*Cliffhanger hate, I bet. I hate myself for it too. But it had to happen. And I wrote this before reviews, so I'm going to pretend it's loved and not fix my path?*

Locking the Key
House looked at her with distaste. "I leave you to watch my kids, and you decide to "play house" with Blondie?"
"Henry." Cameron corrected. "Henry, this is House, my boss."
"And Cameron, who is this Henry?" House asked. Cuddy looked at him with a stern expression on her face.
"Sold Emma her trumpet."
"Sold our daughter a WHAT?" Cuddy asked.
"A trumpet. She signed up for band." Cameron watched his face fall to a scowl.
"Well, Henry, you can leave now... and that wasn't a question."
"Greg, it's her house-"
"It doesn't matter, they're my kids."
"OUR kids."
"Allison, I'll be leaving. Dinner tomorrow?" Henry asked.
"Meet you at seven." Cameron said, and like that Henry was gone. "You sent my date away."
"And now you can be handled like a normal kid who sneaks out with her boyfriend."
"You're not my dad, House."
"I'm old enough I could be." House added. "But the real question is why did you send my kids to another room. So that you could make out with the man in a nuese?"
"It's a tie, Greg, you wear one too." Cuddy added. "Besides, don't accuse her. She did us a favor, remember?"
"I know why he's so mad. He's jealous." Cameron started.
"We all know that's far from the truth. " House choked on his words.
"Then how come you're freaking out so much about Henry? He's a nice man, don't deny me of happiness!"
"Well doesn't this sound like a fairy tale?" House said with an extra snarky tone.
"You just wish you were with me."
"Like I said, I'm too old for you. Who's your daddy? I'm your daddy. At least, I could be. And I'm married." House held up his hand, pointing at the gold wedding band. "Remember? Come on, Lisa, let's get our kids." He stormed off, leaving Cameron in tears and Cuddy in a rage.
"He doesn't mean what he tells you, you know that?" Cuddy smiled, trying to comfort her. "He wants you to feel weak, it makes him feel strong."
"Well it worked. He's broken me, taking the key and unlocking my emotion." She sobbed and shrugged away Cuddy's hand. "My resignation papers will be on the desk in the morning."

True enough, file on the desk. She, of course, handed it to her husband. "Do something about it. Cuz she's serious."
"I'll fix it. " Cameron came in as Cuddy came out. "Cameron, you're fired."
" What?"
"F-I-R-E-D. Can I make myself clearer?" She looked offended. "I did find you another job."
"You really do want to get rid of me, don't you?"
"On the contrary. Emma's school needs a medical sciences teacher. And, I have already turned in your recommendation letters."
"So you ARE getting rid of me."
"I am trying to protect Emma and give you more downtime. She trusts you, you're her best friend. I don't want either of you to be hurt. So allow me to help you be a maternal being and don't look at me as a bad guy."
Cameron smiled. "I knew you had a point to you blowing up last night."
"No, last night I was mad." He grinned, but her smile dropped. "But I guess today makes up for it, eh?"
"Thanks, House. And I'm sorry about not warning you about the trumpet."
"Don't worry... And, for a note, Henry seems like a nice man... Even if he wears a leash."