-1House unlocked the door to his apartment and let himself and Hope in. He turned around to face her and looked her straight in the eye.

"Where have you been staying since you've been in town?" he asked, concerned for her safety.

"With an old friend of Mother's. Greg, I've missed you so much. Why don't you ever come out to visit Mother and me?"

"I've been busy with work, Sweetie. How have you and Lisa been?"

"We've been good. What happened to your leg?"

"I had a medical problem about five years ago. I had muscle death in my right thigh. But why don't we talk about what happened to you?"

"I don't really want to talk about it, Greg. Why don't we talk about something happy?"

"Sweetie, you need to tell me exactly what happened. We also need to talk about the future of your unborn child."

"What do you mean?"

"I know you think abortion is wrong, but it would really be in your best interest to have one."

"Greg, I know you think that's best, but I can't just kill an innocent baby."

"Hope, if that baby is born, it will have birth defects and it won't have a good life."

"Isn't there some way to determine the paternity for sure?"

"Of course there is. But you said yourself you haven't been sexually active."

"It was a one-night stand. He used a condom and I was on birth control, so I thought we were safe, but accidents happen. Please, Greg, if I don't do this, I'm going to wonder for the rest of my life."

"We need the bastard to come in for a DNA test, then. I hope he isn't the father of your baby, Hope. I would hate to see you in that kind of emotional stress."

"Thank you Greg. How much is it going to cost me? I don't have a whole lot of money."

"Don't worry about the cost. I've got that taken care of. I'll bully Cuddy into billing my insurance company for it."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, now go get some sleep. Second door on the right."

"Okay. I'll cook dinner for you later. Just wake me up when you decide what you want," she said with a yawn before going into his bedroom and curling up under the covers.

House's cell phone rang a moment after she left the room. He looked down at the screen and scowled in annoyance. It was Cuddy.

"What?" he barked into the phone.

"House, Cameron just told me you took a patient to your apartment. What the hell were you thinking?" she demanded.

"She's my younger sister, Cuddy. She was raped by our father and I didn't want her to have to stay in the clinic."

"Will she be okay?"

"I think so, but she's pregnant."

"Oh, god. House, she's probably going to need counseling."

"I know. Can you set up a paternity test for tomorrow? Just bill me."

"Of course, House. I'll get her in first thing in the morning."

"Thank you. I owe you."

"Don't worry about it."

House hung up the phone and flipped the television on. There was nothing interesting on. Then his cell rang again. This time it was Wilson. He ignored the call and dialed the number of the local pizza joint. He ordered Hope's favorite, knowing she probably wasn't up to cooking tonight.

When the pizza arrived, he woke her up.

"Mmm, anchovies," she sighed.

"I still don't know how you can eat those things," he said with a disgusted look on his face.

"They're delicious," she said, pointing her finger at him and grinning.

"If you say so," he replied dubiously. "I've talked to Dr. Cuddy. She is arranging a paternity test for sometime tomorrow morning. How long ago did you have your one night stand?"

"The day before I came back to Princeton. I know the man. He's been a friend for awhile, but neither of us wanted a serious relationship. How long until we get the results back?"

"Probably at least a week. You're staying here with me, so let's go get your stuff from your mother's friend's house."