"Fine, and now I'm ending it," Cuddy said firmly when House accused Wilson of starting the discussion. Of course, neither of them could let it go at that. They had to get one more dig in at each other. She rubbed her forehead and sighed. They were as bad as a couple of kids on the playground, and about as useful.

"Hey, wait," Cuddy said, struggling to get to her feet when House got ready to pack up his toys and go home. She managed to grab his arm before he got too far, pulling on him until he looked at her. "You told us to treat you like normal. To not tiptoe around you, not treat you like you're different." She shook her head and gestured at Wilson, still sitting on the bench. "It's sucks but this is pretty normal for us."

"She's right, you know," Wilson said. He pushed up to his feet and waved his hands in surrender. He still felt strongly someone needed to bring these issues into the open and mediate for these two stubborn idiots but he truly didn't want to upset either of them. Especially Cuddy, because he had to drive home with her and she could hurt him if he really pissed her off.

Cuddy looked back up at House and held her hand out, wanting him to take it. "Come on. They're probably going to make you go back inside soon so let's try to enjoy the fresh air. Okay?"