"Excuse me…let me just get this straight. House just came in and basically dropped his latest patient?"

Cuddy's voice was full of wariness, agitation, and enough exhaustion that she was sure to go gray before her time. Then again it was a wonder she hadn't been carted off to some mental facility with the crap that House pulled on a daily basis. This was sure to be the first of many. It was almost as if he lived simply to ruin her day and piss her off.

She gestured with her hand when she talked, pen still firmly clutched within her fingers. She had been filing some rather important paperwork when Foreman had barged in, ready to tattle as always. While she was grateful to be informed on House's coming and goings, she couldn't help but feel slightly annoyed by this man who wanted to be on top. No matter how he got there. Whether he wanted to believed or not in everyone's eyes, he was just like the man that he seemingly loathed.

House was just a bit easier to stand….

"That's exactly what he did, something about flying some new guy in and an explosion."

Foreman crossed his arms over his chest, the self-righteous voice that Chase hated pouring from his lips. He had been the first to volunteer to report this to his boss while the others sat around the table trying to figure out just what the hell just happened. Cuddy's fingers went to her temples massaging them lightly as she tried to ebb away the headache already starting to form there.

"I'll talk to him…see if I can …."

"It's already to late. The helicopter phoned in about ten minutes ago…they should be landing any second now."

"What? I was never informed of…..House signed the papers…"

He had done it again, hadn't he? Forged her name and with that given her not so legal permission for this to happen. What was it about this damn patient that made House want to risk everything? His job, her job. Their strange and twisted relationship. Damn it. Now she was curious too. She moved to grab her coat, standing and slipping it over her shoulders before moving towards the door without so much as a second thought towards the other man sitting in front of her desk.

"Wait. Where are you going…"

Well so much for that. She should have known she would never get away so easily. Turning back to Foreman, she forced a smile.

"I'm about to go find out what's so interesting about this patient…"