My beloved readers!
Sorry long delay!
I hate to admit this but I have fallen for another TV program.
It's not me it's you.
I really am sorry.
I will still update but now known by my peoples I am a little bit addicted to Torchwood.
The characters are so fun to play with! (Especially jack! Yum:))
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Chapter 8 - Storm Breaking
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A week after the birthday party.
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"Wait! Come back", House yelled.
He ran and ran but he couldn't catch her.
Sweat poured down his face.
His heart raced.
"No!", he screamed as he saw the pool of blood.
"No! No! No!", he yelled over and over again.
He began to run again, his leg not affecting him. He ran faster and faster till everything became a blur but he still couldn't catch her.
"Becky", he whimpered.
House sat up quickly in bed.
Breathing heavily he wiped the sweat from his face and looked over at his wife. Allison slept peacefully, unaware of her husbands distress.
House got up quietly and limped from their bedroom.
His head pounded and his leg ached worse than ever.
He hobbled to the bathroom and glanced quickly to the door.
Grabbing a small box from the bottom shelf he opened it a grabbed out the once familiar bottle of pills.
Swallowing two Vicodin for the first time in 17 years he sighed loudly.
A few minutes later he was dressed and getting ready to leave. He scribbled a quick note to Allison about a case and left it on his pillow.
Sneaking out in the pale morning light he left for his office, wanting to forget that night everything begun to fall apart.
Wanting for the very first time to forget her.
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Allison peered in the mirror, poking and prodding her face.
She moaned loudly and reached for her moisturiser.
When it was rubbed in she once again begun her investigation.
"Worry lines!", she muttered, "I've got worry lines!"
"Mom?".
Allison turned around as Addie entered the bedroom.
"Hey, sweetie. Sleep well?", she asked with a smile.
"Yeah, actually no. Not really", Addie admitted.
"Nervous about today?", Allison asked, moving to her wardrobe.
Today was the day that Addie started her internship with Partridge, Savage and Co.
"Yeah", Addie laughed nervously.
Allison smiled reassuringly at her, "You'll do fine. You're my daughter. You're Gregory House's daughter and you have another three hours before you have to leave".
Addie nodded, "Yeah I know. Speaking of Gregory House. Where's Dad?"
"Case", came Allison's muffled response from inside her wardrobe.
"I feel sorry for Jess, Sam and Jordan", Addie called.
"Yeah, me too", Allison said, reappearing with a few pieces of clothing.
Jessica Sanders, Samuel Ward and Jordan West were the three new doctors that were employed under House.
They'd worked for him for over a year so hopefully by now they knew how to handle him.
House had had five teams of fellows since she, Eric and Robert had stopped working for him and on days like this, where there was only paper work to do for the Immunology department she, like House, wished for the old days.
Allison held up two outfits.
"Which one?", she asked her fashion critical daughter.
"Addie?", she called after a few moments.
Addie looked up, "What? Sorry, just thinking".
Allison smiled and held up the two outfits.
"Ah, one on the left. Can I borrow your black business jacket?"
Allison gave her a strange look, "You want to borrow my clothes? What happened to your own style?"
Addie shrugged, "It's still there I just want to look professional for my first day".
Allison smiled and walked over, embracing her daughter in a warm hug, "You'll do perfectly, but I think you'll be more comfortable in something that suits your style and your personality. Trust me. You were born to stand out so you may as well dress like it".
Addie smiled and kissed Allison on the cheek, "Thanks, Mom".
"Let me tell you something my mother told me years ago", Allison began wistfully, "Be what you want as long as it satisfies yourself. If you remember that you will always be happy".
"I'll remember", Addie told her, "I promise".
Allison grabbed her hair brush and walked over to sit down on the bed, brushing her long brown hair.
Addie trailed after her, "When did you know I was special?"
Allison laughed, "When did I know you were born to stand out? The very first time I saw you. Your eye's shined and you giggled happily. I think everyone that met you fell in love with you".
Addie smiled, "Sounds like me", she joked.
Allison nodded, "Everyone loved you".
"Did you used to take me to work?", Addie asked.
Allison smiled, "Oh, all the time, but I wouldn't leave you in day care".
She laughed remembering, "I used to take you all over the hospital. Aunty Lisa did the same thing with Jacob. Because she is the head of the hospital she decide not to do maternity leave and after having three weeks on holiday came back, baby and all".
"Was it the same with you?", Addie asked taking the brush from Allison's hands and brushing her hair for her.
"Thanks. Not really. I took maternity leave but I was always in the hospital. You were a few months old when I became the Head of the Immunology department so it was easier to take you to work but Eric and Robert used to love it when I brought you in".
"Did dad like it, I mean, being the boss and all?"
"Your dad was hardly worried about business ethics and rules, it was mostly his idea to keep bringing you in".
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House, Foreman and Chase all looked up as Allison entered the conference room.
"Hey!", they chorused bounding over to see the small bundle in her arms.
"Good! You bought her!", House said kissing Addie on the head.
Allison laughed, "I do every time you ask me to bring her in. Which, by the way is five days a week'.
"Hey cutie", Chase said softly running his fingers over Addie's tiny hand.
"Hello Addie", Foreman cooed.
"Why Doctor Foreman I didn't know homies liked babies", House teased smiling at his wife and two week old daughter.
"I didn't know manipulative bastards liked babies either", he shot back.
Allison laughed, "Anyway. Hi, honey".
She kissed House quickly and handed him the precious bundle.
House held his daughter securely as Allison dropped into a spare chair.
"Thank god!", she said rubbing her arms, "She may only be two weeks but she gets really heavy after a while".
House smiled, "You rest. I'll look after her".
Allison grinned and sat back to watch them work.
House held Addie gently with one arm and picked up his white board marker. "OK, where were we before we were quite pleasantly interrupted by my darling wife?"
Foreman and Chase sat down in their usual seats.
"Well, he's having hallucinations so it could be brain stem tumour", Foreman suggested.
"What about MS?", Chase asked.
House thought for a moment, "It could be".
"Is he having night terrors?", Allison asked
The men in the room turned to her.
"No", Chase answered, "Just hallucinations".
"What are you thinking?", Foreman asked.
"Aren't you meant to be on maternity leave?", House gazed at her critically.
"Do you want to figure this out by yourselves?", Allison raised an eyebrow.
"No", all three of them said quickly.
"It's not MS", she concluded.
"How do you know?", Chase looked confused.
"You're an idiot", she answered, "File?"
Foreman slid the file across the table to her, she snatched it as it flew by and opened it.
Reading over the information quickly she looked up at them, "It's not MS".
"You already said that", Foreman pressed, "What is it?"
Allison stood, "Don't know. All I know is it's not MS".
She walked over and took Addie gently then leaned up to kiss House on the cheek, "Gotta go. I'm having lunch with Lisa and Jacob".
She left the room leaving three baffled men.
"Hey!", House called out.
Allison stuck her head back into the room.
"You hollered?"'
"What about the case?", Chase asked.
Allison smiled, "I'm on maternity leave remember?"
"Bring Addie back after lunch", House called out as she left.
"What about the case?", Foreman and Chase turned to House.
House shrugged, "Well, we know it's not MS".
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Addie smiled, "Guess Dad was building me up to become a doctor", she hesitated for a moment, "Do-do you think he's disappointed in me?".
Allison turned to her daughter, "Oh, sweetie. Of course not. He's so proud of you. We both are".
She held her arms out and Addie leaned into them. Resting her head of Allison's shoulder she let a few tears run down her cheeks.
"I just feel like I'm a disappointment somehow", she cried.
"Oh, baby", Allison comforted her rubbing her back gently, "there's no way you could be a disappointment".
"But I'm not a doctor, I never wanted to be", she gulped a few times, "I feel…I feel like I should have been".
"Why, sweetie?".
"Because Jacob is. Because you guys are. So-so you'd love me more. I feel like out stand out, like I don't belong here because I'm not. I feel like something's missing", she sobbed.
"Look at me Addie", Allison ordered.
Addie looked up and the misery that poured out of her eyes broke Allison's heart.
"Your name is Ayden Rose House", Allison told her, "You are our daughter and I don't think there's anyway possible we could love you anymore than we already do. I would give my life for you in a second and I know your father's the same way, OK?"
Addie nodded and Allison held her daughter close.
"I love you", she murmured.
"I love you too, Mom".
After a few moments they pulled apart.
Looking at each other they both laughed.
"Great", Addie moaned, "Now my eyes are going to be all red".
"Mine too", Allison said rubbing them.
"Good morning guys!", House said coming in.
The two women looked up quickly, both rubbing at their eyes.
"Wow", House said carefully, "That's not subtle".
Allison smiled, "Hey honey".
She walked over and kissed him quickly.
"Addie, my jacket's in the wardrobe if you still want to use it, but remember what I said".
Addie nodded gently, kissed House on the cheek and disappeared to her room.
"What was that about?", House asked.
"Nothing", Allison hesitated, "She-she feels like she's a disappointment because she's not becoming a doctor".
House's eyes softened, "Oh".
"I talked to her and she's fine now".
House nodded, "Ok. Do you thing I should, um, talk to her?"
Allison smiled, "If you want to".
House nodded again, "I need to talk to you", he said quietly.
She glanced up at his tone, "Of course".
He walked over and closed their door softly.
Allison sat on the bed and patted the spot next to her.
House walked to her and sat down heavily.
"I dreamt about her last night", he said suddenly.
Allison put her hand on his thigh, "I know".
House looked at his wife, "How?"
She smiled wistfully, "You called her name in your sleep".
"Oh", House trailed off, deep in thought.
"What do we do?", Allison asked suddenly.
"What do you mean?", House asked, "I-we may be amazing doctors but I'm pretty sure we can't cure death".
She glared at him ,"That's not what I mean".
He sighed, "I know. I'm sorry".
He opened his eyes and Allison leaned into him.
"So what do we do?", She asked again, "Do we tell Addie?".
"Why does she need to know?", House asked.
Allison shrugged against him, "I don't know. It feel like she should know. She-she said to me this morning she feels like something's missing".
"I think it would just hurt her. It could cause more damage", House concluded.
Allison nodded, "I don't want anything like that to ever happen again".
"Me neither", He sighed.
"I miss, Rebecca", She said suddenly.
House glanced at her surprised, "Me too, Ally. Me too. I better go for a shower".
He kissed her on the cheek and went to their ensuite.
Allison decided she wanted some coffee so she walked to the door.
As she opened it Addie, who had been leaning against the door, fell to the floor.
"Ayden Rose House", Allison said sternly, "Were you eavesdropping?".
Addie scrambled to her feet, "No", she said defensively.
"You were!", Allison contradicted her daughter.
"Who's Rebecca?", Addie asked, throwing Allison off balance.
"Ayden, don't change the subject", Allison put her hands on her hips.
"Who is Rebecca?", Addie practically ordered.
"You shouldn't listen in on other peoples conversations. It's completely rude", she went on ignoring Addie.
"Answer the question, Mom", Addie said with her hands on her hips.
House came out of the bathroom and stopped short when he saw them.
"What's going on?", House asked, confused.
"That's what I'd like to know", Addie said stoutly.
Allison glanced helplessly at her family, the storm was rolling in.
"Who's Rebecca?", Addie asked impatiently.
House's eyes widened and he glared at Allison.
"You told her?", he asked angrily.
Allison was shocked, five minutes ago her husband had been caring and understanding now someone else stood in his place.
"I would never!", She snapped back.
Addie stared with wide eyes at her parents, who she had ever only seen fight once or twice.
"Then who the hell does she know?", he thundered.
"She overheard us talking", Allison cried in distress.
"She wouldn't know her name if you hadn't said it", House grumbled.
Allison's eyes widened in shock, "I have a right to say her name. I'm the one that held her when she died, in case you forget"
"I do remember. I was there", House crossed his arms.
"Well, I wasn't the one sitting in his office playing a fucking game boy while she died", Allison retorted.
Addie stared at her mother who always had such an amiable personality and her father who was always understanding.
"Guys", she said quietly, "Forget I asked. It doesn't matter".
They went on not hearing her.
"I was in my office trying to find out what was killing her", House yelled.
"There was nothing to cure her and you know it", Allison shot back.
"It was my job to try", House said quietly sitting on the bed, wearily rubbing his aching leg.
"What? As her doctor?", Allison asked sarcastically.
"No", House glanced up and stared her coldly in the eye, "As her father".
In that moment the storm broke.
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TBC
R&R
If u guys get it the storm is metaphorically.
Guess they let that cat outta the bag!
If anyone's interested please read my Torchwood stories and I will also soon have a LJ homepage and I will put both House M.D and Torchwood up there (Also Doctor Who)
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