AN: Alright. This is actually four episodes combined… the episode titles are in bold… the bulk of this chapter is 'Act Your Age' there are only 1 or 2 scenes from the other three.
Air Born
"I want more." Chase said as he and Cameron walked out of the hospital together.
"Want more… nights out? I mean, it's kind of exhausting, but I could use a little more time out of my homes or out of the hospital…"
"That's not what I meant…"
Cameron took a breath, "I know… I was just hoping that you'd take the hint and pretend you'd never said that…"
"I want our friendship to be more than it is…"
"I thought I'd made myself perfectly clear…" Cameron looked up at him a bit agitated.
"In the beginning, sure… but you can't tell me that you feel nothing for—"
"YES! I can!" She interrupted him in anger, "Yes I can…we were just hanging out…trying a friendship out..God this is why we don't like hanging out with guys that much." She rolled her eyes, "I am not attracted to you. I will never be attracted to you… I am attracted to my girlfriend…my girlfriend of a very long time…I don't need this. You've screwed it up." And with that she walked away.
She went to Remy's apartment and dropped everything at the door. She curled up next to her girlfriend on the couch and sighed. Remy was finishing an article in some medical journal as she wrapped her arm around the body next to her and kissed her temple. Cameron sighed once more.
Remy smirked and set the large book on the coffee table, "What's going on?"
"You were right… you're always right… Chase thought that he could still get me even though I told him… He told me he wanted more after we walked out of the hospital…" She grunted, still angry.
Remy chuckled, "Well… you know how much I like to be right, so… I. Told. You. So." She laughed at Allison's reaction and leaned in to kiss her.
Act Your Age
Cameron and Chase had been arguing over the patient since they walked in… Foreman finally couldn't take it anymore, "ENOUGH!" He shut them up temporarily, "I assume Chase did something stupid like ask you out despite your being a lesbian because he's a straight up fool?" Cameron only gave him a 'duh!' look while Chase glared at him, "You're a fool." He rolled his eyes.
~0~0~
After yelling at House for intentionally punishing her and Chase, and getting assigned to go to the house, she had to roll her eyes at Chase's jealous of an eight-year-old boy… She couldn't help herself though as she called after Jasper, "Wait!" She walked over, kissed his cheek and took one of the flowers from the bouquet he stole from the maternity ward. And she couldn't help but smirk and stroll by Chase.
~0~0~
As Chase and Cameron were checking the house, she knew that he wouldn't be able to just… do his job. He had to start talking…
"Why did you take the flower? Why'd you kiss him?"
"He did something sweet."
"He STOLE flowers!"
"He's eight."
"You're trying to make me jealous."
Cameron couldn't have been any more sarcastic if she tried, Yeah, I want you to profess your love for me. Oh wait, you already did that and it caused me to end our friendship." She glared at him, "Annoy you maybe…" She shook her head, "Not make you jealous… I deal with enough jealousy at home… she's jealous enough for both of us.." She rolled her eyes once more, but this time, it was with a grin.
Chase seemed to hear none of her talking about Remy because he only continued on, "You're enabling a thief." So, Cameron ignored him and walked into a different room, "And a delinquent!" Chase followed her, "Letters from school, fights, detentions, a parent conference, oh I know, I know, bad boys are hard to resist."
"It's a crush, it's harmless."
"It's never harmless."
"So I'm learning." She gave him a pointed, angry look.
~0~0~
She knew she wasn't wasting her time like House thought… she just knew it. There had to be something they missed. She called her girlfriend for reinforcements and they collected and collected until she knew she wouldn't be able to carry any more into the hospital without help.
As Remy dropped her off, she leaned in and kissed her, "I'll call you when I get the lab to myself… you could sneak in with those scrubs on again… if you want."
Remy smirked, "Yeah… I'd like that."
Cameron kissed her once more, "I know." She started moving to get out, "I know how to seduce my girl… get her in a lab to start testing for pesticide poisoning and MM! She's a bottle rocket in the middle of the night!" She winked and got out of the car.
The last thing she expected to see was Jasper when she got back to the office to put her purse up… and the last thing she expected the kid to do was grab her ass… but that's what he did… after she got him where he was supposed to be, she immediately pulled out her phone, and text Remy, 'Baby you apparently have some competion because, OMG! 8 year old just grabbed ass… MY ass… it was unpleasant and quite embarrassing, but I figured it'd make you laugh!'
~0~0~
Cameron didn't get to sneak Remy into the hospital… she had to sit around with Chase and monitor the patient… she was going to kill House when this case was over.
She had been at the coffee machine when he came out as well, "Don't get the mocha chino, somebody screwed up and put hot chocolate in the dispenser."
"Thank you."
She decided she'd try to lighten the mood and use the 'ass grab' story, "You were right. An eight-year-old kid grabbed my ass. I shouldn't have encouraged him."
"Well, I was a boy once I know how they think."
"You were a pervert at 8?"
"Maybe... 11."
"I didn't realize you were going to get hurt. I'm sorry if I misled you… it was just nice having a guy friend, I guess…"
"You didn't. You have feelings for me…"
"No. I don't. I in no way have the feelings you want me to have for you…"
Chase nodded his head and looked down before looking back up at her, "C'mon, you have feelings for puppies and patients that you barely know but when it comes to a guy that you've worked with for 3 years?" He took her hand, "Gotten drinks with, became friends with, you're telling me you feel nothing? Absolutely nothing?
Jasper interrupted them at this point as he came running down the hall, "Get away from her! Don't touch her! I'll kill you if you touch her." He tackled Chase as best he could.
"Jasper!" Cameron yelled.
"Get him off!" Chase cried as Cameron tried to do just that, "AHH! He's biting me! Get him off! AHH!" Cameron finally got the kid off to reveal a big ol' bite mark in Chase's arm.
~0~0~
Cameron was sitting on her couch with her arms wrapped around her knees… she looked so small when Remy walked into the room, "Honey…?"
Cameron swallowed and looked up at her, "He said I was way to skinny to be menstruating…" She looked back down.
Remy tilted her head in sympathy then walked over and plopped down stretching out on the length of the couch. She opened her arms and gave Cameron a look as she pulled her knees tighter at the opposite end. Eventually, Remy won the staring contest and Cameron crawled and stretched out with her.
"You know… I may not have that long to live, so I think it's time we become fat old ladies now… that sound okay to you? You wanna get fat with me?" Cameron giggled and nodded, "Alright… that sounds like the best plan ever to me." She grinned back at Cameron's smile and kissed her.
~0~0~
This case had been rather emotional for Cameron… and rather annoying as well… both due to Chase… and House assigning them both to the same tasks. So, when she walked into the locker room and found a bouquet on top of her locker, she had to turn around to see Chase standing there, "They're beautiful… But I can't accept them… I don't want a relationship with you. I will never want a relationship with you… I am in love…"
Chase swallowed and nodded, "I know… but I also know you like flowers…" He walked out after that.
House Training
Cameron and Chase were running the MRI… and he brought it up… again… it was the worst…
"6 mm cuts, started at the apexes. Also, I just wanted to let you know, should you change your mind, I'll be available."
Cameron could not believe that he was still doing this… I'm fucking gay, dude! What the hell? "Aren't you getting tired of hearing me say it? I have no intention of going out with you, having sex with you, doing anything with you, except work… ever in life."
Chase turned and looked at her, "You don't have to make a big deal about it, I just thought I'd let you know. I decided Tuesdays would be a good day to do that."
Cameron was shaking her head at this point, "You did not suddenly fall in love with me…"
"Cameron, it's fine. No need to go on about it. Advancing through the lung bases." He then continued on as if it was a normal procedure without him telling her he liked her.
Family
"Negative for E. Coli and TB. Why is House taking it easy on Foreman?" Cameron said as she started in on labs for their patient of the week.
"He deserves a break."
Cameron gave him a look, "Yeah, House is all about giving breaks to people in need."
"No on klebsiella." He looked up at her, "And it's Tuesday." She gave him a confused look, "It's got nothing to do with Foreman or House. It's just... It's the day I remind you I like you, and I want us to be together."
Cameron did her best to not roll her eyes, "Thank you. I'd forgotten." She looked back down, completely annoyed.
Chase continued on with the test, "No on brucella and both viral antibodies."
She couldn't hold it in anymore, "You're really gonna do this every Tuesday?"
"You take the day off, I'll pick it up on Wednesday." He focused back to the patient and the case for a moment, "What if we're looking for the wrong thing?"
"These are the only infections that cause swollen testicles." She turned the conversation back to the more important… well the more annoying matter, "Why don't you just say it four times now and leave me alone for a month?"
Fucking Tuesdays.
