A Hard Day's Night

At 7:05, the doorbell rang.

"You can do this," Cuddy said to herself as she made her way from her bedroom to the front door. "I cannot believe he is actually close to being on time."

"Hello, Cuddy," House said when she opened the door. "I have some flowers for you." House shoved the flower practically in Cuddy's face.

"Wilson has good taste," Cuddy said as she took the flowers, knowing that Wilson was probably the one to have bought them for him.

"That's why I keep him around," House said as he looked around the front hall for something. "He's also a really good cook."

"What are you looking for?" Cuddy asked when she saw him looking around. "Do you need something?"

"I was looking for the shotgun," House said, remembering her comment about keeping a shotgun around. "I knew you didn't really mean it." House gave Cuddy a giant smile.

"I decided that all I needed was the handgun," Cuddy said giving him a smile back. "It can do enough damage."

"I'll try not to make any sudden moments," House said slowly taking a step back towards the door. He then started to open the door in slow motion. Cuddy started to laugh.

"At this rate, it will be tomorrow before we make it to the car," Cuddy said. "Where are you taking me, anyway? If it has to do anything with monster trucks or porn, I'm not going." House started to laugh. He started thinking about naked women driving monster trucks.

"I was going to take you to the old theater that shows old movies," House said. He wasn't really a big fan of newer movies.

"What are they showing?" Cuddy asked as she grabbed her coat off of the coat rack.

"Back To The Future," House said as he took the coat from her and helped her put it on. "I thought we could go to the Old 56 diner afterwards, so we can still be back in time."

"They make great hamburgers and shakes there," Cuddy said as she put House's flowers in a vase.

"You look really beautiful tonight, by the way," House said.

"Thank you," Cuddy said, a little shocked at House's comment. "You are looking really good tonight, too. I love the blue tie."

"It's Wilson's," House said. "He thinks I look hot when I wear it." Cuddy laughed. House and Wilson's friendship fascinated her.

"Sounds like I have some competition," Cuddy said as House held the door open for her.

"I'm afraid you are going to lose," House said with a smirk on his face. House walked Cuddy to her car and held open the passenger door for her.

"I'm glad that I agreed to go out with House the gentlemen and not House the grump," Cuddy said as she slid into the car.

"I can be very gentlemanly," House said winking at her, causing her to roll her eyes.

"I guess I should be prepared for a lot of innuendoes tonight, shouldn't I?" Cuddy asked as House slid into the driver's door and sat down and started up the car. "I guess I shouldn't be that shocked by that." House looked over at Cuddy and gave her a smile.

"I don't know what you are talking about," House said. "By the way, Chase thinks you are hot." House started to pull out of the driveway.

"Do you think he will go out with me?" Cuddy asked in a valley girl voice. House started to laugh.

"You might have to fight Cameron," House answered her.

"I can take her," Cuddy said.

"Can I watch?" House asked giving her a giant smile.

"There won't be any mud involved," Cuddy said.

"Then what's the point in having two girls fighting?" House asked.

"That's why women don't fight as much as men," Cuddy said. Cuddy started to play with the radio and found a station.

I think I love you

So what am I so afraid of?

I'm afraid I'm not sure of

The love that there's no cure for

House quickly turned off the radio. He didn't want either one of them to start singing it.

"Let's not listen to the radio," House said. "How was your day today?"

"It was a hard day, but everything should be dying down for the next couple of weeks," Cuddy said, amazed that House had asked her.

"They work you too hard there," House said.

"For some reason, they don't like when I just sit around and watch General Hospital," Cuddy said with a smirk. "The Dean of Medicine has to keep everything running smoothly." Cuddy knew that she may work harder than House, but she also knew that she couldn't solve the cases that he did. House pulled into the movie theater's parking lot.

"I don't just watch General Hospital all Day," House said. "I also play with my Gameboy." They both got out of the car.

"Well if you didn't do it, it would never get done," Cuddy said sarcastically. "That's why I keep you working there."

"I try to make your life easier," House said.

"If any person at the hospital heard you say that, they would be laughing their heads off," Cuddy said with a slight laugh of her own.

"They don't understand that I have to act like I am lazy," House said as they were making their way into the theater. "If I didn't, they would all know that I am your favorite."

"Won't this date tell them that you are my favorite?" Cuddy asked.

"They will just have to deal with that mommy likes me better," House said.

"Or they might just kill you," Cuddy said. "Everybody does love me."

"Get out of la-la land Cuddy," House said jokingly. Cuddy playfully punched him in the arm as they walked into the theater.

"People actually like working with me," Cuddy said.

"I would like two tickets," House said when they approached the ticket counter. "One adult and one senior citizen for the lady."

"You're the man with cane," Cuddy said as the teenage ticket handler looked confused.

"I guess I will take two adults, since she doesn't like to admit her age," House said. House and Cuddy made their way into the theater and sat down. House had gotten them some popcorn and two Pepsi's.

"I love this movie," Cuddy said. "I used to wish I could go back in time to see what my parents were like when they were in high school."

During the movie, House spent the majority of the movie watching Cuddy and smiling.