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Chapter 19

When Wilson pressed the bell button and noticed that House obviously had switched off the bell, he decided to use his spare key to get into his apartment.

The curtains were still in front of the windows and they kept the early-morning sun out of the room.

His eyes needed a few seconds until they were used to the change of light. He looked around and caught sight of two cells lying on the coffee table. He identified them as House's and Cuddy's phones which again made him even more curious.

Had Blythe really been serious when she had referred to them as lovebirds? Had House told him the truth when he had said that he had slept with Cuddy?

Before he could even finish his train of thoughts, he heard a loud giggle. A few moments later the bathroom door opened and suddenly he saw Cuddy who was wearing nothing else but a tiny towel that was wrapped around her body. House was right behind her, his hands were on her hips. He just wore boxers.

Wilson was hypnotized when he saw the couple. They really did…? The two really were… ? Seriously? OMG… they obviously really were!

Once again he was pulled out of his thoughts but this time not by a loud giggle but by a loud shriek.

"Wilson!" Cuddy's face formed into an indignant expression as soon as she caught sight of the oncologist. "What the hell are you doing here?"

Wilson immediately blushed, Cuddy seemed upset and House grinned like a Cheshire cat.

First he didn't know what to say, but then he couldn't help himself: He started laughing.

"So Blythe wasn't kidding when she referred to you two as lovebirds." Wilson then stated.

"I'm glad that she didn't referred to us as sex maniacs". House said in a mischievous voice.

Cuddy wriggled herself free from House's grip, gave both – House and Wilson – an inflictive look and then disappeared into House's bedroom.

Both men watched her ass that was just barely covered by the towel when she walked away. Cuddy was just a good friend for Wilson, but hell… he was a straight man and her body was just perfect.

"Hey!" House pointed with his finger at his best friend. "This ass is my property! Looking and touching forbidden!"

"Wasn't it you that once told me to never miss the opportunity to check out at a great ass?"

"You can check out all asses of New Jersey for all I care… But you are not checking out the super hot bum of my girlfriend."

Wilson started grinning.

"What?"

"This thing between you and Cuddy is pretty serious, isn't it?"

"Would I refer to her as my girlfriend otherwise?"

"This is good, House… This actually is very good! It's great!…" Wilson said. "… just don't … don't screw it up."

"I won't", House voice was suddenly totally calm. "At least not intentionally."

Cuddy came back into the living room. She was now dressed in one of House's shirts and in loose yoga pants. "Did I hear you guys talking about my ass?"

"You should be honored. Not every ass is worth talking about." House's hand went to her butt and gave her a gentle squeeze that caused Cuddy to punish him with a slap on his upper arm. "Oh shut up, House!"

Wilson was standing beside them. He still had a grin on his face. "Wow… I think all the sexual tension in this room might send me into cardiac arrest"

"No one invited you in. If you fear your health you are free to leave."

"How did you get in here anyway?" Cuddy wanted to know and crossed her arms in front of her.

Wilson held up his spare key.

"I should have shut it away in a safe." House murmured.

"I wouldn't have used it if I wasn't worried… and curious" he admitted. "Besides, your team needs you…"

"They are old enough… They should be able to diagnose a patient without daddy's help."

"Not this one… They need your help, House."

"Tell them he is going to be in in an hour." Cuddy said.

"No! What happened to 'putting our jobs in second place'?"

"We already did that, House. We switched off our phones and we unplugged your house telephone in order not to be disturbed by anyone, but to put our jobs in second place doesn't mean that we don't care about it anymore. We still have a responsibility."

She was right. Of course she was.

House sighed and turned to Wilson. "Tell them I'll be in in two hours."

"He will be in in one hour." Cuddy corrected.

"One hour it is." Wilson was still smiling. Seeing his two friends together made him just happy.

House actually wanted to be pissed at Cuddy but after she had given him her sweet smile and a long, passionate kiss, he cancelled his plan.

Instead he decided to do for once what she wanted him to do: He went to the hospital to help his clueless team.

He actually had been surprised that Cuddy didn't come along with him into the hospital. He had thought she would use every opportunity to go and check on her baby but she was obviously really trying to put her job in second place and this was something he appreciated. He would never admit it but he guessed she would notice it anyway, even without him saying anything.

Cuddy told him that she would go to her place and that she is expecting him to come over to her house as soon as he has solved the case.

This statement has probably helped him to solve the case in less than two hours.

His diagnosis was "stupidity" paired with "naivety". Stupidity because his team didn't look for the most obvious thing and naivety because a thirty year old women should be aware of the fact that having sex without protection might cause a pregnancy.

If the most beautiful woman on this planet wasn't already waiting for him he would have stayed in the hospital longer to make fun of his team but Patty, Selma and Big Mama were just much more interesting than Chase, Foreman and Taub.

A smile was on Cuddy's face when she opened up the front door and saw House standing in front of her.

"Hey there, lady." He said. "I wanted to ask you if you need an old, lonely man for company?"

She was still smiling when she took his hand in hers and pulled him closer to her. Before House knew what she was doing, her mouth was already busy kissing his. Without hesitation he kissed her back.

When they broke apart, Cuddy grinned and whispered. "I'd love you to keep me company, you poor, old man."

Then they entered the house. House got rid of his shoes and his jacket and dropped down on the couch in the living room.

"You solved the case?"

"Yep… Tubal pregnancy. My team obviously dealt with too many zebras that they totally forgot that horses exist as well." He put his feet on the coffee table.

"Thank God you are so clever and never forget anything."

"Could have been my words." He noted.

Cuddy went over to the couch and offered him her hand. "Come on." She prompted.

He teasingly looked at her. "You wanna seduce me?"

"Something like that."

House got up from the couch and followed Cuddy out of the living room, into the hall and then finally into her bedroom.

When she opened up the door into her bedroom House was surprised. He was actually more than just surprised. He totally had not reckoned with that:

Half of Cuddy's bed was cluttered with DVDs, on the nightstands were bowls with chips, snips and other unhealthy but yummy contents. He also spotted a bottle of coke and two bottles of beer as well as a large bar of chocolate.

The window shades were almost completely down and immersed the room into a pleasing atmosphere.

House looked at her. "What drug did you take that made you buy chips and non-diet coke?"

She laughed. "I did what you said. I switched of my rationality for a while and bought all kinds of unhealthy crap."

His arms went around her. He grinned. "I really like the irrational side of you." And he loved it even more that he was the reason for her being more careless and for her enjoying life a little bit more.

"I thought you would."

"What DVDs have you bought?"

"Mostly clichéd series you actually like but always make fun of so no one will accuse you of liking them."

"That's perfect… And for the record: I don't like those series"

She smiled and pressed a kiss to his mouth. "Of course not."

They were already lying in bed and had been watching TV for more than 2 hours. House's head was on Cuddy's stomach, her fingers were in his hair caressing his scalp. His left hand was next to his head, on her stomach, stroking it fondly.

It felt so normal to be together… It didn't feel new even though their relationship actually was. It felt familiar. It felt acquainted. It felt just right.

The two of them were like pot and lid. They were completely different, each of them was unique but that doesn't change the fact that they fit together perfectly. They were made for each other. They were created to be together. A pot without a lid wouldn't be complete and so wouldn't be House without Cuddy and vice versa.

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