A few days had past before Cess was feeling any better, her chest was less heavy, but her heart was broken still.
"Morning, how are you today Cess?" Cameron asked as Cess crawled into the lounge
"Don't ask, the pain killers are knocking away half the pain, but it still hurts. Can we go in and see Uncle Greg today?" Cess replied slumping into her chair
"Sure, if you up to it" Cameron handed her some coffee
"Oh, you're an angel, seriously" Cess took a deep breath of the aroma before sighing. "I think I might talk to Wilson too"
"Are you sure? You still seem pretty defeated" Cameron honestly stated
"Yea, we need to talk, it's not the happy ever after like you and Uncle Greg, but something needs to be ended" Cess sighed taking a sip, "Perfection" she purred
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House was hiding in his office with his best friend Wilson, laughing at the latest corny line from General Hospital when the girls walked in, "Uncle Greg!" Cess chimed, "Hey Wilson"
"Are you sure you're supposed to be up?" House growled, "Cameron?"
"She insisted, besides she hasn't been out of the house in a week" Cameron smiled sitting on the couch.
The tension between Wilson and Cecilia was evident, neither wanted to really breach the topic but both knew it had to be done, "Well, I'll see you two later, Greg behave" Wilson smiled before leaving.
Cecilia watched Wilson leave, the sadness reaching her eyes, "Go talk to him" House began, "His been a mess since the other night"
Cess barely registered what he had said before she took off down the hall after Wilson, she took a few deep breaths before knocking quietly on his door. "Come in"
Cess stepped softly into his office and watched as he finished up the last of his paperwork, "Hey Jimmy" She smiled
"Cess! I-uh-I didn't think you'd want to talk to me after what happened" Wilson sighed
"I didn't, still don't but it can't stay above our heads forever, we will be in the same company for awhile, especially with you being my doctor and all" Cess sat down, "So talk, I heard you came wanting to talk but you were drunk so you got sent home…beginning of the week I think"
"Yea, about then" Wilson sighed, Cess could see he was taking this badly
"Why did you say it was wrong?" Cess decided to bite the bullet
"You're Greg's niece, I had o idea how he would react, and I'm recently divorced, I didn't want you thinking I was on the rebound or something like that" Wilson explained, "In my head, I was protecting you"
"I see, so you decided that by protecting me you couldn't be with me" Cess quietly spoke, "That's a predicament you're in then Dr. Wilson, you see usually people stay with the people they are protecting"
"I couldn't have you hurt Cess, I'm a wreck and I would've sunk you along with me" Wilson tried explaining
"Don't ok, just don't! Don't make this about you protecting me James; this is about you protecting you!" Cess stood up yelling, "You didn't want to hurt me? What did you think would happen when you kiss me then say 'not with you, not tonight'? Did you think it wouldn't hurt to have a man say that to me? Especially after Julian?"
"I didn't know what to do Cess, I freaked, I got scared!" Wilson stood up rounding the table, "I didn't know what would happen, if you were too drunk to think straight, whether or not I was too drunk to remember anything? If something happened between us Cessy I would want to remember ever detail" Wilson pulled her into a hug, "I love you Cess" he whispered
Cecilia crumbled in his arms, "Cess? CESS? NURSE!"
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Cecilia had collapsed from an infection, she was now situated and sedated on the Diagnostic Ward, her breast cancer had nothing to do with her recent collapse; but they were about to find out why.
"Hey lil C" House smiled from his seat next to her bed, "You lied to me"
Cess was trying to figure out what she had lied about, "About?"
"Your symptoms, the real reason you came" House continued, "You could have had the surgery anywhere but you chose here because of me; you're sick, your immune system has taken a bad hit in the last few months, with the cancer, diabetes and your fainting. Why didn't you tell me about the fainting and constant headaches?"
"I just thought they were part of the therapy they started me on, come on Uncle Greg I've just hopefully defeated breast cancer, I have type 2 diabetes and you're surprised I have something else wrong?" Cess smiled weakly
"Cess do you do drugs?" House asked
"What? Are you kidding mum would have a fit!" Cess exclaimed sitting up before a wave of dizziness nearly sent her running to the nearest bin
"Don't lie to me please, are you doing drugs?" House asked again
"When I found out about the cancer an old friend of mine me some speed, I only tried it once, I couldn't handle it, that's all!" Cess confessed
"Ok then, how's your diet?"
"I eat if that's what you mean" Cess replied
"Are you dieting or anything like that?" House asked, these questions were to him irrelevant
"I eat at least once a day I suppose, lately Allie has ad me on three meals a day, but I skip most of them; I do eat though, just not as much as everyone else" Cess explained
"You're not eating enough, that's the problem" House stated, "When you don't eat enough, often enough your body finds the fat it needs to produce else where, lack of food causes fainting, dizziness and more often than not, headaches"
"So what you're trying to say is that I have an eating problem" Cess asked plain and simply
"Yes, I want you to eat more Cess, you're skin and bone as it is, you iron levels are down and so is your calcium, you have to eat more than fruit, vegetables and the cups of coffee you live off" House ordered, "Either you do that, or you're being checked into the psych ward for an assessment"
"What does everyone else think?" Cess asked adding up her odds
"The same Cess" Wilson's voice came from the door, "Can I have a minute House?"
House nodded and left leaving Wilson and Cess alone, "What's up James"
"You actually, what are you doing? You just had surgery and you're starving yourself" Wilson sat down in the newly vacated chair
"I don't need a lecture from you James, I can take care of myself!" Cess began yelling
"And you're doing such a great job of that Cecilia, look around you, you're in the hospital!" James calmly replied
"I do not need judgment from you, Mister 3-wives and counting! You should go to the psych ward just for being a serial monogamist!" Cess defended herself
"That's enough Cecilia, I'm still your doctor and with that a little respect" He stayed calm
"Respect? You want respect after what you did to me?" Cess couldn't believe what he was saying
"I didn't just do it to you; you realize I did it to myself as well! Bloody hell Cess I've loved you since we were both teenagers, do you honestly think I don't want to be with you?" Wilson finally cracked before storming out leaving Cess in tears
Cameron walked in next, "You should give him a break, he hasn't left your side since you collapsed"
"They reckon I have an eating problem" Cess stated, "Do you think so?"
Cameron looked down at Cess, "I think you have a problem with image, you just lost some of your breast, you've known about it for awhile and it's caused a domino effect with your thinking patterns. You can't discredit them Cess, they've been doctors for a very long time and they have both cared about you for longer, think about it next time your meal comes, look at how much you leave behind" Cameron gave her a quick hug before exiting.
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Cecilia watched the clock, another 2minutes and her dinner tray would be there. Like clockwork the nurse entered the room, and set the tray on the table in front of her and left. Opening the meal she ate what she felt she could handle and did what Cameron suggested, she looked down at the plate and went white. She hadn't touched the meat, nibbled on the vegetables and left the dessert without fruit. From outside her room a very concerned Wilson watched on with House as she burst into tears, "We should…" House cut him off
"Watch her" he simply stated
Wilson watched as Cess began to eat again, taking smaller and smaller mouthfuls until she had eaten half her vegetables, some of the meat and a little more of the dessert, it wasn't much, but the road to the end is usually long and bumpy. Wilson saw Cess close the lid of her meal with a small triumphant smile and lean back into her pillows.
A/N: Yes I get the outbursts of everything happening to Cess but since she's the most prone I figured I'd slip another heartache on her…I know I'm mean. It's actually nothing drastic like Anorexia or Bulimia, but it's still an eating problem, and it's something I've personally faced so I wanted to include it. Btw, she's getting better from her surgery, more House Cameron in the next chapter; there will be a moment between Wilson and Cess and Cess will continue her struggle with eating properly with a big step forward.
Sorry it's taken awhile to update,
Muahsio,
Fyre-anjel