Daddy's Little Helper
Graduation Day
It's Saturday!! And here it is the start of the third part! Idea one was chosen by most of you...although quite a few of you decided that you liked idea 2 last night lol. Happy reading!
Imogen House was holding a certificate in her hand which stated that she had graduated Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. This meant that she could now practice as a nurse practitioner in the paediatrics department; at this point she couldn't be happier.
Her father, half-brother and step-mother were to arrive in Baltimore anytime soon and she would be receiving a phone call from Noah within the next hour. Anna wasn't available to come and see Imogen as she was on holiday in Corfu, but it wasn't like she spoke to her anymore anyway.
As soon as Imogen had turned eighteen she had moved into House's apartment with Cuddy and decided her future with her father. They agreed on attending Johns Hopkins but Imogen made her point clear that she wanted to go into nursing not doctoring.
"What do you mean you want to be a nurse?" House asked when Imogen had announced her decision.
"I want to help people, but if becoming a doctor means I'll turn out with your bedside manner, than I really don't want to be a doctor." She replied as she looked at the prospectus.
"But think of the money you'd make. Screw having people skills, it's all about the money..." and then in an undertone he added "...and the women."
Imogen rolled her eyes and flicked onto the next page.
"I don't care what you think. Nurses are as capable as doctors...maybe even better."
House snorted at this remark.
"Nurses are better than doctors? You've gotta be joking."
"If there weren't any nurses would you be the one going round and giving your patients all their medicines and tending to their needs every day?"
"I don't think so." House replied "I'm too busy to be attending to their needs. All I need to focus on is what's wrong with the idiot and how to fix them."
"No humanity there. Your closest friends are diseases not people."
"Wilson's my friend."
"Uncle James doesn't count. Apart from him who do you call a friend?"
"Chase, Foreman?"
"You've been abusing them since before I was born, I don't think they'd call you friend, actually I'm surprised Uncle James still calls you friend."
"UncJame?" Asked a two year old Toby.
House and Cuddy had managed to have a baby within a year of their marriage.
Toby House looked exactly like his father yet he was developing a personality like his mother. He tended to get distressed easily and frequently told his father 'no' when he saw him popping a Vicodin pill.
"Uncle James isn't here Tobe." Replied Imogen as she picked Toby up and placed him on her lap.
Toby nodded in understanding and started to play with a strand of Imogen's blonde hair.It was now past her shoulders and reached half way down her chest, so it was easily accessible for Toby to play with.
"So what's Noah going to be doing now you've both finished High School?" House asked.
"He's going to work in his cousin's restaurant. Damn that guy of mine can cook."
"Maybe we should all go there before you go to Baltimore." House suggested.
"Are you going to miss me dad?"
"Of course not." House replied as he turned away from his daughter. A lump was starting to form in his throat.
Imogen stood up and was balancing Toby on her hip.
"I'm gonna miss you all. This is like seven years of my life away from you all. I dunno how I'm gonna cope."
House gave into his softer side and hugged Imogen and Toby.
"I'm gonna miss you like hell." He replied.
Cuddy walked in to observe her family in a huge hug.
"Did I miss something important?" she asked them.
Imogen turned to her with tears in her eyes. "Only that I'm gonna miss you guys a whole lot."
The door of her apartment was knocked upon and Imogen was roused from her thoughts of the day she'd told her family she was going to miss them.
When she opened the door she saw a nine year old Toby standing in front of her.
"Tobe!" she said as she pulled him into a gigantic hug.
"Happy graduation." He replied as he handed her a small present. "I brought it with my pocket money."
"Thanks." Imogen smiled as she ripped the paper off revealing a CD of her favourite band. "Where are Dad and Lisa?"
"Mom and Dad are coming; they brought Uncle James, Aunt Leanne and Joseph along."
"Sounds like a family gathering." Imogen laughed.
"Joseph wouldn't let me play with his PSP." Toby pouted.
"Well you can go watch the TV." Imogen told him as she saw the rest of them trundling through the outdoors hallway. As soon as she saw House she shouted "Dad!"
House looked up and saw his grown up daughter waving from her doorway, it brought a smile to his face.
"Emo! Have you done something to yourself? You look different." House asked her as he approached Imogen.
"Nothing's changed." She smiled as everyone else passed them into Imogen's apartment, they all knew it was daddy/daughter time and that was not to be disturbed.
They hugged for a moment and broke apart, as Imogen looked into her father's eyes, she knew now House was here that it felt like she was back home already.
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