CHAPTER EIGHTY ONE
The following day they were back at work. House and Cameron relaxed and with big smiles on their faces. They had both come in at the same time, and were waiting for the other ducklings to arrive.
"How do you make this again?" House asked her, she was reading his e mails and she refused to make the coffee, told him it was time for him to learn by himself.
"New filter in, new coffee in and water, then put it on!" she said, not looking up from her laptop. Chase came in and smiled at this sight.
"Don't tell me I have to drink that!" he said as he laughed at House making the coffee. He had just turned it on and was hoping that it didn't explode.
"You will drink it and you will like it!" House told him as the machine finished and he poured him a cup of coffee. He gave it to Chase. "I need a tester, and you are replaceable!" House told him as he drunk the coffee. After a few minutes, and that House was sure that he didn't poison him, he poured himself a cup and got Cameron out a bottle of water.
"Why don't I get any!" she asked her as she took the water from him.
"You need to reduce your caffeine intake!" he said to her. She looked at him, and stuck her tongue out! "How mature Dr. Cameron, you can have four hours clinic duty for that!" he told her, she opened her mouth to say something, but decided against it, she didn't really want anymore. Foreman walked in, happier than ever.
"Wow, looks like someone got the cream!" Chase said to him, Foreman poured himself a cup of coffee and joined them all at the table.
"Right, now that we are all here, let's get on with our meeting. By the way, what happened to BSE girl?" House asked them.
"FDA was called in the farm has been closed down. They had killed a cow for their own food, so at least we know that no one else outside the family will be contaminated!" Foreman informed them.
"Okay, so we cure the rest of her family and then that's the case done. Now to today's meeting topic. The way a doctor knows what diseases to rule out…"
"You mean besides doing tests!" Cameron replied looking up from his e mails. "By the way, we have a new case, your e mail inbox, a special one from Wilson, so I guess we have something better to do!" she said, House looked at her.
"What is better than listen to me talking for an hour about things to make you lot better doctors!" House said to her.
"You hate giving lectures, and clinic duty is better, at least I have the hands on experience!" she said to House as she raised an eyebrow at him, he grinned.
"Well, Dr. Cameron, I guess that you had better go and do that then, as I have to talk to the other two boys alone!" House said, she picked up her laptop and left them alone in the conference room. House looked at the two boys' they looked a bit nervous being alone with House without Cameron there. House sat down with them and drunk his coffee.
"So, ideas then boys, what ways does a doctor know about how to diagnose an illness in a new patient?" he asked them.
"You mean instead of doing tests, well a patient history is always a big advantage. Also if you specialise in the subject, it's an extra bonus. Research into the symptoms normally helps too!" Chase commented. House looked at him, this was basic knowledge to them, he was just board and wanted to play with them. He went into the fridge and opened Cameron's bottle of champagne. He poured some in a cup for each of them, just in case Cuddy came in to check on them. He handed them a cup each, drank his in one and poured himself another. The two ducklings looked at him, confused.
"Okay, let's get this over with. Cameron wants me to ask you both something…"
"Since when have you done what Cameron has asked!" Foreman commented, and drunk the champagne House gave him.
"Since she made me do this, otherwise I'm stuck in the seventh circle of hell for the rest of my life! Anyway, she, well us to be honest, well I don't really get much say in this at all! She would like you both to be groomsmen at our wedding!" House said, and then popped two of his pills into his mouth, drained his second glass of champagne as this was to prevent him from saying anything sarcastic afterwards. They both sat there in shock, they didn't expect this, especially since Cameron would normally do something like this herself, she was making House suffer and they knew this, they needed to thank her for it sometime.
"Sure, I've always wanted to be at a white person's wedding!" Foreman said sarcastically.
"Sure, I mean if that is what Cameron wants, then I'll be happy to be a part of this wedding!" Chase said to House. He drunk his cup of champagne in one, he wasn't sure how to react about this. They sat there in silence, and then the boys stood up and left House, where they went, he had no idea.
Cameron was just coming out of an exam room after seeing a patient she had also picked up the file from Wilson and was reading through the file to see what she could find out. She looked up and saw Chase and Foreman walking up towards her. She smiled as she saw them both. They looked at her and she pointed to the exam room. They walked in and she went in after them.
"Hi guys, so here is the new case file, I don't know what it could be, I mean I haven't really had a proper look, House has got me on clinic duty form my immature actions earlier!" she said to them. They looked at her and smiled. "What is it? Do I still have some breakfast on my face?" she asked them as she looked at her face in the mirror.
"Seventh circle of hell! Only House would think of something like that, but as it came from you, I am guessing that you have defiantly gained some power over him!" Foreman said to him, she blushed.
"The only power that I have over him, is something that you both neither want nor can gain! Here at work, I have no power over him, he is my boss, and I respect him in the position he is. We have to make adjustments, and I have made a few since everything that has happened, and I have handled things rather well! I turned out okay didn't I?" she asked them, she didn't need their approval, she just wanted to have some friends who knew what she was talking about, and as they both had been there, they knew what she meant. They both nodded.
"House asked us!" Chase said. "We said yes, I mean how often is it that someone who is like one of the boys to us gets hitched!" he said with a smile on his face, he had a plan and he needed some help, he needed to see his sister, but he had a feeling that she wouldn't want anything to do with it, her being a lawyer and all.
"Can I smell alcohol on your breath?" Cameron asked them both as she got closer to them, they smiled at her. "House opened my bottle didn't he, well I hope that he saved me some!" she said to them both. They looked at the floor. "Right, out both of you! Make sure that Cuddy doesn't catch you! Take this file back to House and tell him he is in my bad books! I have to finish clinic duty, you are both lucky that I'm not checking your alcohol levels!" she said as she opened the door, and the boys walked out. She called in her next patient and continued her clinic duty, so that she could get it out of the way today and then think about their new case.
CHAPTER EIGHTY TWO
"6 year old male, okay, what is it with Wilson and kids, I'm guessing his mum is hot! Anyway, having trouble keeping down food, well, he isn't keeping down anything and also dizzy spells and fainting. What do we think?" House said to them after lunch time. They were all sitting in the conference room, looking at the whiteboard. Cameron was more curious about this case she had a soft spot for children.
"Gas poisoning, glandular fever, yellow fever, I have no idea, those symptoms could be anything in a child!" Foreman said.
"We need a better knowledge of the kid, a patient history, check out his house, health of his parents etc." Cameron mentioned.
"What about a CT scan, if he has been fainting, then we need to make sure that there is no neurological damage." Chase added. House looked at his ducklings, they were smart, sometimes too smart for their own good!
"It could be something as simple as gas poisoning, but then again it could be something more difficult than that! Get a CBC and also a toxic screen, I know what would a six year old be doing taking drugs, but we don't know. CT scan and also put him on a heart rate monitor. Cameron, get a patient history and let's see what we can find out!" House told them. His ducklings got up and walked out of the conference room, Cameron looked back at House, She smiled at him as he looked at the board and spun his cane in his hand.
After a long day, and with a six year old puking up on her as she tried to get his bloods, Cameron finally sat on the sofa in House's living room. Over the floor were adverts for different houses in the area, especially near the hospital. She looked over a few of them, her and House had managed to narrow it down to their top three, and were going to look at them during the week. House came in with food, he and Cameron sat down at the dining room table and began to eat. Cameron looked up at him and smiled, like she always did.
"So, only four months left now!" she said, House nodded, still eating his food. "I can't believe how fast time has gone past!" she commented. House looked up at her.
"Allison, what's wrong?" he asked her, she shook her head, to mean nothing. She continued eating. Once they had finished, they watched a DVD and the OC. Cameron was starting to enjoy this, mainly from House's influence of making her watch it!
"I can't believe you drunk all of my champagne and didn't leave me any!" she said to House once the adverts were on.
"Oh well, guess I'll have to buy you a new one! I really should suspend you for having that at work!" he told her as he took her in his arms.
"Well, I wasn't the one drinking it at work was I? You and the other two boys should be suspended for that!" she said as she smiled up at him.
"Good point! Anyway, thanks to you, I have a bonding session with the boys, and also Wilson, we are going out for a drink Friday night." House told her.
"Okay, then I guess I will make plans with Becky and Cuddy!" she told him. They watched another DVD before turning in for the night.
Friday came quicker than Cameron expected, she hadn't had a chance to ask either Cuddy or Becky for the drink yet, their new case was not going very well, the boy was getting worse, and they didn't know why. This was starting to get to Cameron, but also to House, he was afraid that he was going to lose a patient, especially one so young. They were arguing at their morning board meeting.
"But we can't give him that, it could kill him!" Chase told House after he suggested some meds to him.
"It could also cure him, let's weigh the pros with the cons!" House said to him "Or are you more a betting man?" he questioned Chase.
"I am not betting on a kid's life, especially if your suggestion could kill him!" Chase exclaimed to him "Cameron, say something!" Chase looked pleadingly at her. She smiled at him, she didn't want to interfere, even though she thought that Chase was right, but didn't want to tell him that.
"DR. HOUSE!" shouted a voice down the hall.
"Too young to be Cuddy's voice, damm it Chase, your sister is coming!" House said to her "She is just as annoying as you, apart from she is a lawyer!" he said to him as she walked into the room.
"Is it true what they say about lawyers, the job makes them look older than they really are? If we apply this theory, then that means you haven't passed the bar exam for very long have we Becky?" he said as he raised his eyebrow at her.
"Dr. House, if we go with your theory, then what people say about doctors really being caring people must mean that somewhere under that crusty old man exterior beats the heart of a big softie!" she said to him as she crossed her arms.
"Damm, you found me out, did you find my baba in my hiding place?" House asked her.
"Dr. House, I get more court requests about you than I do about any other doctor in this hospital!" she told him.
"Well, I guess it's the only way for my patients to see me for a follow up appointment!" House told her as he got himself some coffee.
"Well, I am not pulling you out of all of them, either change your attitude, or think about a different career, how about teaching, I'm sure that you would be able to put up with student doctors, but then again, a hospital full of House clones isn't something that I would like to be on the receiving end of! Just keep patient contact to a minimum. If you need to see one, then get Dr. Cameron to do it for you, just stop it!" she told him.
"Well, you will have to talk to Cuddy about that, she makes me do the clinic duty!" he told her, she smiled.
"Oh no, you are not getting out of that!" she said, and left the conference room. "Have a nice day Dr. House!" she shouted down the hallway as she left.
"Right, back to our case…" House said, but Cameron wasn't listening anymore, she didn't feel very well. She stood up, excused herself and made the way to the bathroom. She threw up in the toilet, and then thought about the last time she had her monthly visit, she had been so busy that she hadn't realised that she had skipped a few months! She started to cry, she knew what this meant, and she didn't want to face the truth, she was pregnant. Her stomach began to cramp up at this thought, she remembered the last time she didn't realise she was pregnant, she had lost the child through a miscarriage, as her body couldn't handle the changes. The doctor told her the possibility of this happening again was very high. Her stomach began to cramp up even more, she screamed in pain.
"Cameron? Is that you? Are you okay? Let me in!" said a voice at the door, she realised it was Becky. She opened the door, tears were falling from her eyes. Cameron looked up at her, in pain still from her stomach, she knew that it was happening again, and she didn't want anyone to know.
"I need, some pain killers, go find Chase, tell him to get me a shot of painkillers. He will know which ones you are talking about! Don't tell him anything, just tell him that I have a really bad headache!" she said, Becky nodded and left her there. Cameron shut the door and doubled over in pain again. She looked down and saw blood coming through her underwear. She knew that she was going thorough then, and she really needed to see a doctor. Becky came back and rolled the syringe under the door, Cameron took off the plastic covering and injected it in her arm, and waited.
"Allison, Chase is outside, I'm going to bring him in okay!" she said.
"No, please I can't have him see me like this!" she told him. "Just get House, I can't believe I said that, but if anyone has to be here, then I want House!" she told him. She left and went to find House.
CHAPTER EIGHTY THREE
Cameron sat on the floor, and let the pain take over, she knew what she was going through, the premature labour of the baby, and she just wanted it to be over. She heard a knock on the door.
"Cameron, let me in!" House said, she unlocked the door, he went up to her and sat down next to her. "What is it?" he asked her, she looked up at him, tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry Gregg, I'm having a miscarriage, I didn't even know that I was… until it started. I'm really sorry!" she said, House took her in his arms, he was shocked. She doubled over in pain again and waited until it was over.
"How many months are you missing?" he asked her.
"Three, I mean I should have noticed something!" she told him as the pain subsided. House smiled at her.
"Don't worry about it, we were not ready for it, it's not your fault that this is happening. Once everything is done and we are settled, then we can try for another baby!" he told her as he stoked her head.
"You're not mad at me?" she asked him.
"Of course not! I want to be a father one day, but not at the moment, we have other things to worry about and I want you to myself for a bit longer before I share you with our child!" he told her, she cried in his arms. She screamed in pain again, and then it was over, she relaxed in House's arms, she knew it was done and she cried, whispering how sorry she was to House the whole time.
"I let us down!" she said in a hushed voice.
"No, you haven't let us down, I love you and there will be a time, but this wasn't it. Come on, we need to get you into an exam room." House said. He asked Becky to get her a wheelchair once she came back they helped Cameron get into it and took her to the exam room in the clinic. House wanted to check her out himself, but he was too emotionally drained to do it, he asked Wilson to do it, even though it wasn't his speciality, he rather had someone he trusted than a doctor he didn't know any day. When Wilson came out, he looked at House.
"She is fine, the baby, well it was too small for her to notice. The miscarriage happened naturally, her body wasn't ready for the baby. She needs rest, so I have given her the rest of the day off. Take her home I'll look after the case for you." Wilson told him, House nodded and went in to see Cameron. He helped her to his car and drove them home. He made her a hot bath and let her relax in it. She talked to House, mainly telling her how sorry she was bout losing the child, and House kept telling her not to worry about it. He had cancelled the evening out, and he went to look at the house's that they had picked out, it helped Cameron take her mind off what had happened, it had brought her and House closer, even though it was such a traumatic experience. They decided on a house and put in an offer for it. They just had to wait to see if it would be accepted. They went back to House's apartment, Cameron was more happier. They fell asleep together on the sofa, Cameron in his arms.
The months past and as soon as they knew it, it was the week of the wedding. Cameron and House had gotten over the incident in the bathroom at the hospital, but it still, somewhat annoyed Cameron that she had a second miscarriage in her life. Friday came and the team had the day off. Cameron spent the morning with the two boys', they spent most of the time admiring Cameron in her wedding dress, she wanted a male opinion and as House wasn't allowed to see it, she had asked them. When she stepped out of the changing room, the boys just stared at her.
"Wow, Allison, you look, like something out of a fairy tale!" Chase commented, he was also having his suit tried on, Foreman turned and his face said it all, he was under the spell too. Cameron's dress was a figure hugging one up to her waist it then flowed down to the ground with a small train behind her. It was simple the night jacket that came with it had sequins decoration of flowers on it. It was cut just below her shoulders and was white. She looked in the mirror and smiled at herself. Her hair was up in a simple bun for the day, but Becky was planning on doing her hair tomorrow. Chase came up to her, Cameron turned and faced him, she had tears in her eyes. He took her in his arms and she hugged him back.
"Oh Robert, I'm so nervous!" she told him, he stroked her head.
"Don't worry about it, after tomorrow, the whole stress will be over and then you and House will be married." He told her. He wanted to object to it, but he wasn't sure on how, he wanted Cameron, House didn't deserve her! She pulled away and looked at him in the eyes, then she did something that shocked him, she kissed him gently on the lips. It was what he had always wanted, and it was the only time that she would be able to do it. It was a short but gentle kiss on her lips. She pulled away a minute later.
"Thank you Robert, for everything, just for being there for me was enough!" she said to him, Foreman looked at them, still stunned. "Do you want one too?" she asked as she smiled at him. He smiled back.
"Thanks for the offer, but I have to decline, but I wouldn't mind a hug!" he said as he held his arms open to her. She walked over to him and then relaxed in his arms. He held her there for a few minutes. "I'm really happy for you Allison, I'm glad to be a part of this and also working with you!" he said, she looked up at him and smiled. He released her and she went and got back changed into her normal clothes. Once they were changed, and had arranged for everything to be delivered at her apartment, they left. They went out for something to eat, before heading back to Cameron's place. House wasn't there, so they kicked back and relaxed, starting to drink the vodka that Cameron had stashed for the day. They were half way through the bottle when House, Cuddy, Wilson and Becky walked in. Cameron and the boys were sitting on the sofa laughing at the film that they were watching.
"That was so bad!" Cameron said as they re-winded it to watch it again. House looked at the vodka bottle, went into her kitchen and grabbed four extra glasses and poured them some.
"Hey, that's mine!" Cameron said, as she tried to pull the bottle away from House, she was too slow, and House had taken it.
"You snooze, you lose!" he told her as he gave them the glasses with some vodka in it. "Right, who is driving me home again tonight?" House asked them, Wilson put his hand up. "Then enjoy it my friend!" He said, and they downed their shots. Allison's family was coming that night, so they were checked into a hotel, and Chase was going to pick them up to see her tomorrow.
"Good point, go easy on that Robbie, you have to pick up my family tomorrow, but I guess you can all crash here! Well, except you Gregg and also you Wilson, just make sure he doesn't go AWOL on me before tomorrow!" she told him as she raised her glass for a refill, House poured her glass, and she downed it in one.
"You should also go easy, don't want you being sick tomorrow!" He told her. She took the bottle from him and stuck her tongue out at him. "See, what I have to put up with for the rest of my life!" he said to everybody.
"Oh you are going to enjoy it!" she said, as she stood up and kissed him passionately on his lips, everyone starred, and after about five minutes, Cameron came up for some air, House just stood there, still holding her in his arm with a big grin on his face!
CHAPTER EIGHTY FOUR
The night drew to an end, and Cameron and House had spent the whole evening in each others arms on the sofa.
"Right, time to go!" Wilson said as he looked at House. He kissed Cameron one last time.
"Until tomorrow morning Mrs. Allison House!" he whispered in her ear, she blushed. She kissed him one last time, and Wilson left with him in tow.
"Right, time for us to go too!" Cuddy said to Foreman, his car was in for repairs, so Cuddy was giving him lifts home as they lived near each other. Foreman stood up.
"Okay Lisa, see you all tomorrow morning bright and early!" he said, and they left. It was just Cameron, Chase and also Becky, they had planned to stay with Cameron tonight, so that they could sort everything out the following morning. They watched a few DVDs until Cameron fell asleep in Chase's arms. Becky looked at this sight.
"I bet that you are enjoying this!" she said to her brother.
"I want her Becky, he doesn't deserve her!" he said quietly to her, he didn't want Cameron to wake up, he loved the smell of her hair and her skin next to him.
"She made her choice, please Robert, for your own sake, don't do anything stupid tomorrow like objecting to the marriage!" she told him, he looked at her, trying to act surprise. "Yes, I know that you have thought about it, I'm not blind and I'm not stupid, I didn't get become a lawyer sitting on my butt for four years!" she told him. Chase looked at her.
"I will never find someone to replace her, or to feel the same amount of love that I do for her!" he told his sister.
"I know, and it's painful, but you have to! She will always be there for you, just like you are always there for me, now please, I love you and as your sister and a lawyer, don't ruin it!" she told him.
"Okay!" he said as he stroked Cameron's head.
"Pinkie promise!" she said, Chase reached over and took her pinky in his.
"Pinkie promise." He said. He picked Cameron up and took her to bed.
Cameron woke up the following morning to the smell of eggs cooking she turned and saw Chase lying next to her. She knew that nothing happened he loved her too much to do something to violate her. She went over to him and kissed him gently on his lips for the second time, *he deserves it!* she thought to herself. Chase smiled and stirred.
"Allison?" he said, he opened his eyes and saw her looking over him. "Am I still dreaming?" he asked her.
"No, it's real, and you deserved it. You know what today is!" she said, he nodded as he stretched. She got changed in front of him in her training gear.
"You are joking!" he said to her.
"I'm not stopping my training for one day!" she said, as she went onto her treadmill. Chase followed her. "You should go pick up my family. Becky will look after me!" she said, Chase nodded, went to grab a bite to eat and then left the two girls alone. After Cameron had finished her 40 minute workout, she sat with Becky and they had breakfast, once she was finished, she jumped into the shower. She dried herself quickly, and threw some clothes on. When she walked out of her bedroom, her brother was there, her mum and also Alana waiting for her. She smiled at them all, and greeted them one by one. There was a knock at the door, she opened it to see Cuddy there, she had dropped Foreman at House's place in case Wilson needed some back up! Becky grabbed Cameron by the arm and dragged her into the bedroom to do her hair, the rest of them got ready in the living room.
"You know, Robert is going to be in a lot of pain after today!" she said as she began to plait Cameron's hair.
"I know, I don't want to do it to him, and it will hurt him, but he knows my feelings and also things between us are strong, he will be okay I hope!" Cameron said as she sat still.
She picked up the roses that were lying in a box and checked the length of the stalks, and cut them off. She finished the plait and looked at Cameron to make sure it was okay, then began to weave in the roses in between the places where she could. Once she was finished, Cameron looked at her hair in the mirror and was stunned.
"Thank you so much Becky, it's just better than I imagined it would be!" she said to her. Becky left the room and Cameron's mum walked in and began to do her makeup. She was giving Cameron words of advice during this time, by the time she had finished, her mum was in tears.
"My little girl has grown up! I wish that you father could be here to see this!" she said to her.
"He's watching from up above!" Cameron said as she took her mum in her arms, a tear fell down her own cheek. She left her, and she heard a knock at the door, she opened it and saw Cuddy standing there in her dress. She had Cameron's dress with her.
"Time to get changed!" she said, as Cameron let her in. "You look amazing!" she said as she saw Cameron's hair and make up, Cameron blushed. She took her dress and went into her bathroom. She came out with the dress on, and Cuddy just starred at her. "Oh, to be young again!" she said as Cameron turned around to allow Cuddy to do her dress up.
"Thank you Lisa, for everything!" she said, and she hugged Cuddy. Cuddy opened her bedroom door, and let Cameron walk out everyone turned and looked at her, shocked at how elegant she looked. She smiled at them all and photos were taken.
CHAPTER EIGHTY FIVE
They arrived to the church, it was a small one as she and House only wanted to keep it with close friends and also family. She stepped out of the car with Cuddy's and Becky's help, her brother already there, waiting for her. Chase had gone before Cameron came out fully dressed as they had to be there before them. Alex smiled as he looked at his sister.
"Wow Alli, you look amazing!" he told her, as he offered her his hand, she took it and he kissed it. She blushed again. Wilson came out and took one look at Cameron and stopped in his tracks.
"House was wondering when you would get here! He's waiting inside, I think we were able to calm his nerves!" he said, still staring at Cameron. Wilson kissed her on the cheek, and went in back to House, in case he planned to come out to see her. Everyone went in, leaving Cameron, Cuddy, Becky and her brother out there alone, as they waited for the music to play. Once they heard the wedding march, Cuddy and Becky walked in and down to the front, everyone turned and saw them walking down in their pale blue dresses, the colour seemed to work for them both. The music stopped, and everyone, including House turned at this point. The music started to play the wedding march, and Cameron came in, arm linked with her brother, who was smiling like the happiest man in the world, but at the same time, could see the sadness in his face. House was in shock, Cameron looked up from the floor and straight at him, she wanted to see his reaction. House looked at her, he didn't know what to say, she was… magnificent! Alex brought her to House's side, and kissed Cameron on the lips, then went to sit next to Alana. House took Cameron's arm, and they walked a few paces up to the vicar.
"Friends and family, we are gathered here to witness the ceremony in the joining of Greggory House and Allison Cameron…" the vicar said. House looked at Cameron, the women he was going to spend the rest of his life with, and smiled.
"Is there anyone here who thinks that these two should not be married, speak now or forever hold his peace!" the vicar said, Cameron looked at Chase, she knew he wanted to say something, but he smiled at her, and gave her the thumbs up, she laughed and took this sign as his blessing, he wasn't going to ruin her happiness. He knew that she would still be a part of his life, and for that he was truly grateful! The rings and vows were exchanged, and the vicar declared them man and wife. House took Cameron in his arm, twisted her around, making her laugh, before passionately kissing her in front of everyone. Everyone clapped and cheered at this moment. That moment was the most precious moment both House and Cameron had, and it was the best way that they both could have thought of to start their new journey together, as man and wife.
THE END!!!
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