(Thank you to everyone who have reviewed my latest chapter. I've decided something…This story is going to be focusing on House's willingness or unwillingness to change. Will he be able to or won't he be able to for the sake of having Robin in his life? Only time will tell.)
Chapter 3
"Listen, let me give you some advice about women."
Hearing this made House nearly choke on a bite of his Reuben while he and Wilson were at lunch. The diagnostician had had a feeling this topic would be brought up in the conversation sooner or later but he had no idea it would be this soon.
"The man with four ex-wives is about to give me relationship advice? Okay, this'll be good, go ahead."
"(sigh) Alright, I may not be a genius when it comes to the female sex but I do know something about Romance."
He had used the R word. In all the years they had known each other House had never heard his friend mention anything about the R word but in this case, the older man was willing to give Jimmy the benefit of the doubt. However, House couldn't help but smirk to himself while finishing the last of his meal.
"Need I remind you that Robin and I have already been intimate with each other? Besides, I have a plan."
"Okay so what are you going to do?"
At this question the smile on House's face grew wider as the department head sat up straight in his chair and cleared his throat while a memory flashed through his mind.
"I am going to wine and dine her until she melts into my arms."
"I can't believe what I'm hearing. Has Gregory House gone soft?"
"you tell me."
Before this conversation could continue, House's pager went off which diverted the physician's attention for the time being.
"Was that a real page or are you just trying to avoid further questioning?"
There was no retort to this question nor was there any indication whether House had even heard it at all. Getting up from the table, he looked down at his watch a moment and then started limping towards the door.
"I'll see you later."
Before Wilson could respond with further questioning House was already long gone.
There was no stopping the crippled man from getting to his destination in record time. The flames on his cane seemed to illustrate this fact with every step he took which caused many irritated comebacks to be shot his way.
As he reached the conference room and stepped through the door House was met with an alarming sight. There laying with her feet up upon the sofa was Robin looking as though she'd been through a terrible ordeal.
Meeting the gaze of her knight in shining armor coming to rest at her feet the nurse smiled as a light layer of sweat covered her brow.
"I didn't want to disturb you I know you were having lunch with Wilson."
"What's wrong?"
"My stomach, its been acting up all day."
"Why didn't you go home?"
"I can't."
From the tone of Robin's voice House could tell there was something more but rather then point out the obvious he decided to play it another way.
"Let me guess, cockroaches? Rats? Fire burn down the place while you were asleep?"
"House, I was evicted."
At this moment time stood still. There was nothing that could be said and there was nothing House could do to take back what he had said.
"Oh."
"Yeah oh, Now all of my stuff is sitting in the office collecting dust in boxes. What am I going to do?"
"Stay with me."
"What?"
The words had slipped out of House's mouth before he had time to register what had just been suggested. The only other woman he had ever lived with was Stacey and that had ended in disaster after five years. However, in this case Robin had nowhere else to go.
"I'll take the couch and you can take the bedroom. Come on, it'll be fun getting to know each other. Isn't that the point?"
Robin had to admit, this was a tempting offer but she couldn't bring herself to invade this man's privacy space by occupying the bedroom alone.
"Alright, you've got yourself a deal but…"
"but…"
"We'll both sleep in the bedroom."
