Chapter 9
He looked up from his cards and was surprised to see how close she was.
"Are you insulting me? You know I can't dance with my leg!" he said with a slight annoyance.
"Oh come one … don't be a killjoy!" Cuddy babbled.
"Are you drunk?" he said though he was sure she was.
"I only had a few drinks!" she answered leaning on the back of his chair to steady herself.
House stood up and dragged her away from the table. A sound of relief could be heard from all the other players on the table when he got up.
House dragged Cuddy to a corner of the room where they were undisturbed.
"You are sooo drunk Cuddy!" he smirked.
"I am not drunk House!" she snapped.
"Yes you are!" he retorted.
"Are you going to dance with me or not?" she really did want to dance with him.
Just then the music changed into something slower. Cuddy slung her arms around his neck and pressed her body against him, slowly swaying to the music. He was surprised but didn't mind the close proximity. He put his left arm around her waist more to steady her than him and tried to move to the music. It had worked out better than he had assumed it would.
After the song ended he took a step back and looked in her eyes. "Time for bed Dr. Cuddy!" she protested but let him accompany her to her room.
He took her keys and opened the door for her then made sure she was safe in bed with her clothes still on. As he turned to leave the room Cuddy called after him.
He turned and moved back to her bed, "You ok?" he feared she was going to throw up. She motioned with her finger to get closer. When he was close enough she sat up a bit and gave him a peck on the cheek. "Thanks for the dance and for not making fun of me!" she grinned.
"Don't worry, I'll have plenty of time for that when we get back" he grinned and left her.
TBC
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