House was waiting for her as she walked in the front door to their apartment, he had a jacket in over one arm, and his bitchin' flame cane in the other. There was barely time for the shock to register on her face before he herded her into their bedroom. He took her bag and keys from her hands, pecked her on the cheek, and said,

'Come on then, get changed – we're going out.'

'But, Greg, it's our night in, our take-out and movie night... You agreed to that this morning!'

'Change of plans. Trust me, you'll enjoy this more.'

'Where are we going?'

'Nuh uh, not going to work Ally.'

'Well could you at least tell me what to wear? Or give me some sort of a hint?'

'Casual. But not slobbing-it-up casual. Try your grey jeans, white tank top and black whatever-it's-called.'

'Did you just... never mind, I'll be back out in 10.'

'5, make it 5.'

With a suspicious glance at House, Cameron did as instructed, pulling the clothes from her closet and quickly changing into them. She brushed some make-up on as carefully as she could within the time restraint, but House stopped her putting any extra on by coming into their bedroom and pulling her to standing.

'Ally, you look gorgeous as it is, in clothes that I picked out, of all people.'

'You just like knowing what'll be on the floor tomorrow morning don't you?'

Cameron felt her legs go weak as House winked at her.

'Damn, you know part two of my secret plan. Come on, we're taking the bike tonight.'

When they reached the parking lot, House pulled a scarf from his pocket and deftly swooped it over Cameron's eyes before placing the helmet over her head. She knew that struggling was pointless – he would get his way eventually, and this would result in a quicker solution to her questions.

'It's okay, I'll take the corners gently Ally. Just hold on tight, yeah?'

'Of course.'

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It took about 20 minutes from apartment to destination, and it wasn't until House removed the blindfold that the Cameron felt the full impact of the situation – he had brought her to another monster trucks show!

'House... why?'

'Well, it's your birthday next week, and I was looking through a few things, it's the anniversary of the first time that you graced this thing with your presence. If you want, it's the anniversary of our first date.'

'I thought it was a non-date...'

'Must you be so hung up on details? Anyway, I knew you wouldn't expect anything, so I thought why not. Besides, Gravedigger is here again tonight!'

'Ah, the real reason...'

'Nope. Call it uncharacteristic, but this is all for you.'

'You'll never be uncharacteristic as long as you keep surprising me. Come on, let's go and get some candyfloss!'

Cameron could not help but be happy that House was starting to loosen up around her. Of course, this did mean that she owed him a lot in bedroom antics, but if that was the price then it would be paid ten times over for these few and far between moments.