Back in the kitchen Cess and Wilson had begun talking, after finally ending their staring contest, "You know Jimmy, when I left mum and everyone up north, I felt like I had lost it all…my health was dwindling, I was barely controlling my diabetes and then I came hear, completely unannounced to him, and he just made everything right again" a tear slipped down her cheek, "Nothing has been the same since the infarction and he doesn't realize how much it's hurt other people, not just him!"
"That's Greg though, he doesn't think outside his own little world anymore, that's why he kept Cameron at arms length for so long" Wilson watched as Cess dropped her head onto her arms, "He does care though, that's what is so confusing for him, is that he has tried so hard to be this miserable, sarcastic bastard that he forgot that it would mean loosing himself in the process; that was something he couldn't do I don't think"
"You know what's funny, all this happened because of Stacey, a stupid girlfriend…I haven't trusted men since he left, which means I've had a total of 3 boyfriends in my entire life; how sad is that?" Cess asked raising her head, "But I can't continue blaming him for my issues with men, dad left when I was little, he left when I was older, Grandpa left somewhere in-between! I'm not saying that none of them care, but they just left, not a word…" Cess trailed off, absentmindedly playing with the new locket, "What does this mean though? 'Love is like friendship on fire' I don't get it"
Wilson reached forward and turned the locket around so he could read it, "I think it means that friendship is the basis of every strong relationship and that love begin with the foundation; which is friendship and from that the love is a burning desire. Something that no one can put out or falter, because it will always burn if the friendship is still intact…I think" Wilson laughed, letting go of the locket
"Then if friendship is that basis of love, and love can't be extinguished, why are there so many divorces? Oh man I sound like a petulant teenager!" Cess blushed
"No you don't, just a very naïve young woman!" Wilson joked, "Divorce is unsettling, take it form me, just been through my third! A divorce comes about because the couple either doesn't take the time to build the friendship first, or they don't continue to fuel it. It may be a everlasting flame, but every fire needs fuel to keep it burning" Wilson sounded sad
"I'm sorry Jimmy, I didn't mean to talk about divorce and love, not this soon after your divorce" Cess placed her hand over his and smiled reassuringly at him
"No it's fine, Julie and I had been over for awhile, it just took one of us to either screw up major, or to actually that the initiative and file" Wilson explained, "That's the problem about marrying without friendship, once you've walked down the aisle, taken the honeymoon, there isn't much left"
"So if you've been over for awhile, was there anyone else you were seeing?" Cess asked a bit nervously suddenly
"No actually, there wasn't anyone I was seeing, maybe I should've seen someone, but then it would just be a meaningless fling nothing more" Wilson sighed, "That is a beautiful locket, got any clue as to who gave it to you?"
Cess looked at the locket again, "No, but the note that was found in it is weird, I really don't know anyone in Princeton, and since no one back home knows I was coming here, it really doesn't make sense" Cess's brows knitted once again with confusing and intense concentration as she unfolded the note.
'I'm becoming like a broken record, but she is beautiful! Oh man would I be dead if House found out my thoughts…I bet Cameron's figured it out though…Actually I wonder where those two have got to?'
"Jimmy are you even listening to me at all?" Cess smiled gently at him
"Oh sorry, got caught up in my thoughts" Wilson apologized
"Really? Care to share them then? They are obviously more interesting then what I have to say" Cess teased
"You wouldn't be too interested in them" Wilson lied
"You're lying, I can tell, you're a bad liar!" Cess proclaimed standing up, "Spill them or you will be attacked" Cess giggled like a school girl, in fact all their behaviors had been immature that night.
"Now Cess, don't forget you're bruising" Wilson stood up as well backing away from Cess
"What's wrong Jimmy, still ticklish?" Cess's eyes gave of an evil glint
"Ticklish? Me? Never!" Wilson smiled
Wilson's smiled was suddenly wiped off his face when he realized he had backed himself into a corner and that Cecilia was closing in on him, "Now come on Cessy, be reasonable" Wilson began to beg, "Begging doesn't become you Jimmy, you're much too pretty for begging" Cess smirked closing in more.
The new few moments went in a blur for the two, but found Wilson the victor on top of Cecilia, pinning down her arms to stop her from tickling him, "I'm not hurting you am I? Because I am not letting you go until you promise not to tickle me again"
"What are you going to do if I don't? Sit on me all night?" Cess smiled, Wilson hadn't thought beyond threatening her and she knew.
Cecilia gulped as realization flashed across Wilson's face, "They're kissing"
"Who is kissing? Because we certainly aren't" Cess looked a bit down at that thought but kept it well hidden
"House and Cameron, that's what they are doing, that's why we haven't been interrupted" Once again realization crossed Wilson's face, "Which means we won't be interrupted; which means I can sit her all night" He smiled devilishly at her
"Hold you're horses there Jimmy, I could scream" Cess smiled triumphantly
"Not if you can't talk" Wilson smiled again
"Oh yea and how exactly are you planning on muting me without tape, cloth or anything come to think of it" Cess was once again triumphant, before the look she got from Wilson had her gulping this time.
'Oh no, that's not a very reassuring look'
'I'm not seriously going to go…' Wilson's brain shut off about the same time his lips spoke the words, "Like this" and his lips came crashing down on hers. He was as shocked as she seemed to be in the beginning, before both accepted what was happening; Wilson slithered his tongue across her lips begging for entrance which she eagerly allowed.
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"I think we should leave them House" Cameron whispered, as they began to walk in on Wilson and Cess kissing
"But that's my niece" House whispered back
"And she will still be your niece when they come up for air, now move it that way!" she pointed back to the room they just emerged from
Once inside Cameron slouched against the wall, and House began pacing, "You do realize that this will make my friendship with either of them weird now?" House exploded
"Yea and what about them? She doesn't even know he gave her the locket, I mean it was so obvious but she still doesn't know!" Cameron exploded right back; they had witnessed the entire conversation and tickle fight
"What I'm worried about is them hurting each other" House continued to pace
"Right now, I'm actually worried about what's happening between us!" Cameron exclaimed, "We kissed, and I get that she's family, but you care more about what's going on three rooms away then what just happened in here"
"No, I'm not more interested in them, I'm still trying to sort out what just happened between us…Yea I realize that it has been established that I want you, but where do I stand with you now?" House looked more vulnerable in that moment then she thought he ever had
Cameron took a step towards his pacing figure and stopped it with one slight touch, "You drive me crazy! I want to hate you, but it takes up so much energy hating you that I end up more tired then I did when I loved you, so in a round about way I'm trying to tell you that I love you and hold you very, very high on my standings" Cameron placed a gentle kiss on his cheek
"You love me yet, you will kiss my cheek?" House smiled before kissing her hard and passionately on the lips and pulling back, "I love you too"
A/N: This chapter is shorter because I can't sleep and therefore the plot might twist and twirl too much from too many ideas…actually joss59, the House/Cess bit was for you…you were right it needed more bonding and so I added in the moment for you especially…I hope you like this one, its just a ball of fluffiness! Enjoy!