Chapter 15

As everyone piled out of Izzie and Cameron's hotel room, House saddled up next to Cameron. "So ready to go?" he asked, taking a sip of his coffee.

She smiled sarcastically. "To a coma-inducing seminar? Of course I am," she replied.

"No," he said with a shake of his head. "To the Pier. I thought we could play hooky."

George flipped around. "We're not going to the lecture?" he asked hopefully.

House smirked, "Sorry, Captain Clueless. If we all skip out, The Man gets suspicious. This is a two-man mission."

Cameron frowned apologetically. "We'll meet you at the Pier," she said. Facing Chase, she said, "Call my cell after the seminar."

Chase nodded as they all turned back to walk down the hall. As House and Cameron exited the hotel, her brows came down low over her eyes. "I checked last night. The Pier won't be open for another hour," she said. She scanned him head to toe as she pondered his motives. "Where are we going, House?"

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Wilson had just finished tying his tie when he heard a knock at the door. He opened the hotel door to see Addison, showered and fresh. The mystery of women hadn't mystified Wilson for quite some time. He had been attracted to several women over the years, but the opposite sex never stopped his heart anymore, never stirred his soul. But the sight of Addison Montgomery made his knees wobble while his blood flowed hot through his veins.

She was wearing a perfectly starched button down white shirt and a form-fitting pale pink skirt. Her pink heels matched the skirt and the delicate bracelet around her waist. Wilson mused that she looked like a spring morning.

He gave her a guarded smile as he let her into the room. Addison's big green eyes beseeched Wilson's as she asked, "Jimmy, what happened this morning after I left to take a shower?"

Wilson's lips pursed in that way it did when he was thinking about something important. "I confronted Shepherd."

Addison leaned back against the wall. Lifting her hands out in front of her, she asked, "Why?"

Wilson threw his head back in regretful frustration. "Because he came between you and me. We could have been happy, Add."

Addison's soft red hair swished over her shoulders as she shook her head. "We weren't happy, Jimmy. We never would have been," she said sadly. Tears guilty sprung to her eyes. "Maybe we weren't supposed to be happy then."

Then, she had said. But what about now? Wilson thought optimistically, hanging on to her words. He stepped closer to her until their bodies almost touched. Wilson took hold of her hand. "Why don't we skip this seminar and start over?"

His expectant smile was infectious. Addison's bright red lips curved into a free grin as she accepted his offer. "What do you want to do?"

Wilson's deep brown eyes glanced up towards the ceiling thoughtfully. "You always liked to shop and I could use a new tie," he said cheerfully. "Why don't we go down Rodeo Drive?"

TBC