Love Will Keep Us Alive
Chapter One
Disclaimer: I own nothing of House, except Avalon, whom I created for this story, and whom will probably be used in future stories.
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"House!" Cuddy yells at him.
"Yes, Cuddy. What can I do for you?"
"Where the hell is…CAMERON!" Cuddy screams at her. Cameron had just come up on the elevator. She stops dead when she sees the look Cuddy is giving her.
"Where the hell were you?" Cuddy screams at Cameron…again.
"My alarm didn't go off this morning. Cuddy, I'm so sorry."
"Well, because of you, Mr. Smith suffered cardiac arrest and is dead. I hope that you are happy." Cuddy says, and storms away. Cameron just looks apologetic and walks away. When Cameron is out of sight, House follows Cuddy. She had gone into her office, and House knocked lightly. House got no response, so he entered her office.
"Cuddy?" House asked cautiously. He sees her with her head in her lap, sitting in her chair.
"Cuddy, are you okay?" House asked. It was at this point that she looked up.
"House! Yes, I'm fine." She stood up to head towards him. She bumped the corner of her desk, and her purse fell down and the contents spilled out onto the floor. Cuddy jumped down to start picking them up. House went down to help, at a much slower rate. He was picking up her things, and noticed tampons in her purse.
"Cuddy…"
"What House?"
"Are you sure you are okay?"
"Yes." She looked at him from her position on the floor. In a split second, House was pushing Cuddy under himself, onto the floor on her back, and kissing her.
"God." Cuddy said after they sat up, propped up by her desk.
"So, what's really wrong. I saw what was in your purse."
Cuddy laughs. "Cramps. I get the worst ones, it's like I'm in a livi-" She stops mid-sentence and bends over, clutching her abdomen. She starts crying from the pain. House just stares at her for a second, then scoops her into his arms and just holds her. Then, there's a knock at the door. Then there are footsteps that wander away since nobody answered the door. Soon, Cuddy dries her eyes and sits up, staring at House.
"House, I-"
"No, it's nothing. You needed it."
"Thanks." Cuddy says and weakly smiles.
A few months later…
"House, do you want to come over for dinner tonight?" Cuddy whispers to him in the hallway.
He slyly smiles at her. "Sure thing."
"Great, come over at six." Cuddy says, smiling and walking away.
At exactly six…the doorbell rings. Cuddy heads over to answer it. House is standing there, grinning.
"House." She says.
"Cuddy." He replies, with a laugh. Then he leans down and plants a kiss on her forehead.
"Are you ready?" She asks, cautiously.
"Who the hell do you think I am?" He replies, looking at her hurt. They then move over to the couch. They sit there in awkward silence for a little while, before Cuddy tries to say something.
"Hou-" That's all she gets out.
"No, don't speak. Just kiss me." Cuddy smiles and obliges at his request. They kiss, and soon House is pulling Cuddy's sweater over her head. He stares at her chest.
"You like?" Cuddy asks, teasingly.
"What do you think? I can't believe they are real."
"Oh, shut up!" Cuddy says, grinning. Then kisses him…again. A few minutes later, they are in her room, they make passionate love from seven pm until two am. Then they sleep. And go to work the next day.
One month later…
"House…can you step into my office for a moment? I need to talk to you in private." Cuddy says to him secretly, away from Cameron and the others. He obliges and follows her. She shuts the door behind them.
"Hi, sweetheart." House says, and kisses her gently on the lips.
"Hi." She replies. "House, I have to talk to you about something." Cuddy says in a whisper.
"Anything. What is it?"
"I'm late."
"You're late?"
"Yes." She replies. House is silent for a little while.
"Have you taken a test?"
"Yes." She replies.
"And…"
"I took four…"
"And…."
"Positive."
"All of them were positive?"
"Yes." She says and doesn't look at him.
"Oh, Lisa! That's wonderful." House says, grinning. Then Lisa starts crying.
"Oh, honey, what's wrong?" House says, and he sits her down on the floor, then holds her in his arms.
"Greg…I don't think I'm ready for this…I'll be a terrible mother!"
"No…No! You won't, you'll be a great mother."
"I will?"
"Yes, you are amazing, kind, nurturing. Everything a mother should be."
"Really?"
"Yes." House says, smiles, and kisses her forehead.
"But I don't know what to do about work."
"Well…I don't see why you can't keep working until a few months before the baby will be born."
"You don't?"
"No. All the work you do isn't that strenuous. You'd be fine."
"You're sure?"
"Yes." Greg replies, confidently. Then Cuddy starts crying again. Then, there's a knock on the door, and Cameron walks in to see Cuddy crying and House holding her.
"Cuddy!" Cameron runs over to her friend. "Is she okay?" Cameron asks.
"She's fine. She's fine. Just a little shook up by some news she just got."
"Well…is it bad news?"
"No. She just doesn't know how to handle it."
"Well…what's the news?"
"She'll want to tell you." House says. "Cuddy." He whispers. She gets up, knowing Cameron is there because she heard her voice.
"Hi Ally." She says.
"So, what's the news?" Cameron asks.
"I'm…pregnant." Lisa says.
"Oh my god! Lisa! Who's is it?" Ally asks, really excited.
Lisa glances at Greg, and then Ally figures it out. "Lisa! Holy crap! You…House? It's his?"
"Yes." Cuddy says, grinning. Ally embraces her, and all three of them talk and work out a plan for Cuddy. Three months later, Cuddy is standing in the hallway, when Ally comes up to her. Lisa is just beginning to show her pregnancy.
"Hi Lisa."
"Hi." She replies to Ally, distantly.
"Lisa…what's wrong?"
"Have you seen Greg? He's late for work, and he hardly has been lately."
"No, I haven't. How late is he?"
"Two hours."
"What? Not even that is like him!" Ally says. "I'll be right back."
"Okay." Lisa says, and nods. Ally goes down the hall and around the corner to use the phone where Lisa can't hear or see her. Ally has a feeling that something bad has happened to House. She first calls New Jersey General Hospital.
"Hello, New Jersey General?" Ally says.
"Yes."
"Is there a Greg House as a patient there?"
"No, there's.." The nurse gets cut off because a new case has come in. Ally can hear what the medics are saying.
"33 year old male. In a bike accident. A car hit is motorcycle head on. He's not responding and is in critical condition." One medic says.
"What's the name?" A nurse asks.
"Gregory House." The medic replies. Cameron nearly screams. Then, the nurse comes back on.
"Yes, miss, he's here. Just arrived."
"I'll be right there!"
"But miss…are you related to him?"
"No, I work with him and Princeton Teaching Hospital. And I have his pregnant fiancée with me. She works with him as well." Ally quickly explains.
"Oh, come right in!" The nurse says, hurriedly.
"Thanks." Ally hangs up and takes off towards the distressed Lisa to tell her the news.
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This is my first fanfiction in a long time, so I don't know how good it will be, but I'm currently working on the second installment. Hope you liked it. Please review! And I love consturctive critiscisms, so feel free to give some!
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