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ANOTHER SHOT AT HAPPINESS CHAPTER 25: UNLUCKY
Jan. 25, 5 pm.
Wilson and Cuddy have been waiting for more than 15 minutes now and there was still no sign of Grey.
"You think her flight was cancelled?" Wilson asked nervously glancing around in search of his… well he doesn't know what their status was yet.
Cuddy placed a reassuring arm on his shoulder, "Don't worry, she'll be here."
Wilson just sighed. Cuddy was shocked to see his frown turn upside down when she saw Grey heading their way.
Grey immediately hugged Wilson and kissed him on the cheek when they pulled apart.
"We thought your flight was cancelled," Wilson said shyly.
"People handling luggage are idiots. They misplaced mine," Grey said with an eye roll and a smile.
"Wow," Wilson said under his breath. She was really like House sometimes.
"Lisa! How are you? I've missed you," Grey said with a wide smile as she hugged Cuddy.
"I'm great, Hazel!" they pulled apart, "How are you? Is everything ready at P.G.?"
"I'm fine. That's what they say. They better be ready for me, though," Grey said confidently.
Cuddy and Wilson chuckled. Grey suddenly noticed that House wasn't with them. Maybe he didn't want to go? Maybe he had a case? Heck, why was she curious? It's not like they're related or something. Well, that was left unknown until they do the DNA test.
"Where's House?" she asked out of curiosity.
"He's doing physio with the therapist I stuck him with at his place," Cuddy said.
"Did he want to go?" she asked.
"Oddly, he didn't say no or yes when I asked him," Cuddy shrugged.
"Hmm… That IS odd," Wilson furrowed his brows at the thought.
"Anyway, let's go out and have some fun today, we'll be going back to work tomorrow. They gave us a few days off to prepare lectures for the students. We're done with everything. I don't know about House, he'll never give a lecture," Cuddy said.
"Let's go," Grey said.
House's Apartment
"You really have to push me that hard, don't you?" House growled at his therapist.
The woman who was younger than him but looked like a body builder just shot him a glare.
"Dr. Cuddy's orders," she shrugged.
"Jammy—"
"It's Jenny," she corrected him.
"Whatever, Jammy," Jenny just rolled her eyes at him, "I'm fairly certain Dr. Cuddy told you to push me gently, not push me crazy," House said with a smirk.
"Call her then," Jenny dared him by handing him her own phone.
House just glared and continued on what Jenny was making him do.
Two hours later, House was finally free from Jenny and he was tired as hell. He didn't change his shirt nor his sweatpants. He just plopped down on the bed and slept the day away.
House woke up when a loud knock was heard from his door. He looked at the digital clock on his bedside table and saw that it was already 9 pm. He shuffled towards the door and looked at the peephole. He saw Cuddy standing there waiting for him.
He opened the door and looked at her, "It's 9 in the evening, what could possibly bring you here?" he mumbled while running a hand on his face.
Cuddy frowned when she saw him, "Are you okay?"
"I was until you woke me up," House said.
"You look like hell," Cuddy said, "and you smell. Ever heard of a shower? You know the—"
"I didn't change after physio," House cut her off.
"Idiot. I'm sure your back feels just peachy," Cuddy sarcastically commented.
"It is. What do you need?"
"Just came to check up on you," Cuddy shrugged.
"You're not my keeper," House muttered.
"I'm your girlfriend," she said matter-of-factly.
House suddenly smiled at her, "You do know that's cheesy?"
Cuddy chuckled, "It made you smile, didn't it?"
House's face fell. He didn't like admitting things like those that much.
He suddenly remembered what time it was, "Dr. Cuddy, as much as I'd like some something, something tonight, we have to be on time for work tomorrow," he said, feigning professionalism.
Cuddy rolled her eyes at him, "By we I'm sure you mean we," she said.
"Right. Now, let me just get my coat, I'm sure the scent of a man isn't that much your type," House said and retrieved his coat.
"Where are we going?" Cuddy asked curiously.
"I'm taking you home," House said.
When they reached the front of his building he noticed that her car wasn't anywhere.
"Where's your car?"
"Wilson dropped me off. He went home. Grey is somewhere, I don't know," she said in a shrug.
"We're taking my car then," House said.
House drove Cuddy to her house and he stayed there for a few hours.
He went out her porch at around 12 am.
"Drive carefully," Cuddy told him.
"You know I do," he said with a smirk.
"Yeah, carefully crazy is still crazy," she scolded him.
"It's still careful," he defended.
"And you're still crazy. House, it's late, I don't want to argue. Just be careful okay?" she said.
House nodded.
"I'll see you tomorrow?" she said.
"Of course, but I'm sure going to be late," he said playfully.
"No doubt. Goodnight, House," she said and kissed him goodbye. She wanted him to stay the night but she didn't want him to feel like he was on a leash so she didn't ask him to stay.
"Night Cuddy. Wait, that's just wrong. It's already 12! It should be good morning," he said mischievously.
"Goodbye, House," she said and just waited for him to enter his car.
"Bye party pants!" he called out and got in his car and drove away with his windows down. She smiled and closed her door. Little did she know he was fated for bad luck in a few minutes.
While House was on his way back to his apartment, he saw three men stalking a familiar woman. The woman had no idea she was being stalked because they were about a few feet away from her. House started driving slowly.
When he saw the men trying to catch up to her he called the woman, hoping it was indeed Grey.
"Grey!" he called out to her which made the three men freeze on the spot.
"House!" she called out to him with a smile.
"Get in!" he said in a normal voice. He sighed in relief when the three men turned on their heels and went the other way albeit slowly.
"Why?" she asked in confusion.
"Just get in," he said insistently.
Grey shrugged and got in his Corvette.
"Found a place to stay?" he asked casually.
"Well, no, not yet, I left my luggage at a friend's house," she said slowly.
"Stay at my place until tomorrow, at least until you get a new apartment," he said. Grey was speechless. He himself didn't know what came over him as the words exited his mouth.
"Why?" she asked bluntly.
House changed the subject; the last one was uncomfortable. "Did you notice anyone following you before I called you?"
"No," she said unsurely.
"Well that's why I called you. There were three men a few feet away from you stalking you like a shadow," he said.
"Oh my God," she whispered.
"Idiot, you got lucky tonight," House said in an almost expressed concern.
"I wouldn't say lucky if I were you," a hair-raising voice whispered on House's side. They suddenly found that there were three men surrounding the car; two on House's side and one on Grey's.
A/N: Cliffy!!!
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