Ruined Part 9

Cameron had thought about what Chase had said over and over again. She knew she wanted House back, but the question was would he take her back?

She'd been nervous all morning, and now she found herself pacing in the lab. She had looked up to see Chase watching her, and she tried to smile.

He smiled back, knowing she was going to try to be happy again. "Good for you." He said quietly.

When the tests she'd been running finally finished, Cameron took the results and headed for Dr. House's office.

When Cameron reached his office, she stood in the hallway for a moment, looking in.

House was behind his desk, turned sideways with his feet up on his cabinet, watching his soap opera. His left hand was up, resting against the side of his face. His fingers were gently massaging his temple, blocking his view of anything other than his television.

Cameron took a deep breath and walked in.

He didn't look away from the tv. "Go away."

She knew she didn't know it was her... or, at least, she hoped he didn't. She walked farther into his office.

"I said go away." He said again.

She went to his tv and shut it off, coming into his view for the first time.

House set his feet on the floor and sat up straight, surprised to see her there in front of him. He'd felt like she would avoid direct contact with him for forever.

She didn't know what to say at first. She'd had something all planned out, but now with him there, her mind went blank. "Greg..." she said slowly. "I want to tell you... that I'm sorry. I've made some stupid decisions." She paused to think. "I was afraid. Not just for my reputation, but for-... I know you still have some feelings for Stacy. I was afraid she might come between us... and I couldn't bear to lose you to her... or anyone."

When he didn't say anything, she continued.

"I pushed you away... but I was wrong. Those few months we were together... they were some of the best months of my life."

He looked down at his fingers, drumming the desk nervously.

"I want that back... I want you back." She paused, handling the test results in her hands nervously. "If you don't want me back, I'll-... I'll understand."

House didn't look up at her.

She looked down at the papers she was holding, and then set them on his desk. After looking hopefully at him one more time, she turned and left, feeling defeated and foolish.

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That night, Cameron had settled herself on the couch and ended up watching a movie on Lifetime. She felt emotionally and physically exhausted, so she was glad that Chase and Foreman hadn't tried to get her to go out to any bars.

During a commercial break, she got up to make some popcorn. As she stood at the counter, Lily wound herself between Cameron's feet.

"No, you can't have any." Cameron laughed, pulling the popcorn out of the microwave and dumping it into a large bowl. Before she left the kitchen, she reached into a cabinet and grabbed a couple treats for Lily. "Here, Lils." She set the treats on the floor, grabbed her popcorn and went back into the living room.

There was a knock on the door, so she set the bowl on the coffee table and went to answer it.

She didn't know why, but she was surprised to see House standing there. "Dr. House..."

"Don't call me that." He said gruffly as she stepped aside to let him in.

Cameron shut the door behind him and stood there awkwardly. "...what should I call you?"

"Well, don't talk to me like I'm your boss right now." He said, looking around her apartment as she stood behind him, waiting. When House finally turned back to her, he knew it was too late to turn tail and run.

"Um... would you like something to drink? Or something to eat?"

He shook his head and spotted the bowl of popcorn and the movie on the tv. "Am I interrupting you?"

"Oh, uh, no. I was just going to watch a movie." She grabbed the remote and shut the tv off. "It was just a repeat." She took the blanket that had fallen on the floor and threw it over the back of the couch. "Do you want to sit down?"

He didn't say anything, but walked over and sat down at the right end of the couch.

Cameron went around the coffee table. "Are you sure you don't want anything to drink?"

"I'm sure. Stop fussing." He was tapping his cane on the floor.

She pulled on her fingers nervously as she went over and sat down next to House (but not too close). Out of the corner of her eye, she saw him look at her, so she looked up at him.

House wanted to say something, but she could see he was having a hard time getting it out.

"I'm not good at this type of stuff..." Even that small confession was hard for House to handle. He turned to face Cameron. "I don't have feelings for Stacy." He began.

She just sat and listened.

"You would never lose me to her, because I don't want her. I want you."

She felt like she was holding her breath. She looked up into his - at the moment - shy eyes. "Greg. I want to be with you again." She moved a little closer to him. "So, what should we do? Should we-"

She was cut off when his lips covered her's. At once, the weight from her shoulders disappeared.

They kissed for a few minutes, then broke apart to catch their breath. House went right to her neck, kissing a trail up to her jaw, and then biting softly on her earlobe.

Cameron sighed happily, but pulled away from him.

He looked at her, confused.

She stood up and motioned for him to follow her. She left the room and disappeared into her dark bedroom.

House got up and followed, stopping short just inside her bedroom. He couldn't see the light switch, so he went over and opened the blinds to let the moonlight in. Then he realized that she wasn't in the room. "Allison?"

The door to the attached bathroom opened and she stepped out, wearing only her matching black lace bra and thong. "I'm coming, I'm coming." She said, thinking he'd called out in impatience.

Once he saw her, he sat down on the edge of her bed. "Well don't start without me."

She smiled and crawled onto his lap, his hands immediately going to her waist. She reached down and unbuttoned and unzipped his jeans. She put a hand on his chest and pushed him, his back hitting her bed.

An amused grin appeared on his lips as she crawled up his body until she could look down directly into his eyes. Her hair fell around his head like a curtain.

His hands ran over her body, from her shoulders down to her ass. He hooked his hands on the back of her thighs, pulling her apart.

She moaned and leaned down, kissing him aggressively. She was already writhing above him, wanting badly to remove his clothes but not wanting to pull away from him. She made herself pull back and got off the bed, grabbing his jeans and pulling them off of him.

House sat up and pulled his shirt off, tossing it over the side of her bed.

Before she got back on the bed, she reached behind her, unclipped her bra and let it fall to the floor.

"Mmm." House smiled, looking over her body as if seeing her for the first time. He backed up on her bed until he was leaning back against her headboard. "Lose the thong."

Cameron raised an eyebrow. "Lose the boxers."

He pulled his boxers off as he watched her inch her thong down over her legs and kick it behind her.

"Get over here."

She looked between his legs and saw that he was already hard. Very hard. She smiled mischievously and crawled back onto his lap.

His hands rested on her back for a moment before he brought them around to cup her breasts.

Cameron closed her eyes and arched towards him. Inching closer to him, she let his penis rub against her clit.

House inhaled sharply, moving one hand to her ass, pulling her closer against him. She was already breathing heavily and the feel of his body beneath her - his skin against her skin - was driving her mad.

Leaning forward, she bit his earlobe softly and sighed in his ear. "Oh, I want you."

Hearing that, he wasted no time in pulling her up and setting her back down on him. He not only heard, but felt her moan as he eased himself inside her. He put both of his hands under her and pulled her tight against his body.

She gripped the top of the headboard, just behind his shoulders, as she rocked aggressively above him.

For once, House didn't hold back his moans and the sound of him was bringing Cameron to the edge even faster. "Ohh..." he thrust up against her, his fingers gripping her ass.

"Greg," she bent her head forward and pulled her fingers from over the top of the headboard.

The headboard to her bed was hitting the wall loudly now.

Cameron let out a moan as she hit the edge, her muscles tightening around him as he thrust into her.

House came soon after, pushing into her one last time and leaning his head back against the wall. "Huh..." he sighed heavily as she rested on top of him. "I missed that."

She let out a quiet little laugh, nuzzling into the crook of his neck. "Me too."

He was quiet as she climbed off of him and they lay together in her bed. He wanted to tell her how he felt, but he was afraid at the same time. He sighed inwardly. "I missed you."

She lifted her head to look him in the eye. He looked away shyly and she smiled. "I missed you too." She kissed him softly on his temple. When he smiled, she kissed him on the lips.

They soon fell asleep, both smiling.



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