A few weeks later…
Ally meandered into the doctor's lounge, raising a hand to suppress a yawn. "Hey, you." She tossed in Remy's direction as she bee-lined for the coffee machine.
"Hi Ally" Remy smiled, raising her eyes from the file she was reading. "Oh, could you pour me a cup, too?" she begged, seeing what Ally was up to.
"Sure. How do you take it?" Ally poured a second mug.
"Black."
"Mmm. The only way to drink coffee." Ally sat down beside her on the couch, handing her a mug of the steaming liquid.
"I know, right?" Remy grinned, putting her file to the side and propping her feet up on the table in front of her. Ally sipped her own drink quietly. "I wish it would stop raining" Remy gestured to the window behind them, frowning. "I was hoping to go running tomorrow, and I hate the rain."
"That's why I have a treadmill." Ally informed her. "But I know what you mean; I'd like to get out for a ride in the park or something at some point. The treadmill is boring."
Remy's eyes lit up. "You ride?" she questioned. "We should go some time, weather and time permitting."
Ally nodded. "That would be great. Actually, I have Saturday off if it works for you." She raised her eyebrows at the other woman.
"I'm working Friday night, but maybe in the afternoon?" Remy considered her schedule.
"I'm on Friday night as well."
"Cool. Saturday's a date then!" Remy smiled happily, then blushed as she realised the implication of her statement. Cameron raised an eyebrow.
"A date, eh, Remy?" she grinned, teasing the other woman. She sighed as her pager went off at her hip. "Well, it looks like the ER won't function without me for more than 10 minutes." She stood up and stretched. "See you around!" she winked at the younger doctor.
"Bye." Remy groaned and picked up her file again. What House expected her to find in this particular patient's history was beyond her comprehension.
Friday Night
"Apparently we require a consult."
Ally turned to find an amused-looking Remy behind her and an eyebrow shot up. "Is that so?"
"House specifically stated that he required your services and that should you not come with me, he will come up and get you himself, which will not be a pleasant experience, I shouldn't think."
Ally rolled her eyes and called to another doctor "I'm on a consult. Page me if you need me." She grinned at Remy. "All right, let's see what House wants." They headed towards his office.
"Are we still on for tomorrow?" Remy questioned as they made their way down the stairs. Ally nodded.
"Absolutely. 1? 2?"
"Let's go with 2." Remy suggested. "I like my sleep."
"Sounds good. I'll pick you up since I know where your apartment is." Ally winked and pushed open the doors to House's office. "What do you want?" she demanded, crossing her arms.
"The patient has something wrong with his immune system" House whined. "You're the immunologist."
"So you basically need someone to be nice to the patient to get information out of him." She deduced.
"Er…Actually, the patient is a woman." Kutner announced from the corner.
"But essentially, yes." House ignored the other man's comment.
"I can be nice to patients." Taub complained.
"Yeah, but Cameron is a better doctor" House informed him bluntly. "And since she ditched me, I now have to drag her down here all the way from the ER." He glared at her in mock severity.
Thirteen rolled her eyes. "Let's go." she murmured under her breath.
"Yeah" Cameron followed her out of the room. "I'll never understand why he hired those two." She shook her head.
"Me neither." Remy agreed, chuckling. "I think he just likes having someone to fight with."
Ally grinned "Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest." Remy stopped outside of a room and handed her the file.
"Enjoy" She winked, "and I'll see you in a bit." Ally smiled and headed into the patient's room.
Saturday Afternoon
"Hey, Ally!" Remy pulled her hair back into a ponytail as she opened the door.
"Hi!" Ally walked past her and into the apartment. Remy was surprised to see she was wearing workout gear. Fitted workout gear. She smiled to herself. Ally should wear fitted clothing more often, in her opinion. "Ready to go?" Ally questioned her, waving a hand in front of her face.
Remy blushed. "Sorry, zoned out there for a minute. I just need to get my bike from the basement." She grabbed her keys and wallet from the table beside the door and headed out of it. Ally followed her, grinning as though she knew exactly what had been running through Remy's mind moments beforehand.
A few minutes later, they were both on bikes headed for the park. "Look, the sun came out" Ally gestured to the sky overhead.
Remy nodded, a gentle smile crossing her face.
It took them about an hour to get to the park and bike around it, taking the time to enjoy watching young couples walking hand in hand and mothers with children playing by the water's edge. Then they lay in a patch of sun, enjoying the rare spring warmth of the late afternoon. Ally rolled onto her stomach and looked up at Remy. "I'm hungry." She announced plaintively.
"Me too. Want to locate food?"
"I was thinking pizza and beer and my place" Ally smiled up at her. "We aren't too far away."
"Works for me! Do we need to pick up beer?" Remy questioned, sitting up and dusting grass from her back.
Ally raised an eyebrow. "Not unless you think we can get through more than 24 bottles in one evening."
Remy chuckled. "I think we're in the clear." She offered a hand to Ally as she got to her feet, pulling her up alongside. "You lead." She directed.
Ally led her out of the park and onto a small side street that wound its way through an older neighbourhood until they reached her building. "This one's mine", she spoke shyly as she led Remy through the yard, which was obviously well cared for, and then the stairs.
"It's cute." Remy smiled, and indeed it was. Cameron's new apartment was in an old stone building made up of four flats.
"The downstairs neighbours are really sweet. They have two little kids who like to play in the garden." She spoke wistfully. "I babysit them sometimes."
Remy snorted. "When do you have time for that?" she half-joked.
Cameron blushed. "Oh, you know. Just when their mom wants a bit of time to herself or to run errands or something and I'm at home." She opened the door onto her apartment. "Sorry it's messy."
Remy waved her apology away as she wandered into Ally's place. "It's gorgeous." The old apartment had hardwood floors and beautiful molding around the ceilings and floors. Ally blushed again, choosing to head into the kitchen to find beer while Remy explored her apartment. The aforementioned appeared in the kitchen a few minutes later.
"Any preferences on pizza?" Ally questioned, passing her a beer and a flyer for the local pizza place. Remy shook her head, taking a swig of the beer.
"Not really."
"This one's great." Ally wandered over and pointed out something involving thinly sliced potatoes, sundried tomatoes, and artichoke hearts. "And I have ice cream and cookies for dessert!" she said happily.
Remy grinned. "You really are just adorable." She poked the older woman in the side. Ally just blushed and decided to busy herself with calling the pizza place. Remy laughed at her, rolling her eyes. "It's a complement, Ally" she protested.
Some time and a few beers later, they were seated cross-legged on Ally's floor, munching pizza off the coffee table.
"Yum." Ally drunkenly laid her head on Remy's shoulder. Remy played with her hair lazily.
"Sleepy?" she asked.
"A bit. I was dreaming again today."
"Good dreams or bad dreams?"
Ally sighed. "Bad ones. Wilson died in a car accident."
Remy pondered this silently for a moment. "Have you considered talking to someone about this?" she asked tentatively.
Ally shook her head. "They're just dreams. It's fine."
"Okay…" Remy trailed off. Ally had sounded pretty adamant. They went back to sitting in silence, Remy playing with Ally's hair comfortably.
"Remy?" Ally asked after a while, her head still resting comfortably on the other woman's shoulder.
"Yes?"
"Would you want to…." She paused. "…to stay over?"
Remy was stunned for a moment before grinning. She turned to Ally. "Allison Cameron, are you inviting me to sleep with you?"
Ally turned beet red. "…Yes?" she mumbled.
Remy looked ecstatic. "Of course I want to stay over, you dork." She hugged Ally tightly.
Ally was confused. "You like me?"
Remy rolled her eyes. "Isn't it obvious?"
Ally looked at the floor. "I've never liked a woman before, so…I wasn't sure." She finished lamely.
Remy grinned. "And here I thought you were straight."
Ally grinned back, a little more confident. "If it helps, I did too."
The Next Morning
The next morning consisted mostly of the two of them stumbling around sleepily, Ally trying to get to work for 8 am, Remy trying to figure out how to make the espresso machine function. Eventually she gave up, muttering, and decided to clean up the beer bottles from the night before and wait for Ally to get out of the shower to get her coffee.
Half an hour later, armed with to-go mugs, they climbed into Ally's car. "See you in a couple of hours." Remy hugged her as Ally dropped her outside her apartment. Ally smiled gently.
"See you soon, Remy."
Remy grinned. She loved how Ally was the only person in the city to call her by her first name. "Bye." She shut the door and headed into the apartment complex to get herself organised for the day.
"Bye" Ally murmured to the closed door as she watched Remy make her way into the building. She wasn't sure where all of this was going, but she certainly knew that she was enjoying it. With that thought in her mind and a smile on her face, Ally drove off towards the hospital.
