**** Short but sweet –well not sweet actually. ****

Intimidation

House slammed the door and limped across the parking lot towards his bike. It was cold, but he was still riding to work on his own instead of carpooling with Wilson. One of these days he would have to get a decent vehicle he thought, as he heard a car approaching slowly, and found himself momentarily in a flood of headlights.

He turned and shielded his eyes, with an upturned hand, expecting Cuddy to get out of the car.

The lights turned off, and the door opened, but it was Lucas who got out, not Cuddy.

House turned back around, ignoring him, and commenced putting his keys in the ignition.

"What's the matter?" Lucas called out, as he approached, "No hello?"

"How about goodbye." House answered as he swung his leg over and straddled his bike.

"Hey, not so fast." Smiled Lucas reaching over and pulling the keys out of the ignition. "No time for a quick chat?"

House hooked his helmet on the handle bars and extended his hand. "Give me my keys ass wipe."

Lucas kept his goofy grin on and took a step back leaning against the hood of his own car, "Is that how you refer to an old buddy?"

House swung his leg over his bike, and leaned softly against it, his fingers drumming gently on the tank. "You're no buddy of mine," he said softly, and once again extended his hand. "Keys!"

"Listen," Lucas continued, looking down at his feet for a moment before looking up into House's eyes. "I was just wondering what you were doing with my girlfriend, you know, in her car."

"Are you for real?" House asked shaking his head from side to side.

"Well," Lucas continued, still smiling. "She didn't look to happy pulling out, so I figured that you probably…"

"She's not happy because she's stuck with a pre-pubescent boyfriend who's a jack-ass." House finished standing up and taking the few steps towards the car without the help of his cane.

Lucas laughed, "Leg looks good buddy," he nodded before adding. "She's not stuck with me you know, she chose me….over you pretty much." He shrugged. "Wonder why?"

House stood before him and tapped his cane lightly on the pavement. "Are you done intimidating me", he asked. "It's getting kind of cold out here."

"Just want to make sure you get the message buddy." Lucas smiled wide. "I'm with Lisa now. She's my girl," He shrugged. "Just cut the crap. You and her, whatever you thought you had, it's over, if it even existed. So stop following her, stop upsetting her. Stop the games." He looked up and held the keys towards House, his face oddly serious, "This isn't fun anymore House." He finished.

House leaned forward and snatched the keys out of his hand. "The fun's just begun for me…buddy." He said limping over and straddling his bike once again.

Lucas pushed himself off the hood of his car and jammed his hands in his pocket. "Don't do this House." He said smiling once again. "Don't mess with me cause you have no one. Believe me, no ones gonna get you out of this one. Not your team, who can barely stand you, not Lisa, and certainly not that dopey friend of yours who's girlfriend you killed." He shrugged "oh and by the way, you better get going, I think he's probably getting tired of waiting for you out at the burger joint."

House started the bike and turned to face Lucas his helmet in hand, "impressive detective work." He said before sliding his helmet on and speeding off down the parking lot.

****Short, I know, but so busy this time of year!!! Drop a line. Let me know!!! Oh and BTW, love the PM's with suggestions. Keep em commin' ! ******************