Hello all my readers! + Thanks for doing so!

I hope you'll like this chapter.

Here we go DDX III …..


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"Come on guys! It can't be true that we're that much dumber without any ovaries covering this department!" House looked around.

"Dr. Chase maybe you shouldn't have cut your hair that short." He suddenly explained "We do need some female appearance in here."

The Australian wasn't thrilled to be once again the target of his bosses mocking, "Maybe you could ring your girlfriend and invite her over." He grumbled but smirked in attempt to take the challenge.

"Careful Chase, maybe I'll call her."He warned, "Then you can mock her about choosing to have a thing with me."

"Aren't you tired of tip toeing around the word relationship?" Chase asked his boss. He kind of found it annoying that the man wasn't able to act like an adult regarding that topic. But maybe he took it just bad, that even House was able to have something like a relationship, when his marriage just failed. Chase had always been jealous, because he knew that Allison had never really stopped to have feelings for the older doctor. He had always avoided the subject, because he knew it would have hurt him.

"Oh, Robbie; You of course know everything about having a thing together." House loved to tease Chase, it was so simple. "Maybe we could call Cameron and asked her if she could lend us her ovaries for one day."

That was just cruel and Foreman and Taub glared at their boss, but didn't dare to stop him, because they were kind of relieved that today it was obviously Chase's turn to take the punches from him. Both thought Robert would freak out again and maybe hit House for the second time in a year. But he stayed calm.

At least his voice seemed calm when he just suggested to their boss, "Grow up House!"

"Oh come on Chase, maybe she's ready to start a new thing with you." And to be absolutely nasty he added in an invitingly tone "You'll never know if you're not trying."

"All I'm saying is stop calling your relationship a Thing." Chase wasn't going to jump on the whole Cameron issue, "Face it as what it is. That can't be too hard." He smirked at his boss and hoped he had caught him off guard.

House on the other hand didn't lose his arrogant manner. He knew that he had provoked Chase, as he mentioned his ex-wife. He did not care that he again was walking on thin ice, just a pity that Taub interfered.

"Maybe it's toxins." The short doctor suggested.

"No! It's definitely a thing." House turned his glare at Taub. Chase resisted the urge to punch his boss at the mention of the t-word again.

"I know it must be hard for you guys to believe a woman could actually fall for me without being drugged on occasional basis." Okay that at least earned him a smile from Taub. If Chase had not been busy with his aggression, he would have laughed too, for sure.

"Not your awkward involvement with your boss." Taub tried to push the differential, "I mean Amy. Maybe toxins are causing all of her symptoms."

"It is possible." Forman now agreed.

"Chase, do you know if she's on any drugs?" Taub asked looking at him.

"I … I don't know." He started to feel uncomfortable, "I didn't ask her." He confessed.

"But you think it's possible?" Taub stated and his look got more intensive, focused on the Australian.

Chase flinched but didn't say anything. He was just thinking about the past when he was involved with Amy. And yes, it definitely could be drugs. Why didn't he think about it earlier?

"Cause she was doing drugs" Taub pressed the issue as he recognized Chase wasn't going to add anything, but was definitely considering. He pushed even further by assuming, „With you, wasn't she?"

"Oh this case is getting better and better." House started to glow "Come to think, I should thank Cuddy for letting me do clinic hours today."

Chase glared at House. He was annoyed because his boss apparently had a lot of fun. Not at least, because he could annoy him. Not only had he taken the chance to mention his ex-wife, now he would still rummage in his past. And of course House started in a heartbeat.

"So Chase what was her drug of choice?" He shifted in his chair with pure excitement, "And more important what did you turn on?"

Chase felt at once, like an animal that had been set for review on a podium. He looked desperately around the room, he saw in Taub expectant eyes, and in Foreman's evaluated ones.

Chase's face turned pale and he started to stutter, "I …. Me … I didn't … I don't do drugs."

"Yhea! Because we all didn't go to med school!" House snapped out. "Come on Chase tell us! We're family." He tried to sound sympathetic. "Family doesn't have secrets! You know what? I'll tell you what!"

And he leaned a bit further to Chase, "I used to get off on Narcotics." He faked relief, and said, "Your turn!"

"Oh cut the crap House." Chase fumed, "I'll do the tox-screen." And by that he was out of the room.

"Now that was hilarious!" House couldn't hold his temper.

"Why are you doing it?" Foreman questioned.

"Why am I doing what? … Oh you mean Dr. Cuddy!" House smirked.

"Bringing up Cameron?" Foreman asked, but it sounded more like an accusation.

"Because it's fun!"

"I doubt Chase would consider it as being funny." Foreman defended his absent co-worker.

Taub who sat quiet for a while began to talk, "I have to agree with Foreman. And I myself don't think its fun of any kind, and I'm not even involved."

"Oh believe me you're involved." House looked at Taub.

"Why would I be involved? I didn't even know Cameron that good."

House leaned back in his chair, "No, but each tragic- failed marriage concerns you. Because it reminds you that your own little tragic marriage should have had ended a long time ago. Too bad Rachel isn't as righteous than little Cameron is."

Taub glared at his boss, "My wife loves me. And I love my wife."

"Sure you do!" House agreed, "I'm sure Rachel loves each…", he quickly looked him up and down, "…150 centimeters' of you. You on the other hand love sleeping with other women much more."

Taub wanted to start defending himself when Foreman interrupted, "That's not the point right now. Yes, Taub is an unfaithful soul; we got that a long time ago. All I'm trying to do is to stop you from being an ass."

"I was and always will be an ass Foreman; and I know that you know that." House sounded honest. "If Chase can't hold it together he should get help or quit. I'm in no need of taking care of a love-sick Wombat who is whiny and snippy all day. I need a doctor who can do his work."

"You're the one to talk!" Foreman said, "A year ago you were locked up in the loony-bin."

House smirked and clarified, "I've got a paper in my office that official says I'm absolutely in touch with my feelings. What about you Dr. Foreman? Any prove of your sanity we can look at?"

"No need to. I've always been on the healthy mental side."

"Good for you!" House smirked.


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Poor Chase! He can't take a break from being reminded of Cameron ;-) It has to suck at some point, don't you think? But hey, that's what we like! A suffering and so sweet adorable Wombat

Stay tuned. Next time we see some nice Wilson/Chase moment!