Disclaimer: I don't own House but I'm hoping if I wish hard enough I might own it soon
Hope you enjoy this chapter and any constructive criticism is welcome. Enjoy
House's POV
After Safely evading Cuddy for a while House snuck back into his office, pausing to look at the whiteboard and laughing when he saw Cameron's note. He did remember the case and couldn't believe he or Foreman hadn't thought of it. Still, it was nice to know Cameron still had her it, her intuitive streak. He remembered a conversation with Cuddy a few days ago, Foreman was leaving in a few weeks to take up a post as Head of Neurology at Mercy Hospital in Philadelphia. he needed someone to replace him and who better than Cameron. She was smarter than any of the numpties he's hired as fellows and in certain areas she was smarter than Foreman, she'd always been smarter than the wombat. He'd just have to make sure that his relationship with her wasn't outed too soon or he'd be seen as biased if he recommended her. He'd talk to her about it soon and see what she thought.
He looked up from the board as his three fellows and Foreman file in from lunch. He saw them look with surprise at the message on the board and he watched Foreman give a quick smile only lasting a second. He spoke loudly at them, "Hey, morons, close your mouths we don't fancy seeing your tonsils thanks. Now tell me, why did none of you think of this?" indicating to the board he looked at them with disapproval, "especially you Foreman, you were there when we had the case." They all had the sense to look a little ashamed and he noted with amusement that one of them mentioned how he'd also had the case too. Wise move, they must be too scared.
Well, time to delegate the fun stuff to his minions, "Kutner, go do my clinic hours, Thirteen, start the patient's treatment and Taub, hmmm, fetch me a Reuben, cold with no pickles." The three disappeared to their jobs leaving onmly Foreman and himself in the room. Foreman gave a grin and spoke, "You realise you were on that case too House," well he's wondered when Foreman would bring that up, "and Cameron was the only one who thought of it, probably that sense of being friends with every patient that walks in here that you seem to abhor so much." House fellt like laughing at this, it was true, but that might tip Foreman off to something being different. So he contented himself with a sarcastic, "I was waiting for you lot to work it out obviously, now scat and do something or I'll be forced to fire you before you officially resign." Foreman just rolled his eyes before heading off for the Huntington's trials he was running, leaving House alone in the room.
Not being in the mood to play with his PSP or watch TV he decided to go annoy Wilson for a while and that is how five minutes later he was barging in on Wilson loudly commenting about lunch and boredom when he noticed there were two people in the room, Wilson and Cuddy, who appeared to be in earnest discussion. Interesting. "So Jimmy, I'm bored but it looks as though you're a bit busy," he grinned cheekily and Wilson sighed, "We're having a consult House, now can you please get out because I'm very busy." "Fine, but you're no fun, see you later Jimmy and you Doctor Cuddles, loving the top by the way, it really shows of your assets." Then he left quickly before Cuddy could rope him into clinic duty.
He decided to go see Cameron in the ER instead, thinking about how he would eventually solve the mystery of Cuddy and Wilson. He turned up in ER, confident it was one of the last places Cuddy would look for him, an added bonus to seeing Cameron too. Five minutes later and he was sitting talking to Cameron in her very cramped office. She seemed quite quiet and he was worried by what was wrong. She questioned her while she fiddled with her hair and after a bit of prompting she spoke at last, "Chase came to see me, he wants to get back together," he panicked, she was going to leave him now, go back to the blonde wombat who probably cared more about his hair than her, he waited as she continued. "But I told him I was seeing someone else and that it was serious. He didn't really like it and got kinda angry when I wouldn't tell him who it was and said it was none of his business. I worry what he'll do when he finds out about us." House breathed a sigh of relief, she wasn't going to leave him. He'd never show it, but that thought haunted him daily, she'd regain her sanity and find someone better. Someone whole. He grimaced at the thought of Chase, "don't worry Ally, they'll all find out seeon enough and if he says one wrong thing he'll be feeling my cane for a month."
Her silvery laughter brightened the mood and they were soon talking happily about some of the stupid things that had landed people in the ER and he was relating his team's general stupidity to her. It was an enjoyable half hour and just as House was about to leave he remembered what he was going to ask her. "Hey Ally, you know Foreman is leaving soon. How would you feel about me putting you forward for the job.?" Cameron looked a little shocked, "you think I can do it?" Stupid question, he thought, she was more than competent. "Of course Ally, you'd do great and you are so obviously being wasted in ER. It would only be for a few years if you want. The Head of Immunology will probably retire in a few years and they'll almost certainly ask you to take over if Cuddy has half a brain. Though come to think of it with the two babies she's got on her chest she can't have too many brains. But enough of that." Cameron's face brightened at his praise and she spoke after a minute, "ok then, put me forward." He smiled at her answer and gave her a quick peck on the cheek before limping off to harass the nurses and find another hiding place.
By the way, Mercy Hospital in Philadelphia may or may not be a real hospital, i do not know as I just made the name up
Next chapter might take a while as I haven't written any of it yet and have a lot of work to do
