Expecting the Unexpected
PG-13/T
Pairing: House/Stacy
A/N: Takes place post Need to Know.
Prologue: Three Weeks Ago
Three weeks ago, Stacy Warner had packed up her office at Princeton-Plainsboro, and her home and moved back to Short Hills with her husband, leaving behind the man she'd never stopped loving. Only three weeks ago she had been ready and willing to leave her husband for this man. Three weeks ago he'd pursued her relentlessly, finally convincing her that he was worth the end of her marriage, only to advise her against it when the time came.
Her life with Dr. Gregory House had taught her to expect the unexpected. His sarcasm and wit had kept her on her toes during the best times of their relationship. His actions always had the ability to catch her off guard, with either their sensitivity or lack there of, or take her breath away. Three weeks ago he had done it again. Their kiss in Baltimore had left her reeling, the sex had just been icing on the cake, ensuring her emotions remained anything but stable. Their conversation on the roof had started her thinking, leaving her considering a renewal of their relationship, only to have the rug pulled out from under her once again.
Three weeks later, she cried herself to sleep once again. Her husband laid beside her, helpless to comfort her, utterly unaware that the unexpected was about to strike again.