Future Plans

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December –The 4th Month

"Happy Christmas!" Erica shouted as she ran around the apartment like a kid on sweets.

"Go back to bed!" House shouted back. "It's four in the morning!"

Erica ignored him and sat by the tree. Her stomach bump had grown considerably, but it was no surprise since she had two babies growing within.

"Wilson!" House shouted again. "Control your woman!"

"She's a House. She can't be controlled." Wilson yelled back as he stuffed his head under a pillow.

Erica ran to the sofa which had now turned into House's bed and stared at him. Although his eyes were still closed, House was staring straight at her.

"Can I help you?" he asked. House guessed his sister was pulling the puppy dog face which he knew oh so well.

"Just one…" she pleaded.

"No. Sleep."

"Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese?"

"I've been working non stop this Christmas period. I'm supposed to be resting." House turned over so he was now looking at the back of the sofa.

"You got lumbered with two cases. What a workload that must've been." Erica said sarcastically.

She got the muffled reply of, "When you have a team as useless as mine, two cases is a workload."

"Can you repeat that? You were talking into the pillow."

"Just go back to sleep already."

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It was six in the evening and the apartment floor was covered in wrapping paper.

House had received a stress ball and some games for his PSP from Erica, and Wilson had given House some money. To House's surprise he had received a small present from Lizzie the woman he met at Halloween. It was nothing extravagant but it was a key ring of a small stethoscope.

Erica had received a magnificent diamond pendant from Wilson and an iPod from House.

"I'll be stealing some of your songs then." She grinned as she pulled out the Nano from its plastic box packaging.

"You'll have to come into work again to get them. They're on the work computer with the rest of my porn."

"Greg you really are disgusting sometimes." Erica cringed.

Erica had presented Wilson with some gold cufflinks and two ties coloured red and blue. House had given Wilson money in a card.

"Did Cuddles not get you anything?" Erica asked her brother.

"She's giving me my present when I go back to work." House smirked.

He received two confused looks back.

"Something about having her way with me over the desk…"

The pair gave a dubious look and went back to admiring each others gifts.

"Just think. Next year there's going to be two extra people making mess." Wilson said as he started picking up some wrapping paper.

"Good. Then I can blame it on them." House said as he laid further back into his chair, he was still stuffed from the Christmas dinner prepared by Wilson and Erica.

"Oh." Erica said grabbing Wilson's hand and placing it upon her protruding stomach.

"Did you feel that?" she asked.

"No…wow…wait…I did." Wilson replied as a wide smile began to make his features brighten even more.

"I think we have a football player on our hands…"

"Let's hope it's not Hope."

"What's wrong with women football players?" Erica asked.

"Don't you think American Football is a little violent?"

"Are we talking about the same football?"

"I don't think we are." Wilson concluded. "Are you talking about soccer?"

"Oh. That's what it's called, still not used to the sports lingo." Erica blushed. "Here they go again…"

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January – 5th Month

"I hate feeling fat…" Erica sighed as they walked along the path.

"Only four more months left." Wilson reminded her.

"But I'm even fatter because there are two!"

"Look, you're beautiful however fat…" Erica shot him evils "…or skinny…" he continued "…you are. But for now we need to focus on finding a place to live."

"I know, I know." She said softening then stealing the property paper back from Wilson. She was flicking through every page quickly scanning the properties for sale. "This looks nice." Erica said pointing to a house on the back page; the details showed that it was just around the corner from the hospital.

"Yeah, that one's nice" he replied taking the paper from her hands and looking at the details.

It was within their price range, it had three bedrooms, not much work was needed and it was in close range of the hospital. Wilson couldn't see any negatives about this house.

"We can go and check it out tomorrow." Wilson said as he ripped the advertisement from the rest of the paper and placing it in his back pocket.

"So lunch then?" Erica asked him.

"Why not?"

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They entered the house for the first time and instantly fell in love with it.

"Can we just move in now?" Erica asked the person who was showing them around.

"So you're that keen eh?" the man smiled.

"I am. How about you Jim?" Erica asked him.

"It's perfect but what's the neighbourhood like?" Wilson asked the estate agent.

"It's fairly quiet, apart from the odd ambulance going down to the hospital."

"And what about schools?"

"The schools are good. The hospital is also a part of the teaching collage so if your kid or kids wants to go into medicine they'll be just down the road."

"We'll take it then." Wilson said grasping the estate agents hand and shaking it.

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"You're moving?" House asked shocked.

"Yeah, isn't that great?" Erica replied as she packed her clothes into her suitcase.

"You're moving now?"

"Not right this second. But I thought I might as well pack."

"And you agreed to this?" House turned to ask Wilson.

"We both love the house and it's only five minutes from work."

"But you didn't think of consulting me?"

"Why would we need to ask your permission House?"

"Because…" House paused in thought. Was he just being argumentative or was it something underlying?

"You knew we had to find our own place sometime." Erica said taking House's hand in her own. "And we won't be far away."

"But you'll need a couple of days to pack everything up…" House argued.

"Well considering we both came here with a case of clothes and very little belongings it's not gonna take that much time to pack." Wilson stated.

"But who's gonna cook for me when I'm hungry?" House asked.

"Find yourself a girlfriend who will do that for you."

"I don't have time for a relationship." He grumbled.

"What about…oh what was her name?"

"Cameron?"

"No…but that's interesting you say Cameron first…" Erica smiled. "Do you still like her?"

"No." House replied quickly. "She was just the first female to pop up in my head."

"I bet she was…" Erica replied still smiling over to her brother. "So remind me why you two didn't work out…"

"Because he pushed her away." Wilson responded for House's lack of talking.

"I don't need you butting in Wilson." He growled. "She just wasn't my type…"

"Oh they're never your type. You're so fussy Greg."

"Better than falling in love with the first guy you meet."

"That's not true."

House just gave her a look and she knew she'd been defeated.

"I'm still moving and you can't change that fact. You've gotta learn how to live independently again."

"Do whatever you want ok? It seems like I'm not a part of your family anymore anyway."

"You are a part of my family Greg! But I need to get my new family sorted first. I'm not excluding you, if that's what you think."

"I don't think anything. I'm going out." House said grabbing his motorbike helmet.

"Running away from this argument isn't going to help the situation."

"Running away will get me away from your screeching voice though."

"House that was out of order!" Wilson said defending his girlfriend.

"Yeah side with her. I'm outta here." House said as he slammed the front door.

This argument hadn't finished.

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