DISCLAIMER: House isn't mine.

VI- August

It was a strange sense of déjà vu House experienced, as he sat in a hospital chair beside the bed of his wife. The only difference was the weather outside; instead of snow, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was a brilliant blue. Cameron was awake, not sleeping and Lucas sat wide-eyed on House's lap, eating a carrot stick.

"You excited to meet your little brother, Luke?" House asked him and Lucas giggled at him.

"What if he doesn't like him?" Cameron asked worriedly. "Or what if he can't say his name? Remember Maddy spent three months calling Kelly 'Key'?"

"I'm just glad you didn't want to name him Nathan," House remarked.

Cameron glared at him. "For the last time, I just liked the name. Lucas had nothing to do with One Tree Hill!"

"Whatever you say, sweet girl," House said sceptically and Cameron rolled her eyes.

"Hey, can we come in?"

Cameron and House both turned to see Wilson and Cuddy in the doorway, both clutching flowers and gifts. Chase and Foreman were right behind them.

"Sure, come on in," Cameron beamed at them and Lucas's face lit up at the sight of the visitors.

"Uncle Jimmy!" he cried, scrambling to get down off House's knee and running to his godfather.

"Hey, Luke!"

"Where's Zoe? I figured she would've been with you," House said to Foreman.

"No she's delivering twins. She said she'll come by with the girls once Emma finishes work," he explained.

"Sam said she'll come by tomorrow in her lunch break, if that's okay?" Chase added.

"Of course it is," Cameron replied immediately.

Cuddy embraced Cameron warmly and handed her a gift for the baby; and then a gift for Lucas, and one for House.

"Well played," Cameron laughed, referring to the gift for House.

"I learned from Lucas's birth," Cuddy said dryly, smiling.

"So where's the baby?"

"The nurses were just cleaning him up," Cameron informed them, simultaneously expressing interest in the new truck Lucas was showing her excitedly- his gift from "Aunt Leeza".

The others presented Cameron with the gifts they had bought for her, and the small presents they had bought for Lucas, so he felt included. As she examined them and thanked them all, the door slid open and a nurse entered with a small bundle in her arms.

For an instant it seemed as though she was going to protest at the number of people in the room, but upon seeing the Dean of medicine amongst the visitors, said nothing.

"Here you go, Dr. Cameron," she said, approaching the bed and carefully depositing the bundle in Cameron's arms.

"Thanks, Ruby," Cameron replied warmly. "So... everyone, meet Andrew William House."

"Andrew... I like it," Chase said thoughtfully.

"Well thank God for that, otherwise we were going to change it," House said in mock relief and everyone rolled their eyes.

"So, what are you thinking for short? Andy or Drew? Or is it just Andrew?" Cuddy asked Cameron.

Cameron shook her head. "No, I like a nickname. Honestly, I'm not sure which way we'll go yet. Probably Andy, because Drew House sounds a little weird."

"Yeah, like he just drew a house," House explained.

"Yes, we got that House," Wilson said dryly.

"He looks more like you than Lucas did, Cameron," Foreman observed.

Cameron beamed and then noticed Cuddy practically waiting for an opportunity to hold the baby.

"Here, Lisa."

Cuddy took him and let out a soft sigh, and Wilson changed the subject.

"So, do you reckon you'll go for number three, or is that it?"

"No more," House swore, stressing the 'no'.

Chase seemed surprised. "You don't want to try for a girl?"

Cameron laughed. "No. The idea of a girl scares him to death," she explained. "I've never seen him so relieved than he did when Zoe told us it was a boy at my eighteen week scan!"

Everyone laughed and House ignored them all. "Ok, that's it- everybody out!"

"But we haven't held the baby yet!" Wilson protested.

"You can hold him later, we're not going anywhere," House retorted. "Buzz off!"

Cuddy handed Andrew back to Cameron and rolled her eyes. "What if we come back later?"

"Sure," Cameron nodded.

The boys reluctantly said goodbye to Cameron and to Lucas, playing on the floor with his new toys. When they had gone, House scooped Lucas up and sat him on the bed.

"Luke, can you say hi to your little brother? Say hi to Andy?" Cameron asked him.

"Hi Andy," Lucas replied and Cameron exchanged a smile with House.

"Good job. Do you want to help me hold him?"

Lucas nodded and Cameron helped him hold the baby, showing him how to support the head.

"What do you think, Luke?" House asked his son.

"Can I play with my toys?" Lucas answered and Cameron laughed, taking Andrew off him.

"Go ahead, sweetie," she replied and House handed Luke his trucks to 'drive' over the foot of the bed.

"Boys and their toys," she chuckled, as House sat beside her and they watched Lucas play.

"They're awesome toys," House replied as though that explained it all and she rolled her eyes.

"Here," she said suddenly, and placed Andrew in his arms.

House let out a breath he didn't realise he'd been holding as he adjusted his new son in his arms. He had forgotten how small, how fragile babies felt; and had Lucas ever been this small?

"At least I know what I'm doing this time round," he said to Cameron casually.

He met her gaze over Andrew's head as Lucas sat happily at the end of the bed, playing with his toys.

"Are you happy?" he asked her, and Cameron smiled and kissed him.

"Of course I am. I've got you."

The End