy sing she wouldn't do a thing, she'd just listen intently, the night staff never knew how I did it but after that she was easy to work with, after that I had Remy come and sing to her while I visited, she enjoyed seeing Jane smile, it was over two years" says Allison
"so at thirty five an hour" says Natasha
"fifty one thousand before tax deductions, I've done the math, like I said I was happy to do it" says Allison
"what about Remy did she do the same" says Natasha
"no, she wanted to, she is an awesome artist, the people she was in a relationship with during her time at the hospital didn't understand why she chose med school instead of her art, but I knew why, her art was an escape, somewhere she could go where emotions don't bother her, being a doctor was her dream, she used to cut herself before she realized art does the same thing for her" says Allison as Remy shows up still tired
"hey rem what's up" says Allison
"your late, your blood test remember" says Remy
"Jane snuggle with you did she" says Allison smirking
"yeah it was adorable" says Remy smiling
"what blood test" asks Cally as she walks in for her break
"they're looking for stress markers, they think that chases death is driving me suicidal" says Allison
"it kinda has, this is the first break I've actually seen you take for longer than five minutes, you've basically worked three days straight with only a few hours sleep total" says Cally
"you've watched me for three days" yells Allison
"yes, I was concerned, don't yell at me please, it sets me off" says Cally
"sorry, glad you were concerned, Jane helped me realize that even if I was there, I'd have been like her, helpless, probably would have been diagnosed with PTSD myself" says Allison
"Cally call in a nurse, we are doing that blood draw now, then Allison, you and Remy are to head to cats spare room in their house and take a day off tomorrow, but Allison, I do have a favour to asks for when you get back, Selena wants to have her babies here but our maternity ward isn't great, she's still four months away but I'd like it if we are ready" says Natasha as the nurse runs in with everything
"ok Allison, don't flinch now" says Cally sarcastically
"with Rem here not likely" says a wincing Allison
"damn it ally, not at work" says Remy
"ok it's done, you need blood work too Rem remember" says Allison
"damn you Allison Cameron you know I don't like tests" says Remy as she attempts to get out of the lounge
"ok what's the real reason you quit and left new jersey, it obviously wasn't because you wanted a new outlook" says Cat
"I wanted her tested for Huntingtons, her mom had it, she hasn't shown any signs yet, realistically it should have started last year" says Allison
"Cameron I'm going to kill you, you promised you wouldn't tell anyone" says Remy
"how can I keep that promise if I truly care about you, I want to know if my time with you is ticking away, I want to be with you forever, I want to know how long I have before I completely fall apart because you die" bawls Allison
"easy you tell no one, I want to be treated like anyone else, I don't want to be treated like some dying person" says Remy
"something tells me you already had the test and it was negative but you don't believe it" says Cat staring at Remy
"and if I did so what that doesn't mean she has to know" says Remy angry
"do you not love me anymore or something Remy, maybe I should just go then, if you hate me that much, I'll be back tomorrow to pack my stuff" says Allison as she leaves
"I….. Do love you though" cries Remy
"you messed up Remy, how do you plan to fix it, she was worried how she'd handle the news rem, did you already take the test" says Cat sitting Remy down
"I don't think I can fix it, it was negative somehow, I was afraid it would somehow be positive this time" says Remy breaking down in tears
"looks like we are both staying here tonight, let's get that blood test done now ok" says Cat
"ok" says Remy through sobs
"nurse come draw blood, test it right away, let us know as soon as you know" says Cat as the nurse gets the blood drawn
5 hours later
"the results miss cat, she should be proud" says the nurse handing cat the report
"negative, that's good thanks, I'll let her know" says Cat
"well" says Remy
"it's negative, let's put this on her locker ok, she will probably cry, and try and find you, you stay here I'll do it ok" says Cat
"no I have to go with you, I'm afraid of what I'd do without her around" says Remy attempting to stand
"your ankle what happened it was fine yesterday" says Cat
"I wasn't thinking this morning, kicked a light post, as long as I was walking on it, it was fine" says Remy
"tori Remy requires help" says Tori into her earpiece
"ok on my way" replies Tori
"do you really think it will work" says Remy
"oh boy I hope so" Says Cat as Tori runs in
"what's up" says Tori
"her test was negative, even though the test was negative when she had it done last time, she was worried it would be positive somehow, she kicked a light post this morning , hurt her ankle, she is afraid to be alone, I need to put the test result on Ally's locker so she see's it when she comes in, in the morning she will see it and try and find Remy, I hope" says Cat
"ok, I'll stay with Remy you go do that" says Tori
The next morning
"has anyone seen Remy this morning" Says Allison holding the test result
"not this morning no" says Ashley
"have you checked the psych ward, she was pretty upset when you left, cat said Remy loves you more than you could ever know" asks Natasha
"yes I have, she has a tendency for self harm, wait did you say cat said, I asked her this morning she said she didn't know, do you think she lied" says Allison
"I know she did, her little payback for what you did to Remy last night, her last test said negative as well but she was worried that somehow it would be positive this time" says Natasha
"but that's not how it works" says Allison
"doesn't matter would you not worry the same thing in her position" says Ashley
"yeah I guess, so you know where she is" says Allison desperately
"she's everywhere and nowhere, hiding perfectly in plain sight, you obviously haven't looked hard enough" says Cat
"you lied to me, you said you didn't know where she is" says Allison
"I didn't lie to you on purpose ally, she made me promise not to tell you, although since you seem to have suffered sufficiently, I will tell you she has always been in view of you" says Cat
"having fun yet ally" says Tori
"no I'm confused and annoyed, where is she" says Allison
"Well you aren't as good at hide and seek as you used to be then Miss perfection" says Remy
"Remy seriously, how couldn't I find you" says Allison
"easy I hid in plain sight like my stupid ex-boss used to, remember, did you really not learn how to avoid people, did he never teach you that" says Remy
"yeah but I ignored it, I was always good at finding him though, so I don't understand how I couldn't find you" says Allison
"easy did you forget how mischievous I can be, he only made me better at it, you never check the stalls in the girls bathroom, you never even checked the lounge, and you never checked with Jane" says Remy smiling
"smart, I'm sorry for last night, I was worried you didn't like me anymore" says Allison
"Never Ally, all relationships faulter sometimes" says Remy
"did you want a hug" asks Allison
"don't I always" says Remy
"not really no" says Allison
"fine, fine yes I want a hug" says Remy
"ok" says Allison as she hugs Remy
A/N was planning a slightly different relationship between Allison and Remy and Jane but I think it worked pretty well this way, what did you think
