The days started to fly by. Cameron had given Cuddy her two weeks notice and Cuddy almost immediately offered the job to Thirteen. Thirteen was hesitant to take the job. She loved diagnostics, but she loved the ER. After she expressed this, Cuddy suggested she work with the diagnostics department when they had a case and work in the ER when they didn't. She'd still be the head of the ER, but she's still work for House. Cameron thought that may be too much work, but Thirteen assured her she could handle it.
Thirteen stood on the stoop of Cameron's new brownstone. It was in the same building as two others. Thirteen ran her hand over the green door before opening the door.
"Baby is that you?" Cameron called from behind a mountain of boxes.
"Yeah," Thirteen called back. This whole things was completely ripping Thirteen apart. So much that she felt physically ill. But she knew it was good for Cameron and Cameron seemed to want it. It didn't feel real, but at the same time it was all too real.
Cameron walked around the corner smiling. "Hey baby." She pulled Thirteen to her, wrapping her arms around Thirteen's waist.
Thirteen held onto Cameron, breathing her in. It had been an entire week since she'd seen Cameron.
Cameron bit her lip and closed her eyes. She almost couldn't stand being away from Thirteen. The only thing that kept her going were the weekend visits and the nights where they'd meet in the middle for dinner or something in Hartford or New Haven.
"Sorry I haven't finished unpacking yet," Cameron let out a small smile.
"It's okay," Thirteen chastely kissed Cameron's neck.
Cameron chuckled, "I've been here for a month and the only thing I've unpacked is clothes."
Thirteen took a deep breath and pulled away. "What do you want to do today?"
Cameron shrugged, "What do you want to do?"
"I was thinking bed," Thirteen rested her forehead against Cameron's.
Cameron smiled softly, "Of course." Cameron took Thirteen's hand and pulled her through the sparsely furnished living room and into the bedroom. Thirteen looked around. The bedroom was the same as it was when she was there last weekend. It was still barely decorated and there were boxes neatly stacked in the corner. The only decoration was a few lamps and two pictures. One was of the two of them Cameron took while they were cuddled in bed and the other was of Thirteen while she was asleep, her hair slightly covering part of her face as the sun shone in on her.
The black dresser didn't have anything on it and Thirteen guessed not a lot in it. The matching black platform bed was centered on the wall farthest from the door with the lilac colored comforter falling off of the right side. Thirteen decided on her next visit she would take Cameron out shopping and find some sort of art to hang on the barren walls.
Cameron fell onto the bed and opened her arms to Thirteen. The brunette smile and crawled into bed, resting her head on Cameron's shoulder. Cameron wrapped her arms around her and kissed her head. "How was your week?"
"Busy," Thirteen closed her eyes. She wasn't trying to sleep because she felt it was a waste of her time with Cameron, but she could really feel Cameron's arms around her with her eyes closed.
"I figured," Cameron nodded, "Are you sure you can handle the two jobs? I'm sure Cuddy will understand if you don't feel like you can."
"I like it," Thirteen answered opening her eyes to look at Cameron.
Cameron raised an eyebrow, "Okay."
Thirteen ran her fingers through Cameron's hair and then traced her cheek. Then she rested her hand on Cameron's stomach and closed her eyes again, loosing herself in the euphoric state known as Allison Cameron.
Cameron started to softly stroke Thirteen's hair. After a few minutes she was sure Thirteen was asleep and whispered, "I love you."
"I love you," was the immediate reply from Thirteen.
"You should go to sleep," Cameron kissed Thirteen's forehead.
Thirteen shook her head, "No."
"Why not?" Cameron asked.
Not having a better answer, Thirteen grinned and said, "Sleep is for squares."
"Oh yeah, nice answer," Cameron chuckled.
They spent the rest of the night, laying in bed talking before eventually falling asleep. Thirteen woke up before dawn and looked over at Cameron to make sure she was okay before crawling out of bed for a quick shower and some yoga in the bedroom next to the bed. This was the usual routine for Thirteen since becoming an insomniac, which started when Cameron left.
As the run came up, Thirteen glanced over at the bed and Cameron was laying on her stomach, with her chin in her hands watching her.
Thirteen smiled, "You could have said you're awake."
"I didn't want to disturb you," Cameron smiled, "You're beautiful when you're all peaceful and focused like that."
"Really?" Thirteen stepped toward the bed before kneeling next to the bed in front of Cameron.
Cameron nodded and briefly kissed Thirteen. "But you're beautiful all the time."
"I'm only trying to keep up with you," Thirteen smiled.
Cameron kissed Thirteen again, "I love you."
"I love you too," Thirteen kissed Cameron harder and moved onto the bed. She took Cameron's hands and threaded their fingers together before moving herself over Cameron. Thirteen slid their hands on the bed over Cameron's head and kissed down her neck.
A couple hours later, Cameron and Thirteen were laying in bed again. Thirteen looked over at Cameron, "I think I'm hungry."
"Let's go take a shower and I'll take you to breakfast," Cameron smiled.
"If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have to take another shower," Thirteen pulling the sheet over her bare shoulders.
Cameron exaggeratedly rolled her eyes and slipped out of bed. "C'mon."
They didn't spend a second more that ten feet away from each other the whole weekend and when it was time for Thirteen, she got really quiet.
"What's wrong?" Cameron asked sitting on Thirteen's lap on the couch.
Thirteen shrugged and rested her forehead on Cameron's shoulder, "I'll miss you."
"I'll miss you too," Cameron kissed Thirteen's cheek, "But I'll be there Friday night, okay?"
Thirteen nodded, "Yeah."
All too soon for both women they were making their way to the door, Thirteen's bag slung over her shoulder.
"Be careful," Cameron took Thirteen's hands and pulled her into a hug.
"I will," Thirteen promised.
"I love you," Cameron stated.
Thirteen held onto Cameron as tightly as possible without hurting the blonde. "I love you too."
After a few minutes, Thirteen sighed and let go.
"Call me when you get there," Cameron added.
Thirteen softly kissed Cameron before stating, "Promise."
Cameron kissed Thirteen again and then Thirteen walked to her car, with a few lingering looks back and drove off toward New Jersey.
Cameron watched the tail lights fade before walking back inside and locking the door. She slowly walked to the couch and sat down staring at the table in front of her. She took a deep breath and breathed out, "I miss you."
As soon as Thirteen reached the Princeton city limits she got her phone out of the cup holder next to her and called Cameron.
"Hey," Cameron smiled, "You back already?"
"Yeah," Thirteen smiled hearing Cameron's voice.
"You should go to sleep," Cameron added.
"Sleep is for-"
Cameron cut Thirteen off, "Squares. Right, I got it. Be a square and go to sleep. I love you."
"I love you too," Thirteen echoed.
"Goodnight Remy," Cameron said quietly.
"Goodnight Allison," Thirteen answered.
Cameron slowly hung up the phone before finally getting up from her place on the couch.
A few more turns and Thirteen was getting closer to her apartment and the hospital, but she passed the street her apartment was on and pulled into a parking lot a few blocks away. She turned off the car and peered up at the neon sign. She sat like that for a few minutes before getting out of her car and walking inside.