Dearest Readers,

"I love blood and violence! I've got a boner for murder!" ~Sarge (RVB)

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Read on, Cherubs.

Over and out.

The Check-Out

The bar that they decided to go to was actually one that House and Chase go to from time to time, whenever they needed to get out of the apartment usually. They all sat at a square table against the wall and were able to relax quite quickly. Chase discreetly grabbed House's hand and held it underneath the table, not wanting to draw attention to them.

"Pst!" Aura whispered from across the table. Chase ignored her and tried to hear what Wilson was saying. "PST!" Chase rolled his eyes and looked at her.

"What?" She pointed to somewhere to his left.

"There's a really cute blonde over there who is totally checking you out! Look at him! He's gorgeous." Chase sighed exasperatedly and, to satisfy Aura, he glanced briefly to where she had pointed. A young blonde man quickly turned away from him and back to his friends. Chase turned back to Aura, not saying anything.

"Well?" She asked, now having everyone's attention. Chase let go of House's hand and folded it with his other on top of the table.

"First off, I never told them," He nodded towards everyone else at the table, excluding House, "That I was gay…thanks for that." He gave her a look and Aura made an 'oops' face. "Secondly, I'm not interested."

"Sorry about that, but come on! He's cute and you're still single."

"I never said I was." Chase said coolly, taking a sip from his water. Aura squealed.

"You never told me you were seeing someone! Who is he, who is he, who is he?" She asked excitedly, bouncing in her seat. Chase blushed, realizing that he had everyone's attention. He smiled as House placed a hand on his leg. He remembered them saying that they weren't going to make a big deal out of their relationship, but…he was going to make Aura wait in suspense until the time came.

"I'm not going to tell you." There was a groan from everyone at the table. Chase looked at them, realizing that everyone was curious. He laughed.

"Hint, please!" Aura said, taking a huge gulp from her drink. Chase thought a moment and grinned.

"Well…he's one of those 'tall, dark, and handsome mystery' men." Aura sighed blissfully.

"The best kind. How long have you guys been together? If it's been more than a few months…I'm going to kill you." Chase picked up his glass.

"Oh…almost…two years." He said into his glass as he took a sip. Aura spluttered on her drink as everyone looked at him in shock.

"You never said anything about seeing someone, much less for that long." Cameron said and Chase shrugged his shoulders.

"You guys never asked."

"Oh please! Don't give me that!" Aura protested. She suddenly looked at him differently and Chase became worried.

"What?"

"This guy must be treating you well because you're practically glowing, my dear. You look so much better than the last time I saw you." She said, Chase knowing that she also meant that he looked healthy.

"Does he work at PPTH?" Wilson asked and Chase nodded again.

"Oh, are we playing 20 questions now?" House asked and Chase rolled his eyes.

"Yes he does, but I'm not saying what department because it's not a big deal." Wilson frowned; this relationship must be pretty serious if Chase is protecting it this much.

"Does he have stunningly good looks?" House butted in, making Chase roll his eyes again.

"Sure, let's go with that." He retorted, glaring playfully at House.

"Excuse me." A voice said to Chase's left and he looked up. It was the blonde that Aura pointed out earlier.

"Hi there!" Aura squealed, now bummed that she won't get to see Chase hook up with someone.

"Hi, um, I'm Devin." He said, extending his hand which Chase shook smiling.

"Robert."

"O." House said as Chase let go of Devin's hand and looked at him.

"What?"

"O. Good God, you don't even know your own name…you're Roberto." Chase rolled his eyes and looked at Devin, who was blushing slightly.

"It's just Robert. Would you like to join us?" He asked as Aura was already pulling up a seat.

"Sure, love to." Devin sat, blonde hair falling in his eyes. He was kind of cute. Chase saw out of the corner of his eye, the look on House's face:

He was jealous.

"You're not from around here, are you?" Aura asked and Devin shook his head and laughed.

"No, California. Judging by your voice, you're not from here either."

"We," She pointed to herself and Chase, "are from the Down Under, the Outback, Mate! I'm going back in about 4 weeks, but I don't think I'll leave until Robbie tells me who this 'special somebody' is. The suspense is killing me!" Chase laughed, thinking that maybe he should just tell them about him and House before Devin hits on him or something along those lines.

"Have you tried the '20 Questions approach'?" Devin asked and Aura nodded, making a silly face.

"Yeah, but I know him well enough." She glared playfully at Chase, "He won't budge until it comes out on its own." Chase nodded in agreement.

He jumped slightly as he felt Devin's foot graze his; he looked at the blonde who was staring back at him. House noticed this and picked up his cane and jabbed Devin hard in the chest. Devin let out a yelp as he rubbed his chest, glaring heatedly at House.

"What the hell was that for?" He asked, angrily.

"Don't even think about touching my Wombat again." House warned, tucking his cane underneath the table again, glaring dangerously. Everyone's heads snapped towards him.

'MY…Wombat'? Chase…and House? No…fucking…way.

"Fine." He stood, glaring at House who was looking darkly up at him. The blonde huffed and stalked off. Silence fell around the table and House grabbed Chase's hand lightly and rubbed it soothingly.

"So much for not making a big deal, huh?" Chase laughed and nodded, taking a sip of his water.

"You guys have been together for 2 years and we're just now finding out about it?" Wilson asked incredulously. They both nodded.

"We didn't want to make a big deal out of it…and we didn't want our relationship to interfere with our work at the hospital." Chase said as he looked at them all, laughing slightly at the look on their faces.

"Okay, I understand not telling them…but what about me!" Aura asked dramatically, throwing her arms in the air.

"You make a big deal out of everything. Plus, I knew if I told you, you would fly over here and bombard him with questions and threats!" Aura pouted, and then turned to House.

"You better treat him right or I swear to God I will chop off your fingers and make you eat them."

"Colorful." House said with raised eyebrows.

"Aura! Quit being so violent and he does treat me right! You said so yourself, I'm doing much better now than I used to be!" Aura thought about this and nodded, agreeing.

"Fine, I'll step aside…however," She turned back towards House, "You break his heart…I break your neck."

"Sounds fair." House said as he felt Wilson's stare fall on him. He knew Wilson would want to talk about this later. Chase sighed and he felt House's hand tighten around his. It was such a relief to have their relationship out in the open, especially with no one judging them…that was a bonus.

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