A/N: So As you can tell, I was happy enough with the amount of reviews I got that I decided to update, here it is…
"When was the next time you saw Mr. Hutchins?" Cameron thought for a moment, she had thought she had seen him around all week, but there was no way she could e sure it was actually him.
"It was a week later, he came back to the clinic…"
"Filling in for House again? You need to stand up for yourself once in awhile Dr. Cameron" Cameron sighed; taking the file Rhonda was holding out to her.
"I know, I know. This is better than nothing though" Suddenly Cameron's breath caught in her throat as she read the name on the file.
"Your in exam room three" Cameron nodded absentmindedly, suddenly feeling sick. She had been seeing this man around all week, in doorways, hallways; you name it she had seen him smiling his creepy smile and leering down at her.
"Stay calm Allison" she mumbled to herself, taking a deep breath and plastering a fake smile on as she walked into exam room three.
"Mr. Hutchins, what seems to be the problem?" she asked, trying hard not to look at the man who sat on the exam table.
"I've been taking the medicine you prescribed, but I've still got a fever and my throat is still a little sore" He was leering at her again; she could feel his eyes on her.
"Well, you've still got a few days on the medicine, it will take a few more days for your symptoms to completely clear up." Cameron said, still staring down at his file, her heart pounding against her chest.
"Are you sure? Shouldn't you look at my throat?"
"No, if your symptoms persist for longer than four more days come back and have someone look at your throat. Until then your fine" There was a long silence during which Cameron could feel fear bubbling in her chest, why wasn't he saying anything? Why wasn't he leaving?
"Thank you again Dr. Cameron" he said finally. Cameron held her breath as he stood up and walked out of the room. She would have to remember to avoid clinic duty in four days; there was no way she was going to deal with him again. She leaned against the wall and sighed, now that she had really seen him again he would be in her head for at least another week. Suddenly her beeper went off and she sighed with relief, grateful for the distraction.
"What's the emergency?" Cameron opened the door to House's office and sat down next to Chase.
"Seven year old male, had a seizure at school, he's got a fever and a rash on his stomach." Foreman filled her in. House, who had been writing on his coveted white board turned around and faced the ducklings,
"Cameron, patient history, Chase, check for infections, Foreman call the school, find out if any other kids are sick" the three hurried out of the room to accomplish their given tasks.
"You alright? You look like you've seen a ghost" Cameron, who had been looking over the case file she had grabbed before leaving, snapped her head up to see Chase walking next to her.
"It was that guy again. Only he was really there this time, he came back into the clinic" Chase sighed,
"Great, now you'll be on edge all this week too" Cameron blushed, she had told Chase about seeing the man and he had dismissed it as her being tired or overworked, or simply paranoid.
"Hey if he was checking you out, you'd be on edge too" Chase chuckled.
"It's Tuesday"
"I know" Cameron smiled, waiting to hear him say it, say that he liked her,
"Are you going to the hospital party tonight?"
"I-wait what?"
"Are you going to the hospital party tonight?" her smile turned quickly to a frown, that was not what she had been expecting, not at all. She had been expecting him to go on with their usual routine. He would tell her he liked her and that he thought they should be together, she would say she knew and they would go about their merry little ways until the next week.
"I haven't decided yet. Are you going?"
"I think so" Chase was quiet for a moment, wondering why Cameron's mood had suddenly turned. What had he said? He retraced his words then stopped and smirked. Cameron took another step forward then turned around and gave him a curious look.
"What?"
"You like it when I tell you I like you" Cameron rolled her eyes, fighting back the blush that was threatening to spread across her face.
"Yeah I really like you continuing to pursue me after I broke things off. Now come on, we have a patient" Chase didn't move though.
"You do like it. You like the idea that someone might actually care about you, but your scared because everyone who's cared about you eventually left" Cameron sighed,
"Chase seriously this isn't time for Dr. Phil, you have blood tests to run and I have to get the patient history, lets go." He began walking again and Cameron was relieved. They were both silent until they approached the patients room. Cameron reached out to open the door just as Chase leaned over into her ear and whispered,
"It's Tuesday, I like you and I think we should be together. Now go get your history"
Cameron smiled as she pushed open the door to the hospital lobby five hours later and stepped inside. She always found it amazing how fast they transformed it from a boring, empty room, into a warm inviting party area. All around there were large clumps of people, doctors, nurses, hospital benefactors, talking and laughing.
"Allison" Cameron turned at her name and found herself face to face with Dr. James Wilson.
"Hey Dr. Wilson, have you seen-" Cameron had been about to ask if he had seen Chase, but was interrupted by House who limped over carrying a strange looking red drink.
"Cameron! Here ya go" he shoved the drink at his unsuspecting employee before hurrying off. Wilson shook his head and took the drink from Cameron.
"You really don't want to drink that"
"Thanks, have you seen Chase?" Wilson pointed over to where Chase was surrounded by a group of nurses, all of whom looked enthralled by some story he was telling. Cameron rolled her eyes, knowing it was probably another tall tale about punching a shark in the nose to get rid of it.
"Thanks again Dr. Wilson" Cameron said before making her way over to the circle of nurses around Chase. Just as she got there all the nurses gasped at something Chase had said,
"Your so brave" one nurse said breathily. Cameron snickered at Chase's admirers as Chase looked over and caught her eye.
"Cameron, didn't think I'd see you here" he said with a smile, pushing through the nurses to get to her.
"Our patient is stable and I didn't have anything better to do so I figured I'd come for awhile." She said with a shrug as some of the nurses walked by, shooting her looks that could kill. Hospital gossip was like a virus, it spread fast and got to every part of the body, or in the gossip case, it hit nearly every department. The latest gossip among the nurses was that the hunky Dr. Chase was going to ask out Dr. Cameron, the immunologist with a thing for House, and none of them wanted to see their eye candy with another woman.
" Well I'm glad you came. Can I get you a drink?" Chase asked, but Cameron didn't hear him. Her eyes were fixed on someone behind him.
"Cam? You alright?" Chase asked after a moment, trying to catch her eye, but she wasn't responding, it was like she was in a trance. Suddenly her face went ghostly white and she blinked a few times before looking back at Chase,
"I just saw him, he's here look!" Chase turned around and scanned the crowd behind him, but all he saw were a few giggling nurses checking him out from afar.
"I don't see anyone, did you drink that red stuff House has been trying to give all the women? If you did that's probably why you saw him again and you should-"
"You know what just forget it. I'm going home" Cameron turned and began to walk towards the door, but Chase was close behind.
"Wait, don't leave" Cameron hesitated then turned around to face Chase giving him a look that said he should start talking or she'd be out the door in a second,
"If you leave all the nurses are going to be all over me again!"
"Oh, poor you, thirty women like you and would do anything for a simple kiss, your life is so tough" Cameron turned and started walking again
"But I don't like them, I like you!" she paused as a couple of nurses standing nearby got shocked expressions on their faces and scampered off to spread the gossip. She slowly turned and faced Chase again,
"I know, it's Tuesday, you already told me this today." Chase shrugged a smirk playing across his lips,
"I know how much you like hearing it. So what do you say we blow this party and go for a walk? I know this little coffee shop down by the commons we could stop at" Cameron bit her bottom lip, not sure what to say. It sounded like a date, but it wasn't was it? No of course not. It was just two co-workers getting coffee and going for a walk. Perfectly normal.
"Sure, why not" Chase smiled and followed her out the door, much to the displeasure of many of the nurses, who lurked by the doors, watching him leave.
"So, this guy you've been seeing is really freaking you out, isn't he?" Cameron and Chase were walking through the commons, sipping their hot drinks and enjoying the mild October night,
"I guess. I mean patients have freaked me out before, but I've never actually seen them appear where ever I go. He just…he looks like someone I used to know" Chase nodded, not wanting to press. The fact that Cameron had actually fessed up to being freaked was a huge thing and he wasn't going to push his luck with her.
"I'm sure by the end of this week you'll have forgotten all about him."
"Yeah I guess" but Cameron wasn't at all convinced. In fact, she had the distinct feeling that they were being followed at that precise moment…and she may not have been wrong.
A/N: Okay, so another short chapter, sorry. The later chapters will get longer and more interesting as Chase and Cameron start to get closer and the guy starts getting worse. So please Review and I'll try to update soon (but I can't make any promises. I'm going away for 3 weeks on Saturday and I have to pack)
-Remy