Chapter 18

Author's Note: Thank you for waiting patiently for this chapter! It has been a hellish week at school (crazy amount of information to absorb with a test this Friday) but I'm taking a break to write this chapter! Sad, but true, this story is almost finished but I have another in the works. Oddly enough, it will most likely be another Cameron gets hurt; House is there yada yada yada... It won't tie in with this story (at least I don't think so) but that said there are still a few chapters to go in this one. Thank you so much for reading!

WARNING: This chapter WILL contain some sexually suggestive language and scenes. (Not explicit material though.)

Nearly four weeks had passed and life was slowly returning to normal for House and Cameron (well, if you call a new relationship normal) and both were eagerly awaiting Cameron's return to the hospital that morning. "Do you have your keys?" House called from the bedroom. He and Cameron were taking separate cars to work even though they had been "living together" since she got out of the hospital. They didn't want to attract any more attention to their situation then there already was.

"Yes! They are in my coat." Cameron flipped the cushions on the couch, "but I can't find my shoe!"

House appeared from the bedroom, a goofy smile on his face and a shoe in his hand. "It landed in behind the chair last night."

Blushing, Cameron took it from him and pulled on her coat, kissing him on the cheek. "I'll see you at work." She quickly left the apartment, leaving House with a smirk on his face. Cameron had jumped him hard after work last night just as he was walking in the door; apparently, she had been bored all day with only soap operas and daytime talk shows to keep her company.

House limped to his bedroom, trying to not think too hard about Cameron and her sexy lingerie and the naughty mood she was in when he had walked in the door the night before. He didn't have time to have another cold shower before work.

They had waited three weeks after Cameron was released before they consummated their relationship and to House; it was the longest three weeks of his life. Having Cameron so close to him every night, in nothing but her pajamas was painful to say the least. Coupled with the fact that she was even more impatient than he was to have sex, the last three weeks were damn near unlivable. Still, House refused to do anything until he was 100 certain her lung and ribs had healed fully.

That first time was unbelievable and the thought of it brought a smile to House's face just at the memory. They had been watching the movie "Unfaithful" and during a particularity steamy sex scene, their eyes met in silent desire. They started necking on the couch like teenagers and that soon turned to the point of no return. They were in the bedroom in two minutes flat (it takes a while for a cripple with a raging erection to make it to the bedroom any quicker) and their clothes were off in 2 minutes and 25 seconds. House had been uncharacteristically gentle and they managed to not hit his leg or her ribs through the entire mind-blowing experience. Ever since that night, it had been a twice daily (sometimes three or four times) occurrence and needless to say, both were feeling pretty good.

Taking one last glance in the mirror, House left to start what he knew was going to be a really intriguing day.

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House had expected maybe a few balloons and flowers to mark the return of Cameron in the hospital, but what greeted him when he walked in the doors of his office couldn't be farther from the truth. Big yellow and blue streamers were hung wall-to-wall, there was a large table set up with bowls of potato chips and a huge vanilla frosted cake with "Welcome Back Cameron" written on the front. What caught his attention the most (and irritated him to no end) was the fact that there were at least fifty staff members crowded into the conference room and spilling through the open doors into his office.

He picked Wilson out of the crowd and angrily motioned for him to meet him in the hall. Wilson just rolled his eyes and followed, knowing what was coming.

"What the HELL is this?"

"What does it look like?" Wilson asked playfully.

"Why is half the staff in my office eating junk food and being merry?"

"Why, Dr. House! I don't know what happened; I just shut my eyes for a second and POOF! They all just arrived and had mountains of food with them. There was nothing I could do! I couldn't just kick them out, they were so happy to be there!"

"You could have set off the fire alarm!"

"Stop being an ass, you ASS!" Wilson gave him the meanest stare he could muster, "Everyone likes Cameron and the other ducklings and Cuddy decided it would boost morale to have a welcome back party for her. You should see her; she's having a great time!" Wilson nodded his head toward Cameron on the other side of the glass who was laughing and talking animatedly with Foreman. "Let the poor girl have some fun before you depress her again."

House smirked, "Fine. But why couldn't they have done this down in the clinic? Why in my office?"

"Cuddy said she would give you a week off clinic duty if you didn't ruin the party." Wilson sighed, "I'd say that's pretty lenient of her, considering the fact you didn't even bring a present for Cameron."

"I didn't even know about the party!" House protested, pissed that everyone had kept it a secret from him.

"Yeah I wonder why?" Wilson just laughed and returned to the festivities. House watched a smiling Cameron through the glass for a few more minutes before grudgingly joining the partygoers.

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"That was so much fun!" Cameron was still bubbling excitedly to House after everyone had left. "I can't believe you guys had a party for me! It was such a great surprise!"

"Yeah, I came up with the idea all by myself." House wiped a smear of icing off her lip with his napkin. "You know, I didn't bring you a present. I thought maybe I'd give it to you tonight." House waggled his eyebrows at her. "I seem to recall that you really like this certain talent of mine and it really wouldn't be appropriate for me to give it to you here, not even a little preview."

Cameron's mouth dropped open in surprise but her eyes instantly darkened, her stomach fluttering. "Really? That's very bad because I don't like to wait."

"Too bad. My mouth is busy at the moment." House shoved another forkful of cake into his mouth and licked his lips suggestively. "You will just have to wait," he looked at his watch, "another four hours."

"You're a bastard."

"That's odd because I seem to remember you calling me god this morning, actually screaming it, so I don't see how I could possibly have switched sides to become a bastard in a few short hours. It's only two o'clock."

Cameron laughed and shook her head, leaving House alone in the office and headed down to the clinic to finish off the day.

T.B.C….