Buried Secrets Chapter 4, a house, m.d. fanfic

Oh, my goodness, thank you all so much for all of the wonderful reviews, you have no idea how much it makes my day to read them! Anyways, I am so glad that you all like the story because I've had it in my head for ages and I thought I'd actually write it and see if other people thought that it was a good idea, and I'm so glad that you do. So, without boring you all more with my author's note, here is the next chapter of Buried Secrets.

Chapter 4:

"Daddy, we miss you,"

Chase's heart almost broke at the sadness in his middle daughter Aliah-Grace's voice. He was on speaker phone with all of his children but two days after the alcohol incident.

"Oh, my babies, I miss you, too." He sniffed, trying not to get too emotional. It was true, they had barely been gone two days but he was missing them like crazy.

"When will we see you again, daddy?" Little Zannia-Sanis asked quietly.

"Very soon, honey, very soon," He replied. In all truth, as much as he wanted to beg Stephanie to bring them home RIGHT NOW, he also knew that having his children see him in his current state was an extremely bad idea.

"Daddy, Australia isn't the same without you," Allah-Maria added.

"And New Jersey isn't the same without you," Chase whispered with a sigh.

"Daddy, why did we have to leave?" Allah asked.

Chase sighed. Allah-Maria was seven years old, and very smart, as were all of his children. He knew that although he could not tell the younger girls, he could at least give his eldest a clue.

"Allah-Maria, can you take the phone off of speaker," He asked. Within seconds he heard a beep and then Allah-Maria's voice saying 'ready'.

"Allah, honey," Chase sighed, "I am going to tell you why you and your sisters had to leave, but you need to promise me that you will not tell them anything, and that you will continue to act in front of them, though you can talk to your Auntie Stephanie about it, like there is nothing wrong. I don't want to worry the little ones."

"Okay, daddy," Allah replied, "I promise."

"Good, honey," Chase drew in a long breath. "Look, baby, the thing is that things aren't always as they seem. Daddy," he paused, "Daddy has been very sad lately and I want you to know that it has nothing to do with either you or your sisters. Daddy has a chemical imbalance in his brain that makes him sad,"

"Depression," Allah-Maria said, knowingly.

"Exactly," Chase replied, "Well, it's been getting really bad lately and I need to sort myself out before I can bring you all home, as much as I just want to bring you home now. You see, I don't want you to see me like this. Do you understand?"

"Yeah, daddy, I understand," Allah said, "You just get better, Daddy, and don't worry so much about us. I can take care of the kids,"

Chase held in a laugh, "I know you can, honey,"

"Daddy," Allah whispered, "Will you sing me our song?"

Chase smiled, "Of course I will sing you our song."

"I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure

I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing

Lying close to you feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes and thank God we're together
And I just wanna stay with you
In this moment forever, forever and ever

I don't wanna miss one smile
I don't wanna miss one kiss
Well, I just wanna be with you
Right here with you, just like this
I just wanna hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time

Don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna fall asleep
Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
Cause I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing

Don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna fall asleep, yeah
I don't wanna miss a thing"

"That was beautiful, as always, daddy," Allah-Maria sniffed.

"I promise you something, Allah," Chase whispered. "No matter what happens, I'll always be there, for your wedding, for your first baby, all your babies, I will always be there. I won't miss anything."

"How can you make such a promise, daddy?" Allah-Maria asked, "When you aren't even sure that you will be around for us to come back to you."

"I didn't say that, Allah," Chase answered, "I said that I'm not doing very well, but…"

"How can you do well without us, without me, without Aliah and Zannia, we could take care of you," Allah whined.

"It's not your job to take care of me, it's my job to take care of you," He knew all too well that children just cannot take care of their parents like that.

"I just want to be with you, daddy," Allah whispered.

"And you will be, very soon, my baby," Chase said, "But right now you need to let daddy take care of daddy and then soon it will all be a lot better."

"Is that a promise, Dr. Chase?" Allah-Maria asked all serious that it almost made Chase laugh.

"That is a promise, Miss Chase," He grinned.

"So I guess everything is good then," Allah said, "We'll see you soon."

Ding Dong

Chase looked towards his front door, "Honey, someone is at the door; I have to go," he said, "I'll call you tomorrow."

"Okay, love you, miss you, daddy,"

"Love you, miss you, angel." He quietly hung up the phone and made his way to the front door. He opened it and came face to face with Drs. House, Cameron, Wilson, Foreman and Cuddy, and he stood, immobile, staring at them.

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SO there is the fourth chapter, I'm sorry that it is so short. The song was AeroSmith's amazing "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing", thank you so much for reading and please review.