Author's note: I neither own nor have any right to any of this…..you know the spill.

The Aftermath

Opening his office door, House found Foreman and Wilson deep into conversation with Cuddy. As he entered, they stopped mid-sentence and looked at him.

'What? Have I grown a second head?' he snapped before sitting down heavily and swinging his leg onto the edge of the desk.

For a moment the others were silent.

'Are you alright?' asked Cuddy in concern.

'Hunky dory,' snapped House grabbing his tennis ball and throwing it in the air. 'Where's Cameron?'

'X-ray' said Foreman grabbing the newspaper crossword puzzle he had been doing from a chair and heading for the door. 'I'll see how she's doing.'

'She came to in the elevator,' Wilson gave House a weak smile. 'She asked for you, which is strange, but I guess a good sign.'

'Why is that strange?' accusation echoed in House's voice as he caught the ball mid-air and held it as he stared at Wilson.

'I just thought it was,' said Wilson weakly. 'I think I'll go check on my patients. Someone call me and let me know how Cameron is.'

'Fine.' Cuddy watched Wilson make his escape from the room before turning to House.

'What was that about?'

'I have no idea what you're talking about Cuddy. How many stitches did Cameron need?'

'Six.' Cuddy stood for a moment looking at House wondering where his sarcasm had gone and why he was putting off some serious anger vibes. 'You know you did a pretty brave thing down there.'

House just grunted as he continued to toss the ball in the air.

'In fact, it was so monumentally stupid, that I will let you off clinic for the rest of the day.'

Again, House only grunted, concentrating on the ball allowing an uncomfortable silent to settle across the room, broken only by the reappearance of Foreman.

'She broke her hand on that guy's face,' laughed Foreman, holding up the x-ray. 'I thought she might like this. Our little Cameron, kick boxer and Tao-Bo champion.' He smiled broadly at Cuddy.

'What about her throat?'

'Bruises only. She's going to be serious soar for a while, but we were lucky. With that amount of pressure to cause that amount of bruising, he could have easily have crushed her windpipe.'

Foreman and Cuddy turned from their conversation to face House as he caught the ball he had just thrown hard against the wall. There was an odd expression on his face and light danced in his eyes. Pulling back his arm, he threw the ball hard against the ball.

'What's with him?' whispered Foreman to Cuddy

'Who knows? Do we have anything about the scalp wound and that knot?'

'Mild concussion, a screaming headache and three more stitches.'

Cuddy nodded her head, thinking to herself for a moment. 'What do you think, admit her?'

Foreman shook his head. 'Na, as long as someone stays with her, she can go home, but she needs someone there who knows what to look for incase she has a bleed or something we didn't see.'

'I'll sit with her.' Chase had entered the room while the two were talking and had stood quietly listening.

'NO, You Will Not!' House placed heavy accents on each word, lacing them with venom, as he laid the ball on his desk and stared at Chase. 'The last time something happened to Cameron, you took advantage of the situation. Remember.'

Grabbing his cane, he rose and snatched the x-ray from Foreman. 'Where is she?'

'Their setting her hand,' stammered Foreman, uncertain what to do or why House wanted to know.

'Great.' Gathering up his bag and throwing it over his shoulder, House headed for the door.

'What are you doing?' asked Cuddy with trepidation.

'I 'm going to take Cameron home and then I am going to sit with her if you really think you must know.' Without looking back he pulled open the door and made his way down the hall.

'Why's he in such a mood?' asked Chase, glad House was leaving.

'I've no idea?' shrugged Cuddy. 'But at least we know someone is with Cameron and as bad of a mood as he is suddenly in, I can honestly say it is better for everyone to get him out of here. Now, Chase, what did Cameron do to that kid?'

Author's note: I guess what's next is…House takes Cameron home.