Ok I'm sorry for the big delay…I had surgery so I have been a bit out of it. Then I had vacation in Lake Tahoe. But, I will try to be a LOT better at updating. Thanks again to all the reviewers!!! This one is short again, but I wanted to get something out there for you!!

Good Enough Ch 5: Dark Diamond

Song by Elton John

Disclaimer: See Ch 1

Cameron was having no luck. She'd been thrown up on six times, some of which was bloody. A man had tried to strangle her during a hallucination, and she had ripped open a couple stitches in her hand trying to restrain another patient. All in all, a crappy week. The only bright side was the occasional House sightings, which she minded less and less. She had even sat in on a differential yesterday and found herself feeling very nostalgic and missed the days of chasing after a diagnosis instead of chasing after drunken patients.

Currently she was chatting with Wilson in the clinic between patients.

"Anything new and exciting?"

"Not really. Saw that new Will Smith movie yesterday. Oh, hold on a sec."

He answered his ringing phone.

"Hey Stacey! Yea we're still on. No I haven't told him. You know he'd never agree if he knew. Yeah ok. See you in about 30 minutes then."

He closed the phone and looked up.

She looked fierce.

"What was that all about?"

"Oh um, Stacey is meeting me for lunch."

"Right..does House know?"

"Nope. He would never eat lunch with her if he knew."

"What are you trying to do, get him to punch you out?"

"No. I'm just trying to get him to realize that he loves her. She's left Mark and looking for a new start. I told her I would be a buffer. Lord knows why I get myself into these things, but he was happy with her once…"

"Yeah, hey listen I've got to go. I forgot that I have a meeting to go over the department's budget with the ER nurses. I'll see you later ok?" she faked a stressed look and glanced at her watch.

"No problem. I'll see you later."

She smiled at walked out as fast as possible.

When she reached his office she was out of breath.

"House.."

He looked up to see her bent over with her hands on her thighs, trying to control her breathing.

"Did you run a marathon before you got here?"

"Nope, just from the clinic and up the stairs."

"Ok, is there something important you need to discuss then?"

She nodded after giving him a look that said, 'Duh', before sitting down in one of his chairs.

"Let's go out to lunch today, just me and you. My treat since you bought me pizza the other day."

"I'm eating with Wilson today."

"I know, he told me. But you know you always eat with Wilson. Plus, I can guarantee it will be worth your trouble."

"Really, now how could you do that?"

"Information. I have it and you don't."

"What kind of information?"

"I guess you have to come to lunch to find out." She said with a smirk.

"Chinese?"

"If that is what you want, yes."

He smiled.

"Alright, let me just tell Jimmy and we'll be off."

"Um..lets not tell Wilson. Wouldn't want him getting any ideas. He'll be trying to marry us off tomorrow if he knew we were going out together again."

"Right." He feigned a hurt look.

"Not that marrying you is a horrific idea or anything..I mean.." she spoke in a rush, horrified that he might think she disliked the idea.

She then saw his smirk.

"Oh you bastard. Let's go before I change my mind." She said with a huff.

He chuckled as he followed behind her.

"Yes mommy."