A/N: Thank you to everybody who reviewed, read and put this story on their alerts! I'm sorry it took me so long to update…
House took a last look in the mirror, before leaving what was probably going to be his most important date ever. He had actually carefully chosen what he was wearing tonight. He had after some serious consideration pulled on the sky-blue shirt, Cuddy had one told him that it made him almost look nice, which sounded perfect to his ears. With the shirt he was wearing a pair of black jeans, which he had bought today. And the woman in the store had said it made his behind look really good and as a result of that he had tucked his shirt in so Cuddy could get a clear view of said behind.
He had told Cuddy to wear something casual yet nice, but he hadn't told her where they were going.
So at 8 o'clock he stood in front of Cuddy's door and knocked with the tip of his cane.
Cuddy opened and nobody said anything for the longest time. They were both taking in what the other was wearing in open mouthed shock.
She was wearing some very tight fitting blue jeans, which made her thighs look amazing. Patty and Selma were contained in a purple v-neck sweater, this was way better than her work clothes. Even her face looked better, she wasn't wearing so much make-up and it somehow made her look younger. He couldn't wait to see what her ass looked like in those jeans though.
Cuddy finally came to her senses, "I'll just say bye to Rachel and the sitter and then I'm ready to go."
House thought he had died and gone to heaven, when he saw her backside. The way her gorgeous ass swayed from side to side was just a work of art. He should come up with a name for her ass, he thought to himself.
"So where are we going?" She asked when they were in his car driving out of Princeton.
"You'll just wait and see." He said while smirking.
"Mini-golf?" She said when she saw where House had pulled into the parking lot.
"Yep… don't look so outraged it was either that or go-karts."
"Well I guess this is better than go-karts."
They entered the lot and Cuddy was surprised by how many grown-up couples she saw.
After House had paid they had to wait until it was their turn.
"Let's turn this into a game, shall we?"
"In case you hadn't noticed mini-golf already is a game." House said but was interested nonetheless.
"When you lose, and believe me you will, you have to pay for my lunch for a whole week."
"And when I win you're gonna ride on my bike with me."
"Deal…" They shook on it and started playing on the 18-hole course. He was a little nervous of losing. For her to bet against him, must mean she had done this before and was good at it. But he had been quite the golfer before his infarction and although he hadn't held a golf club in his hand, he hoped he still had it in him.
Throughout the game they each tried to bring the other off track. House would make an inappropriate comment every once in a while to embarrass her in front of people around them.
Cuddy on the other hand was using her body to distract him. She almost had him when she had to bend over to pick up the piece of paper where they kept the scores on.
And now they were at the last hole and House was in front, he had one point less than Cuddy. Right now his ball was about 8 inches away from the hole. He was already smirking in victory picturing him and Cuddy taking a ride on his bike in matching leather jackets.
Just as the golf club was about to hit the ball a kid ran along past them nearly slamming into him. The club hit the ball and missed the hole completely rolling even further away.
House scowled at Cuddy when she laughed.
Now House had to concentrate to end the game and hopefully it would end in a fair draw.
Just as he was about to hit the ball Cuddy unleashed her last secret weapon. "Are those pants new? Your ass looks really good in them."
And just like that he had lost the game. He hit the ball so hard it landed somewhere near the restrooms. House was so shocked he stood and watched as Cuddy completed their game with a hole-in-one.
"You cheated!" He suddenly accused her. Some of the people smiling in Cuddy's direction.
"I did no such thing."
"Yes you did. You probably paid that kid to run past here." He stepped closer to her. "And to comment on my ass, that's just low."
"Yeah like you played by the rules. You asked me at the tenth hole if I wanted to taste your sausage, only you didn't have one."
He couldn't stop the full blown smile. "This was fun… and good game by the way." They shook hands again and House gave Cuddy a kiss on the cheek. "You were actually pretty good, better than I expected."
"My dad used to take me and my sister mini-golfing every summer. It was one of the few things we did together as a family." There was a bit of a sad tone in her voice. So she had a screwed up relationship with her family, interesting he thought, but maybe not something to talk about on their first real date.
"Wilson and I used to golf before my infarction, so I thought I would easily win but I was wrong."
"Yes you were." Was all she said.
"So, now what? Have you eaten?"
"I did have a snack before we left, but I guess I could eat something."
"What about some pizza?"
"Okay…" She took his hand lacing their fingers together and House squeezed her hand. Normally he would've been embarrassed by this, but for some reason it just felt so wonderful and right to have her hand in his.
House drove back to Princeton still holding onto her hand. 20 minutes later they pulled up in front of a small Italian restaurant. As it was after 9 they had no problem with getting a table. They found a booth and sat next to each other.
"I can't believe I'm sitting next to someone who just ordered broccoli on their pizza." He said and reached out to take her hand again. He liked the way her eyes seemed to sparkle every time he took her hand.
"And I can't believe I'm sitting next to someone who lost to a girl."
"Alright alright… I'll stop nagging you about being a vegetarian."
"Thank you." She gave him a lingering kiss on his cheek and scooted closer to him.
"You know," He whispered "We could always take the pizza home."
"I'm actually pretty hungry… and I can see in your eyes that what you have in mind doesn't involve eating pizza." She smiled when she heard him release a tiny whimper she did let him put his hand on her thigh though.
They ate their slices of pizza in silence. House even tasted hers and it wasn't that bad, but he wouldn't tell her that, instead he pulled a face when he had swallowed the piece.
They returned back to Cuddy's at 10:30 where Cuddy paid the babysitter, while she was doing that House checked on Rachel. He had actually missed his new best friend, who was sleeping peacefully in her crib holding a teddy bear tightly to her chest.
"Is she still asleep?"
"Yeah…" House whispered and looked down at the floor embarrassed that Cuddy had caught him red handed.
Suddenly he felt her hand on his back, she waited for him to turn around before she said, "Don't be embarrassed, I find it extremely sexy."
House smiled and kissed her forehead lingered for a second, then he kissed the tip of her nose which made Cuddy giggle. He stopped his exploration when he heard the giggle and smiled when he noticed the light blush on her cheeks.
He leaned down again and whispered, "Don't be embarrassed, I find it extremely sexy."
House kissed her lips and moaned when he felt how soft they were. When he felt her tongue on his upper lip he opened his mouth right away. Their tongues started fighting for dominance. His cane long forgotten on the floor as his hands explored her back and shoulders.
The kiss soon turned into a tender and gentle kiss and then stopped all together when they both had trouble breathing.
Cuddy was the first to speak. "Let's continue this in the bedroom." She took his hand and led him there.