Whoa... I'm back. I've got whole three reviews so I decided to write another chapter. :-) If you find Cameron OOC, well, that was my point as I mentioned earlier. I like her this way better. Enjoy...
CHAPTER 3
Chase is quite cute
As soon as House and Cameron stayed alone in the conference room, he motioned for her to follow him into his office and she very reluctantly did so.
He wasn't quite sure what to think about what had just happened. She wasn't that stupid, obviously... And she was pretty. And Chase was hitting on her which meant he could be torn into pieces by her since she seemed rather vicious. He thought it could be fun to watch.
House sat down at his desk rubbing his thigh as she stood in a safe distance watching him with contempt. The way he treated her was really beyond belief.
"Why do you want to work for me?" He asked and looked into her eyes.
"I'm sorry?" Her eyes widened.
"You hate people like me." He stated matter-of-factly.
She smirked. "Everybody hates people like you. Even you hate people like you."
"Could be true but still..." He started but Cameron moved over to the chair across from him and sat down watching him intensely.
"Okay, I'll be honest with you. You're a great doctor. Perhaps the best in the country. I... well..." She paused for a second and looked down.
House smiled lightly. "Huh, here we go, Camomile." He knew it. There she'd say that working with him was a dream come true and that having him around was just amazing and inspiring. He leaned back in his chair, amused.
Yet, she looked up at him and narrowed her eyes. "Would you stop calling me that? It's not cute nor funny, you know." She seemed angry again but before he could make any kind of remark, she continued. "I like my life, you know. So, I spent most of my college years having fun as the studies didn't seem too tough. I passed all the exams without difficulty and kept hanging out with friends in the meantime. Now I'm about to graduate and I haven't done any internship, I haven't published a single article... Of course if you don't count the bar reviews I've posted on the internet. Ahem."
At that point she smiled. And so did he. They remained silent for a couple of seconds before he raised his eyebrow wanting her to finish her, well, quite an intriguing speech. And she did.
"Therefore working with you, even for a very short period, will do wonders for my CV and I'll be able to find a decent job after I finish my studies."
House smirked again. He had to admit he was starting to like her.
"Okay." He shrugged. "Let's give you this golden opportunity then."
"Thanks." She smiled and stood up.
House's eyes were still glued to hers as she pushed the chair away and ran her hand through her hair.
"Now go to the clinic and get some work done." He said eventually and motioned for her to get out. She nodded and turned to leave with a soft smile. When she was at the door, she heard him speak again.
"So, are you sure there isn't any other reason why you're dying to work here?" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he regretted them. However, his selfish side just needed to hear that there was more to it.
She turned to look at him again and smiled widely.
"Sure there is." She said.
"And that would be?" He asked curiously.
"Chase is quite cute." With that she left. House didn't recover from the shock for another fifteen minutes.
A week had passed and Cameron was starting to enjoy her new job. She wouldn't spend there as much time as a common employee would since she still had to go to lectures and study occasionally but it was actually quite good because she wasn't sure if she could stand House's behavior every day.
They had a case and she liked the way the team worked, plus Chase would flirt with her every now and then. Foreman didn't really seem to be that fond of her and neither was House but she didn't care. Her classmates hated her for getting such a great job and so everything seemed right with the world.
She walked in the conference room and sat down at the table. She smiled at Chase and then looked up at House who was standing next to the whiteboard with an annoyed look.
"Well, hello there." He said ironically and looked at his watch.
"Sorry..." She shrugged. "A lecture."
"Uh huh... dying patient." House replied pointing at the white board.
"So, is he getting the kidney?" Foreman jumped in and made House look at him.
"Yes, he is." House said and looked back at her unable to fight it. She was wearing black shorts and a white tank top as it was really hot outside, her hair fell down on her shoulders and she wore red lipstick.
House swallowed hard and took a deep breath before he continued. "I spoke to his wife and made her take the tests. Turns out she's a match, so her kidney will make him survive and we can finally find out what's wrong with him. The surgery is scheduled in an hour."
"Wait a minute." Chase growled. "He confessed he had a second family and two kids she doesn't know about. We should tell her so that she knows what kind of an ass she's donating her kidney to."
"No, she doesn't need to know and it definitely isn't any of our business." House grumbled and took the orange bottle out of his jacket.
"What?!" Cameron jumped up from her seat and stared at them in disbelief.
"What's the matter, Cammy?" House frowned.
"Are you telling me here that she's about to risk her life just to save a cheating, lying jackass?"
"Yep..." House shrugged and dry swallowed a pill of Vicodin.
"You can't be serious, House!" At that point she nearly screamed.
"Aw, knock it off..." Foreman stepped in. "As House said, it's none of our business."
"I'll tell her." She stated firmly and turned to leave the room.
"No, you won't!" House yelled and followed her but she was somewhat faster. She made it to the elevator and pushed the button at least twenty times. As the door opened she walked in but House got there with her and gave her an irritated look. "Get right back or I'll fire you."
"No!" She snapped and looked away from him.
He made a few steps towards her and grabbed her shoulders fiercely. She looked up at him, her jaw trembling lightly. "You're not going to do it, Cameron! If you want to deal with such things, go and become a shrink. But if you want to be a doctor, if you want to work for me, you better forget about interfering." They were standing a few inches away from each other, anger bubbling inside both of them. He was still holding her and felt her warmth radiating from her. His eyes moved from hers and focused on her red lips, soft and beautiful and he gulped. The door of the elevator then opened and he let go off her immediately. She was still looking at him and then shook her head.
"Okay... You win. I'm going home." With that she got out of the elevator and disappeared. House ran his hand through his hair sighing.
It was about 10 pm when House decided to call it a day and head home. The surgery went well and ensured him some more time to solve the puzzle. But not that day. He was too tired.
He limped out of the building heading his car in the parking lot when he saw a familiar woman drifting around. She approached him and soon he could see it was Cameron. His eyes widened as she staggered towards him smiling widely. Was she nuts? She seemed to be wanting to kill him a couple of hours ago for not telling the truth to the wife and now she was... smiling at him?
"Doctor House!" She yelped. "I'm really glad to see you." She laughed.
"Cameron, what are you doing here?" He asked surprised at the change.
"I'm on a hike..." She laughed.
"Are you drunk?" He asked her rolling his eyes.
"Nooooo..." She replied still smiling. Once she stood in front of him, she grabbed his arm and caressed it gently. "I'm kinda looking for Chase. Is he still inside?"
"Nah, he left a couple of hours ago." House frowned. So much for her admiration of Dr. Gregory House. There wasn't any.
"Huh... okay. Maybe you just didn't really pay attention and he's still there." She reasoned and wanted to go to the hospital before House stopped her with his cane.
"Look at me." He ordered. She did as she was told and House's jaw dropped. "You're high!"
"Bullshit..." She snapped and tried to leave but he grabbed her arms with force, his facial expression darkening.
"You're not going there, you idiot. Your pupils look like pancakes." He growled and held her tight.
Cameron was still smiling. "Whatever you say, you're the boss." She tried to free herself but nearly fell and House caught her.
"What's got into you, for god's sake?"
"None of your business... In fact, if you want to deal with such things, go ahead and become a shrink." She said angrily, quoting him. Yet, she was smiling. "Where does Chase live? I wanna see him."
"I have no idea, Cameron." House lied.
"Okay, then give me his phone number..." She insisted.
"I don't have it..." He lied once more.
She sighed but before she could say something House noticed a woman walking towards them.
"Shit. Come on, get in the car...Now!" He ordered and opened the door for her quickly.
"Why?" She squaked.
"Because otherwise I won't be the one to fire you. It's Cuddy. Come on, move it."
They got in the car and House quickly pulled away.
"Are you taking me to Chase's house, House?" She asked and laughed.
"No... I don't know where he lives and trust me, you don't need any Aussie to take advantage of you now." He snapped and shook his head in disbelief. "You're coming with me."
TBC
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