Hello everyone! This is the last chapter of the story... sadly... I'll also post an epilogue this week so wait for it :-)

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Chapter 50: The only thing that matters

The alarm clock startled House out of his sleep.

It can't be eight o' clock already… he thought to himself and glanced at the clock on her nightstand.

"Six o'clock? You have got to be kidding me!" he exclaimed and rolled to the other side of the bed in order to push the snooze button.

He lied back down, resting his head on her pillow.

Her pillow?

He got up and moved to the bathroom of their bedroom to see if she was in there but he didn't find her.

He returned to the bedroom and grabbed his cane. He moved down the hallway and after checking the other bathroom he moved to the nursery. He opened the door as quietly as possible, not wanting to disturb his daughter's sleep.

When he entered he saw Allison sitting in the rocking chair holding a sleeping Rose in her arms.

"You do realize that it's only six in the morning, right?" he asked her and she turned to look at him.

He noticed the trails of tears on her cheeks and immediately got concerned.

"Allison is everything ok?" he asked and knelt down next to her, putting all his weight on his left knee.

"Yeah… I just don't want to leave her…" she mumbled.

He got up, wincing slightly from the pain that shot through his thigh and extended his hand for her to take.

She got up and he sat down on the rocking chair taking her with him and making her sit on his good leg. He circled his arms around her waist and she leaned deeper in his embrace.

"She's just going to be one floor away… And if we don't have much work to do we can take her to our offices."

"It's not the same…" she said in a low tone.

"I know…" he said and sighed.

"How long have you been here?" he asked tentatively.

"An hour…" she mumbled.

"You do know that you are just making this harder, don't you?" he said and brought his right hand up to caress her cheek tenderly.

"You have to go back to work sometime. When you were pregnant I couldn't keep you away from your department! I had to tie you on the bed to make you stay at home!" he said, trying to cheer her up a little.

She smiled remembering his attempts to keep her at home.

"She's going to be fine…" he tried to reassure her and himself at the same time.

It was another thing knowing that Rose was at home with Allison. Now, he was pretty much sure that he was going to get into a fight with the employees at the daycare of the hospital because they would do something concerning his daughter and he would get really, really irritated.

But he wanted to reassure Allison that everything was going to be ok. She was a great doctor and he would do anything he could to make her return to her post. He knew that she missed it a lot but leaving Rose would be a difficult task…

"I know she is going to be fine…"

"You are going to be fine too. You'll see. And of course I will go down there and threaten them that if they do anything stupid they will have an unforgettable experience with my cane!" he said seriously and made her laugh lightly.

"I'm sure you will." She said and placed a kiss on his cheek.

"Ok! Now that we settled that put her back in the crib because we are going to spoil her… She cries and we are here in an instant!" he exclaimed and she looked at him suspiciously.

"Did you pick her up at night again?" she asked him with raised eyebrows.

"I might have passed by her room at night…" he said cryptically and she continued to stare at him.

"Fine! I give up! I heard her whining, she wasn't crying, and I came and picked her up! But I didn't stay long…" he said defensively.

"Right… just till she fell back to sleep." She said with a know-it-all smirk.

"How do you…" he started but she cut him off.

"I was awake, I heard her too. And then I heard you singing!" She said with a smug grin on her face.

He groaned and buried his face in the crook of her neck.

"I have a question though…" she said thoughtfully "Do you have to be perfect at everything you do?" she asked him and he turned to look at her, raising an eyebrow.

"I had never heard you sing before… it was beautiful…" she confessed shyly.

He snorted and kissed her on the lips gently.

"Only you would say that." He said after a while, when she continued to stare at him.

"That's not true and you know it. You just don't want to admit it." She said matter of factly.

"Yeah… Can we return to bed now? Pretty, pretty please." He told her and she got up.

She placed a soft kiss on Rose's forehead and placed her back to her crib.

When they entered their bedroom she glanced at the clock.

"It's already six thirty… We will have to get up in a while anyway." She said and he stood behind her, lacing his hands around her waist and hugging her tightly.

"What do you suggest?" he whispered in her ear making shivers ran down her spine.

"I think a shower is a very good idea…" she mumbled and leaned in his embrace.

"I think so too…" he said and guided her to their bathroom for a long shower.

They emerged thirty minutes later and started getting ready for work.

Rose woke up while they were preparing breakfast and House let her finish with their breakfast and went to pick her up.

After feeding Rose and finishing their breakfast they dressed her and they took Allison's car to drive to the hospital.

Leaving Rose at the daycare wasn't an easy task for both of them but it was something they had to do.

He threatened every person that worked down there that if something happened they wouldn't find a job at another hospital for the rest of their lives.

They kissed their daughter and they made their way to the fourth floor and to their departments.

House kept going to the daycare all the time till noon to check if everything was ok.

Allison passed by a couple of times but she didn't go inside because she knew that once in there she wouldn't want to leave.

During lunch time though they both showed up to pick up Rose and they went to House's office to feed her and spend some time with her.

So now they were both sitting in his big armchair. Rose was sitting in her mother's arms, giggling at the faces that her father made.

"I missed her…" admitted Allison and hugged her tightly.

"Me too…" he confessed and dropped a kiss on the baby's head.

"Have you seen Wilson, by the way?" he asked her after a while.

"Nope… I wanted him for a consult but couldn't find him." She said and gave Rose her pacifier.

"Strange…" he said and waved the teddy bear to Rose who caught it with her little hands and giggled, causing her pacifier to drop on the floor.

"Ah, look what you've done now!" he exclaimed and picked it up from the floor in order to wash it later.

She tried to put the teddy bear in her mouth but didn't succeed and stared whimpering.

"It's ok sweety, we have another one." Allison said gently and gave her another pacifier.

Wilson chose that moment to enter the office catching everyone's attention.

"Look, it's Uncle Jimmy!" exclaimed House and Rose's head turned to look from her father to her Uncle.

"Who, by the way, is grinning like an idiot!" he added, looking at Allison this time.

"And that means he got very, very lucky last night…" he concluded making Allison smirk and Wilson shake his head.

"I'm here to see my goddaughter, if you don't mind." He said and moved in the room in order to kneel in front of Allison and Rose.

Rose waved her hands happily when she saw him and he smiled at her, picking up the bear she accidentally dropped on the floor.

"How are you doing sweety?" he asked the baby, caressing her cheek lightly.

"She's good. She actually has everyone at the daycare wrapped around her little finger." Allison said.

Wilson grinned at her and kissed Rose on the forehead.

"Of course she does! And how are you doing?" he asked, the concern for his friend evident in his voice.

"I'm good… I'll get used to it." She said reassuringly, smiling up at him.

"I know you will…" he replied, smiling back at her.

"What? No interest in how I am doing?" House asked, feigning hurt.

"Oh, sorry, didn't see you there. How are you doing?"

"I'm good. And why are you smiling like an idiot?" he asked suspiciously.

"I'm not…" he started but they stopped him.

"Yes you are!" they said both in unison, making Wilson look at them with raised eyebrows.

"Have you been practicing?" he asked them.

House rolled his eyes at his friend.

"Yes, every day after lunch." He mocked

"That explains it…" Wilson said, rubbing his chin with his hand.

"Oh, come on!" House said.

"Ok, ok!" said Wilson, laughing lightly at his friend's impatience.

"I think I finally convinced Lisa to try…" he said shyly.

"Really? This is great news James!" exclaimed Allison and handed Rose to House in order to give a hug to her friend.

"Oh God… Does that mean we are going to have a Wilson or Cuddy junior running around, terrorizing the hospital?" House asked, feigning annoyance but the small smile on his lips told them otherwise.

"Well, they let you procreate; I don't think there is going to be a problem with us…" Wilson said teasingly.

"Hey! My daughter is an angel! The fact that one day she is going to rule this hospital is another topic…" he said and kissed Rose's temple tenderly.

Wilson and Allison were laughing by now at his antics.

"Laugh all you want! Don't take them seriously angel, they have no idea what you are capable of." He said to the baby who was looking back at him with her big blue eyes.

"I'm sure we do have an idea, considering what her parents have done." Said Wilson.

House got up, holding Rose with his left hand and handed her to Allison.

"Ok, Jimmy boy, you are buying lunch!" he exclaimed and placed a kiss on Allison's lips.

"We'll be in my office." She said.

He nodded, kissed Rose on the forehead and dragged Wilson to the cafeteria.

"Sooo, you and the boss are doing naughty things for another reason this time." He said with a smirk.

"What a way to phrase it…" he said, shaking his head.

"Are you going to make her a Mrs. Wilson too?" he asked him, without commenting.

"I… I don't know…" he said honestly.

"You are dying to pop the question, aren't you?" he asked with a smug expression.

Wilson eyed him suspiciously.

"Come on! I know you better than you know yourself. And I also know that this time it's going to work."

"How do you know?"

"'Cause this time is different. She's not needy and you apparently aren't with her just to be with someone."

"Is Allison tutoring you?" he asked with a smirk.

"Ha ha… You are a funny guy." House replied.

"I really want this to work…" he said after a while making House look at him "I want everything with her. And the fact that you managed to have everything makes me believe that it is plausible after all…" he said with a small smile.

House nodded curtly and got up from the table.

"It's going to work… And I'm happy for you…" he said and made Wilson smile.

"Now you'll excuse me, I have to go find my girls." He said with a smile of his own and left Wilson alone, a permanent smile grazing his lips.

House found them at the Immunology Department, ready to go home for the day.

"Hey…" said Allison when she spotted him looking at them.

"Hey… Ready to go?" he asked and went to hug his two girls.

"More than ready." She replied and captured his lips with hers in a slow kiss.

"Good…" he said when they broke the kiss and they made his way to the Diagnostics to pick up his rucksack.

The ride back home was quick and once they were back home they changed into more comfortable clothes and moved in the play room.

Allison settled in an armchair exactly next to the piano bench, holding Rose in her arms while House played the piano for the loves of his life.

It didn't take long for Rose to fall asleep in her arms, the soft melody from the piano enough to lull her to sleep.

They went to the nursery, both kissing her forehead tenderly and placed her in her crib and they returned to the playroom.

He sat on the piano bench and she came to sit between his legs, resting her back against his chest and her head on his left shoulder, while he played every song that came to his mind.

They savored their closeness and the intimacy of their embrace, the soft music from the piano taking them away.

He didn't know when his life had changed so much. The only thing he knew was that he didn't mind at all.

And then he remembered a song he heard that morning when he was looking through his i-Pod and the comments she made that morning about him singing to their daughter.

He had never done that before. Sing in front of another person before. But singing and playing the piano for his daughter seemed natural. And so did for Allison. So without giving it much thought he started singing to the music.

Girl, you're looking, fine tonight,

and every guy has got you in his sights.

What you're doing, with a clown like me,

is surely one of life's little, mysteries

So tonight I'll ask the stars above,

"How did I ever win your love?"

What did I do?

What did I say,

to turn your angel eyes my way?

Well, I'm the guy who never learned to dance,

never even got one second glance

Across a crowded room was close enough,

I could look but I could never touch

So tonight I'll ask, the stars above,

"How did I ever win your love?"

What did I do?

What did I say,

to turn your angel eyes my way?

Don't anyone wake me,

if it's just a dream

'Cause she's the best thing,

ever happened to me

All you fellows, you can look all you like,

but this girl you see, she's leavin' here with me tonight

There's just one more thing that I need to know,

if this is love why does it scare me so?

It must be somethin only you can see,

'cause girl I feel it when you look at me

So tonight I'll ask the stars above,

"How did I ever win your love?"

What did I do?

What did I say,

to turn your angel eyes my way?

His voice at first caught her of guard and she stayed there, mesmerized. The song was perfect, fitted his thoughts and everything he wanted to say perfectly.

After a while she just leaned deeper in his embrace, letting the music wash through her. She tilted her head and buried it in the crook of his neck, placing small kisses at his pulse point.

Once the song ended he continued playing other songs and singing along the lines.

She couldn't understand how he managed to make her love him more with every passing day. But she figured that she didn't mind at all.

He placed a kiss on her temple and her hands came to rest on his thighs, massaging the muscles there gently while he continued playing for her and only her.

They didn't know how many hours had passed till they decided to move to their bedroom.

They undressed and got into bed.

They started kissing gently, softly, tenderly… Like they had all the time in the world in front of them…

Every move, every kiss, every touch was purposeful.

They took their time caressing and kissing every part of the other's body, stimulating them to the edge of torture.

Their eyes locked together as they became one, deep blue melting into green-blue.

They moved together, never breaking their powerful eye lock, as they tumbled over the edge the name of the other on their lips, like a breathless prayer, something sacred,

He gathered her in his arms, her head resting on his left bicep, lips barely touching as they breathed normally again.

Her arms came to wrap around his waist and he drew her closer, his hand drawing lazy circles on her bare back.

His eyes stayed transfixed on her face as hers closed momentarily, inhaling his scent deeply.

She opened them and they locked with his again.

"What?" she asked with a smile making him smile too.

"Nothing… just trying to remember the last time I told you 'I love you'…" he said thoughtfully.

She placed a kiss above his heart and claimed his lips in a soft kiss.

"I love you…" he said when they broke the kiss, and rested his forehead against hers.

"I love you too…" she replied and he smiled at her.

"Now I think we can sleep…" he mumbled against her lips.

"I think you are right…" she replied and hugged him tighter.

"Goodnight Greg…"

"'Night Allison…" he replied and they both settled in each other's arms.

And they fell asleep like that, in each other's arms, knowing that together they could do almost everything.

They had each other, their love and their daughter. And that was enough for them. For now at least…

They had found unconditional love and it was more than both of them could ever imagine. Their love could do anything, they knew it by now. And it was enough to make them the happiest people on earth. And that was all they wanted…