Fic: Just Add Wilson - Love Hurts

[menolly_au]

Title: Just Add Wilson - Love Hurts
Characters: House/Wilson
Rating: PG
Words approx 950
Warnings: It's Valentine's Day (somewhere) so this is Light & Fluffy. Alternate reality, canon-divergent.
Summary: How would the date in 1.20 Love Hurts have played out if it was Wilson on the date instead of Cameron?
Author's Note This was supposed to be one of a series of drabbles, but it got away from me a little. Uses some dialogue from Kids and Love Hurts.








"Vogler is dead."

Wilson blinked at the man standing impatiently in his doorway.

"That's a little extreme, even for you. I hope you don't want me to hide the body, I wouldn't look good in prison orange."

"Metaphorically speaking. Cuddy has slain the dragon; all is right in the kingdom. Good has triumphed over evil. You can un-resign now." House tried to shoulder his way through the door but Wilson held firm. The last time House had visited it had taken threats of calling the police to shift him. Julie had not been pleased.

"I'm not going back to the hospital where the Board members voted me off without a second thought."

"Living well is the best revenge."

"So is getting a job at Boston General."

"You haven't."

"Interviewing Monday."

They stared at each other. House thumped his cane on the ground and peered past Wilson.

"The wicked witch is in, is she?"

Wilson wasn't going to admit that she was away for the week, or that he hadn't yet confessed to Julie that he'd resigned his position at the hospital - she wouldn't take that news well.

"So, what do you want?" House asked.

"What do I want?"

"To come back. You said that you had only had two things going for you - that job and this... “House gestured between them.”...screwed up friendship. We both know that you don't want to give up either of those. But you obviously want something from me before you do what you want to do anyway. You want me to grovel? To swear that I'll wear a lab coat every day, and to give speeches like a good little lap dog? “

No, he didn't want House to do any of those things; House looked dorky in a lab coat. He knew what he wanted.

"I want..." Wilson rubbed the back of his neck, and then consciously forced his hand down and looked at House squarely. "I want you to take me out to dinner."

House blinked. "You'll come back to work if I take you out to dinner?"

"Yes, and you have to pay. Somewhere nice, not Mickey D's. Tonight."

"Tonight?"

"Yes. Pick me up at seven." Wilson said, confident again. House would do this, if only to satisfy his curiosity. "Don't be late." Then he shut the door.

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Wilson didn't doubt for a moment that House would show, but he half expected him to show up an hour late and in jeans. Instead there he was, at seven, dressed in a suit and wearing the blue shirt that Wilson had always liked, the one that matched his eyes. He was even wearing a tie. Wilson himself was wearing his green tie; the one that House thought made him look pretty, and his French shoes. He was pretty sure from the look on House's face that he'd gotten the message.

The trip to the restaurant was quiet and when they sat down House fidgeted with a menu, his eyes on the table.

"You look nice," Wilson said, and House looked up and stared at him like a frightened, if also bizarrely hopeful, rabbit. Wilson smiled inwardly. "Have you ever been here before?"

"Only when it was a strip joint." House looked around; the restaurant was full of couples. Romantic , was the word that came to mind. "What's next, are we going to talk about my dreams, hopes and aspirations? Wilson, what the fuck is this? Are we on a date ?"

That hadn't taken long, Wilson had bet himself they'd at least get the meal ordered. He laid his menu down. "Would you like it to be one?"

"Would I like to be on a date with my straight, married, best friend? Of course, and after this I'll be asking Cameron out."

"What makes you think I'm straight?"

"Oh, the little matter of the three wives, one of whom you are currently still married to ."

"I told you, my marriage sucks. Pretty sure Julie is having an affair. She might as well; I've been having an affair for years."

"Ha, I told you, those shoes don't lie."

"With you , House. Oh, not in bed, but in every other way that counts. I spend all my time with you, and you've been chasing me for years. Well, now you've caught me."

House regarded him with suspicion. "Why would you want to be with me? I'm older than you, I'm not particularly good looking, I'm not charming, I'm not even nice. What I am, is what you want, I'm needy."

"Then look how well that works out." Wilson opened the menu again and pretended to peruse it while House looked daggers at him from across the table. "Look, House, we can eat dinner, I'll come back to work and we'll go on as before. Or, Julie's out of town for the week - we can go back to your apartment... and just see what happens."

House reached up and undid his tie, stuffing it in his pocket. "We don't need to eat, do we?"

"Not if you're going to start getting undressed." Wilson wouldn't mind doing a little undressing himself, but not here.

House threw some bills on the table, and they both got up.

"Just so you know," House said coyly, "I don't put out on the first date."

"Well, that's a shame, " Wilson said, "because, I do." He leaned over and kissed House lightly on the lips, a promise of things to come and then stepped back. House looked at him with hunger in his bright eyes.

"Well, you know what they say," House said. "Everybody lies."

~ End

Comments

[annalully.livejournal.com]

Delightfully fun!

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

Better than the original House-Cameron scene. You're a genius. ♥

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

LOL - thanks :) Wilson was *very* interested in the House-Cameron date I thought :)

[sassyjumper.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, I love your version so much more than canon's!

Also, the blue shirt and green tie out on a date? HOT.

[discofunction.livejournal.com]

Also, the blue shirt and green tie out on a date? HOT

Yes! I was also delighted to see this pairing! ;-)

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Imagine what the green tie and blue shirt will get up to together, when they are thrown into a corner of House's bedroom later that night...

[discofunction.livejournal.com]

Hehe! Oh I have been all morning- since reading it! This fic is crying out for a part 2!!

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

House was really impressed with the green tie of prettiness :)

Glad you liked it - thanks for reading!

[rividori.livejournal.com]

Simply wonderful!

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Glad you liked it :)

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

What srsly_yes said. You are a genius, and this is SO MUCH FUN.

*mems*

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it :) It was fun to write :)

[brindlewolf.livejournal.com]

I love this ♥ Definitely better than the canon version. If only ... ♥

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

If only indeed... Imagine how differently the whole series would have gone :)

Glad you liked it - thanks for reading!

[rockhummer.livejournal.com]

That's so sweet! House wearing a tie for his date, Wilson all nervous and flirting. Awww! I just can't! It's perfect! Who needs canon when we can have THIS.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Glad you liked it :)

[discofunction.livejournal.com]

Wonderful sweet Valentines fic! I would have much prefered to have seen this scene than the original! I would quite like to read about what happens after the date too!! ;-)

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thank you - glad you liked my valentine offering :) Hmmm, what happened after? House and Wilson aren't telling;)

[yarroway.livejournal.com]

The blue shirt! The green tie! *fans self*

Your banter was perfect. I could hear their voices. Every moment in this fic was possible in canon, and that makes this already brilliant piece that much better.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Wilson is irresistible in that green tie, House didn't stand a chance :)

Thanks! Glad you liked it :)

[readingrat.livejournal.com]

I like how Wilson, after generally being out through the grinder during the Vogler arc, takes the initiative here and looks out for himself for a change. If Cameron can do it, why not Wilson?

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

I like a take charge Wilson :) I wish he would do it more often. You're right - Cameron certainly isn't shy about asking for what she wants.

Thanks for reading!

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

yay! they should have done this on the show. and House, you're gorgeous.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Yes, he is :) Thanks for reading!

[rslhilson.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! Enjoyed this very much :)

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Glad you liked it :)

[sara-tsuzuki.livejournal.com]

YAY good played, Wilson! You're most smart than Cameron!

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

He sure is :) Thanks for reading!

[resm.livejournal.com]

I think this is oddly more realistic than canon using Cameron (although I can hear distant sounds of horses outside my door -- I'm assuming its a game or somesuch that my nieces and nephews are playing -- so my sense of realism might need a wee bit adjusted anyway). Given the fact that House does actually take Wilson out to dinner when he 'accepts' that he's dying, I think there's something incredibly true and simple about this situation. I smiled when I read it. Cheers, sincerely!

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

LOl - hope those aren't real horses at your door :) With kids it's when they *stop* making noise that you have to be worried what they're up to ;)

I thought the dinner in the Wilson dying episode did actually look rather a lot like a date :)

Glad you liked the story, thanks for reading and commenting :)

[petitecuriosity.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPP.

Sorry for this late late late comment but OMG THIS IS AMAZING!!! You had me squeeing and flailing as I read this!

I love the fact that things are turned around in a way that's canonically believable; House is trying to get Wilson to stay at PPTH instead of Cameron, and Wilson wants House to take him on a date. (I love the fact that you have House mentioning that pretty soon he'll be dating Cameron. ;) Nice nod to canon there.).

I like the fact that this also serves as a bridge to Wilson's resigning and then coming back; we didn't get much detail in canon.

I love how coy Wilson is; asking House out, knowing that his curiosity alone will have him showing up. I love that they've dressed up for one another. *squeeee* And it's the tie that House likes *and* Julie hates.

I like House's nervousness, and Wilson's confidence. Your description of House being a frightened rabbit is super adorable, and you make this super adorable and fluffy while having it still be authentic to the characters.

"With you , House. Oh, not in bed, but in every other way that counts. I spend all my time with you, and you've been chasing me for years. Well, now you've caught me."

YES. PERFECT. This truly does make me believe that House really is the person that made Wilson "feel funny" that he mentions in "Spin."

And this fic is so so flawless that I just don't know what else to say. <3.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Lol - I don't know what to say to all that, but thanks :) I'm glad you liked it. This was supposed to be the first in a series with putting Wilson into certain canon scenes but this was as far as I got :)

[petitecuriosity.livejournal.com]

I would have loved to read that series, but this is such a lovely fic and I'm glad we got to read it! :)

[barefootpuddles.livejournal.com]

I have no idea how I missed this but I really like it. Its a great idea changing Cameron up for Wilson. It works really well.


"I told you, my marriage sucks. Pretty sure Julie is having an affair. She might as well; I've been having an affair for years."

"Ha, I told you, those shoes don't lie."

"With you , House. Oh, not in bed, but in every other way that counts. I spend all my time with you, and you've been chasing me for years. Well, now you've caught me."

Loved this little back and forth. It's great banter with a lot of truth.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

I felt a bit bad for taking Cameron's date anyway from her, but oh well - she still has the Night of the Monster Trucks :) Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for reading!