House nodded, and then stared up at the ceiling. What was he doing? He should know by now that sex was never just sex, at least not when there was no money exchanging hands.

The truth was, he didn't even want to consider whether he might actually like her. Fin complicated his life enough. And as for her, well, she was way better off not getting attached to him. Especially when he was well aware that the dating pool of men who liked women here was a very shallow pool. And that was definitely no reason to like him.