Chapter 10

Later that day Harrington was in the break room eating her lunch, reading a magazine and listening to her iPod. She had it hooked up to a speaker and when House and Wilson walked in, they could hear the country song she was nodding her head and tapping her foot to.

"So getting your redneck on I see." House said snidely.

Harrington just ignored him and continued eating and looking at the magazine. Wilson sat down near her and started to take his lunch out of a paper bag. Harrington looked over at him and nicely said hi to him. House pulled a chair up and sat across from Wilson. Harrington picked another bite of food up with her fork and looked over at House acknowledged him with an emotionless, "House" and then ate the bite of food.

"Oh you can't hide how much you want me!"

"I want you like I want Chlamydia." She responded dryly.

Wilson laughed and House wiggled his eyebrows and responded, "I can arrange that." Harrington gave a disgusted sigh and went back to her lunch. Wilson started eating and House reached over and stole some of Wilson's food. Harrington got annoyed and confronted House about his rudeness.

"You know House, if you didn't spend all your money on hookers and gambling, you would be able to afford your own food and not keep stealing from poor Wilson.

"Oh but where is the fun in that?"

"Don't worry Samantha, I'm used to it. I make sure that I bring a little extra now to compensate for the loose."

"Well, it's still about time that he grew up and gets his own food instead of being the 'lunchroom bully.'"

"Hellooo, I am sitting right here."

"Wow, what a way to state the obvious" Harrington replied.

Wilson sat eating his lunch watching the exchange and laughed softly to himself.

In response to her comment, House took a fork from a cup full in the middle of the table and stole a bit of her food. Harrington didn't get mad at him or reprimand him; she just looked at him waiting. He gagged and with the food still in his mouth asked, "What the hell is this?"

She laughed amusingly, smiled and answered, "It is spinach and soy whole wheat ravioli in red sauce."

"Oh, a health nut. This isn't food, its inhuman torture. How can you eat this stuff?"

"Quite easily actually." Taking a bite she closed her eyes and slowly chewed and moaned to indicate that she was enjoying it. The boys just looked at her and she smiled back demurely. House looked over at what else she had. "Hmmm…soy ravioli, chocolate soy milk, apple, carrots. Have I found your kryptonite? Can I destroy you with dairy?" He said mockingly.

"Sorry to disappoint you Lex but I do eat dairy. I just limit it, so your evil plan to destroy me has been foiled again."

"Touché" came Houses reply.

Although Wilson chuckled at the exchange, he was still a bit surprised at the change in banter. Instead of being hostile toward each other, House and Harrington were being more playful. Maybe they will end up getting along after all, at least the best that they could he thought to himself.

Cameron came in then and informed House and Harrington that their patient had taken a turn for the worse and needed to be checked out. Harrington quickly got up and started out the door with Wilson saying that he'll put her stuff in her office for her. House stood up and started for the door. He then turned back and grabbed the apple that Harrington left on the table and took a bite as he limped out the door. Wilson just shook his head and said to himself, "It really isn't humanly possible for him to grow up."