Love Me

Same disclaimers as before.

Foreman looked at his watch and then at the clock to see if it really was eleven. Surely, it was and Foreman's forehead crinkled wondering where his boss was. House was always late but never this late. They didn't have any pressing cases so maybe he decided to sleep in. Foreman dialed speed dial one on his cell and heard House's voicemail. His phone was shut off and Foreman began to grow worried. He got up and walked down to Cuddy's office to see if she knew where he was.

" Have you seen House? He isn't in yet and his cell is off." Foreman said sticking his head in her door. Cuddy looked up from her file and replied," No I haven't. Maybe he slept in by accident. Take thirteen and go to his apartment to make sure he is ok." With that Foreman called Thirteen's cell and told her to meet him in the lobby. When she arrived in the lobby she looked in the clinic and saw Wilson looking out at her. Just then Foreman came over, grabbed her hand, and they started the trip to House's apartment.

They knocked on House's door for bout 5 minutes with no reply. Thirteen was getting worried and Foreman saw this in his girlfriend's face and decided to break in the door. What he saw when he did made his breath catch in his throat. House was lying on the couch, a bottle of scotch on the table half gone and an empty vicodin bottle. Thirteen rushed to House and began CPR as Foreman dialed 911. Foreman took over the chest compressions as Thirtenn was doing the rescue breathing. Foreman looked worried but there were tears running down Thriteen's face as she breathed for boss. The paramedics came bursting through the door and Foreman gave them his history.

" 42 year old male. On vicodin for leg pain caused by an infarction in his right thigh. Looks like he drank half a bottle of scotch. Take him to Princeton- Plainsboro. His name is House and he is the head of diagnostic medicine there. I will call ahead and tell them you are coming."

With that the paramedics intubated House and had an IV in him in no time. They had him on the gurney and off they went. Foreman and Thirteen were right behind him. Foreman called Cuddy and let her know what was happening and to be ready for him. They arrived at the hospital in ten minutes. Thirteen heard the paramedic say he didn't think this one was going to make it and that made her burst out crying. Foreman, Cuddy, and Thriteen were standing outside the room as the doctors worked on House. They were soon joined by Talb, Kutner, and Wilson. WIlson looked at House and then at Cuddy. Cuddy's stare was as cold as ice. She knew House was telling Wilson last night that he loved Wilson. Wilson must have either cursed him out or just walked out on House and know her best doctor in the hospital was dying.

The doctors got House on a vetilator and pumped his stomach. His heartbeat was slow but stable and he had a machine breathing for him. He was lying there so helpless and that was not like House. House was strong , proud, and very arrogant. He would never want this but Cuddy was not giving up on him. Cuddy had been House's medical proxy for a long time now and she never thought she would have to be in that position. Not that she was she wasnt sure what to do. So, Cuddy just sat there beside House and held his hand. House's team kept coming in to check on him but she had not seen Wilson since he was moved to the ICU. It felt like forever before the cold clammy hand she was holding came to life. House's hand closed around hers slightly and she was awake and standing over him in a heartbeat.

House looked so fragile, so broken, so scared. Those usually bright blue eyes had tears in them and they looked so haunted. House began to choke and cough and Cuddy acted at once pulling the tube out of his throat as House coughed it up. She grabbed the suction and suctioned the vomit and salive out of his mouth and placed an oxygen mask on him. She was leaning over House and he pulled her closer to him so he could hug her.

"Thank you Cuddy. I didn't mean to kill myself. I was depressed and I guess I drank to much. I am so sorry," House declared as he began to sob. House has never seen him this bad and she laid beside him and pulled him into her. He cried for a very long time and eventually wore himself out. He drifted into sleep in her arms. Instead of disturbing him she laid there with House fragile and broken in her arms. She looked up and saw Wilson standing there. She shook her head no and pointed out the door so he would leave. House does not need to be anymore upset then he arlready is. Wilson left head hung low and swearing to make this up to House. Cuddy stayed there and rested her head on House's and feel asleep hoping he would be ok and swearing to do anything she can to help him along the way. ANYTHING........

To Be continued........