"No, but maybe you had more to do than you realized with whether or not I decided to stay at Princeton Plainsboro," Chase says in turn, voice held carefully even. He suspects that House gets it. Understands on some level that he may not care to admit to, because it implies that something House did was perhaps miscalculated, not entirely thought through.

Or maybe Chase is giving his own importance too much credit.

Then again, House is here to see him.

"Anyway, I would make a fantastic boss if you ever change your mind," he adds, returning to his pile. "If you have something to say, now would be a good time to say it. Otherwise, you'll have to catch me whenever I have lunch."