Hi. I'm back. Thank you for all the reviews they really helped me. I'm sorry if this is not Americanized either as I really don't know how to write it like that. Anyway I hope you enjoy this. Love ya Weezle

Disclaimer: - this is a piece of fan fiction so of course none of the characters are mine. Though if anyone wants to give me House as a birthday present I won't object lol.

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The Softer Side of House.

By Weezle13.

Chapter 2

The diagnostics room was deserted when Cameron walked in after her lunch with Terry. She was glad of the quiet. It gave her time to think. She started the paperwork that needed doing. That didn't require too much thinking on her part.

She had been working for about half an hour when Chase and Foreman burst into the room looking stunned at the still working Cameron. 'Are you Ok?' asked Foreman. Cameron just took off her glasses and looked at them puzzled. 'We just heard about the accident.' Cameron grinned slightly after what Terry had said nearly being run over seamed unimportant. 'I'm fine I just had a shock that's all.'

'What happened? The nurse said that you were nearly run over.'

'Yeah I was. . .House saved me.' the two men stared at Cameron. 'House. As in the limping bastard who doesn't give a damn about anyone, saved you from being killed. How?'

'He pulled me out of the way.' was Cameron's soft reply.

'You me to tell us that House did a selfless thing'

'Believe me Brit. It was purely selfish. If Cameron had died then I'd have to do my own mail and paperwork and Chase's coffee is worse then the cafeterias and that's saying something.' House limped a couple of steps into the room, as always showing up when least expected. Cuddy and Wilson were stood behind him in the doorway. 'Plus however great Chase's hair is Cameron is still better looking lobby art.' with that he walked into his office. The others could see him through the glass walls as he sat down, put his feet up on the desk and started racing on his Gameboy.

'He was telling the truth. For the first time ever he told me the truth.' cuddy looked shell-shocked. 'He said that he was going to take the afternoon off.' stated Cameron. ' yeah I wouldn't let him.'

House looked up and smirked 'Are you going to give me the afternoon off now' he called out from his office.

'NO. But I'll give you the rest of the day off clinic duty' House scowled. He had done his clinic hours for that day already in the morning, it had been a painful few hours for both off them. Cuddy turned to Cameron who, like the rest of the 'ducklings' and Wilson, had watched the exchange with amusement. 'Are you sure that your Ok. If your not you can have the rest of the day off. You've had a big shock.'

'Hay that is seriously not fair. You're sexist. The only reason you're letting Cameron off work is because she's female, and you can compare funbags. I could sue you for this.' House looked faintly annoyed yet also slightly amused at how Cuddy would react.

'No. Cameron is a good employee who works hard. You are the complete opposite. Go sulk in your office House.' House pouted adorably (to Cameron anyway) and limped back into his office.

Cuddy turned to see Cameron silently laughing at the exchange. When she noticed that Cuddy was watching her she stopped and said 'thanks but I'll be Ok.' Cuddy nodded and walked out. Cameron turned too House and saw him watching her with a strange look on his face which disappeared when he realised that Cameron was looking at him. House turned his penetrating, piercing blue eyes onto Wilson as he entered the office and sat in one of the comfy chairs. Cameron returned to her paper work and for everyone life returned to normal at PPTH. Well as normal as ever, except for two.

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House was sat at his piano again. His fingers played a sad blues tune without his brains knowledge as he stared at his untouched glass of scotch. His entire mind was on Cameron. He was jealous he couldn't deny that yet he couldn't, he wouldn't give in. He was her boss. He had responsibilities. he might not own up to them much but he had them and one of the definite no go areas was screwing one of his employee's. Yet he was human and he had to admit he was attracted to her, what man wouldn't be. He couldn't help but think what it would be like to have her, to hold her as she slept.

A knock at the door brought him round. Thinking it was Wilson he downed his glass of scotch and opened the door without looking out.

'Julie thrown you out again/' he asked intent on the half full bottle and the oblivion it had the power to bring.

'Eh. What kind of a greeting is that?' asked a familiar voice which had House spinning round to face the speaker.

'Cameron. I thought you were Wilson.' the shock of Wilson suddenly turning into Cameron seemed to have disengaged his ability to make every comment into a sarcastic putdown. At least that's what he told himself at finding that his brain refused to function rather then the fact that she was here in a tight white tee-shirt and low rider jeans.

'Are you disappointed?'

'That depends on what you're doing here.'

Cameron sighed and looked at House. Ever since she had seen for herself the look on House's face after Cuddy left she hadn't been able to think of anything else surly Terry had just been joking, teasing her like brothers were supposed to do when faced with the object of their little sisters affections. The little bubble of hope inside her heart had been growing despite her efforts to burst it, she had to know once and for all.

'I came to thank you.' Cameron stopped to note his slight look of discomfort. For some reason he seemed to dislike being thanked. 'You saved my life.'

'I'm a doctor it's what I'm supposed to do, or that's what Cuddy and Wilson keep saying.'

'Yeah but that's through medicine, knowledge, training.' she walked up to him to stand in front of him and picked up a medical journal that lay on the coffee table next to them. Looking at it she smiled, he was always searching for knowledge so that he could stay the best at what he does. What he is. A brilliant diagnostician.

'What you did today can't be trained for or studied. Ah whatever. I just wanted to thank you.' she briefly gave up as she dropped the papers back on the table that looked at him. He was close. She could almost feel his heartbeat. Hear his breathing. Something changed. behind his eyes a new something flashed. Making her breath catch.

House had listened as she tried to thank him. Had watched as she had thrown the journal down. He was losing all his rational thought as he looked at her. When their eyes had connected his logical brain had been thrown into over drive, exploded and shut down. He couldn't help himself. He let his cane drop silently to the carpeted floor as he put both his hands on her waist and pulled her towards him till their bodies were flush up together. Then slowly he bent his head down and brushed his lips against hers lightly before taking them away. Cameron looked shocked yet still her arms snaked around his neck as she pulled him back to her.

His brain was screaming for him to stop, but he couldn't. He didn't want to stop himself. With that thought he had an insight of the consequences of their actions. With monumental effort he pulled himself away from her.

'We can't do this.' he said wishing with all of his heart he could continue but knowing he couldn't. She looked at him in confusion. 'Why not. We are both adults. We know what we are doing.'

'Ally, listen to me. I'm your boss' he put a finger to her lips to stop her interrupting. A gesture that shocked her into silence. She didn't think such a tender gesture was in House. 'Outside of work we're equals yet inside of work you're my employee. If…When… the other two find out they will always think that I agree with you or whatever just because we are together. No matter how hard we try to be like before. If you ever want to move on other doctors, your future boss's would just see you and never take you on merit again.

He sighed 'At best you'll be the doctor who had to sleep with her grumpy, sarcastic arse hole of a boss just to get where you are. You will never be seen as worth anything, never be seen as a good doctor and you are a good doctor.' he sighed again looking at her slightly shocked face.

'At worst you'll get a bastard for a boss who thinks that if you'll sleep with me to get where you are then you'll sleep with him. You'd never have a moment's peace and if you did give in and sleep with him he'll think he can screw you any time he wants cos you're desperate. Either way your working life would be miserable.'

'But you keep thinking of the worst that can happen. What about the best. If we tried we could make this work.'

'Even without that, eventually one of us will say something stupid and though the other would eventually forgive them we would be a little further apart and it would happen again and again and eventually we would split. Ally we can't work we're too different.'

'Opposites attract, Greg. Please just give us a try. Don't destroy us because of something that might or might not happen. So what if it ends just as long as it has a chance to develop into something. You always look on the pessimistic side of things. Don't have us crash and burn before it's even started.'

'I don't want to hurt you.'

'You are now.'

'You'd hate me eventually.'

'I could never hate you. Greg, I love you.' House winced at that. 'and I know you feel the same about me.' she closed the gap and raised her hand to the side of his face forcing him to look down at her. As their eyes connected she knew she'd been right. He did love her but it would take time for her to get him to admit it. She sighed, reached up and softly kissed him. Then walking to his door she grinned and paused before she opened the door.

'One day I'll change your mind.'

'That's what I'm afraid of, Ally.' she slipped out. The bubble of hope also grew and this time she let it as she knew that maybe that hope was justified.

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The next chapter is coming up. It may take a while because I'm in the middle of my A level exams so please be patient. So please r&r to make me work faster.

Chapter 3 summery:- House has to treat a loved one with only Cameron and Wilson for support. Will he crack?