I know, it's short! I'm sorry, don't kill me! xD Anyway, this one's a little short because the next one is going to be pretty lengthy description wise, and you'll find out why in this chapter. Anyway, enjoy, & leave a review! :D
May 31, 2010 (21 weeks)
House entered Cuddy's office unannounced as usual.
"Case closed." He said throwing the case file onto her desk. "Sign off on it."
"Later." She responded without looking up. He studied her closely. There was something on her mind. He could tell by the way she avoided looking up at him. He watched as she sighed, stopping what she was doing, and leaned back against her chair.
"I think we should move in together.. Your apartment only has one room.. My house only has three.. There's not enough space where either of us live. It seems like the next logical step..." She said, her words stumbling over each other.
"Alright."
"That's it? Alright? No arguing?"
"Nope. I'm all for it."
"Oh.. Okay then." She smiled, signing the file he needed and passing it back to him. House exited her office, and made his way back up to his own.
"I've got an assignment for you all." He said upon spotting his team sitting in the differential room, doing nothing.
"You've got a case?" Chase asked leaning forward.
"No. I need you all to go house hunting for me."
"House hunting?" Thirteen asked skeptically. "You're seriously going to make us find you a house, instead of finding you a case?" She scoffed.
"Ah, but there is a catch young padawan. The team member who find Cuddles and I the nicest house gets a week off from work."
"Seriously?" Taub asked, already searching through real estate listings on his cell phone.
"Yeah. Except for you, since you already took time off last month. You've gotta do it too or else I'll fire you, and you and I both know that the Mrs. wouldn't approve of that."
He smirked as he heard Taub grumble a complaint. Leaving his team to start their "assignment", he made his way next door to Wilson's office.
"What are you doing this weekend Jimmy?" he asked as he burst through the door unannounced.
"Uh nothing... Why?"
"Cuddles and I are going house shopping."
Wilson chocked on his coffee.
"House shopping? You're moving in together?" He asked raising one of his very thick eyebrows.
"As of today. I've got my ducklings looking up listings as we speak. So you in or what?"
"I've got nothing better to do, of course I'm in."
June 5th 2010
"Morning Wilson." Cuddy said as she answered the door, early Saturday morning. It was a little past ten, and they had been waiting for Wilson to arrive in order to go look at a few houses. House had told her about the little game he set up with his team, and they were going to meet each one of them at the houses they had found. "Want anything?" She asked as he followed her into the kitchen.
"No thanks." He responded as they took a seat at the table.
Cuddy studied him closely. It had been a month since his break up with Sam, and she had noticed that his usual post break up habits were no where to be seen. She found it odd that he wasn't sulking as he normally did after another of his relationships failed. Curiosity was bubbling inside of her.
"How are you dealing with the whole break up?" She asked casually.
"I'm fine. Why?" He responded raising an eyebrow.
"Oh nothing.. You're just not sulking like you usually do..."
"He's got himself another girlfriend, that's why."
Cuddy looked up as House entered the kitchen.
"That or he finally took my advice and is sleeping with hookers." He continued pulling a carton of juice out of the refrigerator and taking a swig out of it before belching loudly.
"Pig." Cuddy snorted rolling her eyes as he pulled up a chair beside her before turning back to Wilson.
"What's her name?"
"What are you talking about... There's no new girlfriend..." He lied.
Cuddy laughed. "Stop lying Jimmy. What's her name?" she pressed, noting that he was fidgeting.
"Megan."
"Megan, as in the one from peds?"
"That's the one." House responded. "Jimmy's doing a little cradle robbing. She's 14 years his junior."
"In my defense, you're cradle robbing too House."
Cuddy laughed again.
"You do realize that 7 years younger isn't as bad as 14 right? I mean... She's only 30.. I could've set you up with one of my cousins if you wanted someone younger than you.."
"No. I'm good. She's nice, I like her. We'll see how it goes."
"Whatever you say..."
"That was odd." She thought to herself. Wilson wasn't the type of person to instantly rebound after a failed relationship. He took his time to heal and get back on track. The fact that it had only been a month and he was already in the process of starting a new relationship was odd. Cuddy was pulled out of her reverie when there was another ring at the door.
"That would be the little one." said House as he stood from the table. "Go get the kid so we can go."
Cuddy stood from the table and made her way to Rachel's bedroom. She entered the room to find the little girl sitting on the floor watching TV.
"Rach, let's go."