Hello everyone :)
The next chapter is ready for you to read! House interacts with Haley and he has a little talk with Cameron's parents. It's a more peaceful one this time, he just asks for something ;)
I'm still working on the epilogue of my other story, I just didn't have much time to write both of them. I have written half of it so I will probably have it ready in the weekend.
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I hope you will enjoy reading this one too..
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Chapter 23: Confusing the boss
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House poked his head into Haley's room and looked around inquisitively making the little girl laugh at his antics.
"Uncle Greg they are not here." She said and he let out a theatrical sigh.
He entered the room and went to sit on the chair next to her bed.
"So, how was your weekend?" he asked, propping his feet at the end of the bed.
"It was boring!" she exclaimed with a pout and crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"Yeah, I know what you mean… I told the administrator to install some video games but she doesn't listen to me!" he replied, widening his eyes and Haley smiled.
"Are you hiding again?" she asked, looking at him suspiciously.
"Me? No!" he answered, feigning ignorance and he reached out to take the remote from her.
He switched the TV on and settled on an episode of General Hospital.
"Soap operas are boring…" Haley commented nonchalantly and he turned to look at her in bewilderment.
"Take it back." He warned but Haley just smirked at him.
"Nope." She stated and he scoffed.
"One day you will understand and you will come begging for forgiveness." He stated matter of factly and Haley burst out laughing.
House rolled his eyes and turned his attention back to the TV but not for too long. Some minutes later he felt a nudge on his shoulder and he turned to look at her again.
Haley didn't say anything she just pointed to the door and when he turned to look he found Cameron's parents looking at him.
"Hey, you are back!" he exclaimed, looking at them. "I come in peace." He added, raising his hands in the air.
"Dr. House, good morning." Greeted Helen and went to check on Haley while Jason looked at him warily and didn't even utter a word.
He just walked into the room and sat on a chair far away from House.
House looked intently at him but didn't say anything. He contemplated saying something but he decided against it.
"Is everything alright?" asked Helen when she saw House deep in thought making him turn to look at her.
"Yeap, everything is good. I just thought to pass by and say hello to Haley. And ask a question…" he said, his full attention now to Helen.
She looked at him curiously and took a sit on the bed next to her granddaughter.
"Is it going to be one of your usual questions?" she asked cautiously making him smirk.
Yeap, he still had that affect on people.
"No. Actually I was wondering if you still have Allison's guitars." He said, studying her.
"You could have asked me Uncle Greg!" Haley exclaimed with a grin.
"Yes, we have kept every single one of them. They are still in her room, like she left them. We didn't let anyone touch them." She replied with a sad smile, caressing Haley's cheek softly.
"So, you left her room just as it was when Allison left?" he asked and Helen nodded in confirmation.
House stayed silent for some moments. Despite the fact that he was a genius he was really confused with this situation. Although he really believed that what they had done was unacceptable there were times like this one that he thought that they were really sorry and that they had regretted the things they had done to Allison.
He snapped out of his thoughts and turned to look at Helen again.
"Do you think I could have them back?" he asked, twirling his cane between his fingers.
"Allison told you to talk to us about it?" she asked, a little disappointed thinking that her daughter had sent House instead of talking to them herself.
"As much as I would have liked that, no. She doesn't know that I'm here and she definitely didn't tell me to ask for the guitars." House clarified and Helen seemed a little relaxed.
"She loves those guitars, you know… from the moment she returned to school 'til it was time for her to go to bed she would play all the time. I remember one time she came running down to the living room to announce that she had written a song of her own. And she was only nine!" Helen reminisced with a small smile while House listened intently.
He was definitely going to ask to hear that song when he returned at home.
"Sooo?" he asked, looking expectantly at her.
"Sure, you can have them. It's the least we can do." She replied and House gave a nod.
He got up from the chair he was sitting and, after ruffling Haley's hair, he made his way to the door but he stopped when he heard Jason's voice.
"I know I am in no position to ask for favors but… do you think we could give them to her?" he asked hopefully.
He contemplated that thought for a while and then turned to look at him for the first time after they entered the room.
He knew that it must have been really difficult for him to ask and he really didn't know what to answer. He didn't know how she would react to that but he thought that maybe it would be a good thing.
"I think that it can be arranged…" he said looking straight into Jason's eyes and making him squirm at the intensity of his gaze.
"But if anything happens…"
"I know. Nothing will happen." He reassured.
House didn't say anything else. He turned around and started walking towards the door once more.
"I'll see what I can do!" he shouted without turning back and then he made his way to his office.
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"What are you doing?" he asked the moment he entered the conference room next to his office and saw his fellows.
"We have no case." Thirteen announced and House rolled his eyes.
"Thank you for the useful information!" he said sarcastically and walked into the room in order to stand next to the table.
"But when I asked what you three where doing I was referring to the board game that is on the table." He clarified, pointing his cane at the game.
"We don't have a case?" tried Kutner making House roll his eyes once again.
"Ok, if you repeat that phrase one more time you are going to spend the rest of the week in the clinic." He stated and then looked at Kutner.
"Now that I think about it…" he said and took his nametag that was resting on the desk at the corner of the room.
"It's your turn today." He said with a wink and tossed the nametag to him.
Kutner caught the nametag and groaned in displeasure.
"It's always my turn!" he whined as House was walking towards his office making him stop.
"Are you ratting your colleagues out? That is just plain nasty! Maybe I'll send you do their clinic hours as well." He suggested and waited for an answer.
When none came and Kutner just exited the room to head to the clinic House turned to look at the other two.
"Make yourself useful somehow." He said before disappearing into his office.
He headed straight to his big lounge chair and sat down, dropping his cane on the floor. He switched the television on but he got bored sooner than he thought he would.
He grabbed his discarded cane again and walked out of his office and towards his best friend's office.
He opened the door without knocking, as usual, and he found Wilson talking on the phone and looking at him clearly annoyed by his juvenile behavior.
"Oops…" House mumbled, feigning regret and he took a sit in front of Wilson's desk waiting for him to finish with the phone call.
Wilson was taking too long for his liking so he started snooping.
First he took some papers from the top of his desk which he found not interesting and he tossed them back on the desk.
Then he tried to take a paper bag that was next to the phone but Wilson's hand stopped him.
House raised an eyebrow suspiciously and studied his friend who was still talking on the phone.
"You do realize that I'm going to find out what's in that bag, right?" he asked matter-of-factly.
Moments later Wilson hang the phone up and turned to his friend who was still looking at him with a raised eyebrow.
"How many times have I told you to knock?" he asked, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"How many times have I ignored you?" House shot back with a smirk and Wilson sighed in defeat.
"And now that we mentioned it maybe you have a problem. This means that you don't learn from your previous experiences. Hence the three divorces of course." He stated twirling his cane between his fingers.
"You are here because?" Wilson trailed off waiting for an answer.
"No case… I'm bored." House replied nonchalantly trying to catch the bag on Wilson's desk with his cane.
Wilson saw him and took the bag in his hand and then put it in one of the drawers of the desk.
"Do you know what privacy means?"
"I think I missed that lesson at school." He replied with a shrug.
"Sooo, are you going to tell me what is in that bag?" he asked, looking at his friend with his best puppy-dog eyes.
Wilson smirked and leaned back in his chair.
"Actually… no." he replied making House whine.
"Come on! I'm your best friend!"
Wilson laughed and just looked at him for a while.
"You have used that reason so many times in the past, find something new!" he exclaimed and House looked at him questioningly.
"Oook. I work for the FBI and they think that this bag contains vital information so you have to tell me." He said after some moments but Wilson just quirked an eyebrow.
"That's the best you can do?" he asked in amusement.
"Oh come one! Just tell me what's in the bag!" House protested.
"Sorry, you'll have to wait." Wilson replied making House scoff.
"I don't like you today." He stated seriously, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"Are you hiding from Lisa again?" Wilson asked and House shook his head negatively.
"She hasn't started looking for me yet. That's why I'm on the move so when she starts looking for me she won't know where to start." He explained and Wilson nodded.
"You actually believe that this is going to work?" he asked looking at House who smirked.
"Of course! Everyone has seen me at a different place so when she will start asking around she will get different answers." He replied simply making Wilson shake his head in amusement.
"And now that I informed you about my diabolical plan I am leaving. I'm going… I'm not going to tell you, you are going to rat me out." He said on second thought and stood up.
"Later House!" Wilson said with a wave of his hand.
"Later Jimmy!" House shouted as he walked out of the door and towards the Immunology Department.
He looked through the glass wall but he saw Cameron's office empty. He frowned and made a move to turn around but jumped when he saw someone standing right behind him.
"Boo." Cameron said with a smirk and he rolled his eyes.
"Mature…" he said and she laughed.
"Hey, I learnt from the best." She replied giving him a quick peck on the lips.
She walked inside her office and he followed close behind. She sat behind her desk and he lied on the couch, facing her.
"Hiding again?" she asked, looking through some files.
"Not yet, I'm just changing places." He replied nonchalantly.
"No case, huh?"
"Nope… Do you have anything good for me?" he asked hopefully but she shook her head.
"Sorry, I know what's wrong with my patients, no mystery here." She replied and he sighed dramatically.
"It's been a week since I last had a patient!" he exclaimed, looking at her.
"Go ask Cuddy if she has anything." She replied.
"Nope, because if she doesn't have a patient she will send me to the clinic and I don't want that." He said and she rolled her eyes.
"Why don't you ask her?" he said, standing up in order to go next to her.
"I have enough patients. And I'm not going to ask for you, you are a big boy do it yourself." She replied with a smirk.
"But mommy she is evil! I'm afraid to go in the cave of the evil boss and ask about a case. I hear that whoever goes in doesn't come out…" he whispered and she laughed at his actions.
The phone ringing prevented her from answering to him.
"Hold on." She said to him and she picked up the phone.
"Dr. Cameron" she said to the phone.
"I need your help." Sounded Cuddy's voice making Cameron frown.
"What happened?" she asked questioningly.
"I'm looking for House and everyone I ask tells me that he is in a different place! I must have heard like ten places and he can't be at all those places at the same time!" she said in frustration and Cameron couldn't help the smile from reaching her lips.
"Maybe I know where he is. Why do you want him?" she asked and House smirked mischievously.
"I have a new case for him. If you see him tell him to come to my office or send someone from his team to take the file please." Cuddy replied.
"Ok, I will tell him." She said.
"Thank you Allison, I'll talk to you later." Cuddy said and hung up the phone.
House looked at her expectantly.
"The evil boss wants me?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
"She has a case for you." Cameron replied, ignoring his comment.
"Score!" he exclaimed pumping his fist in the air.
"Now I can finally show myself." He said and after dropping a soft kiss on her lips he headed for the door but her voice stopped him.
"By the way, your plan worked." She said knowingly, a small smile on her lips.
He just turned to look at her and he gave her a smile of his own. She shook her head in amusement and he left her office in order to take his new case.