This was proving to be an annoying part of House’s life at the moment. First he had been his usual jerk self to a patient who was a cop with a hard on for an ego trip- hell bent on getting back at the doctor at all costs.

House was already annoyed as he went to your apartment for the night, already ticked off that Tritter had his apartment searched and cleared of his large Vicodin supply a day earlier, but he went from annoyed to pissed off when he saw Tritter in your apartment almost interrogating you.

House quickly demanded that Tritter leave and as the power abusing cop approached him on his way out House muttered something to him.

“Leave my partner alone.”

Tritter flashed him a small, cocky smirk.

“They’re part of the case; I’m afraid I can’t.”

And with that Tritter left the apartment, leaving you and House staring at the door with a tense silence filling the room.