Chapter 25 - Thanksgiving Day
Things were going great for House. He'd finally gotten that dmn cast off, sling and all. He could finally hold his daughter! His leg still hurt like hell, but hey, it's the price you pay for trusting a lawyer, right? (Alysa laughed) He sat on the couch with Alysa in his lap. Well, kinda. She was sitting on his good leg. Occasionally, he would hop her up and down, and she would giggle. Yup, this was the life.
Cameron was in the bedroom getting dressed. She had a casual, yet beautiful black dress on. A silver necklace was strung around her neck and tiny diamond studs were placed on her ears. She wore heals, but she knew her parents would force her to take them off the instant they got there. Oh well. She went into the bathroom to do touch-ups on her hair and makup. She smiled at herself in the mirror. Perfect. She walked out into the living room.
"Greg!" she shouted.
House looked up from the TV, and his eyes instantly widended. She was drop-dead gorgeous. (Cameron blushed) "Yeah?"
"Everyone's going to be here in like a half hour!"
"Yes?"
"And you are still wearing jeans and a T-Shirt..."
"Uh-huh?"
"Go change. Now."
"Into what?" he asked standing up and putting Alysa in her playpin.
"I knew you'd ask that, so I took the liberty in laying some clothes out for you. Now go."
'Fabulous' thought House. Now she was acting like his mother... No... More like hot, controlling girlfriend. He liked it... He walked into the bedroom and there on the bed was a button up shirt, dress pants, and a tie.
"I'm not wearing these!" he shouted walking back into the living room.
"Yes... you are." Cameron nodded.
"Fine, I'll wear the shirt, but I am NOT wearing the pants or tie."
"What are you going to wear then? Nothing?"
"If that's how you prefer it."
Cameron laughed. "Fine, jeans... But please just... look nice... At least comb your hair out for God's sakes!"
House rolled his eyes and went to change his shirt. Of course, he had to leave the top few buttons undone, just to amuze Cameron. He actually combed his hair out (wow!). And then House walked back and sat back down on the couch with Cameron.
"You didn't come your hair."
"Did so."
"Liar."
"Am not!" said House, "It just won't stay tidy!"
"Whatever..."
House grabbed Alysa from her playpin and held her in his lap once more. He turned on cartoons right before the doorbell rang. House ignored it, so Cameron (rolling her eyes) went to answer it.
"ALY!" shouted Cameron's sister at the door. She was about 4 or 5 years older and had blonde hair, but the same pale green eyes. She pulled Cameron in for a hug, and Cameron hugged her back very affectionately.
"Angi! It's so great to see you!" (House did his best not to look, but you know... occassional glances were in order.) "Angi, this is Greg... and Alysa." Cameron pulled Alysa away from Greg who raised his eyebrows at her. Cameron just smirked.
"Hi Alysa..." Angi tickled Alysa a little. "She's so adorable! Her eyes are so pretty!"
"She has her Daddy's eyes," said Cameron looking at House, "But she looks so much more like her mom." Cameron smiled as her parents approached. Smile went away in an instant. "Hi, Mom. Dad." She forced a smile. House couldn't miss this, so he stood up and grabbed Alysa from Cameron, who was in shock.
"Hi Aly, Dear," said Mrs. Cameron.
"Hi Mom..." started Cameron, but her mother was already looking at House and Alysa. "Mom, this is Greg and Alysa, his daughter." Cameron bit her lip.
Mrs. Cameron forced a smile, and so did Mr. Cameron.
"Greg... these are my parents... and Angi."
Awkward moment.
"Nice... to meet you..." said House. "Is dinner done yet?"
Cameron laughed. She knew it was his way of breaking the awkward silence, but her parents saw it as rudeness. They glared at him and he stared, letting them in.
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron sat down on the couch, and House put a giggling Alysa in her playpin.
"Shh..." whispered House, "They're onto us."
Cameron's parents' eyes widened and Cameron walked in as House popped a vicodin.. okay, two vicodin.
"Allison," said Mr. Cameron very unsure of what to say. He just knew this was an awkward situation.
Cameron looked at him and grabbed House's vicodin bottle. House made a frowny face that Cameron couldn't help but laugh at. Still, she kept the bottle.
"Dinner's almost done," said Cameron, "But we're still waiting on Cuddy and Wilson."
"Cuddy and Wilson?" asked Mrs. Cameron.
"Cuddy... is the Dean of Medicine," said Cameron, "Alysa's mom."
"Oh right..." Cameron's parents looked very uncomfortable. "And... who's Wilson again?"
"James Wilson..." started Cameron, "House's friend."
"Cuddy's... boyfriend..." finished Mrs. Cameron.
Everyone looked unsure and Cameron nodded. She ran back into the kitchen as the doorbell rang. House answered it this time.
"Hey Wilson," said House.
Wilson smiled and handed House a pumpkin pie. His arm was around Cuddy's waist, and they were both smiling. Alysa laughed from inside, and Cuddy instantly trotted into the town house.
"Hi, Baby!" she said in a baby-talk tone to Alysa. "How's my little girl?"
Wilson walked over to Cuddy and picked up Alysa for her (Cuddy still had a sling). Cuddy started smothering her daughter with kisses. Neither of the two even noticed Cameron's parents staring at them from the corner on the couch.
"Oh..." said Wilson, "Hi, I'm James."
Embarrassed, Cuddy stopped and regained composure. She laughed a little and offered her hand for a shake. "Lisa Cuddy." Both parents shook it.
"Poor dear, what did you do to your arm?" asked Mrs. Cameron.
Cuddy looked down at her arm and back at Mrs. Cameron. "Oh... Greg didn't tell you?" Cuddy looked at House who quickly darted to join Cameron in the kitchen. Cuddy rolled her eyes. "The night I went into labor, House, Jimmy, and I got in a car accident."
"You what?" said Mr. Cameron. "Aly never told us."
"Yeah," said Wilson, "They wouldn't."
"Why not?" asked Mrs. Cameron.
"Because that's just them," said Wilson, "Especially House. They never tell anyone anything."
Stern looks arose on the Camerons faces. Angi, getting VERY uncomfortable, left for the kitchen.
"What'd I say?" whispered Wilson to Cuddy, who shrugged.
Angi walked into the kitchen to find House sitting at the table playing a PSP, and Cameron running in every direction trying to get dinner set up. Angi laughed and House looked up.
"What?" asked House.
"Aly's running every which way to get dinner ready and you're playing games..." She wasn't angry, just amuzed. She tried her best to help Cameron.
"It's not like I can help anyways," said Greg, "I try to make dinner, I try to set up, I'll do it all wrong anyways... so what's the point?"
Angi laughed at this and started setting the table. "Oh Aly, you've caught a REAL winner."
House smiled and Cameron simply said, "Oh... I wouldn't exactly call him that." She smirked.
When she was done setting the table, Angi sat down next to House. "Aly, you never told me Greg was in a car accident."
"Never occurred to me that it mattered," said Cameron bluntly.
"I see..." Angi didn't know what to say, so she turned to House. "Alysa's really adorable, Greg."
"Thanks," said House, still playing his PSP.
"Then again, I should be congratulating Lisa I guess..."
"Why's that?" Crashing noises came from House's PSP, but he continued to play.
"Aly said Alysa looked more like her anyways."
"I see."
"She has your eyes though."
"Yup."
Angi laughed a little. "You're not much of a talker, are you, Greg?"
"Sometimes."
"Sometimes...? What times?"
"Greg... doesn't exactly like talking about himself..." said Cameron still preparing dinner.
"Aww... a curious one," said Angi.
More crashing noises.
"Fine Greg, what do you want to know?"
"What?" he asked.
"I just want to talk, and if that means me talking more about me than you, then that works." Angi smiled. How manipulative!
"I'm good for now, thanks."
Angi sighed, "Lemme know if you change your mind." She winked at him and walked back to the living room to see if the atmosphere had lightened up.
The atmosphere was indeed getting worse. Cuddy was holding her baby, and the Camerons continued to stare uncomfortably.
"So..." said Angi, "Dinner's almost done. Aly's done a great job!"
"What's House doing?" asked Cuddy.
"He's... helping Aly."
"Haha.." said Wilson, "Seriously, what's House doing?"
"He's playing video games."
"Figures," said Cuddy handing over Alysa to Wilson and walking into the kitchen.
Shouts of 'House!' and 'Get your ss back in there!' were heard.
"So... why'd Lisa and Greg break up?" said Angi laughing sarcastically.
Wilson smiled. "House didn't exactly want a relationship."
Angi looked at him wierd. "Just a kid...?"
Wilson laughed. "It's complicated."
"That's what they say." Angi smiled once more before Cameron called the group to dinner.