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Author's note: Set some time during "happy" times for House and Cuddy - make that when you will.
The emergency doors flew open. Imogen Stanhope stepped forward, tugging gloves
on as she listened to the paramedics. "Kayla DiLeo. 25 years of age.
Burns to her back..."
As her team took the young woman away, Imogen was held back when the
paramedic spoke again. "I've also got a young child here who need to
be checked out."
It's only now that Imogen narrows down one sound in the busy emergency
department to be a young girl sobbing uncontrollably.
"Was she involved in the fire?"
"Bomb," the paramedic clarified. "And yes, though she doesn't appear
to have any injuries - her babysitter took care of that."
Imogen squatted down to be on the same level as the little brown
haired girl taking heaving breaths. "Hey there. I'm Dr Imogen."
"Are you alright there?" the middle aged woman asked. "I need to try
contacting her parents again."
She nodded without turning away. The paramedic moved off, mobile in
hand before she stepped back. "Her name's Jenna by the way."
It took some time to calm the inconsolable child, the situation not
helped by the fact that every time the elevator door opened, the
little girl turned, looked and then burst into a fresh round of tears.
When this happened for the fourth time, Imogen turned too. Spotting the
cantankerous doctor from Diagnostics stepping off - Dr Gregory House -
she bit her tongue.
She did not need this right now.
Turning back to her young charge, she found her gone. She watched
open-mouthed as little Jenna sprinted across the floor to that same
doctor who was marching fiercely forward, cane and leg moving with
purpose.
The emergency doors flew open once again and two more trundles rolled
in, but Imogen still found herself glued to this scene.
The notorious Dr House spotted the little girl, stopped marching and
made a step off to the side. Pushing back off the cane, he let it fall
as he scooped up Jenna into his arms, allowing the little girl's
momentum to propel him back onto a wall.
Over all the noise Imogen heard one call. "Daddy!"
Daddy?!
How I imagine the hospital may have found out about House and Cuddy's child.