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House quickly switched the light off in the lounge, then followed behind Cameron, a tiny smile playing at the corner of his mouth. Walking into the bedroom, he quietly closed the door behind them.
Epilogue – 6 months later.
House opened the door to his apartment, pulling Cameron through with him. Once inside, he quickly slammed the door shut, and shrugged off his jacket. Cameron had her jacket off too, and was heading for the kitchen, something which had become a daily routine in the past six months. House limped over to the couch, sliding down and putting his bad leg up on the table in front of him. Cameron returned from the kitchen with two glasses of scotch, and settled herself next to House.
"I'm glad that week is over" she said quietly.
"Me too" House replied.
Cameron stood again, and headed to the CD player. This had also become a routine in the past six months.
"What do you want to listen to?" she asked House, as she shuffled through the CDs.
"You choose" he replied, watching her from across the room "Something romantic".
Cameron turned to look at him, her eyebrow raised in surprise. He pulled a face at her and shrugged his shoulders.
"What, I'm not allowed to like romantic?" he asked her grumpily.
"I didn't think you even owned anything romantic" she replied cheekily. "You're slipping in your old age, House. Just wait til I tell Wilson and the guys"
"You do, and I'll have you doing all my clinic hours, as well as your own, for a week!"
Cameron laughed, and returned to looking through his CDs. She was half way through the pile when she found one that she had never seen before. It had a suitably romantic cover, so she put it in the player without really looking at it.
Returning to Houses side, she sank back down onto the couch and snuggled into him. She lay her head on his shoulder, and closed her eyes, letting the music overtake her, relaxing her tired mind.
Cameron opened her eyes, all of a sudden really hearing the music. It sounded so familiar to her. She was struggling to recall where she had heard it before, when it stopped.
House was watching her face as she tried to remember where she had heard that piano piece, and he had a satisfied smirk on his face. He took a small sip of his scotch, and sat back, still watching.
Camerons head snapped up all of a sudden, as Houses voice came out of the speakers.
"Cameron, it's been six months now since you decided to give me another chance. I can't tell you how much having you by my side means to me. I know I'm not an easy person to live with, hell, I hate living with myself most days"….
Cameron was looking into Houses eyes now, and her own were starting to tear up. She laughed softly at his joke.
"……and I'm amazed that you have managed to stick around this long without trying to kill me. So, on that note……"
The CD stopped then, and Cameron looked quizzically at House.
House untangled himself from Cameron, stood, then turned to her and pulled her up so she was standing in front of him. Holding both of her hands, he looked deep into her eyes.
"Allison Cameron, will you do me the honor of marrying me? I can't promise you sunshine and rainbows for the rest of your life, but I can promise that it will never be boring. Will you marry me?"
Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a small jewelers box, and opened it to reveal a beautiful ring. It had a large, princess cut emerald, set on either side with three small diamonds, all set into white gold. Gently, House took the ring from the box and placed it on Camerons finger.
Cameron stared at him in amazement for about two seconds, before flinging her arms around his neck and kissing him senseless. House enfolded her in his arms, deepening their kiss.
Finally coming up for air, House rested his forehead against Camerons.
"So, was that a yes?" he asked her.
"Yes, that was a yes" Cameron replied, her voice shaky but happy. "Oh my God, I don't believe it, I just agreed to marry you!"
House drew back, looking at her with a touch of apprehension in his eyes.
"Changed your mind already?" he asked snidely.
Laughing, Cameron replied "No, I haven't changed my mind. I'm just amazed that you finally asked me. I've waited for this moment for so long, dreamt about it for so long. Six months ago, I'd almost given up hope".
Suddenly, comprehension dawned in Camerons eyes.
"Oh, I just realized where I have heard that music before……it was the song that we danced to at the ball that night. That was you playing it on the piano, wasn't it?" she asked him quietly.
"Yep" House replied smugly.
Wincing, House pulled Cameron with him as he fell back onto the couch. They sat in comfortable silence together, thinking happily about their future together.
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Ok guys, here's the deal….this is going to be continued, but in a separate story. I hope you all enjoyed reading this story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thank you all.
Lisa. xox
