After a few hands Cuddy was starting to get tipsy, she and Foreman had been doing all the winning to that point and were starting to get a little drunk.

House had figured out the sucker at this table was not Foreman or Cuddy, and for the most part Wilson was holding his own.

But it was Chase. Being a male, House had expected him to have something going for him poker wise. Cameron was doing pretty well for herself, which House decided to take as a sign of how well he is training her to observe others. She obviously is smart.

If, after the first twenty minutes, you don't know who the sucker at the table is, it's you, House thought.

"Okay…sorry guys, but this time, I've won." Chase says as he puts down a strait flush.

Cuddy looks a little surprised, and House has his mouth wide open in shock. Wilson grabs a shot and downs it strait away and Chase grabs two and takes them shaking his head a little to recover from the strong flavors.

"The commonest mistake in history is underestimating your opponent; it happens at the poker table all the time." Foreman says shaking his head and grabbing a shot. He doesn't shudder at the flavor of the alcohol like Chase, Cameron and Wilson.

Cuddy grabbed her shot and looked at it a little too seriously, she was feeling pretty tipsy. Not really sure how much more she could take she spoke up "Okay maybe we should slow back down on the drinks again, we have had at least 10 shots each. Some of us more than others…" she said looking at Chase.

He had only had about 5 so far, mainly because he wasn't winning.

"Be easy on her guys the boss lady needs to stop drinking or she might tell Chase how she fantasizes about his sandy hair and round rump" he winked at her jokingly. To which she just rolled her eyes, far too drunk to bother getting annoyed at him…he loved it when she took the bait.

"House, you're just jealous I don't fantasize about you" she said smiling ear to ear, knowing full well that he did fantasize about her. He had to, she thought. The way he looks at her all day, there is definitely some type of sexual attraction even if there is no emotional one.

House gave her a raised eyebrow and put his mind back to the table, getting the cards started to shuffle again.

House puts the deck in front of Wilson to cut. His hands are a little clumsy from the alcohol he has been drinking and Wilson is trying not to show it. House is a very talented poker player and he will use it against him in the long run.

House picked the cards back up and starting dealing them out, glancing over at Cuddy every so often, when he thought nobody would notice. No-one did except Cuddy, she could feel his eyes on her. She could always feel his eyes on her; it made her think about what it would feel like to have him touch her where his eyes were looking.

She shook herself a little to get the image out of her mind, House noticed that. He noticed a lot of things; it was in his nature to be observant.

Wilson was the small blind and Cuddy the large, they posted and the game got on the way. Most of them were getting a little too drunk and throwing in more money than they normally would.

Cameron tossed down $200 "Come on guys" she spoke with a drunkin' slure "who can beat that"

Chase started looking at her in an amused way, but also in a concerned way. She was really starting to act completely wasted.

"Chase, hurry up and bet." Cameron said while sipping on her drink as lady-like as she could manage while looking at it unfocused and trying to keep her cards hidden from Foreman's wondering eyes.

Chase shook his head and folded, he didn't know if it was just her being drunk or if it was her having a fantastic hand. "Sorry guys, 200 is too much for me."

Cuddy folded but Wilson and House and Foreman called. And the cards where laid out one by one. Wilson had 2 pairs. House had a straight. Foreman had nothing.

"Ha ha, thought you could bluff me out Foreman? Think again!" House said grabbing his money and chuckling. Wilson looked a little shocked. But knew that if House went in he should not have, too bad he was on the wrong side of him so he had to hope that House didn't have anything good.

"On that account of loosing a fair amount of money on this table, I'm out of here." Wilson said standing and grabbing his coat off the back of the chair.

"Yeah" Cameron said jumping up "I think its time for some clubbing, I could really dance right now" Chase raised his eyebrows. He wouldn't mind taking her clubbing.

"Yeah, me too actually, Cameron where you wanna go?

Somewhere with some good r'n'b?" Foreman asked

"Yeah whatever lets go dance" Cameron said grabbing Chase's hand, and heading a little unsteadily towards the door.

Cuddy and House still hadn't moved. Sitting at the poker table looking at the empty chairs and feeling the energy between them.

Cuddy was particularly nervous because she knew she didn't have her regular defenses up. She could smell his cologne and it was a smell she really enjoyed.

He looks so handsome, even though his shirt isn't ironed. He has trimmed his facial hair, and his eyes look seductive. I know he has been looking at me. It feels good, and now being alone with him I am nervous.

How many drinks have I actually had…

It's hard to know, I have had way to many. He has to know I want him. I hope he can't tell.

Give me a first taste, let it begin, we both know what we want to happen tonight.

Cuddy was drawn from her thoughts as House runs his foot over hers under the table.

"House, we are not alone, you don't have to play footsies under the table" Oh my god did I just say that, clearly by his facial expression I must have. He didn't expect it. Neither did I, Lisa you're a fool…

"Hmmm, that is true, what about moving this party to the couches, This table isn't the most comfortable place. I'll make you another drink and meet you there." He said smiling genuinely.

Cuddy just smiled and got up to head over to the couch. House brushed past her on the way which made her suck in a breath quickly, hoping he didn't hear it. He did.