"Rules of Engagement"

Chapter Seven: Bittersweet

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Author's Note: This chapter will make you guys very happy. For two reasons. Revenge and the promise of new additions. Also there is another cross over! I just can't help myself! Try to guess which show she is from if you wish.

House was asleep in bed when he heard the door bell ring. He didn't want to get up or move period. The door bell kept ringing. He had know clue who it could be. Wilson would of called before hand, even if it was eleven in the morning. Cuddy would of just barged in by now. Maybe it was Chase. If it was him, House knew exactly what he was going to do: bash his face in. They weren't at work so House could do as he pleased. Of course there are laws saying you can't beat the crap of someone, but as he always said as a teenager "it is only illegal if you get caught". Maybe he would kill him and throw his body in the river. House snickered at the thought. Afterall, Chase deserved it. Regardless of who it was, House needed to get the door. Cameron had her arms wrapped around him, so getting up without her waking was going to be a difficult task. Slowly and carefully he slipped out from under her. Thankfully she didn't even flinch. He quickly slipped on a new pair of clothes and quickly limped to answer the door. When he opened it, he saw a complete stranger. She was a rather short women with fiery red curly hair and a stack of books in her hands. She must be some kind of salesperson.

"I don't want to buy anything" he grumbled.

"That's good, because I don't have anything to sell." She said as she pushed him aside and walked inside.

"Who are you?"

"Jessica Callahan. The wedding planner. We have talked on the phone many times."

"You weren't supposed to come until next week" he stammered.

"I was scheduled for the tenth of December, which is today."

"No. I specifically remember saying the seventeenth."

"Well, I can leave, but you are still going to have to pay me for coming over, so I suggest we do this now..." She looked down at her clipboard. "Doctor House."

"My fiancé is asleep."

"I suggest you wake her up then" she sat down at the table. "Don't worry, I'll make myself comfortable. "

"Fine." House grabbed his cane and walked back to the bedroom. He tried shaking her but she didn't budge.

"Ally.. rise and shine." He said as he gently shook her again. This time, she moaned and rolled over. He was relieved she was still alive. "Wake up sleepy head."

"It is too early. Let me sleep!" she snapped at him.

She wasn't going to budge no matter how hard he shook her. "The apartment is on fire!" That would do the trick.

"What!" She leaped at least three feet in the air and then landed on her feet. Her heart was racing a mile a minute, until she noticed House. He is laughing!

"OK, not exactly. But I had to get you up some how." He laughed.

"Thanks for giving me a heart attack" she said.

"Your welcome. I would suggest you change out of your little nighty because the wedding planner is here."

"I thought she was coming next week."

"So did I. Grab some clothes and meet me out there."

"Do you two have a budget?" Jessica asked.

"Just out of curiosity, do you ask everyone that? Or just the doctors , lawyers-"

"-answer the question." She interrupted.

"Let's put it this way, I don't want to go broke." He sipped his coffee. Cameron walked into the room with a pair of sweats on and her hair tied back into a pony tail. She sat down next to her fiancé and gave him a peck on the cheek.

"Sorry, I overslept." Cameron grabbed a white binder from across the table and handed it to Jessica. "It's the invitation list."

"Oh, thank you." She flipped through it and quickly did a count. "Are you inviting Robert Chase? He is scribbled out."

"Defiantly not." House said he glanced at Cameron who nodded in agreement.

"OK Well minus him, you have exactly sixty guests."

"That's just how I wanted it. Not extremely big, and not extremely small." Cameron said with a smile on her face.

"OK, now I checked with the Hillcrest and they are open May 20th. Would you like me to make a reservation?"

"Yes please." Cameron said.

"And everything is set with the travel agent. You have a flight to Paris noon the next day. You also have a hotel reservation." She handed House a brochure.

"Sweet." He said flipping through. "But it doesn't have a pool."

"Like you would be doing much swimming anyway." Cameron laughed.

"Very funny." He said.

"Now about the flowers." Jessica said redirecting the conversation.

"She likes lilies the best." House said.

"Well you can do a coordination of lilies and lisianthus which always looks very elegant." She flipped through another book and found an example of a centerpiece.

"Those are very beautiful." Cameron said smiling.

"I don't want pink." House growled.

"Well it's either lavender and white or pink and white."

"I am not wild about purple." House said.

"He only likes blue and green." Cameron said.

"Those aren't very tasteful colors for a wedding" Jessica reminded them.

"What about yellow and white?" He asked.

"But I like the lavender and white." Cameron said grinning at House.

"Do you absolutely have your heart set on those colors?" He asked her.

"Yes."

"You sure?"

"Yes" she said in a less relaxed tone.

"Positive?" He nagged.

"Lavender and white lilies and lisianthus will be fine." Cameron said.

"Alright, I'll check into Florists then. I have all that I need right now. Next time we'll discuss the invitations, entertainment, etc. I'll give you your flight and hotel room confirmation numbers as soon as I can. In the mean time, this is just a vague estimate." She handed House and Cameron a slip of paper. They took a look at it. The price was increasing at a very fast pace as time went on, which worried Cameron. How much longer until he is going to draw the line? Both of their parents agreed to pay for part of it but she still had a feeling the wedding was going to burn a whole through their pockets.

"It's worth it." House said putting the piece of paper into the white binder.

"I'll keep in touch." Jessica said.

"Thank you" Cameron said walking the wedding planner out. When House heard the door shut, he flopped onto the couch and turned on the TV. When Cameron came back she sat on the couch and snuggled up right next to him.

"Excited for dinner tonight?" He asked.

She nodded. "The reservation is for seven and I want to leave promptly at six thirty, so I would suggest getting ready by then or I will be going dateless." He said.

"I'll try my best. Right now I just want to cuddle with you."

"Of course." He put his arm around her and pulled her closer. If you asked any of his previous girlfriends, they would tell you that Gregory House never liked to cuddle. He just was never that type of guy. But ever since he started dating Cameron, he didn't mind it. Though he would never admit it, when they would cuddle he actually liked it.

6:41 pm

House just stared blankly down the hallway. How long was it going to take her? He didn't put on a tux and buy her flowers for nothing. When she finally came out of the bedroom House realized that waiting an extra eleven minutes for ehr was worth it. She looked absolutely gorgeous. Cameron was wearing a navy blue dress and the perfect amount of make up. Not to mention her hair was down and very natural looking, the way he liked it.

He got up off the couch and handed her the flowers, which were lilies of course. "You look stunning."

"Thank you." She gave him a kiss. "Let me put these in a vase. You look so handsome. Oh, and look your tie matches my dress. That's so adorable."

He looked down at his navy blue tie. "Lucky us, we're matching" he grumbled. "Let's go before the restaurant closes."

They were seated at a table rather quickly. The restaurant was lit by candle light.

"Oh, Greg look how romantic this is."

He nodded and looked at the menu. "I think I'll have the pasta and seafood special."

"I think I'll have that also."

"Do you have to order the same thing as me? We are already matching."

"Yes" She said giving him a quirky little smile.

"Alright then." He put down the menu. His eyes wandered as he examined his surroundings. There was a lot of other couples having a romantic evening also. He noticed one couple in particular across the room. He first recognized the female. She was the red head that worked in radiology. She wasn't the best nurse that worked in radiology, but she was very nice. He just hoped Cameron wouldn't spot her because then they would talk for hours. All of a sudden House's stomach dropped. He noticed her date.

"Ally, we're going." He got up from the table.

"No we are not. Sit back down."

"Oh, yes we are. You want me to cause a scene?"

"Now why would you do that? Is the waiter freaking you out? I know he seems rather gay, but don't worry he won't hit on you, I'll make sure of that." She laughed.

"A different situation. Let's get a move on."

"Greg tell me what is going on." She said in a demanding voice.

"I'll tell you later. I don't want you getting arrested."

"Why would I get arrested? Did you take too much Vicodin before we left?"

"I didn't take enough, trust me."

"Your leg hurts?"

"No, it's not that. Come on."

"I am not budging until you tell me what you are concerned about."

"I am concerned about either of us beating the crap out of everyone's favorite Australian doctor. I am not in the mood to get kicked out of a five star restaurant tonight."

"So you're telling me..."

"Yes. That bastard is currently having dinner across the room with Olivia. Such a pity, I thought she was rather nice."

She actually let out a small laugh. "I told him that he should go out on a date with her right before we had the fight." Cameron pulled him back into his seat. "The right thing to do is just to ignore him and enjoy ourselves. Forget about him."

"The right thing to do is to stab him with this fork." He picked up the fork from the table.

"Stop that." She said as she took the fork from his hand.

"Hey, you are the one who tried to scratch his eyes out, which I commend you for by the way."

"Are you two ready to order?" The flamboyant waiter asked.

"I think so. We are going to both have the pasta and seafood special. Can you bring out your best white wine?"

"No problem miss. What kind of salad do you want with that?"

"Greek please" she said.

House was silent for a while, you could tell he was plotting something. "Chef salad. Do you mind if we can get another table. The air conditioner over here is making me cold. Preferably that table right there." He pointed to a table across the room, one table behind where Chase and his date were sitting.

"Sure, follow me."

"What the hell are you doing?" She whispered to House as they sat down at their new table.

"Eavesdropping. I have my reasons. Stay as quiet as possible."

"Knowing you, you have something planned. As much as I want you to hurt him, I know it isn't exactly right."

"I am not going to psychically hurt him. Or at least I will try not to. No guarantees." House said.

Let the eavesdropping begin:

"Why weren't you at work yesterday?" Chase asked.

"I had to go to my doctor to get my last dose of antibiotics for the Syphilis. You know about that right? I got it from someone at my former job." Olivia said.

"Is it a hobby of yours to sleep with your co-workers?" He asked eagerly.

"I wouldn't call it a hobby. I am not some kind of slut" she laughed.

"He is so desperate he is going to sleep with a girl with Syphilis." House whispered to Cameron who giggled in reply.

"Well Rob, you still haven't told me why you that big bandage on your face." Both House and Cameron overheard Olivia saying. House squeezed Cameron's hand. "Wait for it" he whispered.

"I fell down a flight of stairs by my Townhouse this morning. Nothing to worry about, it is just a bruise." They heard Chase say like it was nothing. It was hard for Hosue and Cameron to hold back their laughter.

"Now is the perfect time. Do you have any change on you?" House whispered.

"Change? Like quarters?" She said quietly.

"Yea."

She dug into her purse and pulled out a quarter. "What are you going to do?"

"Trust me, I know what I am doing. Operation Revenge is underway." House leaned down rolled the quarter across the floor. It stopped perfectly right by the enemy's table. House flashed his fiancé a big smile. He got up from the table and grabbed his cane.

"Oh look, a quarter." He said very loudly. Cameron tried to incredibly hard not to laugh. House walked over the to coin and picked it up. Then he turned to Chase and Olivia. Chase's face turned as white as his bandage. It looked like he was going to cry.

"Hello. Small world, huh?." House said.

"Nice to see you Doctor House." Olivia said.

"So, out on a date huh? How long have you two lovebirds been dating?"

"Well, I guess you would classify today as our first date. He called me up last night." she said, unaware of how uncomfortable Chase was.

"Oh really? I guess he took Ally's advice." House grinned.

"Ally's advice?"

"Yup, Ally recommended that he take you out on a date actually right before the fight."

"The fight?"

"Didn't you hear? Dr.Feelgood over here said some unflattering things to Ally, so she beat the crap out of him. He called me a miserable cripple and more importantly, her a bitch. Terrible huh?"

"You said you fell down a flight of stairs." Olivia said in a disgusted tone.

"I-I-I" Chase stuttered.

"Not only are you a bastard, you are a lier as well. Wow, I really never thought the son of Dr. Rowan Chase would act this way. Your daddy is the only reason I hired you in the first place,you know that right?" House said. Cameron came over and rested her arm on House's shoulder at jsut the right time.

"Hey Olivia. I really love that dress." Cameron said sweetly.

"Why, thank you. I thought it was worth dressing up. I guess I was wrong."

"Ouch." House said.

"I am calling a cab." Olivia said as she grabbed her purse.

"You can join us if you want." Cameron said.

"No thanks, it would be best if I leave. Good bye Ally and Greg." She got up and walked outside. Chase just sat there dumbfounded. Did that just really happened?

"Bye now!" Cameron yelled after her.

"You know Chase. I was thinking about firing you, but then I realized it is a hell of a lot more fun to watch you squirm." House said.

"I'll quit then." He muttered.

"I wouldn't recommend that, unless you want to be unemployed. I don't know of any hospitals that would hire you after I give them the dirt on you. I will have too since I would be your ex boss."

Chase stood and walked out. He turned around at the door. "See you on Monday then."

Cameron chased after him. "I don't recommend you talking anymore shit about Greg or I unless you want a bruise on your right cheek to match the left. And next time I will finish the job." Chase just bit his lip and kept walking. "Oh and Chase, expect to be the only doctor not invited to the wedding." She smiled sweetly and sat back down at her table. House joined her with a smile on his face and gave her a high five.

"I feel much better." Cameron said.

"That's good. I can't wait to tell everyone at work. I love feeding the minds of those little gossipers."

"We are quite them team."

"Yes we are. We could be professionals. People could pay us to get revenge on other people."

"Like hit men?"

"Not exactly." He laughed. "I have never killed anyone, purposely, what about you?"

"Can't say I have either." She laughed.

"Well then, Chase can be our first."

"You're going to kill him?"

"If he says anymore little comments."

"I don't think he will. He is petrified of you. Did you see his face when you walked over?" She said. The waiter came with their food and place it on the table. "Thank you."

"He is just as scared of you. You are quite the fighter. " House said.

"I learn from the best." She smiled at him. Then she began to eat her food.

"You're right. I have so much to teach."

"That's why we should start a family." Cameron said knowing how uncomfortable that would make him. After thinking it over, she realized that she wanted to have kids with him. Since he was the other half of the equation, she need to discuss it with him sooner or later. Cameron didn't want to rush things if he wasn't ready though.

Having this conversation was inevitable. House couldn't change the subject. He didn't nessecarly want to though. For years House thought that kids was out of the question. But then he met Cameron who he thought was he true love, as corny as that sounds. Having a little piece of each of them running around would be the icing on the cake. At the same time, he didn't want to jump at the idea. He scared the hell out of every small child he saw in the clinic. Sometimes it wasn't even on purpose.

"Greg? Sorry if I am being-"

"-no, it's alright. I just don't know. Inside, I want to start a family, but at the same time I have doubts about how good of a father I would be."

"You would be a fantastic father Greg. Trust me," she reassured him.

"I am not exactly nice..."

"Our child will see how good of a person you are, just like I do."

"You do realize how big of a step this is. You would have to take a big maternity leave. I can't be left alone with Chase and Foreman! I'll go insane. Plus I'll have to get one of those bitchy interns to temporarily replace you. Also the child is going to control our lives for a full eighteen years. That's a long time."

"I do realize that. It is all worth it though if you think about it."

"Would it make you happy?"

"I am already happy Greg. I don't want you to do this for me though. I want you to want this."

He picked at his pasta. "I am. Only if we wait until after the wedding though. Until then, stay on the pill."

She smiled. "We are going to make great parents."

"I am sure we are. With our IQs put together we are going to have the most intellectual baby on record."

"With your ego, he or she is probably going to be the most narcissistic baby on record."

"Is it possible to have a narcissistic infant?"

"We'll find out." Cameron laughed. After finishing their dinner the held hands over the table. She was so happy that they decided to have a family and that they were getting married. Things seemed like a dream. She never wanted to wake up. Deciding to have a family after putting all the doubters like Chase to rest, was jsut bittersweet.

"Would you two like some dessert?" The waiter asked.

"Uh, sure." She let go of his hands and looked at the dessert menu. "How about chocolate covered strawberries?"

"I never had those before. "

"They are so good, Greg. We'll take a order of chocolate covered strawberries."

"Sure, I will be back with them in just a second."

"And by the way, I am covering the bill." Cameron said proudly.

"No I will."

"No you won't. I talked you into taking me. The least I can do is pay."

"I had a fun time tonight though, fighting with Chase in particular."

"So did I. If it makes you feel better, you can pay the tip."

"Fine, if you insist."

10:34 pm

After feeding each other chocolate covered strawberries they headed home. Cameron had quite a bit of chocolate on her face from when he missed. When they arrived back at the apartment she cleaned up her face. She found him standing in the hallway, taking off his tie. She got up very close to him a gave him a kiss.

"I would undress you myself right now, but you look too handsome."

"Alright then. You can still get naked, right?"

"If I get naked, you are going to also."

"Then it's a deal then."

"I love you."

"I love you too." He said. With that said, she grabbed him by the tie and walked him off into the bedroom.

Author's Note: I could of went into detail at the end, but the chapter is long enough as it is. Olivia, the cross over is from Grey's Anatomy. Boy, I love cross overs, please please review!