for Jack

[misanthrope_md]

House walked back to the hut from the ball. His leg didn't even hurt, because he mostly felt numb.

He'd gone outside for some air, and that's when he'd heard Jack's voice from the shadows. Not just Jack's voice, but Jack's moan, a sound he recognized all too well. And so he'd gotten only close enough to see Jack and Alcuin making out against a wall. And it wasn't even just that they were kissing, it was the sheer intimacy of it, the way Jack's lips brushed across the boy's forehead, the way Alcuin was softly saying, "so beautiful, my love" in French.

House would have rather seen him fucking most other people than to see that. Why him? What was it about that fucking kid? Was he really that goddamned pretty? ... okay, he was. But there had to be more to it than that!

As much as House had wanted to stalk over there and grab the kid by his hair and tell him to stay the hell away from Jack, and anyone else that House loved for that matter, he'd actually just felt nauseated instead. He'd started walking away, afraid that he might throw up, and then eventually he was just back at their hut.

He sat on the bed, waiting, each minute that passed thinking how much further things could have gotten between Jack and Alcuin.

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[captainjack.livejournal.com]

"Do you know who the last person I slept with was, Greg?" he asked, his other hand creeping around House's waist, holding onto him. "Gwen. Before she was pregnant. Before she was married. Before Peter even showed up here, I think."

Yeah, there had been the accidental magic thing, but they'd both agreed to discount that, so Jack didn't even think about it. It rarely crossed his mind at all. And even when it did, it wasn't what Jack considered sex.

"I know what you've said...but I just don't. And I haven't."

[misanthrope_md]

"I know that, and you don't even know how much I... I don't say it enough. How lucky I feel. And hell, I know that everyone makes mistakes, I'm not even sure that I'd begrudge you a random makeout session with someone, it's just that it looked so... intimate." Jack knew what had happened with James. It wasn't because of sex, it was because James had pretty much fallen for the kid.

[captainjack.livejournal.com]

"Uh huh," he nodded, pulling himself closer. "But it wasn't."

[misanthrope_md]

Funny how it seemed to be better just from having Jack close to him like this. "And you know I get insecure sometimes." He started to wrap his arm around Jack's waist, only then remembered about the splint on his hand, and sighed. Great. Bum leg and bum arm now, that was really going to help.

[captainjack.livejournal.com]

"I know. It bugs the shit of me," he purred, the tone overwhelming the meaning of what he said.

[misanthrope_md]

House snorted. "I almost said, well how would you feel if you caught me making out with someone a million times better looking than you, but then I realized that's not possible. You have no point of reference."

[captainjack.livejournal.com]

"Not here," he grinned. "I'm sure somewhere in the galaxy there are beings prettier than me."

[misanthrope_md]

"See? You can't buy vanity like that." House snorted again. "And you don't even have to worry about my midlife crisis because I don't like them young." Unlike some people.

"I know it's ridiculous for me to want to hear that you're only attracted to me, or even that you're attracted to me more than most people. So just that you're here, that's enough."

[captainjack.livejournal.com]

"I'm here," he agreed, then leaned in and kissed him softly. "I love you more than anyone...I'd hope that's enough."

[misanthrope_md]

"Good," House murmured, and leaned in and said softly against his lips, "Because it would destroy me if you stopped."

[captainjack.livejournal.com]

Jack closed his eyes and brushed his mouth against Greg's one more time. "Can we just...go home?" he whispered.

[misanthrope_md]

"Yeah, okay." House grunted a little, his body stiff, as he sat up. "Christ. I can't believe I broke my fucking hand."

[captainjack.livejournal.com]

"Me either. I can't believe you didn't just hit me."

[misanthrope_md]

House opened his mouth, then closed it again. "Jack, you know I wouldn't..." He looked really uncomfortable at that thought.

[captainjack.livejournal.com]

"I know, Greg," Jack said, nodding to the door. Other people had no issue with taking advantage of his jaw with a good right hook.

It was just one more reason he belonged to House.

[misanthrope_md]

House cleared his throat as he started walking and added, "But you know, if you ever leave me, I'd have no problem beating the crap out of you. My non-violence policy only extends to significant others."

[captainjack.livejournal.com]

"Noted," he chuckled, keeping it to himself that he could give just as good as he got.

Probably better.