A House, MD fan-fic by entercreativename.
Summary: Brief snapshots of everyone's holidays.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, I just admire what Fox and its affiliates have created.
Chapter 4: Brazilian Sleigh Bells
She didn't celebrate Christmas, she was Jewish, so why should she? Instead, she and her siblings surrounded the table at New York's newest hot spot: The Shrine. Every year, she and her siblings gathered to celebrate Hanukkah in style in downtown New York City. The lights were bright and the sounds rang wild with laughter as the family celebrated the festival of lights in style.
The day started out as normal - wake up early, double-check paperwork at the office and then head south to the Big Apple. Just before reaching the New Jersey/New York border, she would meet with friends and family and would share three taxis into the city where they would shop, dine, and wine late into the night.
Her brother stood up. It was custom for him to make his Hanukkah speech at this dinner every year since her father died. She missed him. As a child he would hold her in his arms in his favorite chair next to the fireplace and tell her stories in Hebrew. She had four siblings, so each day of the week was devoted to a different one of them with weekends, and especially the Sabbath, being devoted to the family.
They grew up just outside of New York City, and she loved every minute of it. Her father started a chain of jewelry stores up the Upper East Side. Even though they had plenty of money, it was still hard. Her mother died giving birth to her youngest sibling and her father was left to raise them on his own. So many nights a secretary or another assistant was at their home to help out. After awhile, a maid and a nanny were hired to help out as well, however, it was never the same. But there was one thing they did - Hanukkah. Her father started the tradition of the yearly Hanukkah meal in downtown New York, and the siblings assembled in front of her made sure that they kept the tradition going.
There were a few differences each year though. Three years ago, it was the absence of their father who had succumbed to cancer after fighting for nearly three years. Two years ago, it was the addition of several siblings-in-law. Last year, it was the addition of some nieces and nephews. This year, however, it was decided that they would meet without the children at this meal to honor the memory of their mother and father in their tradition. This year, they wanted to be adults-only and then celebrate with the children the next couple of days.
She picked up her wine and cheered in celebration with her brothers and sisters. Lisa Cuddy was happy to be there, celebrating in tradition, for the honor of her father.