Hungry For Those Good Things

9:00am

House and Cuddy finally made it to the next exit and stopped at a Denny's. Cuddy ordered some fried eggs and toast while House ordered what Cuddy thought was everything on the menu. She had continued trying to get some information out of House about where they were going, but he keep telling her he wasn't going to tell her.

"I want you to be surprised when we see the bearded lady," House said. "Oh, you made me slip."

"I don't think it really matters where me are going if you don't take some time to chew your food before you swallow," Cuddy said. "I see that you appetite is officially fully back." Cuddy noticed that House was not paying attention to her.

"That creep-o at that table keeps looking at you," House said to her. Cuddy gave a quick glance over to the man who was sitting alone at a table a few tables from them and he gave her a smile when she looked at him.

"He is trying to remember what magazine cover he saw me on," Cuddy said with a smile. She was also a little creeped out because she could feel that the man's eyes were still on her.

"I think he is trying to figure out how he will look after he cuts your hair off and he wears it as a wig," House said. House then turned and started staring at the man without blinking. The man turned at stared at House. Cuddy looked at both of them and didn't know whether to laugh or run in fear.

"You got a problem perv?" House asked the man really loud so that the customers surrounding their table could hear him. Cuddy now knew that she didn't want to laugh or run, but she wanted to crawl into a corner and die. The man gave House a wicked smile.

"I was just wondering what a hot chick like that is doing with a cripple," he said to House. Cuddy saw the anger roll across House's face. She quickly jumped up and cut House off as he got up from the table.

"Don't, House," Cuddy said to him with a pleading look in her eye. House so wanted to pound that guy with his cane, but after he saw the look in her face, he sat back down, not wanting to ruin the day he had planned by going to jail. Instead of sitting across from him like she was, Cuddy sat right down next to House in their booth after he had taken his seat again.

"I guess she goes out with you because you are easily whipped," the man said loudly so that the surrounding customers could once again hear.

"Drop dead pervert," Cuddy said to him in her administrator voice. House smiled a little when he heard her tone.

"Your job is to sit there and look pretty, not to speak, honey," the man down said to her. House could feel his face getting red after that man had been rude to Cuddy. He took a deep breath before he spoke to the man again.

"Doctor Cuddy can speak whenever she wants to because she was probably smarter than you are right now when she was 2, so unless you have something smart to say that doesn't include cussing or grunts, then leave us alone," House said. The customers around them started to quietly laugh at what House said. The man looked around at them and sat down without saying another word.

"That got him to shut up," Cuddy said to House. Cuddy grabbed her plate from across the table and started to eat again. They quietly ate for about 5 minutes. Cuddy could tell that House was upset, because she couldn't tell why. Once she saw the man get up and leave, Cuddy spoke to House.

"Are you okay?" Cuddy asked him.

"I'm fine now that he is gone," House said. Cuddy knew that was not the only problem on House's mind that was causing him to be upset.

"Please talk to me, House," Cuddy said to House House poked at his food a little more before he spoke to her.

"Does it bother you that I am a cripple?" House asked. Cuddy looked at him with her mouth slightly open.

"House, it may come to a shock to you, but I have never gone out with a guy just because he can run fast," Cuddy said. "Don't let that jerk get to you." House looked over at Cuddy and then put his arm around her.

"I guess you can look pass my being a cripple if I can look past your giant ass," House said. Cuddy gave him a playful elbow in the side.

"I didn't realize that having a big butt made me disabled," Cuddy said.

"Well, it must be hard finding jeans that fit," House said as he quickly moved away from her to protect himself from her punch.

"I think it is time we get back on the road," Cuddy said as she got up from her seat. House and Cuddy left the restaurant and made their way to Cuddy's car.

"I need you to do something before you get in," House said to Cuddy. House pulled a blindfold out of his jeans pocket.

"I am not wearing that House," Cuddy said.

"It will help keep the surprise better," House said. "For me?" House used his puppy dog eyes look as he held the blindfold up. Cuddy reluctantly turned around to let him put it on her. House then lead her to her seat and shut the door. He got in the car and drove onto the road.

When they stopped at a stoplight, House noticed that the old couple next to their car was looking at Cuddy with a puzzled look on their faces. Cuddy heard House laugh.

"What is so funny?" She asked as she tried to take off the blindfold. House batted her hands down from her head.

"Keep that on," House said to her. "I was laughing because people think I am kidnapping you. The old lady's face was priceless."

"Is this really necessary?" Cuddy asked him. She felt a little stupid sitting there with the blindfold on.

"You will thank me later," House said.

After House had gotten back onto the highway, he lowered his right hand down on Cuddy's left leg and started rubbing it.

"You do realize that I can still feel with this thing on, right?" Cuddy said. "It doesn't make all my senses go away."

"That is good to know," House said as he took his hand off her leg and grabbed her left breast. Cuddy slapped his hand off her.

"It is bad enough that people see me with a blindfold on, I do not want them to see me get fondled," Cuddy said.

"Afraid it might cause some accidents?" House asked. Cuddy turned her body away from his to take a nap.

"Wake me when we get there," Cuddy said. It only took Cuddy about 10 minutes to fall asleep. House turned the radio down so that it would not disturb her. He kept thinking about what that man had said to him about him being a cripple.

I don't know why I am worrying. Cuddy knew I was a cripple before we started to date so if it bothered her, she would have turned me down when I asked her out, House thought to himself. He looked at Cuddy and smiled. He then looked down at her butt and smiled harder. That butt is mine.