Impromptu Dinner
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"You heading home?" House asked Cuddy as he stood in front her desk.
Cuddy sat at her chair. She had a lot of paperwork in front of her yet to be done.
"I should do this paperwork before I go. Why?"
"I was gonna get some bữa tối, bữa ăn tối at Thai One On..."
Cuddy rubbed her tired eyes. In the past, she would have asked him what he was up to. She would have pushed him to admit he was in fact asking her out. But over the last four months of this infuriating cat and chuột game between them, she had learned that being direct with him in terms of his feelings was always a dicey matter. She decided to act natural.
"I am hungry." She đã đưa ý kiến with a smile.
House held his cane a little tighter.
"I'll meet bạn in the lobby in ten minutes." He said.
Cuddy nodded in return and watched him limp out of her office.
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"This place is really nice...for such moderate prices." Cuddy đã đưa ý kiến as she scanned the menu.
"Yeah, from the outside it looks like a hole in the wall, but the inside is a real sight to behold."
Cuddy looked at him. His eyes looked softer than usual.
"What do bạn recommend?"
"Shrimp with basil leaves in spicy chili sauce always does the trick." He replied as he stacked the pepper shaker on hàng đầu, đầu trang of the salt shaker.
"I'll get that then and some red wine." She đã đưa ý kiến as she folded the menu and placed it on the table.
House motioned for the waiter to come over and they placed their orders.
Once the waiter had left Cuddy pulled out her cell and set it to vibrate.
"So, when is the fundraiser?" House blurted out nervously.
Cuddy looked up from her phone. She smiled fondly at him.
"I wasn't getting bored, House. I was just setting my phone to vibrate so we wouldn't be interrupted. No need to make small talk about things I know bạn have very little interest in."
House grinned at her correct assessment of him.
"Okay...Let's get right into what your yêu thích sex act is and work from there."
Cuddy laughed at his bình luận and lightly hit his arm.
"You are too much."
"But bạn wouldn't want me any other way." He replied.
She could tell he was waiting for an honest answer to that statement.
"No, I wouldn't." She replied.
He nodded slowly and looked down at the bàn hàng đầu, đầu trang before bringing is eyes back to hers.
"Good." He said.
"House, this is..."
"Hot food! Hot food!" The waiter yelled suddenly as he came to their bàn and placed their meals down.
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Cuddy had followed House in her car on the way to the restaurant, but now that it was getting late, and she had drank three glasses of wine, she knew it was better to let him take the wheel.
House took her keys, and the two got into her silver Prius. As he started the ignition Cuddy turned the radio station until it hit the jazz channel. Madeleine Peyroux's voice flowed through the speakers and filled the small car.
"I tình yêu her voice. Have bạn listened to Madeleine Peyroux before?" She asked as she looked out the window.
"I have a few of her songs on my ipod." He đã đưa ý kiến as he put on his signal.
"This one is one of my favorites. J'ai deux amours." Cuddy đã đưa ý kiến wistfully.
"I have two loves." House translated.
"So, bạn know French too?"
"My dad was stationed in Bourdeaux for a year. We had to come along." He đã đưa ý kiến as he took the exit to the highway.
Cuddy turned her gaze from the window and looked at him.
"I'm tipsy." She said.
House smirked but continued to watch the road.
"Yeah, I know."
"You didn't even drink a bia tonight."
"Once bạn ordered that wine I knew it was out of the question."
"You still could have drank. We could have called a cab hoặc something."
"I got buzzed off the Pepsi." He đã đưa ý kiến deadpanned.
Cuddy laughed a little and then turned her gaze back out the window.
"Thank bạn for dinner. I really was hungry...It was nice not to eat alone."
"...You have Rachel."
"She's a baby...By the time bạn drop me off she'll already be asleep."
"But you'll watch her sleep." He đã đưa ý kiến as he suddenly pulled up to a curb and put the car in park.
"Wow. I didn't realize we were here already." She đã đưa ý kiến as she turned back to him.
House studied her face for a long time before replying.
"Do bạn need help to the door?"
"No. I'm fine just tipsy." She đã đưa ý kiến softly as she stared back at him.
"Goodnight, Cuddy."
"Goodnight, House." She replied as she opened the car door and walked up her porch steps.
House watched her until she opened the front door and headed inside.
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Two Days Later: Lunch Time
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"Did bạn already eat lunch?" Cuddy asked House over the phone. It was a Saturday and she was off for the day, but she knew he was still at work mulling over a case.
He had his feet propped on hàng đầu, đầu trang of his bàn as he held the receiver to his ear.
"I ate with Wislon, but I'll never be one to turn down a free lunch." He replied into the phone.
"Who đã đưa ý kiến anything about free?" She đã đưa ý kiến with a grin.
"I paid for you."
"That bạn did. I was surprised actually."
"Why? I can be a gentleman."
"Sometimes." She teased.
House rolled his eyes and fingered the phone cord before answering.
"Alright. I'll pay. But this time bạn are playing the chauffer." He đã đưa ý kiến before hanging up.
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"How's the blt?" She asked from across the table.
"It's good...How's your turkey club?"
"The turkey is a little dry." She replied.
"My thịt ba rọi, thịt xông khói is burnt." He confessed.
"The thực phẩm is usually better." She đã đưa ý kiến apologetically.
House nodded and then gulped down some of his lemonade.
Cuddy was about to drink some of her soda when a thought suddenly hit her.
"You pretended bạn liked your food."
"I told bạn it was burnt." He đã đưa ý kiến as he wiped his mouth with a napkin.
"Not at first." She đã đưa ý kiến as a wicked smiled formed on her face.
He raised an eyebrow.
"I don't know what you're getting at."
"Of course bạn don't." She đã đưa ý kiến with a huge smile.
House looked away and grinned.
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Sunday Night
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"That's good...right there." House moaned as Cuddy massaged his leg. They were sitting on her sofa. Two empty glasses of wine were on the coffee bàn along with open containers of Indian food.
"It's really knotted up." She đã đưa ý kiến as she applied thêm pressure.
House threw his head back against the cái gối, gối and sighed.
She smiled happily at his reaction.
"You haven't let me do this in years." She đã đưa ý kiến as she stroked the underside of his thigh slowly.
"I know...I hate hiển thị it...the scar." He barely managed to say.
Cuddy lightened her pressure on his leg.
"I've seen it before...You know it doesn't matter to me." She đã đưa ý kiến in a whisper.
House's eyes opened. He looked across at her. She was intently focused on his leg. He sat up and rested a hand against her shoulder. She stilled her hands and looked up at him.
"I know..." He đã đưa ý kiến as he held her gaze. A wealth of information was in his stare. She smiled warmly at him. Her eyes started to get watery, but she refused to let the tears fall. Instead she pushed herself closer to him on the sofa.
"Do bạn want anymore food?" She asked in a quiet voice.
"No." He đã đưa ý kiến as he took his free hand and ran it through her hair. She sighed at his touch.
She placed her hand on his waist. He looked down at her hand and then back at her. He swallowed.
"Do bạn want anymore wine?" She asked as she inched her face closer to his.
"No." He answered as he pressed his forehead against hers. House then slowly closed the remaining distance between them bởi pulling her lips into his.
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Cuddy sat up at one end of the giường while House lay at the other. The two were facing each other.
Cuddy held the blanket to her, now bare chest, and couldn't help but to giggle at the current turn of events. She also couldn't resist laughing at the completely serene look that House wore as he lay his head back against the head board and watched her. His hand went under the blanket and stroked her foot.
"House! Stop! That tickles."
He laughed at her high-pitched girlish laughing and finally stilled his hand. She put her hand under the cover and stroked his foot hoping he would be just as ticklish. She frowned when she found he wasn't.
"No fair." She đã đưa ý kiến with a smirk.
"Completely fair after the sexual torture bạn just put me through."
"Torture? bạn yelled 'Don't stop!' a few times" She đã đưa ý kiến as she nudged his waist with her toe.
"You liked to bring me to the brink a few times, but being the little tease that bạn are, bạn would draw it out." He stated as he traced her bắp chân with his finger.
"But that's what one would call delicious torture." She đã đưa ý kiến in a seductive tone.
House gave her a wolfish smile. He began to massage her calf.
"Well, maybe it's time for me to give bạn a little torture of my own." He đã đưa ý kiến as he pulled her legs down until she was resting on hàng đầu, đầu trang of his own legs.
"I dare you." She đã đưa ý kiến as she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
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Afterglow
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House lay on his side as Cuddy spooned him from behind.
"I'm glad bạn asked me out on Wednesday for dinner." She đã đưa ý kiến as she kissed his shoulder.
"Me too." He đã đưa ý kiến before yawning.
"It's almost two...I have to get up for work in four hours." She đã đưa ý kiến as she yawned as well.
"Play hookey today."
"Two meetings today and a brunch..."
"Well, go in a little later."
She kissed his shoulder once more.
"Can't."
"...Lunch then?"
"Yeah. That sounds nice." She đã đưa ý kiến as she held him close. He relaxed his back against her breasts.
"Goodnight, Cuddles." He đã đưa ý kiến with a smile.
Cuddy playfully nudged his arm.
"Goodnight, House."
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"You heading home?" House asked Cuddy as he stood in front her desk.
Cuddy sat at her chair. She had a lot of paperwork in front of her yet to be done.
"I should do this paperwork before I go. Why?"
"I was gonna get some bữa tối, bữa ăn tối at Thai One On..."
Cuddy rubbed her tired eyes. In the past, she would have asked him what he was up to. She would have pushed him to admit he was in fact asking her out. But over the last four months of this infuriating cat and chuột game between them, she had learned that being direct with him in terms of his feelings was always a dicey matter. She decided to act natural.
"I am hungry." She đã đưa ý kiến with a smile.
House held his cane a little tighter.
"I'll meet bạn in the lobby in ten minutes." He said.
Cuddy nodded in return and watched him limp out of her office.
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"This place is really nice...for such moderate prices." Cuddy đã đưa ý kiến as she scanned the menu.
"Yeah, from the outside it looks like a hole in the wall, but the inside is a real sight to behold."
Cuddy looked at him. His eyes looked softer than usual.
"What do bạn recommend?"
"Shrimp with basil leaves in spicy chili sauce always does the trick." He replied as he stacked the pepper shaker on hàng đầu, đầu trang of the salt shaker.
"I'll get that then and some red wine." She đã đưa ý kiến as she folded the menu and placed it on the table.
House motioned for the waiter to come over and they placed their orders.
Once the waiter had left Cuddy pulled out her cell and set it to vibrate.
"So, when is the fundraiser?" House blurted out nervously.
Cuddy looked up from her phone. She smiled fondly at him.
"I wasn't getting bored, House. I was just setting my phone to vibrate so we wouldn't be interrupted. No need to make small talk about things I know bạn have very little interest in."
House grinned at her correct assessment of him.
"Okay...Let's get right into what your yêu thích sex act is and work from there."
Cuddy laughed at his bình luận and lightly hit his arm.
"You are too much."
"But bạn wouldn't want me any other way." He replied.
She could tell he was waiting for an honest answer to that statement.
"No, I wouldn't." She replied.
He nodded slowly and looked down at the bàn hàng đầu, đầu trang before bringing is eyes back to hers.
"Good." He said.
"House, this is..."
"Hot food! Hot food!" The waiter yelled suddenly as he came to their bàn and placed their meals down.
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Cuddy had followed House in her car on the way to the restaurant, but now that it was getting late, and she had drank three glasses of wine, she knew it was better to let him take the wheel.
House took her keys, and the two got into her silver Prius. As he started the ignition Cuddy turned the radio station until it hit the jazz channel. Madeleine Peyroux's voice flowed through the speakers and filled the small car.
"I tình yêu her voice. Have bạn listened to Madeleine Peyroux before?" She asked as she looked out the window.
"I have a few of her songs on my ipod." He đã đưa ý kiến as he put on his signal.
"This one is one of my favorites. J'ai deux amours." Cuddy đã đưa ý kiến wistfully.
"I have two loves." House translated.
"So, bạn know French too?"
"My dad was stationed in Bourdeaux for a year. We had to come along." He đã đưa ý kiến as he took the exit to the highway.
Cuddy turned her gaze from the window and looked at him.
"I'm tipsy." She said.
House smirked but continued to watch the road.
"Yeah, I know."
"You didn't even drink a bia tonight."
"Once bạn ordered that wine I knew it was out of the question."
"You still could have drank. We could have called a cab hoặc something."
"I got buzzed off the Pepsi." He đã đưa ý kiến deadpanned.
Cuddy laughed a little and then turned her gaze back out the window.
"Thank bạn for dinner. I really was hungry...It was nice not to eat alone."
"...You have Rachel."
"She's a baby...By the time bạn drop me off she'll already be asleep."
"But you'll watch her sleep." He đã đưa ý kiến as he suddenly pulled up to a curb and put the car in park.
"Wow. I didn't realize we were here already." She đã đưa ý kiến as she turned back to him.
House studied her face for a long time before replying.
"Do bạn need help to the door?"
"No. I'm fine just tipsy." She đã đưa ý kiến softly as she stared back at him.
"Goodnight, Cuddy."
"Goodnight, House." She replied as she opened the car door and walked up her porch steps.
House watched her until she opened the front door and headed inside.
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Two Days Later: Lunch Time
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"Did bạn already eat lunch?" Cuddy asked House over the phone. It was a Saturday and she was off for the day, but she knew he was still at work mulling over a case.
He had his feet propped on hàng đầu, đầu trang of his bàn as he held the receiver to his ear.
"I ate with Wislon, but I'll never be one to turn down a free lunch." He replied into the phone.
"Who đã đưa ý kiến anything about free?" She đã đưa ý kiến with a grin.
"I paid for you."
"That bạn did. I was surprised actually."
"Why? I can be a gentleman."
"Sometimes." She teased.
House rolled his eyes and fingered the phone cord before answering.
"Alright. I'll pay. But this time bạn are playing the chauffer." He đã đưa ý kiến before hanging up.
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"How's the blt?" She asked from across the table.
"It's good...How's your turkey club?"
"The turkey is a little dry." She replied.
"My thịt ba rọi, thịt xông khói is burnt." He confessed.
"The thực phẩm is usually better." She đã đưa ý kiến apologetically.
House nodded and then gulped down some of his lemonade.
Cuddy was about to drink some of her soda when a thought suddenly hit her.
"You pretended bạn liked your food."
"I told bạn it was burnt." He đã đưa ý kiến as he wiped his mouth with a napkin.
"Not at first." She đã đưa ý kiến as a wicked smiled formed on her face.
He raised an eyebrow.
"I don't know what you're getting at."
"Of course bạn don't." She đã đưa ý kiến with a huge smile.
House looked away and grinned.
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Sunday Night
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"That's good...right there." House moaned as Cuddy massaged his leg. They were sitting on her sofa. Two empty glasses of wine were on the coffee bàn along with open containers of Indian food.
"It's really knotted up." She đã đưa ý kiến as she applied thêm pressure.
House threw his head back against the cái gối, gối and sighed.
She smiled happily at his reaction.
"You haven't let me do this in years." She đã đưa ý kiến as she stroked the underside of his thigh slowly.
"I know...I hate hiển thị it...the scar." He barely managed to say.
Cuddy lightened her pressure on his leg.
"I've seen it before...You know it doesn't matter to me." She đã đưa ý kiến in a whisper.
House's eyes opened. He looked across at her. She was intently focused on his leg. He sat up and rested a hand against her shoulder. She stilled her hands and looked up at him.
"I know..." He đã đưa ý kiến as he held her gaze. A wealth of information was in his stare. She smiled warmly at him. Her eyes started to get watery, but she refused to let the tears fall. Instead she pushed herself closer to him on the sofa.
"Do bạn want anymore food?" She asked in a quiet voice.
"No." He đã đưa ý kiến as he took his free hand and ran it through her hair. She sighed at his touch.
She placed her hand on his waist. He looked down at her hand and then back at her. He swallowed.
"Do bạn want anymore wine?" She asked as she inched her face closer to his.
"No." He answered as he pressed his forehead against hers. House then slowly closed the remaining distance between them bởi pulling her lips into his.
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Cuddy sat up at one end of the giường while House lay at the other. The two were facing each other.
Cuddy held the blanket to her, now bare chest, and couldn't help but to giggle at the current turn of events. She also couldn't resist laughing at the completely serene look that House wore as he lay his head back against the head board and watched her. His hand went under the blanket and stroked her foot.
"House! Stop! That tickles."
He laughed at her high-pitched girlish laughing and finally stilled his hand. She put her hand under the cover and stroked his foot hoping he would be just as ticklish. She frowned when she found he wasn't.
"No fair." She đã đưa ý kiến with a smirk.
"Completely fair after the sexual torture bạn just put me through."
"Torture? bạn yelled 'Don't stop!' a few times" She đã đưa ý kiến as she nudged his waist with her toe.
"You liked to bring me to the brink a few times, but being the little tease that bạn are, bạn would draw it out." He stated as he traced her bắp chân with his finger.
"But that's what one would call delicious torture." She đã đưa ý kiến in a seductive tone.
House gave her a wolfish smile. He began to massage her calf.
"Well, maybe it's time for me to give bạn a little torture of my own." He đã đưa ý kiến as he pulled her legs down until she was resting on hàng đầu, đầu trang of his own legs.
"I dare you." She đã đưa ý kiến as she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
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Afterglow
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House lay on his side as Cuddy spooned him from behind.
"I'm glad bạn asked me out on Wednesday for dinner." She đã đưa ý kiến as she kissed his shoulder.
"Me too." He đã đưa ý kiến before yawning.
"It's almost two...I have to get up for work in four hours." She đã đưa ý kiến as she yawned as well.
"Play hookey today."
"Two meetings today and a brunch..."
"Well, go in a little later."
She kissed his shoulder once more.
"Can't."
"...Lunch then?"
"Yeah. That sounds nice." She đã đưa ý kiến as she held him close. He relaxed his back against her breasts.
"Goodnight, Cuddles." He đã đưa ý kiến with a smile.
Cuddy playfully nudged his arm.
"Goodnight, House."