I know it's been rather fluffy and lovey dovey lately but that kind of tends to come with weddings not to worry though drama is on the way. I'm just working up to it, I've still got a long way to go on this. Drama is on it's way I promise :D

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Chapter 52

The next morning House and Cuddy were awoken at 10:00 am by a ringing phone. "$50 say's its Lily" House groaned.

"No way I'm taking that bet, I know it's her, she's probably been bugging Marla for hours to call" Cuddy replied as she reached over House's chest to grab the phone, "Hello?"

"Hi mommy!"

"Hey baby girl, how was your night?"

"Ok, I've been playing with Olivia and the baby's, we just had eggs, and bacon and humm toast and Aunt Mar says that Grandma and Grandpa Rick are going to be here soon! And I'm going to ask Grandma if we can go to the teddy bear store, and look at the puppies, and maybe get a new dress, and I want to look for some more butterflies to go up in my room when we go to the new house, oh and I want to get something for you and daddy." Lily rattled off very quickly.

"It sounds like you've really been thinking about this"

"Yup"

"Just remember that if grandma or grandpa says "no" it means no so be a good girl ok?"

"Ok mommy"

House scoffed in the background "Yeah, like they're really going to say no to her, just you watch where going to end up with a damn Saint Bernard puppy…" he said as he rolled out of bed.

Cuddy swatted at him and rolled her eyes "Lily honey could you put Aunt Mar on the phone?"

"Ok mommy, bye! I love you!"

"I love you too honey"

"Hello?"

"Hey Mar, how's everything going?"

"Alright, Rachel was a little fussy earlier, I think she's used to you picking her up by now, Lily's been bouncing off the walls, she's so excited about going out for the day. James is over at your place babysitting the mover's and I, I am attempting to get five kids ready for the day, my bunch are leaving with their dad soon, so I'll be able to go over and help James and get some stuff done for you guys."

"How am I ever going to repay you?"

"Oh believe me, I've got plan's for you, don't you worry about paying me back just yet, I'll get mine"

"I'm sure you will" Cuddy chuckled into the phone.

"Oh hey, someone's at the door; I better go see who it is so I can round up the appropriate children"

"Thanks' again Marla!"

"Yeah humm"

***

House and Cuddy spent the rest of the day barricaded in their room simply relaxing. They ordered room-service, watched TV, opened the gifts Wilson had sent up, and mainly just enjoyed each other's company. It was a quiet Sunday and it allowed Cuddy a chance to unload some of the stress that had started to build up over the past few days. For a couple of middle-aged doctors with two small children and two more on the way a day like this was almost equivalent to a Paris vacation for two.

***

Thursday morning House and Cuddy checked out of their room and headed home to check on the mover's progress during the week. True to their word Wilson and Marla had gotten all of their belongings out of the house and into the new one. Cuddy slowly walked around her empty house, House watched her intently. Nothing was left, the walls were bear, the furniture was gone, and even House's piano had sprouted legs and ran away with their other belongings. Cuddy turned around to look at House, a faint mist of tears blurring her vision slightly. "Greg…"

"Oh shit, here we go with the water works" he walked over to her and put his arms awkwardly around her as she started to cry slightly.

"I've just been here for so long… this was my home…" she shook her head and wiped her eyes looking up at him "You probably think I'm being stupid"

"Well yeah, it's not like were homeless"

"Haven't you ever just been attached to a place?"

"Can't say that I have"

"Army brat"

"Marine"

"Same difference"

"Don't let a Marine hear you say that" he mumbled.

Cuddy turned around "Greg, I'm not sure if this was such a good idea, moving suddenly like this, it just seems ridiculous, I mean how are we suppose to get all the painting and decorating done before we move the girls into their bedrooms. We can't stay here, there's nothing left... this was a mistake" Cuddy let her back bump against the wall and her shoulders fell as she let out a long sigh.

"No it's not"

"How can you say that so calmly?"

"Because, I know what Wilson and Marla got us for our wedding present"

Her gaze softened "They told you what they got us?"

"Of course not"

"Then…"

"Marla's practically a smart, hot, Martha Stewart who has already gone over decorating ideas with you. Wilson is a girly girl who likes planning surprises and secretly watches 'Extreme Makeover Home Edition'…"

"Hey! That's a good show!" Cuddy interrupted.

House rolled his eyes "And… he has a key and the security code to our new house, AND, I'm not done yet… I went through all the cards and gifts at the reception and they didn't get us anything…"

"Or their gift was watching our kids for us while we got our rocks off for five days…"

"Fine, we have a bet then? I win, I get off clinic for a week and if you win…"

"If I win, a certain blue eyed doctor owes me a week's worth of clinic and actually IN the clinic not playing Wii golf in the COW"

"You're on baby"

***

They walked into the new house through the garage, checked the man-cave and then walked into the Laundry room. The laundry room was unchanged as was the first bedroom they came to but the next room they came to had been painted.

The room was split in half by a white chair-rail that matched the ceiling and trim. On the bottom half the walls were painted a pale yellow and the top a very light pink. Rachel's crib and mattresses lay in pieces in the middle of the floor along with her other furniture and a few boxes. "Ok, so that's one room"

"It counts, I win"

"Shut up, let's see the rest"

The next room was painted in much the same way except that the bottom half was painted in a medium shade of purple and the top was done in a lighter shade of the same purple and Lily's belongings were stacked neatly in the middle just as Rachel's had been in the other room. The last bedroom, the biggest one, was painted a refreshing sunny light yellow and had some of the girl's larger toys in it. "What's this, the 'lemonade room'?"

Cuddy shot him a hard look "It's the play room"

"If you say so… so what about the first one? We don't even know what the twins are yet"

"Well, Marla and I just figured that the girls were already used to having their own rooms and the twins could just share for a while regardless of gender, and if they do turn out to be one of each then we can just move Rachel into the big room with the girl and the boy can get her room, so it shouldn't be that big of a problem"

"If you say so…"

They walked through one of the bathrooms and into the hall by the laundry room and poked their heads into the library. The small sections of wall not covered by shelving were painted a dark red that played off of the woods in the room nicely.

Then they walked into the kitchen. Given the open layout of the kitchen there really wasn't much to be painted and what was there was already a nice shade of green that Cuddy liked. The wall running along the back of the house with all of the sliding glass doors leading to the back deck had been painted a very light orangey-yellow that created a warm cozy feeling and unified the family room, breakfast nook and living room. Along the far wall of the living room where the fireplace was the wall was now a nice off white that contrasted nicely with the dark stone of the fireplace and the wooden shelves built on to the wall. House's Piano was already situated in the corner, right where he had told Cuddy he wanted it. House ran his long fingers across the polished surface. "Sweet"

"I want to check out the guest room"

"Yeah, yeah" he really wasn't paying attention, he had a feeling this was going to be his little nook, although he didn't think Cuddy would like his guitars being in here but hey, she agreed to have the piano in the main room in the house she should know that the guitars would follow.

Cuddy rolled her eyes and walked over to the now blue guestroom, "I guess blue works for a guest room"

"Take it you didn't discuss that one" House asked over his shoulder, not leaving the piano.

"I was still undecided, but blue is suppose to be calming so it's good for a guest room"

"Light green's better" his voice was closer now.

Cuddy turned around to find him standing behind her, she gave him a quizzical look. "What! I told you Wilson's a closet case. The TV's on you can't just ignore everything"

"I'm sure" she grinned as she walked back out towards the foyer.

"What!" House followed her.

Cuddy continued down the hall leading to their new bedroom door "Ready for the big show?"

"Oh damn I hope that's a euphemism"

Cuddy laughed slightly and pushed the door open and flipped on the light. Cool, crisp, calming light green greeted them. "What did I tell you?" House smirked as he pushed past her.

Unlike the girl's rooms their bed had already been assembled and was sitting in the middle of the floor away from the walls. The rest of the furniture was also in the room in their general places but still several inches away from the walls. House flopped down onto the unmade bed lacing his fingers behind his head and crossing his ankles.

Cuddy swatted his feet, "Shoes off the bed, I suppose the fact that green is my favorite color doesn't have anything to do with it?"

"It's been proven to have a positive effect on lowering stress and BP" House said as he got up and followed Cuddy into the "home office" the walls were off white but the trim was done in the same green as their bedroom.

"Unisex, relaxing, and can be easily converted into whatever we want" House said as he turned to Cuddy, she had her hand on her lower abdomen and a small smile on her face. House walked over to her and cradled her head in one hand using his thumb to caress her cheek, "Just remember that thought when we have two brats keeping us up at 3:00am screaming to suck you dry"

"Ohh Greg… you say the sweetest things" she said breaking way and turning to walk into the bathroom. The sections of wall that not covered in tile or mirror had been given a coat of the same green as the bedroom.

House walked over to Cuddy pulling her towards him with his hands around her waist, "Ok now that we got that over with, can we eat?"

"I doubt they did any grocery shopping for us, Chinese?"

"You call; I want to check something out"

***

House walked back out into the living room and pulled the couch away from the pile of boxes and furniture there. He sat down on the edge and stared at the empty fireplace. House let out a sigh and pulled himself up off the couch. He walked over to the fireplace and turned on the gas lighting the fire. Apparently Wilson had thought about everything, the gas and electric was on, the security system was in place and had the house painted.

He sat for a moment thinking… new house, new dad, new family, new wife… for someone who didn't do well with change he was certainly going through a lot of it… but he wasn't sure if he could take much more. Everything was fitting a little too nicely. He needed some aspect of chaos in his life just to feel normal. He loved Cuddy, he loved the girls, but just thinking about the twins was starting to freak him out, what he wouldn't give for a beer right about now.

House continued to watch the fire and then grinned to himself; maybe just maybe… he walked into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator door, a six pack and a bottle of sparkling grape juice sat inside the otherwise empty appliance with a note. Wilson was a good friend… a rock dropped in the pit of his stomach. House reached in grabbing a beer and the note. Walking back over to the couch House popped the cap on his beer and sat back down unfolding the note.

Greg and Lisa,

Congratulations! We hope you like your wedding present. Enjoy your first night in your new home, it'll be your last night kid-free.

James and Marla

A slight grin pulled at the corner of his mouth, they were supposed to pick the kids up later that night.

Just then Cuddy walked out into the living room. "Food should be here soon, I got you the spicy orange beef"

"Cool"

"What's that?"

"We have good friends" he replied handing her the note.

"I'd say we do, wow" she looked back up at him "So what's the plan?"

"Already got the fire going"

"I see, I also see Wilson left you a little treat, anything for me?"

"Sparkling grape juice, I think the glasses are still packed away. Quiet night in?"

"Eat a late lunch do some unpacking. I at least want to get the girls' beds put together and maybe getting the furniture arranged."

"And our bed made?"

"And our bed made" she smiled.

***

It was dark before House and Cuddy found themselves sitting in front of the fire again. They had managed to get the girl's beds put together and move their furniture and unpacked a few boxes in the kitchen and moved the furniture in the living room before they decided to take a break for dinner.

"It's starting to feel like home already"

"If you say so"

"You're not still bumped out about the old house are you?"

"I'll get over it… I think once the girls have had a chance to make a few messes it will feel more like home"

"Yeah well just give it a few more hours, Lily will be spilling juice on the hardwood floors and Rachel will be waddling around banging into boxes in no time."

"I miss them"

"Yeah" House took a swig of his beer.

Cuddy sighed and slouched further into the back of the couch.

"Why don't we just go over and get them"

"No, it's too late, I already called Marla when you were putting Lily's bed frame together, the girls were in the bath tub then and it's… Oh good grief it's already 9:30, no wonder I'm so tired"

"Hope you not too tired" he grinned evilly.

Cuddy groaned "You're on your own cowboy"