Disclaimer: I don't own House, nor the one liner I borrowed from 'The Perfect Man'
Cecilia spent most of the next day in recovery, still, well recovering! Wilson wouldn't let her have any visitors until she was released onto the oncology ward for the remainder of her recovery.
Wilson walked quietly into Cecilia's room to check her vitals and bandages, being ever gentle hoping not to wake her, "Hey" Cess whispered, her throat was still sore from having the tube down it.
Wilson tried hard to hide his shock that she was already awake, "Hey, you feeling any pain outside the chest area?" he asked gesturing to her breasts
"Actually, I'm a little sore on my side, here" she lifted her gown to reveal a nasty bruise
"Ouch, that looks really sore, but there isn't much I can do, you're already on morpheme to dull down the chest pain. Your chest will hurt for a few days then become rather tender for about another few weeks. Sorry if this is too much too soon, but since you're awake I figured get it over with" Wilson made an awkward smile
"It's ok, I will more than likely sleep a lot anyway, and I hear you saved a lot of my breasts…nurses' talk!" Cess smiled, "Can I see Uncle Greg now?"
"No, not for another few hours, just to be sure, and then I'll have you transferred to my floor where I can monitor you easier…then and only then can you see House" Wilson gave her a genuine smile before leaving the room.
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A few days later Cecilia was resting comfortably when House walked in, "Hey kiddo, feeling any better?" he asked sitting next to her
"Yea, a little…I want more channels though, or at least some new books, I've already read these ones" Cess pointed as a pile of novels House had brought in a few days prior
"You've read all of these?" House looked skeptical
"Yes, and for your information I am older than the age of 15, Babysitter's club, is a little too young for me!" she laughed before wincing in pain, "I really shouldn't laugh you know!"
"Sorry, well make a list of books you want and I'll see what I can do" House patted her leg before walking out of the room, stopping Wilson before he entered, "Is she doing alright?" he whispered
"She's doing fine House, unless there's some hidden viral infection or something she has that isn't showing up on our tests then she's recovering perfectly, well near to perfect as she can" Wilson gave him a reassuring smile. That's all he seemed to do in his work life was smile, always the happy, near on cheerful doctor. No one could ever understand their friendship, and hopefully no one will.
Wilson then continued into the room, "Hey Cess, how are you feeling today?" he asked checking her vitals again
"Fine, like you said a bit tender and red, but it doesn't hurt too much anymore. I mean it's not like I can wear a bra yet, or lay on my side, but I'm getting there" she smiled looking hopeful
"Well I want to keep you in for another week, and possibly have a nurse go home with you, you won't be able to perform the everyday chores like you used to be able to for a while. I can organize that today if you want?" Wilson asked taking her blood pressure
Cess shook her head, "No, I don't want a stranger coming into my apartment and showering me and that, I just need someone to help me dress, showers are easily taken care of by basin washing until I can lift my arms better. Can I think about it more though?"
"Of course, no one is pressuring you into taking on the nurse or anything, I just want to make sure that you are taken cared of" Wilson looked so concerned Cecilia's heart nearly broke.
Cess reached for his hand, "Look, I'll be fine, I'll think about the nurse, but for now, let's just work with what we have in front of us OK?" Cess squeezed his hand tighter
"Alright, but please, promise me you'll think about it?" Wilson pressed still holing her hand. Little did either of them know, was that someone was watching from a perfect position behind a pillar.
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"How is she?" Foreman asked when House entered the room
"Nearly dieing" House replied
Cameron tensed, "You can't be serious, Wilson said she was doing fine!"
"Oh you meant Cecilia! Well in that case she's doing fine, being discharged in about a week" House replied feigning innocence
"Then who is nearly dieing?" Cameron asked
"Our new patient, yes my little ducklings, I bring you a case" House smiled before writing the symptoms on the board and assigning jobs, "Oh Cameron can I have a second please?"
"Sure" Cameron walked into House's office and sat in front of his desk waiting for him, "What's wrong?"
House watched her fiddle with the folder in her lap before he replied, "I need a favor" he continued to stare at her.
"You want me to ignore our drunken confessions? That's fine" Cameron replied stiffening
"What? No! What I wanted was for you to convince Cess that you should look after her" House explained in all seriousness
"Why? Wouldn't Wilson want her to have a nurse? Won't I be needed here?" Cameron asked suddenly
"Yes, but you're accessible by phone, pager and I have net at home so the internet" House replied, "You're the only one I really trust besides Wilson, and well I know he has the hots for her!" House continued, "Please Cameron, she trusts you more than a strange new nurse, I know how she thinks still"
"I'll talk to her House, but I'm not promising anything, besides Cuddy has to approve of it" Cameron replied getting up, "By the way, thanks" Cameron left without another word
House was in the same position when Wilson walked past a little while later, "Everything alright in here?" Wilson sat in front of House, watching his demeanor before House answered.
"You know, with Stacey back things got pretty tense around here, but then Cessy turns up and it's like all that tension and pain just faded away. Now I've confessed how I feel for Cameron, cried and nearly lost a niece…I'm going soft Jimmy" House rested his head on his walking stick.
"I think it comes with admitting people in House, you've blocked people out for so long that it's going to feel weird letting them in and even though it's Cess, you haven't spoken to her since the infarction and now she's ill. Give it time" with that Wilson got up and began to leave, "By the way, she accepted Cameron as her aide" House nodded and Wilson left
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"Everything packed?" Cameron asked
"Yea, I don't remember bringing this much stuff with me" Cess laughed, it had bee a few weeks since her operation and Wilson had finally discharged her
"Well, now you have new teddies, books and I don't think you've opened this" Cameron handed her a small wrapped box
"No I haven't, I don't even remember seeing it before" Cess took the box before carefully examining the outside wrapping for any sign of who gave it to her.
Just then Wilson walked in, looked at the box and before drawing attention to himself, "Who's that from?"
Cess looked up, "Not sure, there's no name or anything, Ally just found it"
"Well, open it then" Wilson asked
Carefully Cess unwrapped the box to reveal a beautiful red velvet box, "Rather pretty box don't you think?" Cess asked no one in particular, before slowly opening the box and gasping, "Oh it's beautiful" She gently pulled out the silver locket, Cameron gasped. It was exquisite, with an intricate rose design on the front, but the back was engraved; 'Love is like friendship on fire, that's how I feel about you' "Oh my, did anyone see who placed this in here?"
"Sorry Cess I was packing up my things in Diagnostics, what about you Wilson?" Cameron faced him
"None either, I had a new patient today" Wilson shrugged
"Well in that case Jimmy, can you help me put it on?" Cess held it out to him, but before he could take it House came in
"Cameron, before you leave can I borrow you for a few minutes? The patient needs your attention quickly" so Cameron and House left leaving Wilson and Cess alone
"Ok, so her give me the necklace" Wilson held out his hand and looked at it, "Does it open?" he tried prying it apart and as it opened a piece of white paper fell out, "Well this might help you" he handed it to her
She looked at it before placing it in her pocket and lifting her hair, Wilson fumbled with the lock for a few moments before finally clasping it, letting his fingers gently brush away the stray hair on her back. Neither noticed when she lent slightly into him, his hands still gently resting at the nape of her neck, before the clicking of a passing nurse broke them out of their reverie. "Er…I should go find Cameron" Cess smiled slightly before brushing past Wilson
"Wait, don't forget you're box, you might not want to wear it if you don't like the guy" Wilson pointed out
"Right, good point, thanks" Cess reached for the box, as their fingers touched both could feel the electricity between them but tried desperately to ignore it. She didn't elp matters when she pulled him into a hug, "Thank you Jimmy, for everything"
"I'm hear for you Cess, always" he whispered softly into her ear before pulling out of the hug, "You should find Cameron"
"Don't forget the person who gave me this" Cess fiddled with the locket before remembering the paper, "Oh, this might help" she pulled the paper out ad began reading it, confusion knitting her brows, 'Man she looks so adorable like that'
"So who's it from? Or should I ask what it says?" Wilson joked
"It says uh…'Always I've been just a friend, always I've wanted more' that's it" Cess replied
"Well, maybe you should think on it, go on find Cameron, I want you resting as soon as possible" Wilson scolded before laughing softly
"yea, thanks again Jimmy" Cess began walking out the door, "Oh before I forget, The Downing for dinner tomorrow night? We're all getting together for my coming home party, around 7 if you can make it" Cess smiled brightly at him before walking out
Wilson found himself once again watching her retreating back, "I'm glad you liked it Cessy, now all you need to do is figure out who he was…me" Wilson sighed before leaving the room himself.
A/N: I hope you like this chapter, I've move things along quite fast, but that's because recovery is so boring…thanks to everyone for replying and giving hints on what should or what they want to happen! Enjoy!