If I Should Fall Behind


26.

It was something she thought was elegant, simple but stylish. In a way, it fitted perfectly the hidden gentleman-like manners House had so often surprised her with. In her mind, he was still that smartass genius she met in Ann Arbor. Intrigued, she still was. Amazed, too. Annoyed, most of the time, she smiled.

She hadn't seen him in a long time. They had that undefined friendship, but it had clearly been shaken in its foundation.

His therapy sessions were less regular, beside Wilson's insistence that he pursued his efforts.

Cuddy took a deep breath and knocked at the door.