Epilogue
Cameron sat comfortably on House's good knee. He had one arm wrapped around her face, and the other was flipping through a file.
"Allison- we've been together for about a year now, right?"
"Six months, House"
"Right. Well, I figured that since it's been seven months-"
"Six months" she corrected.
"Yeah. Six months. Anyways since I don't exactly know how to say this, here." He handed her a small envelope.
"What is it?"
"You're supposed to open it and find out. It kind of ruins it if I tell you"
"Okay" Cameron opened the envelope and poured out a small key. "What's it open?"
"My chastity belt" she laughed slightly, shaking her head in an amused manner
"Please tell me."
"It opens the door to my townhouse" Suddenly, Cameron understood. She jumped up off his knee and squealed. He looked at her as if she was an unknown species
"Allison. Calm down. There's one more thing I need to talk to you about"
"What's that House?" she sat back down on his knee, listening excitedly
"You need to stop calling me House. Even Wilson calls me Greg"
"But Greg isn't… well it isn't 'you'. I don't know… It just sounds weird."
"I call you Allison. How about this; at work, you can call me House, but at home it's Greg"
"Err… I guess that's okay. Are will still hiding this?"
"We aren't doing the best job of it" House gestured to his knee, presently occupied by Cameron, and then to his arm, wrapped affectionately around her waist.
"Right" she laughed "So can we tell them?"
"Some of them"
"What? Which ones?"
"Not Cuddy. Cuddy should never know. We can tell Wilson, and Foreman, and I guess Chase- I'd like to rub it in if you don't mind." She rolled her eyes at this statement
"Thank you House"
"What did we talk about?"
"Thank you Greg" she emphasized the 'Greg' and added a pained expression for effect
"Run and tell the other ducklings. No! Wait- leave Chase for me"
"House- Greg, you're not going to rub it in his face. I thought we agreed to cut back on that sort of thing"
"No, you agreed. I simply sat there and listened to you."
"Look- Chase is right there. I'm telling him now" She would have spun on her heel, but due to the fact that she was still sitting, that was impossible.
"You're going to have to let me go now"
"Don't wanna"
"Please" she asked sweetly, gently and quickly kissing him.
"Only if I get more then that later on"
"I'm going to pretend you didn't say that. Let me go" He reluctantly agreed, sensing her irritation.
"Chase"
"Oh hey Cameron"
"I need to talk to you"
"Uhh… okay"
"I don't really know how to say this; for some time, House and I-"
"I've been banging her" Cameron spun around to see House, and she glared at him.
"Very funny House, unfortunately, I know Cameron, and she wouldn't do that. Would you?"
"I love her"
"You what?" Cameron stared at him in disbelief.
"Do I have to say it again? It's painful enough saying it once in front of him" They looked at Chase. His jaw had dropped to somewhere close to the floor.
"Chase?" Cameron asked, and waved her hand in front of his face. He stayed perfectly still, and in that same awkward position.
"Leave him, Allison. Foreman and Wilson should be easy. They're both in the lab"
"Hi Greg. Hi Cameron. We just finished running the tests-" Wilson greeted them cheerfully, then trailed off, sensing that neither was really listening.
"Guys," Cameron started, her eyes sparkling, "House and I are dating"
"Allison!"
"What?"
"It's Greg."
"We're at work House, so I can call you that if I want to. We discussed this"
"Whatever" Foreman laughed. "You guys don't lie very well"
"I don't think they're lying" Wilson told Foreman "Remember when she left? He sent her a note, and I… well I might have seen what was written"
"I didn't send the note, Jimbo, you did, remember? Without my permission, I might add" Foreman still wasn't convinced. House pulled Cameron close to him and kissed her passionately, and Foreman, just like Chase, dropped his jaw. Wilson just laughed and muttered something like 'way to go Greg'. House released Cameron and grinned at her seductively.
"Get a room" Foreman had evidently recovered from his previous state. House enjoyed the duckling's uncomfortable state, and kissed Cameron again to enhance that.
"House!" a voice rang from the door. Uh-oh, thought House, Cuddy. Cameron apparently had the same thought because she tried to pull away. He would have none of that. He deepened the kiss, and pulled her closer. If she already knows, there's no point hiding it from her.
"Just try to keep it out of the office" Cuddy hadn't sounded quite as alarmed as he's hoped. He let go of Cameron, and she fell back. She just about fell to the ground before House realized and caught her. He kept staring at Cuddy, though, as she walked away.
"House?"
"Allison?"
"Fine. Greg?" she rolled her eyes
"Yes dear" again, she rolled her eyes
"Cuddy already knew"
"You told her?" He let go of her again, and this time she caught herself,
"No! She read the letter when she drove me back from the hospital. She saw you kiss me at work last week. She talked to me about it two days ago."
"Did you talk?"
"No. I sat there silently, actually, and listened to her go on and on about why it's wrong, and why she's happy for us. I don't understand her. She gets all 'House is your boss! You can't date him!' and then a few seconds later she's rambling about how happy she is that 'House is finally opening up to someone. He's so lucky to have you'"
"I get it. Let's go home."
"My home or yours?"
"Well, you have the key to mine, so I was kind of thinking it would be ours"
"But all my stuff is at my place"
"Then I'll help you move it out"
"When?"
"Soon. Oh, and one more thing."
"Yes Greg?"
"I'm getting you a girl rat. She is going to be Steve McQueen's new girlfriend"
"What!"
END
A/N: Did you like it? Please, please review! I put a bit more dialogue then I had hoped for, but I think it worked out okay. Anyways, please review. Thank you all for reviewing!
I'm a bit sad about this one being over, so I might write a sequel titled 'Life With House' or something. I suck at titles so if you have ideas they are very, very welcomed.
