Chapter 14 - Who is your Daddy? PART 1

I know it's been like a 100 years I haven't written anything but I felt inspired during those holidays. So this part of the story will be divided into two separate parts. This is the first part. I hope you enjoy it. I'll try to post the next part as soon as I can. Thanks again for all the great reviews I just adore them.

The sound of her heels in contact with the marble floor echoed in the corridor as she exit the elevator.

'Breath. You are not going to yell. You are going to walk in there and use a calm, poised yet firm and administrative tone.' Cuddy repeated to herself in her mind as she inhaled deeply.

She finally arrived in front of the office's door she had found herself so many times. The curtains were closed and consequently she could not see inside it. She pushed the door firmly and instantly froze as she laid eyes on the doctor whom was very good at getting on her last nerve.

House was asleep. This should not have been a surprise to Cuddy but it was not the fact that he was asleep that made her cocked her eyebrows, it was the fact that he was laying on the floor, in the middle of the room, his arms crossed over his cane that made her froze into place. He was breathing lightly, a small smile drawn across his lips.

Cuddy hesitated for a second to wake him. After all, House asleep was harmless House and it could save her a few hours of trouble. She could take that time to actually work and not constantly dread the doctor's sudden eruption in her office or a call of an angry patient.

However, as much as the idea of quietly leaving the office tempted her, she had promised herself to make House's life insufferable, as he made hers. A glass of water caught her attention, lying on top of his desk. She quickly walked up to the former and carefully grabbed the glass.

She gently approached House as her feet were now up to his head. She grinned mischievously. She raised the glass on top of him and poured the liquid over his face.

House immediately woke up and rose from the floor, crying out in shock. Cuddy was enjoying the moment as House was half drenched in water. After a few seconds he looked up to her, shooting her an angry glare.

'Hey what was that for?'

'That was for being such a pain in the ass every single day.'

'Oh and pouring a glass of water on my face was your way of getting revenge?'

She bit her bottom lip. 'Yeah I guess you can call it like that. But part of my revenge because compared to all the things you have made me suffer all these years, I think water spilled on your face does not equal it.'

House got up to face her and look at her straight in the eyes, shooting her his signature playful smirk.

'Well next time a little warning would be appreciated.' He whispered in a husky voice.

'It's not revenge if you know what I plan to do to you beforehand. But nice try.' She retorted in the same tone.

He took a step forward, his lips nearly touching hers.

'Please Cuddy we both know that the master in revenge plans here is me. You are too pure and too restricted on moral grounds to actually have a full revenge on me.'

'I…' She wanted to reply but his proximity was intoxicating. Her breathing rhythm increased and her mind could not function rationally anymore. She tried desperately to regain control of her body.

'Plus Cuddy face it, you just love me too much.'

His words triggered anger in her mind as she now glared at him, her eyes full of rage.

'Please House never underestimate me, you could be surprised.'

She suddenly let the files she had been carrying fall on his arms.

'You have patients waiting in the clinic. You better not deprive them of your presence any longer.'

She gave him a victorious smile and walked to the door. Before closing the former, she turned around and gave House one last glance.

'Oh and House, you are right. Revenge is fun.' She winked at him. He did not know if he had to be amused by her playfulness or worried that she was turning like him. After a few moments of contemplation on Cuddy's revengeful new side, he followed her footstep unwillingly going to the clinic.

HUDDY HUDDY HUDDY

'And it really itches. The rash is all over my back and my arms. Also a bit on of my face. I don't know what it is and I'm scared it could be something incurable.'

House was sitting on a chair, staring at the middle-aged red haired woman.

'Tell me, oh mighty patient. Do you have kids?'

'Yes I have two boys but how can this be relevant to my rash?'

'Does one of them appear to be sick lately?'

'Yes my youngest just got chicken pox. You should see him, trying to scratch all the time; he's going all hyperactive in the house at times.' She laughed as House looked at her in frustration.

'And tell me oh mighty patient, have you ever had chicken pox when you were a child?'

'Well no actually. Funny story, all of my brothers and sisters got it. You see I have seven brothers and sisters. But I was the exception. I remember Kara, the youngest used to watch…'

'Yes I'm sure it's a lovely story, House cut her off, but do you see the connection between the two facts you just stated?' He asked, on the verge on annoyance.

The woman cocked on eyebrow looking at the doctor sitting in front of her, completely clueless. Seeing her ignorance, House sighed.

'You have chicken pox.' He finally said as it was the most obvious thing in the world.

'Oh that's funny because my son has it … ohhhh' she suddenly realized.

'Yes 'ohhhh'. Something you could have realized earlier if you weren't such a moron.'

The patient tried to retort to House's insult but he was already out of the exam room. He limped to the counter and threw the file away. He was so tired of idiotic patients. He massaged his temples. A voice erupted behind him.

'Having fun?'

House turned around, facing a very amused Cuddy.

'I'm just having the best time.' He retorted in a sarcastic manner.

Cuddy let out a giggle. Seeing him suffering with clinic patients was somehow a very satisfactory sight, and very entertaining too.

'Well since you are having so much fun, I decided to add you three extra clinic hours this week.'

She patted him on the shoulder while he shot her an angry glare. 'Well have fun now.'

To that she turned around but was stopped abruptly by House gripping her arm. He forced her to face him.

'No, this is more than just revenge. This is actually you wanting me to…'

Before he could not finish his sentence a nurse approached Cuddy.

'Doctor Cuddy you better come quick!'

Sensing the urging tone of the nurse, Cuddy followed her immediately. She gasped at the view before her. Another nurse, standing in the middle of the lobby, was holding a small baby. He was one of the smallest looking baby Cuddy had ever seen and he was crying with a small brown torn-out sheet barely covering him.

'Someone left him at the entrance of the lobby, outside in the cold. One of the hospital staff member discovered him and we were told to contact you immediately. He needs immediate medical attention.'

'He does, bring him to medical room 1. I want a full check up.'

The nurse nodded and followed her boss' orders.

'You, Cuddy pointed at the other nurse who had informed her about the incident, I want to know who left that baby there. Check with security.'

Cuddy hurried to the medical room where three nurses hovered around the little boy who had stopped crying and was watching with big blue eyes all the noise above him. Cuddy gently brushed her finger to his tiny hand.

'Everything seems okay Dr. Cuddy. He is a bit dehydrated but we are giving him fluids. One of the nurses has gone to call social services.'

'Good. Cuddy continued to stare at the small child. Who would ever want to leave you?' She whispered holding his hand.

'Dr. Cuddy I just spoke to social services. They can send someone in two days. They said that at this period of the year they were overbooked and therefore could only send someone then. They said to attribute a doctor as the legal guardian of the child for now, who would be responsible for his care.'

'Ah Cuddy this is your big chance to enjoy the wonders of dirty diapers. How about two days of fun?' House's voice broke out as he was standing in the doorway of the medical room. Only then, Cuddy noticed his presence as she had been absorbed by the baby's blue eyes. She shot him a glare. She then turned to the nurse who had just spoken and an idea suddenly came to her mind. She smirked.

'That is indeed what we will do. Please put the legal guardian as Dr. House. He will be in charge of this child at all times, meaning at no time must he leave his side. He will take care of feeding, changing, basically everything related to his care. Unless there is a medical problem, only Dr. House gets to be with that baby.'

House looked at her slightly shocked as she shot him a mischievous smirk and walked passed him. House realized she was getting away and hurried behind her.

'You are NOT allowed to do that.'

'Uh Boss. I can do anything.'

He blocked the way to her office.

'No Cuddy I CAN'T take care of a creature in diaper for two days! Don't you know I am a high esteemed and busy doctor who saves lives every day?'

'Oh please. You haven't had a patient for a week now. Plus House this isn't a suggestion, this is an order. This child is now your responsibility, so you are going to turn around and take care of him. Congratulations Daddy.'

She faked a smile and tried moving forward but House's figures forbid her to do so.

'You know you calling me Daddy would sound so much sexier if that baby wasn't involved in this particular scenario.'

'House I do not have time for your some dirty talk right now. Now move!' she forcibly pushed him out of the door. As she went inside she heard House's voice behind the door:

'Oh and when do you have time for dirty talk? Because right now I have a baby to take care of but I'm free in two days.'

HUDDY HUDDY HUDDY

'He does look like you actually.'

'He's just adorable.'

'He has really big blue eyes.'

All House's fellows were staring at the small infant, as he was lying in a small hospital bed that had been installed in House's office.

'Now everybody step away from the baby. And no Foreman he does NOT look at me.'

'So you have to like change his diapers, feed him, put him to sleep for the next two days?' Cameron asked slightly amused.

'Yes these are my orders I believe.'

'Oh boy Cuddy sure is evil. I wonder what he did to make her undertake such actions.' Chace whispered to Taub.

'I think it's more like a payback for ALL the things he did to her during all the years he worked here.'

'Oh you two stop whispering! Don't you have all something to do? Oh I don't know, Taub go flirt with a nurse. Cameron go ramble about something I did to someone. Foreman and Thirteen go do something clever with a stethoscope. And Chase … just go look pretty in the hallways.'

Cameron muffled a giggle at that last sentence. With a little protest from the girls, they all exit the office. House approached the little bed. He watched the infant who was staring at him with big blue eyes.

'Now what am I going to do with you?'

As a response, a voice erupted behind House.

'Perhaps start by buying the right things.'

'Wilson it's about time you showed up. Okay you have twenty seconds for any I told you so comments. Starting … now.'

'Thought you never asked. Well I'll just say this: Cuddy really got you this time. I hope you learned you lesson.'

'Still got 14 seconds. Sure you don't want to give away more of your wisdom?'

'Nope I'm sure. You taking care of this baby when you hate children is already too big of a satisfaction.'

'Okay then. So now…' House searched his pockets and handed him out some money.

'Here are a 100 dollars and a baby. I'll come back in two days. Cheerio!'

Wilson grabbed House's arm as he was trying to walk away. 'Hey slow down now. Don't think you can get away this quickly. You are a daddy now. So you go take that money and go to a store buy some diapers and some baby food. I however am going to go home, have a nice dinner in front of my TV and think of you taking care of this baby laughing by myself.'

'Wilson come on! You know I can't take care of a child. I can't even take care of a fish for two days what makes you think I can take care of a small human being?'

'House you are an adult and I believe if you put your mind to it you can do anything you want. It's only two days.'

'What if I lose the thing? Or break it?'

'First calling him a thing is not the right start. And you are NOT going to lose him. I mean he can't walk how could you lose him?'

'But what if I did? I mean how will your moral conscious feel when you'll think 'I had the opportunity to take care of that baby and not let him at the mercy of an irresponsible and reckless adult but I didn't take it'?'

Wilson sighed. This wasn't going to be easy.

'You'll do fine House. First go buy baby stuff. I mean he is a baby all he does is sleep, poop and eat. If you think about it, you two are very much alike.'

'Well who knows maybe when he grows up he'll be just like you? That would of course depend on his divorce rate.'

'You can say whatever you want House but the joke is still on you today.'

To that Wilson left House alone, a witty smile drawn across his face. The next two days ought to be interesting he thought. And boy was he right!