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A few hours later, with a history and some tests done, Kyle Beeby was no longer his patient. House sent Cameron to do his clinic hours and watched General Hospital. An hour left in the day, he emerged from his office. "Chase still in the ICU?"

"Sorry 'bout that. Cuddy needed me." Chase walked in wearing pale pink scrubs and plopped down in one of the chairs.

House glanced at him then turned away.

Cameron and Foreman watched with interest. They waited until Chase went to go search his locker for extra clothes and for House to go back to his office.

"Chase has been spending a lot more time in the ICU."

Foreman nodded. "Trouble in paradise."

"What do you think is wrong? I mean, do you think something happened?"

The black man only shrugged.

The next day was quiet with no case and unsurprisingly, no Chase. By lunch time House was about to go mad. He paged Chase and waited for the blonde to show.

They had been sitting in office for at least ten minutes without saying a word. At last House looked up from his game boy and asked one question that would either save or ruin their relationship.

"Are you avoiding me?"

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