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A/N: WOW guys! I'm a little shocked and also a little disappointed. This story used to be number 1 for the first to get updated but you guys lost by 4 points - would have been 6 if two people hadn't had voted for this. You lost to my new story Emergency Page which, well didnt really shock me since barely any of you guys are really voting. Right now you are dead last with only ONE vote for what to update first next time. Come on guys, you used to be number 1 and I think you still can be! You guys just gotta go and vote.
I stayed up extra late to write this chapter and I added ANOTHER twist lol and sadly this story is coming to its end. Well I hope you all like this and I hope some of you are still reading. Self-beta-ed
"How many weeks along are you?" Julie whisper-asked her sister as she and her daughter sat alone with Lisa in the dark of her guest bathroom floor with three candles lit in front of each woman for light.
House was in the bedroom, long since was asleep like everyone else in the house which gave the three girls time to sneak out of their beds and meet up abruptly at 3:45 in the morning. They didn't know where they'd be safe to talk at except for the bathroom where they all now sat as the moon shined through the window and glowed down on them. The trio huddled together around the three flames with blankets trying to keep warm from the unmerciful cold of the night.
"I'm not sure," Lisa answered her sister truthfully and remorsefully. "House knew before I even knew or felt any of the usual symptoms of a woman going through her first few week of pregnancy," She stated with a bit of shame.
How could House, as talented as he was, know that she was pregnant before she, or even her body, did? Could that be why he was so concerned with her dietary habits lately? She smiled at the thought. The baby wasn't even born yet and he was already being a good, loving and caring father, though he probably wouldn't view himself as one no matter how many facts she'd give him. Nonetheless, she just hoped that he'd still stick around after the baby is born.
"But apparently," She went on with the smile still evident on her face. "I have an appointment with the head of gynecology at PPTH tomorrow for a first trimester check up." It wasn't even her who scheduled the appointment. When she asked her employee, Millerton, she told her that House had scheduled it a few weeks back. "I'll find out tomorrow, and I'd really appreciate it if you guys came." She told them with a small, hopeful smile. "House is pretty tired from the case he just solved and extra clinic hours; I want him to rest tomorrow."
The mother-daughter pair looked at each other for a moment before turning back to Lisa with a smile. "We'd love to come with you sis." Julie told her sister supportively, putting a comforting hand on Cuddy's hand with a big smile. "You can always count on us." They smiled at each other sisterly.
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The morning sun – for once – was blocked by the curtains that Cuddy had remembered to close the night before when she returned back to the bedroom to catch just a few hours of sleep before getting up. House woke up just in time to see his girlfriend getting ready to leave for her appointment. He quickly took a glance at the clock and saw that it was only 8 am and he knew exactly what time Cuddy had gone to bed, barely 4 hours ago. With a groan, he made it known that he was awake before he threw a pillow at Cuddy playfully.
Getting hit in the back, in the middle of putting her skirt on, Cuddy turned in shocked and smiled when she saw House glaring at her annoyed. She finished pulling up her skirt quickly before she glided and quietly made her way next to him while keeping the loving smile of admiration on her face. She sat next to his chest and caressed his face gently, feeling his ruff scruff on her soft hands.
"Hey," She spoke softly; very much aware of the time and how groggy House was feeling at the moment, he had been up till almost 1 am working on his case and got home at 2:30 am, then it took him another 15 minutes to get over his normal insomnia. "Why are you up so early?" She asked him concerned as she continued to rub his face lovingly.
"I should be asking you that," He said in a hoarse voice that Lisa found just adorable and sexy. He leaned into her touch as she continued to try to make him go back to sleep like he'd seen her do with Rachel when she was tired at night and didn't have energy to rock her or sing her to sleep. "Why are you up so damn early, it's Saturday, which means I have the day off and gives you an automatic day off." He yawned as his eyes began to heavily close as Cuddy's technique took effect on him.
"Well, since I'm going in later anyways for an appointment I decided that I'd go in to finish some work that I didn't get to do before going home. You know how everything's been piling up lately," She told him with a smile when she saw her strategy work perfectly. "Don't worry; Camille and Julie are going with me. You just go back to sleep." She instructed firmly. "I'll be home in time before you and my father kill each other – hopefully." She smiled. "Then I'll tell you everything about," Though House didn't see it, Cuddy's eyes began to twinkle lovingly, "Everything about our baby."
House gave a soft chuckle as he felt Cuddy begin to draw circles on his abdomen, making his muscles relax more than they already were and she quickly worked her magic on his tense shoulders and large biceps. He mumbled a careless agreement before the darkness quickly enveloped him into another restful slumber.
The second Cuddy felt House's body go limp into sleep; she stood up carefully, slipped on her shoes and left the room soundlessly, barely closing the door on her way out. She was met with a silent home and her niece and sister waiting promptly outside for her. Swiftly, she managed to escape her abode before anyone else could wake up.
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When House awoke once more, it was only about an hour later and it was by the crying of the baby girl right next to his bed. His eyes shot open as her whining grew louder and he turned for another glance at the clock and groaned lazily while trying to cover his head with a pillow. Rachel's demand of attention only grew louder as House ignored her and reluctantly, he gave up and went to her aid and command within a few minutes, though even if she wasn't crying he wasn't sure how long he'd last before she would get him up with her natural baby powers.
"What's the problem, munchkin," He asked dazedly, though he immediately found out when he took a whiff of her hot, heavy diaper. "Can't you hold it in until mommy gets home?" He asked her, and his response was a cute, confused look upon Rachel's face. Rolling his eyes, he glared at the baby before limping to the bathroom. "Fine, you win this round Von Braun, but I shall get my victory." He told her, making her giggle as he changed her very dirty diaper.
After the very dirty duty was done, House and Rachel sat on Cuddy's bed having a stare off as they both waited for the other to do something. House looked at the baby with wide, interested eyes and she mocked his actions as she did the first time they were left alone with the pots and pans.
House decided to test this once more. He leaned back and smirked and Rachel mocked him, falling on her back, luckily against a plush pillow. House let out a soft chuckle at the cuteness of the young girl, but quickly put on a straight face when he saw Rachel smiling at him, he didn't want to give her the impression he actually like her or thought she was sweet. She quickly mirrored his actions with her own instant straight face. Once Greg got passed her need and Cuddy's attention to her, Rachel was really quite the outgoing and adorable toddler.
As the time passed, House and Rachel continued to entertain themselves with monkey dumb foolery for the next hour or two until they began to grow sleepy from their playing and semi-early rise. Being too lazy, House decided to create a barrier on the bed to make sure Rachel didn't fall off one of the sides instead of getting up and walking less than 2 yards to her crib to put her in.
At around 11, Blythe began to wonder why her son hadn't come down to eat all day. She left the group in the kitchen and made her way to Cuddy's bedroom, knocking lightly on the door before letting herself in. A smile appeared on her face and her heart melted when she saw the sight in front of her.
House and Rachel were both asleep, harmoniously in the large, queen size bed. House was lying on his back, his hand hanging off one side of the bed while Rachel rose and fell rhythmically with House's breathing. There, right in front of Blythe's eyes, laid her loving son and sprawled across his chest was her, hopefully, future granddaughter.
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Cuddy worked tiredly after eating lunch with her accomplices and after meeting with her gynecologist. She realized that now she had less than 3 weeks before the reunion and she found out that they were going to start setting up Monday, since they knew they wouldn't have much time to set up everything and the hospital was a very large area to work with.
In the mist of all the trouble and planning, Cuddy realized that she had yet to book a band or a DJ and wasn't going to give Hilary the satisfaction of her failure, even if it was as simple as just a band or DJ. She had long finished her work for the hospital and was now looking into a few bands in the area that she knew were good or at least knew a few good songs and could play then decently.
She was pulled out of her work when she heard a knock at her door followed by the knob turning and the door opening slowly. She took her time addressing the visitor, but once she got her head out of her work and saw who it was a shocked gasp escaped her lips.
"Hello Rabbit, long time, no see."
A/N: Alright, who do you think this mystery person is? I wasn't going to add them, but I decided why not LOL. If i wanna write a sequel I could always center it around House instead of Cuddy lol.
Well I hope you all like this chapter and I hope that there are still a few readers out there. Please do review, because I just love hearing your thoughts and it surprisingly makes writing easier and faster. Sorry for the wait and dont forget to vote, you guys only have 1 vote you gotta pick up the slack ya'll. Good luck in the poll!
-Jess
