Cameron

He had no idea what the Stitchers program was supposed to end up becoming. That was a secret kept at the highest level; he wasn't even sure that Les knew. He had a suspicious that Troy Jacobsen had something to do with secret government work when they brought him in and Maggie directed Linus to map out the memories practically blind.

Cameron knew Kirsten would be angry that she had little information on the sample. She hated not knowing things. She would get angry with him if he didn't tell her where he was taking her for dinner. It was one of the things that made Kirsten, Kirsten.

When Kirsten started seeing Troy in the Stitch lab with live samples, he was just as curious as she was. However, Maggie was not. As soon as Kirsten said "he's alive", Maggie was all over him. At first there were just meaningless statements like "you aren't supposed to see this" or "Les won't be happy". As the Stitch progressed, Maggie became increasingly worried and upset. She started threatening him if he didn't tell Kirsten to Stitch.

At first he had ignored the threats of being fired or suspending him. He didn't care whether he stayed in the program. Sure, he loved what he did. He gave up MIT for this. He was making cutting edge discoveries in this lab, and the scientist inside him jumped for joy at the prospect of breaking the barriers of consciousness. But the family of Troy Jacobsen deserved answers.

It wasn't until Maggie made a real threat that he was forced to tell Kirsten to bounce. Even if she didn't mean it, it wasn't worth risking. Every part of him screamed to not tell Kirsten to bounce. She still had three minutes left. It was plenty of time to see the murderer. Kirsten would know something was up, and she would be upset.

And boy, was she upset. He had never seen Kirsten so angry with him. Or anyone, for that matter. She practically flung herself out of the fish tank and stared him down. Her glare gave him chills- more than usual. He could practically feel the daggers she was shooting at him with her eyes.

"What was that?" she demanded.

He had no idea what happened, honestly. He was forced into it. He stayed quiet for as long as possible.

"You were going to bounce me by force?"

No, he wasn't. He would rather die than do that to her. But it did make her bounce. "She threatened me! I had no choice!"

That only made Kirsten angrier. Cameron knew it was best to just leave her alone. Maggie wasn't helping the situation.

After Kirsten left to change, Cameron confronted Maggie.

"What exactly are you trying to keep covered?" He asked, joining her on the balcony as she overlooked the lab.

"I can't tell you that."

"Why did you bring in Troy Jacobsen if we can't even Stitch into him?"

"I don't choose our samples. You know that. The higher ups send them in and we do as we're told." Maggie snapped, turning to face him.

Cameron was tired of vague answers, just like Kirsten. He was tired of feeling constantly out of the loop with everyone and everything. Always one step behind.

Something in him snapped. "Let me make something clear." He growled, his voice low. Maggie looked surprised at the change in tone. "Don't ever threaten me like that again, or you can find someone else to run the Stitch." With that he spun on his heel and returned to his desk.

Cameron could feel Maggie's gaze as she watched him go back to his desk. He didn't care if it was disrespectful. Normally, Cameron prided himself in being non-confrontational in all things. But this time, he couldn't help it. He had to make his point clear.

When Kirsten returned, they all met in the conference room. Maggie had Troy's file pictured on the screen. Kirsten sat in front of him, her arms crossed and her face a cold mask. He could practically feel the anger radiate off her. She refused to look at him, and when he placed his hand on her arm she shrugged it off. He was hurt, but he also understood.

"Why did you make me bounce out of Troy?" she asked again.

"There were things you weren't supposed to see."

"Then why bring him in?"

"It wasn't my decision! I don't choose the samples that we Stitch into."

"Even if you didn't choose, the memories should have been mapped correctly." Kirsten glared at Linus, who put his hands up defensively.

"Hey, don't look at me! I was mapping practically blind!" Linus said.

"So all of this is a mixture of "it's not my fault" and "I had no choice", right?" Camille asked, rolling her eyes.

All three of them turned their icy gazes on her, and Cameron almost laughed at the scared look on her face.

"What? It's true! If anything, this is our mysterious leader's fault."

He could practically see Kirsten think about this. Cameron had considered this already. Les Turner knew exactly what the Stitchers program was for. He also knew about Kirsten's mysterious past. Cameron didn't trust the guy.

"Les Turner is untouchable. Even if we could talk to him, how would we get any information out of him?" Cameron said.

"We have to talk to him somehow." Kirsten said. She had the same look in her eye that she always had when she was about to do something stupid, and ultimately drag him into it.

"I do not like where this is going." He mumbled.

Just like he predicted, Kirsten stood up and walked out of the conference room. He sighed, then got up to follow her out. The elevator ride was silent, both of them stuck in their own thoughts. Cameron drove her back to his apartment, and she was quiet then too, even when he tried to talk to her.

"Are you ever going to speak to me again?" he half-joked when they got to the apartment.

Kirsten rolled her eyes from her place at the kitchen table.

"Look, I wasn't going to actually bounce you manually." He said in all seriousness.

"It sure seemed like it." She finally said, her face still a cold mask.

"Do you really think I would do that to you?"

"I don't know anything anymore!" she yelled, making him jump.

"Maggie threatened me! I knew there would be no other way to make you bounce!"

"Maybe if you just told me what was going on, I would have!"

"How could I have told you what was going on when I didn't even know myself?"

Kirsten stood up and crossed her arms. "You knew something."

"I knew that you're too stubborn to listen to me even when it's for your own good!"

"What could she have threatened you with that would make you threaten me?"

Cameron hesitated. There was really no reason to hesitate; they were in a relationship now. But out of habit he paused.

"She threatened to make you disappear for good. Forever. She threatened to take you off the map completely. I don't know if that meant killing you or not, but I knew that it would mean that I'd lose you forever." The words came out in a rush. "I can't lose you, Kirsten. Ever."

Kirsten only looked upset. The look on her face reminded him of a child who was told that their favorite stuffed animal was destroyed in the washer or left on a bus.

"I'm sorry," he said softly, moving closer to her and cupping her cheek gently. "I was never going to hurt you."

"I know." She whispered, leaning into his hand. "I just don't know anything else. It's all so confusing."

"We can figure it out together." He said, kissing her gently.

Kirsten nodded and pulled away, turning back to the table where her laptop sat open. "I guess we better get started."