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This one is set in season seven.
5. Have a good day at work.
"Stay in bed," House groans as Cuddy wriggles free from his grasp. "Blow off yoga."
"I can't." She kisses him somewhere on his face – he's too sleepy to register where. After all, it's not even six in the morning. "I have a board meeting at nine thirty."
He happily goes back to sleep, briefly awoken by Rachel and Cuddy showering. A little while later, it's Rachel who wakes him up, playfully shaking him.
"Howse! Make me breakfast!"
"I'll be right there, shortie," he says as she happily saunters to the kitchen. He sits up, carefully rubs his leg – though it's not as sore as when he was living on his own – and swallows a couple pills.
"You awake, sleeping beauty?" Cuddy teases him as she puts her foot on the bed and rolls her stocking up her leg.
"I am," he mutters, unabashedly staring at his braless girlfriend putting clothes on.
"Howse!" Rachel calls out from the kitchen, getting slightly impatient.
"All bran muffin, Greek yogurt and green tea?" Cuddy nods. He gets up, gives her a light smack on the rear and limps to the kitchen. He fills the kettle with tap water, turns on the coffee machine, pours Rachel a bowl of cereal and a glass of orange juice, and sets the table so that all three breakfasts are ready when Cuddy, fully clothed and made up, sits down in the kitchen.
A precise choreography of slipping shoes and coats on ensues; Cuddy double-checks Rachel's schoolbag, puts her stilettos on while House helps the kid with tying her shoelaces.
"Ugh. Can you drive us today?" Cuddy asks, gesturing to a handful of folders sitting on the floor next to her purse. "I still have to review this for the board meeting."
"Okay, but I'm not showering." He throws on a tee shirt and a pair of jeans and grabs her car keys. The three of them head outside, climb into the car, drop Rachel at school, then drive to the hospital.
"You know, you could actually come in to work on time today," she says as they enter the parking lot.
"But I haven't showered," he pouts. She smirks and leans forward to kiss him on the mouth. "Have a good day at work," he tells her before she exits the car. He watches her march to the stairwell and turn around to wave at him. House drives back to her place, where he catches some more sleep and gets ready to head to the hospital.
He walks in around eleven, just in time for Cuddy to walk out of her office and thrust a few files into his hands. "Gather your team, House. You've got a case."
"Says who?" he groans.
"Your boss." She pats his arm encouragingly and sashays back to work.