Wilson's Differential Diagnosis

Part 2

Arriving in his office he discovered that his team was nowhere to be found. He took this time to check some e-mail, check on his case and take a nap. He was sleeping pleasantly when Wilson came in, talking louder than House wanted.

"Why are you talking so damn loud?"

"I'm talking abnormally loud?"

"My head hurts, everything is abnormally loud. Why did you wake me?"

"You're case has been discharged, I was wondering what you were doing."

"I was sleeping."

"Well Cuddy wants to see you if you're not busy."

"Well I'm busy sleeping."

Just then House went into a coughing fit and clutched his right ribs with his right arm. His ribs still hurt from the previous night. Of course Wilson noticed and questioned it.

"You ok?"

"I'm fine. I'll go talk to Cuddy now."

"Avoidance is not bliss House, I'm not going away. Something is defiantly wrong with you. Pneumonia?"

"Nope, just a cold. See ya."

House left and Wilson wasn't amused. He knew something was up with House, more than a cold at least. The way he protected his ribs made him suspicious. He would find out what's going on.

He had only been in her office about three seconds before she jumped in with the quips.

"Good morning sleepy head, ready to do some work and actually earn your pay today?"

"No."

"Well you sound like hell."

"Feel like it too. It's three o'clock can I go home now?"

"If you do a half hour of clinic work, then you can go home."

"But I'll get them sick too."

"Well it could be good for business. Now go."

"Did you just say that?"

She threw him a horrible look.

"Fine I'm going."

Cuddy didn't believe that he would actually go to the clinic so she checked on him later. She was very surprised to find him with a patient. So surprised that she let him go home at 3:30 instead of making him stay later, which is what she originally planned on doing. She figured that he was probably sicker than he said if he was actually working in the clinic. She confirmed his illness with Wilson before letting House go home. He didn't put up a fight when she told him to go, he just gathered his things and left. Now both Cuddy and Wilson were suspicious of his strange behavior and his "cold". Something would be done, House didn't know that yet.