Divide By Zero

Category: Drama/Angst/Romance

Pairing: Hameron. House/Cameron. Established casual relationship

Summary: When Cameron has a problem with one of the male doctors House realizes his feelings for her may run deeper than initially thought.

Warnings: Some violence

Disclaimer: Own nadda, nothing, zip and zilch. If I did I wouldn't have to resort to writing fanfics to vent my shippyness…

Author's Notes: Nothing overly important this time peoples :P Umm... it's a little different to my last… bit longer, hopefully bit more action. Let me know what you think :D

The soft hum of the centrifuge grated against Allison's nerves as it spun round, mocking her with every rotation.

She didn't have time to be running these sorts of tests.

Due to the unfortunate nature of the weather lately, everyone was run of their feet and with an emergency room full of patients she barely had time to breathe let a lone pick up another departments work load but her conscious was driving her to find the answers no one else had time to look for. This case; thirty year old women, mother of two, loving wife… she didn't have time to be filtered down the system, she needed a diagnosis now.

Rolling her eyes, Allison tapped her fingernails against the bench in a futile attempt to speed up the procedure.

The echo of rain bouncing faintly above her was a constant reminder that more people were coming in, that one women didn't deserve this kind of treatment but at the same time she felt her actions were justified. House would disagree of course, berating her for getting too emotionally involved and no doubt if Cuddy got wind of what she was doing, the dean of medicine would also have something to say...

An involuntary sigh escaped her lips as she once again glanced impatiently at her watch. Only a few more minutes then she would be in the clear…

'Doctor Cameron.'

Her body clenched as a cool voice filled the room behind her. Though it didn't belong to either of her superiors, the owner definitely wasn't a man she enjoyed being in the presence of.

'Doctor Mason, something I can help you with?' She turned slowly, forcing herself to make eye contact with the doctor.

He was an attractive man by most standards; tall, strong build, dark hair… but his personality left something to be desired for. When she'd first started working in diagnostics he'd asked her out and despite declining politely he hadn't taken the rejection well. Things had only escalated further when she discovered he'd been up for the position she'd taken in the ER.

'Shouldn't you be in emergency?'

His gaze burned into her accusingly and she tried not to shiver at the intensity. Something about the way he was staring unsettled her and she felt a wave of relief flow through her as the centrifuge suddenly beeped, signaling it was finished.

'I'm just on my...' She let out a gasp as he grabbed her wrist forcefully, preventing her from reaching the machine. For a moment she was too shocked to respond but eventually her senses kicked in and she narrowed her eyes, drawing her lips into a tight thin line. 'Let go of me.'

A smirk split across his face but he didn't release his hold, 'Why don't you head down there now, I'll take care of these.'

The fist word on her lips was no but a wave of fear kept them at bay. She didn't know this man, what he was capable of… but then again if she left there was no way she'd ever see those results again.

Despite being determined not to back down, her resolve weakened slightly as the pressure increased on her arm. 'You're hurting me.'

The smirk quickly transformed into a smug grin and she considered calling for help when he let go suddenly, 'Fine. I was just trying to offer my assistance. I know how busy it is down there at the moment.'

Anger flared inside her at his patronizing tone but she forced it down, scowling at him. 'I can handle it, thanks.'

'Suit yourself…' He backed away from her casually sliding his hands into his pockets, 'Good day doctor.'

The breath she'd been holding escaped as he sauntered from the room and she sagged against the bench holding her wrist lightly. It wasn't broken, he was far too careful for that but the throbbing suggested it would definitely leave a nasty bruise.

Wincing against the pain, she turned back to the centrifuge. That bastard was going to have one hell of a harassment case pinned against him when she was finished; did he really think she wouldn't go straight to Cuddy, telling her what…

And then it dawned on her.

She couldn't report the incident because she wasn't meant to be up here running tests in the first place.

That smug, self righteous, arrogant, asshole had played her.

Biting back another wave of anger she unclasped the metal casing on the counter with her uninjured hand. Whatever his problem was she still had a job to do and there was no way she was going to let the doctor who obviously had some serious personal hang ups, get to her.