Play House XXIX
By PaBurke
Spoilers: All of Pretender, Season 2 of House (that's all that's on DVD.)
Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine and no money is being made.
Distribution: The Nook
Rating: PG for language and sexual insinuation
Word Count: 200
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"Lots of anonymous sources in the newspaper recently," Wilson said as he dropped the Sunday Times on House's desk.
House grunted. "The holidays bring out idiots. Random Acts of Kindness and rot."
"Oh? You got tagged with a random act?"
"Tagged, alright. Someone decked out the front of my home. Blinking lights, wreaths, everything." House glared at the fellow doctor. "Stop laughing. They did the entire block. It was picture perfect."
"Which you couldn't allow; so what did you do?"
"I hired a boy to take it all down and take it away."
Wilson sat down and adjusted himself in the chair across from House. "Of course, you didn't even pay minimum wage for it."
"He didn't barter me up."
"What did he do with the decorations?" asked Wilson.
"Don't know. Don't care. If he's smart, he'll go sell it for the cash."
Wilson eyed his friend. "So what did he do with it?"
House grumbled and reluctantly admitted, "Took it home to cheer up his family."
Wilson considered it all. "Do you think they predicted your response?"
"Yes," hissed House. "I figured it out as I was coming in and passed the boy's house, but I can't undo it."
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