15/02/2009 15:24:00
(in this story there was no infarction or stacy)
House is in the conference room with Chase, Foreman and Cameron, when Cuddy enters with two teenagers and a small child. He looks to them worry seeping into every part of his being, Isadore the little boy has a cast on his arm, the teenage girl Mackenzie has stitches on her forehead and her face is dotted with tiny abrasions. They older boy J.D (Julian Dylan) is shaking. Its not noticeable to someone who doesn't know him well.
"What happened?" he says to Cuddy
she doesn't answer and he can see that she is trying not to cry.
"it's Ma" Mackenzie says "we were in an accident…." She trailed off
House looks to his fellows "clinic. Now" he orders. They leave hurriedly.
"she's not going to make it." Finished J.D
House put his head in his hands, this could not happen, it wasn't fair.
"Pa?" Izzy sniffed
House stood and walked toward his family – his sons, his daughter and his sister in law- and reached out to hold the 8 year old boy.
His divorce with Marie Cuddy had been simple, they shared custody of the children and remained friends, they were never meant to stay together and had both fallen for someone else. That's it. End of story but now the mother of his children was dying and he couldn't save her.
"who were those children?" asked Cameron as the three fellows walked to the clinic.
"who knows"
"who cares?"
Chase and Foreman answered at the same time. Cameron sighed they had his eyes she thought to herself vowing to solve the mystery.
Cuddy, House and his kids were stood in the hospital room, J.D had his arm round his sister and they were both crying even though they hardly every cried. Izzy was clinging to his dad with his head buried in his shoulder. Izzy was the only child who had his mothers hair and eyes and skin colour. His brown hair sat in a curly sort of afro on his head and his brown eyes were full of sadness his skin was a tanned colour and was covered in scratches from the crash.
J.D and Mackenzie had black hair and their fathers blue eyes, something they were very proud of.
House looked at Cuddy and he could see her body was tense and he knew she wanted to cry. He debated reaching out to hold her but he couldn't not here not with the prying eyes of the people staring through the glass – oh yes he knew they were there and he knew he shouldn't care and should comfort her but he knew she did care what they thought of her.
"she looks so small" whispered Cuddy staring at her half sister.
"I know" House replied.
"Goodbye ma. I love you." Said Mackenzie stroking her mom's hand. Before standing away from the bed. J.D lent forward and placed a kiss to his mothers forehead.
"Night Ma, sleep tight" he whispered.
Cuddy was next.
She took her sisters hand.
"umm, don't worry Marie, I'll take of them. I love you. And I don't blame you and I want you to know that I forgave you." She whispered the last part so low house had trouble hearing her and he was stood next to her.
"say bye to your ma Izzy" House said
" bye Ma" he waved and kissed her head. Then House gave him to Mackenzie.
"where's Mamma going Kenzie?" he heard his little boy ask.
"away" Mackenzie answered.
House gave J.D some money.
"go get your brother something to eat." He told him and the three siblings shuffled from the room.
Cuddy stared at House.
"what am I going to do lise?" he asked "I mean my apartment isn't big enough for three kids."
"my sister, your ex wife is dead and all you care about is how big your house is!? Your not going to even say goodbye?"
"Look at her Blood Alcohol Level Cuddy! She could've killed my family! Besides it's not like she can hear me…" he trailed off and turned to leave the room.
"they can stay with me" Cuddy offered as he went to open the door.
"until you find a bigger place, they can stay with me."
House nodded "thanks" and then he left the room.