A/N Ok I no nothing about Princeton bar that it has a university and what I've seen on House which probably ain't true anyway. So yeah I no nothing, in light of this I am making up where they go and hope it's slightly possible! I am using my authors licence to create! Oh yeah and I just saw the final OMG it is so far my mega favourite! I know house gets shot but it's such a mindfuck! I love it! Ok yes I'm weird!

No on with the story.

Disclaimer: I own House and I've had a threesome with Orlando Bloom and Chad Michael Murray…actually that would be HOTT!!! LOL!

To: Dinner??

Ok I am going to delay coming to Clinic by emailing you! When are you free for dinner? Because I know you live here and it would suck if I organized dinner on a date you can't make!

Greg

To: Re: Dinner??

CLINIC NOW!! Then we can talk when you finish the two hours you owe me!

Lisa

To: BUT

But Ccccuuuuddddyyyyy

Ok I'm there!

Bloody hypochondriacs they all have OCD I swear!

Cuddy grinned at the last email. He was in clinic the she knew; she had seen him in there with a patient. She knew he would sooner or later get bored and pretend to have patient she would just wait until then.

Fifteen minutes later she pushed her office door open and went in search of House. She didn't have to look far; he was in exam room one with his Ipod plugged in and flipping through a magazine. He was leant back into the exam table, quite relaxed and unaware. Cuddy walked in and pulled an earplug. House smirked at her lazily apparently more aware than she though, "Took your sweet time"

"O.C.D?"

"Obsessive Compulsive Disorder!"

Cuddy raised an eyebrow. "Oh, Really?"

House shrugged "Yep I could say you are a sufferer but I won't risk my chances."

Cuddy glared at him.

"I will ignore that asshole of a comment. I am free tonight and possibly Monday."

House shrugged "Monday is now free."

Cuddy smiled and nodded "Ok just tell me what I have to do!"

"Dress nicely and be ready by seven."

Cuddy raised her eyebrows "Suits me, now Dr. House you owe me at least six more patients."

House groaned before nodding to her. Cuddy smiled satisfied and left him. She strode out to the nurses station and said to Rhonda "Make sure Dr. House has a patient right up until he leaves and I mean there is a five minute rotation."

Rhonda frowned and nodded "Yes Dr. Cuddy"

Cuddy smiled and left, she had an appointment with the board.

House knocked on Cuddy's door at exactly five past seven. Cuddy opened the door smiling. House nodded "Nice.'

Cuddy knew that was a high compliment from House. She grabbed a shawl off the hall table and picked up her purse.

House was dressed in suit pants, ocean blue shirt and a striped tie. He was holding his formal cane. Cuddy smiled, they would match.

She was wearing a dress of that colour, with black heels and a black shawl. White pearls glittered at her throat and in her ears. Her dark hair cascaded down her back in shimmering waves.

House dropped a kiss on her lips before leading the way down her path to the corvette. Cuddy raised an eyebrow, this was one sexy car.

House surprisingly opened the door for her before limping around to the drivers' side.

He was soon directing them to a part of Princeton, Cuddy didn't know.

"Where are we headed?"

"Not telling, you can find out after we get there."

He tossed her a black piece of material that turned out to be a blindfold. She looked at it doubtfully.

"Just put it on. I'm surprising you."

"Do I have to?"

"Do you normally ask stupid questions on dates?"

Cuddy refrained from answering by tying the blindfold around her head. Five minutes later they stopped. She heard House get out and then open her door. He guided her out of the car with surprising accuracy and a few snarky comments thrown in.

He led her somewhere and the next thing she knew he was positioning her to face where he wanted her to.

He pulled off the blindfold and she gasped. They were standing in a park somewhere looking out across a lake. Set up on the shore was a table and two chairs set for a meal. A portable stereo was playing soft music in the background.

Cuddy stared at the sight before her before turning in amazement to House who shrugged "The old chef of our restaurant owed me a favour, he runs a hospitality school."

Cuddy smiled "You had nothing to do with it?"

"Apart from a couple of phone calls…Nope nothing at all."

She laughed and stood on tiptoes to kiss him. House encircled her waist in his arms and deepened the kiss.

"Thank-you" She said softly when they broke it.

He shrugged and together they walked down to the table. When they were seated, a waiter appeared with a bottle of wine much to their amusement.

"Good evening sir, ma'am, I am your waiter for tonight. My name is Trevor and I am a student under your chef. I am told to relay this message from him before we begin. House you are to have a nice night and you will eat what you are given, Trevor is not telling until he arrives with the meal. And if you don't smile at least once, not your usual smirk, I am stealing your girl because she is damn fine mmm damn fine…Um yes sir that's all. I will return with your entrée."

He slunk away obviously embarrassed. Cuddy finally let out the laugh she had been containing. House smiled and shook his head "Yes our chef is insane.

"Ha you smiled."

Cuddy pointed to him triumphantly, House quirked an eyebrow "Your point?"

"You never smile you smirk you twist your mouth everything but a smile."

House shrugged "I guess I do."

Just then Trevor appeared with their entrée. Spicy chicken wings with a creamy sauce.

House said "Compliments to the chef and he is on a warning any tofu shit or salmon he is going to have a re-enactment of Prom Night."

Trevor nodded clearly confused. Cuddy was also puzzled "Prom night?"

"He ended up in a pool with very little on. I won't go into details but yeah it was not nice."

Cuddy looked at him "I guess it comforting to know you look after your girls."

House raised his eyebrows "Of course, I am not a dead shit."

"I knew that." Cuddy said quietly. House nodded wanting to change the subject.

"Why did you come back to that restaurant, it is a trek from anywhere?"

Cuddy shrugged "I wanted to see why you liked it and I guess I wanted some unusual company."

House nodded she continued "When I was on my date I saw you were relaxed and you seemed to fit in. I don't know how to explain but I wanted to see how and why."

"Yeah well I guess you did."

Cuddy nodded and they finished their entrée in silence. Trevor soon arrived with the main meal; Pesto pasta with salad.

They dug into it and conversation turned. They spent the rest of the course discussing the merits and disadvantages of America.

Cuddy was amazed and loved the fact that they could discuss anything and it was normal. Trevor appeared and took away their plates when they finished.

Dessert was chocolate mousse. They ate in silence just enjoying the view and the company.

When Trevor took away dessert and House had passed on their thanks, House stood and walked round to her side of the table.

"I want to show you something."

Cuddy frowned "What?"

They walked along around the lake House seemed to be directing her to a cluster of trees.

"I chose this spot because the day Stacy left me I came here and it was not her I was thinking of…it was you and how you'd done your job…it was why I never blamed you because I came here to yell and scream and let go but I ended up sitting and thinking…I guess that's what I will always do…think and analyse…it was the day I realised that my mind was the most important thing to me and if I ever lost it I would seriously kill myself because physically I would get older but the mind hell the mind will always be sharp if you keep it keen. I also realised that you did is exactly what I would have done if it had been any one else, I would have beaten them into the surgery I wanted. I also realised that patients are blind sighted and stupid because they want what they had… I nearly died and yet the woman who brushed my brow and ensured I was comfortable was the same woman who would spend the next eight years agonising over her choice and what she did…and she wasn't the woman I loved."

Cuddy gaped at him. House stared at the ground as he limped, Cuddy tentatively picked up his hand. He glanced up startled. She smiled at him "I doubt you will ever lose your mind although some would argue it is too late."

House laughed hollowly "I'm not insane I'm just not conventional."

Cuddy laughed "Yes and you know everyone loves you for it…it just drives us insane"

House looked at her and met her eyes. They kept the contact; Cuddy was mesmerized as House seemed to do a soul search.

They broke contact when Cuddy nearly ran into a tree. They laughed, Cuddy gasped when she saw the glade they'd arrived in. A small perfectly round patch of grass with one tree in the middle, it was incredible. House nodded "Weird isn't it?"

She nodded "Incredible."

He smiled and wandered through the trees to the waters edge. He stared out across it until Cuddy touched his arm. He swung around in surprise and slipped, grabbing Cuddy's hand they toppled straight into the murky blue water. Cuddy gasped when she hit the icy water. She was under for less than a minute before she managed to break the surface. House came up a second later. They sputtered for a second, House realised he could stand and pulled Cuddy over to him. She glared him; He shrugged "I can stand"

"You took me with you!"

"Oh yeah sorry bout that. You know…instinct."

Cuddy glared at him. House smiled and said "This is so cliché."

She nodded grimacing, House shrugged and kissed her. Cuddy didn't kiss back. House smiled slightly against her mouth and persisted until she finally gave up and kissed him back.

They kissed, and then they climbed out shivering. House had to swim out a bit and retrieve his cane.

He smiled wryly at her "Come on, we both need showers I have no idea what that water's like."

Cuddy nodded fervently and they wandered back to the car. The table and chairs were gone.

House dropped her back at her house. She kissed him quickly.

"Thanks for a great night."

House nodded "Thanks for coming…we should do it again sometime."

Cuddy smiled and nodded "Sure"

House grinned; Cuddy grinned back and shut the door. She watched him drive away before walking up her path to a dark empty house.

A/N Ok this chap ain't the best but the next chap should be good. I hope you liked this one and I know we didn't find out who won the pool but I'm delaying that until chap six so bear with me!

xxphoenix