Thirteen was sitting in a diner at 7:30 in the morning in Trenton, New Jersey. House's funeral was less than a week ago, but it seemed like it had been months when you had nothing to do. Everything seemed to work as if the whole was closed and things just continued as if nothing had happened. Chase took over the diagnostics department and led the team of Adams, Park, and Taub.
In Thirteen's mind however, much had changed since the funeral. Her girlfriend had dumped her over the phone leaving her a heartbroken mess in New Jersey. Thirteen didn't know what to do. She wasn't sure where to turn.
"Are you ready to order?"
The stern waitress brought Thirteen out of her thoughts.
"Oh. Just some coffee would be great."
The waitress walked off.
Thirteen had begun seeing signs of the Huntington's. Nothing major, but enough to know what was going to happen soon. The mortality of it all scared her.
The waitress brought the coffee.
"Thanks," Thirteen mumbled.
She finished drinking the coffee and left the money on the table.
Thirteen walked to her car and got in. She just there thinking. In the end she decided to pay a visit to PPTH. Her curious side was getting the best of her, and she wanted to see how the hospital was running.
She walked into the hospital and went right up to the room that she used to come to every day.
Thirteen opened the door to the familiar room and walked in. Taub, Park, Adams, and Chase all turned around.
"Don't mind me. Continue. Pretend like I'm not here."
"Okay," Chase said, and continued the differential.
Thirteen tuned out what they were saying. She became aware when Taub's jacket brushed her on the way out of the office. Park followed him, and Chase went to his office. Adams was the only one left in the office.
"What brings you back?" Adams asked. She asked in the caring and familiar way that Cameron did. Thirteen had only briefly met Adams a few months ago, when she decided she would leave for Mykonos with her girlfriend.
Thirteen quickly pondered lying, but decided against it.
"My girlfriend dumped me a few days ago over the phone, and now I'm bored, don't have any place to stay, and yeah… that's pretty much it."
"I'm sorry to hear that. You can crash with me if you'd like. I have a guest bedroom."
Thirteen was happy to hear this, but was fearful of staying with this pretty doctor. She had a mind that easily got out of control.
"I appreciate the offer."
Thirteen was getting tired of the hotel on one hand, but on the other, she was being offered to stay with a person she had met only a few times.
"So is that a no or a yes?" Adams asked.
"It's an 'I'll get back to you later.'"
"Okay. That's fine. You let me know when you make a decision," Adams stated as she left the room.