Hello guys! Here I am again with the longest fic/chapter i have ever written:) Thank you so much for the comments, they always make my day! I hope you will like this one as well:) just for you!
It was 10 in the morning and Hugh was sitting in a cab in front of Lisa’s home, trying to take up the courage and go inside. He has been there since 9 o’clock. His plane left 2 hours ago, but he couldn’t move. He has been thinking about the past years. When life was so much simpler. They were fine. They were friends, he could turn to her anytime he wanted, and she could do the same. When they could just enjoy each other’s company, no awkwardness, no uncomfortable silence. When he looked forward going to work regardless of how many hours he had to be there because it meant he would see her. Yes, those were wonderful times, and he would have done anything in that moment to go back and change the past. He just couldn’t decide how far he would go back. To when he had to decide to come to the States or when their relationship started to change. He weighed the pros and cons of ringing her bell, but that’s what he has been doing for the past hour. He sighed, knowing that he would never forgive himself if he went away without talking to her. But why does it have to be so difficult? - he thought. He looked up at the house and he caught a glimpse of her smiling face. And in that moment he knew that no matter how stranded their relationship became, how difficult his life became because of this woman he would never ever regret meeting her. So finally, he took a deep breath and got out of the car. This is it- he thought and rang the bell and instantly heard her coming to the door. When he saw her, his breath caught in his throat. She was beautiful. After a moment of silence, he smiled at her expression, finding it amusing as she opened and closed her mouth several times, before settling on raising her eyebrow.
Lisa didn’t know what to think. Why was he here? He was supposed to be flying towards London in that moment, not standing on my doorstep and looking at me like that. No, it wasn’t good, not good at all.
- What are you doing here?
- I… I came to say goodbye. – Hugh said, not making eye contact.
- I thought you just did that last night. – she said curiously.
- Um… yeah… not exactly, can I come in? – he asked scratching his forehead.
But before she could answer he saw Robert coming up behind Lisa.
- Hey Lisa, who is it? Oh, hello Hugh, I didn’t see you. I thought you were going back to London this morning. – he said smiling while extending his arm towards him, which Hugh accepted, even though he wanted nothing more than to punch him in the face just for putting his hands on Lisa’s waist.
- Hey Robert. Yeah I was supposed to, but I wanted to talk to Lisa before. I am going back in the afternoon.
- Oh I see. Then come in, why we are standing in the doorway. – he said while starting to turn and head to the living-room, leaving no time for Lisa to object.
Hugh sent her a smile then sidestepped her, brushing her arm in the process.
- Yeah, why don’t you come in and make my life more difficult then it already is. – she said sarcastically, muttering to herself, so neither of them would hear her.
- Would you like a drink Hugh? – asked Robert.
- Um… yeah… water would be nice. Thank you. –he said, while Robert already made his way to the kitchen.
- So? What are you doing here? – asked Lisa wanting to be over this as soon as possible, so she could go back to pretending, that she didn’t care about his leaving, that she wasn’t suffocating and didn’t want to be free from Robert desperately, from everybody actually, because she didn’t want anyone, except for a certain someone who couldn’t be hers anyway.
- I have already said. I just wanted to say goodbye. – Hugh said with calmness he didn’t know he possessed, and it irritated Lisa. Why the hell is he so calm? He should be at least a little nervous after all; they haven’t been on speaking terms for a year now.
- Here you are. – said Robert, passing a glass of water to Hugh.
- Thank you.
- So what’s up with you? What brought you here? – asked Robert while taking a seat on the couch.
- I wanted to talk to Lisa, there are some things I didn’t want to leave unsaid. – Hugh said nonchalantly.
- Robert… - started Lisa while taking a deep breath, knowing they need to talk about whatever he came here for, but she didn’t want to do it in front of Robert. He didn’t know anything about their relationship and she wanted it to stay that way. – can you please go check on my dogs? – she hoped he would take the message that she wanted to be alone with Hugh.
At first, Robert just looked from one to the other then nodded and said – Of course. You must have a lot to talk about. – he stood up and made his way to the stairs but not before trying to give Lisa a kiss on the lips, which she avoided by turning her head, so his lips landed on her cheek instead. Robert looked down at her, frowning slightly not knowing what to make of it, but finally, shrugging his shoulders he went up the stairs.
Lisa waited for him to get out of sight, then went over to the window and looked outside. Hugh silently went to her and came to stand behind her back. They were nearly touching but not quite, however, it was enough that both of them could feel the warmth the other radiated. They stood there silently, neither moving. Hugh took a deep breath knowing he has to start, has to say something before she tells him to leave her alone. Her scent filled his nose and he cursed himself for being so weak around her. His resolve broke and he let out a shaky breath while touching her arms and whispering an ‘I am so sorry’ in her ear barely audible. Lisa turned around sharply to look at him, and saw the pain reflected in his eyes, but not just pain, there were regret, apology, pleading and love in his eyes. She could hardly take her eyes off of him, but she had to if she wanted to stay strong, and not fall in his arms and beg him to stay and never let her go. So with all the strength she could muster she turned away from him and took several steps way from him.
- No. You don’t get to do this. You avoided me after our kiss, you didn’t want to go back to friends, you offended me, said that I am basically a slut who would sleep with anybody, you hurt me Hugh, but it was fine, I put it all behind me. It hurt me more that you wanted nothing to do with me, that you didn’t even tried to fight for our friendship but I accepted it and now you come here before going back to your precious life, and say you are sorry? Well, you know what? I don’t care that you are sorry. That you may regret everything, because you said and did those things all the same and nothing would change that and you can’t make these things all right with a ‘sorry’. – Lisa said hotly, tears were shimmering in her eyes, but she didn’t let them fall. She would never ever cry for him again. At least not in front of him…
- I… I know that I hurt you badly Lisa. That’s why I am here. I know you may never forgive me, but I couldn’t go back to London without at least trying. I didn’t mean any of those things, you have to believe that. I never thought of you that way.- he sighed sadly, but he had to continue – You are a wonderful person Lisa. And I consider myself a very lucky man to know you. And believe me when I say, that I wish I met you sooner. But I didn’t and although unintentionally, I let myself fall in love with you. I couldn’t act upon my feelings because it wouldn’t have been fair to you, to Jo or to me. I never wanted to hurt you but I did and you have no idea how sorry I am for that. And I know I can’t make them undone, but I hope one day you might understand that I couldn’t be near you. It was too painful to know that you could be mine but I am not allowed to have you. Years ago I promised myself that I wouldn’t cheat on my wife again, because I still remember her face when she found out that one time and I will never forget it, though I wish I could and I promised that I would never cause her so much pain again. And even if I am not in love with her anymore I still love her, she is the mother of my children and helped me trough the hard times and I owe it to her to try and make things right. – he slowly made his way to her and lifted her chin to make her look at him – I am a bastard for causing you so much pain but I didn’t know what else could I do than push you away. I don’t ask for forgiveness, I don’t deserve it but I truly hope you won’t resent me through you whole life, and you will look back at our time together as I do. They are the happiest moment’s of my life.- said Hugh with a sad smile.
- Love was never enough for us. – she whispered with a heartbroken expression.
- No. But believe me when I say that I wish it was. – with that he took her in his arms wishing he could stay like this forever.
Lisa hugged back with all her might, pressing her face to his chest, inhaling his scent and trying to burn it in her memories. Finally they let go but not entirely, then Hugh spoke again.
- And even though I hate the fact that you are with Robert, and I will hate everybody who comes near you, I have to let you go. So I wish you all the best with Robert or with anybody who you find worthy of your love. I hope you will be happy because you deserve it my stubborn, amazing, crazy, lovely co-star – he said with a smile while brushing his lips to her forehead, along her cheek, then nuzzling her neck with his nose, finally settling just an inch from her lips.
- Kiss me… - she breathed, unable to help herself. She needed to feel his lips on hers, even if it was for the last time.
- To complicate things more? – Hugh said with a smile and humor in his eyes.
- Yes, we are good at it anyway aren’t we? – she said sending a devastating smile in his way, which he could resist no more.
He kissed her slowly at first, then more passionately, pouring everything into their kiss. She gasped into his mouth and he loved the effect he had on her after all this. They only broke apart when the need for air became unbearable. With their foreheads touching, they panted till Hugh cupped her chin, and looked her in the eyes.
- I wish things could be different. I will never forget you Lisa Edelstein. I am sorry. – with a chaste kiss to her lips, he slipped out of her embrace, whispering an ‘ I will always love you’ , and he was out the door. This time she let her tears fall. She just stood there sobbing, a hand to her mouth to muffle the sounds, so Robert wouldn’t hear, but she didn’t know that Robert was at the top of the staircase and heard and seen everything….
It was 10 in the morning and Hugh was sitting in a cab in front of Lisa’s home, trying to take up the courage and go inside. He has been there since 9 o’clock. His plane left 2 hours ago, but he couldn’t move. He has been thinking about the past years. When life was so much simpler. They were fine. They were friends, he could turn to her anytime he wanted, and she could do the same. When they could just enjoy each other’s company, no awkwardness, no uncomfortable silence. When he looked forward going to work regardless of how many hours he had to be there because it meant he would see her. Yes, those were wonderful times, and he would have done anything in that moment to go back and change the past. He just couldn’t decide how far he would go back. To when he had to decide to come to the States or when their relationship started to change. He weighed the pros and cons of ringing her bell, but that’s what he has been doing for the past hour. He sighed, knowing that he would never forgive himself if he went away without talking to her. But why does it have to be so difficult? - he thought. He looked up at the house and he caught a glimpse of her smiling face. And in that moment he knew that no matter how stranded their relationship became, how difficult his life became because of this woman he would never ever regret meeting her. So finally, he took a deep breath and got out of the car. This is it- he thought and rang the bell and instantly heard her coming to the door. When he saw her, his breath caught in his throat. She was beautiful. After a moment of silence, he smiled at her expression, finding it amusing as she opened and closed her mouth several times, before settling on raising her eyebrow.
Lisa didn’t know what to think. Why was he here? He was supposed to be flying towards London in that moment, not standing on my doorstep and looking at me like that. No, it wasn’t good, not good at all.
- What are you doing here?
- I… I came to say goodbye. – Hugh said, not making eye contact.
- I thought you just did that last night. – she said curiously.
- Um… yeah… not exactly, can I come in? – he asked scratching his forehead.
But before she could answer he saw Robert coming up behind Lisa.
- Hey Lisa, who is it? Oh, hello Hugh, I didn’t see you. I thought you were going back to London this morning. – he said smiling while extending his arm towards him, which Hugh accepted, even though he wanted nothing more than to punch him in the face just for putting his hands on Lisa’s waist.
- Hey Robert. Yeah I was supposed to, but I wanted to talk to Lisa before. I am going back in the afternoon.
- Oh I see. Then come in, why we are standing in the doorway. – he said while starting to turn and head to the living-room, leaving no time for Lisa to object.
Hugh sent her a smile then sidestepped her, brushing her arm in the process.
- Yeah, why don’t you come in and make my life more difficult then it already is. – she said sarcastically, muttering to herself, so neither of them would hear her.
- Would you like a drink Hugh? – asked Robert.
- Um… yeah… water would be nice. Thank you. –he said, while Robert already made his way to the kitchen.
- So? What are you doing here? – asked Lisa wanting to be over this as soon as possible, so she could go back to pretending, that she didn’t care about his leaving, that she wasn’t suffocating and didn’t want to be free from Robert desperately, from everybody actually, because she didn’t want anyone, except for a certain someone who couldn’t be hers anyway.
- I have already said. I just wanted to say goodbye. – Hugh said with calmness he didn’t know he possessed, and it irritated Lisa. Why the hell is he so calm? He should be at least a little nervous after all; they haven’t been on speaking terms for a year now.
- Here you are. – said Robert, passing a glass of water to Hugh.
- Thank you.
- So what’s up with you? What brought you here? – asked Robert while taking a seat on the couch.
- I wanted to talk to Lisa, there are some things I didn’t want to leave unsaid. – Hugh said nonchalantly.
- Robert… - started Lisa while taking a deep breath, knowing they need to talk about whatever he came here for, but she didn’t want to do it in front of Robert. He didn’t know anything about their relationship and she wanted it to stay that way. – can you please go check on my dogs? – she hoped he would take the message that she wanted to be alone with Hugh.
At first, Robert just looked from one to the other then nodded and said – Of course. You must have a lot to talk about. – he stood up and made his way to the stairs but not before trying to give Lisa a kiss on the lips, which she avoided by turning her head, so his lips landed on her cheek instead. Robert looked down at her, frowning slightly not knowing what to make of it, but finally, shrugging his shoulders he went up the stairs.
Lisa waited for him to get out of sight, then went over to the window and looked outside. Hugh silently went to her and came to stand behind her back. They were nearly touching but not quite, however, it was enough that both of them could feel the warmth the other radiated. They stood there silently, neither moving. Hugh took a deep breath knowing he has to start, has to say something before she tells him to leave her alone. Her scent filled his nose and he cursed himself for being so weak around her. His resolve broke and he let out a shaky breath while touching her arms and whispering an ‘I am so sorry’ in her ear barely audible. Lisa turned around sharply to look at him, and saw the pain reflected in his eyes, but not just pain, there were regret, apology, pleading and love in his eyes. She could hardly take her eyes off of him, but she had to if she wanted to stay strong, and not fall in his arms and beg him to stay and never let her go. So with all the strength she could muster she turned away from him and took several steps way from him.
- No. You don’t get to do this. You avoided me after our kiss, you didn’t want to go back to friends, you offended me, said that I am basically a slut who would sleep with anybody, you hurt me Hugh, but it was fine, I put it all behind me. It hurt me more that you wanted nothing to do with me, that you didn’t even tried to fight for our friendship but I accepted it and now you come here before going back to your precious life, and say you are sorry? Well, you know what? I don’t care that you are sorry. That you may regret everything, because you said and did those things all the same and nothing would change that and you can’t make these things all right with a ‘sorry’. – Lisa said hotly, tears were shimmering in her eyes, but she didn’t let them fall. She would never ever cry for him again. At least not in front of him…
- I… I know that I hurt you badly Lisa. That’s why I am here. I know you may never forgive me, but I couldn’t go back to London without at least trying. I didn’t mean any of those things, you have to believe that. I never thought of you that way.- he sighed sadly, but he had to continue – You are a wonderful person Lisa. And I consider myself a very lucky man to know you. And believe me when I say, that I wish I met you sooner. But I didn’t and although unintentionally, I let myself fall in love with you. I couldn’t act upon my feelings because it wouldn’t have been fair to you, to Jo or to me. I never wanted to hurt you but I did and you have no idea how sorry I am for that. And I know I can’t make them undone, but I hope one day you might understand that I couldn’t be near you. It was too painful to know that you could be mine but I am not allowed to have you. Years ago I promised myself that I wouldn’t cheat on my wife again, because I still remember her face when she found out that one time and I will never forget it, though I wish I could and I promised that I would never cause her so much pain again. And even if I am not in love with her anymore I still love her, she is the mother of my children and helped me trough the hard times and I owe it to her to try and make things right. – he slowly made his way to her and lifted her chin to make her look at him – I am a bastard for causing you so much pain but I didn’t know what else could I do than push you away. I don’t ask for forgiveness, I don’t deserve it but I truly hope you won’t resent me through you whole life, and you will look back at our time together as I do. They are the happiest moment’s of my life.- said Hugh with a sad smile.
- Love was never enough for us. – she whispered with a heartbroken expression.
- No. But believe me when I say that I wish it was. – with that he took her in his arms wishing he could stay like this forever.
Lisa hugged back with all her might, pressing her face to his chest, inhaling his scent and trying to burn it in her memories. Finally they let go but not entirely, then Hugh spoke again.
- And even though I hate the fact that you are with Robert, and I will hate everybody who comes near you, I have to let you go. So I wish you all the best with Robert or with anybody who you find worthy of your love. I hope you will be happy because you deserve it my stubborn, amazing, crazy, lovely co-star – he said with a smile while brushing his lips to her forehead, along her cheek, then nuzzling her neck with his nose, finally settling just an inch from her lips.
- Kiss me… - she breathed, unable to help herself. She needed to feel his lips on hers, even if it was for the last time.
- To complicate things more? – Hugh said with a smile and humor in his eyes.
- Yes, we are good at it anyway aren’t we? – she said sending a devastating smile in his way, which he could resist no more.
He kissed her slowly at first, then more passionately, pouring everything into their kiss. She gasped into his mouth and he loved the effect he had on her after all this. They only broke apart when the need for air became unbearable. With their foreheads touching, they panted till Hugh cupped her chin, and looked her in the eyes.
- I wish things could be different. I will never forget you Lisa Edelstein. I am sorry. – with a chaste kiss to her lips, he slipped out of her embrace, whispering an ‘ I will always love you’ , and he was out the door. This time she let her tears fall. She just stood there sobbing, a hand to her mouth to muffle the sounds, so Robert wouldn’t hear, but she didn’t know that Robert was at the top of the staircase and heard and seen everything….
Here's a little story I wrote on Twitter while spreading the Huli love. It's a little cheesy but who cares?
Once upon a time, there was a man named Hugh, who was unhappily married to a woman named Jo. One day, this Hugh met a woman named Lisa and right away, he knew what he felt for her was wrong. It was an instant connection between him and her. Lisa could make him smile and laugh no matter what. Nut he was unhappy because he loved her more than anything. One night, he told her the truth and was pleased to learn that she felt the same. Though now, they refuse to admit it, they are head over heels in love with each other and are having a secret love affair. Not even Jo knows how happy Lisa truly makes Hugh. One day, Hugh will divorce Jo and marry Lisa. THE END. ♥
Feel free to also follow me on Twitter! (link I protect my tweets, but if I can tell you're a Huli/Huddy/House fan then I'll add you. :D
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Once upon a time, there was a man named Hugh, who was unhappily married to a woman named Jo. One day, this Hugh met a woman named Lisa and right away, he knew what he felt for her was wrong. It was an instant connection between him and her. Lisa could make him smile and laugh no matter what. Nut he was unhappy because he loved her more than anything. One night, he told her the truth and was pleased to learn that she felt the same. Though now, they refuse to admit it, they are head over heels in love with each other and are having a secret love affair. Not even Jo knows how happy Lisa truly makes Hugh. One day, Hugh will divorce Jo and marry Lisa. THE END. ♥
Feel free to also follow me on Twitter! (link I protect my tweets, but if I can tell you're a Huli/Huddy/House fan then I'll add you. :D
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