Title: I didn't see this one coming

Summary: House is Buffy's dad

Author: Mikesh

Part: 1 of 8

Disclaimer: Don't own House or Buffy

AN: this starts when Buffy is born.

below is the challenge for this story by Buffy/Charmed

Challenge for Buffy/House M.D. by Buffy/Charmed

Everyone who knows House seems to think he's only ever loved one person. But love isn't always the equivalent of a spouse or a lover.

What if, say sixteen years ago, House met a woman named Joyce Summers at a bar. Each in a drunken state, they slept together.

Later Joyce realized she was pregnant, but never told him. But when she died giving birth from blood loss (or something more complicated if you want) at the hospital he worked at, Gregory House found himself with a daughter.

Buffy grows up with House and they're very close.

Greg House likes to keep medical work life separate from his life as a father, so only close friends, i.e. Wilson, Stacey, and maybe Cuddy really know her or talk about her until

A) Buffy comes in with a mysterious illness, requiring his team's specialty where they meet her.

B) Buffy wants to be a doctor too, and wants to see how things work. Or,

C) Some reason you choose Buffy has free time and starts hanging around the hospital.

Buffy, although maintaining her Buffy-isms, should be at least to a certain extent like House with the sarcasm and comments.

Buffy being friends with Wilson, calling him 'Uncle W', or something to that effect and him hating it or at least acting like he does.

A scene where House's team walks in to the main room to see both Buffy and House reclined with their feet propped up playing video games.

This conversation between Chase and Foreman:

Chase-"It's like one of those movies where you think you killed the monster, but it was just the baby, and the mum's still out there."

Foreman-"Isn't that a little backwards here?"

Chase- "Doesn't make her any less the Devil's spawn."

On with the story…

It had been nine months since Greg had seen the woman that had changed his life forever. He all he knew was her name and that he couldn't get her off his mind. Her name was Joyce Summers.

Little did Greg know as he limped into his office that his life was to be forever changed. He didn't realize by the end of his shift tonight he'd never be the same person he was this moment.

"Hey Greg," James said walking to his office.

"Hey," Greg said.

Greg was in the clinic doing his hours that he was being forced to go by Cuddy. He was just getting ready to see another idiot patient when he got a page from the ER. It read: GET DOWN HERE NOW.

So Greg went down to the ER to see what was going on. Not in a million years did he expect to see what he saw.

"Joyce!" Greg exclaimed limping over to her bedside.

"Hi," Joyce said.

"Take it he's the father?" the doc asked.

All Joyce could do was nod in response to the question.

"Come on then kids," the doc said and with that they walked into a room.

Everything was happening so fast that Greg could barely get his head wrapped around it. He couldn't believe that he was becoming a father and didn't even know it until now.

"Sir you're going to have to leave," the nurse said shoving Greg out of the room.

"WHAT'S GOING ON!" Greg yelled as the door was closed in his face.

Now all Greg could do was wait and see what was going on. He thought everything was going fine with the delivery when all of a sudden Joyce started loosing a lot of blood. More then what Greg thought a woman should during delivery.

Not even twenty minutes later Greg heard the cry of a baby and had to smile.

'That's my baby,' Greg said still smiling.

In between contractions and pushing Joyce had told him that yes the baby was his and how sorry she was for not telling him. Greg really couldn't be mad at her since they'd only had a one night stand.

Flashback…

Today had been a crappy day for Greg. He'd not only lost a patient but he also had misdiagnosed a patient which had caused them their life. He was going to be lucky to not get his license taken away.

Little did he know that Joyce Summer wasn't having it so well either. Her boyfriend of three years had just broken up with her. He had said he wanted to see other people. Joyce didn't know that he didn't want to move on. He had moved on and just never had the guts to tell her until now. And that was only because his other girlfriend had turned up pregnant and threatening to tell Joyce herself if he didn't.

"Is this seat taken?" Joyce asked coming up the bar.

"No," Greg said not really looking at her.

"Ok," Joyce said taking the seat.

After a few drinks both started opening up to the other.

"Well I'm going to be going," Greg said or tried to say but being drunk it came out slurred.

"Me too," Joyce said also slurring her words.

"Hey do you need a ride?" Greg asked not seeing any other cars except his and the bartender's in the lot.

"Could you?" Joyce asked.

"Sure," Greg said.

Once they got to Joyce's place she invited Greg in for coffee which he accepted because he really didn't want to go back to an empty apartment.

A few minutes and kisses later found them in bed.

The next morning when Joyce woke up Greg had left without a word.

'It's better this way,' Joyce thought to herself not knowing that those words would come back to haunt her.

Back to present…

Greg saw the doctor coming out looking very grim.

"NO!" Greg yelled knowing what they were going to tell him.

"I'm sorry Greg. She lost too much blood during birth. There wasn't anything we could do to save her," the doctor said.

"NO! YOU'RE LYING!" Greg yelled.

"I wish I was Greg. There wasn't anything we could do for her. The condition was pre-existing. There wasn't anything we could do for her. I'm sorry," the doctor said turning and leaving.

'No she can't be dead!' Greg thought to himself while sitting heavily on the chair and letting a tear come.

A few minutes later the nurse came out with the baby wrapped up.

"Would you like to meet your daughter?" the nurse asked.

"Yes," Greg said.

So the nurse then put the baby girl into Greg's arms.

For the longest time Greg just looked at the little girl while holding her tightly.

"I'm sorry little one. Your mother didn't make it. But you'll be loved by me and I'll take care of you the best I can," Greg said placing a kiss on the little girl's head as she stirred from sleep.

That's when Greg noticed for the first time his little girl had his cool blue eyes. He never noticed James standing at the end of the hall watching father and daughter bonding for the first time.

Once his daughter fell back asleep Greg went to go take her to the nursery to stay for the night while he got stuff figured out. Greg knew he first had to talk to James and then Cuddy because he'd need a couple of days off.

Once Greg had talked to both of them he went go to see his daughter again to make sure that she was still there. Once he saw that she was he went to go get some stuff for her for when she came home.

"Greg do you want me to watch over her while you and James go shopping?" Cuddy asked.

"Yes please," Greg said.

"Ok," Cuddy said.

Greg was still just numb to the pain of loosing the woman that he'd not been able to get over since meeting her that one night.

Once the guys got the crib and changing table Greg went back to the hospital to stay with his daughter all night long. The next morning he finally told Lisa and James what he decided to name his daughter.

"So what's her name?" James asked.

"Buffy Summers-House," Greg said.

"Only you would name a child that," James said smirking at him.

"Ok that is so your child," James said.

"She just glared at me!" James exclaimed when both raised eyebrows at him.

"James she's a day old," Cuddy said.

"Well she did," James said.

"Whatever," Greg said rolling his eyes.

Once Greg was able to take Buffy home with him he was happy because then he could stay up all night long watching her sleep. She was a very good baby. She didn't cry in less she needed something or just wanted her daddy.

She did let James hold her so long as she could see her daddy. Otherwise she got a little fussy but other then that she was a very good baby.

Since Joyce had no relatives living it was up to Greg to plan her funeral. He ended up having to go to her house to find out who to invite. It ended up being a very small funeral because it seemed she really didn't have many friends. Greg did invite a friend named Giles who seemed to be a very good friend of Joyce's. He seemed to know all about Greg and Buffy which kind of freaked Greg out.

By time Buffy was a month old Greg had taken everything from Joyce's place to his by the request of Giles. He and James were very popular babysitters with Buffy. She seemed to like Giles more then she did James which none of the guys understood. Well Giles did but he never told them why.

Other then James and Cuddy no one else knew about Buffy. Greg didn't trust his team because they were just all fresh meat in his eyes. You really couldn't blame him since Chase, Cameron, and Foreman hadn't been working for more then two months with Greg.

Next chapter: Greg's POV on his daughter growing up and when he found out what she was to become.