Lisa Cuddy was not known to be nervous. However, at this current moment, just a few days before her first official exam of the semester, she was. It had been at least a week since she had seen Bookstore Guy, and - not to say that she didn't miss him - she was relatively glad she was distraction free so she could study with some realm of normal focus. Of course, their little interaction that cold evening has indeed had her mind running in circles. Cuddy wasn't one to go 'mad about a boy' but this boy - rather man - had caught the attention of some hidden part of her brain, and heart. She found herself, for want of a better term, practically daydreaming about her mysterious crush more often than she would have liked; even in-between busy classes she thought she saw him in the crowd...
Gregory House, medical prodigy and attractive jerk, had never, in his 26 years of existence been so entangled in his own feelings. He seemed to be stuck in a dangerous limbo of study or die. So close to the end of his studies he needed to work hard - focus more than he had ever before, even for the marvel he was - but there was something so deliciously enticing about the sweet Lisa Cuddy he spared his focus on. It's true - they met in the college bookstore - and he wouldn't deny for even a moment that the 5 foot something girl in front of him then had apparently carved her way into his heart. She was so young, so innocent, but there was more than that. Perhaps he could see something within her - a potential - one that he recognised to be like his own. He saw within her not only beauty, but also an unnatural wisdom for someone so young... an intelligence built purely to prove oneself. Greg knew that there was something more to that 18 year old medical student. She shared his burning desire for puzzles, but apparently the great puzzle they shared was somewhat personal. Gregory House was not as good as negotiating with Cupid...