Titled: Four Brothers 25

Author: wheretobe

Rating: PG

Summary: The story of four Sons, Christopher James House, Daniel Matthew and William Gregory House.

Authors note: R&R highly appreciated. This is a very AU story and just a try and see if I could pull it off. Thanks to my beta readers, Nitsa and rockxhuddy as well as prinnie!

Pairing: Huddy

Disclaimer: I don't own House or its characters Fox does tho, I just used them shamelessly for this snippet.

To all the reviewers: lots of thanks and hugs. Your replies really helped me along!!!

Sorry that it took me so long to update, several reasons leading to this delay.

Christopher, Daniel and William

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'Don't...just leave me be. Just don't be ...overly nice. Be who you used to be, I know it doesn't feel right, the way you behave. And maybe you should finally start telling me about us and don't just give me vague ideas.'

Rolling his eyes dramatically he took Christopher back into his arms and bounced the unsettled child.

'You should start to decide what the hell you want from me Cuddy.'

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'I feel that instead of making steps forward I move back. I only remembered bits and pieces so far. Mostly about the not so good parts of Greg's and my past.'

Her head was bend down, inspecting her hands which were wringing each other feverishly and red from being rubbed and kneaded. A soft hand reached towards hers, laid down on them warmly and stilled her movements.

'Lisa it is a number one priority for you that you do not pressure yourself into finding your past. It will come to you but the more you stress about it the less they will come. And it is only logical that the memories with strong emotions come back first. So moments of anger between you and Greg might resurface faster than the good moments.'

Nodding she pushed a hand through her mass of curls, then laid it back on her lap.

'I just feel so bad for him too. I begged him to stay and help me and now I just feel that he should give me space to grow back into my role. He won't let me do things alone. He takes care of the children once he's home, he cooks for us, feeds the kids, plays with them, drives me to therapies and doctors and each passing day I can see him get more tired. He plays this role just to protect me, to make sure I am ok and I see and feel that it's just not what he wants.'

The woman across her nodded understanding, her face portraying deep thinking.

'Now what do you mean Lisa? Are you sure Greg doesn't want to be there for you?'

'No! It's just that somehow I feel that this is not him. He's holding himself back and I think that...that stops me progressing too. It's making things difficult between us.'

'Have you talked to him about your worries?'

Lisa blushed and then nodded, then shook her head.

'It's more like I screamed it at him when I got annoyed.'

'Well I can only advice you, to make progress and lower the stress for all of you, you will have to talk to him about this.'

Heaving a sigh Cuddy adverted her gaze, staring outside the window now, her hearts heaviness growing.

'I don't want him to be mad. I asked him to help me and now I tell him to step away.'

'I think it is more like asking him to help you with being himself.'

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The clattering of metal on porcelain penetrated the room, silence hanging between he adults as one fed Christopher and the other ate. It had been like that for days now, the only talk between the adults involving their children.

Until, with a sigh, Lisa pushed her plate away and looked at House, biting her lower lip. He looked up briefly as he heard the sound, then averted his gaze back to his son who made a show out of squirming away from the spoon tiredly.

'What?'

'I...want to go back to work.'

'Right...'

Was the only thing he said to that request before he lifted Chris from his high chair and took him and his half empty plate to the kitchen. She stood fast and followed him, already getting her mind into gear for the coming fight.

'Look I know we need to figure something out with the kids, but since it worked before with Chris...'

His eyes met hers over the distance of the kitchen, wary, tired and faded blues.

'I won't object.'

Cuddy's previously squared shoulders dropped back to a more relaxed position as she tried to understand what had just happened. She had thought he'd start naming reasons why not to for the next hour or so. But that apparently she was wrong.

'Why?'

House turned to her and gave her an incredulous look.

'Maybe cause you've asked nicely?'

The snark was back in his tone and it made her wince, which quieted him and his annoyance down immediately. Her hands were in wringing mode again and it angered him that instead of helping her where he could he was turning onto her more often these days. Slowly House made his way over to her and grabbed her hands, rubbing his thumbs over her palms in a soothing caress. Her shoulders sagged lower as more of her bodies powers drained.

'My Doctor said it might do me good too if I tried to slowly get back into my job.'

' It's ok really. Chris is in day care and I can take the twins.'

' I...can take them too, when I am in my office and when I am not I could bring them to you.'

It was one of the rare nighs when they didn't go to bed angry at the other.

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