Chapter Twenty-Three: East Coast Living
Over the course of Allison's last semester of her senior year, she went through the grunt work of awaiting the responses from the multitude of medical schools she had applied to. Julia had the same things going on, so they took comfort in the fact that both were stressing over getting acceptance from their preferred schools. By the time summer came around, both Allison and Julia were set to move to Baltimore. Allison had been accepted into Johns Hopkins, and Julia would be attending the University of Maryland.
After the excitement of getting accepted to the schools they'd been hoping for, they began plotting their move to the east coast. They'd decided to get an apartment together rather than living on campus. Now, all that was left was the moving.
"Okay, so you're spending the summer with the Docs, right?" Julia asked as they packed up their belongings from their dorm room.
"Yup." Allison threw another pair of socks into her duffle bag. "I got all of my stuff packed up over spring break and drove it to Lisa's house in New Jersey. They're going to help me find an apartment in Baltimore, and then I'll call you when I've found a place." She rattled off their plan for the fourth time that day.
"Remember, two bedrooms." Julia reminded her with a wink, "And they better be spaced, 'cause there's no way I'm listening to you and Dr. SOB fucking."
Allison rolled her eyes. "Right right."
"So, I'm just driving you to the airport, right?" Julia grabbed her belongings, having to take two trips to get everything from the dorm room to her car.
"Yup, I left my car in New Jersey, and Greg drove me to the airport." Allison couldn't believe all the intricate planning that had taken place over the course of the last few months. "Can you believe we're done? And going on to medical school?"
"Yeah, it feels like yesterday that we were starting our freshmen year, and just getting to know each other." Julia sighed as they finished loading the last box and were cramming themselves into the car.
"And it doesn't feel like I've been with Greg for that long..." Allison flopped her head back against the headrest.
Julia shook her head, "You guys amaze me. You two are closer than Joe and me were, and we weren't nearly 800 miles apart!" She referred to her break-up with Joe the previous month.
Allison tugged the key House had given her that was still strung around her neck, "It's weird, but I feel like I'm going home."
Laughing at that, Julia just shook her head again as she made it onto the highway and towards the airport.
When they arrived, Julia got out of the car at the unloading section of the airport, "I'll see you in a couple of months!" She squealed, hugging Allison tightly, "And we'll be roommates again!"
"Four years going on five!" Allison laughed, returning the hug before shouldering her dufflebag.
"Okay, see you soon." They parted ways and Allison once again boarded a flight for New Jersey. Anticipation consumed her, wiping away her usual fear of flying. and when the plane landed, and she saw House amongst the crowd, Lisa and Wilson by his side, Allison knew that she was home at last.
"I missed you guys." Allison smiled wide at the three standing before her. She wanted nothing more than to jump into House's arms and kiss the life out of him.
"Missed you too, Ally." Lisa grinned wide and hugging Allison fiercely, "Can't wait to get that section of my house back. I've been tripping over boxes for months."
Allison laughed, shaking her head, "You'll be liberated soon enough." She promised.
"I got us some reservations for dinner, a little welcome home thing." Wilson smiled, hugging Allison.
"You two are not allowed more than two drinks." Allison said firmly to Lisa and Wilson, "I am not dealing with you two being drunk tonight."
"Don't worry, I'm the DD tonight." Lisa raised her hand, "And Wilson is usually more controlled than that." She insisted.
As they went to the car that was waiting for them, Allison and House threw her luggage into the trunk before climbing into the back of the car. Once they were shrouded in the darkness of the back seat, their lips quickly fused together as one lonely set of lips sought the other, ending its reign of needful urgency. Holding her face, so gently that he may have not been touching her at all, House grazed his fingertips over her cheek and down her throat.
"I missed you so much. I love you." He whispered into her ear, causing Allison to nuzzle her head into his chest. His arms wrapped around her body and he just held her for a long time before they finally parted to buckle their seat belts.
"I love you too." She murmured before snapping her own seat belt.
Turning her body out of the chest strap, Allison curled onto her side and leaned against her lover, not wanting to be away from his warmth, even for the short car ride to the restaurant. Her eyes shut softly and she hadn't even realized that she'd fallen asleep against him until he gave her a little shake. "There already?" She mumbled, her eyes opening slowly and looking at him.
"Yeah."
"Good, 'cause I'm hungry!" Allison undid her seat belt and hopped out of the car as Lisa went to park the vehicle with Wilson.
When they were all seated at the table, Allison looked at her friends that she'd needed to leave behind for nearly a year. "I'm so glad to be back." She grinned, "And this time will be even better, cause I don't have to leave, and Julia's gonna be here with me!" She laughed before picking up her menu and perusing its offers.
"We're glad to have you back." Lisa smiled, "I missed my roommate."
"Uh huh. You missed my cooking, don't lie."
"At least it'll be easier to sneak out and see you." House said softly, "The five hour commute was a killer."
Allison laughed, "Thanks for visiting me during winter vacation."
"You made up for it in the spring, when you came to clutter Cuddy's house." He smirked.
Allison rolled her eyes, "A whole summer of freedom!" She sighed, "I forgot what that feels like."
Their conversation went on for a long time, to the point that when Lisa looked at her watch, she swore loudly before shooing everyone back to the car so they could get some sleep before work.
"Home sweet, home." Lisa sighed as she opened up the door to her house and lugged the large duffle bag off of the front porch and through the threshold.
Sighing, Allison took up the bag with a grunt and made a fatigued retreat up the stairs to her bedroom that she'd stayed in the previous summer. "I'll start looking at listings for apartments in Baltimore tomorrow." She grunted as she flung the bag to the floor of her room. Lisa stood in the doorway and nodded, "Do you think I could go into work with you tomorrow? I already sent a "Thank You" note to Dr. Diar for his recommendation, but I'd like to thank him in person too since I'm in the area."
"I think he'd appreciate that." Lisa smiled, "See you in the morning."
"Night." Allison looked at the bed and wanted to fling herself onto it without even removing her shoes, but she thought better of it and dressed for her repose.
Allison stretched wide when the knocking on her door awoke her the next morning.
"I gotta leave for work in a half hour." Cuddy called from behind the door.
"I'm up!" Allison called back, crawling out of bed and shuffling towards her duffle bag. She groaned at the wrinkles in her clothes. Coming into the kitchen with her wrinkled blouse she asked, "Do you have an iron?"
Lisa broke herself away from her fruit salad and went on a hunt for the iron while Allison took a quick shower. The younger woman was surprised to find her shirt ironed when she came out of the bathroom. Smiling, she got dressed and went to the kitchen to have a quick bowl of cereal before leaving.
"I'll unpack my bag when we get back."
"Do you just want to take it with us? You can probably get away with staying at Greg's for the next two months. You just can't answer the door or phone." She pointed out.
Allison laughed. "Sure. I just couldn't spend last night there." She lamented as she ate.
"Yeah, 'cause you two wouldn't have gotten any sleep!" Lisa smirked knowingly.
"You know us all too well." Allison finished her breakfast and quickly rinsed the bowl out before running upstairs to grab her bag, and then she finally followed Lisa out the door.
The two women went their separate ways when they entered the hospital. Allison found herself waiting patiently outside Dr. Diar's office, while he talked on the phone. When she finally entered, he stood to greet her.
"Allison Cameron!" He shook her hand, "How wonderful to see you again. I heard about your acceptance to Johns Hopkins. Congratulations." He gestured for her to sit down and she did so with a polite nod.
"Thank you very much." Allison smiled warmly, "Have you been doing well?"
"Yes, yes." Dr. Diar smiled widely. "I got your thank you letter. I appreciate it."
"Well, I certainly appreciate your letter of recommendation." She continued smiling just as widely as him, "I just wanted to thank you in person."
"Very kind." He took a deep breath, "Are you going to be living on campus?"
"No, a friend and I are getting an apartment in Baltimore together. She's going to the University of Maryland. We were roommates all through undergrad." She explained, "It'll be great finally living on the east coast though."
"You got a taste of it last summer, and couldn't wait to get back, eh?" He laughed merrily, reminding Allison once again of a balding, beardless Santa Claus.
"I hope you don't mind that I didn't schedule an appointment to see you." Allison bit her lip, and then stopped herself.
"Not at all. I very much like that you're trying to keep in touch. I may be retiring before you could ever get a job here, but I think my name will still hold a bit of weight after I've left."
"I'm sure that it will, Sir." Allison couldn't help but like this man. "Well, I should get out of your way. I'm sure that you have plenty to be doing. I just wanted to stop in and thank you again."
"It was nice seeing you again, Allison." Dr. Diar stood up and shook her hand again before she left his office.
"Why hello, my little trouble maker."
Allison grinned at House as she entered his office. "I just got done talking to Diar." She explained as she flopped into the chair opposite his desk.
"Uh huh." House leaned back in his chair, "How did that go?"
"Fine. I just wanted to tell him "thanks" again." She explained.
"Ah, that's my Ally, Miss Goody Two-shoes." House pulled his newest patient's chart up and glanced at it.
Standing up, Allison decided to leave him to his work, and go bother Wilson instead, "Just don't wear yourself out on that case. I have plans for us tonight."
"Ally," House leered, "I've been having sex with my hand for the last three months. Believe me. Nothing is going to stop me from fucking your pretty brains out tonight."
"Mm," Allison leaned over his desk giving him a nice glimpse of cleavage as she bent forward, "you better be able to hold up to that promise."
Winking wolfishly, House spoke with a low tone, "Just be ready for me when I get home."
"Don't worry about that." Allison stood up straight and walked towards his door, making sure to roll her hips enticingly, "I'm already ready for you."
She walked out the door, but still managed to hear the low growl in his throat.
Allison hopped out of Lisa's car in front of House's condo, yanking her bag off of the floor of the vehicle. "See you later." She called as she slammed the door behind her and all but ran into the building.
Knocking impatiently on his door, Allison kept striking the door until it opened. House looked at her hungrily when he opened the door. Flinging the obstruction aside, a quick arm flew out and curled itself about Allison's waist, pulling her into the condo swiftly. "Finally here!" He buried his mouth against her throat immediately, eliciting a feminine giggle from Allison's lips.
"Finally here." She agreed with a gasp as his teeth grazed the tender pulse point on her throat, dropping her back to the floor with an audible thump.
"What took you so long?" House's inquiry was a breathless murmur against the moist, overly sensitized flesh of her neck.
"L-Lisa had to finish some paperwork." She groaned, letting herself be tugged deeper into the condo, away from the door and towards the living room.
"I'll yell at Cuddy later for keeping you away." House grumbled, his hands sliding down her back and squeezing her buttocks with a hungry growl.
Curling her leg over her boyfriend's hip, Allison gave a little hop to twine the other limb around him and let House take all of her weight. He seemed not to notice the extra burden, as if his body had been structured for the specific purpose of cradling her in his arms.
"Missed this so much." Allison muttered between kisses and heady moans, enjoying the feel of his hands gliding over her rear and along her lower back.
"Mm," House agreed before pointing out, "but I can't get your clothes off like this."
Pouting slightly, Allison unraveled her legs and giggled again as her boyfriend's hands began to tug away clothing almost immediately.
Allison's own hands were not innocent either, as she pulled, yanked, and unbuttoned various articles, trying her hardest to undress him as quickly as he undressed her.
Nude at last, the couple seemed to fuse back together, as thought they had never parted, and their clothes had just melted away from them. Legs once against raveled over House's hips, Allison gasped sharply when her back was pressed roughly against the nearby bookshelf.
"Greg!" She choked, feeling him slide into her without hesitation, taking her breath and her heart with the motion. "It's been too long!" She lamented softly, crooning in his ear like an exhausted woman.
"Oh, Ally," House slid into her slowly at first, "it has been too long." He agreed, burying his face against the juncture between her neck and shoulder.
Her hands pressed against his back, her nails gently scraping between his shoulder blades, her form of silent encouragement to push harder, to take her faster, to make her scream... And he did not deny her.
As House's thrusts sped up, the disrupting force of their bodies smashing together was enough to cause the bookshelf to shudder. A sudden clatter nearly broke their rhythm as several books shimmied loose from their places and fell to the floor. The interruption, however, merely earned an amused laugh, neither willing to let the distraction deter them from their needs.
When their climaxes overtook them simultaneously, both shuddered, gasping one another's name; clenching and scraping their flesh with impassioned flailing until they sunk to the floor in a tangle of perspiring limbs.
"As magnificent as ever." Allison gapsed, cradling her boyfriend's head to her heaving chest.
Concurring with her, House merely nodded, eyes shut tight, listening to her frantic pulse until it hushed back to its usual rhythm. "I love you, Ally." His voice was husky from slight fatigue.
"I love you too." Allison shut her eyes, enjoying the moist breath from his lips against the taught peak of her nipple.
Planting a kiss on the smooth expanse of her breast, House skimmed his lips up her body to her own lips. "Let's go to bed." At Allison's pout, he wrapped his arms around her and laughed, "It's more comfortable there." He pointed out, kneeling in front of her and tugging her up as well.
"Not sleeping?"
Shaking his head, House reminded her, "I do believe there was some sort of promise about screwing your brains out?" Playfully he put on a thoughtful face.
"I dimly recall." Allison played along, letting him tug her up to her feet before slinging her over his shoulders, "Ah!" She yelped in surprise when he'd given her bottom a quick swat, "This isn't fair!" Allison squealed, kicking her feet slightly to put up the pretense of lacking enjoyment.
"When have I ever been fair?" He frowned, trying to recall a time as he flung her onto the bed.
Allison didn't even grace him with a sarcastic reply immediately, merely held her arms out for him, wanting to hug him, "Maybe I'll see it happen one day." She smiled.
"When was hell due to freeze over again?" He asked, glancing at the clock playfully.
Rolling her eyes, Allison just squeezed him tightly in her arms and nuzzled her face against his. "Love you."
TBC