I apologise for this chapter being a little all over the place. I was having trouble getting it to where I wanted it to be without it being a ridiculously short chapter. Hope you like it and please review :)


Most men would have been happy if someone like Anna told them that they thought they were falling in love with them. But Greg House was not most men.

"Wow," Wilson said after he'd finished reading. "House this is incredible!"

"Is it?" House replied, sullenly.

"Well not what led her to the revelation but the revelation itself is. You have the love of a beautiful woman and you're acting like it's the end of the world. Have you replied to her?"

"No."

"House! She sent this two weeks ago. Why haven't you told her you feel the same?"

"I don't."

"Yes you do. I've seen you around her and it's obvious you feel the same way about her."

"No I don't! She said…" he trailed off.

"She said what?"

House didn't answer the question. Instead he snatched up his letter and stalked out of the room, leaving a very bewildered and annoyed Wilson in his wake.


"So what was in the letter?" Cuddy asked. Her and Wilson were sat in the canteen having lunch and Wilson was filling her in on the events of the previous day.

"She described this event that happened which was... horrific to put it mildly. But it was also brave and sweet and so full of love. And she said that it made her realise she was falling in love with House."

"What?" Cuddy gasped, nearly choking on her drink. "With the mood House is in at the moment, I thought she'd been hurt again or had told him that she hated him. Why's he being so intolerable then? Do you think he misses her?"

"I don't know. He's not even replied to her and is acting like he doesn't feel the same."

"Well that's a lie. He was so attentive when she was hurt and getting a letter from her makes his day. Anyone who has seen the two together can see he loves her too. I don't understand why he would deny it."

"That's House for you I suppose. And one of the only people who does understand him is thousands of miles away in a warzone, waiting on a letter from the man she loves."

Cuddy nodded sadly before adding: "You don't think he's deliberately hurting her, do you?"

"As much as he denies it, he does care about Anna and wouldn't hurt her on purpose. Chances are, he's hurting too for some reason and that's what's stopping him from replying."

"Any ideas what it is?"

Wilson sighed. "I wish I did."


"Have you written to Anna yet?" Wilson asked later that week.

"No."

"Are you planning on doing so soon?"

"No."

"Have you any idea when she's home?"

"No."

"House," Wilson said, exasperatedly.

"What the hell am I meant to say in response, Wilson? She said she thinks she's falling in love with me! I'm meant to be void of emotions and not give a damn about anyone! Do you really think I know how to respond to that?" House spat back almost regretfully. "They don't tell you when the return date is for security reasons or something. She did nine months before she was injured and is into her third now so it'll be any time in the now really."

"Are you going to pick her up at the airport?"

"I don't know, Wilson! I don't know!" House slammed the door behind him as he left Wilson's office in anger.

"There's definitely something going on," Wilson thought to himself.


"Since that's your scrawl on the whiteboard and you still have both your hands, I take it you can still write," called a voice from the doorway.

House had his back to the door but could recognise that voice anywhere. He took a deep breath and then turned to face his team.

"Foreman and Chase, do an MRI. Cameron, get a full history."

"Aren't you going to introduce us to to your visitor?" Cameron asked, noticing how House hadn't looked at the woman once.

"No. Now go and do your jobs!" he barked to which they all filed past the woman.

"So you're mad at me and taking it our on them?" Anna asked, moving further into the room.

"When did you get back?" House replied, ignoring her question.

"Last night. James picked me up and let me stay in his spare room."

"Wilson?"

She shrugged. "You weren't answering your phone. I was upset when you didn't reply to my letter but I sort of expected it. When you didn't answer, I thought something had happened to you. I called James, he made up some pitiful excuse and offered to pick me up."

"I should make my friends pass a lie detector test," he joked, half-heartedly.

There was an awkward silence for a moment before Anna decided she'd have to be the one to start talking:

"I'm sorry for what I wrote."

"Are you?"

"No but that's what you want me to say isn't it? We had an amazing night together, Greg, and then you acted like nothing happened!"

"So did you!"

"Because I was scared! I was scared that it might have meant way more to me than it did to you. I didn't want to lose you, Greg. And then you kissed me at the airport and I thought that maybe you felt the same. But when I told you that I thought I was falling in love with you, you ignored me. I risked everything by telling you that!"

"And I risked everything kissing you!"

"Then surely you should feel the same as me?"

"No!"

"Why not?"

"Because I know!"

House held his breath as he realised what he'd just revealed during their heated exchange. Anna stared at him in a mixture of confusion and surprise as her anger seemed to subside.

"I know," House said, softly, taking a step towards her so they were only a few feet apart in the conference room. "You said you think you're falling in love with me. I know I'm falling in love with you."

"Oh Greg," Anna gasped, moving so she was right in front of him and placing her hands lightly on his chest. "I do know. I said think because I thought I'd be easing you into it more. I didn't realise you'd take my words so literally."

"Really?"

She nodded. "I'm well and truly head-over-heels in love with you."

"That's really corny," he replied, chuckling lightly.

"But you feel the same so you're equally corny right?"

House nodded, making sure to look her in the eye as he did so.

"That's good," she said, smiling brightly. "Otherwise it makes the next two things I have to say pretty awkward."

"Oh?"

"I didn't know for certain before I left last year and I was going to tell you after my injury but then we weren't speaking and it was awkward and..."

"Anna," he prompted.

"Right. I've got a few more weeks of my contract left and a couple of things to sort out at the base but I'm not renewing it."

"You're not?"

"At the risk of being called corny again, I don't want to be away from you."

"Yeah that was corny."

"Shut up or I won't tell you the other thing which is better."

"But what could be better than having you with me 24/7?" House mocked.

"How about having two of us with you 24/7?"

"What? Are you..."

Anna nodded. "You're going to be a dad."