Disclaimer: I do not own House, the characters, o the song. However the story is mine.

Hope te like it. There is one swear word. Let me know what te think :)

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It had been a whole week since House had talked to Cuddy. He surprisingly did all his clinic hours and whenever he needed permission for a procedure he would send one of his ducklings.

What surprised him the most was that Cuddy hadn't tried to talk to him. It almost seemed she was avoiding him also. He felt a small pang of hurt, but quickly pushed the feeling away.

The door to his office opened and in walked Foreman. He had sent him to get permission for another procedure on his patient.

"She told me no più procedures unless te ask," detto Foreman.

"Fine," House detto looking up annoyed. He grabbed the file from Foreman and made the treck to Cuddy's office.

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Cuddy was getting past annoyed. She couldn't believe House was sending his anatroccolo to get permission for procedures just to avoid her. Okay maybe she could believe it, but she sure didnt want to.

Suddenly the door to her office burst open and in walked House. He threw the file down on her desk.

"I'm here. Now sign the file so I can do the test," House detto avoiding her eyes.

She stared at him increduously and closed the file pushing it away from her.

"Have a seat," she detto eyeing him.

"No. Just sign the file so I can do the test. I don't want to have a little cuore to cuore with you," he detto sighing.

"Why do te think it would be a cuore to heart?"

"Oh I don't know, maybe because te made me come down here and now your asking me to take a seat," he detto finally looking at her.

She looked into his eyes and almost gasped at the hurt that was so apparent in them. She didn't think this would get to him that bad.

"House, please talk to me. I don't want to hurt you."

"It's a little late for that Cuddy," he detto grabbing the file as he began to walk out of her office.

Cuddy quickly got up, rounder her scrivania, reception and quickly cut off his exit. She put a hand on his arm. He looked away from her, and she grabbed his chin and forced him to look at her.

"House please," she detto her voice almost a whisper.

"What are te hoping to accomplish Cuddy? What do te want from me? Want me to go back to my old culo self o maybe have me fight for your attention? Well too bad cause I'm not going to. I'm done," he quickly looked away hiding the hurt.

"I just want to talk. I'm not intending to hurt you. I just don't want us to be on such bad terms," she detto looking at him sadly.

"There are no other terms for us to be on Cuddy. We can't be bestest buddies and act like nothing has happened."

"I realize that House, but i don't want te to hate me."

"Why would it matter if I hated you. I'm just an employee," he detto removing his chin from her grasp. He was about to walk out, but she cut him off again.

"Your più than just an employee to me House," she detto in a strained voice.

"What exactly am I to te Cuddy? I'm not just an employee, we clearly aren't friends, and I'm not 'suitable' to data you. So what am I?"

Now he was the one eyeing her. She looked away and was about to sposta away when he grabbed both her arms.

"Ah ah te don't get to walk away now. You've been cornering me repeatedly I want an answer," she still refused to look at him.

It was his turn to grab her chin and force her to look at him. He could see tears starting to form in her eyes. He raised his hand and wiped them away. She finally met his gaze, and he looked back at her intensly.

He was beginning to scare himself with how gentle he was being with her. She had ripped his cuore in two and here he was comforting her.

She saw the fear beginning to form in his eyes and she raised her hand to his cheek. He quickly looked away and began to break himself away from the moment, but she stopped him when she rose up and brushed her lips against his. He was shocked at first, but began to baciare back.

After what felt like minutes, but had been only secondi he broke away.

He looked at her shocked and confused. She opened her eyes and looked at him. She rose up to meet his lips again, but he backed up away from her. He quickly made his way past her and walked out of her office.

She sighed after the door closed. She couldn't figure out why she had done that, but all she knew was that it felt right. It felt so much better than whenever she kissed Lucas. She felt più alive, almost like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders.

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"Why did I come her tonight,
With all these feelings inside?
Your much too good for this life,
And all the pain that te hide.
I wanna take te away,
Wipe the tears from your eyes.
But all that stands in the way,
Is that te don't realize,
Why I,
I am addicted, addicted to you.
Like a bad pill, like a sick thrill,
I can't get enough of you."

'Afflicted' - Age of Daze