Alec was more than asleep. He was that limp sort of sacked out that one usually only saw in house cats. The sort where they knew they were safe and didn't even twitch when you poked them.
The coffee table was littlered with roughly sketched comic book pages, his journal and the one he used just for the comic. A novel he'd snagged from on of House's bookshelves was flopped on the floor from where it had fallen from his hand.
Jinx sat in the kitchen doorway watching House work.
House was working quietly for a moment, before looking over at Jinx with a raised eyebrow and a sigh. He paused to scoop some of his meatballs out onto a plate from where they were cooking, and placing them down on the floor in front of the dog.
"You tell Wilson that I did this for you, and you sleep in the hallway. I don't care what he says." And by he, he meant Alec.
Jinx also probably knew that that was a pretty empty threat and House would sooner cave to Alec's kicked puppy face then stick to his guns, but that was neither here nor there.
Jinx nodded once. He wouldn't tell a soul. Then he settled to eat the meatballs. He didn't gulp them like a dog normally would though. He knew good food when he got it. Then he licked the plate to show appreciation.
House gave him a small smile in response and went back to his cooking, trying to focus on that, and not the kid sleeping on his couch. He couldn't help it though. His mind tended to work faster than it should, and he rarely ever could just focus on one thing at the time. Right now part of his attention was focused on worrying about the kid who seemed to have lost his family, and that was never a good thing.
Comments 40
The coffee table was littlered with roughly sketched comic book pages, his journal and the one he used just for the comic. A novel he'd snagged from on of House's bookshelves was flopped on the floor from where it had fallen from his hand.
Jinx sat in the kitchen doorway watching House work.
Reply
"You tell Wilson that I did this for you, and you sleep in the hallway. I don't care what he says." And by he, he meant Alec.
Jinx also probably knew that that was a pretty empty threat and House would sooner cave to Alec's kicked puppy face then stick to his guns, but that was neither here nor there.
Reply
Reply
House knew that feeling a little too well.
Reply
Leave a comment