Science Projects

A week has gone by and not a word has been said about the engagement, not even House suspects anything. Jay is doing really well, as expected in his therapy and is ready to leave the program a clean man.

Chase and Dr. Wilson have been working long hours to get ready for the FDA meeting, where they hope to get the new drug, Diatene, approved and ready for human testing. The only test subjects they've has so far are chimpanzees and everything has been going according to plan, so there should be no problem getting the drug accepted, or so they think.

Cameron, has been her usual self, a lot happier now after Chase asked her to marry him. Although she is in no rush to tie the knot, or even try for another baby.

Its Saturday morning, Chase is still sleeping and Jay is getting ready for his last class of the semester, he realizes that his brother is still in bed and should probably wake him up so he's not late for his FDA board meeting.

"Robert! Robert! Wake up, you're going to be late, and the FDA waits for no one! Get outta bed."

"What time is is?"

"8:32."

"Really?! Shit I gotta go!"

"Yeah, that would be a good idea. Well, good luck with everything today."

"Thanks, I'm going to need it." Chase yells as he's getting dressed in his room."

"Knock em' dead bro." Jay yells as he walks out the door.

AT PPTH

"Are you all ready, Dr. Chase?" Dr. Cuddy questions a very studious looking Robert Chase.

"What? The FDA? No problem."

"I'm glad you're so sure of yourself." He nods.

"Dr. James Wilson, so glad you could join us." Dr. Cuddy says to a just rushing through the door Dr. Wilson.

"Sorry I'm late."

"Its okay, you're doing all the talking right Dr. Wilson?"

"Yeah right." He sarcastically says back to Chase.

"Well lets get going before we're late." Dr. Cuddy says putting on her coat.

AT THE FDA MEETING

Dr. Anne Simcox is the President of the FDA and her board members are awaiting their arrival, they're are just on time.

"Dr. Simcox, Board of directors I'am pleased to bring you a new revolution of fertility treatments, a drug called Diatane.(2 hours later..and then some more.)

After about 3 hours of in-depth explainations and power-point and anything else you can think of to present a new drug, the FDA had, heard enough.

" Thank you Dr. James Wilson, Dr. Lisa Cuddy and Dr. Robert Chase, we will know make out deliberations."

About an hour later the FDA had made their decision.

Dr. Anne Simcox starts off, "Thank you again for your intruiging and insightful presentations, we were all blown away, and maybe in the near future we will have enough funding to further your research.."

Chase's heart sank, he thought to himself "All their hard work, for nothing."

Dr. Simcox continues, " I am very sorry to announce that the FDA has had to, again reiterating the lack of funding, terminated your project and you each will receive small reimbursments, as a reward for all your time and effort put into the project. Again thank you and you will hear from us if there is a need for your services."

Outside after the meeting

"So what are going to do with the surplus of the drug we have?" Dr. Chase asks Cuddy.

"Who cares at this point." Dr. Cuddy says with a half-hearted smile. "I sure as hell don't need it, James you?"

"Hey don't dump it on me, I have enough drugs to worry about that are FDA approved for my patients. Chase what about you?"

"I guess I could take them, I'll just stash them in my apartment."

"Well now that, that's settled, I'm heading home." Dr. Wilson says.

"Yeah, I need a drink." Dr. Cuddy says with a laugh.

"I'm going to take a long nap." Dr Chase blurts out.

All three doctors stare at eachother for a minute, and then head to their respective cars and go home.

At Chases Apartment

"Hey man, how did it go?"

Chase has a bleak look on his face.

"Uh, I take it not so good?"

"That would be correct, they turned us down, and I got stuck with the left over surplus of Diatane."

"Oh, okay, thats rough...uh is there anything I can do for ya?"

"Yea, actaully can you grab me a beer from the fridge?"

"Ha-ha, no problem. You're not going to walllow in your sorrows are you?"

"Nope, I just need a little something."

"Yeah, I know what you mean."

2 hours later Jay and Chase are still sitting at the counter just talking and playing cards. Then suddenly Chase sits upright and it looks like a light bulb goes off in his head.

"Are you alright, man.?" Jay asks.

"Yeah, I was just thinking.."

"About... what exactly?"

"Just the project what we could have done with the human testing, and if it would help Cameron carry a baby full term. You remember the diagnosis after we lost the baby right?"

"Yeah, didn't she have polycystic ovaries and a thinning uterus, or something like that."

"Yeah, thats why she has trouble carrying to full term."

"And you think she would agree to taking an unapproved drug, to try and have a baby? Even though you guys are just engaged."

"No, I don't think she would want to, its too soon and too risky for her in her condition."

"Good thinking, mate do you want another Korona? Chase!?"

"Huh? what, no thanks."

"What are you thinking, you have that look..." Jay looks concerned.

"Are you allergic to anything besides peanut butter and penicillin?"

"No, why?" Jay is woried and slightly scared at the same time.

"We don't necessarily need a women for a human experiment." Chase says wit a sly look on his face.

Jay nearly chokes on his Korona and spits some out. "What! You mean do the tests on a man! Are you fucking out of your mind! Its totally unethical, completely immoral, the risk facor is out of the roof and can you imagine the amount of paperwork Cuddy is going to have!!" Jay yells at his brother.

Chase as calm as ever just sits there and says "Who says we need to tell anyone."

"Wow hold on, you mean you want to use me?"

"Yeah, your all for good science right?"

"Well yeah, but I never thought that you would want to do something like this."

"Oh come on, you wouldn't really be pregnant, pregnant.

Jay looks at his brother and thinks really really hard as he's pacing across the kitchen floor.

He breathes heavily, "So absolutely no one would find out?"

"No, it would just be between you and me, where in this together kind of thing."

"I can't believe that I'm agreeing to this, but lets do it.