Cuddy gave him a look. "What was that about?" She asked.

"What was what about?" House tried to play dumb.

"Fine. If you don't want to talk, we can get straight to business." She paused, waiting. She knew he would do just about anything to avoid work.

"Did you know that Wilson and Cameron are dating now?"

"Yes. I think they make a cute couple, don't you?" She smiled innocently at him.

"You have got to be kidding me." He couldn't believe she just said that. "What do you plan on doing about it?"

Cuddy was confused for a moment. "What? Do you want me to throw them an engagement party?"

House did not find this funny. The idea of Cameron becoming the next Mrs. Wilson was too much for his vivid imagination. "Isn't there a hospital policy against fraternization? You are all over me when I break any hospital rules. I expect you will start frisking me for stolen paperclips soon."

"If fraternization were grounds for reprimand…" she didn't finish her thought. She knew House would catch on. Their own extracurricular activities were far more complex than a first date.

"This is different." House jumped in, knowing where she was going with her comment, and not wanting to hear it.

"I would be a hypocrite if I told them they couldn't see each other anymore."

"Yeah, but they wouldn't know that." House was grasping at straws. He didn't know why he cared so much about Wilson and Cameron getting together. He just knew that they were both close to him, and he didn't want to get left behind.

"House." Cuddy threw her hands up in defeat. "Did you really think she was going to put up with your games forever?" She was fascinated by how much this was getting to House. She thought he would be happy for them, but something else was going on behind those blue eyes.

"You do."

"Oh, don't even go there." She was in no mood to discuss their twisted relationship. "I do have actual business to discuss with you." She waited for House's witty comeback, but he kept quiet. The word business had totally ruined the mood. "OK, then. Why did you order tests for a patient that's not your patient?"

"It's a really good story." He said, his eyes widening in mock excitement.

Cuddy sat down. "This ought to be good." She said, getting comfortable.

"Well, it all started when I was a little boy. You would have fallen head over heels for me I was so cute. Oh, wait…" He was going to say she already was head over heels for him, but she cut him off.

"I haven't got all day." She looked at her watch. "Can we skip to this century, please."

"Ouch!" House pretended to be hurt by the poke at his age. "You aren't all that much younger, you know."

"Just go on. I'm dying to know how this ends." She skirted the age issue quickly.

"You already know how it ends. My crazy boss comes in and tries to jump my bones, but I…" Again he was cut off.

"HOUSE!" Cuddy nearly screamed.

"Anyway," he said in exaggeration. " I was under the mistaken impression that it was our job as doctors to save people's lives."

"Dr. Finkel was working on that patient."

"By the time Dr. Finkel got around to ordering anything, it was going to have to be an autopsy. That patient wouldn't have lasted the day if I hadn't ordered the tests that allowed Dr. Finkel to discover the small lesion on the patient's heart."

"Yes," Cuddy knew he was right. "Just, next time, come to me first. OK?" She knew he wouldn't listen, but it was her job as administrator to try and keep the peace between her doctors. At least she could say she tried.

"Fine, boss, next time I see a patient in distress, I will step back watch them die. Office politics are way more important than saving lives. Don't you think?" He was pushing her. He knew she didn't really believe that, but he also knew that her position forced her to adhere to it. He would keep pushing her until she gave up that miserable job and went back to saving lives.

"Of course not. I just don't want to have to fire you for saving someone's life." She was getting aggravated.

"Then don't."

"I wish it were that simple. I have to go. Just, tell me before you do something like this again, so I can run interference."

"Oh, you must love your job."

"Yeah, I always wanted to be a babysitter." She left.