52. Baby Talk.
House and Rachel were on the couch, watching a cartoon and chatting quietly before bedtime. Cuddy was tired and already sleeping. It was just the two of them that night.
''Dad?''
''What is it?''
''We tucked mum in today,'' she said. ''because baby sister needs to sleep?''
He had a soft chuckle. ''Yeah.''
''And baby sister is hurting mum?''
''No. She wants to get out to play with you.''
''But she hurts momma, I don't wanna play with her. I hate her!''
''She doesn't, kid. She just kicks Mama's door open to get out. You trust me, right?''
The little girl nodded and seemed to be satisfied by his answer. But another question popped up in her mind.
''I kicked her too?''
He considered his answer for a moment. He assumed Cuddy trusted him enough to let him tell her about her story without her.
''Not exactly. You were inside another woman's belly. But she decided to go to the sky to live on the clouds. So an angel brought you to us.''
''So I'm an angel too?" Rachel asked, all excited.
''Yes, you're an angel.''
And they resumed watching their cartoon.
