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Authors note: to respond to quackyougotstungi didn't know that reviews where how all of my options where disabled. I guess it's a glitch with the site. I have only ever deleted one review and it wasn't really pointed; I need to know a problem so I can fix it. I found it use less so I deleted it; I never meant to upset anyone. I actually like criticism, I find it helps me get better so I love when I get reviews that tell me what's wrong, I am happy someone out there takes the time to try to help me get better :) Thanks for taking the time out to help me get better and telling me about the reviewing problem.

I would also like to say sorry to any of those inconvenienced by the glitch, and I would love if you would try to post whatever you wanted to post before now. If it is not too much to ask I would like it if u get pointed with your reviews and try and tell me more of what I need to fix, I mean if u want to review. I thank everyone for taking the time to read my authors note and this story :)

I said last time that I would have more Chamse this chapter and I at first did, but I hated that chapter I rewrote it and rewrote it but I didn't like it. it didn't feel right, I felt I needed to added more to the mystery part of the story as this is a mystery/romance not romance/mystery lol

And in news I think my readers will like, I got a BETA READER! :) She is monkey and music lover so a big hand of applause to her for her great betaing that will make this story readable! :)

ps. can anyone find the gilmore girls quote in here?

Spoilers for seasons one, two, and most of season three!

___________________________________________________chapter four_______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________it's Friday________________________________________________________

It was Friday, Chase and Foreman where setting up in the X-ray room, both caught up in their own thoughts.

Chase was looking over at Cameron as his eyes adjusted to the lights that where slightly brighter than the ones in Cameron's hospital room, since this was the first time in days that he had left her hospital room. 'Where you lead, I will follow, any and everywhere,' He thought.

As he looked into her eyes he started to think about the last few days, since House had left yesterday to go to lunch, she had said nothing. Well she had, just not to him, not even to say some stupid thing like: "Could u get a nurse" or "My head hurts". She said nothing to him – nothing at all. He didn't understand it at all, 'I mean she was about to admit her feelings for me right before she got sick, but she hasn't said a word since she woke up,' He thought confused. Then a thought dawned on him. 'Maybe she was never going to say that, maybe all she was going to do was ask me to stop,' He sunk to a new level of sorrow he didn't even know there was as he went began to get engrossed by his thoughts. Maybe... maybe...

House, who was leaning on the left wall playing with his red oversized tense ball, was just as lost into his thoughts as Chase. Except he was not questioning the past, he was questioning the future and the now. He went through the diagnoses in his head. He knew that she didn't have Emphysema but he hoped this test wasn't useless, he didn't know why he was even doing this. Maybe so Chase wouldn't go on and on about it when it came to dynastic time, but deep, deep inside he didn't want to lose her. He didn't want to lose anyone. But he would never admit that, not even himself. In fact he didn't consciously know that he was the least bit worried about her.

He turned his attention to Chase and Foreman, watching them set up. He quickly got bored and was relieved when he saw someone walking into the doors, but then he started to wonder what was going on when he saw who had just walked in. It was Cuddy.

She had on a black pencil skirt paired with a white low cut V neck shirt, and a black suit jacket that matched her skirt. As she entered the room everyone was pulled out of their own thoughts and just stared at her, until Cuddy motioned House to her and told him, "You're needed in my office." Then she turned around and House followed her, leaving the ducklings, as he once said, "to fend for themselves."

________________________________________________14 minutes later…_____________________________________________________

Foreman and Chase were waiting to get the X-rays back. Cameron was back in her hospital room and they were waiting in the hall way. The blinds on the glass window were open and so was the door, so Chase could still see Cameron from there. Chase mumbled something.

"Are you praying?" He heard a voice ask. When Chase only looked up at him, Foreman said "Oh my God, your praying that she has Emphysema!"

"Wouldn't you?" Chase replied calmly with his eyes not leaving Cameron

"It's insane! Your praying that the woman you love has a disease!"

"It's better than a colt in her brain" Forman didn't know how to respond to that one, mostly because he was right, it was better. But before he could retort they got a page from radiology saying that the X-rays where ready. Chase had to force himself to leave Cameron. 'It's just for a few minutes,' He thought to himself, 'to help her.' He told himself that the whole time he was going down the elevator to the radiology department.

__________________________________________ 2 minute later up in Cuddy's office______________________________________________

"House I just think-" She was cut off by House.

"I won't do it!"

"House just please think for a second this is in everyone's best interest!"

"NO!" House's beeper than went off.

"House, just listen to me," She commanded. "You three have too many emotional attachme-" she was yet again cut off by House.

"I have to go do my job now." He stalked off.

She knew this wouldn't go well, she hated it but it really was in everyone's best interest. As she watched House leave, she felt bad for him and sorry she even brought it up. She sighed and went over to her desk and back to work, all the while wondering where House had headed off to.

_________________________________________3 minutes later in the radiology department________________________________________

Chase was clinging onto an orange envelope for dear life, his eyes never leaving it. Looking at this envelope gave him a charge of emotions: anger, fear, stress, eagerness, resentment. But mostly fear. He wanted to get this over with, he hated not being with her, yet he never wanted to open the envelope hoping that if he never did it would just go away with all reality. In here could be Cameron's death he thought. He started to shiver.

Just than House walk in, "You beeped?"

Foreman spoke to House since he knew Chase certainly wasn't going to. "We got the X-rays back and we thought you might want to be here when we open them."

"You were wrong, but you saved me from a fight with Cuddy, so you're off the hook." House looked over at Chase "What's wrong with lover boy over there?" Foreman looked over at Chase he was shivering like crazy and there was one tear in his eyes. He looked like he was going mad, almost. "I don't quite know," answered Forman truthfully.

"Well let's get this over with than so Romeo can be with his Juliet," House said as he limped over to Chase and tried to take the orange envelope from him. Chase was still hanging onto it with dear life as House tried to pry his fingers off of it. After a moment of fighting over the envelope, House finally got it. He took an X-ray out and slid it up on the board.

"OH MY GOD," Chase exclaimed as he looked at the lit X-ray.

__________________________________________________to be continued_____________________________________________________

Authors note: lol sorry it seems like i always end on a to be continued note, LOL review please! :) good or helping, i am happy either way! :) what do u all think of my new beta? i think she did great work, how about u? review please! if u think its ooc tell me who and what part!bye!

_________________________________________forever and maybe always__________________________________________

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