Chapter 14
"George!" Izzie said animatedly. "Good morning." She ushered the young doctor into the room as he handed her a cup of coffee.
"I brought you some, too," George said as he gave Cameron the other cup in his hand.
"Thank you, George," Cameron said with a smile. She took a sip and then sat it down in order to finish her makeup. "You're here awfully early," she added inquiringly.
"We live together," George answered. "It seems odd not to see each other before breakfast."
Actually, he had two reasons to be there and Izzie knew it. One, he was checking up on her to see if she was okay. And two, he wanted to see Cameron. George's type was strong, intelligent women that would never fall in love with him. He was the puppy you couldn't kick away. And Izzie loved him for it.
"You all live together, too?" Cameron asked. "Do any of us have lives outside of a hospital?"
"Well, my last girlfriend lived in the hospital," George declared. "Had a cot and everything." The two women stared at him and laughed uncontrollably. "So, how was your date?" he asked, changing the subject.
"It…was…surprising," Cameron replied with a small grin. "I guess we'll see how today goes."
Izzie jumped when they heard a knock at the door. Opening the door, she said, "Robert, what are you doing here?"
Chase stepped into the room. "I thought I'd bring you some coffee before this ridiculously long seminar," he said, beaming.
"Thank you, but you're too late I'm afraid," Izzie said sympathetically.
Chase's face dropped at the sight of George. At least he's after Cameron, Chase thought. The Australian brightened back up, saying, "Are you ready for this afternoon? I've promised to win you something stuffed and cuddly."
Cameron rolled her eyes and Izzie said, "You better." She looked over at the clock. Grabbing her purse, she added, "We better go or we're going to be late."
They all headed for the door. As George opened it, he froze, his mouth slacked. House stood in front of him in the hallway, two cups of coffee in his hands. His eyes scanned over Izzie, Cameron, George, and Chase, his face twitching with amusement. "If I would have known these conventions were this wild, I would have started coming years ago," he quipped. House noticed all of the coffee cups in the room. "Guess you don't need this," he said to Cameron with a disappointed grin, lifting the steaming cup in his hand.
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"Meredith, where are you going?" Derrick shouted down the hall as he ran towards her.
She kept marching away from him. "Seriously? Seriously?" she hollered back at him. Meredith finally spun around, causing Derrick to almost fall into her.
"What's wrong?" he asked, panting.
She shook her head, disbelief written all over her face. "You didn't even realize you said it, do you?" Meredith threw her hands in the air. "You're freaking unbelievable."
Derrick grabbed her arms. "What did I say? Wilson was attacking me," he cried.
"You said wife, Derrick. You told him to stay away from your wife," Meredith rumbled with anger.
"Meredith—"
"No," she commanded, slicing her arm through the air. "Until you no longer want to say wife, then take your own advice. Stay away from me."
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Chapter 15
As everyone piled out of Izzie and Cameron's hotel room, House saddled up next to Cameron. "So ready to go?" he asked, taking a sip of his coffee.
She smiled sarcastically. "To a coma-inducing seminar? Of course I am," she replied.
"No," he said with a shake of his head. "To the Pier. I thought we could play hooky."
George flipped around. "We're not going to the lecture?" he asked hopefully.
House smirked, "Sorry, Captain Clueless. If we all skip out, The Man gets suspicious. This is a two-man mission."
Cameron frowned apologetically. "We'll meet you at the Pier," she said. Facing Chase, she said, "Call my cell after the seminar."
Chase nodded as they all turned back to walk down the hall. As House and Cameron exited the hotel, her brows came down low over her eyes. "I checked last night. The Pier won't be open for another hour," she said. She scanned him head to toe as she pondered his motives. "Where are we going, House?"
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Wilson had just finished tying his tie when he heard a knock at the door. He opened the hotel door to see Addison, showered and fresh. The mystery of women hadn't mystified Wilson for quite some time. He had been attracted to several women over the years, but the opposite sex never stopped his heart anymore, never stirred his soul. But the sight of Addison Montgomery made his knees wobble while his blood flowed hot through his veins.
She was wearing a perfectly starched button down white shirt and a form-fitting pale pink skirt. Her pink heels matched the skirt and the delicate bracelet around her wrist. Wilson mused that she looked like a spring morning.
He gave her a guarded smile as he let her into the room. Addison's big green eyes beseeched Wilson's as she asked, "Jimmy, what happened this morning after I left to take a shower?"
Wilson's lips pursed in that way it did when he was thinking about something important. "I confronted Shepherd."
Addison leaned back against the wall. Lifting her hands out in front of her, she asked, "Why?"
Wilson threw his head back in regretful frustration. "Because he came between you and me. We could have been happy, Ad."
Addison's soft red hair swished over her shoulders as she shook her head. "We weren't happy, Jimmy. We never would have been," she said sadly. Guilty tears sprung to her eyes. "Maybe we weren't supposed to be happy then."
Then, she had said. But what about now? Wilson thought optimistically, hanging on to her words. He stepped closer to her until their bodies almost touched. Wilson took hold of her hand. "Why don't we skip this seminar and start over?"
His expectant smile was infectious. Addison's bright red lips curved into a free grin as she accepted his offer. "What do you want to do?"
Wilson's deep brown eyes glanced up towards the ceiling thoughtfully. "You always liked to shop and I could use a new tie," he said cheerfully. "Why don't we go down Rodeo Drive?"
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