After three days in the hospital, House finally brought Cuddy and the new baby they named Ian home. Rachel was excited being a new sister. The first days and first nights were rough ones but as new parents, House and Cuddy tried to cool themselves down. There were still arguments that fly left and right but they tried to low down their voice and fight in their room so Rachel won’t hear it. The down days were always replaced with happy and precious ones. Cuddy would often found House carrying Ian and tucking Rachel to bed. Tonight, she found House in their son’s room, bottle feeding him. She stood on the doorway.
House: What are you doing there?
Cuddy: Treasuring a moment. <They bought smiled>
House: Go back to bed and stop standing up; you may rip out your stitches.
Cuddy: I’m okay. It’s healing now and I’m bored when I have nothing to do.
House: Just do it. <Cuddy walked slowly and sat down next to him> I told you ---
Cuddy: I want to see him <they bought look at the sleeping baby> It’s pretty amazing that we did that little creature…
House: I think I’ve heard that in one of my favorite soaps. <House looked at her and smiled>
Cuddy: I mean it, Greg. <To the baby> Sleep tight baby boy and don’t be a jerk like your dad.
House: I’m not. <Cuddy looked at him> Okay, maybe I am but I won’t let my son get that peculiar way of mine <Cuddy smiled>.
*** Five years later ****
Cuddy helped Ian, 5, and Rachel, 9, to get in the car. House was the one driving as his children bickered each other behind him. As they head back home, Cuddy found a paper in her son’s bag and as she read on, she was smiling. She turned to face Ian who was slapping Rachel.
Cuddy: Nice work you’ve got here, Ian.
Ian: <looking at Cuddy> It’s an activity. It’s called Ask Anything You Like. My classmates placed a lot of questions there and I’ll end up answering them.
Cuddy: Uhm and one of your classmates here asked you, “Ian, how does it feel to have one of the best diagnosticians in the country as your dad?” What did you answered?
Ian: <with no emotion at all> It sucks
Cuddy paused for a moment before looking at House who just looked at Ian in the mirror and back to the road.
That evening, Cuddy entered their bedroom after tucking Ian and Rachel to bed. House was seated on one of the chairs in their room deck while drinking a glass of scotch. She sat next to him.
House: They’re asleep?
Cuddy: I think so. As long as Ian didn’t hide his PSP under the covers again. <They’re silent for a while> Are you okay?
House: <after taking a sip from the glass> Yah, maybe… --- I think it’s pay back time.
Cuddy: Pay back?
House: I hated my father before, now it’s time for my son to hate me.
Cuddy: Greg, let it go. Ian’s just ---
House: I feel like crap. <Sighed> I want to ask other docs about this. Do your children hate you too for being a doctor? Because my son do hate me.
Cuddy: Honey, <he sat closer and held his hand> Ian do not hate you. It’s just that he’s disappointed more often. He told me you’ve been promising him that you’ll take him with you to a game or monster trucks event but he ended up watching none of those.
House: I did promised him but his dad’s a doctor. Sick people just pop in like a mushroom from nowhere. --- I’m trying to be the best father I could be for him and Rachel, can’t he notice that?
Cuddy: Did you with your dad? <House looked at her; she smiled, kissed him and walked back inside to sleep>.
It was noon the next day when House got a call from Cuddy. Ian was rushed in Princeton General after being stabbed with a knife on the abdomen by a frat addict college student. The suspect was then held by the cops who happened to be roaming in the village but Ian was facing a life threatening moment in the ICU. On the other hand, House and Wilson finally arrived and they found Cuddy crying in front of the glass room of Ian.
Cuddy: Greg <House hugged her as he looked at his unconscious son in the room>
House: How is he doing? <He moved back and faced the glass room>
Cuddy: They got him stable. His heart stopped for a minute but they were able to restart it.
Wilson: Who’s the attending? <A man in white coat approached them>
Lawrence: Dr. House <House faced him> Paul Lawrence <they did shake hands>
House: So, how’s my kid?
Lawrence: I already ordered blood bags because he lost almost three ounce of it. That’s the first one that my nurses placed on. His heart stopped but we were able to restart it. Heart rate and blood flow is stable. We already closed the wound where the knife landed on. I’m sorry to tell you that it ruptured his right kidney. He need ASAP a new one.
House: I’m moving my son to Princeton-Plainsboro.
Lawrence: Come with me and sign the form.
House: What are you doing there?
Cuddy: Treasuring a moment. <They bought smiled>
House: Go back to bed and stop standing up; you may rip out your stitches.
Cuddy: I’m okay. It’s healing now and I’m bored when I have nothing to do.
House: Just do it. <Cuddy walked slowly and sat down next to him> I told you ---
Cuddy: I want to see him <they bought look at the sleeping baby> It’s pretty amazing that we did that little creature…
House: I think I’ve heard that in one of my favorite soaps. <House looked at her and smiled>
Cuddy: I mean it, Greg. <To the baby> Sleep tight baby boy and don’t be a jerk like your dad.
House: I’m not. <Cuddy looked at him> Okay, maybe I am but I won’t let my son get that peculiar way of mine <Cuddy smiled>.
*** Five years later ****
Cuddy helped Ian, 5, and Rachel, 9, to get in the car. House was the one driving as his children bickered each other behind him. As they head back home, Cuddy found a paper in her son’s bag and as she read on, she was smiling. She turned to face Ian who was slapping Rachel.
Cuddy: Nice work you’ve got here, Ian.
Ian: <looking at Cuddy> It’s an activity. It’s called Ask Anything You Like. My classmates placed a lot of questions there and I’ll end up answering them.
Cuddy: Uhm and one of your classmates here asked you, “Ian, how does it feel to have one of the best diagnosticians in the country as your dad?” What did you answered?
Ian: <with no emotion at all> It sucks
Cuddy paused for a moment before looking at House who just looked at Ian in the mirror and back to the road.
That evening, Cuddy entered their bedroom after tucking Ian and Rachel to bed. House was seated on one of the chairs in their room deck while drinking a glass of scotch. She sat next to him.
House: They’re asleep?
Cuddy: I think so. As long as Ian didn’t hide his PSP under the covers again. <They’re silent for a while> Are you okay?
House: <after taking a sip from the glass> Yah, maybe… --- I think it’s pay back time.
Cuddy: Pay back?
House: I hated my father before, now it’s time for my son to hate me.
Cuddy: Greg, let it go. Ian’s just ---
House: I feel like crap. <Sighed> I want to ask other docs about this. Do your children hate you too for being a doctor? Because my son do hate me.
Cuddy: Honey, <he sat closer and held his hand> Ian do not hate you. It’s just that he’s disappointed more often. He told me you’ve been promising him that you’ll take him with you to a game or monster trucks event but he ended up watching none of those.
House: I did promised him but his dad’s a doctor. Sick people just pop in like a mushroom from nowhere. --- I’m trying to be the best father I could be for him and Rachel, can’t he notice that?
Cuddy: Did you with your dad? <House looked at her; she smiled, kissed him and walked back inside to sleep>.
It was noon the next day when House got a call from Cuddy. Ian was rushed in Princeton General after being stabbed with a knife on the abdomen by a frat addict college student. The suspect was then held by the cops who happened to be roaming in the village but Ian was facing a life threatening moment in the ICU. On the other hand, House and Wilson finally arrived and they found Cuddy crying in front of the glass room of Ian.
Cuddy: Greg <House hugged her as he looked at his unconscious son in the room>
House: How is he doing? <He moved back and faced the glass room>
Cuddy: They got him stable. His heart stopped for a minute but they were able to restart it.
Wilson: Who’s the attending? <A man in white coat approached them>
Lawrence: Dr. House <House faced him> Paul Lawrence <they did shake hands>
House: So, how’s my kid?
Lawrence: I already ordered blood bags because he lost almost three ounce of it. That’s the first one that my nurses placed on. His heart stopped but we were able to restart it. Heart rate and blood flow is stable. We already closed the wound where the knife landed on. I’m sorry to tell you that it ruptured his right kidney. He need ASAP a new one.
House: I’m moving my son to Princeton-Plainsboro.
Lawrence: Come with me and sign the form.
Ariel Harrison(this is my idea of what she would look like and as close to getting LG to being on the show)
Here I am,
So close, but so far from you.
In the cold I am standing,
Outside your stone brick wall
I cannot break through.
So I just stand there foolishly,
Peering through your window.
Loosing myself in your deep blue eyes,
My eyes fixed on your broken smile,
You are simply all I desire.
The pain inside floods me,
I am drowning in my misery.
But when I see your face, it all seems to fade,
And when I taste your red lips,
My heart skips a beat
As the rest of me goes numb.
The love I feel for you is real
But so are fears of hurting you.
So all emotions are pushed aside,
Right next to all the tears I’ve cried.
In this life of wrong I live,
You remain the one thing I got right,
The only one I let inside.
Now heartache and hate has filled its place,
And I never want your smile
To fall from your face.
*Inspired by the episode The Itch*
