Good Thinking

After leaving House, Cuddy called child services back to ask them about taking Madison in into her care if her parents or other family members were not found. The woman said that she could file to be her foster parent, but there was no guarantee that she would be able to get Madison. She then faxed over the paperwork to Cuddy so that she could feel it out. Cuddy knew that it was kind of a long shot, but she really didn't care.

She was filling out the paperwork when House came into her office. He sat down in the chair in front of her and just looked around her office.

"May I help you?" Cuddy asked after a minute.

"My patients getting a bunch of tests done right now and I am kind of bored."

"You could, I don't know, go to the clinic and work maybe," Cuddy suggested to him.

"You so funny," House said back to her. "What are you working on?"

"None of your business," Cuddy replied. "Go away."

"Sex-change papers?" House asked her.

"Yes. I was hoping this was you would stop looking at my butt."

"That would be a little creepy," House said. "What are your really filling out?" House got up and walked around her desk.

"Do you not understand what none of your business means?" Cuddy asked him as she picked up her papers from the desk.

"You should know by know that if you say that I am not supposed to know about it, I will want to know about it. Wouldn't you rather just tell me instead of me having to break into your stuff later to look for it?"

Cuddy sighed knowing that House always found things out. "I am applying to become Madison's foster mom."

House took this information in for a second. "Good," he said. Did House seriously not just make fun of me? Cuddy thought to herself.

"No jokes? No comments about how I will ruin her life?"

"Nope," House said.

"Why?" Cuddy asked.

"I have to explain myself for not saying something rude?" House asked back.

"So you thought it but just decided not to say anything?" Cuddy said with an annoyed tone.

"No! I said 'good' because I thought it was a good idea" House said defensively.

"Why do you think it is a good idea?" Cuddy asked a little shocked that House was thinking this.

"Madison already knows you. It would be very hard on her to be thrown with some random person who may just want her for the money."

Cuddy smiled at him. "Thanks House," she said to him.

House was happy that he had said something to make her smile after what had happened earlier that day in his office.

"I'm going to go know," House said.

"Do you want to come with me to see her at child services? You told her you would visit her."

"I think I can squeeze it in my busy schedule," House said to her as he left.

I wonder why he really came in here. Whatever the reason, I am glad that he did, Cuddy thought to herself.

House had mainly gone into Cuddy's office to check on her. He knew that she had been pretty upset earlier. He also went in there because he knew that she would have called child services to check on Madison. He knew that he couldn't call because if Cuddy found out, she would never let him hear the end of it.

He was really happy when he found out that Cuddy planned on trying to be Madison's foster mom. Cuddy had taken care of him for many years and could no doubt do a great job with Madison.

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