Title: It's My Life
Part: 21
Author: Mlizhobie
Disclaimer: Don't own House or any of the other characters except for the OC characters.
AN: This is my first time writing any type of fandom – so be kind and review. Thanks to my Beta reader, without whose help I wouldn't have had the courage to even think about posting this.
AN2: They find Lore, but is it in time?
That afternoon James was lying on the couch half asleep with Jay resting on his chest already asleep. Greg was seated on the opposite side of the room at the piano, softly playing songs at random. The day had drug on way too long for James to stand. His mother had gone home a few hours earlier after spending the night and cooking them breakfast. Cuddy had called after lunch and checked in with Greg to see if there was any news. She had said that if they needed anything to just call her cell and she would be right over.
A short time later while looking across the room to the couch Greg saw that James had finally fallen asleep. The few hours a night that James was able to sleep were plagued with nightmares, so he was almost completely exhausted. Hearing the door bell Greg quickly grabbed his cane and headed for the front door. He went as fast as he could to get to the door before whoever it was decided to ring it again. James needed all the rest he could get and Greg didn't want the bell to wake him.
Pulling the front door open Greg was met with the detective that was in charge of Lorelai's case. His eyes went wide and he couldn't control the gasp that escaped his mouth. The detective was the first to speak, "Good afternoon Dr. House is James here?" Regaining control of himself, Greg nodded and held the door open wider and said, "Yeah, he is asleep in the living room. Do you have any news?" While walking in the front door the detective then said, "Well yes I do, but I'd prefer to tell you & James at one time." House again nodded and led the way into the living room where they saw James slowly sitting up with the still sleeping Jay curled against him.
When James spotted the detective he said, "Oh hi Vince, I didn't know you were here." House offered the detective a chair and he accepted. Then Detective Olson said, "Hello James, I wanted to come over and talk to you in person. We got some information that helped us locate Lorelai." Without realizing it James jumped in his seat and caused Jay to stir. He quickly started rubbing the little boy's back and said, "Shh, go back to sleep. I'm sorry buddy, its ok – just sleep."
After Jay had settled again James looked back up and quietly said, "Where is she? Is she all right?" Detective Olson smiled and said, "Yes we have found her and arrested the guys who took her. They had gone to an abandoned warehouse that Kenneth Walker owns. I sent a team of officers in and they were able to get her out and she is now being taken to your hospital. She is injured, but what exactly and how badly – I don't know. But I wanted to come and give you the good news and I will be in contact with you all in the next few days."
James was just staring at the detective unable to speak, so Greg said, "That is very good news, thank you so much for coming down. I will make sure he understands all of this because it looks like he might be going into shock. I will also tell him what you said about contacting him when you need anything." Detective Olson nodded, smiled over at James, and then got up. He looked back over at Greg and said, "I better get going so I can debrief the team on any details. Then I will have a nice long conversation with each of these guys. So just call if you need anything, you have my number. Good-bye Dr. House." Greg also stood and followed the officer back to the door and let him out.
Greg then headed back to the living room and saw James holding his sleeping son in a tight hug. He could tell that James was crying and knew that if he didn't get James to settle down pretty fast that he would have an asthma attack. House went over and sat beside James on the couch and said, "Hey, you need to settle down. Take some deep breaths before you get yourself all worked up. Here give me Jay, so you can find your inhaler." James released his strong grip on the boy and headed for the bedroom to get his inhaler. Amazingly Jay was still sleeping and totally unaware of what had just happened.
A few minutes later James walked back into the room much more composed than when he left. Greg looked up at him and saw a look in James's eyes that had been missing for the past few days. James was smiling over at Greg and then said, "They found her. We need to get down there, I want to see her!" Greg nodded and said, "Ok, yeah – let's get going. I'll call Cuddy on the way and have her meet us there. She can keep Jay down in her office while you go up." James was almost bouncing as he walked across the room and picked up Jay off Greg's lap.
He headed out to the foyer and found the little boy's coat. Pulling Jay up, he kissed the boy's cheek and said, "Jay buddy, wake up. Let's get your coat on real quick and then if you want you can go back to sleep." Jay groaned quietly and looked up into his father's eyes and said, "Where we going Daddy?" Realizing that the boy was still unaware of what was going on James said, "We are going for a ride. Come on let's get your coat on." Still not fully awake Jay nodded and allowed James to get the coat on his small body, then curled himself back around James's chest going back to sleep.
Greg grabbed James's coat along with his own and they all headed out for the garage. As James opened the back door to his jeep to put Jay in his seat Greg slowly descended the stairs and said, "Want me to drive?" James then shut the door and said, "Nope, I will drive. Just get in and call Cuddy." Greg smiled briefly and nodded at James's order. He then climbed into the passenger seat, buckled his seatbelt and pulled the phone from his pocket. While he dialed Lisa's number James pulled the jeep out of the garage and they were headed for the hospital.
20 minutes later James was pulling into his parking spot in the doctor's section of the parking lot. He saw that Lisa had beaten them there and was currently headed their way. He smiled widely as he got out of the jeep and said, "Is she here yet?" Lisa nodded and said, "Yeah, they have her in the ER looking over her injuries. You guys go ahead; I'll take care of Jay." James didn't have to be told twice to go; he was almost running for the elevator. Then House called after him, "Wilson, hold up man." James ignored him and got sick of waiting for the elevator to respond, so he took off for the stairs.
A short time later James burst through the door leading into the ER and saw Greg waiting beside the elevator. James pulled his inhaler from his pocket as he went in search of the room that contained his wife. Seeing a crowd of nurses surrounding the doors leading into Trauma 4 signaled that was the room he was looking for. One of the nurses turned and saw him walking up; she stopped him and said, "Dr. Wilson, you can't go in yet. They are still checking her over, but they are almost done."
Allowing himself to be held back James peered into the room and saw the still figure of his wife laying unconscious on the exam table. House pushed his way through the nurses and loudly said, "Don't you have better things to do besides stare at her? Go do your jobs!" Most of the nurses scoffed at House's rude comments but did as he ordered. As they walked away Greg joined his best friend at the closed door and looked in at the team of doctors working on Lorelai.
Around 10 minutes later the doctors began to walk away from the table containing Lorelai Wilson. A few of the nurses in the room slowly pushed the table towards the door and out into the hall. Once everyone had reached the door James started to walk with Lore's bed, but stopped and turned to one of the doctors. He looked up and saw that one of the doctors was in fact Chase. His eyes widening, James walked over and said, "Robert! How is she?"
Surprised, Chase looked up and met James's eyes, then said, "Wilson, good you're here. She is stable, but her right arm is broken and her leg could be as well. We also think that she may have been raped. It looks like she might have a pretty severe concussion. She is unconscious right now as you saw. Right now they are taking her to get the casts set and do a rape kit." James and Greg both nodded at Chase's assessment of Lore's injuries. When Robert had finished James asked, "Did you check the baby? Is there any internal bleeding or anything like that?" Chase then said, "We checked her over pretty well, but after they get the casts set and are done with the kit we can do an ultrasound to check more thoroughly." James again nodded and said, "Yeah I'd like it if you would do that as soon as possible."
Lisa Cuddy sat on top her desk watching the small figure of Jay Wilson sleeping on the office couch. She thought to herself, 'I remember when all they wanted him to do was sleep and now look at him, he can sleep through pretty much anything.' After watching him for 10 minutes or so she decided to get a bit of work done while she waited, so she slid down off the desk and went around to her chair. She was able to work on a grant that was due by the end of the month and was pretty close to being finished when she heard Jay beginning to wake.
Glancing up she saw him roll over and try and figure out where he was. He sat up slowly and sleepily looking around he said, "Daddy?" She rounded the desk and went over to him and said, "Hey there Jay. Daddy had some things to take care of, so he left you in here with me. Do you know where we are?" He looked up at her and nodded a bit then said, "Yeah we're in your office at the hospital, Aunt Lisa. Can I have something to eat, I'm hungry." Smiling at him she said, "Of course we can go get you something to eat. Come on, let's head down to the cafeteria and see what they have today." She stood up and held out her hand for the little boy, who took it and they headed out of the clinic and down to the cafeteria.
After the cast had been set on Lorelai's arm, a brace had been secured around her severely dislocated knee, and the nurse had completed the rape kit an orderly took her to the exam room Chase had set up for her. James & Greg were both impatiently waiting for Lore to be admitted. When the orderlies opened the door and pushed the bed in the door James was instantly on his feet and helping direct the bed towards the wall. Greg remained seated but asked, "Is Chase getting the portable ultrasound?" The orderly nodded and said, "Yes, Dr. Chase will be in shortly to do the ultrasound."
James was totally oblivious to the conversation going on around him, he had gone up to the side of Lore's bed and was currently looking his wife over for the first time in almost 4 days. He took her left hand and brought it up to his lips and placed a gentle kiss on her fingers. With his other hand he reached up and brushed the hair away from her face and examined the scratches and bruises. Inhaling deeply he regained control over his emotions so he wouldn't start crying again. He leaned down and quietly whispered in her ear, "You are safe now, kid. I am so sorry I couldn't stop this Lore. I love you so much." He stayed beside the bed and after a bit he placed a hand on top Lorelai's rounded belly. As he gently ran his had across the blanket he felt the baby push slightly so he quietly said, "Hey baby girl, Daddy is going to protect you now. I won't let anyone hurt you or Momma ever again."
Greg sat quietly across the room watching his best friend talk to his wife and daughter. He stared in amazement at how gently James touched Lorelai and how sweetly he spoke. House smiled slightly and then heard the door creak open. Looking up he saw Chase pushing the portable ultrasound machine. Sliding back into normal-House mode he rudely said, "About time Chase – what did you have to build a new one or just order this one from Japan?" Chase had gotten used to the way House always spoke to him and had finally learned to stand up to the older man. He looked over at his boss and said, "Yeah, the delivery truck was running late today. Sorry – can't get these UPS guys to move any faster."
James looked between House & Chase and just shook his head. He knew how much Greg liked to ride his team. As Robert set up the ultrasound James said, "Is there anything you want me to do?" Chase didn't look up but said, "Yeah, could you move all the blankets and pull her gown up?" James nodded and did what Chase asked, but as he pulled away the fabric cover his wife's body he gasped at the sight of all the bruises. House was unsure of what James had seen so he stood and came closer to the bed.
As soon as he saw how badly Lorelai had been injured his crystal blue eyes set to stone. He turned and headed for the door. James looked up and saw House storming out and called after him, "Greg, where are you going?" Greg threw up his hand to quiet James's question and threw the door open and walked out.
As he stormed away from the room Greg found his cell phone and pulled it from the inner pocket of his coat. Flipping it open, he angrily dialed the number for Detective Olson. After three rings the phone was answered, "This is Olson." House then barked, "Olson – tell me about this guy that took Lorelai Wilson? I am going to kill him. What the hell did he want or what was he trying to prove by kidnapping, beating, and raping a defenseless pregnant woman?" Olson cleared his throat and said, "Dr. House, I just got done talking to Kenneth Walker and he confirmed that James was his daughter's doctor. He said that his daughter had died under James's care and I guess that he thinks that James didn't do enough to save the kid. So he was going to try and take a child from James, so he would know how it felt to lose a child." Greg was shocked but said, "That is bullshit. James would do anything for his patients, especially the kids. He is always willing to try whatever treatment he can to save a person. How could anyone say that James gave up on treating one of his patients? And besides James & Lore already know what it feels like to lose a child, they did over two years ago."
Detective Olson sighed sadly at House's revelation and then said, "Greg that is one thing I will never understand about people who kidnap another person. What do they intend to prove by doing it? But I want you and James to know that I intend to do everything I can to make sure these guys pay for what they have done. I need to go, but please keep me informed of Lorelai's condition." House said he would and hung up the phone. He felt only slightly less angry, but headed back to Lorelai's room.
Pushing the door open Greg saw Chase cleaning off the scope and wiping the gel off Lore's belly. James was half smiling as he replaced the fabric covering his wife's body. He was surprised that Chase was already finished with the ultrasound. He limped across the room and sat in the chair he had vacated earlier and said, "So the baby is alright?" Robert nodded and said, "Yep, she looks good. The heart rate is a bit fast, but with all the meds in Lore's system that is to be expected. I am going to go grab a fetal heart monitor so we can keep track, but I am pretty sure she is doing fine. Oh and we found out that her leg isn't broken, she just had a badly dislocated knee. We got it back into place, but I wanted to put a brace on it to keep it immobile, so it will heal."
As soon as Chase had left the room Greg looked up at James and said, "You okay now?" James turned to his best friend and said, "Yeah, I am good. Do you think I should bring Jay up to see her?" Greg shook his head and said, "No, not just yet. Maybe wait until she wakes up, because if he came up now he might be scared that she can't talk to him." James nodded, agreeing with House he said, "Yeah, you might be right. I want her to be able to tell him that she is alright."
Next chapter: Lore wakes up