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Cuddy leaned her head against the window sighing as Lucas drove them home after the conference ended.
"You okay?"
Cuddy considered his question for a moment before turning to him.
"I'm fine." She lied, turning back to her window.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"I said I was fine." Cuddy snapped, annoyed. She wasn't fine. She wouldn't be fine anytime soon. She was coming down with some sort of cold and she wanted nothing more than to stay home for a few days.
"Lisa.."
"Look Lucas, I know you might want me to talk to you about what happened, but honestly, my head is throbbing and I just want to get home as soon as possible, so if you don't mind, please stop questioning me and drive faster." The one thing she liked about her relationship with Lucas was that if she told him to do something, he did it. She obviously had the upper hand in their relationship.
"I need to end things." She thought to herself closing her eyes. Lucas annoyed her to no end with his endless questions and his little gestures, like the one that morning. To any other woman, his unexpected appearance would have been sweet, but to her the effects of it had ruined her day. She had been in a good mood after breakfast because of the way House had acted during it. He managed to still be his normal self, occasionally taking a jab at her with an inappropriate comment, but all the while flattering her. It was sweet. She couldn't help but wonder if he really had changed. Pulling her chair out for her, offering to watch Rachel, even if it was for only a few minutes, agreeing to get her bags out of the car without protesting, those were definitely not things the old House would've done.
When Lucas pulled into the driveway, Cuddy quickly got out of the car, and unstrapped Rachel from her car seat as he went to take her bags out of the trunk. She walked up her front steps and opened the door, stopping to check her mail. After taking off her coat and putting Rachel down for a nap, she returned to find Lucas waiting for her in the living room.
"We need to talk."
"We have nothing to talk about."
"Lisa.. You have feelings for House don't you?"
"No." Cuddy lied quickly. Lucas was the last person she would tell she had feelings for House.
"Lisa…"
"Lucas, I'm telling the truth… I don't have feelings for him… I just feel bad for not telling him about us, that's all." Cuddy responded quickly, trying to convince him that she was being completely honest. The only reason she was even bothering with having him stick around was because there was no way in hell he was going to break up with her, and she didn't mind having him around to fulfill her urges.
"Alright…" He responded kissing the top of her head. "I'll see you later."
"Bye." Cuddy replied as Lucas let himself out.
Late November 2009
"God does she look good." House thought as Cuddy entered his office wearing that pink sweater that he loved so much because of the way accentuated her cleavage and a tight black skirt.
"Stop staring at my breasts, House." She said as she passed him a little white envelope.
"What is this?" House asked curiously.
"You'll see when you open it." Cuddy responded, rolling her eyes. House sighed and opened the envelope.
"It's an invitation. To Rachel's second birthday party next week.." She continued as House studied it.
"Why does she want me here? Why is she letting me into Rachel's life? She's with someone else, shouldn't he be the only man in both of their lives?" House wondered skeptically. Maybe his little gestures were paying off.
"Right… Yeah, I'll be there, just don't expect me to bring a present." He mocked, as Cuddy rolled her eyes again and left. Of course he was going to buy Rachel a present, it would be one more thing to show Cuddy that he could be reliable enough to be let into her daughter's life. He was surprised that she had even thought to invite him after that little incident at the conference in Newark the previous month. Things between them had been a bit awkward at first. House felt odd knowing who she was with. It was much easier for him to deal with it when he had no idea she was dating Lucas. Lucas was one of the two people he considered friend. He was the only person besides Wilson to know about his feelings towards Cuddy, and to go behind his back and pursue her was despicable. House wanted nothing more but to punch him in the face.
Sighing, he grabbed the over sized tennis ball on his desk and began to bounce it off the wall, creating a list of possible birthday presents in his mind.