House smiled as he drove off on his motorbike, knowing that Cuddy had enjoyed that kiss as much as he had. He was comfortable in the fact that she would want a repeat performance as much as he did. The fact that he had to help out in the ER was a small price to pay for some more make-out time with a very sexy woman. I'm getting a sweet deal thought House as he pulled into the car park at the hospital knowing that Cuddy would be pretty far behind him, knowing that she would wonder what he was up to when she came into the ER and saw him voluntarily helping out. This is going to be fun, thought House.

Cuddy let out a deep breath and took the time between her house and the hospital to get that kiss out of her mind, for now. She was ready to go in search of House and shout at him until he was forced to come to the ER and help, she readied herself for the battle and wondered what kind of thing he would pull out of his arsenal which will have gotten bigger since tonight. She hoped he would keep his mouth shut about it, at least in front of everyone else, but didn't hold out much hope as it was House she was talking about.

So, when Cuddy entered the hospital and heard a very familiar voice boom:

"Ok, can we have people with last names from A to L over here with me and… Dr Cuddy, so nice of you to join us…and those with M to Z over at Drs Chase and Cameron. Thank you."

Cuddy gave him a questioning look but took the files he was holding out to her. She was about to ask him what he was doing, but he turned from her and instead looked at the crowded ER and called out the name of his first patient, taking him into the exam room to look him over, leaving Cuddy to do the same.

After treating many patients with minor injuries, House had begun to get bored, but suffered through his batch and then retreated to his office knowing that Cuddy would come and find him, he would not have to go to her. Just as he had expected, Cuddy came to his office a little later on, obviously wondering what that was all about earlier.

"What was that earlier? You didn't suddenly grow a conscience or something, did you? No, you couldn't, your too far gone now!" She snarked, still wanting an answer to her initial question.

"No particular reason." He said, going back to his gameboy.

"What?!" She said, reaching for his gameboy which he pulled away in time for her hand to just miss it and land on the desk in front of him, meaning she was leaning down giving him a clear view down the front of her dress. He glanced down appreciatively, and Cuddy realized what he was smiling at and stood up straight, blushing slightly but keeping her cool she said:

"That's about the only free show you'll be getting, if you want some of this," She said seductively. "You have to earn it." Then it hit her, that was why he did the ER work voluntarily so he would have done something to warrant some more 'sugar', as he called it.

"Ha ha, nice try." She said, knowing he would know what she meant. "That, downstairs, was your job and does not earn you another kiss." She had a smug grin on her face that was wiped from it when he replied:

"Ah, we'll see. We'll see. I can be pretty charming when I want to be. You will be the one coming on to me by the end of today." He said with a knowing grin which she found both incredibly infuriating and incredibly sexy, and she wondered if he would in fact be right.

As Cuddy turned to leave his office, she felt House's eyes on her, and so gave her step an extra bounce, teasing him, knowing exactly what the look on his face would be like if she were to turn around. She kept herself from turning until she was turning left outside his door, but she was shocked to find that he was not in fact staring after her with his brilliant eyes, he was instead completely engrossed in his game and also unaware of the great sight he had just missed. Cuddy wondered exactly what House was going to do in order to make her fold, and she was going to try everything in her power to ensure she did not fold first.

House, however, was concocting a plan, of diabolical genius. By the end of the day, he would have her right where he wanted, she would come to him. He had known that Cuddy was going to add that extra bounce to her step, and chose to deliberately ignore it, knowing that it would infuriate her and make her try harder to make him fold. Unbeknownst to her, she would be playing right into his hands in doing so and he couldn't wait for the games to begin. 'Bring it on.' He thought to himself as he turned on his music and began to do his usual daily routine: waste time until he had a case, and even then, try to do very little whilst solving the puzzle.

Wilson came in search of House at lunchtime, bringing him something to eat knowing that if they went to the cafeteria House would make him pay for both their lunches anyway. When he walked into House's office, he saw an all to familiar sight: House playing his gameboy.

"Hold on, hold on. Almost finished this lev-" He broke off when he glanced up to see Wilson standing there. "Oh it's you."

"Who did you expect, Santa Claus?" Wilson joked. When House put his gameboy down Wilson handed him some food and took a seat at the other side of the desk.

"Who were you expecting?" Wilson asked in between mouthfuls.

"Nobody."

"You were definitely waiting for someone to come in, and it wasn't me, so who was it?"

"Why do have to be so nosy?" House said with a scowl, enjoying Wilson's slightly bemused expression.

"Because, you're an a$$ who doesn't give up information easily. If I want to know anything about you I have to pry it out of you." Wilson replied.

"A certain someone." Was all House would say.

It took Wilson about a minute before he twigged it:

"So, have you been on your date with Cuddy yet?" He queried.

"Maybe, maybe not." House deadpanned and in James Bond style he added: "If I told, I'd have to kill you."

"Ha ha, very funny. Have you?" House hesitated just the tiniest bit, and Wilson noticed it, "You have, so … how was it? When was it?"

"Places to go, patients to see." House said getting up and limping out of his office. Wilson followed and kept asking questions, but House refused to answer.

However, when House reached his destination, the men's toilets, he went in and began to tell Wilson a little story:

"Well, went to Cuddy's two nights ago, not a date night, I know. Wasn't much of a date really, basically she wanted in my pants." He said theatrically, Chase then came in, interrupting House's flow (just as House had predicted). Chase went into a cubicle, and House continued his story, pretending to try and keep his voice low: "Well, basically, we had dinner and then well she practically ripped my clothes off and well, she could be pregnant!" House ended, while Wilson held in his laughter, following House out the door and back to his office where they both let their laughter escape.

"That was too funny!" Said Wilson in between laughs. "I mean, how did you know Chase was going to come in there, and why did you do that anyway, I know Chase is slightly guillable, but he's not stupid?"

"Ah, but you see, now he knows I have been on a date with Cuddy, they betting will begin, and that will piss Cuddy off to no end!" House said with an evil grin.

"Wait, so you have actually been out with Cuddy then?"

"Yup." He said, picking up his gameboy again.

Wilson took that as his signal to leave and left wondering if his friend was telling the truth, he would have to talk to Cuddy at some point to find out.

After completing the level, House started 'Operation Cuddy-lovin'.

He went to the clinic and made sure he walked by her office so that she knew where he was, knowing that in doing her 'counter-attack' she would play right into his hands and come out to the clinic very soon. So, House carried on as normal, he treated some patients and wasted some time, and he timed it just right so that he was putting away a file just as Cuddy went to look at his last one. He stretched around her to put the file away, his chest touching her back, his breath in her ear, he whispered: "Hello there gorgeous, I have a very good view of the twins from here, so if you could just-"

She stopped him with a smack to the arm and turned to face him, she gasped as she did so because of the intensity of his stare, a gasp which did not go unnoticed by him. He chuckled softly before turning slowly and heading back into the exam room leaving her reply unvoiced, knowing her well enough to know that she would follow him, she had to have the last word, just like him.

True to form, Cuddy followed him into the exam room, intending to tease him and get in the witty reply to candid remark he had just made.

"Woah there horsy, you can't come in here." House said with mock authority.

She gave him a look that told him to shut up, and he did, surprisingly. But to compensate for not saying anything, he was quite openly staring at her, and although she was silently pleased (thinking that it meant she was winning) it ended up making her loose her train of thought.

House was pleased, she had forgotten what she was going to say, next step now, he thought with a mischievous grin. He began to slowly walk towards her as she tried in vain to tell him off for objectifying her, trying her best to keep some control, the last of which she lost when he was standing right next to her. He had her almost against the door, he then rested him hand next to her head, not taking his gaze away from her eyes, and then he bent his head forward, as if he was going to kiss her, and she kept her eyes glued to his while his lips moved closer to hers and his other hand moved up the door, right next to her body towards her breasts. When he was so close just not quite touching her she gasped, not realizing it had slipped out of her mouth before it was too late to even pretend it was anything else and he stopped. 'Dammit why did he stop!" she thought to herself.

House grinned at her as he moved back and took his cane in his hand once more,

"Dr Cuddy, I kind of have to call in the next patient." House said with a smile.

"Uhh, emmm, sure, yes, of course you do." She babbled before turning unsteadily on her heels and heading back to her office, forgetting to add that extra bounce to her step, her mind and body too caught up in the moment that had just transpired.