Yule droned on and on and on. An hour passed achingly slowly where the man talked only about himself and his trials and defeats and, in House's opinion, easy victories. His voice was so dull that even those in the audience who loved him almost as much as he did himself struggled to keep their focus on the man taking the lecture.
House knew the man mainly by reputation, infrequent butting of heads and the occasional correspondence that he'd always ignored but for the few cases the "famous" diagnostician couldn't handle.
As another self indulgent tale ended House could see Foreman becoming incensed with the sheer ego of the man. Forman stood and coughed not so politely.
"So I was…"
A louder cough.
"Ah a question. Normally I'd ask for questions at the end but who am I to fight curiosity." He said nodding condescendingly at Foreman letting him continue.
"When are we actually going to find out something about diagnostics?" He said glaring at the man.
House chuckled slightly and smirked as he watched Yule gulp. Foreman sat down reluctantly still a little pissed at the vain man before him.
"I do apologise I have a tendency to get a little carried away with myself sometimes." He said with a placating but nervous smile. "Right so… diagnostics. The art finding the truth in medicine and symptoms. Even with a simple list of symptoms hundreds if not thousands of conditions can be attributed to them."
"Duh." House murmured.
Cameron giggled lightly and leaned against him.
Yule however looked distinctly unimpressed as he looked over at him his eyes not seeing them, his eyes flashing slightly as the rudeness of Cameron's impromptu laughter.
"Yes well," He said with a slight glare before continued on only slightly more interesting than before.
"Maybe we should make out." House whispered with a grin. "That would really piss him off."
Cameron barely contained her laugher as she shook against him.
House leaned down and began kissing her neck slowly.
"Greg so not the time." She said tipping his head to his ministrations despite her words.
Wilson and Cuddy rolled their eyes, though they couldn't help the grins spreading over their lips and the heat of embarrassment on their cheeks.
"So?" House murmured kissing up her neck and along her jaw.
"Greg." She breathed trying to deter him and yet her hand squeezed his encouragingly. There was just something so sweet and soothing about his touch that she couldn't deny it; even here.
He smiled a looked into her eyes. "What?"
"You're such a tease." She whispered kissing his lips softly.
"I'd have you across my lap right now if I knew you wouldn't protest so much." He said grinning.
"Yeah right." She replied rolling her eyes and stroking his thigh.
House smirked and leaned forward kissing her deeply as the lecture ended and people began fleeing from the room in a state of barely controlled boredom hating chaos. The only others to stay behind were Wilson and Cuddy,
And of course Yule himself.
"You two think you're so funny." He said looking down at them.
"Deadly serious." House murmured standing and taking Cameron's hand. "Boring as always Yule. And as you can guess the pleasure was all this little lady's so if you excuse us." He said with a grin and stepping around a shocked man.
Cameron smirked and followed him with a grin.
"Dr House what a surprise to see you here. The once world's greatest diagnostician burned out and hiding out in lectures to pull impressionable young doctors." He said too calmly.
Wilson and Cuddy were damn near dumb struck and almost horrified.
House paused looking down, his hand gripping his cane tightly as he fought to hold in his anger. Sensing his emotions she leaned closer to him and turned back to Yule with a coy dark look.
"The truth hurts doesn't it?" Yule said grinning; their rivalry had always been a little extreme when they met face to face.
"I impressed upon him if you must know the truth." She said before leading House out carefully her head held high and their hands clasped tightly together.
Wilson chuckled lightly and both he and Cuddy followed them.
"That was amazing!" Wilson exclaimed once they were outside, beaming a smile at Cameron.
"It was." House said looking on her thankfully and with pride in his eyes.
"Way to go Allison." Cuddy said a agreeing, though by the look between them she suspected (correctly so) that they didn't hear her words too lost in each other.
They kissed softly.
Wilson shared a smile with Cuddy.
"Come on," he said softly offering her his arm, "I have a feeling they won't miss us."
Sliding her arm in his they made their way back to the bar to catch up where they left off before their lunch was interrupted by House and Cameron.
"So did you learn anything?" House murmured as their lips parted.
"Yeah." She said with a smile. "I think I did."
"What?"
She regarded him gently hoping he would take her words the right way. "You need saving too." She whispered.
His eyes stayed soft and the corners of his lips turned upwards. "Maybe, but I'm not sure now is the time for saving each other." He said stroking he cheek gently and looking at her somewhat longingly.
"I think you're right." She said smiling.
"I'm always right." House said with a wide grin and kissed her softly.
