010. Arrogance
Antonyms
Chase, Cameron and Foreman were sitting around the table in the Diagnostic Medicine conference room, studiously ignoring their boss' office where he and Wilson seemed to be having some sort of argument. Cameron was pretending to read a file while Foreman was apparently reading the paper. Chase was staring at one of his crosswords but his eyes were flicking over to the office on a regular basis.
"Seven letter word for opposite," he said into the room.
"House and Wilson," Foreman replied grumpily.
Chase snickered. "Well, good point but that's more than seven letters."
"Antonym," Cameron said with a disapproving glance at Foreman.
Chase frowned. "Antonym? Are you sure that means opposite?"
"Yes, synonym means the same, antonym means opposite," Cameron replied then her lips twitched. "A synonym would be House and arrogant. An antonym would be House and Wilson…arrogance and humility."
Both men looked up at Cameron with speculative glances.
"I thought he was confident, not arrogant," Foreman prodded her.
Cameron gave him a flat look then turned back to her file.
Foreman grinned at Chase. "So what would be the definition of House and Cuddy?"
Chase laughed. "Volatile?" he suggested.
"Innuendo," Foreman offered as Cameron studiously ignored them.
"House and Foreman?" Chase asked mischievously.
Foreman rolled his eyes. "Exasperated."
"Synonym," Cameron said, giving Foreman an amused glance and drawing a laugh from Chase.
Foreman scowled. "House and Chase," he said almost belligerently. "Irrelevant."
Chase rolled his eyes. "Tense."
Foreman snickered. "House and Cameron," he said slyly, shooting another look at Cameron.
"None of your business," Cameron said tartly, not looking up from her file.
Chase's gaze flickered over to the office again then his jaw dropped. "Uh, got a new definition for House and Wilson. Involved."
Foreman and Cameron frowned at him then followed his gaze to find House and Wilson had stopped arguing in House's office and were now kissing, House with a firm grip on Wilson's tie and Wilson with one hand lying on top of House's on the handle of his cane. Their jaws fell open and they blinked rapidly as though unable to believe what they were seeing.
"Nine letter word for what we're seeing," Chase said weakly.
"Confusing," Cameron replied.