It's A Beautiful Morning

December 25

7:00am

House woke up the next morning and immediately felt the cold air hit him. House could tell that Cuddy was cold too because she had her whole body plastered against his him. House wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer. House thought it was funny when he saw Natalie curled up behind Cuddy.

"What are you laughing at?" Cuddy asked against House's chest.

"Natalie's face plastered against your back," House said.

"Is it helping your fantasies of me and Natalie together?" Cuddy asked.

"Big time," House said. "How long have you been awake?"

"About a half hour or so," Cuddy said. "I didn't want to move away from your warmth."

"We all have to get up sometime," House said. "It might get nasty in here if no one gets up to use the bathroom."

"Will you go get my coat?" Cuddy asked.

"Yeah," House said. When House went to get up, his right leg was asleep, which caused him to scream out in pain.

"Who is getting murdered?" Natalie asked as she jumped up from where she was lying.

"House, are you okay?" Cuddy asked.

"My leg is asleep," House said with pain in his voice. "It feels like I am getting repeatedly stabbed in the leg." Cuddy lightly started to lightly rub his leg to get the blood circulating again.

"Is there anything I can do?" Natalie asked.

"I have a heating pad in the closet," Cuddy said. "Will you go grab it?"

"Sure," Natalie said as she got out of bed to go find. Natalie brought it over to Cuddy and plugged it in. Cuddy put it on House's thigh to get it warmed up.

"Girls, if we ever want to have a threesome, remember to make it in the summer," House said. "My leg has a hard time with the cold."

"I think he is going to be fine," Natalie said. "I am going to go find some food."

"How is your leg?" Cuddy asked.

"A little better," House said. "It's just another little reminder of how it is going to be for you to be married to a cripple."

"I can handle the bad times as long I also get the good times with you," Cuddy said.

"You are really a strong chick, you know that?" House said.

"I prefer 'woman' and not 'chick,' but yeah," Cuddy said. Cuddy leaned down and gave him a kiss.

"Merry Christmas, Cuddy," House said.

"It has turned out a little different than I expected," Cuddy said. "I mean, I didn't expect it to be 40 degrees in the house and have slept with Natalie the night before."

"That is how I pictured it," House said. "I pictured it with Wilson instead of Natalie, though."

"You wanted me to sleep between you and Wilson?" Cuddy asked.

"No," House said. "I wanted to be in the middle."

"That's gross," Cuddy said laughing.

"Once again, you and your dirty mind," House said.

"You are the one that wants to marry this dirty-minded girl," Cuddy said. "It feels weird saying that. I am not talking about the dirty-minded girl part, either. The you want to marry me part sounds weird."

"You think that it sounds weird to you," House said. "I didn't think that I would ever want to marry anyone."

"But I was too wonderful to resist," Cuddy said.

"Something like that," House said with a smile.

"Are you two doing it in here?" Natalie asked when she walked in the room.

"No," House said. "We wanted to wait until you came back so that we could do it in front of you."

"Then wait are you two waiting for?" Natalie said. "Get on with it."

"Cuddy likes when people are bossy and forceful like that," House said.

"Shut up," Cuddy said as she tickled House's stomach.

"Don't," House said laughing.

"You guys use tickling as foreplay?" Natalie said. "How disappointing. I expected whips."

"We used those yesterday," House said. "That is the real reason my leg hurts."

"Lisa, for your bachelorette party, I am buying you some dirty toys," Natalie said.

"I see that I won't be inviting my mom to that," Cuddy said.

"She might get really into the stripper," House said.

"If there is a stripper, my mom is not coming," Cuddy said.

"Does that mean that your dad would not want to see the stripper at mine?" House asked.

"There will be no stripper at yours," Cuddy said.

"Let him have a stripper, Lisa," Natalie said. "All looky, no touchy."

"On my part," House said. "Wilson will probably be all over her."

"If one of your hands touches her, you are dead," Cuddy said.

"What is she accidentally backs her ass into my hand?" House asked.

"Then you die," Cuddy said.

"Lisa, if you say that, you won't be able to slap your strippers ass," Natalie said.

"I will let you do the slapping for me," Cuddy said.

"I think that I can handle that job," Natalie said.

"You are going to be my maid of honor, right?" Cuddy asked.

"You sure you don't want to ask your sister?" Natalie asked.

"I wasn't her maid of honor," Cuddy said. "Plus, you live here, so it will be easier for you to handle things."

"I would love to," Natalie said. Natalie leaned over House and gave Cuddy a hug.

"Will you two take your shirts off?" House asked. Natalie pulled away from her hug with Cuddy.

"Lisa, will you blow him or something to get him to shut up," Natalie said.

"I like how you think," House said to Natalie.

"Let's eat breakfast first," Cuddy said.

"Then the blowing," Natalie said.

"Shut up," Cuddy said laughing. "My fiancée and my maid of honor are pervs. I couldn't choose two better people to be in my life."