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Chapter 28: A walk at the park
House returned to Cameron's room early in the afternoon only to find it empty. At first he panicked when he saw that she wasn't where she was supposed to be but then he noticed that the door to the balcony was open.
He slowly made his way out and found her on the balcony, looking ahead of her at the scenery. He just stayed there for a while just watching at her, with a mile of relief on his lips. She had changed from the night gown she was wearing to a simple pair of jeans and a pale pink sweater. And then suddenly, she turned around and her eyes locked immediately with his.
"Hey…" she said in a soft voice.
"Don't 'hey' me! What are you doing out here without a jacket on? Do you want to get a cold or something?" he said and walked to her in order to place his arms around her upper body. She buried her face in his chest and slid her hands around his waste.
"What do I need a jacket for when I have you?" she mumbled in his chest and tightened her grip on him.
"I feel so used…" he said, feigning hurt and he could feel her smile against his chest.
"Come on, let's go inside… You need to take your jacket, because without one, we're not going anywhere." He said and after he laced his hand with hers they returned back to her room.
"Okay, I'm ready to go!" she said after she wore her jacket
"You are eager" he said with a playful smirk.
"Trust me, you would be too if you had been in a hospital bed for a week…" she said and she went to stand in front him. She placed a quick kiss on his lips, grabbed his hand and together they made their way out of the hospital.
Ten minutes later they were both sitting on a bench at the park near the hospital. Actually, House was stretched on the bench while Cameron was sitting between his legs and her back rested on his chest. His arms were wrapped protectively around her and her hands were resting on his thighs.
They stood there in silence for several minutes, just enjoying the feeling of being that close. The park was quite that time of the day, only a few people passed by who were walking or jogging around the park.
"This feels good…" said Cameron, breaking the comfortable silence.
"Hmmm…" mumbled House making her smile.
"How are you feeling?" he asked her after a while.
"I'm good. The painkillers have kicked in so I'm okay."
She felt him nod and then he turned to place a soft kiss on her cheek.
"How are you feeling?" she questioned him.
"Content… peaceful…" he stated after a while and started drawing lazy circles with his right hand on her stomach.
She just smiled softly at his words and leaned deeper in his embrace. She just loved the feeling of being so close to him. How could she not? She was at the one place she felt safe. In his arms…
"Do you think our parents are at the hospital?" she asked after some minutes
"I don't know… But I really hope that Wilson will install a camera to your room just to see what happens when they meet for the first time!" he said with a smirk.
"That's not funny!" she accused him and turned in his embrace only to smack him playfully on the arm.
"Yes it is!" he said still smirking at her.
"Fine… maybe a little…" she said and leaned in to kiss him on the lips. He reacted at once to her touch. He felt her tongue trace a wet trail on his bottom lip, demanding for entrance which he gladly gave.
He could get lost to her touch. The feel of her so close to him, the feel of her sweet lips on his, everything about her could drive him crazy.
His hands came to rest at the small of her back while hers laced around his neck, bringing him impossibly closer to her and giving her better access to his eager mouth. Their chests were heaving up and down, their heart beats were racing.
When the need of air became a necessity they broke the kiss and rested their foreheads on each other's.
"I love you…" she whispered in low voice, full of love and tenderness
"I love you too…" he said with equal amount of emotions in his voice.
Green melted in blue as their eyes locked together. The air between them was cracking with electricity. She sighed lightly and after she placed one last kiss on his lips she returned to her previous position between his legs with her back resting on his chest. His arms found their way around her waist once more and rested on her stomach and her hands came to rest on top of his.
Meanwhile at the hospital…
Mary and Jonathan Cameron were making their way inside Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. They had left late last night in order to give their daughter time to rest and decided to show up at the hospital early in the afternoon to see how she was doing.
Her attending had informed them the previous day that she would be discharged in the next couple of days.
They had spent the past week mostly inside the hospital, taking care of their daughter and bringing her everything she needed. But, during that week they had found out that House took good care of their little girl and since he was a doctor too they were more comfortable with leaving her at night and going home to rest.
They had to admit that at first they were a little guarded when they met him. But after they talked to him and watched how he acted around Allison they understood how much he loved her and of course how much she loved him. They hadn't seen her that happy in many years. And they were willing to do anything they could to keep her that way.
Now, they were at the hospital's cafeteria. They had decided to have some coffee first and then go to see their daughter. They had been there for ten minutes when they saw Cuddy making her way towards their table.
"Hello Dr. Cuddy!" said Jonathan when she reached their table.
"Hello to you too. Are you going to Allison's room?" she asked them with a smile on her lips.
"Yes, after we finish our coffees. Would you like to join us?" asked Mary, returning her smile.
"I'd love to. Maybe I'll come up with you, I have to ask House something and I am pretty sure he will be there."
"Yeah… we believe so too…" said Jonathan
They stayed there for quite some time, talking when Cuddy felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned to look who it was and was met by the gentle eyes of Blythe House.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. House! Are you here to see Allison too?" she said with a smile
"Oh, yes. We had some free time and decided to come by." Replied Blythe with a smile.
"Do you have any idea though of where our son could be? We went by Allison's room and there was no one in there."
"What do you mean with 'no one'?"
"We went by his office first and he wasn't there. And when we went to Alison's room we found neither Greg nor her there." Stated Blythe again
"You are Greg's parents?" asked Mary before Cuddy could say anything
Both Blythe and John nodded.
"We are Allison's parents, Jonathan and Mary Cameron." She said and extended her hand.
"It's nice meeting you!" responded Blythe, smiling widely at the couple in front of her.
"Greg didn't say anything about you dropping by…" said Mary.
"Well… our son was never good with the talking part…" replied John.
They didn't have the time to say anything else though because their attention was caught by a fuming doctor who was making his way towards them.
"Dr. Cuddy. May I have a word with you?" he asked
"What now, Dr. Owen?" she asked the younger doctor.
"I went to Dr. Cameron's room to check her vitals and examine her and she was nowhere to be found! And I am absolutely sure that Dr. House is responsible for this! This is not the first time he is interfering in my job!" stated Cameron's attending with an angry look on his face.
He had gone through a lot during the past week. House would always do something to irritate him. He would also threaten him that if something went wrong he would be the one that would be blamed. The young doctor was also afraid that he would not hesitate to use his cane…
"Just, calm down. I'll send Dr. Wilson to find them and bring them back to the hospital. They can't be far away, House isn't stupid, he cares too much to do stupid things now…" Cuddy said and Cameron's attending returned to his job.
She then turned to House's and Cameron's parents.
"I think you can wait for them in Allison's room. They won't be long."
The two couples nodded in agreement and they started making their way to Cameron's room, chatting all the way through.
When they entered her room they sat down and started talking about, what else, their children of course.
"So, how long have you known about their relationship?" asked Mary.
"We know for about three weeks, more or less." Said Blythe with a gentle smile on her face.
"And I thought that your son was the one who didn't talk." Said Jonathan laughing slightly.
"I don't think he wanted us to know… I had gone to his place one Sunday morning and Allison opened the door to his apartment. I was kind of shocked at the beginning but I recovered fast. Actually, that was the first day I saw my son with a genuine smile on his face… Even as a kid the genuine smiles he shared with people were rare." Blythe reminisced.
Both Mary and Jonathan nodded slightly at Blythe's words.
Blythe, Mary and Jonathan continued discussing while John was looking around the room. Suddenly, his eyes fell on the night stand next to the bed where the small t-shirt that House had bought laid. He got up and slowly picked the small article of clothing in his hand.
"John, what do you got there?" asked Blythe when she noticed her husband.
All eyes in the room where turned on him now.
"Apparently, our children are not telling us everything…" he stated and he handed the t-shirt to his wife.
When the other three adults in the room saw what John was holding they all gasped.
"Does that mean that…?" trailed Jonathan off
"If it doesn't then what is this doing in here?" asked Blythe
"They'd better get here fast!" exclaimed Mary, never averting her gaze from the small t-shirt.
Back to the park…
House and Cameron hadn't moved at all during the time that had passed. They just stayed there, wrapped in each other's arms. They felt content and peaceful there, just the two of them away from the world…
But their silence didn't last long. They could here someone getting nearer by the minute and then a familiar voice brought them back to reality.
"You know… there is a furious attending, four parents waiting for you and an aggravated Dean of Medicine who threatens that you will spend the rest of your life in the clinic…"
They both turned their heads to see Wilson looking at them. He was trying to be serious but he failed miserably and was now smiling widely at them.
"You two are crazy!" he exclaimed after a while something that made them laugh.
"Seriously now, you need to get back to the hospital… How would you react if a crazy guy entered the room and kidnapped your patient?" Wilson asked
"I would use my cane of course… And I didn't kidnap her, I am taking my fiancé for a walk at the park, which by the way, is next to the hospital. And we are both… wait, what do we do? Oh, yeah, we are doctors!" House said, mocking his friend.
"Okay, doctors, you need to come back to the hospital now, your parents are waiting for you." Stated Wilson and waited for them to get up from the bench they were occupying.
"Please tell me you video taped his reaction!" said House hopefully as he got up from the bench and laced his left hand with Cameron's.
"Sorry… My cameraman had the day off…" said Wilson mimicking House previous tone.
"Why do I pay you?" asked House with an incredulous look on his face which made Cameron laugh.
"Come on, let's go." She said and dragged him towards her.
"Hey! Cripple, remember?" he said.
"Stop complaining already!" she said and leaned to place a kiss on his lips.
"Now we can go…" he said and they started making their way back to the hospital. Wilson was following them and was smiling at himself.
Things were actually good again…
