Sorry for the long delay...School has been crazy, but one class has finally ended. Trust me when I say that Abnormal Psych four days a week, three hours a day is not a fun way to take that particular course. I'm surprised that I did as well as I did. I actually had this chapter outlined last week, but couldn't get it typed up until today. (I finally met my brother's fiancee. They've been together for over a year, and are getting married in three months and I just now met her this past weekend. And having a computer, not a laptop, prohibited me from typing it up all weekend. Beleive me, I'd have rather done that then dealt with Laura's parents and the wedding discussions.)

Anyways, the family's been met. And when you read the dialogue between House and Maggie, I tried to make it at kind of a Gilmore Girls-esque speed/style, so I hope that eliminates any confusion. It's almost midnight, and I've been up for more than a little while, so if there are any mistakes, I take full responsiblility for them.

"Allison?"

Cameron turns around, searching for the voice that called her name. The search comes to an end when she sees the young redhead approach and throw her arms around her.

"I didn't think you were going to make it." The woman draws away, but allows Cameron to remain in her grasp.

"I wasn't planning on it, but there's a conference in town that my boss sent my team to, so I got a few extra days in town." Cameron turns to House for the introductions. "Maggie, this is Greg; Greg, Maggie, my sister-in-law. Wait- is Adam here too?"

"Yeah, he went backstage to get Ash. Can't mess with tradition after all."

"True. Where's Caroline?"

"With my parents. It's nice to meet you, Greg."

"Likewise. Aren't you a little young to be married with kids?"

"Aren't you a little old to be with Allison? Didn't people try to advise you against it?"

"Plenty, and you?"

"Plenty…Got any more for me?"

"I'm not so good at the advice…Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?"

Maggie leans in to Cameron to whisper in her ear. "Have your parents met him yet?" Allison shakes her head in negative, "Siblings?"

"All but Adam and Ash."

Maggie stands straight again gives Greg a once over before nodding her head. "I like this one, Al. I can't wait to see how your parents receive him - but I like him." She turns to House, "Change that, Greg…It's very nice to meet you. I have a feeling that you and I will be getting along very well."

"Sorry, but I'm taken."

"As am I, and even though you're dating Allison, I think that I might be just a little too young for you even. And I'm not into adultery, remember, I've got a ring to remind me, and a kid to keep me in line."

"Yeah, not really into the single mom scene, so that's a turn-off."

"But I'm not single."

"But you do have kids, which is still a turn-off."

"Kids are a turn-off, huh? So what's going to happen when the strip turns pink with Ally?"

"Ah, hopefully that won't be happening anytime soon. But those would be my own kids, so it's a bit less of a turn off."

Cameron turns to the side as she feels a hand on her shoulder. Never taking her eyes off of House and Maggie, she stretches up to give her brother a kiss on the cheek before reaching over to give her sister one as well. Silently, the trio continues watching the verbal sparring much as if they were watching a tennis match.

"So you do want kids then? You do realize that Ally is one of five kids, three of which have given their parents a combined six grandkids…don't you ever worry how many Ally will want?"

"Constantly, ever since she told me that she wanted a big family. But then I just think of how gorgeous she is now, and realize that she'll be even more so when she's carrying my children."

Maggie falls silent, a mixture of shock and surprise all over her face at the last comment. The Cameron siblings also look appropriately shocked, waiting for what's to come next. Their shock deepens when Maggie breaks out into laughter.

"My GOD, could you be any cheesier?"

"Probably…would you like me to try? Frankly I'd be willing to, but I think that your husband, my girlfriend and their sister just want to get out of here."

Maggie looks to the side, noticing her husband for the first time. House turns to look at Cameron, but he's distracted by the man towering over her, and him - as even he has to tilt his head back slightly to look him in the eye - who easily weighs well over 200 lbs and makes the woman under each arm look dwarf like.

Cameron eventually snaps out of her daze, extracts herself from her brother's hug, and goes to House's side.

"Adam, Ashley, this is my boyfriend Greg. Greg, this is my younger brother Adam and my little sister Ashley."

Adam doesn't say anything, just looks down at his wife, who looks House up and down contemplatively before turning back to her husband and adopting a pleading puppy dog look,

"Please can I be in the room when he meets your parents?"

Adam takes this as a good sign and grins slightly before turning back to House, extending his hand.

"Nice to meet you, Greg." Adam's grip almost crushes House's hand, but fortunately, years of growing up around Marines conditioned him not to flinch when responding to the grip.

"Likewise. So," House takes a deep breath, releasing it slowly. "Drinks anyone? We've got an opening night to celebrate." He turns to Ashley and leans down to give her a kiss on the cheek. "That was a wonderful performance."

"Thank you. Are you just blowing smoke, or do you have some knowledge about what makes a musical wonderful?"

"While my own personal knowledge is limited to a single musical my senior year of high school…more years ago than I care to admit - probably because it was before you were even born - I do have some knowledge of musicals. For instance: You kept your voice in tune with the music - definite points; and you didn't trip over those hoops - double points; and thirdly, if I gave you a bad review-"

"Ally would don a chastity belt and throw away the key?" Ashley helpfully supplies, successfully hiding a smile.

"Well, I was going to say that she'd refuse to make the coffee for the department, thereby forcing me to drink Foreman - or worse - the brew that Chase calls coffee."

"Chase? That would be the living Ken doll that slept with you while you were high on meth two years ago, right?"

"That's him." Cameron supplies. She's been teased about that night by House so much that she doesn't even blush anymore when someone mentions it. Chase on the other hand… still imitates an over ripe tomato whenever that night is brought up…but we're getting off track.

"So," Cameron follows House by taking a deep breath, "Drinks?"

Adam puts a fist in front of him, Ashley and Cameron quickly following. The two females meet the others gaze and blink their left eye in code.

"On three." They bop their fists in preparation for rock, paper, scissors, throwing out their hand at the appropriate time. The sisters each throw out scissors, while Adam throws rock.

"Oh look, Adam won. You're buying." Ashley flounces out, followed by Cameron dragging Greg before he can say anything.

"One of these days…" Adam shakes his head, tucking Maggie under his arm. "That's cheating!" He calls out after his sisters.

"So," Cameron turns to House when they reach the edge of Central Park, two blocks from their hotel.

"So," House follows, "I take it you're the uptight one?" He recoils slightly when Cameron smacks him on the arm. "Geez, didn't your parents ever teach you not to beat up on cripples?"

"Nope, Daddy always taught us to use every advantage we were presented with… Including beating on a cripple should we be paired against one."

"Ah, should I be afraid of meeting your dad?"

"Terrified. Does this mean that you still want to meet my dad?"

"Can't stop now, can I?" House gently takes Cameron's face in his hands, running his thumbs along her cheekbones, down to her neck before leaning down to kiss her softly. Cameron groans softly as they separate.

"Remind me again why we waited so long for this?"

"Because I was an idiot for not realizing what was right in front of me for so long." House supplies.

"Right." Cameron looks over her shoulder at the hotel and groans. "I don't want to go back. Going back means that we have to go back to pretending that we hate each other."

"I know, I hate it too. But you might want to go in first. I told the wombat and Foreman that I was going to a strip club, and it would look weird if I came back this early."

"What are you going to do?" Cameron asks with a hint of apprehension in her voice, not wanting to know the answer.

"I'll just have a drink in the hotel bar. Can you get them in their rooms in half an hour?"

"Sure." Cameron gives him one last kiss before turning and crossing the street to their hotel. Just as she turns after boarding the elevator, she sees House enter the lobby. Before the doors shut, he turns to her and blows her a kiss.

"Have fun tonight?" Cameron jumps and turns around at the voice, seeing Foreman sitting on the couch, files spread before him.

"Yeah, I did." She looks around, "Where's everyone else?"

"Reed called her husband and hit the rack. Chase is probably sawing down a forest as we speak."

"Right. You ought to get to bed soon too. You're not going to be any good to us if you're dead on your feet this weekend."

"Sure thing, Mom."

Cameron smiles indulgently at him before heading to her room. She's stopped by his voice just before she opens it.

"Cameron. I'm not going to warn you about how much you can get hurt by being in a relationship with House." He smiles when he sees how shocked she is that he knows. "But if you're the reason why House has been so easy to deal with lately, and if he's the reason why you've been so happy lately…well then, I'm happy for you both. I just hope that you know what you're getting into."

"I love him, Eric. And we've finally reached a point where we can admit it to each other."

"You're sure?"

"He met my two final siblings tonight, and he requested when he'd get to meet my parents also. I think he's in it for the long haul." She gives him a smile before turning back to her door and entering. Just before she closes the door, she pokes her head out once again.

"Thanks for waiting up, Dad."

Foreman grins widely when she shuts the door, checking his watch before putting aside the files, putting in his ear plugs and downing two sleeping pills before heading into his own room.

Has anyone seen Because I Said So? There's a great scene where the three sisters play rock, paper, scissors to settle something and the sister that is declared the winner actually ends up being the loser. Much like these siblings...I'm jsut borrowing from so many movies aren't I? Not my intention, I promise. I don't own any of the characters and I make no profit using them in any way.

No clue when the next chapter will be up, but I just got a really great idea for another fic. Once again it deals with Cameron's family, but it is not a part of this fic series. At the moment I think it'll be a one shot, but if it gets decent reviews, maybe I'll continue it when this one's done with. Anyways...Read, Review, and enjoy.