002. Middles
Resignation
The envelope sat squarely in the middle of the conference room table and all three of House's team had eyed it curiously when they walked in. None of them had touched it until they were all sitting around the table with coffee in hand then Foreman finally picked it up.
"It's addressed to us," he said with a raised eyebrow. "And its House's writing."
"Well, open it then," Chase said as he idly sipped his coffee.
Foreman snorted then ripped the envelope open, pulling a letter out. He unfolded the white paper and started reading.
Foreman, Chase, Cameron,
I've resigned. Cuddy has assured me your jobs are safe and she'll find a replacement for me.
Wilson had a heart attack last night. A minor one but a heart attack nonetheless. Stress induced apparently. He's been told to reduce his workload, cut the amount of stress he's under, eat better etc etc. We're taking the opportunity to change a lot of things. He's resigned as well. We're heading off together for the middle of nowhere for a rest. If Julie comes around, ignore her.
I know you're all in the middle of your Fellowships but my replacement should have no problems taking over. Probably won't be as good as me though.
House
The three young doctors stared blankly at each other, unsure of what was the biggest shock; the implication that House and Wilson were apparently a couple, that House had actually resigned or that they had just realised how much they were going to miss working for him.