Let Go (PG)

[deelaundry]

Guess what I did today? Oy.

Title: Let Go
Author: Dee Laundry
Pairing: House/Wilson, Wilson/OFC implied
Rating: PG
Words: 411
Summary: Sometimes it’s Wilson that has a problem with change. (Short ficlet; midquel for My Fathers’ Son; dialogue only)

Wilson, what crawled up your ass? You look like hell. Honeymoon not up to the standards of the previous three?

The honeymoon was fine. My stomach’s in knots.

Montezuma’s Revenge?

We went to Banff, as you know. The water was fine; the food was fine. This is all just... Argh. I have to talk to Marjorie today.

Well, I can see how that would stress you out, seeing as how you’ve only talked to her, what, three times a day, two hundred sixty working days a year, for the past eleven years. That works out to -

Not talk. Talk. Elaine gets home from work by five at the latest, and Jack’s old enough to stay home by himself after school until she gets home. So...

So it’s time to can Marjorie.

Don’t say it that way! God, this is killing me.

Why do you have your panties in a twist? You’re a department head. You’ve fired people before.

It’s not the same.

I’ll do it.

Like hell you will! This has to be handled with care and tact. Marjorie’s watched Jack grow up; she’s practically family.

Uh huh.

What does that mean?

When’s the last time you called her up on a weekend? Invited her over outside of working hours? Told her anything about yourself, or, I don’t know, even shared a joke?

Well, I - Just because I haven’t formed a close friendship with her, doesn’t mean she’s not important to Jack. She’s been taking care of him almost since he was born.

True. And how many birthday parties has he wanted to invite her to?

She’s come to his birthday parties!

I was there. She came to his second, and his sixth. And you paid her to come to his sixth.

She’s been the primary female influence in his life.

You’re selling yourself short there, Mama Hen. Yeah, yeah, hands on hips, you’re annoyed; I get it. I’m just saying, it’s not as big a deal as you’re making it out to be. Marjorie can probably retire on the amount you’ve been paying her all these years, not to mention the huge severance package your guilt is no doubt urging you to give her.

It’s – It’s –

Another little way you have to say goodbye to your baby, have to acknowledge Jack’s growing up. I know.

You suck, House.

With enthusiasm and exquisite skill.

I just got back from my honeymoon.

Relieves tension and calms nerves.

Lock the door.

Comments

[savemoony.livejournal.com]

Oh, Christ. The underlying issues here are KILLING ME. Angst disguised as Fluff is the best kind, really.

[roga.livejournal.com]

Wait, House and Wilson fooled around right after Wilson got married? It's been a while since I'd read the fic, but I didn't remember that.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Smiled at Wilson having paid her to come to the party, and House's line about all the money he's given/giving her out of guilt.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Wilson's definitely tying himself in knots. Thanks.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Jack didn't see it at this time, so it didn't show up in the fic, but yes, they fooled around pretty much the entire time (on and off) until Elaine got sick.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I hope that doesn't make Marjorie sound uncaring. She was a very good nanny for Jack, and liked him quite a lot. But she had her own life outside the job as well.

And you know Wilson's going to pay top dollar for care for his baby!

[savemoony.livejournal.com]

*pets him*

(And dude, this might sound like the most ridiculous question, but did you EVER post the last two chapters of Jack/Church? Because I don't remember it and that uh, MAKES ME KIND OF SAD.)

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

NO. Parts eight, nine, and ten are incomplete. : (

[savemoony.livejournal.com]

WTF DEE. W.T.F.

[purridot.livejournal.com]

Hee! Up until the last line, I wondered how House could be so nonchalant about the honeymoon. Now I know. Those sneaky boys; they have to make everything so complicated for themselves. (Very in character ;-)

I do love this universe, even though reading about it last summer made me cry in an airport.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

They can't just do things in a straightforward manner, can they? Thanks.

An airport? Sorry about that.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I went back and looked at that section of MFS. This passage:
Pop’s smile was sad. “We haven’t lived together for three years, Jack. I’m tired of being alone. And Elaine is nice; you’ll really like her when you get to know her better.”

was originally written, "We haven't been together for three years, Jack." I had realized it was misleading and changed it to "lived together" at some point, but you may have read the earlier version.

[daisylily.livejournal.com]

You suck, House.

With enthusiasm and exquisite skill.

AHAHAHA!

This is great, in a bittersweet way. I just want to bang their heads together and knock some sense into them!

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I know, I know. House was ridiculous for years, and Wilson let him get away with it. : (

Thanks.

[daisylily.livejournal.com]

You should write the AU version, in which House leaves and Wilson goes after him, smacks him upside the head for being such an idiot, and drags him back home. ;P

(Or maybe I should - it just suddenly came into my head as I was reading your reply to my comment!)

[bironic.livejournal.com]

I hope that doesn't make Marjorie sound uncaring.

Oh, no, I didn't get that sense at all. Just that it was time for her to be moving on and Wilson couldn't let go.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

You should! I'd love to see it.

[thinlysliced.livejournal.com]

Oh, I really like the dynamic between them in this - it's perfect.

You're selling yourself short there, Mama Hen. Yeah, yeah, hands on hips, you're annoyed; I get it.

Lol! Particularly liked that bit - and the great ending.

[daisylily.livejournal.com]

OK, I will (after I finish my betteronvicodin fics, since I'll never do it otherwise...)

[warmdarkwoman.livejournal.com]

IAWTC.

[indigo-inferno.livejournal.com]

I love stories where I can use my Lollipop icon and it fits!! ;P

Most awesome! XD