It was an মেঘাচ্ছন্ন morning when House awoke the পরবর্তি 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 ব্যক্ত 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 ব্লাউজ that fit snug against her breasts. Her স্কার্ট stopped above her knee revealing her shapely calves. 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 ব্যক্ত 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 ব্যক্ত 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 আরো than made his quota for the day. He packed up his knapsack and started for the doors.
"Excuse me?" Someone ব্যক্ত from behind him.
"Off the clock. Go bother someone else."
"I would but আপনি 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 আপনি 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 আপনি happy now to know I'm not stalking you?" She asked with that same sarcastic sting. He smiled.
"I don't know. I kind of liked the idea of a woman like আপনি trailing me in the shadows and watching me undress in front of the window." He ব্যক্ত leaning in to her space. She stood her ground never flinching at his subtle intrusion.
"That's the sweetest and most perverse compliment ever. Thanks for that." She ব্যক্ত with a roll of her eyes.
"The name is Greg House." He ব্যক্ত 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 আপনি would have found that out already if আপনি 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 প্রদত্ত 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 আপনি gonna take me out for something to eat অথবা what?"
"Do আপনি like Greek?" He asked with his wolfish grin.