Author's Note: So because I love to write so much, I've decided to write the second chapter because I'm at home sick. So, here's the second chapter. Please write a review about what you hate and love. Thanks everyone.
James awoke, startled. He heard a sizzling sound come from the kitchen. He looked down at himself and saw that he still had his clothes on from the night before. He was also sleeping on the couch. An overwhelming smell of bacon came to his nose. He brought a hand up to his eyes and rubbed them.
He looked into the kitchen and saw Julia standing at the stove. He gave her a smile and a wave as he looked at her. Her hair was unruly and her smile was still warm. She had her clothes on from the night before as well.
"It smells really good in here. You need to stay the night more often." James said as he sat down at the table.
She gave him a plate and a smile.
"Is that an invitation, Dr. Wilson?" She asked as she brought over a mug of coffee, sugar and creamer. She set down the various pots of breakfast onto the table. She had a pan of eggs made, a plate of bacon and a plate of pancakes. She set down some syrup on the table as well.
"I believe it is an invitation. I really enjoyed you being here last night." James said as he got up to get her a fork.
"I enjoyed it here last night too. You're great company." She said as she took the fork from him.
"Thank you. You're great company as well." He said as he began to cut a piece of pancake. There was a small silence. James had a question forming in his mind.
"Julia?"
She looked up from her plate.
"Yes?"
"How did you find everything?" He asked with curiosity. He took a nibble of bacon.
Julia let out a soft giggle and looked down at her plate for a brief second.
"I went to the store before you woke up. I figured it would be rude to just look through your inventory. Also, I didn't want to wake you." She said with a laugh.
"Oh, well thank you. This was really sweet of you." He said as he ate another piece of bacon.
"It's no problem. I love cooking. I actually went to culinary school in New York a few years back." She said with a shrug, cutting into a pancake and pouring syrup over her eggs.
"Really? That explains how amazing a cook you are." He said with a smile.
"Thank you!" She said with a laugh again.
An easy silence fell upon them as they finished their meals. James took sips of his coffee and poured more sugar and creamer in it than necessary. He was nervous around Julia. There was something different about her that he couldn't understand. James wished he had the power to read people like House had. House could look at anyone and know everything about them.
"Can I ask you a question?" James said to clear the silence.
Julia gave him a nod while she finished her coffee. James took a deep breath.
"This may be an awkward question, but I'm only asking this because I've never met someone like you before so this is really new to me." He said as he looked down at his plate, avoiding eye contact.
"Go ahead, I won't feel insulted or anything." Julia said with open eyes.
"Okay…why didn't you sleep with me last night?" James asked, looking up at her. She gave him a loud life in reply. Obviously, she didn't want to sleep with you, dumbass, James thought to himself.
Julia quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
"No, no, no, no! I didn't mean the laugh in an insulting way-" She said quickly as she saw how hurt James was. She pushed her hair out of her face.
"Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I would like to sleep with you, maybe someday. Right now I have previous engagement." She said with a laugh.
James was really confused. Was she cheating on her fiancé with him? That couldn't be right. Julia didn't seem like the type of girl who would do that sort of thing. Then again, James was really bad at making inferences about people.
"What does that mean?" He asked.
"It's really important to me, so don't laugh." She said with a stern gaze at him Wilson put his hands up in surrender.
"Okay. I'm saving my virginity until after I'm married." She said with a smile, looking at James. His mouth was practically hanging wide open.
"Excuse me?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I don't want to have sex until I'm married." She said with a shrug.
James almost started making Puritan jokes, but went against it. He saw that this was really important to her and decided that if he ever wanted to be with this sweet girl, he would have to give up sex until he was ready to marry her. He wasn't ready for that sort of commitment yet, obviously. He only silently nodded in agreement and sipped more of his sugary coffee.
"You think it's silly, don't you?" She said as she stared at him taking sips of his coffee.
"No, not at all. I think it's virtuous. I wish I could have made that kind of commitment back when I was in high school." He said with a smile.
"Thank you. My ex would always joke about it with me. He would call me 'Mary' to be rude."
James just smiled at her and picked up her finished cup and plate. He took their silverware and plates into the sink and rinsed them off. He gently put them into the dishwasher.
"You're ex doesn't seem like a gentleman." James said as he walked back to the table.
"He was…he just had strong opinions." She mumbled. Suddenly, the air in the room became stiff and awkward. James coughed and started to walk away.
"If you want to take a shower first you can. I need to be at work by eleven but I can give you a ride home first if you'd like." He said as he looked at her. The sadness that was on her face quickly dissolved as she smiled at him again.
"I would like that very much. Thank you." She said as she got up. She gave James a quick kiss on the cheek.
"You're really sweet, James. I thought you should know." She said as she walked out of the dining room into the bathroom. James just stood there and watched her walk away. He was simply amazed by her.
I just made out all night long with a girl who doesn't believe sex before marriage. Huh. Times change, I guess, Wilson thought to himself as he sat down against the couch.
