Chapter Eleven
The next morning House entered the hospital wearing dark jeans a red t-shirt and his leather jacket. His sunglasses hid his sparkling blue eyes and his frown made the nurses scamper quickly out of his way. Making his way into his office he was caught off guard by coming face to face with Chase and Foreman stood in front of him. House raised his eyebrow and Chase spoke first.
"As we have no cases, ER have asked for some help so I'm going down there." House nodded and turned to Foreman.
"And I'm going assisting in neurology." House pursed his lips before standing to the side and letting them past. Sitting at his desk he grimaced as he sipped the coffee that had been waiting for him on his desk, Chase couldn't make coffee to save his ass. Sitting back in his chair he was able to play catch with his ball and ponder his thoughts
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Allison awoke slowly her eyes drifting open; a hand was softly rubbing her stomach. She glanced at her children both still fast asleep; turning on his knee she looked at Johnny and smiled.
"Did I mention how happy I am you here?"
"Yup."
"Did I mention that I'm extremely grateful?"
"Yup."
"Did I mention how much I love you?"
"Urmmmm No that one you missed out." He grinned at her.
"I love you." She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him.
"I love you too."
Pulling out of the embrace she stared down at him a smile on her face then she nodded at the children.
"I best wake them up, Chris has treatment soon." Johnny nodded and released his grip on her, she stood and gently woke them both up. Lilley who was not a morning person complained greatly, mumbling and turning her head back into her pillow. Chris however woke up easily but grimacing. Allison looked at him worriedly.
"You ok Chris?"
"Just achy, I'm alright." Lilley was awake now and staring at her brother, he turned to her and nodded. "I'm alright." They gazed at each other for a few moments before Lilley nodded. Allison turned toward the mirror and ran her hand through her hair, her soft curls fell on her shoulders, none of her eye make up had smudged from the day before but her lipstick had faded. Pulling a stick of lippy out of her pocket she put some more on. She turned and smiled at the other three people in the room and Chris began to sing cheesily.
"She's got a smile that it seems to me, reminds me of childhood memories…" Lilley laughed and began to join in.
"Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky. Now and then when I see her face she takes me away to that special place. And if I'd stare too long I'd probably break down and cry OOOOOOOO Sweet child o' mine OOOOO Sweet love of mine." Allison was laughing along with Johnny not noticing his hand rubbing the small of her back.
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House arrived in the corridor and he could hear the faint sound of childish singing, was that Guns N Roses he heard or was it just his imagination. Arriving at the door to Chris' room he saw Lilley and Chris sat on the bed singing loudly and Allison stood next to the same man she was with last night, laughing at their children and he was rubbing her lower back. Clearing his throat she turned and looked at him and the smile quickly faded from her face, God he hated the way she could make him feel so bad. Nodding toward the corridor he asked.
"Can I have a word?" Lilley and Chris had stopped singing and were staring at the man in the room. Johnny stood and grabbed his rucksack.
"I'm going to go to the bathroom and change and stuff." Allison nodded and he gave her a kiss on her cheek before sweeping past House. He looked to the floor before looking back up at her.
"Well?" She nodded and followed him out of the room. Lilley and Chris turned to one another and Chris spoke.
"Something's going on." Lilley nodded and Chris pointed at the wheelchair in the corner. "Come on lets follow them." Lilley grabbed the wheelchair and pushed it over to the bed and Chris climbed gingerly into it. Pushing him out of the room they saw their mother heading down the corridor and followed her.
She entered the elevator with House and Lilley and Chris watched as they lights above the elevator changed, once knowing the floor she had gone to they followed in the other elevator. When the elevator doors opened they shuffled out slowly glancing around for their mother. They noticed all the rooms were glass and as they crept past a room with the blinds drawn they heard her voice.
"What do you want House?" They stopped dead in their tracks and Lilley wheeled them back a bit so they could hear better.
"I want to talk to you!"
"About what? I think you've made your point quite clear, it was just what I suspected House."
"For Christ's sake Cameron will you let me explain?"
"No!" Lilley and Chris were shocked they had never heard their mother use such a voice before intrigued they listened harder as she carried on. "You may be their father House but you've already made your feelings quite clear. You want nothing more to do with them or me. We mean nothing to you, its fine, infact its great. They have gone eight years without a father I don't see why they would suddenly need one now!"
"Cameron I…"
"NO, House! I won't have it, I'm not listening to you, you think your such a great person being able to solve all these mysteries and have deep insight into others but you cant even accept your own responsibilities! You can't even accept your own children!"
Chris turned to look at his sister her face was ashen and her hands trembling, he knew this had always been her fear. She had always longed to meet their father but she used to have so many nightmares as a little girl about his rejecting her and here it was happening for real. He pinched her lightly and whispered.
"Lilley."
"Oh my god." Was all she could say as she pushed him in a trance like state back to his room, once he was back his bed and she was stood at the end of the bed he stared at her.
"Lilley, please say something." Her eyes met his and she croaked out softly.
"He doesn't want us." Her eyes flashed and before Chris could do or say anything else she had ran from the room. Flumping back onto his pillows he sighed thinking she had just gone to the cafeteria or something. What he didn't know is that she had ran straight out the hospital doors and out of the car park, she just kept running.
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Cameron stood in front of House trying to stare him down. They stood in silence for a few moments before House spoke.
"Are you finished now?"
"Yes." She nodded and he took a deep breath.
"Good. Now what I wanted to tell you is that, maybe, if its possible I would like to get to know the sprogs." He averted his eyes and looked at the floor but still he saw her shift and almost smile.
"That might be ok." He nodded now and then turned and walked over to his desk sitting behind it. Cameron turned slowly and walked out the doors making her way back to Chris' room. She smiled at Chris when she entered.
"Hey, where's your sister?"
He shrugged. "She had to go for a walk, she felt a little sick." His mum nodded and grabbed the wheelchair.
"Come on, best get you down for your treatment." Chris nodded and let his mother help him into the wheelchair and wheel him to Wilson.
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It was seven hours later at half five in the afternoon when Chris was returned to his room. He looked around for any sign of Lilley but couldn't see one, he considered telling his mum the truth but then decided to leave it a bit longer, he didn't want to get in trouble with Lilley. Allison came back to his room with him and gave him a sick bucket.
"In case you feel poorly. You were so brave back there." Chris nodded and Allison looked at him. "You hungry?"
"Yeah."
"The nurses will be along with your food in a minute. I'm going to go down to the canteen and get some food for myself, you going to be ok?" He smiled at her.
"I'll be fine mum." She left him alone and within minutes he was sat looking at a rather suspicious looking pie and chips. Poking it with his fork he pushed it around his plate. Ten minutes later he heard the familiar sound of his mother and Uncle Johnny talking.
"No, not since this morning."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, maybe Chris knows." They turned the corner into his room and Allison walked up to him.
"Chris have you seen your sister?" He shook his head.
"Not since this morning mum."
"Are you sure?" He nodded and Allison bit her lip.
"Where has she gone?" Johnny rubbed her back gently.
"Don't worry I'll go find her, she cant have gone far." He left and Allison sank into the chair biting her nails, Chris watched her for a while observing how she was fretting. He tried to stay focused but found that his eyelids were drooping and before he knew it he was engulfed in sleep.
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He woke five hours later to find the hospital in a frenzy; he turned to the side of his bed and found his mother using her mobile, even though it was banned in the hospital. She was nodding and her lip was still being chewed.
"Ok, well just keep looking I'll call you later." She hung up and looked at Chris. "She's still not back." Chris looked at his mother and she stood up suddenly, looking at him closer. "Chris, what do you know? I know that look, you know something." Chris squirmed under her gaze and nodded.
"Before, we followed you, Lilley pushed me in the wheel chair and we followed you and heard everything you were saying to the guy with the cane." His mother's mouth dropped open. "We know he is our dad and he doesn't want anything to do with us. Lilley freaked out and ran away, I thought she had just gone the canteen or something. I'm sorry." Allison stood and looked at Chris.
"You are in serious trouble mister, God knows where she might be. I got to go find her." At that moment Wilson came striding in and took Allison by the elbow.
"Allison, Cuddy has been through the CCTV tapes, Lilley was last seen leaving through the main entrance about nine this morning."
Allison nodded her eyes flashing dangerously she stormed from the room. Making her way up to House's office she barged in there and started hurling abuse.
"You bastard of a man, I hope your happy. Really I do because now I may have lost both of my children!" House stood and looked at her.
"What are you on about Cameron?"
"Lilley has been missing since nine this morning, she heard us talking and heard you were her father and wanted nothing to do with her!" She was hysterical now and House simply added fuel to the fire.
"Why should that bother her? She doesn't even know me."
"You don't understand, this was her biggest fear. She has always wanted to know her father but always thought he would reject her and now he has! Oh god where is she?" She took in a deep ragged breath and stared at House who was now putting on his sports jacket. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find her." He walked past her and she turned around bewildered.
"Why?"
"Because, it's nearly eleven and a child shouldn't be out this late. And…I don't want her to get hurt." He mumbled the last part and she struggled to hear him, nodding he left and Allison stared at the empty spot for a moment before leaving to.
Thats all folks...for now...I wanted to carry on but I felt that it would be too long and the next chapter would be too short.
What do you think, I know you guys may hate Johnny but dont hes a good guy!
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