Cuddy had been on the phone for over ten phút with the event planner. There would be a hospital winter carnival in the tiếp theo week to help raise money for the pediatric ward and her planner, Jane, was getting her approval on a few minor touches. House was getting a little bored of waiting and began to look through Cuddy's bookshelf.
"She still has a thing for chick lit," he đã đưa ý kiến to himself as he traced a finger over her well-worn copy of Pride and Prejudice. He then noticed she had a few surprising works in her literary library.
"Einstein's Dreams, Nine Stories, and The Complete Works of Kafka. This is surprising."
"What's so surprising? I read all kinds of things." Cuddy đã đưa ý kiến as she walked back into the room.
House picked up a book and sat down on the sofa. Cuddy sat tiếp theo to him.
"I didn't know bạn liked Rilke," House đã đưa ý kiến as he opened to a ngẫu nhiên page.
Cuddy smiled at his intrigue. Cuddy pulled the book from him and opened to her yêu thích passage.
"Loving does not at first mean merging, surrendering, and uniting with another person, it is a high inducement for the individual to ripen, to become something in himself,to become world, to become world in himself for the sake of another person," Cuddy đã đưa ý kiến without once looking at the page itself. Her eyes remained on House.
"Subtle, Cuddy."
Cuddy laughed at him and closed the book.
"Why did bạn really come over tonight?"
"I need a reason?" He đã đưa ý kiến with that devilish gleam in his eye.
"If bạn won't tell me then bạn should go. I need to get some rest and..."
"I know bạn saw me with her," He đã đưa ý kiến faster than he meant to.
Cuddy held a hand to her head and leaned back into the đi văng cushions.
"She was what bạn thought she was." He đã đưa ý kiến looking at his shoes.
Cuddy stood up and went to sit in the armchair.
"You don't owe me an explanation. We're not together...I mean I was a little taken aback bởi it but I'm fine."
House stood up with his cane and stood bởi her front door.
"We both know what 'fine' really means."
Cuddy kept her gaze on the falling snow.
"You should go."
Without saying another word House opened the door and left. Cuddy suddenly felt very cold. She felt a hollow point in her heart. Suddenly, she heard the muffled cry of Rachel, and Cuddy ran to the nursery to comfort her baby.