Cameron Bradshaw

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## general information

### spouse

Mason FlynnStephanie Pender (ex-girlfriend)

### family

Shea (brother)✝ parents

Jocelyn Anne Pender

## Book information

### book

Hell Dogs SquadronSeeking the Balance

Zero to 165

## Storyline

##### Braided Lives:

Trough Danny Valentine we find out Cameron has been in a motorcycle accident and critically injured. The accident apparently seems weird since it happened just after Cameron was being tapped for an assignment. During an op, in Mississippi, something goes wrong and Mason Flynn apparently saves him by shooting someone.

##### Hell dogs squadron:

Cameron's mind wonders a bit during field carrier landing practice at the Oceana Naval Air station . He had a meeting at the Naval Operation Base , because two men from Naval Intelligence where fourteen hours late for check-in. They where couriering a experimental missile prototype from DC to White Sands. They where uncertain of the men where compromised, in danger or already dead.

After the practice and debrief Cameron drives to the beach on his motorcycle when a black suv drives trough a red light and hits him full on. Suffering from a concussion, damaged spleen, bruised kidneys, lover damage and a broken right leg he's lucky orthopedic surgeon Mason Flynn sees it all happen and immediatly starts helping him. Him being a healer is short of a miracle.
Despite the help Cameron does feel like he's going to die. He makes it to the hospital where Craig Stephenson and Steve Villetti operate on him. Cameron makes it trough but is in a lot of pain the next day, and due to the narcotics his shields are down making him feel every person around him.

He's visited by his XO and Danny Valentine, who comes to check if he's getting the care he needs, When in the afternoon Mason arrives he remembers the doctor vaguely. It's the first time the two of them really talk. And what Cameron hears, he doesn't like. four days in the hospital, ten weeks with a pin in his leg. This wasn't good. The only thing that was good at the moment was the fact that Mason stopt the pain again. He spooks the guy though, when he acknowledges what he is, a psi, a healer.

After three another three days in the hospital Cameron is finally released. Thankfully he figured out that his shielding problem was related to the morphine so he chooses the pain above having his shield shattered, Back home he's immediatly visited by his squad. Haven given up on the painkillers his weekend is really rough and he has to rely on his roommate Keith Haverty to get him back for his check-up on Monday. The check-up with Steve Villetti is frustrating as Cam doesn't get the change to ask the doctor what he wants and is left behind on the exam table without any help getting back in his wheelchair. So Cameron tries to get in himself, when his foot hits the floor though, the pain is to much and he's catched by Mason. At the point of passing out the docter and his nurse pull him back on the excam table to lay him flat and he's been given a painkiller. When Mason takes the time to talk to him, he admitts not taking the painkillers and not really taking care of himself and is uncertainty agree to coming with the doctor. Turning off the pain for a while sounds amazing to him. Now alone with the man, they are able to talk about the pain level, it being unusually high, When Mason offers to take a closer look, the doctor looks apprehensive and it takes Cameron a while to figure out why. Desire, for him. He wants to get rid of the pain though so he agrees with the doctor. With Mason close the pain stays away and Cameron sleeps and sleeps. Overwhelmed by the intensity and the care of the doctor Cameron takes a step that scares him but intriques him at the same time.

When the two of them go back to his appartment to pick up some new clothes, they find a death Keith Haverty lying on the couch. Both him and Mason get questioned by a detective and after Cameron is forced to stand his painlevel is so severe he has trouble digesting the situation until he's back in Mason's house. Desperate to feel better he takes the relationship to a new level. His world is truned upside down again when Danny Valentine suddenly knocks on the door, telling him that he's in danger. The accident, Keith being murdered, they are after him and he has to go with Danny to Division P for his safety. On the compound he's been questioned by Danny, somebody from security, a naval intelligence guy, Andrew Bottman himself and had a session with Stephen Benford. After the session he finally get's himself to call Mason to get a new shock. The Healer thinks stuff is being moves around in his house. Cameron immediatly calls Danny who needs a little convincing butt after Keith Cameron is not going to take any changes. Arriving at the house, it immediatly is clear he was right, the window is shattered an Cameron has to use his talent to find the wounded man. Mason found, Danny makes the decision to drive straight back to Division P where Peter Vithoulkas can take care of the injuries and they will all be safe.

Two weeks after his first meeting about the two missing naval intelligence , Cameron is approached by Commander Rymal. This time they do want Cameron to see if he can get a feeling from the personal effects of the two officers. it doesn't take long for Cameron to figure out that Adrian Davis has died. With the belongings of Sean Bennett however Cameron gets a name, Little Rock. He thinks the two man stranded there. Also saying he needs to process the information a little more before he can say more. It's actually Mason who helps him figure out the missile is probably hidden on Meridian Air Station. When he passes the information to commander Rymal, Cameron figures out the man suspected a inside job, and hang him out to dry. After a couple of minutes Rymal and a NSA guy, Simpson make a plan, they want Cameron to go to Meridian. He reluctantly agrees but only if Mason comes along with them. Cameron has this weird feeling that if he left the man, something would happen to him and he's unwilling to risk it. Fortunatly Danny Valentine backs him up with the note he wants answers as soon as the mission is over.

Arriving at the naval air base Cameron leads them to one of the smaller munitions and storage sites. Together with Danny and commander Rymal they find out Sean Bennett is dirty and trying to move the missile. A gunfight resolves in the death of two man, including Sean, and an injured Danny and Commander Rymal. Mason does it's best to stabilize the commander but scares Cameron on the toll it takes on the doctor. Landing back in Virginia Beach the group is greeted by Andrew Bottman, a naval intelligence agent and Eilleen Wakefield. Only having a second to process the feeling he picks up he's being shoved back against the plain with a gun pointed at his face. Noone is able to shoot the woman without her harming Cameron in the process. Noone accept Mason. Using the gun Cameron gave him, the doctor shoots the woman to save him. It comes at a cost though and Mason freaks out repeating he killed someone. Cameron actually has to call Peter Vithoulkas to come help. Bottman and Peter make sure the two of them get to leave the base without a debrief and making it to Division P for a 24 hour medical lockdown.

Ten weeks after the accident, Cameron steps back into the cockpit of his plane for the first time.

##### Seeking the Balance

Three months after his accident Cameron drives on Mason Flynn's with his brand new electric blue suzuki SV1000S. Mason however isn't thrilled to see the new cycle and they have a shouting match ending with Cameron driving of angry, thinking he wouldn't be returning anytime soon.

Six days later there has been complete silence between them and when Curtis asks Cameron to come allong to the Gator Grill Cameron agrees. Especially when he hears Sonja would also be their. The blond woman who he had dated a couple of times before with no strings attached. He hooks up with Sonja but when he kisses her Mason pops into his mind. He admits being involved with someone and he had a argument with him. Revealing it was a guy. Sonja punches him and drives off. The whole situations makes Cameron realize he has to speak to Mason. He finds the surgeon in the hospital looking like shit, not even able to button up his shirt. He makes Mason give him the keys so he can drive him home. Picking up dinner for Mason along the way, Cameron drives to the doctors home and goes with him inside. Sitting next to him on the couch he admits, after Mason asks about his busted lip, kissing Sonja and telling her he's in a relationship with a guy. They admitt what they felt at the driveway during the argument/fight and Cameron is the first to say the three words. I Love You.

He moves some clothes to Mason's house and tries to get him to like the motorcycle. It doesn't work out really well since Mason tries out the motor and ends up in the ditch with a roadrash. Besides some scrapes and brushes everything is fine. When he sees a message on the callender saying '1 pm oncologist' he freaks out, thinking Mason hadn't told him because he didn't have all the facts yes and decides to give the doctor some time to tell him. it doesn't stop him from blincking away tears though on his way to base. Despite telling himself to wait, that same night Cameron throws out the word. Being so scared to loose the doctor messed up his whole day, only to hear the appointment is for a patient of Mason, Jason Ambers. On the day of te=he appointment Mason doesn't respond to his text messaged so Cameron uses his talent to find him and give the man some comfort. Unfortunatly he also has to tell Mason that he has to leave for Philadelphia for a couple of days. He has a mission for the FBI to find some stolen money from a bank. As a curveball he tries to convince Mason to come with him. Danny Valentine had hinted that it wouldn't be a bad idea for Mason to come along as a sort of trainee.

Reaching Philadelphia, he meets Madison Carthage, the director of the fbi division in Philadelphia and agent Buchner. The choice is made to focus on finding the stolen money instead of finding the thieves which confuses Cameron a bit. His Finder skills take them to the edge of the city, to a self-storage facility called Stor-It-Here. he leads them to locker 3866 and agent Buchner and two others agents start searching the room. Until the room explodes. Thankfully he isn't deadly injured unlike Buchner. He helps Mason who's trying to save the man until the paramedics arrive. Knowing the Healer has used up to much of his energy he helps him eat some glucose gel and get back to the hotel. In the hotel he makes sure their is food and he let's Mason heal him a little bit. A discussing arises though about how safe Mason is handling his power and his control over it but also the old discussion that Cameron isn't out.

The next day, after the debriefing with the FBI, Cameron makes a choice. When Madison Carthage walks into the office where he and Mason are waiting he kisses Mason. it's the first time he does this in front of someone else. Getting home he has another debriefing at Division P with Danny Valentine while Mason is being send to Peter Vithoulkas. His debriefing goes fast unlike that of Mason and he finds the healer sitting in the cold outside. Overwhelmed with everything. He comforts the man while he falls apart crying. It doesn't help that the four year old patient of Mason terminal diagnosis is comfirmed by Peter. Cameron knows it's eating Mason up but he's back at work and isn't able to get back until the next day for Steve Villetti's annual spring party. At the party he's introduced to a lot of people and he keeps a casual distance from Mason, keeping up the friend vibe. He's amazed however how good the healer is with the kids, especially Elizabeth who snugs up to Mason after being declined something by her mother. Mason goes to put the little girl to bed, Cameron following later, finding Mason in the kitchen with another man having is arm around his neck. It's surprises Cameron as Mason doesn't often let people touch him casually. When later Mason introduces the man Cameron lies about having duty so they have to go. They leave but Mason doesn't let him get away with the lie. He doesn't say anything but Mason figures out he's jealous of Nathan. They talk about it for a moment and it brings up the conversation about their family. Mason telling him his parents, unlike his, are still alive but probably would want him to be dead, them not accepting Mason is gay and Cameron tells him about, Shea, and wondering if he would ever get a phone call asking him where to send the bodyparts as his brother is a naval E.O.D tech.

##### Zero to 165

When Mason is send to Pensacola to save Jonas Nightengale, who was hurt during an anti terrorist mission, Cameron is bussy moving his stuff into Mason's house. When Mason get's some flashes of a woman and a bullet from the SEAL, Cameron is being flown over to use his finding skills and hopefully find the woman. He fairly quickly recovers the information that pull is coming from somewhere north, around thousand miles away. With help of Danny they narrow down the location to fort Detrick. After having dinner with an exhausted and stressed Mason, Cameron leaves to follow the link to the woman. He finds Sarah Quilleran and explains what's going on. He ends up taking her to Division P where Jonas is being transfered. When back at the complex Peter tells him to take Mason away and help him disconnect and unwind.

After Mason is finally able to do surgery on Jonas. Cameron returns home, after having a week of night training and almost not seeing the healer, he finds his partner sick on the bathroom floor, burning up with a high fever and vertigo. Mason however doesn't like the fact he needs Cameron to take care of him and they get into an argument about it when Mason at first refuses medication that will lower his shielding, aftter a while admitting he doesný want to hurt Cameron with the intensity of his thoughts and feelings. When he's feeling better Cameron entertains the idea of buying a ring. Telling Mason he wouldn't be in the navy forever and things where changing about gay couples in the service. When at christmas, being away with Mason for a long weekend, the magic words appear on the news. DADT is dead, same sex couples could no longer be discharched it opens up new posibilities.

After new years eve Cameron has to leave on a mission. he sends Mason an email saying he's had a bad day and having trouble sleeping. His symptoms get worse until he's barely able to see because of the headache and falls down. When he's back he goes straight to Mason's clinic. When he tell's Mason about the fall and that the corpsman thought about a TIA Mason makes him look psychicly into him, finding the same oversensitive abrassion.

Cameron is baffled when he's summoned to the command master chief office at first thinking someone has complaind about his relationship with Mason Flynn even though DADT is dead. However a chaplain enters and asks if he knows Stephanie Pender. When he acknolidges having had a relationshop with the woman the chaplain continues, telling him that Stephanie has put his name on the birth certificate of her daughter. Stephanie died six days ago in a car accident and the baby, Jocelyn Anne Pender is getting sicker and sicker. Cameron asks to see her and immediatly calls Mason to come with him. In the hospital it quickly becomes obvious that the little girl is psi and suffering from all the headblind touches around her. Now with her father their and Mason she quickly improves and is released in their care after two days.

## Quotes

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"Cam's willingness to be seen in public together was always depended on how much risk he thought was involved"

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Seeking the Balance (page 54)

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"it was like finally being able to breath after far to many minutes trapped under water"

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Zero to 165 (page 147) Cameron about Mason