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Chapter Six – I decided to do another Flashback Chapter 'cause I enjoyed doing the other one.
After the birth Allison resigned from her job as a lecturer to spend more time with her babies, she had always been a good saver and therefore had enough money in her bank to keep them afloat without her having to work. The babies, named Lillianna simply for Allison's love of the name and Christopher because it was Jonathon's middle name shared one room that had been tastefully decorated using a Beatrix Potter theme.
Jonathon often commented that Allison took to motherhood like a duck to water, which was the complete truth; she had obviously been made for motherhood. Her face lit up with a massive smile any time she saw her children, she laughed at them, cried for them, but most of all she loved them. Within six months of them being born she had not only got her old figure back but she had pretty much forgotten what her life was like without them.
Their first birthday was a small gathering with only Allison, Jonathon, Wilson and Allison's parents there. Yet it was one she would always remember, they had so much fun, always clapping their hands and giggling. After the cake Jonathon retreated to his room to give Allison some time with the guests, her parents decided to stay in the kitchen cleaning up for her. This left Allison sat in her sitting room on her brand new couch along with Wilson; she had Chris on her lap while Wilson held tightly onto Lilley.
"One years old, goodness that has flown by hasn't it." He looked up at Allison.
"Yeah I know, I feel so blessed."
"You should do. They are gorgeous Allison, with you as a mother how could they not be?" She laughed at his remark and then fell silent as he carried on. "Except the eyes, the eyes give it away." She nodded.
"I know. Every morning when I enter their room and see them looking up at me with those crystal blue eyes I have trouble to tear my eyes away. They remind me so much of him at that time." Wilson looked up at her to check her eyes for tears, but he didn't find any.
"When are you going to tell him? I can't keep a secret from him for long, you know that."
"Not yet, just a bit longer James. I'm not ready yet." He nodded; he knew she must need some time to build up the courage, to get used to the idea herself before she told House. He just didn't realise she would need eight years to do that.
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A few months later, when the babies were fourteen months old they began to talk. Allison had just put them both down in the cribs so they could go to sleep, yet as she was walking out the door she heard a little voice from inside the room call out.
"Mama." She turned on her heel and looked back into the room, Chris was stood up holding onto the wooden bars of his crib looking at her. "Mama."
Allison squealed and turned the light back on running into the room picking Chris up in her arms. "Oh you clever boy!" She hugged him tightly. "You're so clever! Yes you are." It was Lilley this time that stood up and reached out for her mother and said.
"Mama." Allison giggled at the competitiveness between her children and called out.
"Jonathon! Get in here!" Jonathon ran into the room moments later in only his boxers.
"What? What's wrong?" He saw her smile and relaxed and then his eyes widened as he heard Lilley.
"Mama!" Jonathon smiled and picked Lilley up.
"Oh wow. They can talk. They can talk?" He looked at Allison who nodded.
"I guess so. Oh I'm so proud!" She laughed. "And so happy." She stroked Lilley's head. "Your such a clever girl, yes, you are, your mummy's clever girl." Lilley looked at her mother and then she patted Jonathon.
"Dada." Allison looked at Jonathon their eyes meeting across the babies heads, they had been living together for almost two years now, and he was practically their father by doing all the necessary father jobs, but was he their dada? Jonathon shook his head and looked at Lilley.
"Noooo, Uncle Johnny. Can you say that? Uncle Johnny?" Lilley paused for a moment then turned her head to her mother.
"Mama." Allison and Jonathon both laughed and hugged them tightly.
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It was two years later when Jonathon moved out; his suitcases were packed and bundled into the back of his car. Stood in the hallway he bent down to look at the three year olds in front of him. Lilley was holding the cuddly rabbit he had given her for her second birthday, a rabbit she named Jenny. He touched Jenny.
"Take care of her for me will you?" Lilley nodded putting her thumb in her mouth. He smiled and turned to Chris. "You're the only boy now Chris, you're going to have to look after your mummy and Lilley."
The little boy looked up at him with wide eyes and Jonathon laughed. "You don't have any idea what I'm saying do you?" He opened his arms. "Come here you two." The two children ran into his arms almost pushing him over, but instead he wrapped his arms around them both. As they clung onto his neck he heard Lilley whisper.
"Don't leave Uncle Johnny. We'll be sad." He smiled and let them go standing up he turned to Allison who nodded.
"She's right, we will be sad without you. You don't have to leave you know? This is a four bed roomed place, its big enough for all of us."
"Nah, I've finished med school now, I'm a big boy its time I moved out into my own place. Anyway I cant live with my boss, people will get the wrong idea."
He smiled and she laughed. When the twins had started in day care at two she had got a job as head of immunology at a leading hospital and she had just recently hired Jonathon to work as part of her staff. She laughed at him and then hugged him tightly. "Don't forget about the children, you're their Uncle, one of the family."
"I wont forget about them, I'll probably be around here as often as I am now." She smiled and nodded and he leant forward and kissed her softly on the lips. "See you later Allison." She nodded.
"Bye Jonathon."
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He never forgot about the children, he was there for every part of their life. All their birthdays, when they had chicken pox, when they had to have their shots, he was there. He was there for their first day of school stood next to Allison as she watched their very first teacher take them into the classroom. Once they were out of sight she let a tear roll down her face and she looked at Jonathon.
"I've lost them." He laughed and pulled her into a hug. "They are all grown up now." He laughed more and rubbed her back.
"Allison, they are five, its just there first day of school, relax, they haven't grown up. Not yet, they still need you."
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On their six birthday he took all three of them to go watch Beauty and The Beast on Broadway, and couldn't help laughing as he saw Allison was crying at the sad moments, her arms around Lilley's waist who sat on her lap.
He sat next to Allison watching the infant nativity they were in, Lilley playing the Angel Gabriel and Chris as Joseph. And they both fell about laughing as Lilley forgot her lines and Chris shouted from offstage.
"DO NOT BE AFRAID! I BRING GOOD NEWS!" To which Lilley turned and shouted.
"I know! Shut up Joseph!"
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He found himself sat next to her once again a year later when both children were seven watching them perform in a music recital. Tapping his feet along with Lilley performing an Irish jig on her violin, nodding his head slowly to the sound of Chris playing a soft melody on the guitar. His hand found Allison's and he squeezed it, entwining his fingers with hers as they watched Lilley and Chris share a seat before the piano and play a rather spectacular duet.
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And he foundhimself in his office a year later crying on his desk after receiving the news. He couldn't believe it, Chris had leukaemia, how? He could understand it medically but emotionally, there was no way, how could the world just turn upside down like that. He didn't deserve this, no one deserved to have cancer but he cursed out loud at the world for giving such a precious child such a malignant disease.
He opened his email and began typing to Allison; he knew she had gone back, back to New Jersey. What he wanted to know now was what treatment where they going to start him on? What did that doctor friend of hers say? But most of all he wanted to know when he could come and see them. He needed to see them, he needed them like air, you can't live without air, and he couldn't like without them.
Ok Im sorry, I kinda had to write this chapter...I just couldnt help it, I also think it explains Allison's relationship with Jonathon and his place in the family well.
In answer to a question, I had always planned on House being the father, I was just joking when i said "I couldnt do it to you." Although at one point I toyed with it being Wilson, but the plan had always been House.
Anyway, hope you like this chapter and I hope you review!
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