Here I Am
A Modern Day House/Cuddy Schoolfic.
Characters include House, Cuddy, Wilson, Chase, Kevin, Ellis, Brittney and Katheryn.
Enjoy!
When you need some shelter from the rain
When you need a healer for your pain
I will be there time and time again
When you need someone to love you
Here I am
~Leona Lewis...Here I Am
As they cuddled in bed, House's ears pricked as he heard the sound of the key turning in the door.
'Shit,' he cursed. 'Your parents are home!'
From the bedroom they could hear Lisa's mom saying, 'What the hell is this?'
'We have got some major explaining to do,' stated Lisa, trying to find her bath robe to wear downstairs as House pulled on some boxers.
'This is not good,' said Lisa, panic evident in her voice. 'I'll never be able to look them in the eye again after this. What do we say?'
'Lise, calm down,' said House, placing his hands on her shoulders. 'We're consenting adults...They'll understand that. It's time to face the music.'
Exhaling deeply and pulling at her bath robe nervously, Lisa replied, 'Okay...'
Taking her hand and giving it a reassuring squeeze, House led her down the stairs to Lisa's parents. Tim Cuddy was glaring at House by this point, and Jill had her hands on her hips in a stern gesture.
'What is this?' asked Jill, looking down to the pile of clothing scattered on the floor with contempt.
'Washing?' said Lisa, making an attempt at an innocent smile.
'Don't try to be cute,' she replied warningly.
'Okay,' replied Lisa retreating slightly.
'Look,' said House rationally. 'I know this looks bad...'
'Very,' remarked Tim, his tone low, almost a growl.
'But, Lisa and I love each other with everything that we are,' said House honestly, the words coming from the bottom of his heart. 'I honestly don't know what came over us, hormones, lust, whatever, but true love as well nonetheless. We honestly didn't know that you'd be home so early, we were going to clear everything up afterwards...'
'The clothes are not the issue,' growled Tim.
'The sex is,' remarked Jill, casting an evil glare at House, her eyes narrowing until they resembled slits.
'Mom! Dad!' pleaded Lisa. 'Greg has been nothing but a gentleman to me since we met! Don't go making him the bad guy, and don't go thinking that he made me do something against my will! I orchestrated things between us because I wanted to, okay? I know that it was a bad idea to flaunt it and leave all of our clothes down here, but there's a thing called getting caught up in the moment which I'll remind you about!'
'How dare you!' exclaimed Tim. 'How dare you speak to us like that!'
'Dad,' said Lisa calmly. 'I'm trying to put things into perspective for the two of you. You both still see me as the little 8 year old who had an obsession with pink, dressed up as a fairy and played with dolls! I would've thought that after everything that happened with Joel you would have realised that I am a young woman, with the feelings, mannerisms and urges of a young woman! How can you still see me as a child after everything that you saw me go through, after everything you saw me deal with? And how can you be angry at us for this when you and Mom were in a worse situation before! The two of you know about forbidden love, and yet you proceed to get pissed at us? That is unfair and you know it!'
'She's right,' said Jill quietly.
Bowing his head almost in shame of his outburst, Tim said, 'But you're my little girl!'
'I'll always be your little girl Daddy,' she replied. 'But not the one from 10 years ago. I'm the 18 year old Lisa, the young woman Lisa. But I'm still your daughter, and you're still my dad, that will never change. You need to accept that I'm growing up.'
'You're right,' said Tim, opening his arms out to hug her. Once released from his arms, Lisa then hugged her mother.
'Why don't you and Greg take your clothes upstairs and get dressed?' suggested Jill.
'Yeah,' replied Lisa in agreement, leading Greg back up the stairs.
Closing the bedroom door, Lisa said, 'Wow that was awkward!'
'Awesome speech though,' said House. 'There's something I'm dying to know...'
'Go on,' replied Lisa, rolling her eyes.
'Why was your Mom and Dad's relationship forbidden love and what did they get caught doing?' asked House.
'I thought as much,' she replied with a giggle. 'Well, my Mom was from a kinda rough neighbourhood, her father worked as a mechanic and her mother as a checkout girl. Dad lived in the posh area in a big house, his dad was a lawyer and his mom was one of those kept women, who bowed to his superiority and was like his slave. When my Mom and Dad first got together, their parents found out and disproved, because Mom was 'too common' and Dad was 'snooty'. So they told their parents that they'd split up, and started seeing each other in secret.'
'What did they get caught doing?' asked House, completely intrigued at the answer that Lisa might give.
'Like what happened today, they thought that Dad's parents would be out, and they were caught in the act butt naked on the kitchen counter...' replied Lisa, trying desperately to stifle her giggles.
'Wow, nice one Tim,' replied House whilst laughing. 'We should try that one day...'
'When they're out for sure,' said Lisa. 'Perhaps we can buy them theatre tickets.'
'They'd get suspicious,' replied House. 'What a great story, although I'm glad that I didn't ask about it downstairs, that would've made it even more awkward.'
'Yeah,' replied Lisa, redressing herself as House pulled on his trousers.
As they came back downstairs, Jill asked, 'I picked up the post on the way in.'
'Anything for me?' asked Lisa.
'No, there's something here for Greg,' she stated, handing him the envelope.
Puzzled, House opened the envelope, tearing it's crisp white edges and taking out the envelope.
'It's a visiting order to the prison where my parents are,' he replied quietly, his hands beginning to shake.
