Thank you for the reviews so far! This is easily the toughest story I am working on right now, and I'm going to keep it to a level of excellence! (Well, every story should be written to level of excellence, I think, but it all depends on what excellence is!) I have a few plans for this story and I want everything to be smooth and interesting. Thank you for reading so far and here we go!

Foreman's First Visit

I don't know who has all come to visit you yet, Cameron, but I thought that it would be appropriate for me to drop off a flower or two before the hearing. I have to go in front of the entire Board of Directors in another hour; Stacy is probably pacing her office right now, wondering where I am. But, she's just going to have to wait a few more minutes.

I'm terrified, girl... I know what to say because Stacy drilled me on it yesterday; I think we spent a few hours, at least, working on ass-kissing. I know I can keep my cool in there, but I don't think House can. Everyone is going to be there: the whole team, Cuddy, Stacy, as well as a few other doctors who were not involved in this mess, just so they can witness what happens to a doctor who messes up, no matter what his rank or who he works with. House was furious that they are allowed to sit in on the hearing. I think it's mostly because he doesn't want them to know how badly I messed up, because that reflects on him, but I know that your death is going to come up at that meeting; there is still an investigation going on, you know?

Mr. Deleyney's funeral was the other day, too, across town. The guy who pulled the gun wasn't allowed to go, not even with a police escort, and he tried to kill House because of his father's death. Ironic, huh, that, in killing another person, you are not justified for the death of one you love? That's what bothers me. Yeah, we all helped kill Mr. Deleyney in a way; we couldn't find the cause of the illness, although it was right under our noses, and we only made matters worse by treating him for the wrong things, taking a stab in the dark based on things we thought we knew. But, his own son couldn't attend his funeral. I'm not sticking up for him, though. I mean, if he hadn't pulled the trigger, I wouldn't be standing here in the snow with a flower in my hand, but there are just some things that should be pushed aside, you know?

You probably don't know. I'm just standing here, babbling to you. I brought a daisy. The guy at the flower shop looked at me like I was a little nuts, asking for a single daisy when winter has started, but I only had pocket change on me and there was an out of season sale. What am I saying? I really need to go.

But, Cam, can you watch out for me today, please? Right about now, I need someone up there looking out for me? We all do. Especially House. Thanks...

"Dr. Foreman, you lost a hazardous sample belonging to Mr. Deleyney, is that correct?" asked the director, reviewing the file in front of him. Foreman shook his head and then, catching the look Stacy gave him from the corner of his eye, said, "Yes, sir. That is correct."

"Dr. House found this sample, leading him to the action of combining medicine with this sample and injecting it back into Mr. Deleyney's system?"

"I don't see what this has to do with Dr. Foreman," Stacy said, as diplomatic as ever, sitting next to Foreman in front of all the directors, voice calm. "Yes, Dr. House used the sample, but Dr. House is not the one sitting in front of the board at the moment. Can be please continue?"

House shifted in the back, sighing. In the back of the large board room, behind Foreman, House sat on one of the uncomfortable office chairs that sat in a row against the wall. Chase, who was sitting next to him, shook his head at House, Cuddy warning both of them to be silent. It felt odd to not have Cameron's presence there next to them. Cuddy reached into her purse to touch the corner of the envelope that held the letter Cameron had left behind. She kept it with her, now, after finding it on Cameron's desk while her family came to collect their daughter's things.

"Dr. Foreman was also at the scene of the crime when Dr. Allison Cameron was shot and murdered by the patient's son?"

"Yes, I was, sir."

"What did you witness?"

"Um, I was in the parking lot, and it was snowing. I remember Cameron-"

"Dr. Cameron," hissed Stacy, glaring.

"Dr. Cameron," Foreman corrected, wincing. "I recall Dr. Cameron running to Dr. House and holding a purple envelope. Then, Mr. Deleyney's son walked out of the hospital, standing under the overhead by the entrance, holding a gun. There was a moment of silence and then the gunshot. Camer- Dr. Cameron fell to the ground as Mr. Deleyney's son ran behind the building to the east end parking lot and drove off. Doctors and nurses ran from the hospital after hearing the gunshots and took Dr. Cameron with them inside as the police were alerted. The team and I walked back inside and waited for the police."

"Is this all what happened, to the best of your ability to recall the situation?"

"Yes, it is, sir."

"What was in the purple envelope Dr. Cameron-"

"That's none of your business," House sat, standing up to face the director he had just interrupted. "That is private material and none of it relates to Dr. Foreman."

The director narrowed his eyes as House.

"We will talk about this at your own hearing, then, Dr. House. You may sit down, now."

House half heartedly muttered an apology and resumed his seat, Cuddy looking as if she was about to attack House right there on the spot, regardless of where they were.

"Now, Dr. Foreman, I believe the directors have reached a decision regarding your license to practice and any penalties that are in hand. The financial matters will not be decided at this meeting, however, a separate meeting required at a later date concerning the matters the family of Mr. Deleyney have charged against you."

Foreman felt his throat closing, his vision becoming blurry, and he clasped his hands in his lap, staring straight ahead at the director talking.

"You will be suspended from legally practicing medicine for the duration of one month, then put on probation for three years. If you violate any terms of probation, your license will be revoked by this hospital and affiliated hospitals. You are not to dispense any medicine without clearing it with the hospital supervisor, Dr. Cuddy. Do you agree with these terms?"

"Yes, sir, I do."

"A record will be made of this on your permanent file. You may leave now, Dr. Foreman."

The director waved his hand, dismissing Foreman from the table. Stacy heaved a sigh and gathered her things.

"You were let off pretty easy for what I thought he was going to do to you," she muttered to Foreman, the doctor nodding in agreement. He thought he was going to lose his job for sure. But, the matter was not over yet; there was still the meeting dealing with the financial part of his "punishment" in another week.

"Tomorrow afternoon, we will review Dr. Chase. That will be all."

The directors stood and left the room in a single file, nearly all of them glaring down their noses at House. House gave them sappy smiles until they left, resisting the urge to beat every one of them with his cane.

I did it, Cameron! I'm still a doctor. House managed to keep his mouth shut and Stacy's advice was just what I needed to pass by. I'm on probation for a few years, and I basically have to go to Cuddy every time I have to wipe my nose, but I still have a job. I still don't know about the money I owe from the demands of Mr. Deleyney's family. I just don't know how I am going to pay that off, but for now, I at least have a job. Chase is tomorrow. The poor guy looked like he was going to vomit already when we left the boardroom. I wish you were here to comfort him. A hug from me doesn't mean the same as a hug from you. Thanks, Cameron. I just meant to stop by after the hearing; I still need to get home, but I picked up another one of those flowers for you. Just one didn't look right.

Bye, Cameron.

There we are! I wanted to get just a touch of sappiness in there before I ended, and I think it's nice that Foreman brought her some flowers, no matter how out of season they were! I'm doing a pattern with the flowers, if you want to pay attention to that in future chapters...

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