I Work So Hard
House, Wilson, Natalie, and his parents had been cleaning the garage for about an hour before Cuddy came out.
"Lisa!" Natalie said. "You came out to join in on the fun!"
"Your sarcasm has been noted," House said to Natalie.
"How are you feeling sweetie?" Blythe asked as she walked over to Cuddy.
"Much better," Cuddy said.
"Good," John said. "Help James get the lawn chairs out of the basement."
"Wait," Blythe said. "Have you eaten?"
"I had a banana before I came out here," Cuddy said.
"You have to eat more than that," Blythe said. "Let me make you some oatmeal."
"You don't have to do that," Cuddy said.
"I want to and I insist," Blythe said as she took Cuddy by the arm and lead her back into the house.
"Your mom would have been a good nurse," Wilson said.
"She's worse than Cameron," House said.
"Natalie!" John said loudly, making everyone turn and look at him.
"You and Wilson go get the lawn chairs out of the basement," John said.
"Yes, sir," Natalie said. "I might have to clean my pants out first, though." Wilson and Natalie headed to the basement to go get the lawn chairs.
"Can you not yell at them," House said. "They are not used to your abuse and they looked frightened."
"I think they can handle someone telling them what to do," John said. "Are you saying that Lisa does not yell a little at work to get things done?"
"She doesn't need to," House said. "She just gives you this look at the Psycho music starts playing."
"Speaking of Lisa, you should tell your girlfriend not to dress like that," John said.
"What is wrong with how she dresses?" House asked.
"She has her chest hanging out," John said.
"It's called cleavage dad," House said. "When you see nipples, then you can complain."
"You shouldn't let her advertise herself like that," John said. "You need to let other guys know that she is not up for sell."
"First of all, I do not own her so I cannot tell her what to do," House said. "Second of all, that is how she dresses. I like how she dresses. Lastly, it does not matter if guys think she is for sell because she is not on the market and she is not trying to be on the market."
"Women like her are always shopping," John said.
"Women like her?" House asked. "What is that supposed to mean?"
"My father told me there are two kinds of women who do not get married," John said. "The extremely shy and the ones who get around. Lisa does not seem shy to me."
"Did you just call Cuddy a slut to my face?" House asked.
"Since I know you, I am assuming she is not a virgin," John said.
"That doesn't make her a slut," House said. "This is the 2000's dad. You are forgetting that there is now two more kind of women who do not get married. First are the lesbians and second are the women with careers. Believe me, Cuddy is not a lesbian."
"You can have a career and be married," John said.
"Cuddy didn't need to settle just to be married," House said. "She waited until she got to be with the person that she wanted to be with."
"And that person is you?" John asked. "That does mean that she is settling. She is with a person that does not care enough about her because he doesn't care about other people."
"You don't know what the hell you are talking about!" House yelled.
"Don't raise your voice at me!" John yelled.
"Or what?" House asked. "You'll beat me? Of course not. Other people are here and that might look bad."
"What is going on?" Blythe asked as she and Cuddy came out from the house. House just turned and walked out of the garage, trying to control his anger.
"House!" Cuddy said as she quickly started to follow him.
"Go away," House said as he continued to walk away from the house.
"What's wrong?" Cuddy asked as she grabbed his arm to get him to stop.
"I said go away!" House turned around and yelled at her. Cuddy just froze in shock and watched House walk away. Blythe went to Cuddy.
"He just needs some time to cool down," Blythe said to Cuddy. "He's not mad at you." Cuddy turned around and headed back to John.
"What did you do to him?" Cuddy asked him, tears starting to form in her eyes.
"I didn't do anything," John said. "He was just being a jerk like always."
"You are lying," Cuddy said. "I saw the anger in his eyes."
"Calm down Lisa," Blythe said to Cuddy. "What happened John?"
"He called a Lisa a slut," Natalie said from the top of the basement stairs.
"You did what?" Blythe asked.
"I never used those words," John said.
"He just implied it," Natalie said.
"Didn't your parents ever teach you to mind your own business," John said.
"Didn't your parent ever tell you not to call people names?" Natalie asked. "Besides, it was hard not to listen after I heard House scream the word slut."
"You're a jackass," Cuddy said as she headed back into the house. Natalie followed her. Wilson also quickly followed them, trying to stay out of the mess.
"Why do you always have to upset Greg?" Blythe asked John.
"All I said was that he shouldn't allow his girlfriend let her chest hang out for others to see and he went berserk," John said.
"I thought you just told Natalie to mind her own business," Blythe said. "It is not out business how Lisa dresses. Please don't fight with them John. I want to continue seeing them and we will not get to if you keep starting fights with them. Just leave Greg alone. I am not going to make you apologize to him, but I wish you would. All I ask is for no more fights this trip."
"Fine," John said as he got back to work. Blythe went back into the house to make sure Cuddy was okay. She knew that Cuddy wasn't as much as upset with the slut comment as the fact that House had snapped at her. She knew that she had to make sure Cuddy knew that House meant no harm.
