Hello everyone!
I'm a few 'drabbles' ahead, so I figured I'd publish one today.
This one isn't really set in any season. It was most likely prompted by a conversation with Indy Stark Jr and House-less.
Thank you for leaving feedback last time. Enjoy!
51. I like your laugh.
Cuddy heard him laugh.
Well she saw him more than heard him.
His smirk had spontaneously stretched into a full-blown smile in response to something she'd said, baring a hint of short, robust, and beautifully aligned teeth – which she wouldn't mind grazing her nipples or the crook of her neck, by the way. Was it possible to lust after someone's teeth?
His skin folded underneath his stubble, causing his eyes to narrow, but not enough for her to miss the amusement in his sparkling blue eyes.
Although the only sounds that escaped his mouth were short exhaled breaths, it was definitely laughter. A chuckle, at the very least.
Her mind wandered to that one time in med school when he had burst out laughing. It was the only time she'd ever seen him laugh like this. Unfortunately, she didn't quite remember what Gregory House sounded like, with his red face and slightly wet eyes. Memories faded – and she hadn't particularly held on to this one. How could she have known someone as quick-witted and teasing as him wouldn't be as prone to laughter twenty years from that moment? How could she have known she would miss it?
He was more miserable now, even if he was happy with her – the infarction had happened, the chronic pain had happened. He was not quite the same man, and for this reason she appreciated his laughs even more. They were rare enough, after all – even though she liked to think he laughed more now that he was with her.
"You're creeping me out," she heard him say, making her realise she must have been staring at him for a few seconds.
She smirked. "I like your laugh."
He looked taken aback for a second, then turned away before she could see him blush. "Moron," he muttered. She grinned.