Hi guys, this is the first fanfiction I upload here and also the first in English. I'm Italian so English is not my proper language.

Thanks to SammiMD for editing this story:)


Happy Birthday Sunshine

Chapter 1

At 8:30 am Lisa Cuddy opened her office door like every other day. However, on this day she took off her coat and hid it, with her bag, in the corner between the wall and the couch.

She ran into the bathroom and half shut the door behind her, leaving few inches of space so that she would be able to watch everything that would happen in the next few minutes. There was not a single noise in the office, pure silence. She stood there, waiting for someone to enter the room.

After 10 minutes the big glass door opened quietly and a man entered the room. He went to the middle of the office, walking proudly with his faithful cane, totally unaware of the fact that in a short while he'd be tricked by the younger woman hiding in the bathroom.

Cuddy was watching him, tracking every single move the diagnostician made, and knowing he was unconscious of her being there. She smiled to herself.

House looked at the room around him. He was carefully searching for any sign that there was someone else there, that there could be a possible fight with the "enemy". In that moment his eyes were caught by the sight of Cuddy's desk. It was full of documents and papers. He smiled, seeing that his name was on one of these documents, and took it in his hand. He smiled again, noticing that that piece of paper wasn't written by him or by any of his own team. Cuddy had written it.

He walked around the desk, rested his hand against its surface and sat down on the chair. In a matter of seconds the chair gave way beneath him and House was sprawled on the floor, looking at the ceiling.

"Cuddy" House called her without anger. He didn't scream or yell, but said her name slowly, nearly showing admiration to the woman.

Cuddy appeared from her bathroom, being careful not to laugh in front of him. He looked at her, confused. She walked closer to the man until she was looking down at him. House wasn't looking at her, his eyes seemed glued to the ceiling.

Cuddy offered him a hand to help him stand up, not knowing she was making a big mistake. He took her hand and pulled her down to the floor beside him. They lay on their backs behind the desk, the broken chair still rolling on the floor a meter away from them, both looking up at the ceiling.

Cuddy's eyes widened in surprise as she looked up at the ceiling and read the three words written there in black felt-tip pen. The same pen House used to write with on his whiteboard during differentials.

"Happy Birthday Sunshine"

Cuddy looked back at House, finding her nose a few inches from his.
"Thank you."
"This is not the only present for you. I have another one"
"House, what..?"
The man got closer to her, wrapping his strong arms around her in a comfortable hug. Then, finally, his lips met hers in a sweet and tender kiss. They kept kissing with more passion and desire, as Cuddy squeezed his forearms with her hands.

She smiled at him and hugged him another time.
"Please, tell me this is not a dream."
"It's not"
"Tell me you're not going into a psychiatric hospital again"
House shook his head, confused. "I won't go anywhere, Sunshine"


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Thanks again to SammiMD