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Constructive criticism is welcome. Enjoy
It's a pretty long chapter because it took me a while to get out
House's POV
Wilson had been a little shocked to say the least. Cuddy had just stood there as still as a statue watching as Wilson ranted on as normal. His face when House had told him that he was Ally's fiance was priceless, he'd wished so much for a camera at that moment. Wilson had assured House that they'd talk later and then he'd half dragged Cuddy out of the room with him since she still seemed to be in a bit of shock. House had closed the blinds to continue what he'd been doing with Ally, but not before he saw Wilson kissing Cuddy! Wow, go Jimmy, it really was about time and he needed someone to help him get over Amber. maybe now Cuddy wouldn't be such and witch and hassle him about clinic duty so much. He'd have to have give Wilson a good tease about it later. But for now he was busy. He limped over to Cameron, took her in his arms and they carried on where they'd left off.
5 Hours Later ...
It was lunchtime so House decided that he'd go see Wilson and try to get a free lunch off him, Ally never paid for his food and said it was payback for all the annoying things he'd said to her in the past. He accepted that and he was till trying to make up for all the hurtful things he'd done in the past. But obviously he continued to free load food off Wilson, he wouldn't be House if he didn't.
He headed off to Wilson's office, knowing he would inevitably end up in some long talk about him and Ally. Then again, he could use Wilson's kissing Cuddy as a way to keep the conversation off his love life. He burst into Wilson's office a few minutes later and saw he had no patient. Good, no one needs kicking out then.
He spoke quickly, before Wilson could even get a hello in. "Hey Wilson, you wanted to talk but since I don't want to listen to your million and one questions i'll just give you the straightforward story about me and Ally. Basically Ally was upset after she realised she could never say no to me, cuz I'm so great obviously, so she resigned as acting Dean of Medicine. Then she broke it off with Chase and showed me her medical file, it's much worse than we knew and when I got to her appartment to check on her she was cutting herself to apparently try to 'take away the pain." His face darkened with worry as he remembered her lying there all covered in blood. "Well I helped her and ended up staying at her place and she made us breakfast, sorry Wilson but she makes better pancakes than you. It all just kinda went from there, first kiss, dates, sex (amazing by the way) and now we are officially engaged."
Wilson had listened in quiet shock and when House finished speaking he asked him what House saw as the all important question, "Do you love her?" He thought about it, did he? He was happy when she was around, he actually smiled when he saw a hint of her gorgeous smile. His vicodin usage had dropped dramatically since he started dating her and he of all people had proposed, that made her pretty special. She was like his personal sun, warming his heart and making him feel emotions he believed were long buried. He felt a few tears in his eyes as he answered Wilson, "yes. I do love her."
Wilson grinned at him, "well it's about time." He grinned back, "I suppose so. But we have more important things to discuss. Spill about you and the dragon lady." Wilson blushed and House's grin widened, this was going to be a fun conversation.
Cuddy's POV
Meanwhile, Cuddy was deep in thought. She passed James' office as she went down to her own and heard him and House laugh and joke. She smiled slightly, it had been a long time since she'd heard House that happy and supposed it was Cameron's influence. When she had first seen House and Cameron together she'd been more than a little shocked and also a tiny bit jealous. Her and House had had a uni fling but they'd both agreed it was better to stay friends. Since then she'd only thought of him as the brilliant, annoying jerk who was the best doctor she had. Plus, her and James were about the only real friends House had, why ruin that?
Still, she had felt old feelings flare up at the sight of him and Cameron. But those feelings were quickly dispelled when she had left House's office and James had suddenly kissed her. It was a kiss full of warmth and love and she had eagerly responded to it. This was a relationship she could see herself exploring. She knew James had a reputation for cheating, especially after his three wives. But his normal type was needy and she was certainly not needy so maybe this would be different to his other relationships.
She pondered what House's reaction would be, probably arguing that he should get out of clinic duty because his best friend was dating the boss. Who would've ever thought her and Wilson would get together, the again, the same could be said of House and Cameron. She entered her office after a quick hello to her assistant and sat down at her desk to start her mountain of paperwork. There was a little smile on her face at the sun streaming into her office, matching her mood perfectly.
House's POV
He and Wilson had been discussing Wilson and Cuddy for the past half hour. Wilson had filled House in on what had happened after the kiss. "Well there was a lot of kissing, excellent kissing. Let me tell you House her breasts look great when you have a downward view." He threw that comment in for fun and to see the jokey longing look on House's face. "You have gone where no man has gone before and returned alive." Wilson rolled his eyes. "Then we went to my office to talk. We decided we wanted to try a relationship but that we'd keep it quiet, so you can only tell Cameron for the moment." House shrugged, "sure Jimmy, I'll keep my mouth shut if you promise me you'll attempt to get the dragon lady to cut down my clinic hours." Wilson sighed, how did he know House would use this as a blackmail opportunity, of course, it was House. "Fine," he spoke in defeat. "Great, thanks Jimbo." With that they both lapsed into silence, thinking about their respective relationships.
After a few minutes the sun shone through the blinds and highlighted a mischevious glint in House's eyes. "I'm bored now, but I have a brilliant plan. It involves the clinic, Ally, a lot of PDA and finally, letting everyone know exactly who Allison Cameron belongs to." With that he hurried out of the door followed by a slightly aprehensive Wilson, who had a good idea of what Cuddy would think of this little stunt, but wanting the amusment of watching too.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter. The next one up will have House's 'plan' and the reactions of the rest of the hospital. It will also have Cameron and House leaving to visit her family.
