Chapter 10: Epilogue:
"Your coat, Lisa?" House asked, reaching for her coat. It was the most elegant coat he's ever seen her wear.
"Oh, thanks, Gregory." He was getting vibes from her. She handed him her faux fur coat (She would NEVER wear real fur) and settled down in a seat in the concert hall. They were one of the first people in the hall. They were in the front zone of the hall, five rows up from the stage. They could see her face clearly when she entered the stage. But that was a long way then. They had about fifteen minutes until the lights would dim and the music would dance around the hall once more. They sat next to each other, Cuddy trying to compose herself so that she didn't go wild in front of many people. They filed in from all three double-swing doors around the long hall that Maredeth once walked down herself. Before she was sickened by a single music note.
"You know, Greg," She began, taking a daring breath. "I really... How do I work this..." House could tell what she wanted to say. " I just-" She leaned in to kiss him passionately. They kissed for what seemed for ages, but was only a few seconds. They parted finally and looked at each other kindly. Then Cuddy's face made the scariest expression that House had ever seen. She tapped House on the leg to signal that he should look behind him. When he did, he was greeted with the scariest face ever. It was Allie.
"What are you doing here?" House asked.
"I came to see you."
"You bought tickets to see me?" He asked.
"Yes, but I guess that you bought tickets for her to see you!" She began to sob. House stood up and Cuddy followed suit.
"I don't think that he did that yo hurt you, Allie," Cuddy prompted. She elbowed the doctor carefully, as if to get him to speak. But he didn't have the chance.
"You sick-" She kicked his leg hard and ran off out of the auditorium.
"Well, that was easy..." House sat back down and Cuddy smiled.
"At least she won't be bothering you anymore. And what is this that Wilson got a page from her anyway?"
"Uh, nothing." He smiled and looked around. The hall was almost full to capacity. And the lights were being dimmed.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" Cried a man, who was coming onto stage. "Please turn off all pagers, cell phones and electronic devices. No video taping or cameras until after the performance. Please no flash photography at any time tonight and thank you for your cooperation." The lights were fully down and you could hear the screeching of chairs and the scuttling of feet as musicians and their instruments came onto the stage. The lights came back up near the stage when all the scuffing had finished.
Maredeth sat in the front row, her violin in hand. She smiled and her teeth reflected the strong follow lights that shone on the stage like moonlight on a pond. She began to play, and the rest of this lights came up slowly on the stage. The cellist began to pluck the strings and then the French horns blew out a long note, and then it faded. It was so beautiful. Lisa laid her head on Gregory's shoulder and they closed their eyes listening to the sounds of the orchestra. And their most complicated patient ever.
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Applause rounded around the hall. People stood up, people took photos (Flash photography, of course. Nobody ever listened to those folks...) and people whistled. Then Massé stood up for her applause. She thought for a minute silently, and then reached over to the rest of the row, took the hands of the people next to her and raised them, creating a chain of musicians, with her in the middle. They all bowed together and she even applauded for the rest of the orchestra.
"It's amazing what it can do to you when you have your life threatened." House said over the applause. He wasn't sure if Lisa heard him, and he didn't care.
A/N: HOPE YOU ENJOYED! This is the last chapter of my House M.D story, Crazy Music. Please R+R and I may (MAY) write another based on this one if you guys liked it that much.
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