It took me longer than expected to continue this... Work has been a real killer lately.
THANKS TO: Freckle359 for everything!
Admit It
Chapter 2
"Uh, should we... hold hands or something?" Wilson asked.
The two doctors were having an awkward time on House's couch, watching the television like usual. This was different than before though. They'd just recently revealed their feelings and were now forced to 'gay it up' as Gab had so helpfully put it.
"Do you want to hold hands?"
"I... I have absolutely no clue."
"Then just shut up and watch t.v. Whatever happens will happen." House grumbled, gladly turning his full attention back to the show.
With a sigh, Wilson complied. He had been hoping that House would take the bait and just do something remotely sweet and couple-like with him. Ever since their confessions, things hadn't really changed between them, mostly because of House's unwillingness to let them.
This wasn't how he pictured it at all.
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House was leaning back in his desk chair the following afternoon, adamantly playing his Game Boy when Jessica entered the room.
She took a seat opposite of him and cleared her throat loudly.
"... What?" House didn't even bother acknowledging her presence.
"I need to talk to you about James."
"I know I'm gay, but that doesn't mean that I want to start gossiping daily."
Jessica gave a heavy sigh, "C'mon, Greg, I really need to talk to you about him."
House paused his game and set the console down, "Alright, fine."
"How have... things been going between the two of you?"
"What the hell do you mean? Things have been the way they've always been."
She slumped back in the chair, "... I was afraid of that."
"Why, pray tell?"
"It shouldn't be the way it's always been, Greg. You two confessed your feelings; things should be changing."
House shifted a bit uncomfortably, "Look, I don't know how you women handled this, but--"
"Greg, I don't pretend to know what's going on with you. However, I do know what's going on with James. He confessed to you because he wants things to change. He wants to be in that early-stage-goofy-in-love relationship with you already, but you won't let that happen."
"Maybe I'm just not that kind of gay man."
Jessica got to her feet, "Or maybe you're just afraid of being hurt again. You're not being fair to James. If you don't want a beyond-friendship relationship with him you'd better tell him before you ruin any chance you have of any type of relationship with him."
The woman then turned and left the room.
"... Damn women and their insight..." House sighed.
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There was a knock at Wilson's office door, "Come in."
The door opened and closed a moment later. Wilson heard a familiar step-clunk. He almost looked up to smile at House when he realized that the step was of somebody much lighter.
He looked up and gave the woman a polite smile, "What can I do for you, Gab?"
She waved a dismissive hand around as she took a seat, "Save the polite crap, Jimmy boy. I need to talk with you about Greg."
This couldn't be good... "Okay, shoot."
"You're an idiot."
Wilson blinked, "Are you sure you didn't mean to tell me that you came here to convey a message from House?"
"No, that was from me. All of this is. You're a really big idiot to have thought that things would just magically change overnight between the two of you."
"Um... who told you that that's how I want things?"
"Hello? It doesn't take a genius to figure it out." Gab gave him a look of annoyance, "Men are so typical, thinking that things should immediately be exactly like they want them to be."
"Not every man's like that--"
"Well you are. You're trying to force Greg to move at an unnecessarily fast pace, and if you don't slow down you're going to lose him."
"I won't lose him--"
"Don't argue with me. You'll lose him. End. Of. Story." With that, Gab got up and left.
Wilson placed a hand over his eyes with a pronounced groan, "Women..."
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Later that day, Wilson appeared in House's office doorway, "So, uh..."
"... Yeah." House was leaning against his desk.
"I-I've been thinking... things don't have to change right away." He entered the room, shifting a bit on his feet.
"But you want them to." It wasn't a question, merely an observation.
"House, I don't mind waiting..."
"Neither do I. That's the problem. One of us needs to be willing to push the other into this. Since you're more of the nagging wife, I figured you would do it... Instead, you've just shyed away from me."
"I don't want to make you go too fast." Wilson sighed.
"I don't want to make you go too slow."
They stared at each other for a moment.
"... We really shouldn't pay attention to what those two idiot counterparts of ours say..." House grumbled.
Wilson chuckled, walking up to him, "No, I don't think we should."
As the two men wrapped their arms around each other, Jessica and Gab gave soft sighs of approval from the balcony.
"Did you really tell James to not go so fast?"
"Hell yeah. Did you tell Greg to speed up?"
"Yes."
"Hm... Then both conversations were just stupid and pointless." Gab tapped her chin thoughtfully.
"We were just trying to look out for ourselves." Jessica gave her a small smile.
Gab put an arm around the slighter woman, "... I didn't take this long to start acting all couple-y with you, did I?"
"Oh, no."
"Good."
Jessica gave her a playful smirk, "You took longer."
"I did not."
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I had Gab and Jessica give mixed messages to the guys because I enjoy messing with them. :3 ... I also had Gab constantly cutting Wilson off because I thought it was funny.
