A/N: This is gonna be a long one (21 chapters!) so sit back and enjoy! The story is finished so I'll be updating regularly. This is the sequel to Homecoming, written by Hughville and myself. It's also posted on AO3.
Disclaimer: We don not own House or its characters. Those all belong to David Shore and Co. along with Fox and NBC Universal. We just like to make House and Cameron kiss and stuff.
Chapter One
Thursday morning, a loud banging on the door woke House and Cameron.
"House! Open this door right now!" Cuddy shouted from the entry.
House sat up and stretched. Cameron got out of bed and started to dress.
"Bah!" House squawked. "What are you doing? No work means naked all the time."
She stood holding her bra. "But, Cuddy…"
"Pfft. She'll leave. Now, panties off and back in bed."
She sighed, removed her panties, and dropped them back on the floor. As she got back into bed, they heard the front door open.
House lay back and folded his hands behind his head. "She found the key," he commented calmly. "Five, four, three, two, one."
The bedroom door slammed open and Cuddy stormed in. She stopped short at the sight of them in bed. Cameron pulled the covers over her shoulders to hide her nakedness.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Cuddy snarled at Cameron.
"She was sleeping. So was I. Before that we were having hot, sweaty, mind-blowing sex. Why are you here?" House asked. "I mean, I've always been up for a threesome but I don't think you're Cameron's type."
"You're late for work," she informed him staring angrily at Cameron. Cameron slid closer to House. Tension radiated off her though she appeared calm.
He looked at Cameron in confusion. "Didn't I quit?"
"You did."
"I quit because she fired you and acted like a spoiled toddler, right? I didn't imagine that?"
Cameron shook her head, never taking her eyes off Cuddy. "Nope. She fired me then you quit."
House sat up and looked at Cuddy. "There. You got a nice review. Now, hop back on your broom and fly on out of here. I'm sure the flying monkeys are looking for you."
"No, absolutely not!" Cuddy told them folding her arms. "You can't quit. I won't allow it."
"I don't need your permission to quit. I can see where something like that might confuse you, though."
"Get up out of that bed, get dressed and get to work," Cuddy growled.
"Hearing's off today, too, I see," House sighed. "Might want to see a doc about that. Anyway, is there something I need to sign or some secret handshake I need to learn?"
"You. Are. Not. Quitting!" Cuddy exploded. "And you are not dating her! I have waited for nearly twenty years for you to get your shit together so we can finally be together! She's half your age! Do you honestly believe I'm going to stand by and let you date her now?"
House lowered his head and stared at her. "Let me?" he said in a dangerously soft tone. "I don't recall needing your permission to date anyone."
She turned on Cameron. "Get out! I'll make sure you never work as a doctor again!"
Cameron laughed and relaxed against House. "You're jealous. You're jealous because you've hung around all this time waiting for him and now he wants to be with me. You're pathetic. And I don't need anything from you!""
Cuddy turned back to House, still gesturing to Cameron. "You can't want her! I've been waiting-"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," House sighed. "Twenty years. Doesn't change the fact I'm with Cameron now."
Cuddy lunged forward and slapped him. She raised her hand to hit him again but he grabbed her hand.
"Touch me again," he told her. "Go on. See what happens."
Cuddy pulled her wrist free and stepped back. House looked at her from beneath lowered brows.
"Now, get out of our apartment or I'll call the police," he said in a low dangerous voice.
Cuddy looked from one to the other. "We are not done," she told him, then turned and walked out. A moment later, they heard the front door slam.
"Hungry?" House asked Cameron.
Cameron just stared at him with wide eyes.
The rain hammered against the bedroom window and thunder rumbled loudly. House was asleep but Cameron was awake, wiping away tears as she tried to be quiet so she wouldn't wake him.
In a matter of days her life did a complete one-eighty and she wasn't sure if it was a good thing or not. The only good thing was she and House were now seeing each other, and sharing a bed as well. She wanted him for so long and now they were together. But at what cost? They were both out of a job and she had no idea what would happen next.
Maybe the whole thing was a mistake. Maybe she should just move back home, tell House to go back to PPTH and all would be fine. Would Cuddy take him back? Probably, if Cameron stayed away. But where would she go? She'd need to revamp her resume and start looking at other hospitals and…
"What's wrong?" House asked in a deep, sleepy voice. That simple question voiced in the dark just made her cry harder.
"N-nothing. Go back to sleep."
"It's kinda hard with that thunder every five minutes and your sniffling."
"Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you…"
House rolled over, turned the side lamp on the lowest setting and looked at her. Her eyes were red-rimmed and puffy as she wiped away more tears with the back of her hand.
"Are you going to tell me why you're crying or do I have to play twenty questions?" he asked as he pulled her against him so her cheek rested on his chest. She could hear the strong, steady beat of his heart and it comforted her.
"I can't sleep. My brain won't shut off. I keep thinking about everything that's happened this weekend. It all happened so fast and not in a good way."
"Oh I dunno," he said as he traced invisible patterns on her shoulder, "some parts were pretty good as I recall."
She managed to smile then. "Yeah, that's the only saving grace about this whole thing." She sat up and looked into his eyes, hoping to find an answer in them. "What are we going to do now?"
"Enjoy some time off, for one," he said, as if it were obvious. "We could go back to Alpine. I was talking with your father the other day. Did you know they're building a hospital?"
She blinked. "He mentioned it a few years ago but I haven't heard anything about it since. Where?"
"He didn't say, but once it's completed they might just need a Diagnostics department. And I know a damn good Oncologist for the Oncology department."
"I'll have to ask him about it. I wouldn't mind going back home, even though we just came from there. It all seemed rushed because of the party. I didn't get to spend much time with GG because I was so busy fighting Greyson off."
"Mhm," House nodded as he kissed her. "And we never did get to christen all the rooms, either."
Cameron playfully smacked his chest. "I thought we agreed that our relationship wouldn't be just about sex."
"We did, but that doesn't mean we can't have lots of it." He began placing kisses all over her face and neck, and she sighed with contentment.
"Mmm...that's nice…"
"I'll get you back to sleep," he murmured in her ear as his hands began exploring her body under the covers searching for the spot that drove her crazy. When she gasped, he knew he'd found it.
"How do you always know all the right places?" she whispered as she rolled her head back to give him more access to her neck.
"It's a gift. I studied the female anatomy in great detail before I even knew I wanted to be a doctor," he said between kisses.
Cameron giggled. "I'll bet you had to beat the girls off with a stick."
House smirked. "There was plenty of beating off, that's for sure. Sadly, there were never any girls present."
"Sick, House."
He shrugged and went on kissing her neck until his lips moved up and found hers. She rolled them over so she was lying on top of him and he smiled up at her. "Well, now that you have me here, what are you going to do with me?"
She rubbed herself against his growing erection and smiled back. "Oh, I think I can come up with at least one thing."
"So what's the skuttlebutt?" House asked as he and Cameron met Wilson at a local pub the next day.
"Cuddy is still pissed but I think she realized she was stupid to fire Cameron and I think she may be reconsidering that decision."
Cameron shook her head. "After seeing her go batshit crazy yesterday, I want no part of her or PPTH anymore."
"That's probably a good idea," Wilson said to her. "House and I have known Cuddy for a long time and I don't think I've ever seen her so...unhinged."
"I just don't understand what her problem is. She treats you like crap but now she wants you only because she can't have you," Cameron sighed.
House shrugged. "That ship sailed a long time ago. She needs to get over it."
"So what are you going to do now?" Wilson asked them.
"We're going back to my father's house. You wanna come?" Cameron asked him.
"Yeah. Hilary would be all over him like white on rice," House chuckled.
"Who's that?"
"My sister. She's a widow, never remarried."
"She might just be needy enough for you. You should come," House agreed. "You've gotta see this place to believe it. It's like something out of an architectural magazine. And I'm sure GG will love you."
"And GG is…?"
"My grandmother. And she adores House."
Wilson's eyes widened. "Now this I gotta see."
"Don't act so surprised," Cameron chuckled as she playfully slapped Wilson's arm. "House knows how to turn on the charm when he needs to. He was very sweet to GG," she said as she smiled adoringly at House.
Wilson didn't know what to make of it, but he definitely wanted to see House out of his element, living among the rich.
"I'm in. When do we go?"
"Don't you have to ask Cuddy for time off?"
"I will. How long are you going for?"
House shrugged."I don't know yet. Could be a few days, could be a few weeks."
"Maybe Wilson should follow us, then he can leave whenever he wants," Cameron suggested.
"He's not gonna wanna leave," House said with a sly grin.
***
"I'd like to take some time off," Wilson told Cuddy the next day. He stood in front of her desk with his hands on his hips. He was mentally prepared for a fight.
"What for?"
"I need a reason now? I just want some time off and I have time to use up. What's the big deal?"
"Does this have anything to do with House?"
"That's really none of your business. If you don't approve it, I'll just go to the board and they'll grant it. I don't like going over your head on something so trivial but I will. Really, Lisa. It's a few days. A week tops, and it's been pretty quiet around here. With House gone, you don't need me to babysit. Does it really matter where I'm going or what I'll be doing? Because legally, I don't need a reason to use some of my vacations days. My department runs just fine when I'm not there. I can clear all my appointments or hand them off. If I need to come back then I will, but it would have to be a damn good reason. So?"
"Has House calmed down enough to speak to me rationally?"
Wilson blinked. "Has he calmed down? You should be asking yourself that. You practically attacked him in the parking lot and then at their apartment! Luckily for you, he seemed okay when I saw him this morning. Are you going to come to your senses and realize that he's with Cameron now?"
"He can't be with her. He's her supervisor…"
"And in the unlikely event that you and he were to hook up, you'd be his supervisor. What would you do then? Besides, you fired her and he quit."
Cuddy didn't have an answer, and just stared into space.
"Well, I'll be taking that time off then. I'm leaving after work and I'll be back on Monday. Maybe give House a call and apologize. That might help your case, but I doubt it. If you're not willing to let Cameron come back, there's no point. She's an asset to his team and they work well together. Why would you want to get in the way of that? Think about it."