"All the more reason to talk to someone," he replied, his voice still low. "Or do something. You know I'm serious when I actually agree with someone, and I agree with Dr. Lecter that you should talk to someone."
The truth was being trapped in his own situation, unable to see past himself especially since coming to the hospital, had caused him to not even think of factors like Cuddy struggling with work and pregnancy on top of everything else. Maybe that was stupid of him. Maybe he should have taken something so obvious into consideration. But he hadn't. In the past two weeks, his world had narrowed right down to this hospital and his own introspection about where he was at in life.
He let Cuddy pull him to her and reached a hand up to clutch her upper arm while she pressed her cheek to his and whispered by his ear. He squeezed her arm. He already felt guilty for going off at Cuddy just before. He felt even guiltier now she'd told him just how hard she was finding it to cope with the other stress factors she was struggling with.
"I know," he whispered back. "I want to come home, too. More than anything." He turned his head and pressed his lips to her cheek. "I love you," he whispered against it.
Megan was quietly watching the whole time. She'd aborted looking for the pamphlet for the time being not just to observe but to let House and Cuddy say whatever they needed to say to each other without distraction. It was moving, to say the least, to see them as they were - very much in love with each other but weighed down with baggage and problems.
House pulled away from Cuddy and lightly kissed her on the lips before he struggled to his feet to return to his seat. Kneeling put too much strain on his bad leg if he stayed on his knees for too long. Megan chose the moment to continue looking for the pamphlet. She found one stacked in one of the many folder compartments lined along the shelf above her desk and she rolled her chair back to House and Cuddy with the pamphlet clutched in her hand.
"Here's some information," she said to Cuddy, handing it over to her. "It just gives some information about what the support group covers, who runs it, what the aim of the group is. Like you said, and it's completely understandable, coming out all this way while heavily pregnant is a big burden and would be very tiring. But maybe have a look through that pamphlet to get more of an idea of what partner support is all about, and maybe you'll be able to find something or someone closer to home. I really do think it's important you get some support somewhere. You have a lot on your plate. And think about it like this: just like Greg needs to be able to help himself before he can help with your relationship, you need to be kind to yourself and find your own support network before you can be the support that Greg needs."
She gave Cuddy a hopeful smile. She then crossed her legs. "May I just make an outsider's observation before we continue?" she said, gesturing to both House and Cuddy. "There's an immense amount of love between you both. I was watching you both just now and it was really lovely to see the way you both interact with each other, even if this is a rather stressful situation for you both to be in. It's really hopeful to see that, while this is a really difficult time for you, you still have that connection with each other."
She looked at Cuddy. "This is a bit of a sidetrack question but I think it's an important one to address, and it might even be something you'll talk about in your letter to Greg if you do decide to write it. But how do you view your relationship with Greg? Start with the good things."
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The truth was being trapped in his own situation, unable to see past himself especially since coming to the hospital, had caused him to not even think of factors like Cuddy struggling with work and pregnancy on top of everything else. Maybe that was stupid of him. Maybe he should have taken something so obvious into consideration. But he hadn't. In the past two weeks, his world had narrowed right down to this hospital and his own introspection about where he was at in life.
He let Cuddy pull him to her and reached a hand up to clutch her upper arm while she pressed her cheek to his and whispered by his ear. He squeezed her arm. He already felt guilty for going off at Cuddy just before. He felt even guiltier now she'd told him just how hard she was finding it to cope with the other stress factors she was struggling with.
"I know," he whispered back. "I want to come home, too. More than anything." He turned his head and pressed his lips to her cheek. "I love you," he whispered against it.
Megan was quietly watching the whole time. She'd aborted looking for the pamphlet for the time being not just to observe but to let House and Cuddy say whatever they needed to say to each other without distraction. It was moving, to say the least, to see them as they were - very much in love with each other but weighed down with baggage and problems.
House pulled away from Cuddy and lightly kissed her on the lips before he struggled to his feet to return to his seat. Kneeling put too much strain on his bad leg if he stayed on his knees for too long. Megan chose the moment to continue looking for the pamphlet. She found one stacked in one of the many folder compartments lined along the shelf above her desk and she rolled her chair back to House and Cuddy with the pamphlet clutched in her hand.
"Here's some information," she said to Cuddy, handing it over to her. "It just gives some information about what the support group covers, who runs it, what the aim of the group is. Like you said, and it's completely understandable, coming out all this way while heavily pregnant is a big burden and would be very tiring. But maybe have a look through that pamphlet to get more of an idea of what partner support is all about, and maybe you'll be able to find something or someone closer to home. I really do think it's important you get some support somewhere. You have a lot on your plate. And think about it like this: just like Greg needs to be able to help himself before he can help with your relationship, you need to be kind to yourself and find your own support network before you can be the support that Greg needs."
She gave Cuddy a hopeful smile. She then crossed her legs. "May I just make an outsider's observation before we continue?" she said, gesturing to both House and Cuddy. "There's an immense amount of love between you both. I was watching you both just now and it was really lovely to see the way you both interact with each other, even if this is a rather stressful situation for you both to be in. It's really hopeful to see that, while this is a really difficult time for you, you still have that connection with each other."
She looked at Cuddy. "This is a bit of a sidetrack question but I think it's an important one to address, and it might even be something you'll talk about in your letter to Greg if you do decide to write it. But how do you view your relationship with Greg? Start with the good things."