A/N: So many people added this story to their "Favorites" List! Thank you so much! Please tell me what you think of Wallace- I know he's a jerk but it's sort of comical. It's almost party time! And we check back in with Princeton…

Lisa woke up around 3.00 PM to see a still-sleeping House with his head on her pillow with her. She was less than surprised. He never said it, but she knew that he liked to be close to her.

Lisa jumped a little when the hotel's phone rang. She carefully extricated herself from House's grip and hurried into the common room to answer it.

"Hello?"

"Hello, this is the front desk. I would like to invite Dr House and his guest to the hotel's party tonight."

So all the guests really were invited. Lisa hadn't been sure if that Wallace character was just screwing with them in hopes of…well…screwing her !

"Well...thank you for the invitation. I think we'll be attending," she answered.

"I'm glad to hear that, miss. Please enjoy your stay!" With that, the receptionist said good-bye and hung up the phone.

Lisa sighed and hoped House wouldn't mind going to the party too much. She went back to the bedroom and gently stroked his stubbly cheek.

"Hey, you. Wake up, I want to talk with you about something," she said softly.

House's eyes stayed closed but he said,

"I heard you on the phone. I guess we're going to the party tonight, eh?"

Lisa nodded. "You ok with that?"

House shrugged. "Are you going to wear a dress with a ridiculously low-cut neckline?"

"Did you pack one?"

"I packed two: the blue one and the purple one."

Lisa smiled and lay back down with him. "The purple one isn't that low-cut."

House opened one eye, "Then I guess you'd better wear the blue one."

Back in Princeton, Wilson was trying to finish this paperwork as quickly as possible. Amber was perched on the edge of Lisa's desk, filing her nails while she waited rather patiently. At 6.00 PM, they should have been home an hour ago.

"Sooooo…," Amber started. "Guess what I heard today?"

Wilson looked up. Amber wasn't facing in his direction, but he could practically hear the mischievous smirk that was undoubtedly on her face.

"What did you hear?"

Now Amber glanced back at him.

"I heard that that world-renowned jerk 'Wallace P. Wallaceson III' is at the resort that House and Lisa went to for their vacation."

Wilson frowned, thinking hard. Finally he gave up. "Who?"

Amber rolled her eyes and tossed her hair. "You know! That lawyer's son! They were at last month's fundraiser! He kept trying to pick me up…the dipshit…"

"WHAT? Someone tried to pick you up while we were out together ?" Wilson could not believe this guy's nerve.

Amber nodded, then paused. "You don't think…they'll run into him and he'll try to steal Lisa, do you?"
Wilson shrugged, "Even if he did, there's no way they would actually give in. I mean, you have seen those two, right? They practically have separation anxiety!"

Amber considered this. "You're probably right…Are you almost done with that paperwork yet? I'm hungry…" she whined.

Wilson sighed. Sometimes Amber could be just like House.

"All right, let's go…do you just want to go out for dinner?"

"Okay, but you're paying."

Really?

Around 6.30 PM, House and Lisa began to get ready for the party. It only took him a few minutes to put on a clean sky blue button-down shirt and neat black trousers. He still wore his sneakers, though.

When Lisa exited the bathroom, House was speechless. Lisa looked stunning in a deep blue dress with silver high heels. Her hair was done up in an elegant chignon and held with a diamond-studded silver clip. Lisa laughed; House's jaw was on the floor.

He suddenly regained the ability to function when he remembered something. He clawed through his bag frantically before he finally found what had slid to the bottom of his suitcase.

"For you," House said simply.

He handed the box to her rather shyly, looking away while waiting for her to open it. He looked back only when he heard a small gasp.

"House, they're beautiful!"

The box contained the loveliest pair of earrings she'd ever seen. They were silver hoops, knotted around a good-sized single diamond. Those had to be expensive. She practically ran to the bathroom to put them on.

"Perfect," House breathed, appearing behind her in the mirror.

Lisa smiled. "Thank you. But why…?"

"For our anniversary. I was going to give them to you later…but since we're going to a party, I thought you could use the now…"

Lisa smiled brilliantly and House snuggled his face into her throat, relieved that she liked the gift.

"Thank you so much…for everything…" Lisa whispered. She never thought that House could be this sweet.

"You deserve it," he answered softly. "Besides, I make your life hell at work, so I should make it really good…not at work."

Lisa giggled. "Thank you for the eloquent answer. But we have to get down to the party now."

Wallace was extremely excited for this party. He knew that Lisa would be there and wanted to impress her. It was time to put on his best suit!

A few moments later, Wallace looked at himself in the mirror approvingly. He thought that he looked rather dashing, in a flashy white suit with a gold button-down shirt. He wore a red-and white striped tie and gold socks, and black-and-white saddle shoes completed his outfit.

Wallace grinned at his appearance appreciatively. Oh, yes. He was ready. Lisa was going to be his, no doubt about that. But what to do about that boyfriend…?

Wallace would have to think up a very good plan. Or, he could just follow the pair around for the rest of the trip and harass the man until he left. That worked, too.

Wallace grinned as another idea came his way. For him, money was no object. He remembered his father talking about a Lisa Cuddy- she was…oh! Yes! She was the Dean of Medicine at that hospital! The one where he was forced to attend some sort of fundraiser…where he tried to pick up a cute strawberry-blond whose legs went up to Canada…

But anyway! Even rich doctors had money limits. He headed to the phone to place a few orders to room service for his dear friend Dr Lisa Cuddy…

A/N: That Wallace is starting to get devious! I wonder what will go down at that party…

Please review and tell me how you're liking it so far! (Cause we sure ain't done yet!)

And I loved Amber calling Wallace a "dipshit." Priceless.

XD Sharky