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Chapter 28
Wilson's consult in Cuddy's office took longer than he had expected. Once the meeting was over, he hurried out and looked at his phone to see that he had several missed calls and messages. House and Cameron were two of his missed calls. God he hoped Cameron hadn't spilled the beans about what really happened this weekend. He wasn't ready to tell House the truth yet. As he rode down in the elevator, he thought about Lisa and how surprisingly comfortable he had been around her this morning. He wasn't sure what it was going to be like since their date Saturday night. A couple of times during the meeting, they had looked at each other as if they were both silently telling one another they wanted more. He smiled when he thought about the kiss at the end of the night. It had been intense and passionate. Just the thought of it, aroused him. He shook his head of the thought. He definitely needed something to take his mind off of Lisa and the kiss and when the elevator doors opened, he immediately went to House's office.
He opened up the door to find House sitting at his desk, reading a file. "Hey. What's up?" He asked as he walked in, hoping he didn't sound too unsettled.
"So, you did decide to show up today." House said, not hiding the fact that he was annoyed.
Wilson sat down in one of the cushy chairs, trying to get a sense of his cantankerous friend's mood. "Of course I showed up. Why wouldn't I?"
"I wouldn't know since you haven't bothered to return any of my calls." House, at the moment, was more agitated about Wilson not calling him back than what Cameron had told him.
"I was busy." Wilson said making gestures with his hands. "I had a nine a.m. consult in Cuddy's office." Wilson stated and waited for House to tell him what's going on.
"And how is Cuddles this morning?" House asked, dancing around the issue.
"Fine I guess. She was Cuddy. Are you going to tell me what you wanted?"
House leaned forward and stared at Wilson for a few seconds before continuing. "I spoke with Cameron this morning."
Alarms starting going off in Wilson's head. "And?"
House rubbed his chin. A sign that he had something on his mind. "And, she told me something interesting."
Wilson glanced away from House's gaze. He hated that House was dragging this out. "What?"
"It seems you neglected to tell me everything about your weekend."
Wilson squirmed a little in his chair. He had hoped Cameron hadn't said anything but he was afraid that his fear was about to be confirmed. "I don't know what I didn't tell." He wasn't going to say anything just in case House didn't know.
"You neglected to tell me about the part where the two of you slept together?" House watched Wilson's face closely.
Wilson's mouth fell open, clearly shocked. He wished he had taken the time to return Cameron's call this morning. "What did you just say?"
A devious smile crossed House's lips. "You heard me."
Wilson was still letting the comment sink into his brain. "Cameron told you we slept together?"
"Well, I didn't hear it from the janitor, at least not yet." House said sarcastically.
"Well..." Wilson paused clearly not sure what to say. "Yeah. I'm surprised she told you." He said, his head spinning. "Actually, I am too." House said leaning back in his chair.
"What did you say to her that made her tell you that?"
"I asked her about your dinner and she said something sickening nice about you and then she spilled the part about the two of you doing the horizontal bop." He paused. "Completely not like her."
"I agree. It's not like her at all." Wilson said, wondering what in the hell possessed Cameron to say such a thing. He really wished he would have called her.
"I find it interesting that you didn't tell me"
Wilson was still dumbfounded and just shook his head. "I didn't want to talk about it yet."
House squinted his eyes and gave Wilson the look he gives when he doesn't believe him. "You're lying."
"No, I'm not." Wilson stumbled over his words.
House continued to stare at him intensely, still not sure if he and Cameron were telling the truth or if they were lying.
Wilson felt very uneasy with the silence in the room. It wasn't often he and House were at a loss for words with one another. "It feels like an elephant has entered the room."
House laughed a little. "That's a stupid cliché." He stood and walked to his window and looked out.
Wilson watched as House's body tensed. "Does the fact I didn't tell you bother you or that I'm sleeping with Cameron bother you more?" He managed to spit out.
"I just never thought of you two doing the naughty together." House stated quietly.
Wilson watched House's facial expressions. "You are upset that I slept with her."
"Why would I be upset? I'm not interested in Cameron." House tried to play it off like he wasn't bothered by the news.
Wilson suddenly felt guilty for not being upfront with House and was just about to tell him the truth when House interrupted his thoughts.
"You know, either the two of you really did sleep together or you're hiding something and Cameron's helping you hide it."
Wilson shook his head. "Look, no one's hiding anything from you. Cameron and I …"
"Save it for later. I'm suddenly not in the mood." House said abruptly.
Wilson was surprised at House's tone and stood to leave. "I have another consult in twenty minutes. Do you want to grab some lunch afterwards?"
House rubbed his chin again. "Can't. New patient."
"Okay. Maybe a beer after work."
"Maybe." House walked back to his desk and picked up the file.
Wilson nodded and knew the conversation was over. Once he was back in his office, he immediately called Cameron.
