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A/N: Post Small Sacrifices. House reflects on what happened. Please review. Thanks. Love, Lawabidingchild.
Lies
She lays here beside me, tired from the past hour. It doesn't matter. I missed her, even though she and I were together for the time I didn't apologize.
She stirs and wakes up to face me. A smile formed on her face. I could feel a smile form on mine, also. She snuggled closer to me and I could feel her place her head on my shoulder.
I begin to feel a little guilty. The apology was a lie. I was apologizing because Wilson told me to stop that childish game.
I tried to get her to lie to me so I didn't have to apologize for lying to her. I didn't feel guilty about it. Lying to her saved a patient's life. I wasn't going to give that up because Cuddy was upset. I don't feel guilty about what I did. I'm almost completely glad I did it.
But I feel guilty now. I tried to get her to lie to me. I even reminded her of something from her past that she'd rather forget. It hurts to even think about it.
"What are you thinking about?" she asked me, catching me off guard.
"Just about how beautiful you are," I responded.
"You're full of it," she said, kissing my cheek. "But I love you."
"I love you, too," I whispered back to her. I realized then that having her in my arms made me forget all my guilt.