"It Doesn't Hurt to Love"
Chapter Two-Heaven Turns Too Dark
The rain trickled down the side of the car. Cameron rested her head against the leather seat and closed her eye lids. The car swerved to the right. Her eyes shot open. She was in the parking lot of Wendy's.
"Gregory House, I am not eating at a fast food restaurant" she exclaimed.
His eyes, shot down. "This isn't a date, sonothing special, right? Besides, this is probably the only thing open. We'd have to go on the expressway."
"Just because this isn't a date, doesn't mean we can't eat some decent food. The expressway it is."
"Yes, princess" he moaned as he turned onto the service road, then on the expressway. They drove in complete silence for a goodthirty minutes. They spotted a diner.
"This looks like a trucker stop." she said as he parked the car.
"I'm starving! Besides, I couldn't pass for a trucker?" He watched as the 12:06 on the clock vanished as he shut off the car. Taking one of his umbrellas out of the backseat, Allison Cameron stepped out of the car, opening the umbrella, to protect her hair.
When they entered the diner, all heads at the counter turned.Big scary men, who porbaly haven't showered in days, just stared.Looks were shot at House. The looks were then redirected at Cameron's ass as she walked by. Some men even whistled. Her face turned bright red. House took her by the arm, leading her rather swiftly to her seat. They eagerly took a seat at a booth in the back.
"Don't you just hate that?" House asked.
"Hate what?" she said quietly.
"That, they all were obviously staring at my ass. I know I am irresistible to the ladies, but men.. yuk." he said rather loudly. Once again, heads turned.
Cameron broke down in laughter. Almost hysterically. She liked that about him, he made her laugh. They talked briefly about a case they had today: A 15 year old boy, who apparently collapsed at school. He was a star of the wrestling team and in the light weight division. This was the reason House thought it would be a brilliant idea to check for non-prescribed medications. The tests came back an he was right. The boy over dosed from diet pills he took before school. Another mystery solved.After talking for about 15 minutes, the waitress came. She was a heavy set woman, wearing a pink uniform, bags under her eyes, and hair which needed more then a good brushing.
"Took you long enough.." House complained.
Cameron gave him a look. "Ill take the soup and salad special..with a diet coke.. what about you Greg?
"The Turkey club, with French Fries" he mumbled
"For a drink sir?" the waitress asked
"A shot of Vodka!" his eyes lit up.
Cameron laughed once again. "He'll just have a glass of water, thank you."
Rolling her eyes, the waitress picked up the menus and left. Their food came sooner then expected. It wasn't the best meal they ever had, but they were starving. Cameron picked at her salad as House ate his sandwich. Cameron didn't dare to taste her discolored soup, so she ate his fries.
"How do you like Princeton?" House asked, still chewing the last morsel of his sandwich.
"Its very.. nice, its been a year you know, I am used to it." she said
"Has it been that long? Time flies when your having fun huh?" he said, rather sarcasticly. He looked down "Hey, you ate all my fries, you devoured them, you beast!"
Ignoring the last comment she said "I like my colleagues, a lot. Foreman and Chase are like brothers to me"
"Foreman and Chase? They have buttons, which I like to push. Its kind of like they are animals in a cage, and I am the kid poking them with a stick."
"What about Dr. Cuddy?"
"Lisa? She is a bossy littlebitch isn't she? She thinks she has me on a tight leash. But she is way wrong, because I don't roll over that easily. I would much rather bite her hand off." he said, letting out a little "Ruff,Ruff"
For the countless time tonight, Cameron laughed. "Maybe if you didn't aggravate her, she would be nicer"
"Nah, I insult her, she insults me, its a mutual agreement"
"The only one you like is Wilson, right?"
"Who said I liked him? I hate that stupid bastard." House let out a smile.
Rolling her eyes "Sure, he is your only friend and you hate him. What about me?
"What about you? You got a nice ass, your fun to look at. Its like your a nice piece of art in the lobby"
"You don't have limits do you,Greg? People dismiss me. Because I'm a woman, because I'm pretty, because I'm not aggressive. (#114) You can be honest with me. Everything shouldn't be a joke to you."
"I thought you like my jokes" He sighed "On that note, I'll pay the bill" He got up, leaving Cameron in awe. She wanted an answer, but she didn't get it. All she wanted was for him to feel the same way as she did. She wanted him to know, that she wasn't trying to fix him, because she liked him justthe wayhe is, as hard as that is to believe.
They both got back to the black Lexus. He turned it on, and watched as the dashboard lit up.
"1:17 am? Oh, my, way past my bed time. Gotta get you home little girl" He said patting her knee. She shuddered as soon as she felt his touch. He retreated his hand quickly, and began to drive.
"I am a responsible adult, I am not a teenager anymore, I don't have to go home right away, its Friday Night."
"Saturday Mourning actually. You may not be a teenager, but I am practically a Senior Citizen"
"You are not even close. Whya re you so hard on yourself?Come on I'll show you a fun time."
"How? Lets see your a thirty-something year old girl... so shopping? Aww, no shopping, please no."
"No, take the exit right here, I am sure we'll find something fun to do this early over there. Besides, no stores are open" She laughed.
"I know" he said as he turned off the expressway "but knowing you, you might have some girly radar that beeps wildly when ever Abercrombie is close"
"You don't know me." she sighed
"I know you more then you will ever know" He laughed "Your a brilliant doctor, who likes your boss."
"My boss is a sarcastic, pill popping, miserable man who doesn't see how much he has going for him."
"And what does your boss have going for him?" he managed to look at her. They became trapped in a deep gaze, which ended due to the fact House had to drive.
"A lot"
Then Silence. She turns up the radio. The lyrics to "Listen to Your Heart" by DHT filled the air.
"I know there's something in the wake of your smile.
I get a notion from the look in your eyes, yea."
"You've built a love but that love falls apart.
Your little piece of heaven turns too dark."-That linerepeated inCameron's head.It reminded her of House.They both looked at eachother, at that exact moment. Once again their eyes met. He looked away once again. The image of hisbeautiful blue eyes, like that lyric, replayed in her head. The rest of the song seemed to fade...
"Listen to your heart when he's calling for you.
Listen to your heart there's nothing else you can do.
I don't know where you're going and I don't know why,
but listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye.
Sometimes you wonder if this fight is worthwhile.
The precious moments are all lost in the tide, yea.
They're swept away and nothing is what is seems,
the feeling of belonging to your dreams.
And there are voices that want to be heard.
So much to mention but you can't find the words.
The scent of magic,
the beauty that's been when love was wilder than the wind."