11:50 am; Cameron paid her lunch money to the till and returned her purse to her bag. She carried her toasted cheese sandwich that was tightly wrapped in cling film and her water bottle to House's cafeteria table and sat opposite him as she began to undress the wrappings that confined the sandwich.
"Hey, how is everyone today?" Cameron said cheerily. Greeting House senior and junior.
"We are happy, happy, happy." He replied stealing half of her sandwich and biting into it, allowing his mouth to fill with the warmth of melting cheese. Causing Cameron to frown in disapproval.
Sandwiches always taste better when they aren't your own.
"Good to hear." Cameron clasped her half a sandwich whilst observing House multi-tasking; feeding on her other half with one hand and feeding his daughter with a bottle in the other. "Cute outfit," she stated in reference to Etta's ladybug baby-grow she was wearing with a matching red winter coat.
"Its all Chase's fault," he replied and taking out an envelope he had kept stashed beside his baby in her carrier car seat. "Medical case." He stated passing the file to her.
"Symptoms?"
"Male in his early 20's, no lung problems but trouble breathing with shortness of breath."
"Emphysema?"
House set the empty bottle into the baby bag and retrieved baby wipes and a toy. God, she'd drunk that fast hadn't she? Explains why she dribbled so much down her cheeks. Perhaps he needed to adjust her feeding time? Maybe then she wouldn't be so hungry, House blathered within his mind.
"No," House replied snapping out of his thoughts."No family history of it and no smoking," he explained cleansing Ettas face gently with a wet wipe.
Cameron paused. "Heart problem?"
"No history of that either."
Chase and Foreman appeared into the cafeteria and had spotted House. Chase made his way over to the table Cameron, Etta and House had situated themselves at whilst Foreman went to retrieve a cup of coffee from the coffee dispenser machine.
"Hey guys," Chase greeted and stole a glug of Cameron's water as he sat beside her.
"Chase! Am I that much of a pushover?" Cameron questioned looking both at Chase and House.
"Yes," Chase and House answered in unison as Chase drunk her water and House ate her stolen sandwich.
"Could be Sjogrens," Chase continued in reference to the referral request Cameron was holding.
"Damages the heart's mitral valve and then causes the breathing problems as the lungs aren't supplied with enough blood." Foreman finished as he stood beside House sipping his coffee. Only then joining the four of them in the differential.
House mulled over both the sandwich and the idea Chase presented. House nodded in approval, "go give him the treatment" he ordered whilst waving the little bunny toy in front of Etta-Amelia's face causing her bright, blue eyes to light up with joy and her arms to wave in excitement.
Cameron and Chase stood up and gathered their belongings before they leaving the Cafeteria whilst Foreman stood stationary observing the tiny excited infant, "didn't Chase buy her that ladybug outfit?" He gestured towards Etta's clothing.
"Yup."
Foreman grinned. The sentiment warming his heart like the warm coffee he gulped, and strolled across the cafeteria to leave.
"And you look beautiful, yes you do." House rambled to his daughter as she gurgled and cooed in her car seat.
