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They'd had a quiet Christmas Day in the apartment, and House had soent a good part of the day at the piano, when he wasn't in front of the television.

He decided to go in to the clinic after dinner, because, well, no one had been working the clinic for the better part of a week, and hethought someone ought to be there. Just in case. For a couple hours anyway. It had nothing to do with the four walls closing in on him in the apartment. Not at all.

And so, there is a doctor on duty, so come bleed. Or jam out to Johnny Cash with him, share a cup of coffee. Well, no. He won't share his cup, but there's some in the pot, if anyone wants to partake. There is also a plate of store-bought Christmas-y cookies on the counter.

ETA: Clinic staff, if anyone is around, you can drop by in this thread to get your Holiday gifts from Dr House

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"Dr. House?" Alanna peered into the clinic, fixing her Faithful-collar.

"Alanna," House looks up from the desk and smiles. "Come in. How was your trip?"

Alanna opend her mouth, then closed it and shook her head. "It's over." She handed over her gift. "Um, happy holidays. Which ever."

"Same to you." He took the gifts with a nod of thanks, and reached for a small basket under the desk. It held an assortment of fruit, candy, and a stationary set with a very expensive pen set.

Faithful peered down into the basket and purred happily. "Thank you, Dr. House. How was your vacation?"

House shrugged. "My mother had a heart attack. It was very stressful." HIs eyes closed and he rubbed the bridge of his nose. After a beat, his hand dropped and he looked down at the cat. "But, she's recovering, so it's all right."

"Oh. I'm glad to hear that she's doing better." Faithful jumped up on to Dr. House's lap and purred. "Um, do you need anything?" Alanna asked, feeling a wee bit uncomftorable.

He looked at her for a moment, looked like he was about to say something, then blinked, and his eyes shifted. he ran a hand over his face, and pushed his mouth up in to a smile.

"No," he shook his head gently. "Everything's fine." Which was a complete lie, but no need to burden Alanna with that knowledge. "Go on, you don't want to spend your Christmas night in the clinic."

Alanna frowned. "If I celebrated, probably not. Have a good holiday Dr. House." Alanna offered a small bow. "Come on Faithful."

House gave the cat a quick rub betwee the ears before shooing him toward Alanna. "Thanks for stopping by." He offered a small smile.

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