She took a few seconds to compose herself before picking up House's coffee mug and heading into the conference room. She sat down at her desk, Chase and Foreman's eyes boring holes in her head and making her skin flush. She brought House's mug to her lips. It was sweet... almost too sweet but coffee was coffee and she knew it would freak out Chase and Foreman.

She took a deep breath.

"Okay 1. Yes, I am seeing him. 2. No, I'm not crazy. 3. Yes, he is the reason I was late this morning. Anything else I need to answer?" She said calmly.

"He's so old!" Chase said echoing his words from the saga of House and Cameron's first date.

"More experience." She answered, then with a little more bite she continued. "More experience than you."

Chase paled and stayed silent.

Foreman rolled his eyes.

"What did Cuddy say?" he asked.

"As long as it doesn't interfere with work then she's happy for us." She sipped from the bright red mug. "I don't really see it as being much of a problem though."

"So he's going to treat you the same in differentials? Call you an idiot, shout at you and you're okay with that?"

"Yeah, it's how I fell for him, that and the bits in between so why should I be different now that I can go home with him at then end of a case?"

Foreman raised his eyebrows sceptically.

"I just hope for your sake that you're right."

"I do too." she whispered.

Chase scoffed.

Cameron glared at him.

He looked suitably embarrassed and turned back to his medical journal.

Cuddy and House stepped into the elevator to head down to the clinic.

"So you really love her?" Cuddy asked softly, turning to him.

"What?" He said distractedly, tapping his cane lightly on the ground.

"You said you loved her."

He raised his eyebrows. "I did?"

"You did."

"Well if I said it." he said some what nonchalantly.

Cuddy just smiled and shook her head gently.

"Just try not to be late please." she begged empathically.

"Guess we'll just need to have our morning sex at work." he teased.

"Don't, please don't." she pleaded, unable to hide the mirth in her eyes.

"Just because you want a piece of the action." he joked. "I'm thinking I could wait a month or two before springing the threesome question."

Cuddy rolled her eyes.

"Does this mean you're not going to make any more comments about my ass?" she said hopefully as the elevator car stopped.

"Why Dr Cuddy what inappropriately low cut shirt you're wearing for work. Don't go up to the maternity ward or you'll have all the kids screaming for lunch." He said before hobbling to the clinic with a huge grin on his face.

Cuddy shook her head, a smile around her lips and followed him into the clinic. "Something's never change."

House finished with what felt like his twentieth patient though it was in fact only the nineteenth and sighed as he dropped the completed file in the correct pile.

"Still need saving?" Cameron voice sounded softly at his ear.

"Yes. Always." He said turning to smile down at her. "Come on." He said taking her hand and drawing her in the direction of Exam Room 3.

"We're not doing what I think you want to do." She said hesitating.

House rolled his eyes. "Aw come on it'll be fun." he teased.

"Greg." she said in a gently annoyed tone.

But it was enough.

He smiled and stepped back to her. "If you want to do it publicly I'm up for a performance." he said in a low sexy tone his body inches from hers.

"Greg." she murmured half warningly, the rest of her voice a mixture of arousal and confusion.

"Let's get some lunch and hang out and watch TV." he said squeezing her hand discreetly.

"Okay." she whispered.

He moved his thumb over her knuckles and let her hand go as he headed off in the direction of the cafeteria.

They quickly grabbed some lunch and headed back up to House's office with nothing outwardly different about their behaviour to make the rumour mill spin anymore than it had been yesterday.

The nurses were probably still gossiping over House sleeping with Stacy as he sat very close to Cameron in his darkened office watching General Hospital and munching on lunch quite happily. But as the food diminished and the plot seemed to thin his attentions became focused on his couch partner as he turned towards her and began kissing her neck.

"Greg." Cameron whispered her eyes closing, her hand moving almost of its own accord through his hair and encouraging his touch as her head tilted.

House grinned against her neck. "I love it when you say my name like that. My first name." He said as his hands turned her towards him a little more and pressed her to the armrest, leaning over her more as he moved his lips up her neck to her mouth and kissed her softly.

She grinned softly and muttered. "Greg."

He shivered over her, life creeping into his groin and pressing his length into her hip. She sounded better than even he'd dared to imagine.

"And it seems like Maximus likes it too." she said her arms wrapping around his neck entirely.

"Definitely." he groaned and kissed her deeply, pressing her harder against the soft cushions.

She moaned softly and nibbled his lips eagerly, her hands fisting in his hair.

"You know maybe we shouldn't do this here." Cameron whispered between demanding kisses.

"Would you prefer Exam Room 3?"

"I'd rather be at home in bed." She said teasingly. "Naked."

House growled and thrust his tongue into her mouth and kissed her deeply as she pulled her under him entirely making her giggle loudly into his mouth.

The door from the conference room opened.

"House turn that porn off I can't..." Chase stopped and starred at the couple on the couch. "...concentrate." he finished in a whisper.

"Oh look." House said normally. "An audience."

"Greg." Cameron hissed, pushing him up almost reluctantly and fixing her shirt.

"What's going on?" Foreman said as he stepped up behind Chase, the groaned slightly as he slapped his hand over his eyes. "You have got to be kidding me."

"Not at all." House replied sitting against Cameron with his arm around her shoulders.

"We're at work!" Foreman hissed.

"And we're in my office!" House countered.

"I'm going to Cuddy."

"Taddle-tale." House muttered.

"Foreman wait it's not as if it's actually interfering with work we're on our lunch break and besides… it won't happen again; I'll make sure of it." She said with a sly sideways glance at House.

House smirked then schooled his features quickly and looked up at the two men standing in the door.

"Are you done starring now?" he asked in an annoyed tone.

Foreman huffed and pulled Chase back letting the door close behind them.

"I think you were right." House said gently.

"About what?"

"We should go home."

She laughed softly. "It's barely two o'clock."

"I just want to be bare with you." He said softly brushing his lips against her temple.

Cameron grinned. "Later. Much later in fact I have a few things to sort out at home."

"Then you can sort me out there too." He said leeringly.

She rolled her eyes and sighed softly, "Greg I don't want to take this too fast." she whispered almost sadly.

"So what we did this morning was what?" he said slightly defensively.

"Immense fun but... I think it was too soon. I don't want to jump in and end up loosing you." she said softly her eyes meeting his.

House breathed deeply and sighed softly tipping his head back to rest against the wall, his eyes closing in deep thought. "Okay." he whispered.

"Are you sure you're okay with this?" she asked concerned.

"When I can't sleep at three am because I miss you then probably not but right now I'm okay with it." he said looking down at her.

"I could sleep over." she replied.

"The talk about boys, paint your nails, watch girly movies sleep over?" he asked disgruntled.

"No just you know the usual but no... you know."

"I'll try not to be sexy but I don't know how successful I'll be."

"I guess I'll just have to resist." she said softly. "Call me if you can't sleep, okay?"

House sighed. "Can't you just come over later?"

"Maybe."

"But..."

"Slow."

"Fine." he sighed.

Cameron smiled and turned to kiss him softly.

"I have to do to work now." she said standing. "More specifically your work." She said with a grin. "So don't even think about complaining."

"Give me one more kiss and then you can go."

She smiled softly and leaned down to brush her lips against his. "There. I'll see you later."

"Fine." House said sulking slightly as he watched her leave the office and his mind whirred desperate to think of a plan to ensure she stayed in his arms tonight.