Sorry about the wait. I've been lazy lately
Chapter 4: And I don't want to go home right now
"Test everything you found in the home for contaminants," House called as he walk out the door.
"Guess we're pulling another all-nighter," Taub muttered.
"We should have listened to Foreman when he said to get out of here early," Kutner said.
The three of them headed to the lab and stopped in front of the large tub containing everything that had been brought back from the patient's house.
"Guess you're wishing you'd gotten some sleep last night," Kutner said to Thirteen once they were all testing and Taub had gone out for some coffee.
"If we get done before morning I might just go down to the sleep lab," Thirteen said. "I'm not even going to try to make it home."
"Can't," Kutner said. "They're using the sleep lab tonight."
"Every room?" Thirteen asked in surprise.
"The couch in the doctors' lounge is probably your best bet," Kutner answered.
They finished around five that morning.
"House won't be in for another four hours," Taub looked at his watch. "You guy going home?"
"Why?" Kutner asked. "If I stay here I'll get an hour of extra sleep."
"I'm too tired to drive," Thirteen said.
"Fine," Taub said. "I have to go. My wife will be wondering where I am."
He hurried down the hall to the stairs.
Wordlessly, Kutner and Thirteen went to the doctor's lounge. Kutner collapsed on one of the chairs while Thirteen took the couch.
Kutner probably wouldn't have missed more than a half an hour of sleep if he'd gone home. It wouldn't have been enough to keep him from going home if Thirteen hadn't been staying, but since she was, he might as well.
He couldn't help wondering about his motives, though. Was it just that he didn't want to stay here alone? Is that why if everyone else would've gone home he would have too? If that were the case, he would have also stayed if Thirteen had gone home and Taub had stayed, but would he have?
Thinking about it, he didn't think he would, but why? Taub was his friend, too. That meant the only reason he'd wanted to stay was because Thirteen was here, because he wanted to be around her, even if they were both asleep ten feet away from each other. He wondered what that meant.
