Human Error

"Foreman's not going anywhere." Chase said after he finished updating them on Esteban.

House turned around, "He said that to you?"

"He doesn't really want to leave, and you don't really want to let him. You'll cave, just like you did with Cameron."

House hid his smirk as he spoke his next words, "Foreman's not as easy as Cameron, but of course, who is?"

Cameron looked over to him with flared nostrils and a hint of annoyance as well as amusement… because she wasn't easy… not for men at least, "I'm in the room." She said, playing anger.

Chase didn't get the joke. He thought about what brought her back and just continued on with the conversation, pretending that House and Cameron didn't seem to have some unspoken bond, "He may not want a date but he does want... something."

House capped the marker in his hand, "Maybe it's something I can't offer."

"Then you'll just lie."

"He'd see through it."

"Maybe. Or maybe he'll just see what he wants to see."

~0~0~0~0~0~

Cameron was on her couch, completely worn out. Remy was on the floor rubbing her hands and arms, "Damn… How long were you at it?"

"Three hours." Cameron sighed out and let her girlfriend work her sore muscles.

Remy made a noise with wide eyes, "…Three hours before you put her on bypass?" She received that look from her girlfriend, "Well damn…"

After a few moments, Cameron opened one eye and stared at her, "House fired Chase…"

Remy raised her brows, "So… you're the only one left…"

"I'm thinking I shouldn't be." She looked over at her girlfriend, "It's time for changes…" She tried to shrug, but was too damn tired to.

Remy only leaned forward and kissed her, "Whatever you want to do, Babe."

Allison turned on her side and looked at him, "Honey…" She shook her head.

"What?"

"I want to find out what wrong with her… now. Esteban… he doesn't deserve it." She stared at her, "He is the cutest man… and he's just so, so, so in love with her…" She grinned.

Remy smiled back at her, "You'll figure it out… Happy people deserve to be happy…"

Allison nodded and stared off for a moment before she looked over at the coffee table, "Oh! Did you get the wrapping paper I asked you to get?"

Remy smiled and nodded, "Yeah, baby, I did."

~0~0~0~0~0~

"I got you something." Cameron said as she walked into the main office, finding Foreman packing his things. She hands over the present and he unwraps it. He laughed when he saw the first page of the article he 'stole' from Cameron, "I'll miss you. I know you won't miss me but I just thought it'd be nice for you to have that."

Foreman looked at her as he walked the few feet over to her, "I will miss you." He hugs her. She only smiled and burrowed into her friend's hug.

House walked in, "Can I have a hug too? Surgeon found nothing, can't start her heart." He looked at the present in Foreman's hand, "What a thoughtful gift. Nice reminder of intellectual theft to hang at your new place of employment. You two can go, say hi to lesbian for me." He gave Cameron a look, "You're wearing lipstick."

Cameron shook her head, "We can stay. We can run another differential."

"You two have no theories about why the heart stopped. Which means I don't need you, go."

Foreman interjected, "It's too late for theories; we need to tell the husband."

"Tell him what?"

"That it's over."

"Why?"

Cameron got a little excited with anger as she took over the argument, "Because her heart won't start!"

"How can we tell him there's no hope if we don't know why there's no hope? He's not going to pull the plug on his wife, he risked his life to get her to me. If he pulls the plug it means he's failed."

"If he pulls the plug it means you failed." Foreman said frankly, as always.

"And you're ok with that? Go." He shook his head and watched them walk out of the office.

~0~0~0~0~0~

After many a contemplation, and another talk with Remy, Cameron knew what she needed to do. She sat down in House's chair and waited.

When he finally came in, he eyed her, "You now have a bigger office than I do, why don't you go enjoy it."

She didn't say anything as she handed him her neatly folded letter, in her nice clean envelope.

"Better be naked pictures." He gave her a look, "Of you and lesbian."

Cameron swallowed hard, "My resignation letter."

It was House's turn to not say anything as he looked down at in surprise… and knowing, and of course anger that his friend was leaving him.

"I've gotten all I can from this job."

"What do you expect me to do? Break down and apologize?"

Cameron grinned at him, "No, I expect you to do what you always do. I expect you to make a joke and go on. I expect you to be just fine. I'll miss you." She made her way towards the exit.

"Cameron." She didn't turn around, but stopped at the door, "I'll miss you too."

She smiled as she looked back at him and her smile grew as they eyed each other.

~0~0~0~0~0~

She walked into Remy's apartment and found her curled up in bed, almost asleep. "Baby…?" She asked as she spider-monkeyed herself around Remy's back.

"Hm?" She grunted in her half-wakeful state.

"You're gonna need to get your resume together… He's gonna have to start hiring soon…"

Remy grinned, "Okay."

As they were relaxing even more, Allison laid on her back and stared up at the ceiling, "You remember when you told me you love it when I was blonde?"

This got Remy's attention… not the fact that she might soon be working for the narcissistic ass that she'd dreamed about for three years now. She popped herself up on her elbows and grinned, "Yeah…?"

"It's time for changes, Babe." Allison waggled her brows and giggled as Remy dove into her, attacking her neck with nips and open-mouthed kisses.