A/N: I appologize if this looks jacked up. I'm not using my comp and the one I'm using isn't update and I can't update it cause it's not mine. I have chapter 11 almost done..my beta needs to read it and I have to rewrite 12 cause I changed a large portion of 11. Sorry it took me so long to update. Hopefully after tomorrow's ep I should have a few more chaps in the coming days. ----------------------------------------------------

Chapter 10

The doorbell rang just as Cameron pulled off Charlie's pull-up. After sitting the little girl on the toilet and leaving strict instructions that she was not to set one foot in the tub until she returned did Cameron go to answer the door.

"Stacy," she stated, trying not to sound surprised. Just because she was allowing House's ex to help her with the adoption didn't mean that she wanted the woman to pop over unannounced.

"Allison, I know it early and I know that you're moving today, but I wanted to give you an update. Can we sit down?"

"This going to take a bit?"

"Yeah, it is."

"I was about to give Charlie a bath, why don't we talk while I do that?"

"Sure. Where's Greg," questioned Stacey, following Cameron into the bathroom.

"He supposedly went out to get us breakfast, but that was 45 minutes ago. So, I can only guess that he's out with Wilson doing who knows what," Cameron said as she set the little girl into the still warm water.

"It's 8 a.m., how much trouble could they get into?"

Just giving a raised eyebrow as a response she asked, "What did you need to talk to me about?"

"I left at noon yesterday, because Mark had a therapist appointment and I didn't get my faxes until I went in this morning. Your parents want visitation rights, with the possibility of adopting her."

Cameron gaped. "How do they even know about her? Danny never would have said anything, because he wouldn't have wanted them to have her. Hence the reason why after Timmy died we both had wills drawn up leaving everything to each other. And the will clearly said I get Charlie," she moaned.

"I know. I'm going to call their lawyer on Monday and find out how they found out. We still have a week before we go to family court. I need you to find as many documents as you can signifying that your brother wanted Charlotte to go to you, and you to write everything you know on why your brother wouldn't have wanted them to have her. Can you get in contact with his friend, the one who brought you Charlotte? It would be a great if he could be here and if he can't have him write and affidavit. Explain to him what's going on and what we need."

"His name is Jason. If I can get a hold of him, can we get all this done by next Monday? If he has to write an affidavit how do you want me to get it to you? I know that they have to be notarized, but right now I have no idea where he is. "

"We should be able to. If he can write one, find a fax and fax it to me notarized and mail me the original, it should be ok. I had to do that once before and the judge wasn't thrilled with it, but allowed it in."

Cameron's face was pale as another thought came to her. "Do you think that it's at all possible that Sarah started this to draw it out longer? Maybe she did decide to try and get her rights reinstated, but it's taking longer than she thought so she brought my parents in to it." Cameron asked, grasping at the straws. She was having a hard time dealing with the possibility of losing Charlie just because her parents wanted her too.

"I've been keeping an eye out to see if Sarah's name has popped up, so if she is trying to reinstate her rights, it's not in New Jersey. You mentioned Timmy before, who is he?"

"He was my brother. He was an "accident" that was born my sophomore year of high school. He died because my parents refused a blood transfusion that would have saved his life. Danny and I pretty much disowned the family after that. But that's why Danny and I wanted to leave our children to each other, because we didn't know what would happen to then if they got them."

"I'm sorry about your brother, but that will help us in court. I want you to write up everything about Timmy's death that you remember. I also want the documentation of the original will, yours and his. Did you even have a new will drawn up?"

"Yeah, if something happens to me Charlie goes to House. If he chooses not to take her, it'd up to his discretion whom she would live with, but he would still maintain a legal guardianship of her. I wanted to make sure that my parents wouldn't get her and even if for some unknown reason she end up with them, he still would have a lot of say in what happens to her," Cameron said, ignoring the water Charlie was happily splashing on her.

"OK, well as soon as you can get it together I want all that paper work. I should get going. You guys are going to have a long day. Did you get someone to watch Charlotte for you?"

"No, we weren't sure if we wanted to, but since House can't lift stuff so he's going to keep an eye on her while directing boxes."

"OK, otherwise I'm sure that Mark and I could watch her for the afternoon," Stacy offered.

"No, that 's ok. We got it covered." Cameron was nervous about leaving the little girl if some, even if it was Stacy, whom she knew was a safe person to leave her with. But with the new development in the lawsuit she didn't want to leave Charlotte with any one.

"I really should go. You and Greg have a full day ahead of you. If I hear anything more I'll call you. Other wise I'll see you on Monday."

"Let me get her out and walk you to the door." Cameron offered.

"No that's ok, I can find myself out."

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