Chapter 19: Cuddy's Confusion
Forman and Taub stood in front of Cuddy's desk as she stared on in confusion.
"I'm not sure what you are asking me," Cuddy sighed, "and frankly I don't have the time to care," She added and turned back to her computer.
"We just want to know what is up with the blue, non-PPTH, file that Chase and Cicciliano are working on behind House's back." Taub tried to clarify.
"I don't know anything about a blue file," Cuddy said and shrugged.
"Does Cicciliano still have affiliations with her previous employer?" Forman asked.
"I suppose she could but I think I would know if Vatican was investigating miracles in my hospital." Cuddy stated.
"Yeah I guess you would," Taub sighed.
"Is that all?" Cuddy asked impatiently.
"Do you know of anything ongoing between Chase and Cicciliano?" Taub asked.
"No, I do not, and I suggest you tell House that. He needs to stop bombarding me with questions about it. That is all I heard last night and then choruses of House and Rachel singing 'Robert and Victoria sitting in a tree…' all through breakfast. I have more important things to deal with than this childishness, and so do you, so either you get back to work on your case or get into the clinic because we've gotten smashed today." Cuddy ordered in high annoyance and turned her attention back to her work.
Taub and Forman left the office like puppies with their tails between their legs.
As soon as Cuddy was certain that they were well away from her office she paged Chase and Cicciliano and within moments the two doctors were standing before her.
"What is in the blue file?" Cuddy asked suspiciously eyeing the file among the cases in Cicciliano's arms.
"Operation House arrest," Victoria smirked.
"Because he's going to go into cardiac arrest when he find out what we're doing!" Chase laughed.
"Serves him right," Cuddy stated as she perused the files that had been handed to her.
"Taub and Forman think its Vatican related don't they?" Chase asked with a smirk.
"It seems like the most logical explanation, but I may have squashed that notion. They were just here asking questions," Cuddy confessed.
"Its alright we plan to implement phase two today after lunch." Victoria smiled.
"So I take it one or both of you are taking the rest of the day off." Cuddy smiled.
"We've treated the patient as per House's instructions and she's responding to the treatment. As long as everything stays on this train, Graeck-Imerslund Disease is the diagnosis we are sticking with. So the afternoon should be just enough time to pull off our plan," Cicciliano explained, "Although it would probably be better if I am the only one that stays away a little longer."
"I can see why he would call you Mussolini," Cuddy laughed and shook her head.
"No one is winning this office pool," Chase smirked.
"Well except for us, and possibly Wilson," Victoria winked, retrieved her file as Cuddy handed it back to her and headed for the door.
"Have a great afternoon with your bundle of joy and I want to hear all about the reaction!" Cuddy stated playfully.
"Oh we will," Chase smiled.
"You two make up one truly evil genius," Cuddy laughed and turned back to her work.