Disclaimer: I don't own House, nor do I even own my own house.

Author's Note: I just want to thank everyone for all the wonderful reviews. I am getting low on ideas, so any would be appreciated.

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House's head shot up towards the door when it opened revealing Dr. Ritter and Cameron.

"You should be fine. The only problem that I can see is that you might develop some blistering on your tongue and roof of the mouth. Just be extra careful eating is the only advice I can give you." Dr. Ritter motioned Cameron out of the exam room. "Dr. House? Are you that concerned about Dr. Cameron's well being that you sat out here the entire time?"

"No, the hot new nurse came by a few minutes ago and I took her to the supply closet; we hopped on the good foot and did the bad thing. I made it back just in time for Cameron to come out so that she can fill out this law suit against the restaurant. Once Cameron gets the money, I can have her put me down on her will, and then I can kill her off and retire. It is my master plan to relieve me of clinic duty!" House gave his evil laugh.

"Well Dr. Cameron, if it gets worse I would advise to come back to me. Don't trust House."

"Thank you Dr. Ritter." Cameron shook his hand and watched him walk off as she sat down by House. "Are you really going to sue?" Cameron nodded to the file in his hands.

"Oh," House looked down at the file. "No, it is someone's medical file." He said in a whisper.

"A new patient for us? Let me see." Cameron grabbed the file.

"Cameron, give it back." House lunged for the file in her hands. She quickly backed away. "You don't want to see it, trust me Allison." House watched as her fingers flipped open the file and as her eyes widen at the name. He knew immediately that he shouldn't have had Wilson bring the file down to him so that he could go over it. He should have waited, he should have given Cameron time to go home and then he could have checked his file. But there was one thing that House knew; Nate did not have that kind of time.

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"House, what a pleasant surprise."

House walked into Nate's hospital room. "A surprise indeed. Wilson just told me about your condition a few minutes ago. He said that you have been his patient for a while, but you told him to keep it a secret."

"Yeah, and surprisingly his is good at it, well until he pressured me into tell Allie and we all know how that went. Speaking of the girl, how is she?"

"She actually just left the hospital after being checked out by Dr. Ritter, our ears, nose, and throat specialist."

Nate arose from his bed a little. "What happened?"

"Nothing big at all, she is 100 healthy. Nate, I…"

"Before you start lecturing me House, I would like to tell you something." Nate waited for House to nod. "Allie, Dave, and I grew up un-seperatable. We hit high school and that is when I realized that Allie and Dave were meant to be together, forever. Allie got this look in her eyes when spoke about Dave," Nate smiled in remembrance and then his voice lowered. "But forever didn't last as long as it should have. Months after their wedding, Dave took a turn for the worse. They both knew what was going to happen, but she stood by him. Every wish that Dave had, Allie granted. If he didn't want to be on the new, experimental drug that was coming out, she didn't force him too. She sat by his bed side and watched him fade away into nothing. I have stood beside her since the death of her husband and I have never seen her look in her eye until the day that she met you."

House's full attention was now on Nate.

"You somehow brought Allie back to the living. I remember the day when she first told me about you. She came to visit Josh and I for a weekend and told me EVERYTHING that she knew about you; your past with Stacy and your present with the hospital." Nate took a deep breath and held it for a while. Letting it all out he continued. "Allie didn't understand why she couldn't break the walls around your heart, she just thought that you didn't find her attractive enough," House winced at Nate's statement. "Or that you were still in love with Stacy. But I know why."

"You do?"

"You don't want to let Allie in because you are afraid that one day you will be in that same position that you were in with Stacy, but with Allie by your side. You will have to watch the sadness appear on her face as she looks down at you while you lie on the hospital bed. You will worry that just maybe Allie will do the same things that Stacy did so long ago, which will lead you to resent her, something that you don't ever want to do. Allie is in that same boat, this is why she isn't here with me now. She would be placing herself in the same position that she lived not so long ago with Dave." Nate finally locked eyes with House for the first time after House walked into the room. "There was something that you were going to say?"

House thought for a moment. He was going to tell Nate that it was childish to keep this kind of a secret from Allie, but now he couldn't. "It was nothing important. Just get well. I will be back later to check up on you." House left Nate that night lying in his hospital bed and Nate left House thinking about Cameron.