Disclaimer: I do not own House

A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed and thanks for being so patient. I'd also like to thank my beta Lenasti16 for beta-ing this while I was asleep lol. I'm sorry it took so long, I got a bit of writer's block. Sorry for any OOC and I hope you enjoy this.

The weekend had gone by fast and Cuddy was now up getting ready for work. Quickly glancing at her bedside table, she saw that she still had at least an hour and half to spare before she had to run out. She had gotten up an hour early to get a quick run around the block before Rachel woke up. Cuddy finished her morning routines before she turned to the snoring, gruff man sleeping on her bed. She smile warmly at herself and noticed House begin to awaken.

"Well don't you look dressed up today," House joked with a smile. "Trying to impress someone at work today?" He asked as he got into a sitting position with an arrogant smirk on his face.

"Oh yeah totally," Cuddy responded. "He's a great doctor. Very smart and caring, oh and I heard he is great in bed." Cuddy went on and saw House's ego being stroke. "Did I mention he's cute boyish face and his gorgeous, light brown hair?" She smirked.

"Hey!" House whined. "I do not have a boyish face or light brow hair! I have a manly face and sexy black hair." House stated as he crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes at the laughing brunette standing in front of him.

"Oh you thought I was talking about you?" Cuddy wore a mischievous smile as House narrowed his eyes to glare at her. "You're going to work on time again," Cuddy announced. "Now get up and take a shower. I'll make a pot of coffee and some toast." She said as she stood by the door.

"You sure you wouldn't rather join me in the shower?" He wagged his brows at her. House saw her chuckle and shook her head as she rolled her eyes and left the room. He grabbed a towel and before heading to the bathroom he popped his head out the door and yelled, "I like my coffee shaken not stern!"

"You'll get your coffee how ever I make it," He heard Cuddy yell back.

He smirked as he began to limp towards the bathroom and start his new early morning routine. Though he'd much rather sleep in and come in late as usual, now that he was living with the she-witch herself it would be much harder and the punishment would be much more severe. He most certainly did not want to know what she'd do if he disobeyed her.

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House came out half an hour later, his hair was still wet and his Rolling Stones T-shirt clung to his body. He had his usual brown jacket and jeans on when he came to the living room. Cuddy noticed how the shirt clung to his body, revealing his very muscular tone arms and fit body. Water dripped from his face as it fell from his hair and slid down his cheek. House turned to his boss and found her staring at him and he thought she was about to drool. House sent her a smirk, which Cuddy had noticed immediately. She quickly turned her head away and paid attention to Rachel. She wiped her mouth furtively and hid her blush.

Before House could make any comment there was a knock at the door and Cuddy dashed to get it, trying to avoid another embarrassment. Her nanny had arrived on time and she could get to work early, but she was conflicted whether to stay with Rachel for the hour or leave and come home an hour early. She let the Nanny in and told her that Rachel was fed, burped and was just waiting for a day of fun and play. When the Nanny went to play with Rachel, Cuddy rushed to her room to get her suit case. House followed her without her knowing and cornered her in the room.

"You know, you have someone watching Rachel now. We have an hour to kill and I saw how you were eyeing me." House wagged his brows suggestively.

Cuddy didn't say anything. Instead she simply rolled her eyes and walked up to him. She stood in front of him and wrapped her arms around his neck. She looked at him with hunger and began to play with his hair. She then brought him down slowly and House closed his eyes. Cuddy pulled House down and kissed him lightly on the cheek before picking up her briefcase and walking out of the room quickly with an extra sway in her hips as she smiled wickedly.

"I should be home by eight. If I'm going to be late I'll give a call." Cuddy told her nanny as House walked in glaring at the back of Cuddy's head. Cuddy turned to Rachel and gave her kiss on the forehead. "Mommy will see you later sweetie."

In response Rachel grabbed Cuddy's nose and she smiled lovingly down to her daughter. Cuddy turned around to find House still glaring and her smile returned. She flipped her hair back and looked House in the eyes. "Is there a problem House?" She gave a soft evil chuckle.

"You are going to get it later." House warned and was answered with a hardy laugh. "Laugh now, Party Pants, but trust me you will get it." He said almost threateningly as he walked over to the door and put on his Nike shoes.

Cuddy rolled her eyes and noticed her daughter being distracted. She sent her a quick air kiss before running out the door after House. This time she had the keys and made sure she was driving. The ride was relatively quiet but from the corner of her eye she saw House staring out the window as he planned his revenge scheme. Cuddy couldn't help but internally laugh at the thought of House attempting to get revenge against her.

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Cuddy saw that once again House wasn't doing his clinic duty, but he wasn't in his office, Wilson 's office, her office or the cafeteria. She grabbed her master key and checks each Clinic room door to see which is locked. She finds room 2 locked and quickly unlocks it to find a sleeping House lying on the bed. She switched on the lights and sighed as he jolted up.

"Didn't you get enough sleep last night?" She asked him as she got up to stand up and go out into the Clinic.

"Not with you all over me," House said loudly enough for some doctors and nurses to hear. He saw Cuddy smile and close her eyes amused. "I guess you didn't get your nickname Party Pants for nothing now did ya?" He wagged his brows as he filled what little space there was between them.

Cuddy stood between him and the nurse's desk and was cornered. She knew what he was trying to do and chuckled in amusement. "Okay, you got even with me from this morning. Now why don't you do something to really surprise me and get some actual work done? Let's start with the clinic. We'll work from bottom to top." She told him.

"Awe, but mom I came into work early today," House whined. "Can't I have some fun before I start?" He used his best puppy dog face.

Cuddy laughed and shook her head. "You did not come to work early, I did. You walked in right on time because someone fell asleep during the fifteen minute drive." Cuddy stated matter-of-factually.

"You think I look hot when I'm asleep," He stated as he began to slowly lean in. He saw Cuddy's eyes widen for a moment in shock, but quickly settled.

"Well you think I look hot, period." She replied as she felt House getting closer to her.

"There's no denying the truth there," He stated as their lips were mere millimeters away.

House kept his eyes open and saw Cuddy's mouth open about to say something but stopped before words came out. Her eyes were closed and her lips were apart as she waited for House to lean in just a little more and kiss her. He smirked as he reached behind her and grabbed a patient file. He turned away swiftly and faced the waiting room.

"Michael Anderson, please come to room 2." House called out loud and saw a teenage boy stand up awkwardly and walk into the Clinic room.

House turned to Cuddy before following the young man and saw her look him in shock. He smirked as he saw her blush several shades of pink and retreat into her office for the next hour or two. He smiled at his handiwork. Now they were even.

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Lunch came in no time and Cuddy was greeted by her classmates. They were due to taste the food that week and they decided to do it during lunch so the self conscious people won't get too worried about being fat. She told them to give her a second while she gets her purse. While she did that, Lillian assigned everyone their car buddies. Unfortunately for Cuddy, she thought it'd be a great idea to put her and Hilary in the same car with Hilary's clones.

After the assignments everyone got into the groups. Cuddy, still mad about the fundraiser, kept her mouth sealed and sent Hilary daggers before walking out with them. As Cuddy walked out of her office, she bumped into House's large frame accidentally not paying attention. When he turned she saw him smirking and she rolled her eyes as she couldn't contain her smile.

"Going on another field trip, Party Pants," House asked her as he ignored Hilary and smiled amusingly at Cuddy.

"Yes and I'm sorry but you have to stay here and work." She said in mock sadness as she wore a pout. "You were so eager to start working this morning remember? You were so eager you took a random patient file when I wasn't looking." She smirked. "Had fun rubbing his crotch?" She whispered.

House nodded as he smirked. "I get it; this is revenge for me not kissing you in the middle of the clinic this morning. Can we just skip the bickering and get on to the make up part." He winked.

Cuddy crossed her arms and looked at him. "No, this isn't my revenge; this is too easy, dear. I want you to be on your hands and knees begging me for mercy when I get my revenge." She then gave him a quick body check before smirking. "Well we have to go; we have a very tight schedule to keep. Good luck with all your patients." She patted his arm before walking passed him.

"Wait, but now who am I going to eat lunch with," He asked in pseudo hurt. "If you leave then I'll be lonely and if I'm lonely I'll be sad. You don't want me to be sad do you?" He pouted and put his head down. He heard Cuddy laugh and though he couldn't see, he knew she had rolled her eyes.

"If you come you owe me another hour of clinic duty," She negotiated seeing as they only had a few more minutes to go if they wanted to make it to the restaurant in time.

House smiled as he threw the patient file back on the nurse's desk and began to limp towards his girlfriend. He led her by the small of her back and made everyone split up in the parking lot. House stole the passenger front seat before anyone else could knowing Cuddy wouldn't trust anyone to drive her car. Luckily, in the back seat, Hilary and her clones went on diet so much it was able to fit all three of them and Lillian without anyone needing to be too squashed.

They quickly made their way to their first restaurant. Cuddy had forgotten about Wilson 's trip and reserved one extra spot by accident. She was now grateful that she had House to fill that spot. At least with him there she won't feel completely awkward and maybe he can keep her in check if she and Hilary start arguing, which was inevitable.

They all sat at a large table and were immediately brought drinks. Then the chef sent out several waiters to bring each and everyone a sample of his specialties. They had a sample of a three course meal before they all wrote their rating – 1-5, five being the best – on small piece of paper and quickly put it away for after they went to all the restaurants.

They were able to head to all seven restaurants they had listed because of the small proportions before they got too full to take another bite. After the third restaurant though, Hilary and her clones refused to eat anything more than a sip of soup fearing they'd lose their 'perfect' figures. That had caused a small commotion between Hilary and Cuddy. Lisa called Hilary a vain, annoying, anorexic which caused Hilary to call Cuddy a fat, over weight piggy that couldn't stop eating. Hilary proceeded in stating that Cuddy looked like a pregnant woman at the end of her second trimester. Before the two could claw each other's eyes out, Lillian and Greg stepped in. Lillian kept Hilary at one end of the table while she was assured by Greg that he and Lisa would stay at the other end.

They were back at the hospital, Lisa and Hilary did nothing more than send each other scowls and was assigned separate cars after the argument broke out. The group now began to head towards the elevator so they could go up to the meeting room. They boarded the elevator but before Cuddy could join her peers, House pulled her aside right before the door closed causing the elevator to go without her.

Lisa's mouth hung open as she cocked her brow at her boyfriend. House smiled before he pulled her into a surprise kiss. Cuddy hesitated before kissing back and letting out a soft moan only House could hear. She wrapped her arms around his neck to pull him down and he snaked his arms around her waist.

The kiss lasted thirty seconds before they pulled apart but House kept his arms around her waist possessively as he continued to smile down at her. "After the meeting I don't want to see you being carried down to the morgue because someone got her eyes clawed out." House told her in a fatherly tone.

Cuddy laughed as she pulled away from him and smiled. She shook her head incredulously but did not promise him anything. She gave him a chaste kiss, as if saying goodbye, before she hopped onto the next elevator and rode up to the floor. House let a small smile escape from his lips but made it disappear quickly before he turned around and limped to the Clinic ignoring all the puzzled looks that were being directed to him.

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Once Cuddy got onto the floor her contemporaries looked at her questioningly. She merely smiled and shrugged with a chuckle as she led them back to the meeting room. They all took their seats – once again they made sure Hilary and Cuddy were separated before the meeting started. They pulled out their papers before announcing their rankings. Cuddy then took out the two with the highest over all ranks and they agreed to eat their lunches there for the next two days. The top two winners were an Italian restaurant named Delizioso Cibo and a French restaurant named Comestible Nourriture.

After that agreement was made they began to discuss the entertainment. Hilary bragged about how she not only got a fabulous band – that later got discovered by a big time talent scout – but also got Michael Jackson to do her a favor and perform. Cuddy gritted her teeth as she accepted the challenge and said she had connections – which she didn't know she actually had – and would get someone much better and more popular in modern times.

The meeting ended with a heated argument where challenges were made and accepted. Before she knew it, Cuddy had a lot of expectations and if she didn't follow though she would be humiliated and she'd feel like a failure. She took a deep breath and massaged her temples as everyone exited the room orderly after they were all dismissed. Cuddy held her head in her hands and gave a stressful sigh as realized how big her plate had just gotten.

"You don't have to pull through on everything," Cuddy heard Lillian say, causing her to look up in shock. "A lot of those promises sound impossible and you can always take them back." She stated as she took a seat next to Cuddy.

Cuddy smiled at her old teacher. She was always able to speak to Lillian back in high school if ever she had a problem. She didn't really trust the guidance councilor after hearing rumors that he didn't take the confidentiality rule to heart. Everyone knew and trusted their principal though. She used to pinky swear not to tell anything she heard and she acted as if everything she heard went in one ear and out the other but at the same time gave what assistance she could. She had listened to all problems and she had helped Lisa when she was having problems with her parents without involving her parents directly.

"Thanks, but I think I can handle." Cuddy lied between her teeth determined not to be beaten out by the snob that had triumphed most of their challenges. "We still have a month and two weeks and you will be surprised what I can pull off in that time span." She gave a false reassuring smile as she masked her stress.

Lillian was about to say something but was interrupted by a knock at the door. They turned to see House standing there with a smirk on his face. "For a moment I thought you actually ended up in the morgue, you do know I was kidding right?" He joked with a smile.

Cuddy let out an inaudible sigh. House's timing was still incredibly amazing. She gave a laugh and replied, "I might have realized. I was wondering if you'd look here or the morgue first." She gave him a loving smile.

"Oh I already checked the morgue, it was empty so I figured no one found your lifeless corpse yet," He stated causing Cuddy to give a hardy laugh and roll her eyes.

"Right House and none of my loyal, faithful employees would hear my deathly scream and run to my rescue for a raise," Cuddy shot back wanting to hear his, most likely, reward seeking response.

"Oh I don't know," He began, "I heard some of them talking about wanting to get rid of you. Don't worry, I talked them out of it and to show that I'm a nice guy I'll let you choose my reward," House smiled and winked at Cuddy. She was right.

"Thank you my knight and shining armor," She laughed. "How's that for a reward." She saw House pout and cross his arms in response. Cuddy chuckled and stood up. "I'm sorry Lillian. I have to go and give this big baby a special treat." She smiled, "I'll see you tomorrow. Have a nice evening."

"See you tomorrow Lisa, and hopefully Greg too," Lillian had grown used to his foolery and found it very amusing to see his and Cuddy's interactions. When those two spoke it was like no one else was in the world except for them. They couldn't see nor hear anyone else but each other and it was very cute to watch.

House gave her a nod. "Cuddy, I think your teacher is hitting on me," House whispered loudly to Cuddy, purposely letting Lillian to hear to. He cleared his throat and stood up straight before looking at Lillian. "I'm sorry ma'am but I do not cheat and am very loyal to my Cuddy," He joked and sent Lillian a wink. "But if she's not around I'll give you a call." Lillian laugh as Cuddy lightly hit House's arm and pretended to be jealous as she pouted.

"You're a nice man, Gregory, but I'm spoken for." Lillian joked back. "I'll call you when my husband is not around though." She winked.

"Oh do I need to keep an eye on you two now?" Cuddy smiled. "I'm sorry Mrs. Michaels but Greg is off limits to everyone but me." She leaned against his large frame as she looked up at him lovingly.

"Well good evening to you too," Lillian smiled before she left.

House smiled and looked down to Cuddy, "You are my property now," Lisa told him when they made eye contact. "You're not allowed to flirt with anyone but me," She smiled.

"What about you?" House asked with a cocked brow as he turned her so her body was facing his as he held her body close to his.

"What about me? I said you're my property. You don't own me, I can flirt with anyone I want," She joked but House pouted anyways in his cute childish way. "But no matter who I flirt with, you'll always be the one sleeping next to me." She reassured him.

"I better be," He responded as he continued to pout and cross his arms looking away in mock offending.

Cuddy laughed and rolled her eyes. "Come on, if I buy you some cafeteria slop will you feel better?" Cuddy jokily asked him and got a 'maybe' in response making her laugh again. "Alright let's go then."

She grabbed his hand and led him out of the room and towards the elevator. As they got in they saw that they were alone and stood in an intimate position. House stood behind Cuddy with his arms around her and Lisa rested her head comfortably against his chest. If only they could stay in that position all day, maybe all her stress would disappear.

A/N: The next few chapters will be preparing for the Reunion and just a bit of a filler. But my long term idea isnt going to be for a few chapters so I wanna know if you guys have any ideas or requests at all. I need some fresh new ideas so if you have any, any at all please tell me. :D

-Jess