Author's Notes: I just want to give an enormous thank you to my fabulous beta, Ceciilee for finding time in her busy schedule to edit this fic. Also, a big cyber hug to all my loyal readers. Thank you so much for your continued support, please keep those feedback coming.

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The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Later that evening, House walks down to the basement to spend quality time with his eldest son.
"Hey Dad."
"How come you're not out partying with your friends?"
"You mean Paul and gang?"
House nods
"They're driving down to Charlottesville for the weekend."
"So, they just came over just to say hi?"
"Yeah, and borrow some of my camping gear."

"So, how's med school?"
Jake shurgs his shoulder and replies "okay, I guess."
"You're still enjoying your rotation at Mass General, right?"
Jake hesitantly answers "actually, they had a scheduling mix-up. I've been doing my rotation at Brigham and Women's Hospital instead."
"That bad huh?"
"I never said it was bad."
"Of course, the kid who calls his mother every week like clockwork just stop calling. And the same kid who e-mails his Dad about his coolest disease of the week simply forgets to mention that he's been assigned to another hospital."
"I called Mom. Not as often, but I called. I just didn't want to bother you two."

"Bother us with what? Please don't tell me you've knock up some broad."
"No! I'm not seeing anyone, Dad."
"Ok, are you at least spending your fourth year of med school like I used to?"
"What did you used to do?"
"Show up for attendance and then leave after 30 minutes to hang out with my bodacious girlfriend."
Jake makes an ewww face at the mental picture of his parents making out then he asks "they let you get away with that?"
House nods and asks "have you heard of FYiGMI?"
"No, what does that mean?"
"It stands for 'Fuck-You I-Got-My-Internship' and that was pretty much our attitude after match day."
Jake laughs and replies "I'm just six weeks into my fourth year so, I'm still a gunner."
House smirks and replies "you'll always be a gunner! Blame your Mom's overachiever gene for that."
Jake simply nods.
House inquires "what rotation have you done so far?"
"I did ICU (Intensive Care Unit) the first four weeks. And I was suppose to do four weeks at Cardiology but I got stuck in EM (Emergency Medicine)."
"What do you mean you got stuck?"
"Since I joined the group a week late, I've just…"
"Been getting the short end of the stick?"
"Something like that."
"Wanna talk about it?"
"Not really."
House nods and asks "wanna have your ass kicked by your old man in Grand Theft Auto?"
A hint of smile appears on Jake's face and he replies "bring it on."

About half hour into the game, Jake opens up to his father.
"There's this one attending who really hates my guts. He blames me for everything."
"Did you talk to your mentor about it?"
"They gave me a first year resident as a mentor. What good would it do?"
"So, you have an attending that picks on you and a mentor that sucks. Welcome to real life, son!"
Jake smiles and replies "I know, that's why I didn't mention it to you and Mom."

"This attending, what type of crap is he blaming you for?"
"At first, it was just picky stuff—not shaving, not having a clip on my tie and stuff. Then, he started blaming me for patient care stuff. Last week, I overheard him telling one of the department heads that he missed the diagnosis because I didn't get a complete history of the patient. It wasn't even my freaking patient! He was the one who spoke to the patient."
"What's the plan?"
Jake shrugs his shoulder and replies "ride it out?"
"How many more weeks?"
"One more week of ER hell then I'm off to my surgery rotation. Do you know Dr. Getz, Dad?"
House smiles and nods at his son.
Jake reveals "he's like you in BWH. You know? Brilliant but a little cranky. Anyway, he dislikes med students and despises idiots even worst."

Begin Flashback

Dr. Getz is a world renowned Surgeon who marches to the beat of his own drum. In the halls of the BWH, he's like a rock star. And like any rock star, he attracts onlookers and hanger-on's. As head of surgery, he will from time to time visit patients before or after their surgery. But every month, he is force to do his rounds with a group of med students and residents following him around.

After visiting a patient, Dr. Getz begins listing the patient's symptoms and asks "any diagnosis?"
No one in the group replies since they are too scared to get yell at, so Dr. Getz starts calling out "you with a rim glasses on, what your diagnosis?"
Med student #1 answers "sarcoidosis?"
"Are you asking me or answering my question?"
Med student #1 stutters and shrugs his shoulder.
"Is that an I don't know shrug or I'm an idiot or I'm gonna guess shrug?"
After a few second of silence, Dr. Getz looks at the group of nervous student and asks "is this the best that Harvard medical school can offer?"
He points at Jake "you, tall guy at the back with the ugly orange tie."
Jake asks "me?"
Dr. Getz rolls his eyes and asks "god helps us all if there's another med student that's wearing that same hideous tie."
Jake blushes but quickly recovers and answers "sir, I think the patient has Lupus."
Dr. Getz mockingly asks "why would you 'think' that?"
"Aside from the classic symptoms of muscle pain, fever, and chest pain that you mentioned, I noticed the butterfly rash on his cheek as well as his purple fingers."
Dr. Gentz tauntingly asks "are you sure? Or are you just spewing some of those big words that they teach you at Harvard?"
"No sir. I need to run a few lab tests to verify my theory."
"And what expensive test will you be running to verify your theory?"
"CBC, ESR, ANA, SSA, SSB,
skin biopsy and kidney biopsy."
Dr. Getz smirks and replies "the good news is…you'll probably just save the man's life. The bad news is…he'll probably have to spend the rest of his life paying for the medical bill that the hospital will be charging him."

After the round, Dr. Getz turns around and says "the show is over and everyone is dismissed! If you get lucky enough, you will never have to see me again. Oh, except for the guy with the ugly tie. I want a word with you."
Jake hangs around as Dr. Getz barks order to the resident to page Dr. Schumer, the attending.
Dr. Getz asks Jake "what's your name son?"
"Jake, Jake House."
Dr. Getz smiles and asks "fourth year and you selected a rotation in the ER?"
Jake strummers and replies "not exactly, they had a scheduling mix-up."
Dr. Getz nods and asks "when will your ER rotation end?"
"In three weeks."
"Then what's next?"
"Hopefully, a rotation in surgery."
"If your surgical skills are as sharp as your diagnostic skills, it's not a problem."
Jake's face lights up in a smile and exclaims "thank you sir."
"Good. I want you to personally report to me in three weeks."
"It will be my honor, sir."
Dr. Getz raises his brow and adds "and be sure to get rid of that hideous tie."
Jake smirks and asks "what tie? It'll be in the trash after my shift."
End Flashback

House asks "I thought Getz disliked med students?"
"He does and according to Sandy he doesn't mentor med students. So, I'm not sure what I'll be doing for him. One thing is for sure, he'll be better than the idiotic Schumer that I have to deal with everyday."
"Schumer? Was that the same attending that Getz called after your rounds?
"Yeah, why?"
"Was the lupus guy his patient?"
Jake hits his forehead with his palm and exclaims "holy shit! You think Schumer misdiagnose that patient too?"
"And Getz probably chewed him out and mentioned that a med student diagnose it correctly standing three feet away from the patient."
"That would explain why Schumer hates my guts."
House reaches over and gently lifts his son's face. "Listen to me, there will be lots of schmucks like him in every hospital and you will never please them. What matters most is what's in here" as House points to Jake's heart. "Always, always do what you think is right for your patient and everything will fall into places."

After a few minutes, House asks "by the way, who's Sandy?" thinking that his son has found another girlfriend.
"She's the head nurse administrator at BWH and an old friend of Mom."
"Really?"
"Yeah, she's awesome. I'm sure gonna miss her when she leaves."
"Where's she going?"
"She's retiring next week."
"How did your Mom know her?"
"She was a nurse back when Mom was a resident at Mass General. She apparently even babysat me. Ain't that something? What a small world."
House grins and replies "small world indeed."

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While Emma and Harry are busy putting the twins to bed, Rachel and Wilson start chatting in the family room.
Wilson asks "House mentioned that you're a photographer."
"Yes, I'm a photojournalist for the National Geographic."
"National Geographic? Wow! You must be very good."
"I do okay."
"So, what's your specialty? I'm not even sure if there's such a thing in photography."
Rachel smile and nods "actually, there is. Mine happens to be nature and animals. And you?"
"I'm an oncologist. Just boring cancer stuff so let's talk about your job instead."
Rachel laughs and replies "well, I have the best job in the world. I get to visit exotic places, meet interesting people and the best part is…it's at my company's expense."

Rachel and Wilson hit it off so good that they completely lose track of time.
They don't even notice House walking in nearby until a blanket hits Wilson on the face.
Wilson yells "House!"
He innocently asks "what? I'm just giving you your blanket. Lise already made the sofa bed down in the basement for you."
Wilson simply rolls his eyes and replies "Thank Lisa for me."
House nods and warns Rachel "Wilson here is a serial marrier. No matter how much he tries to sweet talk you into marrying him, say just no."
Wilson exclaims "House! We just met."
"I know. Since she's my sister-in-law and you're my best friend, I figured I would get that out of the way. Good night!"
TBC

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