Chapter 3
Finally just one week later came the big day. Wedding was bucked on Saturday afternoon in small hotel out of town. It was 4th Wilson's wedding so they won't get marriage in the church, there was nice place in hotel's back yard, where the little altar were build. It was middle of the summer, so hot weather let to get marriage in outside. Every preparation start in the early morning. All hotel was bucked only for wedding, so all guest had their rooms in it, and they could not to rush, came early and stay all night.
House didn't saw any rush to came early in the wedding, Friday night he spend drinking in from of his TV, next day he woke up late, but still had time not rushing came in the wedding. He knew that Wilson will be nervous, no matter that it's his 4th marriage. House was his best men, so he'll have to stand by his side. House wanted to say no to this offer, his leg hurts and he don't want to wear this monkey suite, but Wilson was his best friend and House didn't wanted to look bad when he'll see Cuddy.
"-House, great you're here.. why you're still not dressed yet?", Wilson was obviously nervous. He was happy to see his friend, maybe he'll help to go thru this easier
"-Wilson relax, it's your 4th marriage, you should be relax as professional", House find his best friend getting ready in his room. House was still wearing his casual clothes: jeans, colourful t-shirts and light blue skirt, as usual none of it ironed. He set in chair massaging his leg
"-House, ceremony is in half hour, you need to get changed, you're my best men"
"-Can't do, how I suppose to leave you, when the groom is so nervous, smells like cold feet"
"-I'm not getting cold feet, I'm just nervous before my 4th marriage"
"-Are you afraid that it might be your last? There're so many lonely and vulnerable woman outside, you could marriage and divorce.", House smiled mocking his friend, but it seemed that those words just made Wilson more relax, and he felt that House just wanted to help him in his own way.
"-Thanks for being here for me, I need it", Wilson smiled to the House's reflect in the mirror, he stood in front of. House just rolled his eyes massaging his leg. He stayed there for few more minutes and then left to his room to change in the monkey suite.
When House and Wilson finally came to the altar, all guest already set in their seats, groom's in right side, bride's in left. when House stood by Wilson he watched over the guests, he saw few known faces from PPTH, like his team and some more doctors. He saw Stacy with Mark too, but tried not to show that he noticed them. There were Wilson's parents and even his brother, but no Cuddy. He compressed his lips hiding his sadness, but still hoped that she might show up later.
Finally musicians start playing and all bride's mates start walking in the middle till the alter and standing in the line, opposite to Wilson and House. In the second bride show up walking aisle with her father. Wilson's eyes get widen seeing his beautiful bride in the classic white dress.
House's eyes get widen too, but he didn't saw the bride, his eyes was full on one late guest in dark blue dress. Cuddy excused herself and set in free chairs with her little daughter. She checked on Rachel and turned her eyes on the bride. She smiled widely, obviously happy for her friend getting marriage.
House couldn't took his eyes form her, he studied her face, her moves, not seeing anything around, but Cuddy's eyes haven't turned on him yet. And House was pleading her, in his minds, to look at him, he wanted to make an eye contact, to see inside her eyes to see some kid sign.
Finally he get lucky when Wilson and Sam were saying their -Yes , Cuddy turned her eyes little bit to the right and their eyes met. They stared at each other for a while just frozen, none of them smiling or moving, they just stared at each other after not seeing each other more than a year.
Suddenly everybody start shouting and congratulating new couple. House and Cuddy tuned their eyes at guests and marriage couple. Wilson and Sam kissed few more times and start walking down the aisle holding hands. Everybody was congratulating them, and everyone around smiled and laughed accept House. He turned his eyes on Cuddy again and kept staring at her, she was smiling widely congratulating new couple.
After quick photo session everybody came back in the hotel, someone told that it might be start raining so they'll have to celebrate inside. But it didn't made any troubles, personal was already ready for it, and in short time hotel's hall for party was ready to celebrate.
House stayed inside, when everybody were outside during the photo session. House walked around seeing how personal were preparing place for party and saw cards with names, how guest should sit around the tables. There were few bid tables for families and other tables were for about 4-6 guest to sit.
House quickly found were Cuddy suppose to sit and him, they had to set separate, but he didn't liked that so he changed one card with his own, that he could sit by one table with Cuddy. House haven't seen any guy around her in ceremony, so he saw tinny hope.
Then House set by bar till every guest will set in their places. He was drinking Vicky sitting with his back at tables, so he hoped to be unseen. After few minutes most of people already set by their tables. So House raised from his bar chair and walked to his seat.
"-Lisa?", Cuddy heard her name and raised her head, she already set by her table, but she was the only one sitting there so far. She widely smiling seeing familiar faces
"-Stacy...and Mark?", her eyes get widen seeing her after so long time. And how turned out they'll set together. Stacy with Mark set in their seats. Cuddy forgot to see at cards with what she'll have to sit.
"-It's long time, how are you?" Stacy smiled widely, and start asking about her life, but suddenly she saw other guest who'll sit by their table, her eyes get widen, she froze in unexpected situation
"-Hh...ousssse?", first she just saw and felt that someone is about to sit next to her, but she really didn't expect him. Cuddy saw House during ceremony and it was so weird to look at him after so long time
"-What a surprise... we're all sitting by one table..", first House just smiled looking at surprised Cuddy's face, but later his eyes get widen seeing that Stacy with Mark is sitting there too. House set in his place, what happened to be between Cuddy and Mark. He still hated the men, no reason
"-House... what a nice surprise.." Mark said in unfriendly voice already feeling how bad is party is going to be because of him. However this time Mark can be sure about Stacy's safeness.
"-Stacy, Mark... nice to see that you're not in the wheel chair anymore." he looked at Stacy for a second then looked at Mark and they shared unfriendly gaze. It was big surprise for himself that he wasn't feeling to look at Stacy, like he lost all interest in her, he ever had.
"-House...long time. How are you?", Stacy smiled widely and friendly, but her smile didn't made any reaction on House, "-I heard you been in jail...", Mark said loud when Stacy was about to say something more. Stacy rolled her eyes looking at her husband. Seemed like Mark wanted to humiliate House
"-Yeah I was Mark, thank you for reminding me", House compress his lips to hold his anger, "-I just drove my car in someone's living room, but I paid my price..", he turned to look at Cuddy, but she kept her eyes on her hands, like trying to live thru this. She seemed angry to sit by him, to hear his voice.
House bend his eyes and then turned his angry look at Mark again.
"-Stop you two...it's James's wedding, please don't ruin this night", Stacy said in bossy voice, like angry mother on her kids. Both men bend their eyes apologising.
Stacy studied House's face when he turned at Cuddy when he said drove in someone's living room. Even though Cuddy didn't answer to his look, Stacy felt it was Cuddy's living room.
"-Hay everybody, looks like we'll sit together...", middle age men with dark hair wearing in nice, seemed expensive suite, stood by their table, and set in free chair between Cuddy and Stacy.
"-Hay... welcome to our table..", Stacy said smiling widely, every turned to look at new guy by their table.
"-I'm Derek", he smiled at Stacy then at Cuddy, not noticing two men sitting by the table too.
"oh great, now I'll have to concrete with this fancy one" , House thought to himself studying new member by their table. He was very good looking, smiling like from Colgate commercial. His eyes was on Cuddy and it made House to be jealous a lot.
"-So...Derek, you're friend of groom's or bride's?", House asked in unfriendly voice
"-Oh I'm Samantha's cousin, but I knew James since they married in first time, so I think I could say that I'm their both friend", Derek said in soft voice, but didn't looked at House at all, he kept his eyes on Cuddy or Stacy, smiling at them, like he would knew them for a long time.
