Crossover fiction between House and West Wing. What is Lisa Cuddy and Laurie (Sam's call girl friend from season one of West Wing) were the same person? They are played by the same actor so I thought this would fun.

A/N This is a crossover fic so some things have changed. Cuddy/Laurie was working as a call girl to put herself through medical school instead of law school. Sam gave Cuddy/Laurie a stethoscope for graduation instead of a briefcase. Takes place post series for West Wing and during the current season for House.

Disclaimer: The west wing and House belong to people much smarter than me. Since the people who do own them are both smarter and have more money I will ask that they do not sue me. Feel free to give me a job though...

And now... on with the show.

Princeton New Jersey Day.

"Mr. President?" Josh said while desperately trying to control his rage.

"Ah Josh, not this again" President Santos answered with an amused expression.

"Sir..." Josh spoke again

"Give it up Josh." Sam Seaborne interrupted his friend and boss.

"Sam, stay out of it." Josh's face was beginning to get red and Sam could see that he was starting to sweat. "Mr. President, we specifically spoke about this issue this afternoon"

"And I thought about it, realized that I'm the president and if I want to talk about something, I should be able to talk about it. Even if my chief of staff tells me not to." President Santos smiled at Josh and padded him on the back while heading out the door.

"We had a town hall meeting in New Jersey so that we can gear up for re-election..."

"...I know why we are here Josh" the president interrupted.

"Sir, we had this meeting..." Josh said

"Which went great by the way" Sam interrupted

"It was going great until the president called all of America's youth apathetic and stupid..."

"I didn't call them stupid, Josh. I called them apathetic and they are." President Santos paused for a moment. "I may have implied that they were stupid but I certainly didn't say it."

"Sir we could not have won the first election without the youth vote." Josh's voice was rising steadily. "We need them to show up on election day and you just called them apathetic." The three men walked towards the motorcade surround by secret service agents. Josh typed frantically on his blackberry trying to fix the latest mess that Santos had gotten them into. He stared at the small screen trying to get the words to focus. His breathing slowed and he felt himself falling behind the group. The headache he'd had for days seemed to be getting worse. He reached into his coat pocket for the Advil and Antacids he kept there. Before he could open the bottle, Josh felt a stabbing pain in his head. He didn't realize he was screaming even when the president, Sam and the Secret Service agents started running towards him. Suddenly everything went black.

Cue House Theme Music. And away we go.

Princeton Plainsboro Hospital: The same day

Lisa Cuddy walked into the Emergency Room of the hospital she ran and for a moment she had to pause and wonder at how far she had come. First female dean of medicine and the second youngest ever at Princeton Plainsboro Hospital. She had come a long since putting herself through medical school in DC. She looked up to find Gregory House sitting in the waiting room of the ER playing his PSP and looking bored. If only he knew how she had put herself through school. She smiled to herself. He made a lot of jokes but had never managed to figure it out.

"House, what the hell are you doing? Cuddy asked walking towards him.

"You said to go to the ER and so here I am." House answered without looking up from his game.

"I said that the ER was understaffed and that you could work off some clinic hours by working here today. Working and playing video games are not the same thing" With that statement she reached over and pulled the PSP out of his hands. "And if you don't start working right now I'm going to send to back to the clinic with double the amount of hours you were supposed to do today."

"Yes my queen" House answered while pulling his i pod out of his pocket.

"No music" Cuddy said firmly while taking it out of his hand.

"But MOM" House whined while reaching for his bottle of Vicodin. "And before you steal this too I'm willing to fight dirty to keep it."

"I wouldn't dare take your little pills away from you House. But if you don't get off your ass right now I'm not giving you another script until next week." At that moment the doors of the ER opened and what seemed like dozens of men in black suits streamed in followed by paramedics pushing a gurney while shouting information to the resident and nurses who had rushed towards them when they entered the building.

"Joshua Lyman, age forty, collapsed while exiting a town hall meeting. Witnesses say he was screaming before he passed out." The paramedic continued to relay information but Lisa Cuddy heard noting after the words Joshua Lyman. She knew him. She knew that man and as she looked around the room her eyes found another man she now realized she had been looking for since she heard Josh's name called. She saw him standing near the gurney, unintentionally getting in the way while they worked on his friend. Sam Seaborne, she thought to herself. He looks good. She took a deep breath and began to walk towards him while ignoring the odd look House was giving her. She was halfway there when she was stopped by a secret service agent. She spent 8 years in Washington DC and enough time around politicians to recognize them when she saw them.

"Ma'am, I'm agent Butterfield. I was told that you are Lisa Cuddy, Dean of Medicine. We have a situation. I need to speak with you if I may." Cuddy felt herself tense up. She had met agent Butterfield a few times, years ago while still in her old line of work. He had never hired her of course but he knew who she was. Secret service agents seemed to know who everyone was.

"Of course, shall we go to my office?" She answered him politely and professionally but he couldn't help but realize that she seemed distracted and was looking behind him. She looked familiar but he couldn't place her until he followed her gaze to see what she was looking at. When he realized that she was staring at Sam Seaborne, the pieces fell into place.

"Laurie" he said without thinking. "My god, Laurie. How are you?"

"I'm fine" She answered "Shall we go to my office now?"

"Of course" He responded and they walked towards her office. House sat in the waiting area and watched them leave. House was confused and surprised, 2 emotions he almost never experienced. It was rare to see Cuddy looking frazzled. Right now only one question ran through his head. "Who the hell is Laurie?"