The most important changes in your life only take seconds to destroy your hardly gained balance.
She got the call late at night. Way past eleven. A young girl had picked her. She would be a mother.
It took Cuddy 30 seconds to comprehend the message after she had hung up.
She fell asleep with a smile on her face. Her life just taken another path and this time it gave her a feeling, she hadn't felt in ages. Joy.
It took Cuddy about 20 seconds to register what Becca was telling her. She was keeping the baby.
And Cuddy wouldn't take the little girl home with her. Her life took another turn. This time it went upside down and she staggered out of the room, trying to keep her tears in their canals.
This time the feeling was more than familiar. Emptiness.
It took Cuddy 10 seconds to understand. He kissed her and during this 10 second long kiss she finally understood.
10 seconds to explain decades. To explain House and her. The rollercoaster ride was over and she and House had the chance to get off it.
And as suddenly everything fell into place, she felt something she had never felt before. Calmness.