A/N: Okay the reason it's taking me so long to update is because I'm coming up with a medical case. What is House without a medical case? So, I've got the disease that Patient X is going to have, but I don't exactly have it planned out yet. But, I building the story and I know how it's going to end.

House M.D.

A Week Later

Cameron's Apartment

Cameron gave House his space as he played with the twins. House never striked her as the father type, but here he was. He knew how to change diapers, calm their cries, and make them laugh. House knew how to do a lot of things when it came to kids and he did it well. He was even better with the kids than Cameron. The only thing she had on him was breastfeeding and there was even an alternative for that.

Cameron stopped watching House and began to clean the kitchen. Her mind drifted to thoughts about the past year and how much her life had changed. It would be an understatement to say it changed dramatically because that would be far from the truth.

But, one thing that didn't change is her feelings for House; in fact they've grown much more. Cameron has gotten see another side of House that's she's never seen. It's a side doesn't care to show his feelings for another person. But, it's not apparent you have to read between the lines and read what his actions means. People may think that it's not important with House, but it is. They think he acts the same with everyone, except Wilson, but that's false. House acts the way he does around people because he knows that if he acts that way he will get what he want. It may sound selfish, but it isn't. With patients House acts as if he doesn't care, so they will try to make him care. They give more information try to get House to sympathize with them, but of course they lie first. But, the information they give saves their lives.

When House makes the ducklings feel less than they are or foolish when their wrong it's so they can see their mistakes. People in their position tend to rush things and try to please their boss with the things they know and accidentally overlook something valuable and important. The mistake could be big or small, but it is still made and a simple mistake shouldn't be made. Instead of, comforting them and not making feel guilty about it House does the opposite. He doesn't comfort and tell them it's their fault. They work harder as doctors and try to prove you wrong while saving the patient at the same time. Why does he do what he does? It's to make them work harder and to reach their potential as a doctor at a timely pace.

Nurses. Why does House have his mysterious mood swings with them? Well, it's simple. They'll take it. And he's trying to get them to grow a backbone. Yes, there are nurses who won't take any crap from you, but then there are nurses who go and cry once you yell at them. In a way, House is trying show the nurses how valuable they are to the hospital. Just like doctors. Yes, he yells at them when they get something wrong or mixed up, but he does that with other doctors and patients, too. It teaches them not to make the simplest mistakes because they can become habits.

Doctors are the same as nurses, but House wants them to realize everything to revolve them.

Cuddy. He messes with her buttons because; well he gets his kicks out of it. Cuddy is a strong-willed woman and that is an important tool to running the hospital and it's workers. Why does he mess with her? Well, because if he doesn't she wouldn't have embraced her strong-willed personality. That's how she dealed with Vogler and anyone else who tried to step out of line. That's why her workers know not to step out of line with the exception of House, of course. He knows no boundaries.

Wilson. Well, he is House's best friend, but there's much more to it than that. Yes, House loves his sarcastic attitude, but it gets tiresome sometimes. He wants to feel normal for once. But, what is so unique about being normal, nothing. So, House doesn't act normal. He lets Wilson do it for him. Just like Wilson lets House acts the way he does. He could never act rude. So, they get their release through each other. They fantasize with the other has, but leaves it as just that. It's just a fantasy for the mind to play with from time to time. It could become reality if they let it, but they're afraid of it. House is afraid of doing badly at committed relationship and that fear has gotten worse because of his ordeal with Stacey. Wilson is afraid of being alone, that's why he cheats so much. Every since his brother left he's felt so alone. Cheating has helped a bit, but it doesn't fill the gap that his brother opened. You would think a friend would've helped him get through it or at least his parents, but they didn't. A woman gave him comfort around the time when his brother left and that what he continues to search for and want. He needs someone to comfort his temporary pain that he's suffering from. Both of them cherish the relationship so much because it's the longest last relationship that they've had. Neither one of them would want to ruin something that has actually worked and lasted for so long. It proves that they could actually be in a long lasting relationship, even though it's a friendship it's all about the baby-steps. Baby-steps count in any types of relationships.

No one would ever think of House as a careful person, but he is. He's careful with his hearts, who he befriends, and his patients. House doesn't just do anything with his patients. That's what the differential diagnosis is for, to have an educated guess of what their dealing with, and then House uses his absurd, but right ideas.

Cameron would have never guessed House as a careful person, but then again she never really knew House. She only knew the things he would let her know and reveal, but she didn't know him. Cameron still doesn't know him as well as Wilson, but she knows enough.

"Ah man, you're having seconds thoughts about having my baby." House said from across the counter. Cameron gave House a polite smile at his joke. It was a little funny, but not that funny. Cameron began to wonder how he got there, but then again she was deep in thought and wouldn't have noticed him in he first place.

"No, I was thinking about how much has changed this past year." Cameron began to play with the towel in her hand. "And I would like to say I'm sorry."

House wasn't going to pretend that he didn't know what she was talking about because he did. She was talking about her doubts in him as a father. "I'll accept your apology only if you don't get all gushy on me."

Cameron rolled her eyes and smiled at House. "Fine. We can shake on it instead."

"I don't want to." House said while looking at her outreached hand.

"Why not?" Cameron looked to see if she had something on her hand.

"Because girls have cooties."

"Well, I'm not a girl I'm a woman." This time House rolled his eyes.

"Spoil sport." Then he began to limp to the couch and sat down. Cameron watched him as he looked for her remote and found them in between the cushions, and then turned it on. "You've got to be kidding me."

"What's wrong, House?" Cameron asked while walking over to him.

"What's wrong? What's wrong is you don't have cable. What kind of hellhole is this? Now I can't watch the O.C." House said while looking at the fuzzy picture on the TV screen.

"I may not have cable, House, but I know the O.C. comes on a regular channel." She began to mess with the antennae. "I might have knocked it out earlier looking for something."

House just watched in amazement as the screen began to clear up.

"Doesn't the O.C. come on FOX?"

"Yup." House said unenthusiastically.

Cameron turned it to FOX in no time and the picture was clear as if she had cable. Cameron made her to the kitchen and quickly popped some popcorn and got two bottles of iced tea, and then went to the living room to sit beside House.

"You put the twins to bed." Cameron knew the answer, but she asked anyway.

"Yeah, but you didn't notice because you're head was in la la land while I did it. I'll make a mental note to tell the psych ward about this." He tapped his head emphasizing the point.

"Yeah…"

"Sssh, the O.C. is about to start." Cameron rolled her eyes and watched the show.

An Hour later

What happened on the show got Cameron thinking about House and herself.

"House, you wanted to know why I like you." It was more or a statement than question.

"Well, besides the fact that I'm incredibly sexy, sure."

"Before I begin I want to tell you something else." Cameron gathered her thoughts, and then started to speak. "My husband Brian was a great man. He was talented, sophisticated, and smart. I knew I loved him from the beginning." Cameron almost whispered the last part. " But, I wasn't in love with him. At first, maybe I did love him. But, after a while I began to see him as a brother and not a lover. I wouldn't admit to myself that I wasn't in love with him anymore and when admitting it to myself I did I found out about the cancer.

"So, you married him to make his last days wonderful." House twirled his cane as he said this.

"Yeah, and I felt as if it was my fault somehow. I thought everyone would look at me in disgust if I didn't." Cameron finished the remaining iced tea in the bottle and sat it on the coffee table.

"But, people looked at you at more disgust since you did."

"No, we didn't tell anyone, until we got married. We made up some lie and said we didn't know." Cameron took a deep breath and started to speak again. "I had this overwhelming feeling that I was going to be punished by God if I didn't marry him."

"I thought you didn't believe in God?"

"I said I didn't believed that one man controlled my life. I said that I believed that a group of people was that made up God." House just looked at her and didn't say anything. " So, anyways my fear I n God made me marry him. I didn't know it back then, but I was trying to fix him. I was tried seeing if I could make him live. I was trying to pretend as if it wasn't true, but inevitably it was. It never occurred to me, until now what I was doing."

"So, you were trying to fix me like I said." House said bitterly.

"Yes and no. Subconsciously I thought that if I fixed you than I could fix myself. I was so naïve that I didn't realize what I was doing, until now. But, I really did find interest in you House and I still do."

"I'm everything you're not." House said out of nowhere.

"What?" Cameron was mildly confused, but in a way she knew where he was headed.

"That's why you like me, don't you?" House has gotten another piece to the puzzle of Allison Cameron. Cameron tried to answer, but House didn't let her. "From what you've told me you married Brian out of fear from God. You know that if that was me I wouldn't have let it go that far." House popped some Vicodin in his mouth, and then moved around so that his leg wouldn't get cramped. " You do things out of fear and because it's expected of you and you'd hate to see people look down on you."

Cameron looked guilty as charged. But, it pissed the hell out of House.

"Cameron, that's your problem, you're always caring what others think and you try to please them. You hate it when people are mad and upset with you. You need to stop caring because not all people are going to like you no matter how nice you are."

"I know." Cameron said quietly.

They sat together in a companionable silence and watched the news. Cameron eventually fell asleep on House's shoulder and House didn't try to move her because he was sleepy himself. His eyes were heavy and he let himself succumb to sleep. His last thought was changes were going to come.

House M.D.

A/N: I'm going to explain about Foreman's problem in the next chapter. And then I'm going to try and bring Chase and Wilson into the chapter. Don't worry, Cuddy and Doug will make more appearances as the story progresses. Also, Patient X should be in the chapter after next and if not the one after that for sure.