A/N – I know I shouldn't be starting another story (buries head in hands) because I am busy working on three…but I just couldn't help it!
Anyways, this story is a continuation of "Winter Wonderland" and takes place in the spring :)
Disclaimer – I do not own House M.D. It all belongs to David Shore and Fox.
~Chapter 1~
"Yes, that is correct. I am booking nine tickets, nine rooms. Yes, all rooms will be penthouse suites. Lisa Cuddy, Gregory House, James Wilson, Allison Cameron, Robert Chase, Eric Foreman, Remy Hadley, Lawrence Kutner, and Chris Taub," Cuddy spoke into her cell phone as she waited patiently for the person on the other side to fill in the information.
"Ok, so you are booking the two week package?" The woman on the other side asked.
"Yes, thank you," Cuddy replied as she made notes on a piece of paper.
It was Monday morning, and Cuddy leaned back in her chair and looked around her office.
Three more days, she thought to herself with a smile as she called her assistant into the room.
"Can you please call Drs. House, Wilson, Cameron, Chase, Foreman, Hadley, Kutner, and Taub; and tell them to meet in my office immediately," Cuddy told the assistant as she wrote down notes on her desk calendar.
"Sure thing Dr. Cuddy," She replied as she quickly closed the door behind her on the way out.
A few minutes went by as Cuddy waited patiently for her employees to arrive. One by one, each doctor slowly trickled into the large office. House came in last, approximately fifteen minutes after the assistant made the call. When Cuddy asked why it took him so long to arrive, he claimed he was eating lunch with Wilson, when he noticed Wilson was sitting down on the couch reading a book in Cuddy's office. When Wilson gave him a confused look, he rolled his eyes and limped over to join him on the couch.
"Ok, so as you all know…I have called you eight in here for a special meeting," Cuddy started.
"Wow, Cuddy. Way to state the obvious," House interrupted loudly as he rested his head on his cane, tilting his head so he was able to look into her eyes. He received glares from all his colleagues, and a piercing one from Cuddy, but he just smirked and ignored them.
"Anyways, what I was saying. We are all expected to attend a conference in Mexico City," Everyone groaned, "It is going to be two days long, but I have booked us all on a fourteen day Caribbean cruise, and we will stop by at Mexico halfway through our trip," She told then excitedly.
The room broke out in cheers of excitement, joy, and laughter. All except for one disappointed diagnostician.
"You mean I have to be stuck on a boat, in the middle of the ocean, with all of you, for two weeks?" He asked as he slowly stood up from the chair, "You have got to be kidding!"
"House, it isn't that bad," Wilson told his friend as he shifted uncomfortably on the couch.
"Shut up."
"House, live with it," Cuddy said with a sigh, "Anyways, we are all staying in separate penthouse room suites, but they are all on the same hallway. We are flying to Bridgeton, Barbados on March 5th, and then boarding the Ms. Maasdam ship on March 6th."
"We are leaving on March 5th? But, that is on Thursday!" Thirteen said as she looked at Cuddy with a mixed expression of excitement and concern.
"Today is Monday, so we have less than three days!" Cameron told them as Thirteen nodded in agreement.
"Well, you'd better start packing," Cuddy said with a smile as she handed them dark blue folders, "Don't loose these folders. They contain all the information about the ship, dates, times, and your tickets."
"We are going with the Holland America Line? Yeah!" Chase said to himself as he flipped excitedly through the folder.
The doctors all left silently, while trying to contain their excited smiles as they walked their separate ways.
Cuddy walked back to her desk, leaned back in her chair and looked around her office once again, three more days, she thought as she picked up her blue folder and went through it excitedly, just three more days.
A/N - Hope you like it! Should I continue this story?