"Is that why you were so rude to me when I called? You wanted the chance to diagnose me?" "Well, yeah," House said. "I read your book, and caught you on one of those morning shows, when I was stuck in Baltimore last year. AS came to mind immediately. That, or extreme geek syndrome." He looked past her, through the glass walls of his office. "I didn't know that you would come with your own armed guard." "He won't let me get a gun," Brennan said bitterly, just as the door opened behind them.

Sequel to "Rich Man's Darling." -- Luthor said warmly. "I'll make it worth your while." He rose from his chair and brought the baby over to Chase. "Clark's been devouring parenting books at a prodigious rate. He thinks Conner should have a well-baby check, and he didn't care for the doctor I originally suggested. Toby's wonderfully discreet, but he really does make a better emergency field medic than he does a pediatrician."