You want me to Date You?

Chapter Thirty Three

AN: I wanted to make this a little bit longer, but I figured that everyone has been waiting long enough for a new chapter. Hopefully it won't take me so long next time...

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Cameron and Marcus's parents stood in the room that was adjacent to the MRI machine as they attempted to get photos of Marcus's head. "Why are you taking pictures of Marcus's head?" his mother asked. 

"We're looking for lymphoma but--"

The boy's mother shook her head. "Wait a minute. It's not Erdheim something and it's not his kidneys but his kidneys are failing? Where's Dr Cuddy?" she questioned. "None of this is making any sense."

"Doctor House mentioned something about another case," Marcus's father commented. "That is the same thing our son has. Is that true?"

Cameron shook her head as she pressed a few button on the controls. "No... not exactly."

"What is that supposed to mean?" 

"House had another patient a few years back. She had the same symptoms your boy has," Cameron explained.

"So, you know what's wrong?"

"No," Cameron answered. 

"But... how is that possible?" the boy's mother questioned, getting frustrated. "What do you know?"

"We know the direction that the disease will go in," Cameron answered. 

The boy's dad leaned against the wall and ran a hand over his face, in thought. "What happened to her?"

"She... she had multiple system failures. She died twenty-four hours after being admitted to the hospital." Cameron looked over at Marcus's parents, seeing a look of shock on both of their faces. It wasn't until Chase spoke; did they shake free of the news. 

"Mr. or Mrs. Harried, could either of you give me a hand? Marcus is having a bit of an issue staying still and it's pretty impossible to get the images we need." Chase turned on the mic so Marcus would be able to hear his parents speak. 

"Marcus? It's mommy, you need to sit still, and everything will be over with soon."

Marcus whined. "I'm scared."

His mother held back a sniffle as tears rose in her eyes. "There's no need to be scared. What you're in is like a big camera. All it's going to do is take your picture. You like when I take your picture don't you?"

"Yeah," Marcus answered. 

"That's a good boy. Just stay still while they take your picture."

Foreman looked over and smiled. "Thanks."

Marcus's mother wipes her eyes of her tears and nods as the MRI began.

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House stood in his conference room as he prepared a pot of coffee. Once it was brewing, he leaned heavily against the counter and ran a hand over his face just as Foreman and Cameron entered. 

Foreman rubbed the back of his neck. "The base of Marcus's brain's been infiltrated by a small mass. We think--"

"His pituitary?" House questioned. "It would explain the low blood pressure." He watched Foreman nod in an answer. He walked over to his white board and began writing. "Should have started Rose on Prednisone... this pretty much screams Lymphoma."

Cameron sat in one of the nearby chairs. "Nobody saw the lymphoma?"

House shook his head. "We only saw a mass, the locations is consistent with --"