BACK TO PRESENT
House is sitting on the couch, sets the note on the table and goes to the box and pulls out a picture of a man and a woman dancing, in the middle of a kiss, each with a drink in their hand.
FLASHBACK
House and Cuddy are walking into a house party on campus, takes place a 6 months after their first date.
HOUSE: ( turns head to Cuddy) You want a drink?
CUDDY: (nods) Sure. I'll wait here.
House walks away to get a drink, comes back with a young man, blonde hair and a smile on his face.
HOUSE: (hands Cuddy her drink) Lisa, this is my friend James Wilson. James this is my girlfriend Lisa Cuddy.
Wilson and Cuddy shake hands and Wilson turns to House
WILSON: So, I see you finally found a girlfriend who can put up with you.
HOUSE:(laughs) Come on James, I'm not that bad.(turns to Cuddy) Am I?
CUDDY: No, I think your perfect(Cuddy leans in and kisses House). You want to dance?
HOUSE: Sure.
House leads Cuddy to the dancefloor and the two start dancing.
CUDDY: So, graduation is in less than a month, what if we are in different places?
HOUSE: Yeah, I know. That doesn't matter right now. Right now, we are together, that's all that matters.
CUDDY: You're right.
HOUSE:You know that I love you right? Nothing is ever going to change that.
Cuddy: I know, I love you too.
They kiss, and then unseen by them a camera flash goes off, cut to Wilson holding a camera.
MEMORY FADES
House sitting on the couch. He sets the picture next to the note and pulls out a small purple velvet box. He opens it to reveal a small purple heart stone, surrounded by small diamonds. He immediately frowns and closes his eyes.
FLASHBACK
House and Cuddy are sitting in a small dining room in a restaurant. It's the night of their graduation from med school.
CUDDY: So, this is a little fancy for just graduation.
HOUSE: I wanted it to be special.
CUDDY: Well it is, thank you. Did you get accepted at any of your positions that you applied for?
HOUSE: I got a few of them, but I don't know what one I'm going to take yet.
CUDDY: Well, what's keeping you from deciding?
HOUSE: Many things, one in particular.
CUDDY: Whats keeping you?
House smiles and gets up from the table and Cuddy gasps. He gets down on one knee and Cuddy gasps. . House goes to his coat pocket and pulls out a small purple velvet box, he opens it to reveal a ring.
HOUSE: Lisa Cuddy, I feel like we are ready to take this relationship to the next level. Over the past 8 months I have thought that you are the one I am supposed to spend the rest of my life with. So, Lisa, will you marry me?
Cuddy looks at House and then the ring, and wipes away her tears.
CUDDY: Look Greg, I love you but we shouldn't rush into this. I can't marry you right now, I'm sorry.
Cuddy gets up and leaves the table, crying. House stays on his knee and watches her run out. A single tear falls from his eye and memory fades.
House is sitting back in his apartment, and a single tear falls from his eye. He wipes it away and is holding the ring in his hand.
HOUSE: I wish I could still have her. (to himself)