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When It All Goes Wrong Again
8:30am
House and Cuddy had both fallen back asleep lying in her bed around 5:00 that morning. House opened his eyes when he heard someone knocking on Cuddy's hospital door.
"Yeah," House said as he sat up in the bed. The hotel manager walked in with a woman.
"Hi Greg," the manager said. "How's Lisa?"
"She is going to be fine," House said.
"That's great," the manager said as he walked over to House. "I never got the chance to formally introduce myself. My name is David Zimmerman and this is my wife Hilary."
"Greg House," House said as he shook his hand.
"I knew that hospital food isn't that great, so I made you some sandwiches," Hilary said to House.
"Thank you," House said. Hilary handed House the container with the sandwiches in them.
"I made a turkey sandwich and a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich because I didn't know what you liked," Hilary said.
"I like anything that people call food," House said. "Except for pickles."
"There are no pickles on them," Hilary said with a smile.
"So how long does Lisa need to stay here?" David asked.
"Is she doesn't have any setbacks, she can probably go home this afternoon," House said as he started in on the turkey sandwich.
"That's good," David said.
"Good morning," Hilary said to Cuddy as she opened her eyes.
"Good morning," Cuddy said as she looked around at the two strange people in her room.
"This is David and his wife Hilary," House said to Cuddy when he saw the confused look on her face. "David carried you to the car and drove us to the hospital."
"Thank you," Cuddy said to him.
"I am just glad that you are okay," David said. "You really scared us for awhile."
"She was just testing my love for her," House said sarcastically.
"Next time you might want to just see if he remembers your anniversary to test him," David joked back.
"She is an over-achiever," House said. "As doctors, you must always try to overachieve." Cuddy looked at House shocked.
"That was from my speech," Cuddy said.
"I may be old, but the speech was only two days ago," House said. "I think I can still remember that."
"I'm just shocked that you actually listened," Cuddy said.
"I do not know what she is talking about," House said to David and Hilary. "I always listen."
"Yeah right," Cuddy said with a laugh.
"David's the same way," Hilary said to Cuddy. "I can spend 20 minutes telling a story and he can't tell me one thing that I said."
"It's called selective hearing," House said. "We only hear what we think is important. Sometimes the stories about how the store wouldn't take your coupon goes in one ear and out the other."
"And yet when we whisper anything about food on the other side of the house, they hear you," Cuddy said.
"I don't know what you are talking about," House said with his mouth full of peanut butter and jelly. Everyone started to laugh.
The laughing died down a little when they heard a knock at the door. Hilary went and opened it.
"I am looking for Gregory House," a police officer said.
"That's me," House said.
"Stand up sir," the officer said to him.
"What is this all about?" Cuddy asked.
"Gregory House, you are under arrest for the assault of Paul Orrick," the officer said. "Turn around and place your hands behind your back."
"This is insane!" House said. "That jackass left her to die!"
"What?" Cuddy asked.
"After you got hit in the head, I asked him to come help me carry you in and he just walked away," House said.
"Please turn around sir," the officer said.
"This isn't fair," House said.
"That is not my decision sir," the officer said. "It is my decision, though, to charge you for resisting arrest if you do not turn around."
"Just do it House," Cuddy said. "We don't need another charge added."
House turned around and put his hands behind his back. The officer read him his Miranda rights.
"I will get you a lawyer," David said as the officer started to guide House out.
"Will you stay with Lisa until I get back?" House asked Hilary.
"Sure," Hilary said.
"I will get this straightened out," House said to Cuddy.
"Let the lawyer do the arguing," Cuddy said to House. "You don't want the judge mad at you."
"Okay," House said as the officer led him out of the room.
"What exactly happened?" Cuddy asked David.
"Greg was really upset that that guy didn't help you and when he saw him in the hotel, he punched him in the face," David said. "I am not a violent guy, but I understand why he did it. I think a good lawyer can get him off. I will make some phone calls."
"Thank you," Cuddy said.
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"So what did Paul tell you about the incident?" House asked the cop on the way to the police station.
"He said that you were jealous that your girlfriend kept talking to him so you punched him in the face," the officer said.
"That is a bunch of crap," House said.
"So what is your side of the story?" The officer asked.
"He left Cuddy to die when she was injured in the tornado," House said. "He knew that I had a bad leg and that I would have a hard time carrying her, but he didn't care. Afterwards in the hotel, once I carried Cuddy to safety, he had the nerve to ask me if there was anything that he could do. My anger took over and I punched him. I would have kept on punching him if people did not hold me back."
"If that is the story you are going to tell the judge, you might want to omit that last part," the officer said.
"How much damage did I cause him?" House asked.
"He has a pretty wicked black eye," the officer said. "For only one hit, you got in a really good shot."
"Good," House said.
"Was any part of his story about your girlfriend talking to him true?" The officer asked.
"He more talked to her," House said.
"Is she going to be okay?" The officer asked.
"Yes," House said. "No thanks to him."
"Do you have any witnesses?" The officer asked.
"The people in the hotel say me hit him," House said. "Cuddy was still passed out, so it would have been kind of hard for her to be talking to him."
"If you are telling the truth, I hope the charges are dropped," the officer said.
"I wish you were my judge," House said.