"So, would u mind telling me what the hell was up with u at dinner?" Cate asked as she slipped under the covers of his bed.
House looked up from his book and took off his glasses.
"I wasn't in the mood for small talk."
"You're never in the mood for small talk. I expected u to be grouchy, but u seemed very focused on being a particular thorn in Luke's side tonight."
"What are u trying to say, Cate? I know you've come up with some analysis so let's hear it."
Cate sighed to herself and turned her back to him.
"Let's just go to bed." She zei as she turned off her light. House let out a breath and moved closer to her. He stroked her back gingerly.
"I'm sorry." He finally said.
She turned around to face him.
"I know u get possessive of the people in your life. I can tell you're less than thrilled to lose Wilson to Lila, and I know that Cuddy has been a very special part of your life and seeing her start to verplaats on makes u feel..."
"I love you. Cuddy is a friend and that's all. I just don't like this guy."
"Why? Does he remind u too much of yourself?" She zei in her patented therapist tone.
"Wow. We're not in treatment Dr. Milton..."
"Sorry. I just want u to be honest with me. I want u to be honest with yourself...Do u really love me?" She asked in a shaky voice.
House trailed a hand down her chin and leaned in to kiss her softly.
"I really love you. I'm just not good with other people's happiness..."
"Hell, you're not even good with your own." She zei with a smirk. House smirked in response. She reached for him and placed a kiss on his cheek.
"I'm ready for sleep now."
"Me too."
House pulled her to him and stroked her hair until she fell asleep. However,he was unable to succumb to slumber quite so easily.
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"Did u ever sleep with him?" Luke asked Lisa as he lathered her back in the tub.
Cuddy stiffened at the question.
"Do u really want to talk about this now?" She asked as she turned her head to meet his stare.
Luke sighed and leaned back against the tub. Cuddy turned completely around to face him.
"I don't care if he doesn't like me of thinks he's better than me, but I do care if he thinks he has a shot with you." Luke zei as he placed the loofa on the side and proceeded to stand up.
Cuddy stayed in the tub and watched him pull a towel around his waist.
"We slept together before." She finally admitted.
Luke stopped at the bathroom door and turned around.
"When?"
"Three years ago. I was helping him detox and things came to head...We never got anything serious started up because he was mentally ill and in hindsight it was just such a mistake."
"But you've known him for over twenty years? u only had sex with him that one time?"
Cuddy stood up and pulled a gewaad, kleed around her as she stepped out of the tub. She stood in front of him.
"We had a fling in college. It was never a relationship persay... I'm sorry I didn't tell u about our past."
Luke looked down at the floor for a moment and then back at her.
"I think I better sleep at my place tonight."
Cuddy walked closer to him.
"Please don't. Talk to me. Yell at me. Just don't go."
"I feel like an idiot." He zei with a heavy sadness.
Cuddy put her hands on his chest.
"You're not. I'm the idiot. I should've been honest. u deserved to know...Stay." She zei as she kissed him lightly on the chin. He relaxed against her touch.
"Alright, I'll stay...But we have a lot to talk about."
Cuddy hugged him close to her.
"I'm okay with that."
House looked up from his book and took off his glasses.
"I wasn't in the mood for small talk."
"You're never in the mood for small talk. I expected u to be grouchy, but u seemed very focused on being a particular thorn in Luke's side tonight."
"What are u trying to say, Cate? I know you've come up with some analysis so let's hear it."
Cate sighed to herself and turned her back to him.
"Let's just go to bed." She zei as she turned off her light. House let out a breath and moved closer to her. He stroked her back gingerly.
"I'm sorry." He finally said.
She turned around to face him.
"I know u get possessive of the people in your life. I can tell you're less than thrilled to lose Wilson to Lila, and I know that Cuddy has been a very special part of your life and seeing her start to verplaats on makes u feel..."
"I love you. Cuddy is a friend and that's all. I just don't like this guy."
"Why? Does he remind u too much of yourself?" She zei in her patented therapist tone.
"Wow. We're not in treatment Dr. Milton..."
"Sorry. I just want u to be honest with me. I want u to be honest with yourself...Do u really love me?" She asked in a shaky voice.
House trailed a hand down her chin and leaned in to kiss her softly.
"I really love you. I'm just not good with other people's happiness..."
"Hell, you're not even good with your own." She zei with a smirk. House smirked in response. She reached for him and placed a kiss on his cheek.
"I'm ready for sleep now."
"Me too."
House pulled her to him and stroked her hair until she fell asleep. However,he was unable to succumb to slumber quite so easily.
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"Did u ever sleep with him?" Luke asked Lisa as he lathered her back in the tub.
Cuddy stiffened at the question.
"Do u really want to talk about this now?" She asked as she turned her head to meet his stare.
Luke sighed and leaned back against the tub. Cuddy turned completely around to face him.
"I don't care if he doesn't like me of thinks he's better than me, but I do care if he thinks he has a shot with you." Luke zei as he placed the loofa on the side and proceeded to stand up.
Cuddy stayed in the tub and watched him pull a towel around his waist.
"We slept together before." She finally admitted.
Luke stopped at the bathroom door and turned around.
"When?"
"Three years ago. I was helping him detox and things came to head...We never got anything serious started up because he was mentally ill and in hindsight it was just such a mistake."
"But you've known him for over twenty years? u only had sex with him that one time?"
Cuddy stood up and pulled a gewaad, kleed around her as she stepped out of the tub. She stood in front of him.
"We had a fling in college. It was never a relationship persay... I'm sorry I didn't tell u about our past."
Luke looked down at the floor for a moment and then back at her.
"I think I better sleep at my place tonight."
Cuddy walked closer to him.
"Please don't. Talk to me. Yell at me. Just don't go."
"I feel like an idiot." He zei with a heavy sadness.
Cuddy put her hands on his chest.
"You're not. I'm the idiot. I should've been honest. u deserved to know...Stay." She zei as she kissed him lightly on the chin. He relaxed against her touch.
"Alright, I'll stay...But we have a lot to talk about."
Cuddy hugged him close to her.
"I'm okay with that."