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Chapter Four:

House spun his cane. He sat in his swivel chair staring up at the ceiling, thoughts of anaphylactic shock and muscle spasms racing through his brain. And Cuddy…always Cuddy. Lisa…

"House?"

House twisted his chair around. Taub and Kutner stood in the doorway. Kutner stepped forward and dropped a file folder on House's desk. "Uh, the tox screen came up negative for drugs."

"I could have told you that. Cuddy doesn't do drugs." House briefly glanced through the file. "Too damn conscientious. All right, begin tests for…" Beep beep beep! All three pagers went off at once. House glanced at his and his eyes widened. "Shit!"

The three doctors got to Cuddy's room to find Cameron and Thirteen standing over her bed. Cameron turned to House.

"Her blood pressure spiked through the roof, so we started her on Nifedipine."

Thirteen held up a piece of paper. "It wasn't on her allergy list."

House took the list of allergies and moved to closer to Cuddy's bedside. He studied her, chewing his bottom lip in a way some people might call anxious. But, Greg House didn't get anxious. Cuddy's eyes were closed. Her dark hair was plastered to her forehead with sweat and she was breathing harshly. Her eyes snapped open and she looked wildly around the room, unfocused eyes glazed in a mask of unrecognition.

Thirteen was examining Cuddy's file. "This says she became delirious, not knowing where she was or who she was talking to. Probably due to the fever."

House didn't take his eyes off her face. "All right. Taub, Kutner, you two go track down Chase and Foreman. Find out what the hell is taking so long. Thirteen, Cameron, I need you to come with me." House turned to go. Cuddy's hand suddenly snapped out and she grabbed House's hand.

"H-House…" House froze, head slowly moving, eyes resting on Cuddy's hand clasped around his. "Don't…leave…me…alone." Cuddy's voice was barely more than a whisper. Slowly, ever so slowly, House's hand closed around Cuddy's. He gripped her hand tightly, his thumb making gentle circles on her knuckles. Cuddy's face settled into a picture of contentment.

Thirteen was trying as hard as she could not to smile. Cameron's lips twitched until she remembered that she was currently on the losing side of the bet. Thirteen raised her eyebrows and Cameron scowled at her.

House suddenly seemed to remember that they were in the room and, deftly removing his hand from Cuddy's, he said shortly, "I'll get a nurse to come sit in here." Cuddy's eyes snapped open as he swept quickly from the room without a backward glance.

"C-Cameron!" She coughed.

Cameron ran to her. "What?"

"Nurse…" Cuddy motioned wildly. "Tell…House…nurse…name…Melanie." Cuddy slumped back into the pillows. "Please."

Cameron nodded, smoothing back her superior's hair from her sticky forehead. "Ok, Dr. Cuddy. Go to sleep now." She murmured soothingly.

Cameron turned back to Thirteen. "Do you know a Nurse Melanie?"

Thirteen shook her head. "I'm new…remember?"

"You're not that new."

"Hey? Are you two coming or what?" House's annoyed voice floated down the hall. The two doctors exchanged a look and hurried after House.

"A nurse named Melanie? Why?" House tapped his cane on the floor restlessly. Cameron shrugged.

"I don't know. When you said nurse and then left, it seemed to trigger something for Dr. Cuddy and she told me to tell you Nurse Melanie."

"Maybe we should go back and ask Dr. Cuddy?" Thirteen asked innocently.

"No!" House practically shouted. "That…won't be necessary." He said, a little more subdued. "We shouldn't wake her unless absolutely necessary."

"House!" Foreman, Chase, Taub and Kutner appeared behind them.

"We tracked Cuddy's day until after your fight, right before lunch." said the Australian.

"But," his partner added. "We can't figure out where she went after that. The closest we got was that she went off with some nurse."

Thirteen and Cameron looked at each other. "Nurse Melanie!" They chorused.

Chase looked surprised. "Yeah, how did you know?"

House twisted his cane between both hands. "All right. Everything else is on hold until we find this nurse. Or rather, until you find this nurse. I will be in my office, asleep." House turned and limped away.

Thirteen spun on Cameron. "Come on! Admit I'm right!"

Cameron shook her head. "I won't! You're not right!"

"Right about what?" Chase looked curiously from girl to girl.

Cameron rolled her eyes. "Thirteen thinks House likes Cuddy, and we're betting."

Chase pondered it for a moment. "Could happen."

Cameron's mouth fell open. "You're siding with her?"

Chase held up his hands defensively. "Uh, kind of. I guess…Yeah. Sorry." Cameron glared at him.

Taub snorted. "I think you're both wrong. There's no way."

Cameron smiled at him. Foreman shook his head.

"I'm actually on Chase and Thirteen's side. In a sick, twisted way…it makes sense."

Kutner laughed. "I don't think so, Foreman."

Thirteen waggled her eyebrows at him. "So…you guys wanna up the ante?"

Cameron snorted. "Bring…it…on."

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