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Elsewhere in PPTH, a mobile beeped………..

Lisa Cuddy looked up from her phone as House opened her office door. Quickly, she opened her desk drawer and put the phone in it.

House hadn't noticed what she had been doing……he was too preoccupied with his thoughts. Flopping into the chair opposite Cuddy, he sat back and leaned his head on the back of the chair, closing his eyes.

Cuddy watched with interest for a moment……she had never seen House so preoccupied before. He was usually so focused. Smiling to herself, she mentally gave fantasy girl a high five.

"Is there something I can help you with, House?" she asked him.

House opened one eye and squinted in her direction. Then he opened his other eye and stared at her intently. Cuddy looked back at him, unfazed.

"I know Wilson has told you about my mystery admirer" House finally said warily.

"He may have mentioned it" Cuddy replied vaguely. She was enjoying this immensely.

"So……do you have any ideas who it might be?" House asked, his voice taking on a very un-House like whine.

It was all Cuddy could do to save herself from laughing out loud.

"I have no idea, House. Your records are kept private, and unless someone has broken in and gone through your file, then I don't see how anyone could have gotten your cell number. Unless you gave it to them, of course."

"I haven't given my cell to anyone!" House replied, his voice rising in anger. "The only people who have it are you, Wilson, Mum and my lawyer. You didn't give it to anyone, did you?" House asked, looking at Cuddy suspiciously.

Cuddy rolled her eyes. "Who would I give it to, House? More to the point, who would I give it to that would actually want it?"

House sank back into the chair again, thinking.

"It has to be Wilson. He must have given it to someone. He probably set this whole prank up."

House pulled himself out of the chair and made his way to the door, leaving Cuddy looking after him in surprise. Opening her desk drawer again, she pulled her cell phone out and continued typing in the message she had been writing when House had interrupted her.

House clumped his way through the corridor towards Wilsons office. Reaching the door, he slammed it open, catching it with his cane as it bounced back towards him.

Wilson looked up in surprise, as did the patient he was currently with. House looked at Wilson for a moment, then bowed his head apologetically to the patient, before closing the door behind him.

He'd have to catch up with Wilson later, he thought to himself.

Turning, he almost jumped in surprise……Cameron was standing right behind him. He hadn't heard her walking up behind him, he'd been so deep in thought.

"Hey House, what's doing?" Cameron asked sweetly.

House started sidling away as surreptitiously as he could.

"Nothing, I just came to see Wilson, but he's with a patient." He replied.

"Oh" said Cameron "I was just on my way to see him too".

House stopped his sideways escape and looked suspiciously at Cameron.

"Why were you coming to see Wilson?" he asked her.

Cameron shifted from one foot to the other, looking slightly nervous.

"Oh, no reason, I just had a question I wanted to ask him". She replied.

"Since when have you and Wilson been bosom buddies?" House asked.

"We're not" she replied, "but I do consider him as a friend. I wanted to ask him for a favor….for a friend of mine. She has just been diagnosed with cancer, and I wanted Wilson to see her."

"Oh" said House, starting his escape again. "Well, he's with a patient, so you'll have to wait. But I'm sure he'll see your friend, that's the kind of guy he is".

House nodded his head towards Cameron, before turning and walking away as fast as his bum leg would allow him to. Cameron stood in the corridor, watching him, a small smile playing across her lips.

Suddenly, her phone beeped in her pocket. Pulling it out, she quickly read the message that had been sent. Smiling again, she replied to the message, before stuffing the phone back in her pocket and walking back towards the conference room.

House had just walked into his office when his phone beeped again. Looking out to the conference room, he found Chase sitting with his feet up at the table. Foreman and Cameron were no where to be seen. Closing his office door, he pulled his phone out and read his message.

TBC

Woohoo, another update so soon!! Let's hope I can keep those Muses flowing lol Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this chapter, I know I'm enjoying writing it. And yes, I'm enjoying keeping you all in suspense, hehe! I'm Evil, I know.

Cheers, Lisa.