Amber nodded, following him out the door and waiting as he locked up. There had been long periods between each case, and they’d had to find ways to while away the day all on their own.
Eric was silent as they walked to the elevator, so Amber thought he must be deliberating an answer to her proposal. Though she wouldn't have supported lying-- that wouldn't work in the long run-- she wanted to hear his ideas on how to mitigate the complications to their relationship. Amber would be damned if she'd let her prying boss or her uncharitable colleagues interfere with her love life, but she and Eric were tricky enough. They needn't invite new snags.
But all Eric presented her with was a snort and a non-sequitur. "Sure they will, especially with all the diagnosticians House is training. But that won't do us much good right now." At the moment they only had Princeton-Plainsboro, and even if another hospital opened a new diagnostics department, Amber wouldn't want to go. She had a lot to learn from House. And it was unlikely one would open close enough for Eric to stay in this same city. The thought of him moving away made her frown, which she tried to hide by turning her face away as she pressed the elevator button. She'd just found him, she couldn’t lose him this fast.
Her expression softened at the mention of Mercy. The way he kept bringing up, wary as if the subject were a thorn-filled branch that'd prick him if wielded wrong, made her aware of how much the firing had hurt him. "People can't stand it when someone else is right," Amber agreed. She knew that very well, from her own experiences. It had been one more reason for everyone to distance themselves from her. "But that doesn't mean we should stop being so." Her mouth quirked into a smile. "Right?"
Since he hadn't refuted her plan, she guessed that meant he couldn't think of a better one and would therefore follow her lead. Amber trusted him to not spill the intimate details, least of all because she had her own "dirt" on him. “We should find a new case, it'll distract him." She'd be seeking dates for House as well, but she refrained from telling Eric that. From his reaction last night, she was pretty sure he’d disapprove. What he didn’t know he couldn’t stop her from doing.
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Eric was silent as they walked to the elevator, so Amber thought he must be deliberating an answer to her proposal. Though she wouldn't have supported lying-- that wouldn't work in the long run-- she wanted to hear his ideas on how to mitigate the complications to their relationship. Amber would be damned if she'd let her prying boss or her uncharitable colleagues interfere with her love life, but she and Eric were tricky enough. They needn't invite new snags.
But all Eric presented her with was a snort and a non-sequitur. "Sure they will, especially with all the diagnosticians House is training. But that won't do us much good right now." At the moment they only had Princeton-Plainsboro, and even if another hospital opened a new diagnostics department, Amber wouldn't want to go. She had a lot to learn from House. And it was unlikely one would open close enough for Eric to stay in this same city. The thought of him moving away made her frown, which she tried to hide by turning her face away as she pressed the elevator button. She'd just found him, she couldn’t lose him this fast.
Her expression softened at the mention of Mercy. The way he kept bringing up, wary as if the subject were a thorn-filled branch that'd prick him if wielded wrong, made her aware of how much the firing had hurt him. "People can't stand it when someone else is right," Amber agreed. She knew that very well, from her own experiences. It had been one more reason for everyone to distance themselves from her. "But that doesn't mean we should stop being so." Her mouth quirked into a smile. "Right?"
Since he hadn't refuted her plan, she guessed that meant he couldn't think of a better one and would therefore follow her lead. Amber trusted him to not spill the intimate details, least of all because she had her own "dirt" on him. “We should find a new case, it'll distract him." She'd be seeking dates for House as well, but she refrained from telling Eric that. From his reaction last night, she was pretty sure he’d disapprove. What he didn’t know he couldn’t stop her from doing.