Cuddy murmured her agreement when Megan said there were things House needed to hear from her. She knew instinctively that was true. In fact, there were a lot of things he needed to hear. The problem was, she wasn't sure he listened. Rather, he listened but he didn't believe. She'd certainly told him enough times that having a mental disorder was not shameful or a weakness, yet he still obviously felt that way. Even now, he didn't sound convinced after she'd said it again. She really hoped Megan knew how to break through to him because Cuddy felt she was just banging her head against a brick wall.
Her eyebrows shot up when Megan turned to her with a couple of new questions. "Well, you don't waste any time throwing me in the deep end," she said. Fair enough, she supposed. This is what House had to deal with every day and if she was going to participate in his therapy, then she had be willing to talk openly. She just hadn't expected to dive right into deeply personal issues.
"Well...." She honestly wasn't trying to stall. She needed a few moments to figure out how to sum him up in a few words. Or even a lot of words. Describing any person and their place in her life would be difficult; describing House was about as easy as understanding quantum physics.
"What he is to me is...a huge pain in the ass. For twenty years, he's been a pain in my ass." She looked at House with an apologetic shrug. Then she looked back at Megan, leaning forward in her chair as much as Junior would allow. "That's not all he is, of course, but in the interest of honesty, it has to be said that he is the most frustrating person I've ever had to deal with. And I'm fairly certain he'd say the same about me."
She leaned back, rubbing her hands over her belly. "The crazy thing is, sometimes I've needed someone to be a pain in my ass. House doesn't let me settle for mediocrity. Which is good but really annoying.
"As to what I love about him.... He has a lot of attractive qualities. He's incredibly intelligent. He's funny. He's creative. He's passionate about the things he believes in. And although most people never see it, he's capable of being very sweet and gentle." She hesitated, her hands stilling on her stomach. "If he weren't his own worst enemy, everyone would be able to see the things I see in him."
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Her eyebrows shot up when Megan turned to her with a couple of new questions. "Well, you don't waste any time throwing me in the deep end," she said. Fair enough, she supposed. This is what House had to deal with every day and if she was going to participate in his therapy, then she had be willing to talk openly. She just hadn't expected to dive right into deeply personal issues.
"Well...." She honestly wasn't trying to stall. She needed a few moments to figure out how to sum him up in a few words. Or even a lot of words. Describing any person and their place in her life would be difficult; describing House was about as easy as understanding quantum physics.
"What he is to me is...a huge pain in the ass. For twenty years, he's been a pain in my ass." She looked at House with an apologetic shrug. Then she looked back at Megan, leaning forward in her chair as much as Junior would allow. "That's not all he is, of course, but in the interest of honesty, it has to be said that he is the most frustrating person I've ever had to deal with. And I'm fairly certain he'd say the same about me."
She leaned back, rubbing her hands over her belly. "The crazy thing is, sometimes I've needed someone to be a pain in my ass. House doesn't let me settle for mediocrity. Which is good but really annoying.
"As to what I love about him.... He has a lot of attractive qualities. He's incredibly intelligent. He's funny. He's creative. He's passionate about the things he believes in. And although most people never see it, he's capable of being very sweet and gentle." She hesitated, her hands stilling on her stomach. "If he weren't his own worst enemy, everyone would be able to see the things I see in him."