Chapter 2-

At a bar on the outskirts of town, Gregory House sat downing his 5th scotch.

"Drowning your sorrows huh?" a slightly slurred voice said in his left ear.

He turned and saw a hot, young woman smiling at him. A rush of blood went south, and he had to lean forward to avoid an embarrassing moment. He might love Cuddy, but he knew a hottie when he saw one.

"Uh, yep. What about you?"

She slid onto the stool next to him and sighed.

"Oh, you know. Cheating boyfriend. Shitty life. Same old story. What's your excuse?"

"Oh, you know. Lying girlfriend. Shitty life. Bum leg. Same old."

"Bum leg, huh. Anything exciting, like a near-fatal shark bite?"

House hesitated, and then began to talk. Somewhere along his story, the woman put her arm around him. He didn't even notice until he'd finished.

"Oh man," he thought. "I've got a hot, younger woman with her arm around me. She so wants to do me."

"I know what you're thinking," she rambled.

"Crap," he thought. "She's onto me."

"How could a sexy guy like me attract such ugly women," she continued. "Well let me tell you, if you spend the rest of the night with me, I'll make it worth your while."

House scoffed. "Ugly women like you? You're so un-ugly it's almost funny."

"So I'm un-ugly huh? Does that mean you want to sleep with me?"

"If by sleep with you, you mean 'play night games' with you, I suppose so."

"If by 'play night games' with you, you mean 'hit it off', I'd be glad to.

They sat there smirking at each other, then the barman came over.

"Guys," he said. "It's almost midnight; I'm closing up now; you gotta leave."

"Sure thing," the woman almost shouted, then burst into a fit of giggles.

"Come on," she said, tugging on House's arm. "Let's take this party somewhere else."
They stood up and staggered drunkenly together towards the door.

"My car's just around the corner," House said.

"I don't think so," she laughed. "I'm pissed, but I can still see you are too. We'll take a taxi I think."

When the taxi arrived 10 minutes later, they scrambled in. Well the woman scrambled in, House kind of climbed in awkwardly.

House told the cabbie his address and they took off.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

"You'll just have to wait and see," House smirked.

Five minutes later, they arrived at House's house.

They looked at each other and said, "You pay."

The cabbie laughed. "Don't worry about it. Looks like you guys will have a fun night. I don't want to spoil it."

He drove off and left them standing there. There was an awkward silence.

"So…,' the woman said. "We going to go in, or are we just going to stand here freezing our buttocks off?"

"Right," House started. "Go in, of course."

He unlocked the door and pulled her in.

She turned him around so he was pinned against the closed door.

"Well," she whispered. "What do you suggest we do now?"

"I have a few ideas," he whispered back.

She closed her eyes and leant in to kiss him.

He closed his eyes too. "Lisa," he murmured.

The woman pulled back. "What the hell!" she yelled.

"You're about to kiss another woman and you're thinking about your ex!"

"She's not my ex," House said quietly. "I love her."

The woman growled and pushed House in the chest.

"So what am I, the other woman?"

"I'm sorry, but you have to go."

"Fine, I don't want to stay anyway!"

She stormed out and slammed the door behind her. House stayed there, with his back against the wall. He looked at his watch-12:15am. Not to late to pay a visit to someone…

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Knock, knock, knock. House knew Cuddy would probably be asleep, but this was important. Maybe the most important night of their lives…

He fingered the ring he held in his hand. It was beautiful, silver, and sparkly. He hoped Cuddy would love it, and wear it forever…

A bedraggled Cuddy appeared, wearing only a dressing gown. Her hair was all tangled.

"Morning Lisa," he grinned.

Cuddy shook her head disbelievingly and scoffed.

House knew she was getting ready to blow steam.

"I do NOT believe you!" she hissed. "How dare you storm out of there last night, leave me there with no idea what you're thinking, spend the night with some random bimbo, drink yourself stupid, then come over here acting like nothing's happened! It's sad, even for you."

House stood, shocked. How did she know?

"Umm," he stuttered. "What do you mean 'spend the night with some random bimbo?' I didn't-."

"Oh don't lie Greg," she scoffed. "I went into that bar-hoping to find you so we could talk- and saw that, that woman practically hanging off you."

"Firstly," House argued. "She wasn't hanging off me, we were just talking, and secondly-wait, you came to find me to talk?"

"Yes," Cuddy sighed. "I was going to apologise again, see if we couldn't put it behind us, but then I saw you and realised you'd already put it behind you and moved on. Well just so you know, you had a good night and so did I."

House suddenly realised what she was talking about, and he almost laughed-inwardly of course.

"You think I slept with her?" he asked.

"I'm not stupid Greg, of course you slept with her. Who wouldn't? She's young, hot, and keen."

"What, no, Lisa, you've got it wrong, I didn't sleep with her. I mean, I almost did, we were about to, but then I realised what I was doing, and how I-how I love you."

Cuddy went white. "Really," she whispered.

House moved forward to grab her waist. "Yes."

Cuddy made a choking noise, like she was about to cry, then pulled back. "No way," she said confidently.

"You must have slept with her. You're just lying to cover it up. Well I can see through it, Greg. Now, I don't feel like talking anymore, so goodbye."

She went to shut the door, but House stuck his cane in it.

"I don't believe you," he said bluntly. "I came over here to apologise for being a jerk, and you throw it back at me. That's not like you."
Cuddy could feel her heartbeat quickening. What if he finds out?

"It's nothing," she smiled. "Really, it's not. I'm just tired, that's all."

Then House remembered something she'd said earlier.

"Lisa," he said slowly. "What did you mean before when you said 'you had a good night and so did I'?"

Cuddy almost had a heart-attack.

"Oh, nothing really. I just went out with some girlfriends."

House was immediately suspicious. "You don't have any girlfriends. The only life you have outside that hospital is me." He was starting to whine. "Lisa, let me in."

"No, Greg."

Now House was getting angry. "Let me in or I'll let myself in. You have three seconds. Three-."

"You're threatening me now. Oh, come on."

"Two-."

"Greg, you're acting like a 5 year old."

"One-."

"Don't be stupid, Greg."

"Zero." He put his shoulder against the door and pushed. The door flew back, forcing Cuddy to jump out of the way. House strode in, and walked straight to her bedroom door.

He flung it open and took a couple of steps, then froze. There was someone lying asleep on her bed. Naked.

Cuddy came up behind him. Without even looking at her, he could hear she was crying, but he didn't care. Rage billowed through him, blinding him, but he managed to walk over to the person and poke them awake.

"Oi," he said. "You're fired."

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A/N: Whoops, looks like I had more than I thought. Next chapter is the one I'm stuck on. 

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