Disclaimer: Sadly, no I don't own them. If I did at least a couple episodes would be happy and sunny.
Thanks to all that have reviewed. It's the sugar in my coffee. Sorry this took soooo long to get out. RL and Abby and Matt were not helping one bit. I think I got them whipped into submission now.
Chapter 7
It was after one when Cameron pulled her car into a parking spot at PPTH. The girls sat quietly as they starred at the blue sign with the little white handicap guy in the wheelchair on it. It wasn't so much the sign as the plaque under it that they were starring at; Reserved for Dr. G. House. Cameron had shrugged when Abby mentioned parking in his spot. It made sense seeing as they were picking up the doctor in question and it would be a lot easier to be in a spot closer to the doors.
"Cuddy hasn't called yet." Abby finally spoke.
"I know." Cameron replied as they continued to stare ahead of them. "Think we should divide and conquer?"
"Yeah, that seems the best…" Abby was cut off from finishing her thought as her cell phone started ringing.
As she answered Cameron sat quietly thinking it was either House or Cuddy calling. Her head turned quickly as she heard Abby raise her voice.
"How the hell did you get this number?" Abby asked the caller harshly as she quickly got out of the car and started pacing next to her open door.
Cameron tried not to eavesdrop but she couldn't help hearing Abby's side of the conversation.
"That's lovely and all but I'm not in town even if I wanted to see you." Abby replied as she started digging into one of the pockets of her jeans. Pulling out a semi crushed pack of cigarettes; she lit one as she continued to speak. "What do you mean you're in Princeton? And how did you even get this number?" Abby took a deep breath and exhaled with a snort. "I'll be sure to thank your Aunt next time I speak with her."
Cameron watched as Abby started to fidget as she paced. She was starting to worry for her friend. She was starting to have flashes to how she felt when Joe showed up. It was the only time she can remember feeling so antsy herself.
"I'm taking care of my family right now and I really don't need you sticking your annoying nose into my life right now." Abby paused for a moment. "I'm aware that he's your family but it's not just him, so just back off Matthew." She finished growling and pressing the end button on her phone.
Cameron watched as Abby paced some more and took a few deep drags off of her cigarette. She waited a minute before opening her own door and getting out of her car. She looked over the top and raised an eyebrow at her flustered friend.
Abby stopped pacing and looked at her friend. Taking another drag before dropping the smoke she exhaled with a sigh. "Family issues. Um, House's family to be exact."
Cameron walked around the car and closed Abby's door as Abby stomped on the cig. "Why don't we see if the food got here and then make our visits?" Abby nodded as her and Cameron started towards the front doors. "And while we walk you can tell me all about Matthew." Cameron added before laughing softly as Abby tripped over her own feet.
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Gregory House was playing his PSP trying to get his mind off of the lack of information on his release. His body still felt like it had been trapped in a tornado and whacked off of every tree and house in the twister, but he wanted to get out of the hospital. As a doctor he knew that sending a patient home two days after first a concussion and major brain surgery, but he also knew that he would be in good hands. Abby had enough practice dealing with him at his worse, just like her brother. Cameron and Wilson would be able to keep an eye on him and pick up anything that could potentially turn into a bad thing, medically.
Shutting off his game system he sighed as he laid his head back on the pillows. Letting his body heal was going to be the least of his problems. Healing his mind, his heart and even his friendship with Wilson, will be where the tricky part of the process comes in. He groaned thinking of how much he had fallen from all the work that Abby and Wilson had done over the years. They had helped him through his darkest time after the infarction and when Stacey left.
Wilson sat with him made sure he didn't kill himself. He helped him with the basics after he told PT to stuff it. He was there the first few nights after Stacey left when he just wanted to end it all. He would both be quiet and not say anything or he would sit and nod and agree with every name he called Stacey He wouldn't let him give up or waste his life anymore then he already had. He pushed him to keep doing things that brought him some kind of happiness. He got him back out of the house and to work. Wilson saved his mind and life from that horrible place of limbo. James Wilson had always been his conscious and more practical side. He was the one he could count on to be there for him and he was his partner in crime.
And Abby, well, she saved his sanity and self-esteem. She pulled him farther out of the dark place. She dragged him kicking and screaming from his self imposed hatred of the world and himself. She made him find humor in things. She smacked him upside the head when he needed it. She reminded him that he was still a man and desirable. She had been the first woman to see his leg after the removal of the muscle and she hadn't cringed away. She never pitied him. She made him feel like a teenager again; all carefree and ready for anything. He snorted as a thought crossed his mind. It was more then likely her fault that his ego grew to such proportions.
He had always been cocky and self assured, but his ego jumped a bit after Abby got done with him. Abigail Wilson had always been his heart and soul. She knew his deep dark secrets and desires.
He knew he owed his life to both Wilson's and he made a promise to himself to do everything he could to make it up to James and to thank Abby anyway he possibly could for everything they had both ever done for him. Both of them helped him be a whole person. He couldn't remember a time when he didn't need them.
He just hoped James gave him one last chance and he didn't blow it.
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"He's House's cousin." Abby spoke with a sigh before she took another fork serving of her lo mien. She and Cameron were standing against the rail of the second floor balcony in the lobby. They were waiting for Cuddy's office door to open so they could find out about House being discharged, but Dr. Cuddy was in a meeting.
Cameron didn't say anything just kept eating her own Chinese food as she waited for Abby to continue her little tale.
"Matt is the youngest of three and his mom is the baby sister of Blythe House." She continued as she pushed her food around with her fork. "We first met at Blythe's house during one of her little family get togethers. Greg had to be there so he dragged Jimmy and me so he wouldn't be bored. It was a little over a year since Jimmy started at PPTH, so I was like fifteen, same age as Matt. We hung out because the rest of the family is older and well, Greg and my brother still act like teenagers at times, so Matt was brought into our little gang. We met again when I was going to school at Penn. We hung out and around our junior year we started dating." Abby took a few deep breaths before finishing. "We broke up a couple years ago and had a few nights of back sliding since then."
"So it's genetic then?" Cameron asked with a half smile knowing that Abby would understand her question.
"I'm not totally convinced, but Greg and Matt are defiantly both causes for addictive personalities." Abby told her with her own half smile. "Matt is that favorite mistake that I can't seem to stop making."
Cameron laughed softly. "Maybe it's meant to be." She offered.
Abby shook her head. "Naw, it's all about the sex." She joked but stopped as she caught Cuddy's door opening. "Fuck me." She mumbled as she saw the younger man coming out of Cuddy's office with her.
Cameron quickly turned her head to look where Abby's eyes were glued. She looked over the man talking and shaking hands with Dr. Cuddy. He was a good foot or more taller then Cuddy with dark brown hair and a slender frame. He turned almost like he knew someone was watching him and looked straight up at them. He smiled brightly as he started moving quickly towards the stairs.
"Shit." Abby cursed as watched him get closer to them. "That would be Matt." She muttered before he got to close to them.
"Abigail Wilson." He spoke with a slight southern accent as he got closer. "I told you we would be seeing each other soon."
"This is more like an ambush." Abby snarked as she rubbed her temple. "What are you doing here Matt?"
"I told you on the phone, I've decided it's time for me to be there for my family." He answered looking at only Abby.
Cameron watched the interaction between the two and had to bite her lip as she watched Matt giving Abby House's lingering stare. He either learned a lot from his older cousin, or it's genetic. Probably genetic, Cameron thought as she took a closer look at Matt.
Matt's dark brown hair was short but slightly longer the House's last hair cut. There was a slight sheen to it that wasn't natural, and she almost laughed realizing he must have used some kind of hair product, like moose or gel. He was dressed in a mild gray suit, but he had forgone the tie and kept the top two buttons undone. She could see the top ring of the white tee shirt he was wearing under his light blue dress shirt and briefly wondered what band would be displayed on it. She glanced down at his shoes and bit her lip seeing he was wearing a pair of sneakers, but they were not his cousin's Nikes. Nope, Matt was wearing a pair of black and navy triple stripped Adidas. On the clothing and grooming side of things, Matt seemed to be a combination of Wilson and House.
Looking back up at his face, she could see the same strong jaw as his cousin, but where House went for the scruffy look and had a sharper edge, Matt's face was clean shaven and still hung on to that youthful babiness. Face wise, that frame work was the only feature shared between the two doctors, well, except for the eyes. He had the disturbingly blue eyes, which remembering back to when she had met House's parents seemed to be a maternal trait.
Shaking her head slightly, Cameron joined back in on the conversation when she heard her name mentioned.
"Doctor Cameron, it's a pleasure to meet you." Matt said pouring on the charm as he held his hand out to her.
Cameron smiled as she shook his hand. "Thanks, Doctor?"
"Kullings. Mathew Kullings." He replied giving her a smile. "I'd say Abby's told me a lot about you, but last she's actually shared with me, she was just starting to chat with you."
"Ah, well, she's funny like that, isn't she?" Cameron asked as she looked at Abby and smirked seeing the younger girl glaring at Matt as he seemed to ignore her. "So you seem to be staying in Princeton for a while, will you be working here?"
Matt nodded as his eyes glanced over at Abby before returning to Cameron. "I specialize in infectious diseases, and I'm starting on Monday."
"I guess more then one doctor here will be having a good day if the plague comes to Jersey." Cameron replied with a smile. "I'm the ER attending, but I worked under House for three years."
"Yes, I'm sure my cousin would be ecstatic that day, but I'm pretty sure James would be a bit giddy as well." Matt told her with a slight chuckle. He smiled brighter hearing Abby trying to cover her laughter with a cough behind him. Watching his reaction, Cameron could see how Abby could be stuck on the younger doctor, just like she was stuck on the older version.
"That would defiantly break the mundane hospital day." Abby pipped up from behind Matt. "We really have to get going." She added with a glaring look at Cameron, before continuing, "Greg's in room 318 if you want to get your visit in before he gets discharged."
Abby turned away and headed towards the stairs before he turned towards her. Cameron started to followed but stopped short hearing Matt's next words.
"He's not the only family I'm here to visit." He said as he stared heatedly at Abby's back.
Abby's back stiffened after the first step. "That's only because you refuse to sign the papers." She threw back not turning around.
Cameron's gaze shot back and forth between the two before she threw a quick smile in Matt's direction before rushing after Abby's hastily retreating figure.
Cameron's mind was working over time running Abby's and Matt's last words to each other over and over again. Abby admitted to having a weakness when it came to Matt and by the look in his eyes when he spoke to her, he felt the same. Cameron rolled her eyes as she reached Cuddy's office. She felt like House with a new puzzle, or a pit bull with a bone. She wasn't sure which but both were rabid with the item in question.
TBC
