A/N: Sorry about the delay. I managed to tear myself away from Sing Star to get this posted. Can't...stop...downloading...content. I've also been writing some one-shots, which I'll post here eventually as well so stay tuned for those. Anyway, there's SMEX in this chapter so I hope you enjoy :) And again, thanks for reading and reviewing!

Chapter 20

"Ohh...Greg..." Geri purred as House lavished her body with kisses and touches so electric that she felt like she was about to burst. They were in her bed, fireplace blazing while the rain pounded against the open window.

She always wanted to be made love to by the sound of the rain. It didn't get much better than that.

House was certainly taking his time. It was as if she'd disappear if he stopped touching her, and he couldn't get the idea out of his head. His mouth devoured her neck and her throat as he lay between her spread legs. His hands held hers against the mattress, their fingers interlaced, and his erection pressed against her stomach.

"So beautiful," he murmured as he nibbled her earlobe and nipped the sensitive spot on her neck.

Geri hissed at the sensation of pleasure and pain as the scruff from his whiskers scraped her skin, while his tongue soothed the spot he'd just bitten.

"Greg...please..." she pleaded. Her whole body ached for him. It had been so long since he'd last made love to her, she almost forgot what it felt like.

He looked down at her, his normally bright blue eyes were dark with lust and he smiled like the cat that got into the cream. He knew exactly what she wanted.

Of course he knows, she thought. He was always so in tune with her, and she to him. As he pressed the tip of his cock against her slick entrance, planning on doing it as slow as possible, it slipped in with so much ease that they both moaned in ecstasy.

House shut his eyes tight and tried to concentrate on something else as he moved within her. She was so hot and so wet that he almost slipped out a couple of times. He wouldn't be able to last much longer and she knew it. She could feel his movements as they became more erratic with each stroke.

"I'm so close...Greg...please..." she murmured between kisses that she placed on his chest and throat.

All he could do was nod and grunt a response as he thrust faster and harder. He grabbed her leg and lifted it higher so he could get deeper inside and then they came together, hard. Their cries filled the large bedroom and the sound of the rain was lost in the background.

"Geri...I..." House sighed as he buried his face in her neck shook his head. The moment he came within her was so intense. So amazing. He was overcome with so many emotions that hit him like a tidal wave.

"It's okay," she whispered as she gently stroked his damp hair and let him compose himself. She could feel the hot tears on her neck and she had no intention of moving him. Greg House was a very proud man, and she knew that if he let her see him cry, it would be a sign of weakness. He clearly wasn't ready to show her that part of himself yet, and she was okay with that.

X X X

As soon as Dr. Sawicki entered the library she smiled. House and Geri were talking quietly to each other, their foreheads touching as they whispered. The doctor almost turned around and walked right out, feeling as if she was intruding on something private between them, and yet she was in awe of the change in both of them since the last time she was there.

"Well, it's good to see something's changed, for the better I take it," she said with a grin as she sat down across from them.

"Definitely," Geri smiled as she glanced at House, who gave a shrug.

"Great. So what happened? I assume you two talked."

"Among other things," he murmured.

"Shh!" Geri hissed at him.

"Anything else?"

"I'm moving to Princeton with Greg. He wants me to go with him."

The Dr. Looked at House, who seemed bored. "That's a very big decision on your part. What made you decide that, Greg?"

"There's nothing keeping her in L.A. She has no reason not to come to Princeton with me."

"Why not move out here?"

House snickered. "Right, like any hospital in their right mind would hire me. Besides, I've made a name for myself where I am. I don't want to start all over."

"Is that what you want, Geri?"

She nodded. "He's right. I have nothing to keep me here. And I'm looking forward to being somewhere new. I've never been back east."

"So what did you two talk about after our last session?"

"We didn't do much talking, if you get my drift," House replied with an over-exaggerated wink to the doctor.

Again, Geri playfully slapped his arm."

"Hey! Cripple abuse!"

"You're hardly a cripple. Why would you even say that?"

The doctor also seemed intrigued. "Yes, let's address that for a moment, if we could, Greg."

The playful demeanor had quickly disappeared and House looked guarded. "What do you want to know?"

"Well I've heard about your leg, and the Ketamine treatment. It's still working, I take it. How long as it been now?"

"About 4 or 5 months."

"No pain at all?"

"None."

"Wow. Geri, what do you know about Greg's pain history?"

"He hasn't...told me much of anything. But I feel that it's a touchy subject for him so if he wants to tell me about it one day, I'll listen. That's all I can do."

The doctor and House both looked at her in surprise. How in the world did he get so lucky?

"That's a very good attitude, Geri," the doctor praised.

Geri nodded and looked at House. "I know you used to walk with a cane, and I know about the infarction. I looked you up online when you first came to the studio. I just never brought it up because it didn't seem to be an issue anymore. And if it ever is, I hope you'll tell me about it."

Still speechless, all House could do was nod.

"So when do you leave for Princeton, Greg?"

"Tomorrow morning. Geri is going to meet me there soon after. Once I've finished with the patient. And I think I'll have to find us a bigger place."

"Why?" Geri asked him.

He looked at her like she was crazy. "I live in a one bedroom apartment. Not very big for two people. You deserve more."

Her jaw dropped. "How do you figure?"

"Come on, Ger," he began. "You'd honestly rather live in my tiny apartment as opposed to a mansion like this?"

She shrugged. "Well yeah. That stuff was never important to me. And I can't wait to see your apartment. As long as it's yours, I'll love it."

"You never really know someone until you've lived with them," the doctor pointed out. "Why would you think she'd want to move to a bigger place?"

"Well this place is huge, Jack's place was huge. My place will seem like a closet."

"You don't really think I care about that kind of crap, do you?"

House just shrugged and the doctor grinned. "It will be cozy at any rate."

"Exactly!" Geri nodded in agreement.

"Looks like you two need to discuss it more. How long have you been together now?"

"Since October or so."

"So you still have a lot to learn about each other. If it's any consolation, I think you two are well on your way to a very happy and healthy relationship."

House rolled his eyes, Geri beamed with pride and then House's cell phone rang. "I have to take this. I'll be right back."

"Take your time, Greg."

Once he was gone, Geri sighed wistfully as she watched him leave, admiring the way his ass filled his jeans. "I love to watch him go."

"So things are going well then?" The doctor asked her.

"Yeah. I just wish he didn't have to go tomorrow."

"You seem a lot better today."

Geri blushed and looked away. "Greg is amazing. I can't begin to tell you what he does to me. I've never experienced anything like that in my entire life."

"You two made love?"

She nodded, and blushed an even deeper shade of pink.

"How did that go?"

"It was fine. As always. With him I'm not scared or nervous. Greg is the only other man I've been with besides Jack. But I trust him with my life. With Jack I was always scared for my life."

Dr. Sawicki looked surprised, and Geri laughed. "I know, it sounds crazy but it's true. Jack and I were thrown together like an arranged marriage. We met when I was 16 and I didn't date anyone else. That said, I've never...oh geeze..." she giggled and fidgeted.

The doctor smiled reassuringly. "It's okay. Take your time."

"I've just never told anyone about this. Except Greg. Jack never made love to me. In the conventional sense. It was always so...I don't know. Short. Wham-bam thank-you ma'am, if you will. But I didn't know any better. I'd never had any boyfriends or made out with guys before Jack so I thought that's just what it was. And then I met Greg and I was literally blown away!" she said, using hand gestures and holding her arms out wide to make her point. "Sex with Greg is the kind of stuff they write about in romance novels. It's romantic, loving and intense. He makes love to me. He completely consumes me and makes me feel incredible. If I'd known that it was supposed to be that way, I would have walked out on Jack years ago."

"You've alluded that Jack was a violent man. Was the sex violent too?"

Geri nodded. "When he was angry, I didn't want to be around him, but he'd always find me and expect me to...you know. When I'd refuse, which I did just about every time, he'd rape me anyway."

"And when Greg is angry? What does he do?"

Geri snickered. "He goes and sulks somewhere."

"Do you think you'll like living with him when he's in a mood?"

"He'll get over it. He always does. And I know that he'd never hurt me. He said as much and I believe him."

"From all I've heard about Greg House, he's a good man. And he seems to really care about you. I think you might have found your match, Geri."

"I know I have."

When House didn't return to the session, Geri went looking for him. He was in his bedroom tossing some clothes into a duffel bag.

"Was I dreaming or did we do this already once before?" she asked.

House chuckled. "My patient is dying and my team is running around like chickens with their heads cut off. I have to catch the red-eye tonight and get back there."

She nodded sadly. "Oh."

He tossed the last item into his bag and zipped it closed before going to her. "You're going to have to get used to this," he said quietly as he pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her. "It's going to happen that I might be working all night at the hospital or get called away on a night where we have plans. I'll understand if you don't think you can handle that. Some women can't."

Geri shook her head. "No, it's fine, Greg. Really. I'm not usually this clingy," she chuckled softly into his shirt. "It's just that things between us are so good right now."

"And that's not going to change because I'm on the other side of the country." He looked down at her and gave her a reassuring smile. "And I'll be there to pick you up at the airport."

"Promise?"

She sounded like a little girl, and it made him feel warm all over. He gave her a gentle squeeze and kissed the top of her head. "I promise. Now," he said as he glanced at his watch, "I have about thirty minutes until Carl drives me to the airport. How about a nice...send-off?"

Geri bit her lower lip seductively as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Mmm...I think I can handle that."

"Yeah?" House grinned as he began to walk backwards until he was sitting on the edge of the bed with Geri straddling his hips. "Gonna miss me?"

"Yes," she whispered as she kissed his lips once.

"Gonna behave yourself?"

"No," she giggled and kissed him again. House returned the kiss and added a bit more punch as he ran his tongue over her bottom lip and then plunged it into her mouth, at the same time he twisted their bodies so she was flat on her back and he was lying on top of her. "Tricky," she giggled as she pulled him down to kiss her again. They kissed and held each other for several minutes until they were peeling each other's clothes off with a feverish urgency. Geri unceremoniously rolled them over so House was on his back and she climbed on top of him.

He watched with lust as she hovered over him and eased herself slowly onto his shaft, groaning loudly until he was deep inside of her.

"Oh my God...Greg..." she moaned as he gripped her hips and helped her ride him the way he knew she would like. "Oh..Oh yes..."

His hands slid up to grab her breasts as they jiggled with each thrust and he loved watching her as she bounced on top of him.

"So sexy," he murmured as he pinched her nipples and smiled up at her.

"So...are you..." she panted as she placed her hands on his chest for support and arched her back so as to hit her G-spot on each thrust. "Oh God!"

"You can just call me Greg," he chuckled. But he was no longer laughing as his passion was rising quickly. "Faster..." he encouraged her as he bucked his hips into her and closed his eyes tightly. "Oh yeah...just like that...Unghh...Yesssss.." he hissed as he felt her inner walls contract and a flood of moisture coat his cock with her juices. That was his undoing and he exploded his seed into her in long, satisfying spurts that took any energy he had completely away.

Geri rolled off him and they lay on his bed collecting their breaths until he got up to get dressed. "Ready to go, Dr. House?" Carl called from the other side of the door.

"I'll be down in two minutes."

House turned to look at Geri before he threw his jacket on and picked up his bag. "I'll call you when I get in. We'll aim for you to come out next weekend, okay?"

She nodded, still slightly out of breath as she got up to kiss him one more time. "I love you, Greg."

He smiled against her lips. "I know." He playfully squeezed her ass, gave her one last kiss and then headed downstairs. Geri watched from his bedroom window as the limo drove through the gates and disappeared.