Chapter 21 : well I hope tu don't get bored with this story...
Cuddy gets up, and so does House. They’re waiting for the police car that Mitchel called for them. Wilson looks at them, thumb up toward House with an interrogative look, waiting for a sign.
-A surprise? Cuddy says intrigued. House will never cease surprising her, even in the worst moments.
-Yup! But I’d understand if tu refuse it … though I really hope you’ll accept to come with me, he adds with a little grimace.
-Well… I don’t know, I’m exhausted, House, the only thing I want and need is a bath, a warm bath, and then… a tender Doctor to take care of me… to heal my wounds…, she adds with a lovely smile.
-Well, that’s not the program which I had planned but… it’s great too, he says and smiles. You’re so beautiful, Cuddy, men can be crazy, tu have to be careful, he says and kisses her forehead.
-Hey! I don’t want a father! I want a man, a lover! she respuestas and rolls her eyes.
-So, do tu want my surprise?
-It depends… Do I have to attend a race of Monster trucks, o drive go kart o break in the house of one of your patient or…?
-Stop, stop! Nothing of that! What do tu take me for?! House respuestas pretending to be offended. I have changed, tu know! I’m a real gentleman now, I know how to please women, he says and winks.
-Oh really?
-Seriously, Cuddy, come with me, I promise tu won’t regret it.
After a while, she says: tu know, the last time a man told me that, it almost ended really badly for me…
-What? House asks surprised.
-MacEnzie told me exactly that…, she respuestas and lowers the eyes, feeling ashamed.
-Oh… well …. If tu don’t want to… I understand, House says sadly. He looks at Cuddy, she’s gorgeous but she seems so fragile at this time… The only thing he wants is to make her feel better, to make her forget all these horrible times she went through because of this dangerous moron.
-Okay, I go with you…, she finally says and looks tenderly at him, but…
-But?
-What about Rachel?
-Don’t worry, Kate and I have planned to go to the cine with her, Wilson replies.
-Are tu sure it won’t disturb your projects for tonight? Cuddy asks and looks at Wilson.
-No, don’t worry, have fun! he says, tu deserve it, both of you, he adds. And…
-And?? they ask.
-And if tu need some más time alone, for example a night… then I think that I and Kate can… take care of Rachel until tomorrow…, he replies, lowers his eyes and scratches the back of his head, a little embarrassed. House and Cuddy look at him and smile.
-This guy is sooo nice! House says. Of course, we accept your proposition, he adds rapidly.
-House! Cuddy exclaims. Wilson needs some private moment with Kate too!
-But that’s him who suggests to take Rachel with him for the night, not me! House respuestas with the face of a kid who tries to mover his mother in order to obtain what he wants.
-It’s ok, Cuddy, don’t worry, Kate likes kids very much and Rachel is very sweet, they get on well with each other.
-Then… I think that I’ve no choice but spend the whole night with my favorito! pain in the ass…
-So let’s go! Here’s our cab! House says and pulls Cuddy’s arm. Wilson gets in the passenger seat, Cuddy and House on the back of the car. Nobody speaks on the way to the city. Once at the police station they wait for Kate and Rachel, Cuddy needs to see her daughter.
-Rachel! she says as she sees her.
-Mommy! The kid respuestas and hugs her mother. Then she turns to House: Daddy! And she hugs him too. Are we gonna play the pirates again?
-Well, little mushroom, tonight you’re going with Kate and Uncle Wilson to see a pirate movie…, House says.
-Yes! Yes! Yes! Rachel respuestas and jumps for joy. Suddenly she stops: But tu and mommy won’t go with us?
-Rachel, my sweetheart, Cuddy takes the little girl in her arms, House and mommy have to … do some work, we have a lot of things to talk about and Uncle Wilson suggested that tu go with him and Kate to the movie, but… if tu prefer tu can stay with mommy…
-No! I want to go to the movie, I don’t like when tu and Daddy talk together…I’m bored because tu don’t play with me…
-Rachel, would tu like sleeping at my house? Kate asks her.
-Mommy, Rachel turns to Cuddy, the eyes full of hope, can I sleep at Kate’s house? Please!
Cuddy is a little surprised but Rachel seems very happy at this idea and she needs a night alone with House, she missed him so much these last weeks that Wilson’s suggestion couldn’t have come at a better time. Ok, sweetheart, tu can sleep at Kate’s house, but tu have to promise me to be a nice girl, ok?
-I promise, mommy! And Rachel hugs Cuddy.
Then Wilson, Kate and Rachel leave and House and Cuddy remain alone on the sidewalk. House looks at Cuddy, then he nears her and embraces her tenderly.
-Cuddles, he says softly and kisses her forehead, if tu want we can go to me and just rest, I can make tu a bath and then tu can relax and try to forget this evening…
-House, she respuestas softly, puts one hand on his neck, draws him to her and kisses him. What about going home, having a bath and then tu can mostrar me my surprise?
-As tu wish, sunshine, he says and kisses her tenderly. My car isn’t there, we’re gonna take a cab. Cuddy nods and House waves to a taxi. Half an hora later, they’re at House’s home.
-Do tu want to drink something? he asks.
-Maybe a coffee.
-A coffee now?? tu won’t gonna sleep!
-But why do tu think I want to sleep? she respuestas with a smile and lust in the eyes, I have other projects for tonight if tu see what I mean. She brushes past him and goes to the sofa por waving her hips gracefully. House appreciates and a smile lights up his face.
-You know that I amor your big ass, Cuddles…
-I know…
-Ok! Can tu make some coffee while I make a magical bath?
-Hm, House would tu mind if I make a bath and tu make some coffee? House stares at her. I remember the last time tu made a magical bath, it burnt my lady parts, so…
-Ok, I make some coffee… The bathroom is the segundo door on your left.
-Thanks. Cuddy gets up and goes to the bathroom. She runs the water and looks for bath oil, she opens a first cupboard but only find towels, she opens then a segundo cupboard. There she find some bath oil, but she also finds 3 bottles of Ibuprofen, a syringe and 2 ampoules of morphine. Her eyes darken and her corazón skips a beat. She didn’t hear him coming, he stares at her and she feels then the weight of his eyes on her back. She jumps a little and turns to face him. They look at each other without saying a word. He can see in her eyes the anxiety and the fear, and maybe some feeling of betrayal and compassion. His eyes are reflecting his pain and his despair, the fear of losing her one más time.
-Cuddy/House… they say at the same time. Please believe me, that’s not what tu think, he says.
-House, I know your leg hurts like hell but… I thought tu were done with drugs, tu told me tu made great progress to relieve your pain thanks to your therapist, your physical therapy and Ibuprofen… and I believed you…
-Cuddy, please, listen to me, I swear I’m not on drugs, this is just … a kind of escape, it reassures me to think that in case I can’t deal with the pain, I have something in the last resort, if nothing works… I… believe me, Cuddy, please, I … , but House doesn’t know what to add, he’s so desperate, so sure she won’t believe him, he’s certain she will dump him once again and this time he won’t get her back because it’s the last straw…
-House, she says gravely, I amor you, I know tu amor me, I know I cannot live without you, I want to believe that I can deal with your problems, with your pain, but last time I thought I could do this and… and in fact I couldn’t… She stares at him, her eyes are wet, a tear rolls on her cheek.
-I don’t know what to say to convince tu that I’m NOT on drugs… tu know that I’m the most screwed up person in the world…
-I know…
-And tu also know that I may never fix myself…
-I know…
- But I swear, Cuddy, I’m NOT on drugs, I once believed that people don’t change, that we are who we are once and for all, but… Cuddy, tu CHANGED ME, I’m not the same since we got together, even after the break up I never came back to the old me, I thought I was still the same screwed up man but I’m not, my usual ways to escape the pain didn’t work, the only thing I could think about was you, even the medical puzzles didn’t have the same taste after you, they didn’t manage to light my mind and my pain… Only tu can soothe my pain, my wounded soul, my bleeding heart… tell me, what can I do to convince you…? House says and looks desperately at Cuddy.
-House, I … I want to believe you, I… House, I’m feeling dizzy, I… House, help …me… Cuddy collapses slowly on the ground looking desperately at House.
-Cuddy! Cuddy! What happens to you? Where does it hurt? Cuddy! Talk to me, please, stay with me! While trying to make her regain consciousness, he examines her, her pulse is really weak, she needs to go rapidly to the hospital. House dials 911 and tries to find what’s wrong with Cuddy while waiting for the ambulance. But his judgment is distorted por his feelings for Cuddy. House, tu have to analyze the symptoms, to forget that this patient is your girlfriend, House, concentrate on the medical puzzle!
Weoweoweoweoweo…… knock! knock! knock!
-Come in, we’re here in the bathroom! Hurry up!
When the emergency workers come in the bathroom, House gives them a reportar as detailed as he can about Cuddy’s state.
-Female, 43 years old, weak pulse, she collapsed suddenly, no other symptoms, except that she had very hard times this evening, she was stressed… House don’t want to tell them that she was almost raped por MacEnzie. And she’s the new Dean of Medicine of the Apton hospital, so take care of her…
-Her blood pressure is very low, did she bleed o hurt something? Did she have problem to breath or…?
-No, not that I know… She must be taken to the hospital, there I can do más tests to find what she has!
-Are tu a doctor?
-Yes! I’m Doctor House, hurry up!
-Ok, let’s go.
Cuddy gets up, and so does House. They’re waiting for the police car that Mitchel called for them. Wilson looks at them, thumb up toward House with an interrogative look, waiting for a sign.
-A surprise? Cuddy says intrigued. House will never cease surprising her, even in the worst moments.
-Yup! But I’d understand if tu refuse it … though I really hope you’ll accept to come with me, he adds with a little grimace.
-Well… I don’t know, I’m exhausted, House, the only thing I want and need is a bath, a warm bath, and then… a tender Doctor to take care of me… to heal my wounds…, she adds with a lovely smile.
-Well, that’s not the program which I had planned but… it’s great too, he says and smiles. You’re so beautiful, Cuddy, men can be crazy, tu have to be careful, he says and kisses her forehead.
-Hey! I don’t want a father! I want a man, a lover! she respuestas and rolls her eyes.
-So, do tu want my surprise?
-It depends… Do I have to attend a race of Monster trucks, o drive go kart o break in the house of one of your patient or…?
-Stop, stop! Nothing of that! What do tu take me for?! House respuestas pretending to be offended. I have changed, tu know! I’m a real gentleman now, I know how to please women, he says and winks.
-Oh really?
-Seriously, Cuddy, come with me, I promise tu won’t regret it.
After a while, she says: tu know, the last time a man told me that, it almost ended really badly for me…
-What? House asks surprised.
-MacEnzie told me exactly that…, she respuestas and lowers the eyes, feeling ashamed.
-Oh… well …. If tu don’t want to… I understand, House says sadly. He looks at Cuddy, she’s gorgeous but she seems so fragile at this time… The only thing he wants is to make her feel better, to make her forget all these horrible times she went through because of this dangerous moron.
-Okay, I go with you…, she finally says and looks tenderly at him, but…
-But?
-What about Rachel?
-Don’t worry, Kate and I have planned to go to the cine with her, Wilson replies.
-Are tu sure it won’t disturb your projects for tonight? Cuddy asks and looks at Wilson.
-No, don’t worry, have fun! he says, tu deserve it, both of you, he adds. And…
-And?? they ask.
-And if tu need some más time alone, for example a night… then I think that I and Kate can… take care of Rachel until tomorrow…, he replies, lowers his eyes and scratches the back of his head, a little embarrassed. House and Cuddy look at him and smile.
-This guy is sooo nice! House says. Of course, we accept your proposition, he adds rapidly.
-House! Cuddy exclaims. Wilson needs some private moment with Kate too!
-But that’s him who suggests to take Rachel with him for the night, not me! House respuestas with the face of a kid who tries to mover his mother in order to obtain what he wants.
-It’s ok, Cuddy, don’t worry, Kate likes kids very much and Rachel is very sweet, they get on well with each other.
-Then… I think that I’ve no choice but spend the whole night with my favorito! pain in the ass…
-So let’s go! Here’s our cab! House says and pulls Cuddy’s arm. Wilson gets in the passenger seat, Cuddy and House on the back of the car. Nobody speaks on the way to the city. Once at the police station they wait for Kate and Rachel, Cuddy needs to see her daughter.
-Rachel! she says as she sees her.
-Mommy! The kid respuestas and hugs her mother. Then she turns to House: Daddy! And she hugs him too. Are we gonna play the pirates again?
-Well, little mushroom, tonight you’re going with Kate and Uncle Wilson to see a pirate movie…, House says.
-Yes! Yes! Yes! Rachel respuestas and jumps for joy. Suddenly she stops: But tu and mommy won’t go with us?
-Rachel, my sweetheart, Cuddy takes the little girl in her arms, House and mommy have to … do some work, we have a lot of things to talk about and Uncle Wilson suggested that tu go with him and Kate to the movie, but… if tu prefer tu can stay with mommy…
-No! I want to go to the movie, I don’t like when tu and Daddy talk together…I’m bored because tu don’t play with me…
-Rachel, would tu like sleeping at my house? Kate asks her.
-Mommy, Rachel turns to Cuddy, the eyes full of hope, can I sleep at Kate’s house? Please!
Cuddy is a little surprised but Rachel seems very happy at this idea and she needs a night alone with House, she missed him so much these last weeks that Wilson’s suggestion couldn’t have come at a better time. Ok, sweetheart, tu can sleep at Kate’s house, but tu have to promise me to be a nice girl, ok?
-I promise, mommy! And Rachel hugs Cuddy.
Then Wilson, Kate and Rachel leave and House and Cuddy remain alone on the sidewalk. House looks at Cuddy, then he nears her and embraces her tenderly.
-Cuddles, he says softly and kisses her forehead, if tu want we can go to me and just rest, I can make tu a bath and then tu can relax and try to forget this evening…
-House, she respuestas softly, puts one hand on his neck, draws him to her and kisses him. What about going home, having a bath and then tu can mostrar me my surprise?
-As tu wish, sunshine, he says and kisses her tenderly. My car isn’t there, we’re gonna take a cab. Cuddy nods and House waves to a taxi. Half an hora later, they’re at House’s home.
-Do tu want to drink something? he asks.
-Maybe a coffee.
-A coffee now?? tu won’t gonna sleep!
-But why do tu think I want to sleep? she respuestas with a smile and lust in the eyes, I have other projects for tonight if tu see what I mean. She brushes past him and goes to the sofa por waving her hips gracefully. House appreciates and a smile lights up his face.
-You know that I amor your big ass, Cuddles…
-I know…
-Ok! Can tu make some coffee while I make a magical bath?
-Hm, House would tu mind if I make a bath and tu make some coffee? House stares at her. I remember the last time tu made a magical bath, it burnt my lady parts, so…
-Ok, I make some coffee… The bathroom is the segundo door on your left.
-Thanks. Cuddy gets up and goes to the bathroom. She runs the water and looks for bath oil, she opens a first cupboard but only find towels, she opens then a segundo cupboard. There she find some bath oil, but she also finds 3 bottles of Ibuprofen, a syringe and 2 ampoules of morphine. Her eyes darken and her corazón skips a beat. She didn’t hear him coming, he stares at her and she feels then the weight of his eyes on her back. She jumps a little and turns to face him. They look at each other without saying a word. He can see in her eyes the anxiety and the fear, and maybe some feeling of betrayal and compassion. His eyes are reflecting his pain and his despair, the fear of losing her one más time.
-Cuddy/House… they say at the same time. Please believe me, that’s not what tu think, he says.
-House, I know your leg hurts like hell but… I thought tu were done with drugs, tu told me tu made great progress to relieve your pain thanks to your therapist, your physical therapy and Ibuprofen… and I believed you…
-Cuddy, please, listen to me, I swear I’m not on drugs, this is just … a kind of escape, it reassures me to think that in case I can’t deal with the pain, I have something in the last resort, if nothing works… I… believe me, Cuddy, please, I … , but House doesn’t know what to add, he’s so desperate, so sure she won’t believe him, he’s certain she will dump him once again and this time he won’t get her back because it’s the last straw…
-House, she says gravely, I amor you, I know tu amor me, I know I cannot live without you, I want to believe that I can deal with your problems, with your pain, but last time I thought I could do this and… and in fact I couldn’t… She stares at him, her eyes are wet, a tear rolls on her cheek.
-I don’t know what to say to convince tu that I’m NOT on drugs… tu know that I’m the most screwed up person in the world…
-I know…
-And tu also know that I may never fix myself…
-I know…
- But I swear, Cuddy, I’m NOT on drugs, I once believed that people don’t change, that we are who we are once and for all, but… Cuddy, tu CHANGED ME, I’m not the same since we got together, even after the break up I never came back to the old me, I thought I was still the same screwed up man but I’m not, my usual ways to escape the pain didn’t work, the only thing I could think about was you, even the medical puzzles didn’t have the same taste after you, they didn’t manage to light my mind and my pain… Only tu can soothe my pain, my wounded soul, my bleeding heart… tell me, what can I do to convince you…? House says and looks desperately at Cuddy.
-House, I … I want to believe you, I… House, I’m feeling dizzy, I… House, help …me… Cuddy collapses slowly on the ground looking desperately at House.
-Cuddy! Cuddy! What happens to you? Where does it hurt? Cuddy! Talk to me, please, stay with me! While trying to make her regain consciousness, he examines her, her pulse is really weak, she needs to go rapidly to the hospital. House dials 911 and tries to find what’s wrong with Cuddy while waiting for the ambulance. But his judgment is distorted por his feelings for Cuddy. House, tu have to analyze the symptoms, to forget that this patient is your girlfriend, House, concentrate on the medical puzzle!
Weoweoweoweoweo…… knock! knock! knock!
-Come in, we’re here in the bathroom! Hurry up!
When the emergency workers come in the bathroom, House gives them a reportar as detailed as he can about Cuddy’s state.
-Female, 43 years old, weak pulse, she collapsed suddenly, no other symptoms, except that she had very hard times this evening, she was stressed… House don’t want to tell them that she was almost raped por MacEnzie. And she’s the new Dean of Medicine of the Apton hospital, so take care of her…
-Her blood pressure is very low, did she bleed o hurt something? Did she have problem to breath or…?
-No, not that I know… She must be taken to the hospital, there I can do más tests to find what she has!
-Are tu a doctor?
-Yes! I’m Doctor House, hurry up!
-Ok, let’s go.