A/N: Just a fun little drabble to tide you all over. Short and sweet, but it does the trick. Written ages ago and posted on tumblr, but not posting anything has been driving me crazy, so I thought why the hell not. Enjoy!
He was sure she was torturing him.
The fire crackled in the corner, and he watched, his eyes never leaving her as she sucked on a candy cane that she had retrieved from the kitchen over ten minutes ago.
She had to know what she was doing to him. She was lounging provocatively on the couch, her feet hanging slightly off the edge and a hand running through her hair as she took, long, drawn out bites of the candy. Her lips would encase a small part of the candy, her stomach flattening as she sucked the flavor from the red and white striped peppermint.
Occasionally, she would simply let the candy cane linger on the tip of her tongue.
He groaned, shifting uncomfortably in his chair.
"Something the matter?" she asked, dangling the candy cane between her two fingers.
He sighed, angling himself in her direction. "Aren't you done with that yet?" he asked, irritated.
She smirked, shrugging her shoulders as she dipped the candy cane back into her mouth for the briefest of moments.
"Why? Is it bothering you?"
House shook his head, deciding the best course of action was to ignore her. "No," he stated simply.
Cuddy smiled, setting the candy cane on the coffee table and making her way towards where he sat.
"Good," she said, hovering over him. She let her hand fall to his chest, taunting him as it slowly moved downward. He closed his eyes briefly; he could practically taste the peppermint on her breath. "The candy cane was just a warm up."
A/N: The rest is pretty obvious, don't you think? Anyway, I have some other ones filed away on my blog, so be on the lookout for those. Also, I updated my profile with all kinds of fun information and links-take a look if you so wish!
-Alison