THIS IS AU... SO House and Wilson were Friends with benefits

Chapter 3

House woke up to Lennon crying. The little girl was feeling the effects of staying in the hospital. He got up; it was four in the morning. He got up and first tested his leg when he was sure that he can carry his daughter he picked her up and rock her.

Wilson found him that way at six. "Good morning, House," Wilson said softly opening the door.

"Wilson, She is asleep." He said, Shushing Wilson, "I just put her to bed, as in thirty minutes ago."

"What's going on, House?"

"Lennon woke me up at four o'clock," House said with a sigh.

"Earvin will be here in two hours, I called her." Wilson moved to where House stood; stared up at his best friend. "House, If you want to go out and get some food or pee? I'll rock her. You look like hell."

House wanted to glare at Wilson, but on the second thought; he needs to pee; his leg wasn't doing so well at this point. "Okay," He handed Wilson his daughter. The little girl made a sleepy protest.

"I will be back in thirty minutes." House left Wilson with his daughter. He peed; He needed to call Blythe, and needed to call Jackson he will be taking a couple of days off to be with his kid.

He went downstairs to the Starbucks and bought a cop of coffee for Drew and Wilson as well as apple juice for Lennon.

It was seven, the first phone call he place is with Jackson, his department head. "My kid has cancer, Paul, can I take the week off, I'll email Cody the lesson plan." When Paul replied an affirmative; he replied with a "Thank you." With a huge sigh, he went upstairs.

When he opened the door; Drew greeted him; he pointed at Wilson and his daughter.

"Yeah, I know; here's coffee, Drew. " He said handing his father the cup.

His daughter made a sound of protest, Wilson beckoned him to get her.

House moved to where Wilson was standing. "James, hand my kid to me ." Wilson handed House Lennon; he settled his daughter on his left chest.

Lennon woke up after thirty more minutes. "Good morning, Lennon," House said.

Wilson and Jensen smiled.

After a while, Wilson left House with his family to talk to the oncologist friend of his. Wilson came to his office, it was almost eight in the morning. He had four patients today; excluding House's daughter.

He needed to get House and discuss his daughter's for a treatment plan.

At eight forty-five, Wilson called House because the oncologist was waiting. House came in 10 minutes later. Wilson didn't have to introduce Earvin to House.

"Okay, to start with, Doctor House, will need to treat her with two leukemia drugs; Daunorubicin, and Cytarabine for 10 to 14 days, and after that, if it's on remission then we'll start her with consolidation therapy," Earvin said, but Wilson noticed House wasn't listening after she mentioned the two drugs.

Wilson touched House's arm, bringing him back to reality.

House had known the prognosis for his daughter was good. "Wilson, my daughter has cancer." Wilson scoped House in his arms, hugged him for a while.

Earvin looked up at House; she had thought of House as a tough guy but here he was crying and getting so emotional about his daughter.

"Dr. House, As you know your little girl will be fine; the prognosis is 87%."

"You know, Dr. Earvin since my wife died; I thought about the ways I might lose her, it was eirg through foster care or through my wife's family but I never thought of her dying before me." House had just admitted his biggest fear.

When House left to check on Drew and Lennon, Wilson was stunned; he turned to the other doctor. "I've never heard him like that."

"Yeah, I thought he will be stoic; but he was full of emotions, James." Then she asked. "Care to tell me what happened with House and Cuddy? I have got a colleague back in Princeton who told me about them."

Wilson sighed; he didn't want to say anything to her but as he owes her a favor, "You should shut your mouth about this." When she nodded he took a deep breath. "In April of that year, I dumped House to try a relationship with an ex-wife; Samantha Carr. He thought that we were together for keeps."

"So why would you leave a man that you obviously love for an ex-wife," Earvin asked looking at him.

"Pressure, I guess and also the rumor mill was buzzing around with stories I didn't want that; a lot of self-loathing. Anyway, I had Cuddy was engaged to a 'friend' of his; After the crane disaster in Trenton; Lisa and Greg came to me announcing their relationship. Cuddy every chance possible wanted to break up with him Then she got her excuse when she thought she was dying; House slipped to be with her. Then House married Lennon's mother in front of Cuddy, One day Cuddy confronts House; Greg didn't like to be confronted; after that confrontation, he saw her with another man and… he just snapped."

"So what did House did?" She asked.

"He ran over Cuddy's house." Said Wilson rubbing his wrist as a subconscious gesture.

"Now, House did that?" She was stun, "What was her reaction?"

Wilson nodded, "Greg didn't mean that. He was hurt; House may not admit this to everyone but he likes the idea of a white picket fence and a family." Cuddy was beyond angry of course, but she understood and ultimately she didn't press charges." Wilson said with a sigh. "According to Greg, her mother died in childbirth."

Meanwhile, House and Lennon were talking, about her treatment. "Okay, kid. " Drew left, head home promising his granddaughter that he will be back later. "There is something wrong with your blood; that's why you're here."

"Why Is it?"

House sighed, no parent should be able to explain cancer to their little one. "Because of your blood; it won't be able to fight sickness." He hugged her closed to him.

"Why?" Lennon asked, looking up at House. "Am I going to be in heaven like mommy?"

House couldn't answer he just hugged her to him. Gregory House a long time atheist didn't believe in heaven, but right now he wants to believe in the afterlife. "No," he said he saw her file. Wilson reassured him that his kid will be okay, so, "No, honey, you aren't going to go to heaven in a really long time."

"But am I still sick?"

"Yes," House debated for while whether or not to tell Lennon the name of her disease her kid needed to know so. "You have a disease called Leukaemia; it is a blood sickness that meant that you are going to bleed; like what happened the other day."

"But am I going to get better to be able to play with Amelia, Daddy?"

"Yes, and no matter what happened just remember," He said tearing up, "daddy loves you so much." House kissed her in the forehead.

Wilson found House hugging Lennon while Lennon was sitting in his lap. He smiled a huge smile at House. "House, we need to get her prep for a central line."

"Yes," House said looking at his daughter and place her in the bed. "Dr. Wilson will be there and I'll be in when you wake up my sweet cheeks."

He gave his daughter a kiss. Wilson stood there stunned out of his mine; House had truly changed. Sure House is still rude; and sarcastic; some times a pain in the ass but a lot of things had changed. He loved House then; he loved House more at that point.

End of Chapter 3