Chase nervously tapped his fingers on the table and checked his watch. Suddenly a young woman in her early twenties slid into a seat across from him.
"Sorry I'm late, Lorett is so bossy, my rehearsal was so long," Erica let out with a smile.
"Loretta wasn't being bossy, just a sister," Chase stated a fact.
Erica tried to give him an angry look, but couldn't manage it, smiled and threw back her wavy brown hair. It was obvious that she didn't need a babysitter, but he knew that Loretta couldn't help but baby her.
"You need to stop this madness now. Get a girl," Erica commented now serious.
"Here I thought that this was a better date than the previous one," Chase lightly joked.
"I'm dead, Robert and the last date we had I past out and died on the operating table," Erica reminded with sorrowful eyes.
"I'd like to forget that part," Chase fiddled with his hands until Erica took them in hers.
"But it's the truth, don't deny it and move on," Erica exasperated.
"It's sometimes hard to believe," Chase said broodingly.
"I haven't aged a day and it was seven years ago Robbie. Your twenty six now and still young enough to fall in love again," Erica explained pleadingly.
"I don't like this, life's unfair," Chase grumbled.
"Life's not a picnic," Erica reminded.
"No it's not," Chase agreed.
"I have to go," Erica said.
"Don't," Chase said and Erica turned around.
"Could you pay attention?"
"What?"
"Pay attention!" House banged his cane near Chase's head.
"I am," Chase argued.
"Yeah snoozing, listen we have a case. Woman has adominal cramps and fainted. Causes?" House asked.
"Pendicitis," Chase suggested.
"She's pregnant," Cameron told him.
"Early signs of labor," Chase asked.
"Nope, she's cramping up really bad but no labor problems," House contradicted.
"She probably has neurological problems," Foreman joined in.
"Do an mri, cat scan, and blood tests," House ordered.
All three went off to carry out the orders, except Chase who lingered back pondering the reason he'd be blacking out like that. Tension and stress was most likely.
"Do you need a special invitation," House asked sarcastically.
"No, uh bye," Chase left without another word.
House, however, decided to find out the puzzle that was Chase.