Around 1:00 in the afternoon, Arlene, Blythe, and Gretchen called everyone into the dining room for the Thanksgiving meal. Everyone sat down making sure that Cameron and Chase were seated far away from Cuddy and House. Rachel decided that she wanted to sit with Grandpa Jake and Levi wanted to be near his daddy. House was relieved that Jake had thought to bring Levi's highchair and Rachel's booster seat. Everyone dug in and enjoyed themselves. Julia started asking questions about the cottage and how often they would be coming up to stay.
"Well, we've been discussing spending the summer up here."
"How Lisa? You both work."
"We have been very fortunate." Cuddy looked at Jake. "A very generous benefactor has made a sizeable donation to PPTH to expand the Diagnostic Partnership. Greg will be able to work remotely and I have been asked to play a more dominant role in the partnership. It was my idea and the board feels that I need to be more involved and work closely with the partnering hospitals."
Chase looked shocked. "You're going to be even more involved?"
"Yes, Chase. However, I will be working remotely with Greg." She stared at Chase. "We had discussed placing you in charge when we were out of the office; however, given your recent lack of judgment, I am wondering if we need to find someone else."
"No. I can do it."
"I'm not so sure you can." House interjected. "You have recently exhibited very poor judgment in your actions. I need someone I can trust in this position."
"House, listen. I'm sorry. I made a huge mistake. It will not happen again. I promise."
"You will have to prove yourself to me."
"I will. You can count on me."
Julia huffed. "I still don't see how you can keep up with four children and work remotely."
"We're hoping that maybe Mom, Blythe, and Jake will come here with us. What do you guys think about spending this summer here?"
"Jake, what do you think?" Blythe asked.
Jake smiled. "I think it is a wonderful idea."
"Sounds like we will be here then." Blythe chuckled.
"How about you, Mom?"
Arlene smiled. "I wouldn't mind spending the summer here."
"Gretchen, you are more than welcome to stay as well. With four kids, we could use all of the help we can get."
"I may just do that. I haven't spent an entire summer here in years. I used to love my summers here. It would be nice to summer here again. Thank you for inviting me."
"Julia, you are welcome to visit us."
"Thanks, sis." Julia was pissed. Well, not really pissed but more accurately, jealous.
House shrugged at Cuddy because he knew Julia was not happy. Cuddy rolled her eyes.
"House, I'm glad you guys will have this opportunity. I'm sure the kids will love it here." Wilson added.
"Daddy, we gonna stay here again?"
"Yes, Rachel. Don't you like it here?"
"I like it. This hotel is nice."
House laughed. "This isn't a hotel. It's ours."
"Ours?"
"Yes honey. It's ours. Grandpa Jake and Aunt Gretchen gave it to us." Cuddy tried to explain.
Rachel leaned over and hugged Jake. "Thank you Grandpa."
"You are very welcome Rachel." Jake hugged her.
"Thank you Aunt Getchn." Rachel turned and hugged Gretchen.
Gretchen smiled. "You're welcome Rachel."
After the main course was finished and the table cleared, dessert was served.
"Lisa, I made the apple pie you wanted."
"Thanks Blythe. I've been craving your apple pie for days."
Blythe gave Cuddy the entire pie. House reached to grab a piece.
"Hey, your mom made that for me." She slapped his hand.
He smirked. "Rach, don't you think Mommy should share the apple pie?"
"Uh huh. Mommy you need to share."
Cuddy gave him a dirty look. "Here." She cut him the smallest piece that she could cut and placed it on his plate. "Here's your share."
He raised an eyebrow. He leaned over and whispered in her ear. "If I only get a sliver of pie, I won't fix you breakfast in bed again."
She huffed. "You will."
"Nope."
"Seriously?"
He nodded. She cut him a bigger piece of pie. "Ok?" He arched an eyebrow. She added a little more pie to his plate. "Now?" He nodded. She leaned over and whispered to him. "Your lips say no but your eyes say yes." She bit his earlobe lightly. "I know you love it as much as I do."
Later that evening, Wilson, Chase, Cameron, Michael, Jake and Stephen were watching a football game while Arlene, Blythe, Julia, Gretchen and the children were watching television. House and Cuddy decided to go to their bedroom and sit by the fire in the fireplace.
As they relaxed on the sofa in front of the fire, they discussed the events of the day.
"I'm impressed."
"Impressed. Why?"
"Cameron has managed to keep her eyes and hands to herself today."
"Thank god."
"Do you think we scared Chase?"
House laughed. "I think so. Did you see his face when you said you were thinking about looking for someone else? It was priceless."
"I know. I think he's afraid you are going to fire him."
"I may yet. If he ever pulls a stunt like this again, I will fire his ass. If he can't keep Cameron under control this weekend, he's out."
"Seriously?"
"I'm serious. He's a doctor for god's sake. Your doctor put you on bed rest to lower your blood pressure and he thinks it's a good idea to bring an uninvited woman to our home that could potentially create a scene and cause drama. Said drama, would in turn elevate your blood pressure and endanger your life and the lives of your unborn children." He looked into the fire. "If he ever endangers your health again, I will not hesitate to fire him. Besides, he knew what he was doing. He wanted to see her reaction. He wanted her to be upset when she found out we were married and had kids. He didn't care if you became upset and your blood pressure became elevated as long as he stuck it to Cameron."
"I know you're upset with him. I am too. I think threatening to fire him is a little extreme. What reason would you give?"
"You know the reason. He has skeletons in his closet."
"I know. Maybe he's learned his lesson."
"I hope so. I like him. He's a good doctor and he has good instincts."
"What do you want to do tomorrow?"
"I was thinking about going into town with Stephen. He wants a few more games to have here. What do you think about buying Rachel a Wii for here?"
"I have no idea. You know more about those things than I do."
"With a Wii, you hold a Wii remote and swing it around. The games are more kid friendly. I think you would like it. They have bowling and all sorts of games for kids and adults."
"If you think she will like it, then buy one."
"If I buy it, I want you to promise to play bowling with me tomorrow night."
"Sure, why not."
They stayed in front of the fire a while longer, then decided to go to bed. Cuddy was tired and wanted to lie down. Once they changed into their pajamas, Cuddy climbed into the bed. House made sure the fireplace was out and climbed in bed as well. Cuddy and House snuggled up together.
"This is nice."
"Yeah. I could get used to this."
She laughed. "So could I." She kissed him.
They heard a knock on their bedroom door. House got out of bed and opened the door.
"What Julia?"
"Is Lisa asleep?"
"Not yet."
"Let her in." He opened the door to let Julia inside. "What's up Julia?"
"I just wanted to make sure you guys were ok."
"We're fine." Cuddy paused. "What's really on your mind?"
"I just don't see how you can afford this place, your home in Princeton, and work from home."
"Julia, we're fine. It's all under control."
"I just don't understand how you can afford everything. Soon, you will have four children."
"True, but at least their college education will be free at Michigan."
"I still can't believe after what happened to Greg that his only compensation is free education for his children."
"He didn't ask for compensation. The university was thanking us for our help in that whole Brown fiasco."
"Anyway, how can you be okay financially? Michael and I are struggling with three children. You'll have four and you can spend the summer here. I have to work and I don't know what I will do with the kids now that Mom will be here too."
"I'm sorry. I didn't even think about that. They can stay here with us but I don't know if you would want them to be gone all summer."
"I don't think I could let them be here while Michael and I were back in Princeton. Michael can work from home some but I have to go to the office every day."
"Why don't you find another job?"
"We can't afford for me to take a pay cut. Not everyone has money like you two."
Cuddy let the last statement slide. She knew Julia was jealous. "House, can you go get Mom?"
"God Cuddy. I just want to go to bed."
"Please. I want to discuss something with her and Julia."
"Can't it wait until tomorrow?" She shot him a dirty look. "Fine. I'll go get her but if she's asleep I'm not waking her up." Cuddy nodded.
"What is it Lisa?"
"You know Mom tried to give Blythe money after she sold her place and moved in the guest house."
"Yes."
"She didn't take it. She told her to give it to us but we didn't take it since it was Blythe's money that paid for the guest house."
"Ok."
"So, I was thinking that Mom could use that money to pay on your house then you could refinance and lower your payment."
"Do you think she would do it? Are you sure you wouldn't mind if she did?"
"We can ask and I'm positive I don't mind."
Arlene came in the bedroom. "What's up? Greg said you needed me."
"You know the money that you tried to give Blythe and us for the guest house." Arlene nodded. "Well, would you be willing to use it to pay on Julia's house so she could refinance?"
"The whole thing." Cuddy shrugged. "Just the amount you tried to give Blythe. Not the whole proceeds from the sale of your house."
"Why?"
"Because Julia and Michael both work and next summer you will be here with us. She won't have anyone to keep her kids while they are at work. If they can refinance, she may be able to find a different job or maybe even stay at home with them."
Arlene looked at Julia. "Are you guys struggling that much?" Julia nodded. "Ok. We'll do it next week."
Julia hugged Arlene and Cuddy. "Thank you so much. You don't know how much this means to me."
"Now, I have one more thing."
"I am not giving you money too."
Cuddy laughed. "No. That's not it. I promised to tell you the names of the kids. I didn't do it a lunch with our guests there." Arlene rolled her eyes. "Our daughter will be named Abigail Elisabeth." Arlene and Julia smiled. "Our son will be named Benjamin Jakob." Arlene and Julia began crying.
"You're naming your son after your father?"
Cuddy nodded. "It was actually Greg's idea. He picked out Benjamin."
"That asshole just keeps surprising me." Arlene sobbed.
Cuddy laughed. "He's good at that."
"Does Jake know?"
"We told him a few weeks ago when he told us about this place."
"I see."
"Don't Mom. Blythe doesn't know yet."
"So I found out before Blythe did." Cuddy nodded. "Ok, as long as I'm not the last one to know."
House barged in. "Have you three finished yet? I want to go to bed."
"Oh shut up."
Arlene got off the bed and hugged him. Julia hugged him too. Then they left.
"What was that for?"
"Maybe they love you."
"Nah."
"I told them the baby names."
"That's why I had to go get Arlene."
"No. I asked Mom to give Julia the money she tried to use for the guest house. Julia and Michael are having a hard time."
"And Julia is jealous that we have this place now."
"Yeah. Are you mad?"
"No. I can't blame her really. She could have been the lucky one and married me."
House looked at Cuddy out of the corner of his eye. She reached over and slapped his arm. "You are the lucky one. You got me."
He laughed. "I am lucky." He kissed her.
She laughed. "So am I." She kissed him.
"Come on."
"Where are we going?"
"I just realized it's time to start your massages."
"You can do it right here."
"Not that massage. It's time to start your perineal massage."
She grinned. "I almost forgot about that."
"You run the bath water and I'll go get some olive oil since we don't have any Vitamin E oil."
She went to the bathroom and started filling up the tub and House ran to the kitchen for the olive oil. He was gone for about two minutes and she grinned at him when he ran in the bathroom door.
"That was quick."
"I didn't want you to start without me."
"I wouldn't dream of starting without you." He walked over to her and began removing her clothes. She reached for the hem of his t-shirt and pulled it over his head. After their clothes had been removed, they stepped into the tub. House massaged her body helping her relax. After their bath, they climbed out of the tub and he helped her dry off. They went to the bed and she positioned her body for the massage. He leaned over and kissed her on the lips.
"Are you ready?" She nodded. He poured some of the olive oil into his hands and warmed the oil with the body heat in his hands. He then began the perineal massage. He stretched her and massaged her opening. "How does it feel?"
"Good. You can stretch it a little further." He nodded and did as she requested. After about fifteen minutes, he stopped the massage. He moved beside her on the bed and stretched out. She ran her hand down his cheek. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. I have to make sure you don't tear."
"You're so thoughtful."
"No, I'm very selfish. I want to make sure you still like sex." She laughed.
"Does it bother you to do it?"
"No. Why would it?"
"Well, Julia told me when I was pregnant with Levi that Michael refused to massage her. She tried to do it herself but she had a hard time those last few weeks because of her belly."
"Michael's an idiot. He should have jumped at the chance. Do you have any idea how it feels to know that I can make you feel good? That I'm helping you get ready to deliver our children? When you are lying there naked and opened up to me, I am in awe because I know you trust me. If you didn't, you wouldn't expose yourself so openly to me. You are completely vulnerable but you trust that I won't hurt you."
"I know you wouldn't. You love me. You show me every single day. I hope you know how much I love you."
"I know you do. I know that you would do the same thing for me. You would take care of me if I needed something."
"I would. Sometimes I feel guilty because I don't do more for you. You are always taking care of me. I wish I could make you feel as good as you make me feel."
"You make me feel good."
"I'm not talking about orgasms."
"Neither am I. You trust me." She nodded. "You love me." She nodded. "You let me get you into all sorts of positions." She laughed. "You let me make love to you." She rubbed his arm. "You want to have my children. You put up with all of my shit for years." She rubbed his cheek. "When push came to shove, you never completely gave up on me when everyone else did except Mom."
"I love you."
He kissed her. "You have the most amazing lips. Well, lips and tongue." She giggled. "I could kiss you all day long and never get enough of you." They kissed again. "You make me feel so good." They continued caressing and kissing each other. "Mmmmm." He moaned.
"God. We have to stop." She kissed him again and slid her tongue in his mouth. He ran his hand down her back and grabbed her ass. "Mmmm." She giggled. "I want you so much but the oil needs to soak in." She kissed him. He pushed her on her back and leaned over her body.
"Ok. You stay right there on your side of the bed." She giggled. "I'll stay on my side." He flopped down on his back. She scooted over closer to him. He raised an eyebrow. "I thought I said to stay on your side of the bed."
"You did but I don't sleep well unless we hold each other. You know that."
He raised his arm for her to lay her head on his chest and shoulder. "Come here." She grinned and snuggled into his side. "Better?" She nodded. "Let's go to sleep." He kissed the top of her head.
"Good night."
"Good night."