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June 8, 2009
The Cuddy-House clan has been back in Princeton for about three months now. While Cuddy wasted no time jumping back to being PPTH's Dean of Medicine, House opted to take his sweet time with his rehabilitation. House spends his mornings in therapy sessions, and then has lunch with his wife and/or his best friend at noon. By one-thirty, he picks up the twins from pre-school and little Lizzy from daycare. Today is no different than any other day as the kids are warmly welcomed home by the smell of their Oma's homemade cookies. While Blythe agreed to move up to Princeton with the clan, she preserves her newfound independence by insisting on living in a nearby apartment.
As the twins run to give their Oma a warm hug, Blythe gently reminds them "wash your hands before you eat your snacks."
The twins' jockey for position on who'll be the first one to use the bathroom sink.
Meanwhile, Lizzy asks her father "Daddy, do you love me this much?" as she spreads her hands wide apart.
House looks at his daughter in surprise and replies "of course. What's bothering you little princess?"
The little girl replies "Maddy said her Mommy and Daddy loves her so much, they're giving her a baby sister."
"Oh yeah? Tell Maggie that your mommy and daddy love you more, that's why we gave you three big brothers."
"But, I'm not a big sister."
"You're a big sister to Wilson's kid"
Lizzy sadly replies "but baby Becky lives with Aunt Rachel and Uncle Wilson."
"Even better. You get to play with the rugrat and when she gets cranky we can give her back to her parents."
"But that I wanna be big sister all day."
Charlie yells "No! One whiny little girl is enough."
Blythe gently reprimands Charlie to be nice to his sister.
Lizzy ignores her brother and pleads "Daddy, if you give me a baby sister, I'll be the bestest big sister ever."
"I'm sure you will princess but, we'll have to ask Mommy okay?"
"Can we call Mommy now?"
"Uh…later princess. "
One of the deals that Cuddy made with her husband prior to uprooting the family back to Princeton is agreeing to expand their sprawling estate—specifically, the addition of an indoor pool. It's one of the features that the House kids really enjoyed in their Baltimore condo. As their father speaks to the construction manager, the twins eagerly wait by the basement door.
Ethan speculates "the pool is ready."
Charlie asks "how do you know?"
"Look" as Ethan points to the covered path that connects the main house to the addition. "There are no more tools."
Charlie shrug his shoulder and replies "that's because Mommy told them to put away their tools when they're done working."
Ethan nods "Mommy is right you know. Tools are dangerous. Someone could get hurt."
"Who can get hurt?"
"You know. Mommy, Daddy, Oma, you or Lizzy."
"Oh Ethan, you worry too much."
"Nu-uh"
"Uh-huh"
Lizzy walks in and asks "what you looking at?"
Charlie replies "go away. Babies are not allowed here."
"I'm not a baby. I'm going to be a big sister."
"No you're not!"
"Uh huh. Daddy's gonna give me a baby sister."
"No he's not. Puppies are better than whiny baby sisters. We'll ask Daddy for a puppy."
Lizzy replies "but I asked Daddy first."
Charlie counters "maybe we'll just exchange you for a puppy."
Lizzy looks at Charlie in horror and is on the brink of crying when Ethan puts his arms around his sister and says "don't believe him. He's just kidding."
Charlie replies "no, I'm not. While you're sleeping, we're gonna take you to pet store and exchange you for a puppy."
Lizzy starts crying and immediately rushes off to her Oma.
Ethan pushes his brother and says "stop it! That's not funny."
Charlie pushes back and replies "you stop it! Why do you always take her side?"
"Because she's our baby sister. We're supposed to take care of her, not scare her."
Charlie shrugs his shoulder and replies "she's annoying. All she does is sing and have tea parties."
"She's a girl. That's what girls do."
"Yeah, so let's exchange her for a puppy, it'll be more fun."
"When I get sick at school, do you want to exchange me for a puppy too?"
"No! You're my buddy. We take care of each other."
"If we have another sister, Lizzy will have a buddy."
"You think she'll stop annoying us?"
Ethan nods his head.
Charlie quietly gives it a thought and replies "puppies are more fun than annoying little sisters. Why would we want two annoying sisters?"
Ethan replies "if Daddy says yes to Lizzy, we can ask Mommy for a puppy."
Charlie raises his brows and smile at Ethan's idea.
Blythe walks down to the basement with a crying Lizzy in her arms and exclaims "Charlie, didn't I tell you to be nice to your sister?"
Charlie gives his Oma the puppy-eyes look and replies "I was just kidding, Oma."
As House walks in, Lizzy tearfully informs him "Daddy, Charlie says he's going to give me away for a puppy!"
House looks at Charlie and asks "is that true?"
Charlie shrugs his shoulder and quickly changes the topic "can we see the pool now, Daddy?"
"Nope. And apologize to your sister."
Charlie tentatively says "Sorry Lizzy."
House asks "sorry for what?"
"I'm sorry that I said I was gonna exchange you for a puppy."
Lizzy asks "do you mean it?"
"Of course! You're my baby sister. I'm not gonna give you away."
Lizzy smiles and gives her brother a peck on the cheek.
Charlie is about to say something but quickly receives a glare from both his Daddy and Oma.
TBC