This is the seventh story of my series. In this story, Stacy comes back to Princeton.

Hello, It's Me

August 8

1:00pm

House laid back in his chair in his office as he listened to Deep Purple's Hush. He had his eyes closed and was thinking about the current case that he was working on.

House opened his eyes when he felt someone rub the back of their hand against his scruff. House smiled as he saw Cuddy sit down on his desk.

"I am working," House said as he took his headphones off. "Honest."

"I believe you," Cuddy said as she bent down and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. "Of course, I don't understand why you can't be listening to music and working in the clinic and the same time."

"First of all, you taste like blueberries," House said. "Second of all, if I see other patients, I can't focus on my case."

"Excuses, excuses," Cuddy said with a smile.

"Just solve your case before tonight because I want you to go with me to the charity basketball game the school is holding tonight," Cuddy said.

"There are worse things that you have dragged me to," House said.

"As long as you have your case solved before tomorrow night," Cuddy said.

"I remember," House said. "You circled the date with Sharpie on the bathroom calendar."

"I just want to make sure that we are together when I take the test," Cuddy said.

"I wouldn't miss it for the world," House said.

"Good," Cuddy said as she got off of House's desk and gave him a kiss. "I have a to go finish some paperwork. I will see you later."

"Bye lover," House said as he put his headphones back on. A few minutes later when House was listening to the American Breed's Bend Me, Shape Me, he felt someone shake his arm. "Did you come back for some sex?" House asked before he opened his eyes to see who it was. When he did, House saw Stacy standing in front of him smiling.

"Is that how you great everyone or did you know it was me?" Stacy asked him.

"What are you doing here?" House asked Stacy in shock as he took his headphones off. Stacy sat down on House's desk, the exact same place where Cuddy had been sitting a few minutes before.

"Considering that I came to your office, I think I am here to see you," Stacy said.

"If you wanted to see me, I could have sent you pictures," House said.

"If I wanted to look at pictures, I already have some of you," Stacy said.

"You don't have like a shrine to me or anything, do you?" House asked her.

"No," Stacy said with a smile. "And before you say anything, there are not naked pictures of you either."

"Is that why you came?" House asked. "To get naked pictures of me?"

"I wanted to talk to you," Stacy said. "How are you?"

"Fine," House said. "How are you?"

"Okay, I guess," Stacy said. "I left Mark."

"Why?" House asked.

"He isn't the person that I want to spend the rest of my life with," Stacy said.

"That's a good reason to leave him then," House said.

"I want to spend them with you Greg," Stacy said. House looked at Stacy with a total shock look on his face. "I should have left Mark and stayed with you," Stacy added. "We are meant to be together."

"I think I need to stop you right there," House said. "I am already in a relationship. You shouldn't have come here."

"Anyone I know?" Stacy asked. "I know how much you hate to meet new people."

"Cuddy," House said.

"You and Cuddy?" Stacy said. "When you said that you were in a relationship, I thought you meant a serious one. Just having sex with someone is not a relationship."

"We live together," House said. "I think that kind of makes it a relationship."

"This is a joke, isn't it?" Stacy asked him. "There is no way that you and Cuddy could last. You two are just so different."

"You and I aren't exactly the same person," House said.

"You and Cuddy are seriously in a real relationship?" Stacy asked in a non-believing tone.

"Yes," House said.

"I remember you saying something to me that I think rings true with you also," Stacy said. "You love me more than you love her. You and I would still be together if the whole leg problem did not happen."

"That whole leg problem was a major thing," House said. "That is like if I cheated on you and then said 'we would still be together if I did not sleep with that other woman.'"

"Greg, you know that I did not mean to hurt you with your leg," Stacy said.

"It doesn't matter anymore," House said. "I am with Cuddy now."

"You do realize that she is the one that okayed your surgery, right?" Stacy said.

"She was just doing her job," House said. "She wasn't my girlfriend going against my wishes."

"I was just doing what I thought was best for you," Stacy said. "I didn't want you to die. I didn't want to lose you."

"It was my choice," House said. "I was the one that had to live this way."

"I didn't want you to live in pain," Stacy said.

"I know," House said. House and Stacy sat in silence for awhile. Stacy finally broke the silence.

"I love you Greg," Stacy said to House.

"You should go," House said.

"I am not leaving Greg," Stacy said. "I want to talk."

"I am in the middle of a case," House said.

"How about lunch tomorrow?" Stacy asked. "The sooner that you talk to me the sooner that I will leave if you really do not want me around."

"Fine," House said. "No place fancy, though. This is not a date."

"How about Lola's Café?" Stacy said. "It is not super fancy."

"Fine," House said.

"I will see you tomorrow Greg," Stacy said. House watched as Stacy left the room. He really hoped that she would get the hint and leave after their talk during lunch tomorrow.

After Stacy left House's office, she immediately headed for Cuddy's office. She really wanted to talk to Cuddy about her so-called relationship with House.

On her way to Cuddy's office, Stacy walked by Chase and Foreman. "Hi you guys," Stacy said in a friendly voice as she walked by them.

"This can't be good," Chase said to Foreman when Stacy walked by.

"I think there is going to be a catfight in Cuddy's office," Foreman said.

"$100 Cuddy wins," Chase said.

"I am not going to take that bet because I agree with you," Foreman said.

Cuddy was doing some paperwork when she heard a knock on the door. Cuddy couldn't believe her eyes when she saw Stacy standing there.

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I wanted to get my story started before I headed on vacation. I won't be able to update until Friday of next week. My homework assignment is for everyone who has not read all my stories to go back and read. Your other assignment is to be nice to your mother for Mother's Day!