Disclaimer: I don't own HOUSE MD. Or any characters from the show. However, all of the other characters mentioned in this story are original. Some plot lines were derived from previous episodes but everything has my own spin on it…thanks and enjoy!
Love Hurts
Chapter 1 – An Interrupted Flashback
He used his cane to follow the beat of the song that was engulfing his entire office. He shut his eyes and continued to tap his cane to the beat. His legs were crossed awkwardly on top of his desk and that's when he had a flashback.
There he was, pacing back and forth in his office. The time was 3:39 AM and he didn't even care. This latest case was plaguing him, torturing him you could say. Besides being unable to figure out how a woman had died and just recently came back to life as her husband was crying over her lifeless body was beyond House and that is what was so frustrating for him. That and how his Diagnostic Team was falling apart.
About a week ago Dr. Foreman had announced his resignation also stating how he didn't want to end up like Dr. House. After that happened House decided to fire Dr. Chase, another member of his astounding Team. In firing Chase, House thought that Foreman would be happy about it and decide to stay but just like everything else in his life…his plan backfired only making Foreman want to leave sooner and also making Dr. Cameron question all his recent actions.
Right as House was about to grab his bag and call it a night, he looked over at his door and in the moonlit room he could see Dr. Cameron standing there, staring at him with her usual questioning glare. "I'm sorry; I'm not hiring Chase back so you can make out with him in the closet…how High School of you" House stated. Cameron let out a small laugh and walked towards House. He could see she had a white envelope in her hand as their eyes met in an intense gaze. "Better be naked pictures" House said to her. "It's my resignation letter…I've gotten all I can from this job" Cameron said handing House the envelope. House took the envelope from her and threw it down on his desk. "What do you expect me to do? Break down and apologize? Beg Chase to come back?" House asked her. "No, I expect you to do what you always do…I expect you to make a joke and go on…I expect you to be just fine" Cameron said as she placed her hand on his arm. "I'll miss you" She said with a smile and then walked off.
House was brought back to reality by Dr. Cuddy throwing a file down on his lap and unplugging his iPod. "House! What are you doing? Get up and either start on this case with whatever Team you have left or I'll assign you Clinic Duty for the rest of today" Cuddy yelled at him. "Ok Geez…I'll take the case" House said as he flipped through the file. "Did you talk to Chase yet?" Cuddy asked him. "Uh yeah…he said he'll tell the Kangaroos that you said hi" House said as he stood up with his cane. "Foreman is in the clinic right now and you better be nice to him…once Chase comes back you'll have to find a replacement for Cameron…I have some resumes in-" Cuddy was cut off by House leaving his office and slamming his own door behind him.