Drive By Beta

I've got a fic situation that could use some help, because I'm at the stage right now of trying to figure out whether -- or how -- to rework it, or maybe I just need some feedback that will point me in the right direction and figure out this maze that this thing has turned into.

Here's the issue: I'm working on something themed around the Fourth of July (I've written fics dealing with the Fourth for the past couple of years because I figure House loves a holiday when you blow stuff up). My original intent had been to have House and Wilson spend the three day weekend road tripping to various fireworks shows. But there have been so many good road trip fics lately ... and I couldn't figure out where, exactly, to send them, that I revised that and decided to just send them on a day trip.

Now the day trip fic doesn't feel quite right, and I've debated whether to shelve it for now and turn it into just a general fic later when I work things out ... or whether to try and go back to the original concept. (I also have another infant fic that I can write in time for the Fourth.)

The one thing that would have remained the same from any of these fics is that Wilson doesn't want to go, but gives in because he knows it'll make House happy, but then discovers that it makes him happy too.

So ... there's my issue. Any ideas you have would be appreciated, because I'm at the point where I change my mind on what to do every few hours, so I need to bounce it off some people. Thanks in advance.


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