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A few days later in The Diagnostics Ward, Greg was dolling out instructions to Chase and Foreman when Allison came in to help out after she got her rounds and paperwork done for the day.
"Interesting case?"
"Don't really know yet, having Chase run a MRI and Pet Scan on her, and having Foreman doing to lab work."
"I wouldn't have done that. I would have had Chase run the lab work and Foreman do the scans. That's my opinion on the matter though. Is there anything you need me to do? Want me to run the history on this patient?"
"If you want to help out, go ahead, it's not up to me to tell you otherwise."
"House, this is your department, and you do have a say as to what goes on in here. I may run this hospital, but the heads of the departments run them themselves. I want to make this clear. James is co chair with me and still being head of oncology. He runs that department the way he wants it run. I ask if I am needed in there for help instead of plunging right in and doing things I am not supposed to do. This is your ward, run it as you see fit, but be respectable towards your colleagues, and understand their limits. I only came by to see if I could be of assistance since I have the afternoon free."
"Thank you, this is still hard, not having her here to help balance me out. I feel empty all of a sudden and nothing can fill that void. Hell, I don't even feel like finding a replacement for her at all. Hell, I never even go home anymore. It brings back so many memories of her, and I don't want that. I know that I am being an ass here with my sentimental attitude towards this, but she helped open me up to not being such a bitch towards everybody."
"I thought I did that for you? What the hell?"
"You did help me to open up, yes, but she helped me to stay opened up."
"I know, just teasing you. Got a question for you though."
"Yes?"
"Now, don't answer this right away, but was thinking that maybe you could move in with James and I, since you never go to your flat anymore and are either at our house or here in your office."
"I don't know, I think I would be an inconvenience to you guys."
"You won't be an inconvenience to us at all. I will run this past James and get back to you on what he thinks about this. It's past time for you to get on with your life and we want to help you out. It's all up to you as to how much you want us to help you."
"Thanks Ali, I appreciate it. Don't know what I would have done without you."
"Still be pinning over Stacy and die an old miserable man?"
"Got a point. I also have a suggestion of my own."
"Ok, I am all ears."
"I was thinking about putting a memorial up here at hospital for Lisa. Nothing fancy or spectacular, just a plaque of sorts."
"That would be great. I will see about getting it done and make sure you have a say as to where it goes and that your name is on it for the inspiration."
"Thanks Ali. Now if you would please leave me alone and help them out for a few hours."
"Sure, anything to keep you happy."
Allison went about making sure Chase and Foreman were busy throughout the afternoon. Mark would be a temperamental case to crack, but Allison thinks that they could finally get him well enough to leave hospital and stop bugging House. After a couple hours of having Chase and Foreman run tests, she was getting frazzled. She went to her office to get her messages and James was sitting on her couch waiting for her to show up. He noticed her downcast appearance, and was immediately concerned that she was over taxing herself what with still being pregnant and all.
"James, I know what you are thinking and no, I am not overworking myself at all. It's becoming more of a pain than I though getting House out of his shell. How would you feel about having him move in with us permanently?"
"How would I feel having Greg live with us on that kind of basis? I don't know if I am going to like it, but, I do understand your asking me. I will leave the decision entirely up to Greg, as to if he wants to or not. It's not for us to tell him that he has to live with us. I know that our house is plenty big enough for him and the twins to live very comfortably alongside us."
"I will let him know when I go back up there. Now, what was the reason for you to wait in my office?"
"Oh, sorry for not broaching it before hand, but I did a lot of thinking and this might work out. We would have to keep it hush hush for quite some time to come. I don't even think we would be able to let Chase or Foreman in on this until we are sure as to the outcome ourselves in a few weeks time if we did do this."
"James, you are making no sense here to me at all. Please tell me what you are thinking."
"I was actually thinking about inviting Greg over tonight to ask you two if you would be willing to be a form of polygamists."
"I don't get what you are saying. I thought that polygamy was where a man took on many wives. Which by the way, is that also Mormonism?"
"Mormons got over that way of living a long time ago, but yes polygamy is where a man does take on more than one wife. I was thinking about having the role switched around here. Having you be "the man" and Greg and I being "the wives" of this relationship."
"I think I need to limit your exposure to HBO. That show Big Love is getting to you. Bad."
"No, it's not, really. Just think about it. You coincidentally got pregnant by Greg when you two had your fling. You are also pregnant by me. I love you with all my heart, and would do anything to keep you happy. I also don't want your children to be raised by just one father. Since you are also having Greg's child, it would be best that mine be raised by me, and his being raised by him. It is a good plan, but as I said, it would have to be hush hush."
"I find the logic with your plan, and when I get the chance will let House know to have supper with us tonight so we can broach this subject with him. Now I need to get things done in here so I can get back up there and help out."
With that, James left the room and went back up to his ward and office to think more about what was going to be discussed tonight.
Allison went about her business with a light heart, and even a giddy step, which didn't go unnoticed to a certain diagnostician or his colleagues.
Sorry for the immense delay here, and the short chapter, was busy with other things and didn't get a chance to finish this chapter out. I know it's freaky, and bear with me here, I have other plans for everybody else. I also have a possible new love interest for Greg if I don't like this new twist that I am introducing. Hope you all are at least a bit happy with the latest chapter. If not, let me know, and I can easily make another one up and have it be the alternative. I will post each chapter to this one and the alternative if others don't like this one. My updates will be a few days or a week apart until I get back into the swing of things. Thanks all for your reviews and at least reading my story.
