Chapter 8
House waited quite a while outside Wilson's office. As he heard the door open, he backed down the hall slightly, not wanting to be seen right away. Cameron's face looked flushed, and she seemed a little jittery, almost …guilty? House stepped around the corner directly into her path.
"You look like someone who's trying not to get caught." House stated.
"House!" Cameron was startled. "What are you, following me now?"
"I don't like it when my ducklings lie to me." House said in slightly scolding voice.
"Not everything is your business!" Cameron spat, more vehemently than she had intended. She pushed him slightly to get past and hurried down the hall.
House's eyes followed her with interest, something was definitely going on, and he hated being left in the dark. He walked into Wilson' office without knocking.
"What's with Cameron?" House asked gruffly.
Wilson paused before turning to face his friend. He had a slightly guilty look on his face; he'd known it was only a matter of time before House started questioning him about this. He wouldn't tell him, of course, but he was uncomfortable about the whole situation.
"I don't know what you mean." Wilson answered, with as much innocence as he could muster.
"Don't give me that doe-eyed look. You two seem awfully chummy all of a sudden, that's certainly new and different." House commented.
"Does it seem that way to you?" Wilson asked, trying one of House's favorites tactics, turning the question back to him.
"I can't remember her ever spending 45 minutes in here with you before." House countered.
Wilson closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. There was only one way House was ever going to leave him alone about this, if he thought he'd figured out what was going on. Wilson knew he couldn't let that happen, Cameron had pleaded with him; she didn't want House to know about this at all. Wilson opened his eyes and gave House what he hoped was a convincing smirk.
"Jealous?" Wilson asked.
"What would make you say that?" House asked. He wasn't sure he liked where this was going. He knew Wilson was a flirt, but Cameron? Wilson wouldn't dare, even if he only suspected House would care.
"Oh, I don't know. I've noticed you staring at her from time to time. It just seemed to me like you might be jealous if another handsome, newly-single doctor started paying her some attention." Wilson tried as hard as he could not to look pained. He really didn't want to do this, not this way.
House was shocked. He couldn't believe Wilson would really… And Cameron? First Chase and now Wilson, he hadn't pegged her as that type of person. She seemed too sweet and naïve. He cocked his head to the side slightly, and gave Wilson a good hard look. He certainly looked guilty about something.
"So, you're really not going to tell me anything?" House questioned him.
"You're so brilliant. You can't put two and two together?" Wilson stood and left the office; he couldn't keep up the façade under House's stare. He could only hope he'd given Cameron enough time to figure out her own way to tell him.
