Thanks for all the great reviews. The last line of that first chapter should have been "House looked on in anger." Lol I just read it back.
I'm so glad you're enjoying it, hope you like this chapter. I still don't know where I'm going to take this myself so I'm looking forward to it too lol. Again reviews are grealty appreciated as well as comments and opinions. But hope you enjoy :)
"Sorry Max, I've really got to go. But feel free to see our great work here in the ER."
"I'd rather see the clinic." He smirked full well knowing that's where Cuddy's office was.
"Well, sorry I can't chat anymore. I've got a couple of meetings I need to prepare for."
And with that she took the opportunity to escape his slimy grip.
She looked around to see if she could find House or Rachel but they had disappeared again. So she decided to head to her office. She needed to get some paperwork sorted before the end of the day and she was already behind. She walked in and headed straight to her desk. As she sat down she jumped out of her skin.
"Really Cuddy, you're still surprised when I hang out in your office." House smiled laying on her sofa.
"Sorry, I didn't expect someone to just be laying in the dark in a supposedly locked office."
"Well you should, this is the 6th time this week."
"I know, I curse myself for being so naive. Where's Rachel?"
"With Wilson and the ducklings. She just called Taub an idiot. I was so proud."
Cuddy shook her head. He wasn't proud when she got top marks at school, he hardly acknowledged that achievement in fact. But he was proud when her daughter called someone an idiot.
House suddenly sat up as he had noticed Cuddy had got back to her paperwork. Now seemed a good enough time to bring up Max, though he didn't know his name yet, she was only doing paperwork.
"Who was that guy you were talking to in the ER?"
"Max," She replied. She knew where this was going so she decided to tell him the truth in one big go. She hadn't been lying previously she just thought there was no need to bring it up. "He donates quite a bit to this hospital,"
"So he thinks he has the right to feel up the Dean because he's given a couple of grand." House interrupted.
"A couple of million actually over the years. And no he wasn't feeling me up." She put her pen down and looked at him. "He's just... slimy." She shivered.
"Why's he been round your house?"
"Are you asking because you think I've been unfaithful or your concerned?" Blunt maybe, but she was a busy woman.
"No, I know the twins belong to me."
"So you're concerned?"
"Yes."
That surprised her.
"I don't want the twins fondled by anyone else."
That didn't.
"He came round a couple of times about donating more money, but I told him politely to seek me out at work rather than my home. He got the idea but now he just seems to be here all the time. How did you know about him coming to my house anyway?"
House looked to the ceiling acting innocent.
"Ah, your partner in crime of course." Cuddy laughed referring to Rachel. "You know Wilson's going to feel pretty left out when I tell him he's been replaced."
House got up and walked over to her desk and leaned down on it.
"You wouldn't."
Cuddy mimicked House's actions.
"Wouldn't I?"
Max looked on into Cuddy's office. He was standing against the nurses' station with his arms folded and getting more and more angry by House's interaction with Cuddy.
Suddenly an overwhelming pain shot through his foot.
"Shit!" He shouted then looked down to see what had caused it.
"So sorry mister!" Rachel said yet smiling.
She had used her crutch to stump his toe. Some people had looked at the two briefly to see what had happened but soon got on with their day.
"You little brat!" He whispered at her angrily but aware not to raise his voice.
"I said sorry sir." She still smiled.
"You did that on purpose!"
"Where's your proof?" She asked.
The man then raised his hand into the air, as if he was ready to strike the child. Rachel's smile disappeared. Suddenly Wilson burst into the clinic.
"Rachel! There you are. I wish you'd stop wondering off."
The man put his arm down quickly.
"Sorry." She replied and hurried to Wilson as quickly as possible and hid behind him. He then looked to the man.
"Is everything ok?"
"Fine." Max replied. "She accidentally stomped on my toe with her crutch. I swore as a reaction and must have scared her." He said through gritted teeth.
Wilson looked to Rachel who was now transfixed on the man and shaking. He picked her up so she looked in the opposite direction. He didn't like this man straight away. And he knew Rachel well. She hung out with House too much, and she's heard swear words so that would definitely not have scared her. She would have probably blamed the man's foot for getting in the way of her crutch.
"Well, it was obviously an accident so let's leave it there." Wilson said and nodded at the man as he walked past him and towards Cuddy's office.
Rachel still was being carried in Wilson's arms and as they walked into the office she saw Max smile which sent shivers down her spine.