It was an 흐린, 흐린 날씨 morning when House awoke the 다음 day. His pain was an eight on the pain scale, and his head was fighting to push it to a ten. Letting out a harsh exhalation, he propped himself up and began the daily drudgery.
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"You have two hours of clinic today House, and I don't want to hear any argument about." Cuddy said as she handed him the green chart for exam room 3.
He looked appraisingly over her form. She was wearing a dark purple v-neck 블라우스 that fit snug against her breasts. Her 치마 stopped above her knee revealing her shapely calfs. He noted her rosier than usal cheeks. He surmised that Lucas had made her quite happy before work this morning. She never could keep that silly with sin look off her face after sex.
"Whatever, Cuddy...the sooner I get done the sooner I can get to eating Wilson's lunch." He said gruffly as he pulled the file from Cuddy's hands. As House began to walk away he suddenly felt a soft hand pulling him back.
"You okay?" Cuddy asked with those same sorrowful eyes he had seen at her hotel doorway.
"As okay as I'll ever be." He said as he walked past her.
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After diagnosing three cases of herpes and two of the common cold, House was ready to leave for the day. There was no interesting case for his team to work on, and he really needed a break from the hospital and Cuddy. He decided he had 더 많이 than made his quota for the day. He packed up his knapsack and started for the doors.
"Excuse me?" Someone said from behind him.
"Off the clock. Go bother someone else."
"I would but 당신 are the only one who sent me a cup of coffee last night. I think it would be really weird to thank anyone else."
House froze and turned around to come face to face with his mystery woman.
"How did 당신 find me?"
"What is this a suspense film? You're not exactly a felon I've been hunting..."
"So?" He asked in annoyance.
"I was here to pick up some test results and I saw you. Are 당신 happy now to know I'm not 긴 양말, 스타킹 you?" She asked with that same sarcastic sting. He smiled.
"I don't know. I kind of liked the idea of a woman like 당신 trailing me in the shadows and watching me undress in front of the window." He said leaning in to her space. She stood her ground never flinching at his subtle intrusion.
"That's the sweetest and most pervese compliment ever. Thanks for that." She said with a roll of her eyes.
"The name is Greg House." He said putting out a hand for her to shake(a gesture that was out of character for him).
She looked at his hand and placed her own within it.
"Ariel Harrison...and 당신 would have found that out already if 당신 hadn't pulled a Clark Kent after sending me the drink."
His eyebrows rose in amusement.
"Ah, comic book geek. Wouldn't have guessed."
"No. Just a woman who knows how to pull out trivial information at any given time.
He chuckled.
"My best friend is like that too."
She placed her hands on her hips and looked at him hard.
"So, since we ran in to each other are 당신 gonna take me out for something to eat 또는 what?"
"Do 당신 like Greek?" He asked with his wolfish grin.