Jun 27, 2008 01:42
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When Cameron had been greeted at the front door of Riley's apartment by a young woman, she had just assumed the woman was Riley's twin sister. She remembered him commenting one time that 'they were far from identical', so it wasn't a huge jump to make. The Infectious Diseases clinic had released Riley into the care of his sister, so Cameron assumed the sister would be there. But when the woman opened her mouth with an accent very similar to Lachlan Campbell's, Cameron realised she must've made some sort of error. Riley was born in England and not Scotland and indeed the woman had introduced herself as Beth, a 'friend' of Riley's (and by coincidence, Lachlan) visiting from Scotland.
They chatted briefly with Beth revealing she'd gone to High School with Lachlan and met Riley while he was studying in Edinburgh. After a bit more small talk, Beth admitted that she wasn't sure if Riley was asleep despite the fact he was expecting Cameron. Cameron understood; she remembered the heavy, draining lethargy and sickness that came in the first week of the post-exposure antiobiotic treatment. At the very least, she was sure Riley wouldn't take the same route as her and try to numb the pain by getting high on Crystal Meth and sleeping with a colleague.
She knocked softly on the door that Beth indicated was Riley's bedroom and heard a soft 'Come in,' from the other side. She opened the door slowly and went in quietly. "Riley, it's Allison. You still up for a visitor? I can come back if you were sleeping."
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