Chapter II: "House"

I was watching the episodes I missed on Hulu and I learned Kutner died. *Moment of silence* I figured since this was a Fanfiction I would keep him in. Besides, I like it better this way. Kutner rules! Sorry about the use of curse words. It gets better in the third chapter. Sorry it's been a while. I had finals and then a trip for four days will occupy me still. Please put me on your story alerts, favorite stories, or just put in a review like many people already have. Much love to you.

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­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­"Well, that was easy," said the pretty woman. "I'm Thirteen."

"Hi," Jessica replied sheepishly as she lowered her reddening face. She didn't think herself to be nearly as pretty as Thirteen.

Kutner had gone in to sign the papers leaving Jessica the perfect opportunity for asking questions.

"So," she began, "how much did he pay you?"

"What?" Thirteen asked, appalled.

"How much did House pay you to pretend Kutner's him and you're his wife?"

"Nothing. We work for him."

"Ah, I see," Jessica whispered mainly to herself. She racked her brain for more questions.

"Are you his daughter?" Thirteen asked. She wanted to seize the moment to ask questions of her own.

"Niece actually. Sorry, no steamy one-night-stand for you to gossip about."

Thirteen was a little offended by that remark. She shrugged. Thirteen worked with the girl's uncle. She's used to this. "Why did he put you here? Obviously you have no parents, but he could have taken you in."

Jessica gave her a look. "Five years ago, yeah. People change."

"Oh." Thirteen tried to think of another question. "How did you--"

"Please don't ask that. If I wanted you to know, I would have told you. Okay?"

By then Kutner had rejoined the two. They all got in the car and Kutner drove them away.

Jessica always took pleasure in looking through the windows and watching the clouds go by. The home was thirty minutes away from the hospital so she had plenty of time to enjoy the scenery.

"Any music preferences, Jessica?" Kutner asked reaching for the radio.

"Anything but rap, unless you want to kill me," Jessica replied not taking her eyes off the window.

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Jessica couldn't stand the hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at her in curiosity; all the questioning looks she got as she entered the hospital.

"Your uncle's this way." Thirteen directed her to the elevator.

Jessica followed. Timidly and reluctantly, she followed.

"Are you nervous?" Kutner asked as he pressed the "UP" button.

There was no reply.

When they arrived at the diagnostics department Jessica led the way.

"How do you--" Kutner began.

"Way back when, my parents and I would visit him," Jessica interrupted. By then, she had already sat down in the conference room and started talking to Dr. Taub.

"Who'd House knock up?" a black man standing by the coffee table asked the two returning doctors.

"Foreman, This is Jessica. House's niece," Kutner introduced her like he didn't believe her story.

The door opened and Dr. James Wilson stepped in. "Hi, Jessica. You might not remember me but I'm--"

"Of course I remember you, Wilson!" Jessica got up and hugged him. The other doctors were surprised by the action. Jessica certainly didn't look like the kind of person who would go around hugging people. After all, she was related to House.

"Hello ducklings, annoyances , and…" House looked at his niece trying to figure out what to call her. "unfortunate relatives."

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Not a very good ending but it's the best I've got.