“If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown. Honey I'm still free, take a chance on me. Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie. If you put me to the test, if you let me try. Take a chance on me.” Cuddy sang, staring House in the eye the entire time.

“That's all I ask of you honey” Thirteen added in in the back.

“Take a chance on me. We can go dancing,” said Cuddy, looking down at House’s leg.

“maybe just walking.” she finished, improvising a bit.

“As long as we're together. Listen to some music, maybe just talking, get to know you better. 'Cos you know I've got, so much that I wanna do. When I dream I'm alone with you, it's magic.”

House couldn’t help the small laugh that escaped his lips as Cuddy sang that last line. Cuddy didn’t like it however, and glared down at him, as she sang the next line.

“You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair, but I think you know, that I can't let go.”

That at line at least made him stop giggling like a girl.

“If you change your mind, I'm the first in line. Honey I'm still free, take a chance on me.
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around. If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down. If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown. Honey I'm still free, take a chance on me. Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie. If you put me to the test, if you let me try. Take a chance on me. (Come on, give me a break will you?) Take a chance on me.” she sang the last line bent over, nearly eye to eye with House.

Cuddy suddenly reached down and undid the straps of her shoes. Standing up, she kicked them off, nearly hitting one of the doctors with a flying shoe. She began to dance around the poker table, moving to the music’s beat as she started to sing again.

“Oh you can take your time baby, I'm in no hurry, know I'm gonna get you. You don't wanna hurt me, baby don't worry, I ain't gonna let you. Let me tell you now. My love is strong enough to last when things are rough, it's magic. You say that I waste my time but I can't get you off my mind. No I can't let go, 'cause I love you so.”

As Cuddy sang this, she had her misty blue eyes locked on House’s steely blue ones. House’s face went completely blank for a moment before he realized that he had changed his demeanor and went back to the sly smirk. Cuddy had noticed the ever so quick change though, and if she hadn’t been so drunk, she might have understood what it meant. Instead, she just went back to singing and dancing, enjoying the crowd’s cheers.


“If you change your mind, I'm the first in line. Honey I'm still free, take a chance on me.
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around. If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down. If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown. Honey I'm still free
take a chance on me. Gonna do my very best, baby can't you see. Gotta put me to the test, take a chance on me.”

“Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me. Ba ba ba ba baa, ba ba ba ba baa.” rang out clearly as Thirteen, Kutner, and Taub sang.

House slowly stood up, looking at Cuddy as she looked back at him.

“Come on Party Pants, I’m taking you home.” he said, reaching his up to her.

“Honey I'm still free, take a chance on me. Gonna do my very best, baby can't you see.
Gotta put me to the test, take a chance on me.” Cuddy sang, taking his hand and stepping down off the table onto a chair before setting her feet on the floor.

“Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me. Ba ba ba ba baa, ba ba ba ba baa ba-ba.” sang the ‘back up monkeys as House walked with his arm around Cuddy’s shoulders through the clinic to the cheers, hollers, and claps of the staff still there.

House had picked up her shoes and were carrying them in same hand he had had his cane in. Cuddy’s arms were wrapped around his waist and her head was resting on his chest as spoke the last line of the song.

“Honey I'm still free, take a chance on me.”