It Is Okay

That night, Cuddy lay on her sofa watching a marathon of 'I Love The 70's' on television. Cuddy had called about going to see Madison, but they told her she could not see her. They said that Madison refused to talk to the counselors and they wanted to try to get her to talk to them and be comfortable with them.

A loud knocking on the door made Cuddy jump on the sofa and she immediately recognized the sound as House's cane pounding against her front door.

Cuddy lay there hoping he would go away, but finally she got up and walked to the door when the pounding got harder. She opened the door and stared at House. House looked at her and could tell that she had been crying.

"I am not in the mood, House," Cuddy said hoping he would get the hint and go away.

"I was bored and Wilson is on a date with a nurse. I thought maybe you would want to do something," House said trying not to let Cuddy know he had come over to check on her. Cuddy couldn't help the smile because she knew why he was there.

House and Cuddy ended up sitting and watching TV for about an hour later together.

"I have realized from watching this that I did not love the 70's," Cuddy stated as she leaned back on the sofa and closed her eyes.

"Did you like the 40's better?" House asked as he moved away from her to avoid any punches she might throw at him.

Cuddy smiled a little at the comment, but did not try to hit House, which caused House to study her. He noticed that she looked like she needed some sleep because she looked tired at weak.

"You need a vacation."

Cuddy opened her eyes and looked at him.

"Where did that come from?" She asked about his sudden comment.

"You work to hard," House said.

"Most grown up's have to work, House," Cuddy said as she closed her eyes again. "Not everyone has as nice of a boss as you do."

House grabbed Cuddy's chin and turning her face towards his, causing her to open her eyes again.

"You need a break, Cuddy. I know you are worried about Madison right now and that added stress will take a toll on your body," House explained to her.

Cuddy looked into House's eyes, which were now only a few inches from her face. He had removed his hand from her chin and moved it to her hand and held it and Cuddy could see the worry in his blue eyes and could feel it in the hand that was holding hers. She could smell his cologne radiating off his body.

Suddenly, House could tell that she wasn't thinking about his words, but him. House stayed looking at her, not knowing what to do. Her blue eyes stared at him telling him to do something to make her feel better. He wanted to kiss her, but he didn't know if that would make her feel better or make her angry at him.

"Why did you come here, House?" Cuddy asked him softly.

"I don't know," House said softly back to her. He kept staring into her eyes again and then felt he move slightly towards him.

He leaned in with her and she tilted her head. Their lips slowly brushed against each others when they heard the doorbell rang, breaking them out of their daze.

Cuddy moved away from the kiss and headed to the door. House watched her walk to the door and wondered what had almost just happened.

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