Megan nodded attentively, giving a sympathetic chuckle when Cuddy said she felt like a blimp. She watched the way Cuddy ran her hand over her belly and darted her eyes very quickly to House to observe him. Her eyes were back on Cuddy, though, as she went on to say about her pregnancy being worth it.
"That's good," Megan said warmly. "I know from experience how uncomfortable the final months can be. Having a positive attitude is really about the only thing that gets you through it, otherwise you'd crazy with sleepless nights and all the aches and pains that come with pregnancy."
She laughed lightly. She glanced at House again quickly; his demeanour hadn't changed, which wasn't anything new. He never approached any of his therapy sessions with positivity. If anything, he treated her like she was an enemy more than anything. Megan was an assertive doctor, however, and she'd dealt with plenty of difficult patients. House certainly wasn't the first difficult one she'd had, though he could be incredibly frustrating at times.
She turned another smile back on Cuddy. "Now, I'm not sure what Greg told you about the point in you coming in today," she told her. "I suggested you coming in and Greg agreed to it. But basically, what I'd like to discuss today with you - and with Greg - is Greg's therapy, and I'd like to get to know how you're feeling about everything. I mean, this clearly isn't an easy time for anyone and as Greg's partner, it's important that you be included in the healing process. Especially so close to having a family together."
She gave Cuddy a smile, then turned to House. "But we'll start with you first, Greg," she said. "How are you feeling today?"
House was still refusing to look at either Megan or Cuddy. He gave the same answer he'd given Cuddy: "Peachy," he replied.
Megan waited a moment to see if he'd offer anything and when he didn't, she said, "It must be good seeing Lisa. I know you've been missing her." She waited again and he nodded after a pause. She watched the way he was refusing to look at anyone and the way he was jiggling his leg. "Are you feeling anxious?"
"A bit."
"Are you feeling anxious having Lisa here?"
At last, he glanced at Cuddy, then at Megan. Reluctantly, he nodded.
"Why's that, Greg?"
"Why do you think?"
"I don't know," she replied, unfazed by his snippy tone. "I'm a doctor, not a mind reader."
She waited patiently for him to answer. After a few moments, he shifted in is chair and sighed. "I'm anxious because therapy isn't easy. Definitely isn't easy with my significant other in the room."
Megan nodded. She decided to leave it there with him for the moment, to give him a chance to try and calm his nerves, and she turned to Cuddy. "How have you been coping with everything? It must be a big, unsettling change for you, too, what Greg's going through."
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"That's good," Megan said warmly. "I know from experience how uncomfortable the final months can be. Having a positive attitude is really about the only thing that gets you through it, otherwise you'd crazy with sleepless nights and all the aches and pains that come with pregnancy."
She laughed lightly. She glanced at House again quickly; his demeanour hadn't changed, which wasn't anything new. He never approached any of his therapy sessions with positivity. If anything, he treated her like she was an enemy more than anything. Megan was an assertive doctor, however, and she'd dealt with plenty of difficult patients. House certainly wasn't the first difficult one she'd had, though he could be incredibly frustrating at times.
She turned another smile back on Cuddy. "Now, I'm not sure what Greg told you about the point in you coming in today," she told her. "I suggested you coming in and Greg agreed to it. But basically, what I'd like to discuss today with you - and with Greg - is Greg's therapy, and I'd like to get to know how you're feeling about everything. I mean, this clearly isn't an easy time for anyone and as Greg's partner, it's important that you be included in the healing process. Especially so close to having a family together."
She gave Cuddy a smile, then turned to House. "But we'll start with you first, Greg," she said. "How are you feeling today?"
House was still refusing to look at either Megan or Cuddy. He gave the same answer he'd given Cuddy: "Peachy," he replied.
Megan waited a moment to see if he'd offer anything and when he didn't, she said, "It must be good seeing Lisa. I know you've been missing her." She waited again and he nodded after a pause. She watched the way he was refusing to look at anyone and the way he was jiggling his leg. "Are you feeling anxious?"
"A bit."
"Are you feeling anxious having Lisa here?"
At last, he glanced at Cuddy, then at Megan. Reluctantly, he nodded.
"Why's that, Greg?"
"Why do you think?"
"I don't know," she replied, unfazed by his snippy tone. "I'm a doctor, not a mind reader."
She waited patiently for him to answer. After a few moments, he shifted in is chair and sighed. "I'm anxious because therapy isn't easy. Definitely isn't easy with my significant other in the room."
Megan nodded. She decided to leave it there with him for the moment, to give him a chance to try and calm his nerves, and she turned to Cuddy. "How have you been coping with everything? It must be a big, unsettling change for you, too, what Greg's going through."