Last Christmas- Epilogue

".....here it is!!!! I hope you enjoyed the story!!!! Please R&R!"

2 Months Later

The Princeton Plasboro Hospital was finally beginning to calm down after the death of one of its most beloved and youngest doctors. The last few months had been hell for them all, but things were finally starting to look up again.

It was now May, but New Jersey was still getting an abnormal amount of snow. And it was cold- very, very cold. Every one was still wearing their winter apparel, but they didn't mind it too much. Ever since Chase's death, they had all started liking the snow. They weren't sure if it was because Chase had liked

it, or the day of his funeral it had snowed.

Today was the 2-month anniversary of Chase's passing. House and Wilson had taken the day off- along with the rest of his team and Cuddy. They all spent the cold, snowy day together- eating out for lunch, shopping at the mall, watching reruns of their favorite shows and movies, and doing just about anything to keep their minds off Chase.

But as the night grew dark and old, they all knew that it was time to go home. Wilson stayed a few more hours, though- unsure if he should leave House alone. But once House realized why Wilson was staying, he told him he could go home. Once Wilson was reassured that House would be fine, he left.

House waited a half an hour before he left his house- wanting to make sure that Wilson had definitely left. Then, he grabbed his coat, hat, scarf, gloves, and the keys to his motorcycle, and took off............

Chase's grave was cold and covered in white flakes. It was still in the middle of the cemetery, still a piece of gray-colored granite shaped in a rectangle with an ovaled top half.

House stuffed his gloved hands into his pocket. It was cold- REALLY cold, and they were still freezing. But he ignored the cold- too focused on Chase.

He missed him- a lot. But things were finally getting back to normal. The nurses gossiped again, his team talked at lunch, and even he himself had started getting back to his old ways. Stealing Wilson's lunches, being sarcastic and witty, ignoring his patents, and annoying the hell out of Cuddy. But House knew that things would never be back to the normal it was before. He would miss Chase forever, and would always be thinking of him at the back of his mind.

Suddenly, House felt someone standing behind him. He turned around, and saw Cuddy dressed in a black fitted trench coat- hands in pocket like himself. "Hi." she choked out- her own voice starting to crack from crying.

"Hi." House said back. He turned back to Chase's grave, and felt tears slide down his cheeks again. He blinked them away, but they kept coming back.

"You know, you don't have to do this alone." Cuddy said as she walked towards him.

"I know. That's why you're here." he answered- sounding distracted. House turned to Cuddy, and let her look at him. She saw the sadness in his eyes, and saw the tears trickling from them as well. "He was my son, you know." he stated. Cuddy nodded.

"Yeah, I know." She wiped a tear from her eye, and then shoved her hands back in her pockets.

House turned back to Chase's grave, and Cuddy stood next to him in the cold. They would never forget Chase- no matter what. But they both knew in time that this would get easier, and they would slowly move on. But until then, they had to be patient, and hold on to what they could remember about Chase. All those great memories he had given them would not soon be forgotten, and they both understood that.

Cuddy and House had both stopped crying- knowing that it was pointless to. Chase wouldn't have wanted them to.

So they both stood in the harsh weather as the snow starting getting heavier, and started to fall from the sky again. They stared at the grave in front of them in total silence. They were both thinking the same thing.............

''Dying changes everything..................'

The End

".............aw................sad right? Well, I hope that didn't suck! Thanks for reading, and I hoped you enjoyed it! As of the moment, I have no plans on writing a third story for this, but if I do, it'll be awhile before I do so. It does feel a bit incomplete, if you ask me. Review and let me know! Sorry if it feels rushed I just wanted to post this before I went out for the day. Please R&R! And thanks a bunch for reading!"