Chapter: The commission
House came back home just to take a shower, change dress and than came back to the hospital.
He wears a black suit, white shirt and a blue tie, not his normal look in jeans and sneakers. The perfect suit for a court judgement.
When he arrives at the hospital Wilson was already waiting for him in his office.
W: "Wow. I don't know if I'm much more astonished for you arriving work on time or the way you look this morning."
H: "I look awful I know. And please shut up. I'm not actually in the mood for anything today."
W: "Mmmmmmmh……… Bad evening?"
H: "Terrible."
W: "You talked to Cuddy."
H: "Yeap."
W: "What did she said?"
H: "Forget it."
W: "So let me guess who's coming to dinner."
House lift up an eyebrow.
W: "Or better why are dressing like a penguin."
H: "Funny pal. You're tedious but really funny." He smiles and serves himself a large cup of coffee.
Wilson clears his throat.
W: "Well is better you clear up your mind since the commission started its meeting over an hour ago."
H: "What? Why didn't you tell me?"
W: "How can I know what's on your mind?!"
H: "You perfectly knows what I have I done yesterday.
W: "House! Wait! You can't just enter there like a torpedo and scream in front of their faces."
H: "It's not in my intentions."
W: "House, please. If you don't want to ruin everything with Cuddy try to think before talking."
House sits in his chair. Legs on the table.
H: "You already talked to Cuddy?"
W: "No. Why?"
H: "You just used her same words."
W: "House…… I beg you."
Inside the commission –
Com1: "Naturally Doctor Cuddy you understand that we are…………"
Someone knock at the door.
Com2: "Come in."
House enters in.
Cuddy: "Doctor House and of your requests will be discussed later. We are in the middle of the meeting now."
H: "I know. I'm sorry. I'm late."
C: "You are sor…………"
It's the third time in a few hours she's hearing him ask her sorry and mean it.
Taylor laugh.
T: "Oh well the knight in an armour and a cane."
House grins, looks angrily at Taylor and breaths slowly trying to calm down himself. A hand closed in a fist. This time he really must not to jump at his throat. He will not loose control.
H: "Dear Mr Taylor, how are you doing today? The world looks quite purple today!"
The members of the commissions cover their mouth to choke their necessity of laugh.
Taylor looks more ridiculous than ever today. An extremely big spot covers his pig face. There's no way to hide it.
And House is quite proud of it.
The fact is that no one there is in the position of mortify Taylor even if no one can't stand him and his terrible behaviour.
T: "You are not invited. You cripple."
House is going to reply but…………
Com1: "Sir, please. We already know you can't suffer each other but this is not the place to discuss this. Doctor House I ask you to leave the room."
H: "I don't understand why Sir. Since I'm the person who creates this accident I'm here to take responsibilities for my actions."
Com2: "We appreciate it but we already decide to not punish you in anyways."
H: "What do you mean already? You made a process without the principal suspect of guilt?"
Com3: "Doctor House, please, just calm down. After all, what happened was just the result of an evening a bit too high."
H: "I'm perfectly capable to stand a couple of Martinis if is that what you mean."
T: "Martinis? With or without olives?"
H: "Thanks for the double meaning, you genius."
T: "You son of a bitch."
The Head of commission stands up and divide the two men.
Com1: "Sirs, please, calm down. Doctor House, I ask you once again to leave this room. We already found a convenient agreement with Doctor Cuddy. You will find yourself perfectly well in the new situation."
H: "What new situation? Cuddy what's going on here?"
Cuddy is not able to look him in his face.
H: "I will not leave until you will not tell me what's going on here."
Com2: "I think we could tell him. He will find out anyway."
Com1: "Doctor Cuddy?"
C: "Everything you decide is fine for me."
House is wondering why is she acting so distant.
Com1: "Doctor House, we are informing you that in a month from today Doctor Lisa Cuddy will leave her position of Dean of Medicine at the PPTH and take her new position of Dean of Medicine at the Teaching Hospital of Los Angeles.
H: "What? Are you kidding?"
Com1: "Doctor Robert Smith will take her position at the PPTH."
There is no emotion in his voice he is just reading the resume of the meeting.
H: "Is that what you are telling me? You are quitting? Just give up, is this your idea of a solution?"
Cuddy is finally taking the world and looking at him straight in the eyes said:
C: "Doctor House you have got to excuse us but we still have to discuss the details and your presence here already took much time."
H: "Ok. Do that. Be alone. And try to cover your conscience with the air of the city of angels."
He stands up and try to run away from that damn room as soon as he can.
Damn leg, and damn woman.
It's final –
Wilson is waiting for him outside the room.
House doesn't want to speak he is too angry.
W: "House! House! Wait!"
H: "Leave me alone!"
W: "What happened there? Did you talked to Cuddy?"
H: "Don't ever pronounce that name in front of me again!"
W: "House! Please! Tell me something at least I could understand."
H: "There's nothing to understand about."
W: "House! What's wrong?"
H: "Anything is wrong. Everything is simply perfect."
He throws his tie in the garbage and unbutton the last two buttons of his shirt.
Cameron arrives alerted from the screaming voices of the two men.
Cam: "What's going on here?"
W: "I wish I could tell you."
Cam: "House?"
H: "I don't know if I'm allowed to tell you."
He left Cameron and continue his walk long the corridor with Wilson at his side.
H: "After all there are secrets commissions meeting here. What could they do to me if I broke the press silence? I don't think they will again hire a New Dean of Medicine. Don't you think?"
W: "What? You are telling me that they actually fired Cuddy?"
H: "No. The truth is that Cuddy fired herself."
W: "Are you kidding?"
H: "Nope."
W: "Well, what are going to do?"
H: "Nothing. Why? What you would like me to do?"
W: "I'm sure she acted like that to protect you."
H: "Really. How nice from her."
W: "House…………"
H: "What?"
W: "Stop it…………"
H: "Stop what."
W: "Trying to convince everybody that you don't care."
H: "In fact, I don't."
W: "House. Please. Cuddy loves you."
H: "Now you stop this. Stop all this nonsense about me and her loving each other. You are making me nauseous."
W: "And you love her."
H: "I asked you to stop. And why should be all my fault? I'm not the one who is running away in an other State. I apologized. And she not even realized that maybe I could consider the idea of commit, for her. This are just nonsense. And I was a foul to believe this could be possible."
He take the elevator and goes straight to home.
