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Chapter 14: Calling back
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He heard the alarm beeping and groaned, burying his head under his pillow. For a moment he wondered why Cameron hadn't turned it off and he pulled his head out in order to look at the other side of the bed.
When he opened his eyes he saw that she wasn't in bed, as she was supposed to be.
He rubbed his hand over his face and rolled to her side of the bed, switching the alarm off. Then he grabbed his discarded pajama bottoms and t-shirt and exited their bedroom.
When he reached the living room he found her outstretched on the couch. He moved as quietly as he could and saw that her eyes were closed.
He touched her shoulder and she opened her eyes, turning to look at him.
"Hey…" she mumbled softly, a small smile on her lips.
"You know, it's really annoying when you get up before the alarm clock goes off because then I have to get up and turn it off. Now, scoot over." He said and she smiled in amusement.
She made room for him and he lied on the couch next to her, resting his left hand on her hip.
"You didn't sleep well, did you?" he asked in a low tone and she sighed.
"Did I wake you?" she asked, looking at him apologetically.
"One or two times…" he replied.
"I don't know how this is going to turn out and I don't like not knowing..." She confessed and he smiled knowingly.
"Tell me about it… You are still going to call?" he asked, caressing her cheek softly.
"Yeah, I told you I would. I'm just worried about what is going to happen after they come to the hospital." She explained and he nodded.
"We are going to have to find out. And don't forget that you have me. I'm very skilful when it comes to using a cane." He said, winking suggestively at her and she laughed.
"Yeah, I know that." She said softly and placed a kiss on his lips.
"You forgot to wake me up." Beth's voice sounded making them break apart and turn to look at her.
She was standing by the coffee table; her hands were crossed in front of her chest and she was looking intently at them, reminding House of the times when Cameron looked at him in a similar way when she was upset about something.
Only this time it didn't have the same affect and it only made him smirk in amusement.
Cameron sat straight on the couch and motioned for Beth to go to her.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" she asked once she was settled in her mother's embrace.
"Because it's too early for anyone to be up." House replied, looking at Beth.
"Then why are you two up?" she asked inquisitively, eyeing her parents suspiciously.
"Because the alarm clock went off earlier." He explained.
"Why?" Beth asked again making House groan.
"I really don't know how my mother had the patience to answer to all those questions I asked when I was her age." He said, looking at Cameron.
Beth nudging his shoulder caught his attention again and he turned to look at her.
"Why?" she asked with a playful smile and then ran off towards her room, laughing.
"If I catch you!" shouted House, a smirk playing on his lips.
He looked at Cameron again and she raised an eyebrow in question.
"Breakfast?" he asked with his best puppy dog eyes.
"Good idea." She said and got up, heading for the kitchen.
"Are you coming?" she asked, looking at him expectantly.
"When you look at me like that I think the only answer is yes. Don't tell that to Wilson." He warned and she grinned.
"I can't promise anything…" she said and continued walking to the kitchen, swaying her hips a little more than necessary.
"I don't know what I'm going to do with you…" he breathed out and followed her into the kitchen where Beth joined them a few minutes later with the bunny in her arms.
"You didn't catch me." She stated with a triumphant smile.
"Yes, because I didn't want to catch you." House clarified, looking at her pointedly.
"I don't believe you." She said matter-of-factly making him frown.
"Why?" he asked this time and Beth smirked.
"Because everybody lies daddy." She said with an innocent smile making Cameron burst out laughing and House look at her in shock at first but soon he joined Cameron and started laughing too.
Beth giggled and went to him and he lifted her up making her sit on his good leg.
"I knew that this was going to bite me in the…"
"Greg!" interrupted Cameron before he could complete his sentence.
He looked at her and then at Beth who was looking at him expectantly and decided to keep his mouth shut.
"Ok, why don't you go feed Ricky while mommy prepares breakfast?" he asked and Beth nodded vigorously.
"I didn't say it." He said, standing up in order to stand behind her, his arms wrapping around her waist.
"Riiight…" she dragged out and he placed a kiss where neck meets shoulder making her lean into him.
"Coffee…" he mumbled against her skin and she rolled her eyes.
"Do you have to spoil the mood?" she asked turning in his embrace in order to look at him.
"I could finish what I started but if I did we would traumatize out kid for life and I'm sure that you don't want that." He replied with a smirk and she swatted his chest playfully.
"I didn't mean that." She said, smiling, and he let go off her letting her prepare their breakfast.
After they all had breakfast and got dressed House and Cameron dropped Beth to school and then went to the hospital.
Seeing the time when they arrived he decided that it was too early for him to go to his office so he followed Cameron to her office.
"I thought you were going to go to your office." Cameron said as she dropped her briefcase on her desk.
"There is no one in my office, who am I going to bug there?" he asked incredulously and sat on a chair in front of her desk.
"You are right, what was I thinking?" she asked, feigning shock.
He raised an eyebrow, studying her for some moments and then pulled his PSP out of his pocket.
"I'm going to play 'til your interns come. Then, I'm going to mess with their heads." He said with a smirk and she shook her head.
"No you are not. By the way, did you talk with Harrison?" she asked eyeing him suspiciously.
"Who is that?" he asked, his eyes glued on the screen of his game.
"My new intern, dark hair, pale blue eyes…"
"With a ridiculous accent?" he asked, cutting her off.
"If by 'ridiculous accent' you mean that he is British yeah." She said making him smirk.
"Now, that was hilarious!" he exclaimed, pausing his game and turning to look at her only to find her looking back at him with that look that their daughter was trying to pull off that morning.
Only this time it didn't make him smirk, it had a completely different affect.
"It was an accident?" he tried to defense himself but she didn't seem too convinced.
"Maybe you want to try again." She asked, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"He was asking for it?" he asked again and she raised an eyebrow.
"How many times have I told you not to mess with my interns?" she asked, resting her palms on her desk and looking intently at him.
"A million?" he asked innocently.
"Greg..." she said with a sigh.
"I was bored! Plus he was looking like an idiot, what did you want me to do? Even Beth would mock the guy!" he said and stood up in order to go and sit in her chair.
He wrapped his hand around her wrist and dragged her down, making her sit on his left leg.
"You will never grow up, right?" she asked with a smile and he grinned.
"Of course not!" he exclaimed, making her laugh.
He placed a soft kiss on her lips and rested his forehead against hers.
"You gonna call?" he asked, looking straight into her eyes.
"Might as well get over with it." She said, smiling weakly and he nodded.
He grabbed the phone from her desk and after dialing the number he handed it to her.
She took it in her hand and a few moments later she heard her mother's voice.
"Hello?"
"Hey mom, it's Allison."
"Allison! I didn't know if you were going to call me back after I told you the reason I was calling…" her mother replied.
"I didn't even know if I was going to call…" she said truthfully.
There were some moments of silence before her mother talked again.
"So… do you know the doctors? Can they see her?" she asked hopefully, waiting for Cameron's reply.
"I arranged an appointment for you on Monday morning, at eleven with the Head of the Immunology Department at Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Just tell the nurse at the reception who you are and they will tell you were you have to go." She said evenly.
"Thank you Allison, thank you so much! I don't know what to do to thank you enough for doing this…" came her mother's reply and she could hear the gratitude in her voice.
"Just go to the appointment. Bye mom…" she said before her mother could say anything else and she hang up the phone with a sigh.
House looked at her and smiled sympathetically. She dropped her head on his shoulder and he wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her to him.
"Did I just make one of the greatest mistakes ever?" she mumbled against his neck.
"We'll find out…" he said, tightening his arms around her momentarily.
She sighed again and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Come on, I'm buying breakfast." Said House after some silent minutes making her smile against his neck.
"Ok." She replied and stood up and extended her hand to him which he willingly took in his larger one.
"You are picking out my Reuben though." He said seriously and she eyed him suspiciously, I silent question in her eyes.
"I kind of pissed off the one that makes the Reuben sandwiches and I think she wants revenge." He said in a low tone and she chuckled.
"Fine, come on, let's go." She said, squeezing his hand and together they walked out of her office and to the cafeteria.