CHAPTER 8 HIS DESCISION
House had stayed up all night thinking about Cuddy’s offer, he had decided to let her do it. After what she had said that afternoon he felt they were finally going somewhere and it would certainly hinge their relationship if he was dead. Sure he could wait on the list for the next time someone becomes road kill, but what if it took too long? He had already been here for 5 days, at best he had about 9 more days, at worst he had 2. So he’d let her do it, and after deciding that he finally fell asleep
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Cuddy had slept the whole day and into the next morning and now it was time to get up and go to work and possibly have surgery. She decided she better eat this morning but while she was preparing breakfast she heard a knock at the door. She opened it
“Hey hope you don’t mind me stopping in, the nurse told me about the shouting match with House and well you didn’t show up after that, I wanted to make sure he hadn’t hired someone to kidnap you” Wilson joked, she laughed
“No come on in, want some breakfast?”
“Oh sure, so what did happened with the great yellow beast?”
She didn’t know if she should tell him the whole truth, she decided against it
“He said no at first but then he said he needed to think about it, I just broke down, I came home and I’ve been asleep ever since”
“Wow you must have been tired”
When they finished their breakfast Wilson asked her if she wanted to ride to work with him
“Yeah I guess so; it’ll keep me from running off again”
They rode all the way to the hospital and when they got there Cuddy headed straight for House’s room, she couldn’t wait any longer. He was asleep, she didn’t care.
“House? House, wake up”
He snorted and jolted awake, she guessed she had been louder than she had thought
“Sorry, how are you feeling?”
“Like I have a Cuddy in my face” She backed up “Thank you, I guess you want to know my decision?”
She nodded yes, he sighed
“Well what other choice do I really have, I don’t want to you to die but I don’t want to die either. So I guess my answer is yes.” She almost fainted again
“You really mean it?”
“Well first you have to answer my questions” He looked over at Wilson who was standing in the doorway
“Fine, what are they?”
“One did you really mean what you said yesterday?”
She had to think about this one, but it was a no brainer, she had really meant it.
“Yes”
“Okay then two…” He looked over at Wilson again, knowing she really meant it was all he needed to know “Never mind, let’s just get this thing over with”
“Okay, Wilson fill out the paperwork”
“Okay, right away”
It was going to happen, Chase was probably going to end up doing it, she didn’t care but she figured she might as well not remind House. In just an hour Cuddy had been admitted and they were both lying in a shared room, side by side. In just a few hours they would wheel them into adjoining operating rooms and the deed would be done, until it was time to prep them they were told to get some rest by Wilson and had obeyed. They were about to go on the journey of a lifetime, together and neither of them knew if the other one was going to come out of it alive
END CHAPTER 8 HIS DECISION
House had stayed up all night thinking about Cuddy’s offer, he had decided to let her do it. After what she had said that afternoon he felt they were finally going somewhere and it would certainly hinge their relationship if he was dead. Sure he could wait on the list for the next time someone becomes road kill, but what if it took too long? He had already been here for 5 days, at best he had about 9 more days, at worst he had 2. So he’d let her do it, and after deciding that he finally fell asleep
***
Cuddy had slept the whole day and into the next morning and now it was time to get up and go to work and possibly have surgery. She decided she better eat this morning but while she was preparing breakfast she heard a knock at the door. She opened it
“Hey hope you don’t mind me stopping in, the nurse told me about the shouting match with House and well you didn’t show up after that, I wanted to make sure he hadn’t hired someone to kidnap you” Wilson joked, she laughed
“No come on in, want some breakfast?”
“Oh sure, so what did happened with the great yellow beast?”
She didn’t know if she should tell him the whole truth, she decided against it
“He said no at first but then he said he needed to think about it, I just broke down, I came home and I’ve been asleep ever since”
“Wow you must have been tired”
When they finished their breakfast Wilson asked her if she wanted to ride to work with him
“Yeah I guess so; it’ll keep me from running off again”
They rode all the way to the hospital and when they got there Cuddy headed straight for House’s room, she couldn’t wait any longer. He was asleep, she didn’t care.
“House? House, wake up”
He snorted and jolted awake, she guessed she had been louder than she had thought
“Sorry, how are you feeling?”
“Like I have a Cuddy in my face” She backed up “Thank you, I guess you want to know my decision?”
She nodded yes, he sighed
“Well what other choice do I really have, I don’t want to you to die but I don’t want to die either. So I guess my answer is yes.” She almost fainted again
“You really mean it?”
“Well first you have to answer my questions” He looked over at Wilson who was standing in the doorway
“Fine, what are they?”
“One did you really mean what you said yesterday?”
She had to think about this one, but it was a no brainer, she had really meant it.
“Yes”
“Okay then two…” He looked over at Wilson again, knowing she really meant it was all he needed to know “Never mind, let’s just get this thing over with”
“Okay, Wilson fill out the paperwork”
“Okay, right away”
It was going to happen, Chase was probably going to end up doing it, she didn’t care but she figured she might as well not remind House. In just an hour Cuddy had been admitted and they were both lying in a shared room, side by side. In just a few hours they would wheel them into adjoining operating rooms and the deed would be done, until it was time to prep them they were told to get some rest by Wilson and had obeyed. They were about to go on the journey of a lifetime, together and neither of them knew if the other one was going to come out of it alive
END CHAPTER 8 HIS DECISION
