Chapter 51 : False Support

House and Wilson were making their way down the hallway to go back to Cameron's room when they ran into Foreman and Chase.

House asked, "So, what was going on when you stopped by?"

Foreman replied, "Well, Cameron was happy to see us but I don't think the same can be said for Therapy Boy!"

"Yeah, he informed us we were severely limiting the progress of Cameron's rehabilitation by being there- what a blimey idiot," added Chase.

"So what did you guys do?" asked House.

The two mischievous doctors looked at each other and then back at House with shit-eatin' grins on their faces. Foreman answered, "Oh, we sat down and watched for twenty minutes citing that you wanted us to study how other departments of the hospital worked."

"Yeah, Foreman here even took notes! Looked professional and everything! Pissed him off even more," laughed Chase.

"Good job guys. I'll be in Cameron's room. Page me if something comes up."

House and Wilson continued on till they got to her room. As they stopped at the entrance of the room, they saw Cameron standing supported by her walker, but with Parker behind her. He had his arm encircling her waist for "support" as she would roll forward with the walker, apply the brakes, and then drag her body forward resting her weight on her left leg and foot.

When House saw Parker's arm around Cameron's waist, his entire body tensed. He started to raise his cane and step forward at the same time but he felt Jimmy's hand on his arm as if to keep him back. House looked back at him and saw an expression that read "Calm down. He's not out of line….yet."

Cameron and Parker, who were as of yet unaware they had visitors, both jumped when House said, "You know, only YOU could make a walker look sexy!"

"I bet you say that to all the little old ladies in walkers, don't ya stud?" asked Cameron as she turned her head around to look at House. As she did so, she got a hand cramp and let go of the right hand brake.

In what seemed like two seconds, the right side of the walker slid forward catching Cameron off guard. Parker who had his arm around her waist was too busy looking at House in disgust to realize his patient was in jeopardy and let her slide right out of his grasp as she fell to the floor.

Both House and Wilson could see what was happening at the same time as they heard the scream coming from Cameron as she fell. They both tried to get to her in time but of course the whole scene seemed to play out in what seemed like slow motion.

Cameron's head hit the hospital floor so hard, House cringed as he heard the thud coming around the bed. What he saw scared him to death. Cameron lay on the floor; her arms and legs twisted, and a small pool of blood under her temple.

Just as House and Wilson got to her, Parker knelt down and started to try and pick her up. House took the tip of his cane and shoved it against Parkers chest sending him sprawling back against the wall. "Don't touch her you idiot!" yelled House.

Wilson was checking for broken bones so House grabbed a gauze pad and knelt by Cameron's face. He grimaced thru his own pain of getting down on his knees on the hard tile, as he heard Cameron softly crying.

He took the gauze pad in his right hand and pressed it to Cameron's wound as best he could without moving her head or neck.

He whispered to Cameron, "It's gonna be alright baby. Just keep looking at me. That's right. I'm right here."

With his left hand he took his cell phone and called Foreman. When Foreman answered, House quickly ordered, "I need you and Chase in Cameron's room STAT with a neck brace and a gurney." Before Foreman could ask what had happened, House had hung up the phone. But Foreman could tell by the tone of House's voice, it wasn't good.

House looked up at Wilson when it looked like he was done with his cursory exam and didn't even have to ask.

Wilson answered House's unasked question, "I don't detect any broken bones. I think we should get a Cat-Scan of her neck just to make sure she didn't damage her cervical chord. And as hard as she hit I'm sure she at least has a concussion."

House looked down at a frightened Cameron and asked, "Allison, sweetheart…where do you hurt besides your head? Do you feel like you might have broke anything when you fell?"

"My neck hurts and my head. I'd love to be able to say my right leg hurts, but unfortunately I'm feeling no pain there whatsoever," cried Cameron.

House smiled at her and wiped the hair out of her eyes. He was on his third gauze pad to saturate with Allison's blood when Foreman and Chase came running in with the rolling gurney and the neck brace.

In unison they asked, "What the hell happened?"

They weren't prepared to see Cameron lying twisted on the floor in a puddle of blood at her head.

House started to open his mouth to explain but was cut off when Parker spoke up from the wall he was hugging. He accused, "I was working with Allison when Dr. House here distracted her and caused her to fall."

House saw red. He started to get to his feet. As he did this, Cameron jumped in and said, "No. My hand got a cramp in it and I let go of the brake. It's not House's fault."

House threw his cane on the bed and limped over to stand in front of Parker before Parker even realized what was happening. House took him by the lapels of his shirt and shoved him up against the wall till his feet were actually dangling.

"Listen to me you little bumbling piss-ant: Allison may have turned to look at me because I talked to her, but the reason the walker slipped out from her was because of her hand cramp. YOU were suppose to be supporting her. You had your arm around her waist for Christs sake! I guess if you weren't so busy groping her instead of doing your fucking job, you might have actually prevented her fall! And by the way, it's Dr. Cameron to you…NOT Allison. Now get the hell out of my sight before I shove my cane so far up you're ass, you'll be able to pull it out through your mouth!"

House let go of him and his feet hit the floor. As Parker quickly made his way out of the room, House yelled, "Oh by the way, we won't be needing your services any longer Mr. Parker. In fact, after I speak with Dr. Cuddy, I doubt the hospital will be needing your services."

Parker ran out of the room and down the hall. He stopped a few rooms down. He was beet red and breathing hard. This isn't over, he thought. This isn't over by a long shot. You may have won this battle Dr. House, but I shall win the war. And the winner of the war gets the prize. And what a lovely prize she'll make…

Back in Cameron's room, the four of them worked together to get the neck brace on her and turn her twisted body so that she was now lying straight on her back. House cleaned the head wound as best he could there. Put a new patch of gauze over it and then wrapped gauze around her head to keep it in place.

She had stopped crying and was now getting sleepy. House had to keep talking to her so that she stayed awake. They shoved a backboard under her and then lifted her onto the gurney. House grabbed his cane off the bed and the four of them wheeled her down to Radiology.

Tbc………