Author's Note: This is the last one for this story. I might post one or two individual stories about the future but until then, this is it. I know you all are disappointed and want me to keep writing… j/k. I know you all accept that it is at an end and I hope that in the future, you all come back and read it again and again. Thank you for all of the wonderful reviews and here we go!
House sat on his couch and stared at the Tivo on the screen. He really didn't want to get off the couch but knew that eventually, his children would rouse him. He thought back to his children and remembered what he most dearly preserved in his head.
Emma and Nathaniel in their first day of school.
The twins getting into fight after fight while growing up.
Becca finding Allison's pregnancy test when she was six.
Lotty using his cane to hold herself up to take her first steps.
Everyone destroying his parent's backyard on the family's annual visit.
Michael being born.
Lotty stealing Allison's makeup so she could be 'pretty like mommy'.
These were all memories that were cherished. But now all they were only memories. Now, everyone was doing their own thing.
Emma was in school on a full- paid soccer scholarship to Cambridge. She had accidentally kicked the scout in the head with the ball when she tried out but the scout was so impressed that she received a full scholarship instead of only half. House had a picture of her in her uniform on top of the cabinet. She looked just like Allison and quite literally had to beat the boys off of her. He sent her a cane for her birthday to make it easier to grip.
Nathaniel was in his first year of medical college to be a doctor just like his parents. It was redundant but it was also fitting for his personality. When he had bought all of his medical textbooks, he surprised the teachers by having them all read and memorized by the first day. He was actually doing second year classes on the side. House gave him his stethoscope since he retired on his last year of high school.
Becca was in her junior year of high school and she wanted to be a writer. She always joked around that if she published a book about her life, she'd have to label it as fiction since no one would ever believe the antics that were pulled around the house. She found out about being adopted when she was ten and was fine with it. She told Allison and him that she always knew in her heart but since she pulled pranks and sarcastically told the nurses off just like rest of them, she didn't mind as much. She said she knew they were family because of their bond. Allison had cried and House had given her a tissue. Then Becca farted and everything was fine. She was about halfway through her book when House gave her a list of comments that he had used on Cuddy. Cuddy still hasn't forgiven him about giving Becca more ammo against her.
Lotty was in her first year of high school and BOY CRAZY! She claimed that Wilson's kid was going to marry her and if he didn't…well, it got a little 'R' from there. She was a tutor her first day and although she's a freshman, she got to be on the upperclassmen science team. Biology was her passion and she would dissect anything that came across her path. It was funny up until Allison found her small jar of ant bodies that she was making a medical journal about. After a loud and violent argument, they agreed to keep her 'studies' outside the house. House went out and promptly bought her enough things to make a small lab. He slept on the couch for a few days but it was worth it.
Michael was a definite surprise. He was born six years after Lotty was and no one could have been more surprised then him. Cuddy had jokingly referred to Michael's existence as the cause of 'his sperm making one last stand and then running for it'. It was crude, but true. Michel was still in elementary school and home sick at the moment so that was why House was looking for cartoons he had saved.
"Dad?"
He looked over and saw his son standing in the doorway to the living room, wiping his nose. He motioned for him to come over and Michael plopped on the couch next to him.
"When are we going to have another family thing?"
The last big family gathering was at Christmas and that had been three months ago. Because Michael was the youngest, he hardly got to see all of his siblings in one place. House flipped through a few more selections.
"I don't know. Maybe during spring break when everyone has off."
He REALLY wanted to meet Nathaniel's new girlfriend. She talked with him once and House wanted to ask whether or not she had ever done naughty hotline commercials. His son would be furious but it wasn't his fault that she had a good voice. He made the mistake of telling Allison about it and she had forbid him to say anything… which just made it more probable that he would. You would honestly think that she would realize this by now. Michael leaned back on the couch and smiled as he brought up an old episode of ER. It was a game that they played whenever he was sick and it was called "Find as many disconnected cords that are being used like they're actually working". So far, they had found a minimum of two in each episode. Then they would talk about the procedures that Michael found cool. That kid was going to be a motorcycle tricker one day, that much was sure.
"Can we have ice cream?"
House looked over and saw the pitiful eyes staring at him. He sighed and heaved himself off of the couch to the kitchen. Allison's eyes were the hardest to refuse. Almost two decades of marriage and he still had problems with it. All of the children had Allison's eyes except for Becca, but then, even hers was close. He scooped some of the ice cream into the bowl and groaned to himself. Cuddy wouldn't let him visit the hospital anymore since the last time he had visited. He had brought all five kids to say hi and…well… the nurses almost went on strike and they actually had someone who had been shot try to leave for another hospital. House had sat back and watched his children play ER to random people but Allison had snitched to Cuddy who came running down and kicked them all out. She was a spoilsport. She was also the new head of diagnostics, though, so she had the right to be mad. He had taken her out to their first date restaurant and rented a huge hotel room that night. He was so very proud of her and she knew it. From time to time, she would call him for consults and they would have a flashback together.
He grabbed the ice cream and limped back to the couch. Michael eagerly grabbed the bowl and began scarffing down the sugary goodness. Sugar in front of him, TV playing in the background, and all of his children were safe. What more could anyone ask for?
"Oh dad?"
"Huh?"
"Aunt Cuddy left a message for you on the answering machine. Here, let me play it."
He pressed the button and his old boss' voice began to ring out.
"YOU OLD MORON! I TOLD you that Nathaniel couldn't practice at this hospital and you told him he could ANYWAYS! And tell Michael to stop pranking my office phone because I've lost three secretaries in the last week! And tell Allison to stop calling you for consults! She won't listen to me and I've had enough HOUSE CALLS! NO PUN INTENDED DAMN YOU! SO KNOCK IT OFF and let me do my job professionally. Oh, hi Allison. I was just leaving a message."
The phone clicked off and House looked over at his son while ruffling his hair.
"Good boy."
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