Chapter 6- Should have kept her Distance.
Cameron sighed as she got out of the car and Chase waited for her. He fell in step next to her as they walked towards the hospital. "Thanks again Chase." She mumbled as she threw her bag over her shoulder. He nodded with a small smile as he watched her.
"Anytime. It's a good thing I happen to have been driving by." He said. She glanced at him and nodded her head. He opened the door for her and she walked pass him. She really didn't want to be seen walking into the hospital with Chase. Everyone would probably think that they were back together or something and she didn't want anyone thinking that. What if Thirteen would hear about it?
Unfortunately she wouldn't have to hear as she was standing at the front desk talking to one of the nurses with a file in her hands. Cameron stopped walking as she stared at her and Chase stopped behind her and put his hand on her lower back. "Are you alright?" He asked. As if on cue Thirteen looked up and locked eyes with the blond doctor. Cameron let out a shakily breath as what looked like confusion and then anger flash over the younger girl's face.
"I'm fine." She said and looked to the ground unable to look at the other girl any longer. Chase nodded and walked pass her a little before he stopped and looked back at her with a worried look on his face.
"You coming?" He asked. She looked back up and pass him to see Thirteen had disappeared. She looked around to see her no where in sight. She looked back to Chase and nodded her head before she began to walk with him towards the lockers. She didn't want to be seen walking with him though he did give her a ride to work.
"Is there something you want form me Chase?" she asked as they walked seeing that the way he was acting towards her was a little weird. "I mean with you driving pass my house and giving me rides to work it's almost like you want to go back out with me or something." She said as her eyes narrowed slightly. He stared ahead and she could tell by the look on his face that he was thinking of something to say.
"Well it has been different without you and maybe I miss you. I have told you before that I still want to be your friend. I mean we work together." He said. She stared at him before she nodded her head and they walked the rest of the way to the locker room in silence.
Half of the day went by and Cameron hadn't seen Thirteen scents that morning. But she had to talk to her before she got the wrong idea about what she saw. She sighed and rubbed her temple as she walked out of the ER ready to take her lunch break.
She made her way down into the Cafeteria and looked around at the tables. Her eyes fell on Thirteen who was sitting alone. Just the girl she was looking for. Not bothering to get in line she made her way to the table. She cleared her throat and Thirteen glanced up at her before she looked back to her tray.
"Mind if I sit with you?" she asked.
"Go right ahead. I'm almost done anyways." She said. Cameron sighed as she took the seat across from her. Thirteen wouldn't even look to her. She felt her fist ball up a little and she quickly relaxed them. She wasn't here to get in a fight with Thirteen. She was here to find out if she was so mad with her. So she might as well not even try with small talk.
"Are you angry with me?" she asked jumping right to the point like she had intended. Thirteen let out a cold chuckle and shook her head as she glanced up at her with a not to friendly smile. She had a smile on her face but it was some what mocking and cold. Cameron had no idea how some one could turn something that was as sweet as a smile into something so cold and empty. She felt a shiver run down her spine and not in the good way. She didn't like the look Thirteen was giving her.
"And why would I be angry with you? I have no reason to be angry with you." She said and leaned back in her chair, clearly done with the food she was eating. She crossed her arms under her chest in a defensive manner. Cameron could almost see it coming off of her in waves. Her body language spoke volumes though she still had that smile on her face.
"That's what I want to know. Chase just gave me a ride to work. It's not like we are getting back together." She said. She watched as Thirteen's blue eyes narrowed slightly and she had to admit it was kind of cute. She was cute when she had that angry face on. But she had to stay focus! This was a serious matter one that could leave their friendship or whatever relationship they had in ruins.
"I was never worried about you and Chase to begin with. I could careless if you and Chase was planning to get back together anyways it's not like you and I have anything special going on. It's just sex." She said with some what of a shrug and Cameron felt a sharp pain enter her chest.
Ouch. That hurt. Just sex? She thought it was way more then that. So they hooked up fast but it only met their attraction for each other was strong and so what if they had sex after their first date and almost had sex on her sofa and had sex the first night they hooked up…So they was starting to have sex a lot but so what! There was still more behind the relationship then that. Well that's what she felt. But what did Thirteen feel?
Cameron stared at her with her mouth opened slightly. She closed it completely as she looked down from the table and shifted in her seat. "You don't mean that." She whispered more to herself. Trying to make her self believe it rather then Thirteen. Thirteen had to have felt something between them that was more then just sex.
Thirteen stared at her. Her eyes going over her hurt expression. She let out a sigh and looked back to her tray. Maybe that was a little harsher then it should have been. "I'm sorry." She mumbled and glanced up at her. "Your right. I didn't mean that." She said and Cameron looked back up at her. This time Thirteen was the one to shift in her seat.
House watched the two girls from his seat at a table in the far corner though he couldn't hear what they were saying their body language was enough. Wilson who sat across form him shook his head and glanced to the two girls.
"What is it about them two eating lunch together that interest you so much?" He asked as House played with his cane.
"They never ate lunch together before. Look at how uncomfortable they both seem. Thirteen has on her 'I'm so angry at you right now' face and Cameron has on her 'I'm really sorry and please forgive me' face though she often uses that with Chase." He said with a shrug. Wilson glanced to the two girls again and then back to House with a raised eyebrow.
"How do you even know that? Did it ever occur to you that they might just wanted to eat together as friends?" He asked.
"Nope." House sighed as he leaned up in his chair. His eyes never leaving their table. "And beside Cameron isn't even eating. She just walked on over there and began to have this serious conversation with Thirteen and Thirteen stopped eating completely almost as if she was disgusted by something." He said.
"You were watching them that long? Just leave them alone House. I mean you come over here to sit with me every day without getting something to eat." He said with a shrug as he looked to the empty table space in front of House.
"No can do. Those to are up to something." He said as his eyes narrowed. "First they act weird in front of each other at work. Then I catch thirteen at Cameron's house. Both with red and moist lips and now their talking quietly to each other at a table." He said as he rubbed his chin before he looked to Wilson. "What does that sound like to you?" He asked. Wilson looked around before he shrugged his shoulders.
"It sounds to me as if your new and old employees are becoming good friends." He said with a shrug as he began to eat again. House looked in thought as he watched him eat before a small smile came to his lips and he leaned back in his chair comfortablely.
"Good friends indeed. Very good friends indeed." He said with a nod. Wilson looked up at him. Knowing that look. He sighed and leaned back in his own chair.
"What ever you're planning to do to those girls stop now." He said. House looked to him before he stood up still smiling.
"Well I have to be going now. See ya Wilson." He said as he walked away, waving to him over his shoulder. Wilson sighed and shook his head knowing that House wasn't going to listen to him about backing off. He began to eat his food again.
Thirteen walked down the hall of hospital. She shook her head and rubbed her temple. Getting involved with Cameron was a big mistake from the beginning and she should have known that. She had heard all about her and Chase's on and off relationship and she should have kept her distance. But no. Her stupid lesbian half had to have her. She was just setting herself up for failure.
Her mind quickly raced back to the end of her conversation with the blonde during her lunch break. She frowned. She had come down on her hard but it had to be done. She shouldn't have had to force her to choose between her or her ex and on top of that Cameron didn't even have an answer for her. That made it even worst then what it already was.
So she left it at that. Telling her that it was fine and there was more fish in the sea. Or something like that she had said. The hurt look on Cameron's face was enough to make her forget anything harsh and rude she wanted to say to the older woman.
She should have kept her distance. She should have never approached her at the bar the first night. That was the biggest mistake. She shouldn't have offered to pay for the rest of her drinks. What she should have done was call a cab and send her butt home. It was clear she was already drunk. But no. She had to be curious of the other doctor. If she hadn't done any of these things she could have saved herself the heartache.
"Well you look deep in thought." She looked up and realized that she had stopped walking and was standing in the middle of the hall like an idiot. She gave a small smile to Foreman as he stopped in front of her. "Did you pick up those test results yet?" he asked.
"No. that's where I was headed actually. My train of thought was just somewhere else." She said with a small nod and a smile. He nodded as well and she could see the worry in this face.
"Well is there anything I can help you with? Anything you need to talk about? You seem pretty out of it all day." He said. She shook her head.
"I'm fine really. I'm just tired is all." She said and he nodded his head the look of worry still on his face. "I should go get those results before House ODs." She mumbled and walked pass him. He chuckled lightly and nodded on her last comment.
"Um Thirteen." He said and she turned to see him walking towards him. She let out a sigh. Why couldn't everyone just leave her alone for today? He began to walk next to her. "I was just wondering and I have been wondering for a while that if you weren't doing anything then maybe we could…" she stopped in her tracks and turned towards him.
"Are you…Are you asking me out?" she asked and he smiled some what as he put his hands in his pockets and looked to the floor. She smiled. It was cute. Some what. Maybe not as cute as Cameron but still his shyness was something you barely got to see. And she was kind of interested in him. He wasn't bad looking for starters.
"Yeah. You can say that. It all depends on what you have to say in return." He said with a shrug as he looked up at her. She closed her mouth realizing that it had opened some what in shock. She never thought her was interested in her. He never showed it that's for one. "You don't have too. I mean it's fine if you don't want to." He said.
"No!" she said and shook her head as a smile came to her lips. Probably the first real smile she had on her face all day. "I would love to go out with you." She said and he returned her smile. "I'm free tonight if that's o.k. with you." She said and he nodded.
"That's perfect. I'll pick you up around seven?" He said and she nodded her head. "Alright then. I'll see you tonight." He said and she nodded before she watched him turn and walk down the hall with what almost looked like a small bounce in his step.
She turned on her heels and began to walk down the hall again with a small smile of her own. This should be nice. Foremen was a nice guy. She needed something to get her mind off of Cameron anyways. She'd do just about anything to rid the other woman from her mind and a date with Foreman was perfect. She was really looking forward to it now.
She quickly turned the corner with her mind still on Foremen before she ran right into someone and gasped as a hot burning liquid ran down her torso. She clinched her teeth in pain as she gripped her shirt and pulled it to get it off her already burning body.
"Thirteen. I am so sorry." She looked up and her eyes narrowed.
"You have got to be kidding me." She said threw her teeth and Cameron pulled her eyes away from her shirt to look her in the eyes. "I'm really starting to think that you actually like throwing your coffee at me." she said and moved to walk pass her.
"I said I was sorry." She said and fallowed after her. "At least let me help you clean it off." She said and Thirteen shook her head. Her power walk increasing if it could and she could tell Cameron was having a hard time keeping up with her.
"It's fine. I can do it myself." She mumbled and quickly made her way into the locker room. Cameron stopped next to her and Thirteen looked to her. "What? I said it was fine." She said and opened her locker going threw it for an extra shirt.
"I'm not really comfortable about the way are conversation ended earlier is all." She said with a shrug and shifted on her feet. Thirteen removed her shirt and pulled out a black one. She looked over it and her eyebrows came together at the blood stains on it.
That's right. She had this one on yesterday when the patient lost his mind and then decide to throw blood up at her while she held him down. She sighed and nodded her head before she began to look for another shirt to ware.
Cameron watched her. "Are you even listening to me anymore?" she asked. Thirteen glanced to her.
"Sure." She mumbled and pulled out another shirt before throwing it back into her locker. Cameron rolled her eyes and moved to her own locker. She opened it and pulled out a blue shirt that matched Thirteen's blue jeans. She moved back over to her and held it out. Thirteen looked to it and chuckled softly.
"I'm not wearing one of your shirts again." she said still going threw her own locker.
"Come on Thirteen. You clearly have nothing to put on and you clearly need to clean out your locker." She said and stepped closer to her. Thirteen stared at it before she looked up at Cameron. She reached out and took it from her.
"Thanks." She mumbled and it was silent as she put in on. A little big in the front just like the last shirt of Cameron's that she had on. Cameron was like a whole cup size bigger then her. She sighed as she looked to her. "Looks like where back at the beginning." She said as she closed her locker and picked up her lab coat. She put in on and glanced to Cameron who was still watching her.
"I just don't want you to be mad at me anymore." Cameron said her eyes almost pleading and Thirteen stared at her. How could she deny a look like that? She just wanted to kiss her so bad and bit her lower lip to stop herself from doing just that. "For some odd reason I can't stand to have you upset with me. It's the only thing I thought about today." She said with a small shrug and Thirteen looked away from her. Cameron watched her closely.
"I'm not mad at you." She said and Cameron raised an eyebrow. It was clear that was she was. She leaned against the locker and Thirteen looked to her.
"Yes. You are. And I'm sorry that it's hard for me to chose between a new relationship and a friend that I knew for years." She said with a shake of her head. Thirteen's eyes narrowed slightly and she let out a sigh as she shook her head as she looked away.
"If that's what you want to call him." She said and looked to her. "But we both know that you still have feeling for Chase and I'm not going to be dragged along for the ride while you try to convince yourself that you're over him. But we both know that anything could bring back that spark the two of you had. And I'm not totally sure that, that spark is even gone." She said with a shake of her head as she looked away from her.
"Remy" She whispered and stepped towards her. Thirteen stepped back and looked up at her. They stared at each other and Cameron wanted so much to just hold her and tell her that what she had just said wasn't true but she wasn't so sure herself that it wasn't.
"I have to go. I'll return your shirt later." She said and rushed pass her and out the door. Cameron turned and watched her go. She let out a sigh. There was really nothing more she could say to Thirteen to make her understand that what she had with Chase was over and done with but it was true that she still had feelings for Chase and maybe it was just too soon to jump into another relationship.