Title:Hidden Moments
Rating:T
Disclaimer: House doesn't belong to me, no copyright infringement intended
Spoilers: Nothing big in the plot so far but based on episodes series 2-4
Archive: Probably but please ask me first anyway.
Thank you for reveiws! Sorry not Cane and Able, couldn't get it to fit properly. Taken a bit longer to upload this chapter but hopefully the next will be up sooner
Finding Judas
He stormed into the shower room and slammed open the door to find Cuddy sitting on the floor with the little girl in her arms. For a moment his heart melted to see her looking so lost and upset. Then she drew his attention to the girls arm and he remembered why he had been so angry in the first place.
'Told you it was infection,'
'We fixed the infection,' Cuddy protested. House could see that she was trying to convince herself that was true because she knew that otherwise the spread of the infection would be her fault. He meant to remind her of this fact but he didn't mean what came out of his mouth, suddenly all the pain in his leg and his frustration with Tritter just burst out,
'Well, apparently not! I asked you for broad-spectrum, you put her on the bare minimum! It's a good thing you failed to become a mom, 'cause you suck at it!'
As soon as he'd said it he regretted it, he knew how much being a mother would mean to her but it was too late to take it back. Instead he simply walked out leaving her alone in the shower with the child.
***
As he walked rapidly through the building to Cuddy's office he could feel the pain in his leg begin to lessen as the vicodin started to work.
He started to feel apprehensive as he got closer and closer to her rooms – he didn't know if he could face her after he'd hurt her so badly but he had to get her permission.
House strode into Cuddy's office and immediately noticed the redness of her eyes and knew it was his fault. As soon as she saw him Cuddy stood up and walked round her desk.
'Out!' she shouted
'I...' House tried to interrupt but Cuddy wasn't interested
'Out! Get out!' she was nearly screaming now and began looking around for something to throw. House crossed the distance between them as quickly as he could and grabbed her arms, dropping his cane in the process. This left him pushing her up against the desk as he tried to keep his balance. Momentarily shocked Cuddy froze and stared up at him wondering what he would do next.
'I'm sorry,' said House softly, his face inches from her own. Cuddy felt herself deflating as all the anger left her, she wouldn't – couldn't – let herself cry in front of him but she needed the comfort he was providing with his strong hands on her arm and her body pressed against his.
'What did you come here for,' she said finally, 'I doubt it was to apologise.'
'I have to cut off the infected parts of her body – it's the only way to save her.'
***
That night Cuddy found herself on House's doorstep, as she rang the bell she almost walked away but the door opened before she could move.
He silently opened the door and let her into his apartment, looking confused, wondering why she was here. Cuddy simply walked down his hallway to the bedroom and, mirroring his actions from those few weeks ago, stripped down to her underwear and curled up in his bed. House watched her lying eyes closed then quietly walked out of the room.
Cuddy could hear him in the bathroom changing into pyjamas and wondered again why she was doing this, hoping he would understand this was just about comfort. He was the only one, apart from Wilson, who knew what she was going through and now she needed him to be the one to let her know everything was going to be alright in the end.
House lay down beside her, pulling her into his arms, before settling down to sleep. Cuddy sighed slightly – glad he had understood what she needed and soon slipped into a dreamless sleep.
House lay awake for longer as he felt her breaths deepen next to him. He didn't know what they were doing. Was this what would happen from now on? Nights spent at each others homes when it all became to much, but instead of the passionate release of sex they would just have the small comfort of some extra warmth until the morning.
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