Chapter 3

Cuddy's office..

"..and now he's actually doing clinic hours? C'mon I know that you know something. What's up, Cuddy?"

"Wilson I'm too busy to talk about House right now, go ask him. Even though it's a waste of time."

"..and that's exactly why I came to you."

"Sorry, can't help." and with that she went back to her paperwork. Wilson speechless left the office.

Later, when she was heading to her car in the parking lot she was stopped by someone calling her name.

"Not over yet."

"Just 2 more hours Cuddles!"

"If you say so."

"The clock says so!"

"Ookay..keep dreaming because this bet is mine!"

They were so close now, looking at each other in the eyes.

"No way Cuddles." and they left, one with his motorcycle and the other with her car.

At 22.27 they were outside her house. Once inside she went for the number of a chinese reastaurant and he went straight to the couch.

They ate almost in silence, glancing at each other and there she saw it, his smile, the one she thought she only saw once or twice at med school but never those years they worked at PPTH. They finished at 23.35 and House went to the bathroom not bothering to look at the clock. When he came back it read 24.10 "I won! 24 hours out of troubles!"

"..no way...!"

"I'll wait in your bed Cuddles!"

"What? Wait I.."

"I won and that's what we agreed I would get if.."

"..okay."

"..just like that..?"

"yeah..you won..! Just let me clean the dishes first."

"No more then 5 minutes." he said before walking in her bedroom. There he found her cellphone with not only important numbers like doners and blahblah but also with her meetings..'let's have some fun!'.

When she entered the room he was still with her phone in his hands "What are you doing with my cellphone?". When she checked her phone she had no meetings and..almost no numbers.."You idiot!" ..was she laughing now? He was confused, he had expected anger or frustration but..laughter?

"Honey it's 24.02 now so.."

"haa don't try to screw with me and admit that I won and you're screwed!"

"And that's where you're wrong..look yourself if you don't believe me."

He was impressed but she forgot something..

" I knew you were evil but.. remember those 3 hours?" oops.

"..yeah...?"

" ..well...I found a certain number and called... you have a guest this saturday..she sounded surprised when I called anyway, told you you were screwed!"

"..and this she is...?"

"You'd never guess..your mother!"

"What? You called my mother? Oh God, tell me it's a joke!"

"..nope!"

"..you know you're dead right?"

And that's when it hit her, he lost anyway..it's like he.."..you wanted to lose..why?"

"I'll pick you up at seven tomorrow, be ready." He was smiling again. Now they were so close, her nose was almost touching his and in a matter of seconds they were kissing..okay, he kissed her first and she was shocked. When he broke the kiss she was stunned..'were his eyes sparkling before the kiss?..and when did she start to kiss him back?..when she said that he would have to date her if she won the bet she wasn't thinking she was actually going to win and...he wanted her to win.. he wanted to...date her?'

He was smiling again.

"Goodnight Lisa"

"...'night Greg"

Had she known she would have made this bet long ago.