A/N – Thanks to L8nightwriter who gave me this idea!
Disclaimer – I do not own House M.D. It all belongs to David Shore and Fox.
~Chapter 1~
Cuddy awoke to the faint sound of a baby's whimpers. The room was dark, but she could tell that she wasn't in her bed. She reached over and found a lamp on the bedside table. Turning it on, she noticed a baby monitor beside the lamp; and saw a white robe hanging on a chair by the door. Yawning, she got out of bed and slowly put on the robe and opened a door that lead to a hallway. Following the sound of the baby, she made her way down the hallway; recognizing some items as hers and some others. Cautiously making her way down the stairs, she was shocked to find a young woman, probably in her early twenties, standing in the middle of the kitchen, slowly moving side to side, as she held a baby in her left arm and a bottle of milk in her right hand.
Cuddy stood there in a trance as she watched who she guessed to be a new mom. Why she was there, she did not know, but she did not care now either.
The young woman turned around, and looked at Cuddy with a small smile, "Sorry, Lisa. Did we wake you?"
"Oh, no. I just woke up and came down to get a drink," She improvised as she wandered over to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water.
"Ok, that's good. Do you mind holding her? She is still fussing, and I think she might be happier with her mommy," She asked as she cooed the little girl as Cuddy took a small sip of water.
"Sure,no problem!" Cuddy said as she put down the water bottle on the granite countertop and took the little girl in her arms. She looked as if she was a couple weeks old. She had a heart-shaped face, rosebud lips, and deep blue eyes.
"Goodnight, Katie, I will see you in about…forty-five minutes," The young woman cooed as she glanced at the clock on the wall, "I will be back down in a few minutes, I am giving Dad a bottle for Chris, seeing as he is humanly incapable of doing such a thing."
Cuddy smiled as she looked down at the adorable baby girl in her arms.
"Ok," She answered in a slight daze.
The young woman grabbed a bottle from the clean counter and slowly wandered up the stairs.
"Hello, Katie!" Cuddy said quietly as she smiled widely at the little girl who was calming down in her arms.
She stood there, mesmerized by the young girl in her arms until the young woman returned in the kitchen.
"It looks like she is really tired and about to fall asleep any moment," She looked up at Cuddy, "And by the looks of it, so do you – why don't you two go to bed, I will clean up down here."
"Ok, thanks!" Cuddy said with a small smile and carried the little baby upstairs. She wandered down the hall until she found a white bedroom door with the names "Katelyn" and "Christopher" decorated on it in light pink and baby blue. Cautiously opening the door with her spare hand, she was shocked at what she found.
The man was sitting in a rocking chair, feeding a baby boy with the bottle the young woman had given him minutes before. Cuddy stood in the doorway slightly shocked before whispering to herself, "House?"
He looked up at her and a large smile grew on his face, "Hey, my three favourite girls are back!" Before she could respond, he continued, "I think we have a smart one over here, Chris is learning how to talk!" He exclaimed excitedly.
"Dad, he said 'Boo'. I don't think that two week olds understand the sounds coming out of their mouths yet." The young woman corrected and she squeezed past Cuddy and took the empty bottle from House's hand.
"Jen, don't be so mean!" House whined as he reached for his cane and slowly stood up with Chris lying peacefully in his arms.
"Ok, well; I am going to go to bed now, don't wake me up until 7:00. That gives me 1 hour…" She mumbled, "Goodnight!" Jennifer said as she gave her father a kiss on the cheek, and touched Cuddy's arm on her way out.
"So, did you sleep well Lisa? Or did us boys wake you up," House teased as he slowly lowered Chris into the crib with the blue blanket. Cuddy looked down at the sleeping baby in her arms and placed her in the crib with the light pink blanket.
"I slept well. I woke up to get a drink of water," She stayed with the story she had told Jen not that long before.
"Oh, ok. Are you tired?" He asked as he wagged his eyebrows suggestively.
Cuddy rolled her eyes as she turned to walk out of the door, "I will see you in a few minutes."
House smirked as he leaned in and tucked his twins in bed before grabbing his wooden cane and limping out into the dark hallway.
"Hey Lise, everyone's asleep…" he whispered excitedly as he slowly climbed onto their king sized bed, "and apparently so are you," he added disappointed as he looked at his wife sleeping soundly beside him.
"Goodnight," He said softly as he kissed her on the forehead before wrapping his arm around her waist and slowly drifting off to sleep.
A small ray of light shone through the blinds and rested on her calm face. She slowly awoke and subconsciously reached to the other side of the bed, only to have her hand fall down beside her. Sitting up abruptly, she scanned the room, "House?" She asked hesitantly. She was in a familiar bedroom with the golden bed sheets. It was all just a…dream, she thought sadly, as she rubbed her eyes with her left hand, while holding the blankets at her chest with her right. Looking at her clock, she noticed that it was almost 6:00am. Sighing as she got out of bed, she wondered if the dream would ever become a reality…
Of course not, House does not have a 20-year-old daughter – it was all just a stupid dream. Your mind is playing with your mind and feelings… She thought to herself as she entered the bathroom, it was all a stupid dream.
A/N – Kinda short, I know…but I haven't touched this chapter in months, and thought I should finish it up and post it….haha, hope you liked it!
