Foreman's skepticism immediate filled House with satisfaction. House was somewhat disappointed that Terzi was more interested in his fellowship offer and not the other one, but, the more he thought about it, the more this situation worked out, at least in terms of Foreman. Terzi's presence had gotten to Foreman. This meeting alone was invoking a pretty strong reaction in Foreman, and House couldn't completely hide the personal satisfaction he took from that, letting himself grin when Foreman spoke up.
"Four, now," House said, looking at Foreman. It was the simplest route, and he didn't care if he pissed off the new fellows. He knew Cuddy wouldn't allow him to keep four new fellows, so that really only left him with the option of eliminating one extra from the existing pool. "Three spots just went down to two."
He turned back to Terzi, giving her a friendly grin. "Don't mind him," he said, jerking his head in Foreman's direction. "He's annoyed because he's just been proven wrong." That alone--forcing Foreman to see that he'd been wrong--made the unexpectedness and awkwardness of this meeting worth it. So worth it that House didn't feel nearly as desperate to escape anymore; Foreman's pissiness was too good to miss. "How soon can you start?"
Terzi gave him a relieved kind of smile, as if she hadn't been sure that he would actually follow through with his offer. "Tomorrow too soon?"
House shook his head, completely ignoring Foreman. "Nope."
"See you then."
Nodding, House watched her turn, giving a polite nod to Foreman, and walk away. He figured he would let Foreman stew over this, and he glanced at him with a closed-mouthed grin, letting all his smugness come through, and stepped forward to follow Terzi's path towards the parking lot.
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Date: 2008-12-04 11:52 pm (UTC)"Four, now," House said, looking at Foreman. It was the simplest route, and he didn't care if he pissed off the new fellows. He knew Cuddy wouldn't allow him to keep four new fellows, so that really only left him with the option of eliminating one extra from the existing pool. "Three spots just went down to two."
He turned back to Terzi, giving her a friendly grin. "Don't mind him," he said, jerking his head in Foreman's direction. "He's annoyed because he's just been proven wrong." That alone--forcing Foreman to see that he'd been wrong--made the unexpectedness and awkwardness of this meeting worth it. So worth it that House didn't feel nearly as desperate to escape anymore; Foreman's pissiness was too good to miss. "How soon can you start?"
Terzi gave him a relieved kind of smile, as if she hadn't been sure that he would actually follow through with his offer. "Tomorrow too soon?"
House shook his head, completely ignoring Foreman. "Nope."
"See you then."
Nodding, House watched her turn, giving a polite nod to Foreman, and walk away. He figured he would let Foreman stew over this, and he glanced at him with a closed-mouthed grin, letting all his smugness come through, and stepped forward to follow Terzi's path towards the parking lot.