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Its February 13th, day before valentines. The Wilson and House joined apartment is silent, both seemingly resting. House in his bed and Wilson lies wide awake on the couch he has been calling home the past few weeks, or has it been months now? he can't remember at this point.
Wilson is always around house, they are never really apart. Wilson secretly loves that, even if he acts annoyed when House bothers him in his office or deletes his recorded episodes of his shows.. he likes how annoying House is. And sometimes Wilson has a itch to do something that might ruin it all.
Ealier that night Wilson bought some shitty flowers and wrote a sappy letter for none other than House. The note reads;
"Greg,
Happy valentine's day. I'd like to take you out for dinner tonight my treat, We both have nothing better to do right?
Enjoy the flowers :)
Love,
James"
theres a few things he can do
1. leave them at House's bedroom door and leave the state
2. throw them out and pretend he never thought of it and let House just invite some random hooker to the apartment and spend the night at a bar
3. leave them at House's bedroom door and go to work as normal. see if he does anything about it
he doesn't even know if House will take it seriously, he tries to think of what the hell to do. House has always been at the back of Wilsons mind, through every marriage every fling here or there hes always thought of House, he wants to- no he needs to something about it.
So he mans up and does something about it, the 3rd option it is.
He sets a alarm for way ealier then House would even think of waking up, get ready as usual (just quieter) leave the flowers + note and leave before hours before House wakes up.
Now that hes finally planned this out he can sleep soundly.
Wilson carries out his well crafted plan, but its 10am. House still isn't at work. he anxiously goes to Cuddy.
"Cuddy I think I did something stupid." he paces anxiously
"What do you mean? Are you and house fighting again? Or did you somehow kill somebody?" She says with joking undertones
"I asked house out on a date."
Cuddy looks at Wilson confused for a few seconds too long.
"You asked House out on a date..?"
Wilson, sounding defeated "See I told you it was stupid."
"No- wilson im just.. confused.."
" Why House out of all people in this world..."
"Im in love with him. I think have been for years." He sits down, head in hands
"Oh.. Wilson" she sighs "did you say anything to him yet?"
"Yeah.." Wilson says quietly "I left flowers and a note at his bedroom door, haven't seen him yet this morning"
"Well.. give it time. You know he'll analyze every bit of this.. for your sake Wilson i hope he'll be a decent human. Don't let this consume you, its House." she puts her hand on Wilsons shoulder reassuringly and walks out of her office, Wilson returns to his own office to actually try to do his job instead of day dreaming about his best friend all day.
Hours past and if House actually showed (which he believes hes been there at some point confirmed by one of his fellows) hes been doing a damn good job at completing avoiding him.
Wilson ends his work day, hes worried himself sick and considers going straight to a bar. But something makes him go straight to the apartment, shakily opening the door. As he walks in House hobbles out of the bathroom, cleaned up nice in one of his only suits, even brushed his hair.
"Well..? are we going or not" House says dispite Wilson looking more worried then when any of his ex wives considered divorce.
"I didn't.. think you actually would want to."
"It's free dinner, maybe a free fuck. a win win for me!" House walks out the door passing Wilson, House makes him feel like hes drowning. he makes himself look presentable and is out the door to see house already in the passenger side of his car.
"So.. where were you.. like at work? I didn't see you all day" Wilson says out of curiosity but also to get house to stop tapping his fingers on the door and humming, theres some annoying things he can't find endearing..
"Busy day today" House says quickly
"Oh so you actually decided to do your job for once?"
House shrugs "eh"
"Look im not holding you at gun point to go out with me, it was something I thought of in the middle of the night"
"Nothing wrong with two good friends having a nice dinner together!"
Wilsons done for. Plans down the drain, he can't even tell if House is just fucking with him or if hes fucking with him in a "im letting you down in a way thats funny to me" way.
the two stay silent the rest of the drive.
They arive at a nice, high-end restaurant and sit down at a table across from one another, the two are able to order food quickly.
They have idle chit chat, talk a bit about the case house apparently was soo busy with today he had to leave wilson to worry all day.
Tension lingers in the air in between words.
"Wilson, you have something to tell me don't you? No one just gives their best friend flowers on valentines..."
Wilson rolls his eyes "im your only friend how would you know.. plus your the biggest asshole in the state of New Jersey."
"love, James" House quotes the end of Wilson's letter mockingly with a stupid smirk
Wilson sighs and tries to look away with a obvious blush across his face, he can't deflect anymore. This is what he wants right?
"House im in love with you."
House looks at Wilson dumbfounded. even the great Gregory House can be rendered speechless.
Wilson panics, taking this as a rejection throws money for the food on the table and storms out the door.
By the time House catches up Wilsons on his phone calling for a taxi.
"Wilson where do you think your gonna go?to your wives? oh no how could i forget they all divorced you!"
Wilson turns around and slaps House across his stupid face he can't understand why he loves so much.
House once again is rendered speechless.
"Oh fuck- House im so sor-"
House grabs Wilson's face and kisses him.
Wilson kisses back, putting a hand in Houses hair.
is House the reason all my wives left me?
he pushes this thought back and lets himself enjoy this.
House breaks the kiss "Come on dumbass, lets go home." House turns around walking away like nothing happened, knowing Wilson will follow.
Wilson ends up in Houses bed, sharing small kisses and maybe more. Neither of them know what this is, its just right. Whats so bad about two guys getting a little touchy on valentines? Completely normal..
The two lay in bed, the silence for once feeling relaxing.
"House. I actually ment it when I told you I was in love with you"
"I know"
"Do you-"
"Yes Wilson I love you" House is now the one trying to be annoyed. He shares wilsons feelings more then either of them know.
The flowers from the morning are in a vase on Houses nightstand.
Wilson cuddles closer to House, falling asleep. Feeling a genuine peace he hasn't felt in awhile, something he didn't think he could have.. nontheless with house but happy regardless.