He was successful for the rest of the day, but he saw traces of Stacy's visit everywhere he looked. Cuddy didn't argue when he ducked out of the clinic 15 minutes early. Wilson hovered a little closer than what was normal, even for Wilson. And nobody spoke about Stacy once during the whole day. House had no doubt that she had seen other people while she was there, and she couldn't have hidden the boy the whole time. Then why hadn't anyone else said anything about her.
At the end of the day, House headed home, confused and distracted. It was probably because of this distraction that he didn't notice that his front door was unlocked and he walked inside.
"You're home late for you." Said the voice he had been expecting to hear. Turning, he hung his cane up on the wall and faced her. "I figured you would have skipped out early like usual."
"It was a busy day. Ive got a case." He replied and she grinned. She could always tell when he was lying.
"How long did it take you to figure it out?" she asked and he knew exactly what she was referring to.
"About 30 seconds. It was his eyes. They don't look anything like yours or Mark's." he said and she nodded. "Why didn't you tell me, Stacy?"
"Because I didn't think you would accept him. You don't let anyone in anymore, and I didn't want to put him through that. But, then Mark figured it out and refused to have anything to do with him and I figured at this point you were the only hope for a father figure to him." Stacy explained.
"Does the kid know?" House asked and she shook her head.
"No. He knows that Mark isn't his father, he heard us arguing one night about it. But he doesn't know who his father is. I didn't want to tell him until I knew how you felt about it." She replied.
"So, what do you want from me? Child support?"
"Of course not! You know better than that, Greg. I only ask one thing of you- spend one day with him."
"What?"
"One day. If you don't want to have anything to do with him after that one day, then we will leave and you wont hear from us or see either of us again. But, if you do want to be part of his life after, then maybe we can figure something out." Stacy said and House sighed and stood silently. "Look, Danny and I are going to be in town for a couple of days, staying with some friends nearby. You don't have to decide now, just think about it. If you want to see him, here is my number. If you don't, then I will leave Sunday and not bother you anymore. Okay?"
"Fine." He grunted and she left. "Great…now what?"
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