Chapter 5: New Doctor in Charge.
Rachel Cuddy dressed in her pale pink scrubs, wearing her lab coat and stethoscope walked confidently at House's side when morning arrived and the hospital called out to them. She walked in the main doors of PPTH and past the nurse's station and right into her mother's office.
"What are you doing here munchkin?" Cuddy asked as her daughter ran around the desk to hug her mother.
"I have a diagnosis to come up with," Rachel stated.
"Do you?" Cuddy asked and eyed House with suspicion.
"I have to watch TV and find what is wrong with the person in the movie," Rachel stated.
"You did get the movie right?" House asked.
"You want Rachel to help you?" Cuddy asked.
"It's going to save you on childcare today," House smiled. "Besides it's nothing she hasn't already seen."
"House, she's five!" Cuddy sighed, "it's bad enough that you've taken her to watch open heart surgery, now you want to train her to pick out symptoms?"
"It's a teaching hospital," House shrugged, "she's bright and completely interested. Would you rather she melted her brain on video games and candy all day?"
Cuddy sighed audibly but knew that Rachel loved the time she spent with House.
"Fine, take the tapes," Cuddy sighed, opened her desk drawer, and pointed out what her daughter was allowed to take. "The good news is the diva is still alive, you may be able to save her after all."
"Come, Jelly Bean, we have work to do," House smiled and watched as Rachel's pigtails bobbed as she walked.
"Call my Doctor Cuddy here!" Rachel demanded as she walked out of her mother's office.
"You've created a monster," Cuddy laughed as House shot her an amused look.
"She's a mini me!" House laughed and limped away after the little girl.
"You're enjoying it too much," Cuddy called after them.
"You wanted me to take a proactive role in her upbringing!" House winked and let the door close behind him.