Chapter 8 - Dr. House Boards Flight 815 two days later

"I want you to listen to me, okay. Because I'm asking you a favor, Crissy. I'm standing in front of you in the same suit that I'm wearing to my father's funeral and I'm asking you a favor. In 16 hours I need to land at LAX, and I need that coffin to clear customs because there's going to be a hearse waiting there." a man said loudly. House, Wilson, and the ducklings past by an all-girls soccer team. They, as in House, Wilson, and the Ducklings, had been in Australia for a day and they were leaving already.

"Kinda fussy, huh?" Duckling One(Cameron) said.

"His dad died." Duckling Two(Chase) said.

"Big whoop." House cut in.

"His dad died." Chase said in his usual caring manner. "We met him in the morgue. Died of a heart attack."

House shook his head slightly as if saying "so?".

"Its Jack Shepard. The Dr. Jack Shepard." Chase continued.

House shrugged.

"It's sad, Gregg." Cameron said.

House stopped limping and froze, his eyes trained on one spot- er, person. "Sad...yeah." He mumbled, all his focus directed on one person. He'd managed to get this person out of his mind for the last night, but that was all in vain.

Cameron started to ask something but he ordered without looking at her, "Go get our tickets, ticket gitter."

She followed his gaze to see the woman she had come to dislike since they'd taken off from GSP and saw House limpimp towards the woman.

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Dana Bacher looked up in time to see the first cripple she actually wanted to take to bed. Her son sat impatiently beside her. They were waiting for her husband. Her mind immediately went back to House.

He pushed his free hand into his pocket and said, "Didn't expect to see you here."

"Feeling's mutual." Dana replied, standing up. She motioned for her son to stay.

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"I need tickets for my friend and I." Cameron said to the Aussie girl at the counter, Crissy, the one who had been talking to Jack.

"Got 'em yet?" Foreman asked from behind her, referring to the tickets.

"Their not even for you!" she said. Foreman held up his hands in a sign of surrender and backed away.

"Your names?" Crissy asked, smiling.

"Allison Cameron and Gregory House." Cameron said.

Crissy nodded, typed something in her computer, and said, "It'll cost-"

"Bill me." Cameron said, grabbing the tickets and hurrying to House. A arm suddenly held up in front of her, stopped her and pulled her against the arm's body. She heard snickering and looked to her right to her Wilson covering up his mouth as he tried not to laugh. Chase and Foreman stood to her left which only left House. She looked up to see House's smug face.

"Boo." he said.

"I could slap you if you weren't...you." she growled.

"Where are we boarding?" Wilson asked, still grinning.

"Gate twenty-three." she said, still sulking from House's surprise attack.

"Gate 23 we go."