The hot summer mid day was making its way to Cuddy’s office windows. Her head was pounding with migraine while House and a man were standing in front of her.
Cuddy: I am completely sorry for how Dr. House handled your brother’s case ----
Jerson: I want him off the case…
Cuddy: I’m afraid that wouldn’t be possible, Mr. Harris…
Jerson: Why not?! He nearly killed Austin and you wanted to tolerate him?!
House: Technic’ly, I didn’t. --- If I didn’t pushed Saline he would have died much earlier… So either that or you’ll thank me for adding some more days to your brother’s life…
Jerson looked at Cuddy who did the same before looking back at House and began walking out of the office. The moment they’re alone, she stood up and began searching some files in her file cabinet as House took the edge of her desk and began rubbing his leg again. Cuddy turned halfway and saw his gestures before looking back at the files in the cabinet.
Cuddy: <calmly> You really think I wouldn’t know?
House got on his feet and turned to face her. The moment she felt his stares, she looked at him as well.
House: How’d you ----
Cuddy: <sternly said> You might want to erase some voice mail message…
House sighed as Cuddy heavily fixed the folders on top of her desk.
House: Look, I’m planning to tell you…
Cuddy: When? --- Have you ever thought why I don’t want you to do it? ---- You’ll change, Greg…
House: C’mon, I won’t…
Cuddy: You want me to believe that? --- For weeks we’ve been fighting and now, you nearly killed a patient and you want me to believe that you won’t change?!
House: Lisa, you know I’m doing it for you. My sperm are sluggish because of my drug intake. Now I’m willing to take them off for us to have another child…
Cuddy: I am willing to give up… I hope you’ll see that I can’t bear to see you in pain… see our family in pain…
House looked at her as she dried the tears that were about to fall and began picking up her belongings from the chair beside her.
House: I thought you’ll be happy to see me somehow out of drugs…
Cuddy: I am but an undrugged Greg House makes a cranky doctor, makes a cranky husband… I am not letting Ian have a cranky father… I am not expecting my son to feel what I felt years ago.
She began walking out the door.
Cuddy: From now on, I’ll be the one to fetch Ian from school… not until you bring back the old dad he knew…
House sighed and looked at the floor the moment Cuddy totally left the office.

Few days later, Cuddy decided to drop by her mom’s house with Ian after school. House didn’t know but she didn’t bother telling him since they haven’t talked with each other since the day they argued in her office. Ian was getting some nap when Cuddy went to see her mother in the kitchen.
Lisa’s mom: How’s the trying-to-conceive moment going?
Cuddy: We decided to… set it aside for a while…
Lisa’s mom: Been busy?
Cuddy nodded and smiled forcefully. Her mother felt something’s wrong and decided to look at her daughter than to the cookies Ian will eat the moment he wakes up.
Lisa’s mom: I just came to notice… You’ve been visiting me with Ian lately… without Greg. Something going on?
Cuddy: <sighed and looked at her mother> I don’t think the marriage working mom… There were plenty of things that stormed this relationship and this infertility might be the sign that Greg and I should go separate ways…
Lisa’s mom: Infertility? Ian’s here remember? There’s no such thing as a perfect marriage, Lisa. And this infertility you’re talking about isn’t a problem, it’s just a test… Besides, Ian is way too perfect, why bother having a second child?
Cuddy sighed as thoughts about her mother being right was running in her mind.

The dinner went out as silent as hell. For Ian, the moment was secretly torturous while for House and Cuddy it was definitely uneasy.
Cuddy: <to Ian> Want more omelet?
Ian nodded and Cuddy got up to get some more from the kitchen. Not even a minute, they heard containers fell on the floor that made them looked at her. She was gripping tight on the counter edge the moment Ian’s eyes laid on her.
House: You okay?
Cuddy: Yah… I’m fine…
House nodded and but just when he’s about to eat again Cuddy started throwing up on the kitchen sink. Ian turned to his father.
Ian: Mom’s pregnant, isn’t she? --- I’m going to be big brother…
House looked at Cuddy who was still throwing up before giving a sigh.

By next morning, House was lying on his side and was caressing Ian’s hair on their bed. Their son slept with them the night before and was still sleeping the moment his parents woke up. Cuddy came out of the bathroom and House looked at her the moment she laid on her side as well, facing them.
House: Second baby coming out?
Cuddy chuckled and looked at him.
Cuddy: False alarm…
House nodded and Cuddy gave Ian a quick kiss on his forehead.
House: Giving up?
Cuddy: No… But I’m still hoping… I mean, it’s not you, it’s not your sperm… maybe it’s my age that reason out why we can’t… you know…
House raised his eyebrow in agreement.
Cuddy: I was too focused on what I wanted that I forgot what I already have…
House: Guess we all did…
Cuddy smiled at him.
Cuddy: We have Ian, Greg. I can live with that. Any child with you will always be one in a million…
House smiled and gave Ian a quick kiss as well.

Sorry guys. You might found the story boring not unlike the early ones. If grammatical errors occurred, the main reason is: I did this out of a writer’s block. Sorry.