I had gotten the best sleep that night, than any other night this week. At first I thought it was all a dream. I was going to wake up either alone, or next to some random mistake. But no, I awoke and there she was, like a sleeping angel. I smiled and held her closely to me and kissed the top of her head. It was a Saturday, and even though I had a yoga class in thirty minutes, I decided to skip just so I can hold her. I felt the heat of her breath on my neck and it gave me chills.

“Morning,” she said to me in her half sleep voice.

“Good morning beautiful.”

“Did you sleep well,” she asked, her eyes still closed.

“Better than I had in days.”

“That’s good, I’m glad,” she said and yawned.

“You’re still very tired.”

“Yeah, when I came over I had gotten off a thirty-six hour shift. ER was packed,” she responded, still with her eyes closed. I pulled her up and helped her from the couch and to the bed. I placed her under the covers and I laid down next to her. I held her once again and fell asleep. I woke up about forty-five minutes later to her staring at me.

“Hi,” I said.

“Hey. Sorry I wasn’t much fun last night.”

“It’s ok, you worked long hours. It’s cool, I get that way when we’re working a strange case.”

“Yes, I know that all too well,” she said and laughed. I don’t think I’ve ever heard her laugh. I stared into her eyes for a while and grabbed her hand. Our fingers intertwined; never had I held a hand so soft.

“Ok, so I have to ask so that I make sure,” I said, “but, um, what is this? What are we doing? I mean, I thought you and Chase had something going on.”

“Well, Chase and I…well, I was never really in love with him. My head was but my heart wasn’t. And, well, I was hoping I could be your girlfriend.”

“Really,” I asked.

“Yes really, I’ve had feelings for you since I first saw you. I was really hoping House wouldn’t fire you so that I could get to know you.”