a/n. hey guys, I know that this took an awful long time to update, but right now I am seeing way more doctors myself than I'd like to (plus they were all male and old and I am not really sure that some of them know exactly what they're doing.) So it took me some time to write, since I've been in pretty much pain but there's a second update waiting for you, too! So thanks for keeping my company on this trip! :)

Chapter 10

Taub bent over Thirteen's leg and watched, as one of the nurses cut her jeans open.

"Oh. This looks bad." Even through the nurse has been careful while cutting, the wound had started to bleed again. "We'll have to x-ray that, looks like it's stuck pretty deep inside."

"No shit? I suspected something like that after the whole bleeding thing."

"Be nice or I'll call Dr. Cameron."

"She's gonna kill me because of this", Remy groaned.

"Let's take you to medical imaging and get it repaired afterwards."

The two doctors were eying the x-ray films, as the door flew open. "AHA! I thought there were two ducklings missing!" House stood in the middle of the room and pointed his cane at his doctors. Some people in the hall stopped and peaked into the examination room.

"House! You can't run into a room without…" Cuddy stormed in after him. "Oh, Doctor Hadley."

"Yeah. Doctor Hadley. Finally you are showing some leg! I would prefer it without all that gory stuff, but wooooooooooow, those are some legs!"

Remy wanted to jump up, but howled in pain and was pushed back by Taub, who glared at House.

"Could you please close the door", she managed to hiss through gritted teeth. Cuddy came back into life and hurried, to do as asked for.

"What happened, Doctor Hadley?"

"And is there any chance that you'll show the other leg anytime soon, too?"

"HOUSE!"

Remy sighed. "I was at the Anderson's house again. I dropped a bottle, I wanted to clean up, I knelt down and I was knocked out."

"I will locally sedate the leg now. We'll take care of it, sew you up and clean it." He eyed the x-ray again. "It's deep. You'll need crutches and won't be allowed to put pressure on your stitches or they will pop open again. Good thing that your doctor is such a talented plastic surgeon – the scar is going to be decent."

"Crutches? Cameron is going to kill me."

A quick flash lightened the room and their heads instantly turned to it.

"House!" the yelled in unison.

"I have to document this in the name of mankind!"

Cuddy made an angry step towards him. "Delete that!" She demanded.

"I'm documenting it, so Thirty-one could sue her doctor, if he does lousy work?" He tried to approach from the other side. Cuddy tried to snatch the phone from his hands. "Delete it House!"

He held his hand over his head, bringing as much distance as possible between the phone and his boss.

"Stop being childish House!" The dean hissed as she stood on the tips of her toes, still trying to snatch the phone, while Taub and Remy watched them with open mouths.

"Well I have to maintain and image." He gave out a startled breath as Cuddy slapped his stomach and almost let go of the mobile. He struggled to get a grip, but the woman had already snatched it from his hands. For several seconds she stared at the screen as her mouth opened to form a perfect "o". House, who has been looking over her shoulder sported her a wide grin.

"What?" Thirteen asked confused. Then three phones in the room went off. A couple of miles away a loud "What the hell?" echoed through a mall.

Remy groaned.

"The hospital is not going to pay this month's phone bill for you, House."

"But you were the one, who made me send it!"

The dean stared at the man in front of her. "You shouldn't have taken the photo at all!"

The banter went on. The two didn't notice Taub pulling the shard from his colleagues leg and starting to take care of the gash.

"How many contacts?" Remy asked in a completely calm voice.

"Well, if the hospital won't pay the bill, maybe you should!" House shot back at Cuddy.

"Don't." Taub patted the intact leg. "Keep calm, a high blood pressure Is the last thing you need right now."

Remy rolled her eyes. "Until now, I'm doing pretty good, don't you think?" She let her head fall back against the neck-rest and threw her arm across her face. "Are they ever going to stop?" She mentioned blindly into the general direction of House and Cuddy.

"What do you think?" Remy could almost hear how Taub raised his eyebrow.

"No. For them it's like foreplay. Foreplay that is going on for years and now I have to think about the two of them having sex." She frowned and felt Taub shudder.

"Don't mention that ever again, while I am trying to have a steady hand."

"Cameron is gonna kill me."

"The hell?" The door flew open. Again.

"Yes! The hell! What is this? The fuckin' subway?" Remy yelled at the new intruder. She regretted her words the moment she recognized the blonde figure in the doorway. "Allison. Sorry." She slumped back again. If she hasn't been in trouble before she now was for sure.

The head of the ER shut the door behind herself. "I just had to follow the loud voices and knew exactly where to find you."

"Allison, I …" Remy began.

"Not now." She went over to the examination table and without looking Remy in the eye examined the wound and the stitches Taub was making.

"I'm just finishing this. We have to pull out the transfusion and she will be fine." He assured her.

She looked at him over the other woman's legs. "Would you mind, if I finish the stitches? Doctor Taub?" Her voice made clear that even though he would have had all the rights to deny her that request, she wouldn't take a no as an answer. He put the needle down and patted Thirteen's leg sympathetically as he turned to leave the room, pulling House and Cuddy with him.

"But it's just starting to get interesting."

"HOUSE!"