I have had sooo much fun writing this!
"Is Doctor Greg House or Doctor Lisa Cuddy here?" the man who looked like he had a few too many big macs asked Cuddy, "I have a delivery from Australia, a Rod Chase."
"The kangaroo?" Cuddy said concerned.
"Um yes, just sign here," the man said giving the clip board to Cuddy and getting an envelope out of his pocket. Foreman, House and Wilson had walked up behind Cuddy and were watching her intently, to her disgust. "Where would you like it?" the man asked. Quite a crowd was gathering now.
"In her office," House spoke up. Before Cuddy could reply, the box was being wheeled through the doors and being placed next to the desk.
"And here," the man said, handing Cuddy the envelope, "the message I got was to tell you to read this first."
"Thank you very much," House said in his sarcastic tone, smirking at Cuddy. The man turned around and walked out the building.
"There is a kangaroo in my office," Cuddy said in disbelief, "A kangaroo!" She opened the envelope to find another letter.
Dear Doctor Gregory House on behalf of the Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital,
We hope you like this gift. As I said previously, make sure you have space for it, as it is very valuable. If you have any questions about it, just ask Robert.
Yours Sincerely,
Rod Chase on behalf of the Chase Family
Cuddy read the letter out to everyone and then shook her head at House at the end.
"Didn't it say ask Chase if there is any questions? Did anyone ask Chase if he knew it was coming?" Cuddy asked, glaring at House, again fuming.
"Does dropping hints count?" House asked cautiously as Cuddy looked like she was going to explode. There was a moment of silence as House looked anywhere in the room but at Cuddy's eyes, which were scanning around the three men standing in front of her.
"C,c,c,c…can we open it?" Wilson suggested shyly.
"Are you crazy? You think letting it loose in the office of the Dean of Medicine at a hospital is a good idea" Cuddy said. House walked over to the box and grabbed a pair of scissors off Cuddy's desk. Before anyone could object he ripped the tape with the scissors. Everyone's eyes were glued.
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In the meantime, Chase strode through the main doors of the hospital, lazily whistling Waltzing Matilda. He opened the doors, greeted the receptionist and headed for the conference room upstairs. Unbeknown to him, there was an awful commotion going on just metres away from him caused by his family.
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As House pulled back the cardboard flaps on the top of the box, a layer of bubble wrap was revealed. "Kangaroo in a cardboard box wrapped in bubble wrap?" Foreman said puzzled. House then ran the scissors down the sides of the box, revealing a giant 4 foot gold-plated kangaroo with a small door at the back.
"My gosh they are rich!" Wilson said after a rather long silence.
"I said it should go in my office," House added. There was another envelope sticky taped to thekangaroo which Foreman pulled off and read out.
Dear Doctor Greg House and the Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital,
Sorry for the inconvenient size of the kangaroo. As I said in the original letter it is very valuable and if you do not wish to keep it, please send it back. Enclosed is a certificate of authenticity. Don't forget to open the door in the back! Please give the contents of the kangaroo to sick children!
Yours Sincerely,
Rod Chase and the Chase Family
House opened the back of the kangaroo and it was packed to bursting point with small, fluffy toy kangaroos wearing hats with corks hanging off them and waving Australian flags.
"It finally got here," a voice came from the door. It was Chase leaning against the doorpost lazily, eating an apple. Cuddy looked like she was about to scream in frustration.
Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed it!