Hi there!

Yesterday was a good day for me (finally printed my book-project and it looks SO great!- I´m so happy xD ) So I decided to update this chapter earlier, to share my happiness. LOL. Uhm... still without beta here... hope I didn´t miss many mistakes... Anyway, I hope you´ll enjoy.

Stave 5: The End

14.02.08; 10 o´clock in the morning

Sleepily he blinked again and then crocked himself up on his elbows.

"House." impatiently Cuddy twitched at his arm. "Coffee now, or you´re fired."

Grumpy House swung his legs out of the bed, whereby he hit Cuddy with his left feet at her thigh.

"Ouch!" Cuddy rubbed the aching spot and glared at him.

"Don´t be so whiney." he growled. "At least you hadn´t been woken up from a crazy coffee-junkie..."

"That wouldn´t be needed, if you wouldn´t keep house like a four-year old."

She took his Vicodin from his nightstand, threw it against his chest, turned around and left his bedroom, holding her head up high. A few minutes later House could hear his shower... He swallowed two pills dry before he stood up and got dressed. Then he limped to the kitchen to make coffee. Cuddy was such a beast before her first hit of caffein. He didn´t even want to imagine what she would be like when she would need to forgo it during her pregnancy- House froze in movement.

Instead of walking into the kitchen he made his way directly to his bathroom. Good thing, that Cuddy hadn´t locked up... To pry open the door now would´ve been to much afford... Arriving in his bathroom, he hit the flush. Cuddy squeaked, then shoved the shower curtain aside to stick her head out.

"Are you totally nuts now?" she snarled.

Relaxed he settled down on the toilet lid. "Quite possible." he replied calmly.

"When it´s nothing more, it can wait till I got some coffee." Cuddy vanished behind the curtain again.

"I think, we should move in together." House uttered.

"What?" at cyberspeed Cuddys head appeared again. "Are you drugged?"

"Not more than usual."

Suspicious she gazed at him. Then she grabbed a towel, wrapped it around her body and stepped out of the shower.

"You... want... to... move in with me." with damp curls and drippy she stood in the middle of his bath, starring at him as if she had just seen him for the first time.

He avoided her gaze.. "I could keep my apartment and move in with you on trial..." he would bet his good leg, that she would tell him once more how crazy he was and then flee out of his apartment... And as soon as she was gone, he would turn to his real future love Vicodin and would pop two more, and afterwards he would drive to the hospital make a CT... That fucking cup must´ve hit his head. It just must! He deliberated bout starting a fucking family. About a pregnant Cuddy, damn.

But Cuddy wasted not even a single thought on leaving him now.

"You´re serious!" she declared startled.

Annoyed he looked at her. "Would I mention this otherwise?"

"No..." Cuddy shook her head and then asked: "Why?"

"What, why?"

She rolled her eyes. "Why do you wanna move in with me? A justifiable question, don´t you think?"

"You don´t like my apartment!"-Wow! Stupid remark, that will take things further! He hadn´t intend to say that... He didn´t like the way this conversation went... Why must Cuddy always inquire? Couldn´t she just say 'No' like every other sane non-hallucination?

"That´s your reason?" with crossed arms she stood in front of him. "Should that be some kind of good deed, or something?"

"Just forget it!" he wanted to arise and leave, but she grabbed his arm and hold him off.

"No way! Tell me why!" she demanded.

He starred at the tiles. "Cuddy... What do you wanna hear..."

"Oh, I don´t know..." her voice was drowned in sarcasm. "The truth?"

He didn´t answer.

"House..." she knelt in front of him as mannerly as she was able too with only a towel to wear. "You must have better reasons than that I don´t like your apartment..." her voice was now warm and soft.

"Why did you not just say 'No'? Why are you still here?" he uttered so quietly, she barely hear him.

She touched his hands, which were clenched to fists into his lap, with her´s gently. "You know why..."

First yet he looked at her again. "Why you are wasting your time with some old miserable cranky cripple? No, I completely fail to see that!"

"You can be so dense!" distrusting she waved her head. "Of course I wanna move in with you! I just want to know, if you´re serious..."

"Cuddy... I´m not the kind of person, who... You know, I can´t... I... love you." he stuttered.

Cuddy smiled. Her face got soft and peaceful. Just like she looked when she was asleep... So pleased. "I love you too."

His heart skipped a beat. His cramped fingers relaxed and entwined with Cuddy´s fragile one´s. "Today is valentine´s day, noticed that?"

She nodded slightly, bent forward and kissed him. "Yes, I noticed."

"What do you think of me joining you under the shower so I can rub your back?" he smirked.

Cuddy shook her head, smirking as well. "You must still make coffee, remember?"

"You´re such a petty tyrant!" House grumbled.

Cuddy laughed. "I totally agree!" she raised herself up from the floor. "But if you´re a good boy and do as been told, I may rub your back after breakfast!"

He raised up too. "Guess, what I could do instead?" he pulled her towel away, let it drop and pressed her wet naked body against his own. "I could just take, what I want!" lovingly he nibbled at her throat. Cuddy laughed.

THE END

Wheow, finally finished! Please, please, please (yes, a little desperate here xD) let me know what you think bout it (feedback makes me live and keeps me sane!)