Cuddy hesitated for a moment. She was willing to allow House to decide if he had a strong preference but.... Well, Wilson had been kind enough to give her some time alone with House and even though it wasn't enough, the truth was, it was never going to be enough as long as he was in the hospital and his time was controlled. She thought it would be good for House to have a little more time with Wilson as well. She knew their relationship was important to House. She knew Wilson offered a friendship House hadn't had with anyone else. She wasn't going to be as kind as Wilson and take herself out of the picture, not when there was so little time left, but there was no reason they couldn't all sit down and visit a few moments longer.
"Let's get some coffee," she said. "I think House needs to warm up." She gave Wilson a playful shove toward the common room. "And I don't trust you out of my sight."
"It was just a conversation," Wilson protested. He allowed himself to be guided to the common room but he wasn't going to be silent about these ridiculous accusations. Justine was just a lonely young woman and he'd had nothing to do while waiting for House and Cuddy to return. He'd simply engaged her in conversation, nothing more.
"Sure it was," Cuddy said in a dry, disbelieving tone. She supposed there was something reassuring in the fact Wilson never changed. Right now she needed something in her life that hadn't changed. Still, it wasn't a good idea to let Wilson loose in a place like this. It was like a smorgasboard of needy women for him to sample and the last thing he needed was to find wife number four in a mental hospital.
She took a seat at a table and waited for the men to serve themselves coffee and join her. She reached over and rested her hand on House's thigh, just to keep the physical connection for a bit longer.
Wilson sipped at the bitter brew. It was hot and it contained caffeine and those were its only positive attributes. The crazy thing was, as much as he felt bad for House, he'd give anything to have his brother in a place like this. Truthfully, he'd be glad to have his brother anywhere he could be sure Danny was safe but to have him in an actual hospital with doctors and medications--that would be ideal.
"So what do you do for fun around here?" he asked, pushing aside his own thoughts as he turned to House. "I mean, they do let you do something for entertainment, don't they?"
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"Let's get some coffee," she said. "I think House needs to warm up." She gave Wilson a playful shove toward the common room. "And I don't trust you out of my sight."
"It was just a conversation," Wilson protested. He allowed himself to be guided to the common room but he wasn't going to be silent about these ridiculous accusations. Justine was just a lonely young woman and he'd had nothing to do while waiting for House and Cuddy to return. He'd simply engaged her in conversation, nothing more.
"Sure it was," Cuddy said in a dry, disbelieving tone. She supposed there was something reassuring in the fact Wilson never changed. Right now she needed something in her life that hadn't changed. Still, it wasn't a good idea to let Wilson loose in a place like this. It was like a smorgasboard of needy women for him to sample and the last thing he needed was to find wife number four in a mental hospital.
She took a seat at a table and waited for the men to serve themselves coffee and join her. She reached over and rested her hand on House's thigh, just to keep the physical connection for a bit longer.
Wilson sipped at the bitter brew. It was hot and it contained caffeine and those were its only positive attributes. The crazy thing was, as much as he felt bad for House, he'd give anything to have his brother in a place like this. Truthfully, he'd be glad to have his brother anywhere he could be sure Danny was safe but to have him in an actual hospital with doctors and medications--that would be ideal.
"So what do you do for fun around here?" he asked, pushing aside his own thoughts as he turned to House. "I mean, they do let you do something for entertainment, don't they?"