Don't Close Your Eyes ; House,Cuddy

[Dr. Gregory House]

House watched the orderlies wheel the patient through the lobby to the elevators. He turned back to Cuddy. He did remember stealing her ice cream. It had been good ice cream. "Right. Well, in that case, I'll try not to be late." Like he was ever late in leaving the hospital when the day was done. He'd get his ducklings squared away, then go.

Shouldn't take long at all. "Nurse Archer," he smacked his cane on the counter top, "page doctors Foreman, Thirteen, Taub and Kutner to Diagnostics. I'm ready to play with my ducklings."

Nurse Archer made a face at House's language but did his bidding anyway. "There's no name listed for Thirteen," she replied after sending the code to Foreman, Taub and Kutner.

House smirked. "Well, I didn't bother learning her name either." He shrugged, "but since she's probably got her tongue down Foreman's throat, I'll expect her there anyway." Turning to face Cuddy, he smirked, before speaking loudly. "Happy Birthday, Cuddy! Once you hit forty, it's all downhill from there. Or are you turning thirty nine again this year? I lost count around the third or fourth time you "turned" thirty nine!"

[Dr. Lisa Cuddy]

Cuddy's smile widened a bit. "I'll see you in a couple hours, then," she said. She knew it would probably be less time that that, but she'd learned long ago to always overestimate the time it took House to do something. Made scheduling a lot easier. And she should probably leave now if she was to have any hope of having dinner finished by the time he arrived.

When he turned to the nurse's desk, Cuddy made her way past him to her office to collect her things. She'd just opened one of the glass doors leading to the inner hallway when House's comments stopped her. Facing him, she gave a sardonic smile. She'd never lied about her age, and he knew it. Which was what made it fun for him, she supposed.

"Actually, it's forty-three this year," she smirked at him before turning into her office. A few moments later, she re-emerged and headed for the clinic doors. "Later, House," she chuckled as she pushed the door open and left.

|ooc: i'm well aware she's probably closer to 38 in canon, but...my way works better XD|

[Dr. Gregory House]

House smirked as Cuddy left the clinic. He hated to see her go, but how he loved watching her go, he thought as his gaze focused on her tight end as she strutted her stuff. She had a fine ass. He didn't know why it was so easy for him to admit to himself that he was completely in lust with her when trying to admit that he had deeper feelings for her made him want to run away. He was well aware of his own flaws and hang ups, but he just couldn't make himself move past that.

At any rate, this introspective mood wasn't doing him any good. He made his way to the elevator to catch a ride up to the fourth floor. He had a DDX to set up for his minions to get started on. The sooner he got that done, the sooner he could go chase Cuddy's tail.