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Chapter 9: Tha guitar
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"Hey, what are you doing here? Did neurology get bored of you?" House asked with a smirk when he saw Foreman waiting for him in his office.
"Yeah, they are thinking of firing me." Foreman replied sarcastically.
"Want your old job back?" he asked nonchalantly.
"No."
"Great, you can't have it." House continued and went to sit down on his chair behind his desk.
"I got a case for you." Foreman said handing him a file.
"Your boss can't find out what's wrong?" House asked and Foreman nodded.
"A six year old?" exclaimed House, studying the symptoms.
"Yeap. We were surprised too when we saw the symptoms and the age." Foreman commented.
"Interesting…" he mumbled, his eyes connected on the folder in his hands all the time.
He paged his team and started reading the file again, deep in thought.
"It's more difficult now, isn't it?" Foreman asked, catching his attention.
"Huh?" House said in confusion.
"When you are dealing with kids." Foreman clarified and House watched him for a while and then nodded slightly.
"It was more difficult when I had to do with children before but after we had Adam I keep thinking what I would do if I were in the parents' position." Foreman said not really expecting an answer from House but he surprised him.
"I know…" he mumbled and although it was a little sentence Foreman knew that it was too much for House.
"How is Allison doing with the new patients?" he asked, changing the subject.
"She is dealing. It's Cuddy's fault, she could say to not transfer all those patients, it's not like they are dying or something." House said in exasperation making Foreman smirk in amusement.
"Yeah, but they want your wife as their doctor. I don't hear you complaining when they ask you for their doctor." He commented looking at House who scoffed.
"Please! The guys are idiots! Their doctor suggests immunological and they are asking for Allison. She has to stop doing that and start taking the serious cases." He said seriously. "She is one hell of a doctor to be dealing with every case that Cuddy sends to her department."
"She is one of the best right now in her field, that's why everyone is asking for her." Foreman said and House rolled his eyes.
"I think I already knew that." He replied.
"How is Clair doing?" he asked after a while and Foreman smiled.
"She is very good! Just a little tired these days but otherwise perfect." He replied and House nodded.
"Is she painting the room pink yet?" he asked with a smirk.
"Not yet, we are still discussing about that."
"Wait 'til she is born and you'll be doing whatever she wants." House commented and Foreman smirked.
"You think so?"
"I don't think so, I'm sure about it. And when she starts doing things it's going to be your downfall." He replied.
"I already have Adam she is not going to be my first I think I'll have things a little more in control." Foreman said making House snort.
"Riiight… and if she looks anything like Clair you won't even let anyone touch her, trust me, I know." House stated, tossing his oversized tennis ball in the air and catching it again.
"How is Beth by the way?" he asked, smiling.
"She is doing drawings for everyone this week. You will probably be getting one too." He exclaimed making Foreman laugh.
"You paged us?" sound Thirteen's voice interrupting their conversation.
"Yeah, like an hour ago!" House exclaimed making them all raise their eyebrows.
"More like fifteen minutes ago…" Taub commented.
"Whatever. Come on, we have a patient to save!" he said enthusiastically motioning for them to move to the conference room.
"Thanks for the case!" he shouted as he followed his team to the adjoining room making Foreman shake his head in amusement.
"I'll be in Neurology if you want me." He said and left the office.
Four hours later and House had still no answer to what was causing the multiple symptoms to his patient.
Glancing at his daughter's drawings on the whiteboard he decided to go by Cameron's office and see if she could help him at all.
When he reached her office he saw that she was sitting behind her desk, one pile of files on her right and one file opened in front of her.
"Please tell me you don't have to see all those patients…" he mumbled, making her turn to look at him.
"No, I'm sending those to the appropriate departments." She replied with a small smile and he sighed.
He sat down on a chair in front of her desk and hooked his cane at her desk.
She pulled off her glasses and studied his face for a while.
"Ok, what's wrong?" she asked after some silent moments.
"Foreman came by and gave me a case. Six year old with unexplainable symptoms that after four hours I still don't have a clue how they are connected." He explained and she smiled sympathetically.
"But it's really the six year old part that bothers you…" she said knowingly and he nodded.
She stood up from her chair and went to stand in front of him, between his parted thighs.
"You are going to figure it out." She said lacing her hands through his hair.
He rested his head against her stomach and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"It's frustrating…" he mumbled and closed his eyes.
"I know…" she replied and kissed the top of his head.
"Sometimes the answer is so simple that…"
She didn't have to complete her sentence and he pulled back looking at her with a smirk.
"I guess it was simple for you after all." She commented, smiling back at him.
"Thank you." He said and left her office as fast as he could after placing a kiss on her lips.
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"Shhh…" House whispered to Beth.
They were currently behind the couch together, hiding from Cameron.
"She is going to find us eventually." Beth said seriously, crawling closer to her father.
"And she is going to make us eat those vegetables!" he exclaimed trying to keep his voice down.
"But I like them daddy." Beth reasoned and House looked at her incredulously.
"I don't!" he said in bewilderment making her giggle.
"Mommy says that they are good for you." Beth said mimicking her mother.
"But daddy says they are gross." He said moving quietly to check if Cameron was coming.
"Yes, but I think they are tasty!" she replied making House raise an eyebrow questioningly.
"Seriously?" he asked, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"Seriously…" Beth said, nodding her head.
House looked at her, narrowing his eyes.
"I still don't like them." He stated stubbornly and she covered her mouth with her hands trying not to laugh.
"And I thought that you two would be here." Sounded Cameron's voice from the kitchen.
"It's a shame really. Now I will have to eat this chocolate cake all by myself after dinner." She commented and waited for them to appear and they didn't disappoint her.
"We are here!" they both exclaimed as they walked to the kitchen as fast as they could.
"I thought so." Cameron commented with a smirk.
"I think she is bluffing…" House said to Beth who frowned.
"But I can smell chocolate cake." She said looking up at her father.
"It's in the oven, you two can check." Cameron said and they moved in order to open the oven and see for themselves.
"See, it's in there daddy!" Beth exclaimed jumping up and down making her parents laugh.
She walked to Cameron and she scooped her up in her arms. Beth hugged her tightly and kissed her cheek.
"But first you are going to have to eat your veggies, ok?" she said to Beth who smiled.
"I like my veggies mommy, daddy doesn't like them!" she said, looking at her father who had a frown on his face.
"They are green." He said in disdain.
"I like green!" Beth said enthusiastically.
"I don't!" House exclaimed.
"Ok, go and wash your hands, I'll deal with daddy." Cameron said placing Beth down.
"Ok mommy!" she replied and ran off to the bathroom.
"Do I have to eat my veggies mommy?" he whined and Cameron laughed.
"Yes, you big baby, you have to." She replied, caressing his cheek with her thumb. "Otherwise, no cake for you." She said teasingly and he groaned.
"That is called blackmailing, you know that?" he asked following her around in the kitchen.
"Yeap, I know that. I learnt from the best." She replied cheekily. "Now go wash your hands."
"You are a tease…" he mumbled but headed to the bathroom anyway.
After they all ate and had cake they went to the living room to watch some TV until it was time for Beth to go to bed.
House and Cameron where on the couch while Beth was trying to complete a puzzle that Cameron had gotten for her.
When she got bored she grabbed one of her story books and started reading out loud making both her parents smile as they watched her. But she got bored of that too and turned to look at her mother.
"Can we play with the guitar mommy?" she asked hopefully.
"Isn't it time for you to go to bed missy?" Cameron asked her daughter who smiled innocently at her and went to sit on the couch next to her.
"I promise I will wake up tomorrow but can we play? Please, please, please!" she said looking at her with her big blue eyes.
Cameron sighed and looked at House.
"You know you are going to say yes." He said with a smirk.
"Ok, let me bring the guitar." She said making Beth grin in enthusiasm.
A few moments later Cameron returned with her guitar and sat down on the couch next to Beth who looked at her expectantly.
"What do you want to hear?" Cameron asked her daughter.
"The one that you were playing with daddy last night!" she exclaimed.
"When you were supposed to be sleeping?" House asked teasingly, tickling her.
"Yes." She said, pulling away from his reach.
Cameron complied to her daughter's wishes and played the song she liked.
Beth listened intently to her mother playing, her eyes moving from Cameron's hands to her face as she played her favorite songs.
"Can I play too?" she asked after Cameron finished the last song that Beth had requested.
"The guitar is a little big for you but you can try. Come here." Replied Cameron motioning for Beth to sit on her lap.
Beth smiled widely and moved to sit on her mother's lap. Cameron placed the guitar carefully in front of Beth and helped her hold it.
"What do you want to play?" she asked, smiling at her.
"Something easy." Beth commented and Cameron kissed the top of her head.
"How about that song from Sponge Bob that you and daddy like?" she asked and Beth nodded vigorously.
She helped her press the strings and Beth was delighted when what she played with her mother's help started sounding like the song she knew.
House all the time observed his girls playing the guitar, a content smile on his lips as he watched their happy smiles. He was so proud of them. He was sure that he had never felt like this for anyone else except from Allison and his daughter.
He loved watching them interact. He watched Beth trying to press the correct note and Allison showing her with patience. He watched the proud smile on his wife's face when Beth managed to play what she had shown her. And then there was Beth's wide grin when Allison congratulated her and he couldn't help the smile from reaching his lips as well.
"Mommy I played it!" exclaimed Beth when Cameron placed the guitar against the couch.
"I know it was perfect angel!" she said hugging Beth tightly and giving her a kiss.
"Did you like it daddy?" she asked, looking at him expectantly.
"It was great!" he said and Beth went to hug him too.
He kissed her cheek softly and made her sit on his good leg.
"I think it's time for bed though." He said seriously making Beth whine.
"Do I have too?" she asked, pouting.
"I'm afraid so. And maybe we will play again tomorrow, what do you think?" said Cameron and Beth's face lightened up.
"Yeah!" she exclaimed. "Can you read me a story?" she asked and placed her small hand in her mother's following her to the bedroom.
"Sure, do you want Winnie again?" Cameron asked.
"Can you tell me that story that daddy was telling me the other night? It was about that princess who slayed a dragon." Beth explained and Cameron looked at House who just shrugged.
"I think it's ok." She replied, leading Beth to her bedroom.
Ten minutes later she returned to the living and found House sitting on the couch, his legs stretched out and resting on the coffee table next to the puzzle that Beth was making earlier.
"Princesses who slay dragons huh?" Cameron asked with a smile making him smirk.
"Why make her think that she has to wait for a prince charming? She can slay the dragon and save the prince from the bad witch instead." He reasoned making the smile on her lips widen.
"I guess you are right." She replied and sat down next to him, snuggling in his right side.
He kissed her forehead tenderly and draped his arm over her shoulders holding her to him.
"She really likes the guitar." House commented, turning his head in order to look into her eyes.
"Yeah, she does." Agreed Cameron with a soft smile on her lips.
"You know, I was thinking that this guitar is too big for her." He said, raising an eyebrow.
"I was thinking the same thing." Cameron said making him smirk.
"Of course, great minds think alike." He stated smugly and she laughed slightly.
"So, we know what her present is going to be for her birthday." He said and she nodded.
"She is going to love it." She commented, smiling and he smiled back.
"Yes, she is." He agreed and hugged her to him tightly.
And they stay silent after that, just enjoying their proximity and each other company.