Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be.
Sorry about the delay in updating- the stupid exams have left me so little time to write. I'm posting two chapters, so please read them both...and let me know what you think!
Thanks for all those reviews (for my last fic and for this one). Especially:
SilvaK: I hope that you like this chapter- and the next one!
Limaccia: I hope that you like their meeting for the first time.
saz89: My feelings exactly... :)
SaucyDuck: I hope to provide a lot more angry House!
Enjoy!
Cuddy held out for a week before calling Allison Cameron and practically begging her to come back. Well, Cuddy's version of begging anyway. She'd told the younger doctor that the department needed her, and that if she could cut her vacation short it would be much appreciated.
Neither of them mentioned House.
Cuddy didn't because she didn't want to have to lie about his behaviour (in case it kept Cameron away), and Allison didn't because even though she'd come to terms with the horrifying realisation that she was in love with her boss, she wasn't really ready to talk about him with anyone.
On the day she'd arrived, after an exhausting crying jag, she managed to drag herself to bed and fall into a deep sleep. She spent two days in bed allowing her body to finally get the rest it had been craving, as well as letting herself finally come to terms with everything that had happened. When she could no longer stay inside feeling sorry for herself, she got up, got dressed and went for long walks in the beautiful forests that surrounded the cabin. It was strange, but although she was totally alone, she didn't feel lonely. Being cut off from the rest of the world had allowed her time and space to finally get in touch with herself.
But now she was heading back to the real world- something she was apprehensive about.
She was dying to see House. It had been months since she'd ran alongside his gurney, desperately trying to stem the bleeding. She needed at least to reassure herself that he was ok. But for some reason half of her was terrified.
Would he be the same? Would he be different? Would he still be House?
She tossed and turned that night, dreading but longing for tomorrow when she would finally see House.
AN: Yes, yes, I know. This chapter is WAY too short! However, it needed to be separated from the next one, and I wasn't about to bore you with another long angsty chapter about Cameron's feelings. So, I hope that you read and like the next one (I'm not going to delude myself into thinking that you'll review this one- but please let me know what you think of the next one!).