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[3b]

Those flowers again. Pretty roses perched in an equally pretty vase. Contrasting with the drab conference room; a dark, deep pink, unlike like the two blood-red coffee mugs beside it.

( They're the first thing his eyes gravitate to; what halts him abruptly in mid-step. )

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[3a]
See the roses? A distraction.

Ostentatious displays of affection do not impress her, especially in matters she would rather keep private, away from loose lips of prying co-workers and one particular, overbearing boss. Still, they are, undoubtedly pretty.

( A sweet thought, really. )

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[2]He's in a peculiar mood for the rest of the day; it doesn't improve by the time he reaches the clinic. Snapping out his clock-in time of eleven fifty-five at the nursing station, he even ignores Cuddy staring, in mute shock, at his presence without all the usual preamble (of cajoling, threatening, bribery, blackmail; if he's ( Read more... )

Title: Objects in Motion
By: _lot49_
Rating: T
Summary: You can't always get what you want...but lies and sabotage make a pretty good start. Cameron moves on. House is passive-aggressive. Wilson is amused. And they say romance is dead. Too bad about the patients, though.

The flip side to Objects at Rest (with 98% less angst ( Read more... )