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A/N: This is fun to write so I hope someone other then me is enjoying it. Thanks to those who reviewed. It makes me happy.
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He would take care of her. Just like that. He doesn't even know her and he's willing to disrupt his life and take her in after I die. How can he be such a good man and still cheat on his wife like that? It doesn't make any sense.
But it doesn't matter anymore, because he will take care of her. She'll have a good home. God, how could such a good thing make me so depressed?
"Mama." Came my daughter's tiny voice from the other side of the bed. The clock next to me is glaring at me letting me know that its 9:15am. Wow. We both slept in late.
Rolling over I see her facing me with a serious look on her face, "What is it sweetie?" I ask.
"When we go see Daddy today can I hug him?" she timidly asks causing me to smile.
I brush the hair from her face, "Of course you can. I want you to run up and give him a big hug, just like you do with me."
She smiles and wraps her small arms around me and kisses my cheek, "I love you Mama!"
I can feel my eyes watering. It's going to be so hard to leave her.
But I really don't have a choice.
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Around lunch time Sophia and I found ourselves once again on the fourth floor of PPTH walking towards James's office.
Sophia tugged on my hand pulling me to a stop, "Look there's Daddy!" and sure enough there he was on the other side of the glass wall. He was sitting down looking the other way so he hadn't seen us yet. There were three other people in the room with him and they all looked so young. Most likely in their twenties. A woman was standing at a white board writing things down while two men sat at the table with James.
"This isn't a zoo no matter how much they look like animals." Turing I see Dr. House's standing right behind me. Not waiting for a response he limps past me and goes into the room.
The next thing I know Sophia is pulling her tiny hand from mine and running into the room after Dr. House. I can only watch as she runs up to James throwing her arms up and yelling, "Daddy!" causing a James's eyes to bulge. Not a very attractive sight.
Sophia yells, "I missed you." And then stands there waiting for him to pick her up. He finally gets the message and cautiously picks her up. She wraps her arms around his neck and kisses him on the cheek. Only my daughter could have that much love for a father she barely knows.
The other people in the room stare at the whole interaction mouths open and eyes wide, well except for Dr. House he was just watching with keen interest. I open the door and walk into the room and shoot James an apologetic look.
"Hey sorry about that, she got away from me." I apologize.
"Mama, look I found Daddy!" Sophia says to me innocently, not knowing what a scene she just caused.
I smile encouragingly at her, "You sure did." I walk over to him and hold out my arms to pick her up.
"No!" she squeals clinging to her father as is he was a life preserver and she was drowning.
James looks at me and shakes his head, "It's okay, I got her." He stands up and starts to head out of the room, "C'mon lets go get some lunch, does that sound good?" my daughter looks at him with adoration and nods her head. He waits for me by the door and I am quick to follow him.
I can only wonder at how much Dr. House was most likely getting grilled after all that.
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"So you're married." I say casually as I can, causing James to stop mid bite. Sophia continues eating not paying attention to us at all but rather trying to look at everything around her.
He puts his fork down and looks at me, "Yeah, I am."
"So that's what, your second wife?" I question, hopefully not to accusingly.
He shakes his head no, "Your third wife?" I sound a little shocked and he actually blushes, "What number were you on when you met me?" Now I sound accusing.
"Ah, n-number one." He stammers, I think he's a little guilty.
"Have you told your current wife about Sophia?" I ask taking a bite of what I have no idea. Whatever I was eating didn't really taste like anything.
"Ah," not again, "no. Not yet." Jeez.
"May I ask why not?" I ask politely.
"Were not really speaking at the moment." He was staring at his food; I think he is as guilty with this wife as he was with the first. By the way he was acting he most likely cheated on all of his wives. I can hardly be mad at him considering I was one of the women he cheated with and it got me my beautiful daughter.
"I'm sorry." I don't know what I'm sorry for but I feel sorry for him. That his life has been filled with two divorces and his is only in his thirties. No one should have to go through a divorce let alone two and now from the looks of it three.
"It's not your fault. It never was." He murmurs.
"Daddy?" my daughter is looking at her father in concern, "Are you okay?"
He looks at her and smiles, "I'm fine."
She smiles a ten thousand watt smile, "Good," She pauses as if what she was going to say next was very important, "Can I work with you today?"
I laugh lightly and say, "No sweetie—" but I don't get very far before James cuts me off.
"No, no it's fine. You can visit with me today." They both look at me hopefully and he adds, "You can come to if you want."
"All right, but you better be on your best behavior."
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What had I gotten myself into?
They were both acting like children playing with a giant tennis ball that James and 'borrowed' from Dr. House. At the moment they were outside on his deck playing, I had been playing with them but I found myself in need of a break. I was now sitting in the awesomely comfortable computer chair in his office.
"Wilson will you please tell me next time before you do anything life changing before you do it, like getting a sex change?" Dr. House was standing just inside James's office, for a man with a cane he was awfully quiet.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but it was a decision I had to make on my own." I reply seriously, "Everything is better as a woman."
"Hmm, really? How so?" he questions as he walks across the room and sits down in the chair in front of the desk.
"Well, there is the whole boob thing; I get to grab them all the time now with no complaints." I grab both of my boobs for emphasis and he almost smiles, "Then there are the multiple orgasms, I never got that when I was a man. Just to let you know, its great." he smiling now.
"Do mind if I see how real they are?" he was looking at my chest.
"Dr. House!" I mockingly shout, "That's a lawsuit waiting to happen! But maybe just this once," I pause as if in great thought, "No I don't think so." I smile.
"I can see why James cheated on his wife with you." I have a feeling that's as close as I'm going to get as a compliment from him.
"Thanks, I guess."
"Why aren't you doing chemo?" He asks. That was an abrupt change of topic.
"I don't want my daughter to remember me like that." I answer truthfully.
"So instead of prolonging your time with her you'd rather have all your hair when you die?" He says accusingly.
"No, that's not it." I reply.
"Then what is it?" He asks.
Standing up I walk towards the sliding door that separated me from James and Sophia, "It's none of your damn business." I slide open the door and step through closing it softly behind me.
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A/N: I wrote more, how fun. Well it was for me. Please review and let me know if ya like it. Thanks for reading it.