Chapter 4
Incredibly the blood test came back inconclusive. House was out raged, he was certain he knew exactly what was wrong with the patient, so the only explaination for the inconclusive blood test was human error.
"Who the hell messed this blood test up?" House asked getting angry.
Matthew knew that his mother didn't like it when his father got angry around him and he knew that an argument was about to start so he decided to make himself scarce, without House noticing the little boy slipped out of the conference room.
Matthew made his way to the elevator with all the intentions of going to find his mother, only problem was, he was too short to reach the button to call the elevator so instead he headed to the staircase and descended them two at a time.
The little boy knew that unlike his father, his mother near hid from the clinic and she liked working with people so he headed there first in his search for her. He was almost at the clinic when he saw Cuddy standing outside of her office talking to an older woman, a young man and a young woman. Matthew smiled mischieviously and headed over to them.
Now he wouldn't exactly be a House if he passed up the chance of making trouble.
Matthew said nothing, he simply walked up to Cuddy and stretched out his arms signalling that he wanted to be picked up. Cuddy being unable to refuse the little boy quickly picked him up and was rewarded with a sweet kiss on her cheek.
The three people (who were prospective donors) were awed by the small boys sweetness. The older woman was about to ask Cuddy if Matthew was her son when the boy put his hand down the front of Cuddy's deeply cut blouse. The woman was taken aback, she had no doubt that the boy was Cuddy's. That was until Matthew spoke.
"Aunt Lisa," Matthew said with sweet innocence, "where is the baby?"
Cuddy was taken aback by the question, "What baby sweetheart?" Cuddy asked.
"The one that will drink all the milk in your boobie," Matthew said in a tone that suggest she was stupid not to know that.
The three donors' jaws were hanging.
"HOUSE!" Cuddy bellowed expecting to see a smirking House somewhere nearby.
"Daddy is in his office doing the different thing," Matthew told her matter-of-factly.
"Differential Diagnostic?" Cuddy asked confused. She could not believe that House had not put the boy up this mischieve, but she was forced to accept it when she saw no sign of House and Matthew nodded in response to her question.
Cuddy gave her donor's an apologetic smile and noticed that they didn't look as shocked as before. Obviously they had heard of House.
"Matthew what are you doing down here by yourself?" Cuddy asked the little boy.
"I want my mommy," he answered giving her his puppy dog eyes.
Cuddy was about to tell him that his mother wasn't in the clinic when she saw Eric Foreman heading towards the clinic.
"Dr. Foreman!" Cuddy called him over.
Foreman smiled and walked over to them, "Hi Dr. Cuddy," he said in a professional tone before turning to rub Matthew's head.
"Eric do you know where Allison is?" Cuddy asked him.
"Yeah, I think she got called down to the E.R. to check out a patient." Foreman told her.
"Great," Cuddy said handing Matthew to him, "take him to her please. I don't need another House roaming these hallways."
Foreman chuckled and took the small giggling boy from his boss, "Sure," he said and heading back the way he come.
"Bye aunt Lisa," Matthew called over Foreman's shoulder, "bye aunt Lisa's boobies!"
Foreman was glad that he was already a good way away from Cuddy because he couldn't holt back his laughter.
The E.R. was on the other side of the hospital so they had to go pass the elevators. As they passed the elevators, elevator 4 opened and Robert Chase stepped out.
"Hey Foreman!" called after them, "What you doing with Matthew?" he asked catch up and giving Matthew a high-five.
"I'm taking him down to the E.R. to Cameron," Foreman told him.
"Oh okay," Chase said, "hey Foreman you wanna go to Club Mediterra tonight with me and Teressa?" he asked.
"Yeah sure," Foreman said, "but I have to ask Maya if she want's to go first."
Chase nodded, he knew that things were pretty serious with Foreman and his girlfriend of almost two years. Chase didn't have anything better to do as it was a slow surgery day, so he followed behind Foreman and Matthew.
They were almost at the E.R. and Chase and Matthew were busily pulling faces at each other when Foreman's pager went off.
"Dang!" Foreman said after checking it, "patient just crashed, Chase can you take Matthew?"
Chase nodded and took the little boy from Foreman.
Matthew giggled as he exchanged hands once more, "I like this game," he told Chase before yelling, "Bye homes," over his shoulder to Foreman's retreating back.
They walked pass an E.R. nurse as they entered the E.R. and Matthew blew her a kiss. Chase chuckled.
"What?" Matthew asked.
Chase shook his head.
"Don't hate the playa fa playing da game," Matthew told Chase who couldn't help but laugh. There was no doubt where the boy had gotten that from.
Finally they spotted Cameron talking to another doctor by a patient's bed. The doctor was a new one and she looked uncomfortable talking to him. No doubt he was trying to hit on her. Chase walked more quickly towards them, he didn't want it to get worse and then House earing about it.
"Hey Cameron," he said once he was in hearing range.
"Mommy!" Matthew squealed.
The other doctor looked surprise.
"Hey baby," Cameron said taking Matthew from Chase and receiving his many kisses.
Chase grinned stupidly watching mother and child, "Matthew wanted his mommy so his favorite uncle took him to you,"
Matthew looked at him and shook his head, "No uncle James is my favorite uncle," he told Chase.
Chase grabbed his heart and feigned hurt, Why Matthew?" he asked, "Why do you hurt me like this?"
Both Cameron and Matthew giggled at his expression.
"Thanks for taking him down here," Cameron told Chase who shrugged.
"What have I got to do that's better?" he asked, "I guess I should go see how Teressa is doing," he gave Cameron one of his best smiles before turning to Matthew.
"Later mini House," he said being show to use House's name as a warning for the E.R. doctor's benefit.
"Later uncle Wombat!" Matthew called as Chase disappeared to find the hot Paeds Nurse he had been dating for the pass three weeks.
Cameron laughted and gave her baby a kiss, "Daddy told you to say that didn't he?" she asked.
Matthew, surprisingly enough, shook his head.
"Then who did?" Cameron asked.
"Uncle Robbie did," Matthew informed his mother, "he said the girls thinks it cute."
Cameron laughted, she couldn't believe that Chase was the one who wanted to be called a wombat. Looks like he didn't after all mind it that much all those years that House had called him a wombat.
"You know," Cameron said after she had finally stopped laughing, "I'm all done here, you want to get something to eat?"
"Yes!" Matthew said with excitement, forgetting that he had not too long told his father he wasn't hungry.
"What do you want to eat?" Cameron asked, she had put Matthew down and was holding his hand as they made their way out of the E.R.
"Taco!" the little boy said still excited.
Cameron knew that he would make a huge mess, but she couldn't say no to her little boy. She always complained about House spoiling him but she was way worse and even though she wouldn't admit it she knew it.
"Okay," Cameron said to her son, "tacos it is."
"Yeah!" Matthew squealed jumping with excitement.
At The Restuarant:
They were eating their tacos and talking about Matthew's favorite cartoon 'Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends' when Rerrie walked in. Cameron recognised her from her CV and Matthew recognised her from that morning.
Rerrie didn't recognise Cameron but she recognised Matthew and was curious to know who the attractive brunette was who was busily trying to stop the giant mess the little boy was making. She walked over to their table and plastered on smile.
"Hi," she said standing over their table.
Matthew stuck his tongue out at her.
"Matthew!" Cameron scolded.
"But mommy," Matthew whinned.
Rerrie's jaw dropped, she couldn't believe that this woman was the kid's mother. She was so young, so beautiful and she seemed so nice. That was everything House definately wasn't.
"Matthew apologise," Cameron said.
Matthew pouted, "Sorry Dr. Trailer Park Barbie," he said under his breath.
"Matthew!" Cameron said in disbelief.
"Daddy said it," he said before ignoring both Rerrie and his mother.
"I'm so sorry," Cameron said, "Dr. Rerrie right?" she offered her hand, "I'm Allison Cameron."
Rerrie took her hand and smiled to herself, 'Good she isn't married to him,' she thought.
She took a seat that Cameron offered.
"He's something," Rerrie said motioning to Matthew.
Cameron smiled one of her more charming smiles, "Yes I'm afraid he get's that from my husband." she said.
Rerrie did a double take, there was no way House would cheat on this woman. That was the end of any hope she had of moving ahead by getting with House. She soon made her excuses and left, only to return minutes later to collect some take out.
Cameron smiled a little confused and returned to her meal with her son and as predicted Matthew had managed to get more food on his shirt, his pants and on the table than what he had actually eaten.
When Cameron paid the bill she smiled apologetically at the waitress and left a huge tip. Cameron stopped at her car and grabbed a change of clothes (including shoes) for Matthew, then she bought him to the female locker room to clean him up. She was at that moment happy that she had insisted that both herself and House kept a clean suit of clothes for Matthew in both their cars.
After Cameron had clad Matthew in a plain blue t-shirt to match his eyes, black jeans and blue converse that matched both his eyes and his t-shirt it was five minutes after two in the afternoon.
"Up for a little trip?" Cameron asked.
Matthew nodded and stiffled a yawn, he was suppose to have an afternoon nap but he much rather go somewhere with his mother.
"Good, I promised Lisa I would pick Cat up from school," she told him as she lifted him from the counter he was sitting on, "you can have a nap after we get back okay baby."
Matthew nodded and snuggled into his mother as she carried him to her car, Cameron strapped Matthew into the car seat and half-way to Cat's school he fell asleep. He liked it when he went to pick Cat up, because Cat was his best friend and he couldn't wait to go to school him self.
In House's Office:
House had discovered that Corrodus had actually allowed Rerrie to do all the blood tests and he was so pissed he promply ordered the man down to the clinic to his hours (House's) and away from real patients for at least two weeks. He had then ordered Rae to re-do the test and would have fired Rerrie if there wasn't the possibility that if he did he would have to deal with the patient himself. So instead he her to get him his lunch, he had a craving for tacos so he sent her across the street to get some. She took forever to get back, but at least he got his damn tacos.
"I saw your son and wife at the taco place," Rerrie said after a few minutes of watching the man dig into his taco almost as messily as his son.
"Umm Dr. Cameron is something isn't she?" House asked through a mouth full of tacos.
Rerrie groaned, the woman was a doctor too, oh good for him that he got the perfect woman. She walked out of House's office and took a seat around the glass table in the conference room.
House watched Rerried through the sides of his eyes, he couldn't wait until ther patient was gone so that he could fire her. Until then he just had to pretend that her presence didn't annoy him to death.
House had just finished up his tacos and was deciding whether to wipe his hands into his shirt or his never used lab coat when Rae walked in.
"Blood test results are back," Rae said holding up the file.
"Finally," House said as he wiped his hands into his lab coat and got up to limp into the conference room with Rae close behind him.
Author's Note: So that's Chapter 4, Please review and if you think that I should raise the rating because of language please tell me so I can do so. Thanks for all your support.