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Chapter 34

It had been three hours since the team had eliminated the meds Jeremy Atkinson was on. So far, there were no changes. He continued to remain stable without the medications. However, they were continuing to watch him closely, knowing that things could change in an instant.

Cameron was running a new EKG strip when she felt a presence standing behind her. She was just about to turn around when she smelled the spicy cologne of House. She was surprised when she felt his strong hand gently touch her shoulder. He put his mouth to her ear.

"I need to talk to you." He said quietly.

She turned slightly and looked at him with a confused expression. "Okay. I'll be done in minute."

He stepped into the hall and waited.

Kutner looked over at Cameron. "What is that all about?"

"I have no idea." She said and finished what she was doing and went to meet House in the hallway.

House was leaning against the wall watching Cameron walk towards him. For a minute he was lost in thought. He was admiring how good she looked and wondered what had changed about her so much that had him thinking about her this way.

"House. What's up?" She asked.

"Cuddy told me about the note."

"She did? Why?" She wasn't sure where he was going with this.

"She thought I should know. You don't have any idea who this could be?" He asked seriously.

"No, I don't. Actually, I hadn't really given it much thought until last night."

"Cuddy said she wasn't going to call the police unless there is something on the security tapes but I think you should talk to them anyway."

"And say what?" She asked. "Just tell them what's going on. At least they would know you had been having some problems should anything worse happen."

"That's comforting. I'll think about it."

"In the mean time, you shouldn't be alone."

"Is this you being concerned about me?" She asked, stepping closer to him.

House pushed himself away from the wall with his foot causing him to meet her. He looked down into her up turned face, their faces only inches away from one another.

"You bet I'm concerned. I hired you so you can help with these yard apes that are supposed to be my team."

Cameron grinned. "Well, in that case, I'll do my best to not be alone too often."

Just then, the beeping of the machines in Atkinson's room went off causing House and Cameron to turn their attention to their patient.

Down the hall, standing off to the side unnoticed, was Steven Mayer who was watching House and Cameron's every move. Seeing how the two doctors had been looking at one another, teasing each other with their eyes, disgusted him. The last thing Steven Mayer wanted to do was give Allison Cameron a reason to run into Dr. House's arms. If that were to happen, he knew he would have to take Dr. House out of the equation but he hadn't reached that point yet. However, he had reached the point of needing a release and he needed it now. The thought of finding a temporary fix until he was able to execute his original plan gave him some pleasure and calmed the anxiety he had been keeping inside. He set off towards his office going over the possibilities in his head of who he would choose to help him with his problem.