AN: I was rewatching some season 2 episodes and this popped into my head. I know it's short. Sorry. And sorry if it sucks. Please review.

Cuddy/Stacy

Cuddy's thoughts after Stacy asks for advice about House in Need To Know.

Lisa Cuddy watched as Stacy left the room with no more answers than she had when she came in.

She sighed.

She couldn't really believe that Stacy was thinking of leaving her husband for House. Well she could believe that Stacy would think about it, but not that she'd actually consider it enough to ask for Cuddy's opinion on it. That was just setting it up so everyone involved would get hurt.

Both House and Stacy knew that. They knew it when they started dating the first time too. Of course that didn't stop them.

Cuddy remembered Stacy used to come ask her for advice after work. They would go to a diner near the hospital and talk about whatever stupid thing House had done that day.

At first it had just been every few months but after the infarction it had become more like every week. Eventually everyday.

They didn't always talk about House. They talked about work and life in general too.

Cuddy wasn't sure when she started to wish Stacy was more than a friend. Sometime in there. She started to wish Stacy would just leave House. He caused her too much pain.

Once they got drunk and ended up curled up together on Cuddy's bed. Naked. Cuddy wasn't entirely sure what happened that night. Neither one of them had mentioned it again.

Cuddy thought about it a lot.

Stacy left the next week. She had left a note in Cuddy's office.

Lisa,

Sorry. I had to leave him. It was too much. I know I'm leaving whatever mess I'm making for you and James to clean up. Sorry about that.

Goodbye

Stacy

Cuddy had cried herself to sleep that night. The next morning she had put on a strong face and went to go deal with House.

Cuddy didn't want to be the one to pick up Stacy's mess if she left again. But she would do it because she loved her.