Chapter 19: Family

November 7 2011-

Haven't had time to write in a while. We just saw everyone off to the airport. It was sad, but I'm glad that we got to see them. They're like the other three siblings that we have. Out of all my friends from all around the world they are the best that I have ever had.

Get this. USA Today called. I just read that sentence back to myself. It sounded really weird. Anyway, they are doing an article about kids who speak multiple foreign languages and somehow heard about Dani and Me.

They want a few kids, five or something, and we're two of them. Something about how all kids should be doing that now, and it's easier to teach them when they're younger because they soak up knowledge like sponges. It's one of those weird friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend kinds of things. Mom said she'd think about it, but Dad was nodding yes behind her. That's all for now, we have some wedding planning to do.

Allison Cameron sighed as she surveyed her house. Somehow Greg had convinced her to let the girls do the article with USA Today.

Right now Dani and Bella were waiting for them to get their as they talked quietly in Italian.

Usually English was what was heard in the house, but both were nervous, and Italian was Dani's comfort language. Bella was being the big sister and letting her speak Italian.

The interviews with the children (ages five through twelve) were taking place at their homes so that they were more comfortable.

The doorbell rang and both children looked expectantly at their parents.

"We never really learned Italian in school." Dani replied, squirming slightly.

Both had warmed up to Paige, but Dani was still a little shy.

"It was my first language, because we lived in Italy when I was born. Bella was only three, so she just began speaking it from hearing it. Grandma Rosa taught us a lot of the Italian. Mama speaks it too though. So does dad."

Paige McGuire was interviewing the two girls. She was an older woman with brown hair and eyes, a few years older then House.

"You're real Grandmother?"

"Nope." Bella answered this time. "She was our next door neighbor, but we call her Grandma."

Paige nodded. "What about Swahili? When did you start speaking that?"

"When we moved to Africa." Bella was still speaking.

"How many countries have you lived in?" Paige hadn't gotten the Cameron/House family back story. Bella refrained just barely from rolling her eyes.

"We've lived all over the world."

"Traveled to over seventy five different countries" Dani piped up. The camera man, Charlie, was taking pictures of the four of them as a family as the two girls talked.

Allison and Greg both occasionally joined in. Paige couldn't hellp but commenting on what an adorable family they were.

Six days later, seven states and 370 miles away, Jonathon House sat in his kitchen reading USA Today.

His wife was still sleeping, but he had always been partial to getting up at five. On the cover of the magazine were the words.

'Foreign Languages and Young Children. Good Or Bad?'

In smaller words underneath it read "Here are five exceptional children, you decide' The front page was the five children sitting together in what seemed to be a classroom. Words for hello in different languages floated around them.

Jonathon House had always read everything from front to back. And, although the headline hadn't interested him (his son was raised, and he had no grandchildren) he had read the article because it was what he did.

And then, there was the picture he was staring at now. He had looked at the first three children with mild interest, and had turned to read about the next child.

Staring back at him was his own son Gregory House. He was sitting there with who he knew to be Allison Cameron, and two little girls. The caption underneath read Isabella and Daniela House with their parents Allison and Greg.

The article continued on about the two girls and ended with more information on foreign languages. He had read the rest of the article but hadn't been able to go to the next, and was stuck staring at the picture of his son, that girl and two granddaughters he hadn't known about.

"John?" Blythe padded downstairs quietly. "What's wrong?"

"Pack your bags." He didn't answer her question. "We're going to Princeton."

Daniela and Isabella danced around the house laughing at their parents as they tried to get them to guess a humdinger in Cranium.

"You guys are terrible at this." Bella commented with a sigh. "Happy Birthday you couldn't even guess."

House picked the card up and flipped it over. "The card says Ninja by Europe."

Dani nodded. "Yeah. We don't know that song so we came up with a new one."

House shook his head. "Only my girls." Both of his daughters grinned at being referred to as 'his girls'. Allison shook her head. House playfully grabbed her and pulled her to him.

"Don't worry Allie, you're my girl too."

"And here I was, starting to freak out." Allison teased. "Like oh my God, what if Greg like doesn't like me anymore?" Her voice was the perfect impression of an overly excitedly valley girl and they all laughed.

"That's scary Mama."

"What's scary?"

"The fact that you can speak like a valley girl."

"I was a kid once."

"Once."

Bella dodged her mothers' playful grab towards her. The doorbell rang and she ran towards the door, wondering who it was now. Jimmy, Lisa, Chase, Foreman and Foreman's family were supposed to be over, but that wasn't until dinner time and it was only lunch.

"Wonder who it is." House stood and walked towards the door behind his daughter. She opened the door and tilted her head in confusion.

"Can I help you?"

The man's eyes were steely, but before he could say anything the woman reached out and pulled the girl into her embrace.

"I'm your Grandma Blythe. Oh let me look at you." Bella was too shocked to do anything as was House. Both had similar expressions with their mouths open and eyes wide.

"You have your father's eyes dear."

Allison and Daniela had followed them to the door to see what the fuss was about.

"And you must be Daniela." Without a second thought Dani jumped away and hid behind her father who pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her.

"The normal thing to would be to greet us and invite us in Gregory." John's eyes were cool, as was his attitude.

"What makes you think that you're welcome here?" Bella asked calmly. Her blue eyes were shinning ferociously, and it was one of those moments were you knew that things were probably not going to end well.

"Bella-" Both parents started in warning tones. She turned to look at them.

"That was the first time you've ever done that in unison. Can you do it again?" Dani giggled and when John House looked at her, buried her body against her fathers once again.

"You two can come in as long as you" House stared at his father "promise to be civil."

"Deal." Was the only reply as John stalked into the room.

Allison watched her fiancée and his father. She only had one thought, as did Blythe

This is not going to end well…

This is what happens when I spend a week with my dad. I get crazy ideas. His wife made me read an article about a kid who was four and spoke a bunch of different languages. Link is here: delete spaceshttp:// news/education /2007-01-09-language-childrenx.htm

Thanks to all of you who actually read these notes!

One more thing. I came up with an idea for another fic. Not really sure the details yet, but it goes something like this: A song fic about House/Cameron based on songs that remind us of them. Actual songs may not even be in the chapters. No idea how it's going to work. If you 1. Want to help write, tell me.or 2. Have a song that makes you go 'that's so them' let me know. It might not be up for a little, but I want to start now. Thanks,
Jess