To making it count

Chapter Three

It was getting late and unfortunately, being dean of medicine that meant that Cuddy had a hospital to run leaving the quite time the new couple had been spending together would have to be cut short for the time being.

"I need to go to work."

"Take the day off."

"House."

At this a smile spread out across the diagnostician's face as he shot Lisa a playful look while rolling his eyes. Getting up from the couch House walked Cuddy to the door while holding her gaze.

"I'm just kidding, mistress. I know how much that place means to you."

"It does."

"So go, I'll be in later."

Hearing this sent a look of hurt to come into Cuddy's eyes as she continued to stare at House.

"Not too long I hope."

"Never."

This being said, the two kissed each other passionately, both parties reveling in the feeling in the connection that had waited far too long to flourish between them. Breaking apart from the kiss, House took a breath and then said with a meaningful glance…

"Why don't we go in together?."

"You mean, you actually want to go in early? That's a first."

"World's full of firsts."

This being said, the two kissed again this time shorter then before and then broke apart while heading out the door.

As they drove into work together, House and Cuddy were both lost within their own thoughts. Both comfortable with the silence of the car but neither wanting the silence to end. It was nice to be in a place of silence after so many years of chaos had gone between them and now it was time to bring it out into the public.

The car pulled into an empty space near the entrance of Princeton Plainsboro and House turned the ignition off. The diagnostician was about to exit the vehicle when he was stopped by the feeling of Cuddy's hand touching his shoulder.

"How do you suppose we do this?"

At this question, House smiled to himself while giving Cuddy's hand a squeeze.

"We just do it."

"You know people will talk."

House sighed to himself while looking down at the ground. This was not easy for him to handle. All those times he had imagined being with Cuddy and finally establishing their relationship as more then friends this was not the way he had thought it would go.

"I thought you wanted to make this work?."

"I do, its just…"

That's when reality smacked Cuddy square in the face. House was making himself vulnerable to her for the first time and she was ruining it with being insecure. That's when the dean of medicine decided to make it right while looking him square in the eye.

"Your right."

"What?."

"Let's go in."

This being said, the two stepped out of the car and walked into Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital not as colleagues, not just as friends but as a couple whether the world could handle it or not.

Surprisingly, at that time of day the hospital was unusually quiet with only a sprinkle of patients in the clinic waiting room and no sign of the nursing staff anywhere in sight. So far it looked like House and Cuddy were in the clear as they walked over to the dean of medicine's office.

"I'll see you later?."

"You can count on it."

This being said House and Cuddy stared longingly into each others eyes until finally passion over took them as they made their way inside of the office, making sure to close the blinds and lock the door behind them.