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Chapter 10 is ready!
Sooo, a phone call is going to mess things up a little but we are not going to see that in this chapter. Things between House and Cameron are not going to change so don't worry about that :p
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Chapter 10: Phone call
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House and Cameron were sleeping peacefully. She was sprawled on his chest, her head resting over his heart, his arms wrapped tightly around her body.
But their sleep didn't last as long as they would have liked that Sunday morning. The ringing phone made House groan and Cameron take her pillow and place it over her head without moving at all from her position.
"It'll stop…" House mumbled sleepily, his eyes remaining closed.
A few moments later the annoying ringing stopped.
"Told you…" mumbled House again and tightened his embrace around her body.
"Mhm…" came her muffled reply.
But a minute later the phone started ringing again.
"For crying out loud!" protested Cameron, rolling to her side and burying her head under her pillow again.
House rubbed his hand over his face and reached out for the cordless phone that was resting on the nightstand.
"It's nine o' clock, on a Sunday morning. This better be good." He said threateningly in a low tone making the person on the other line pause.
"I… uhm, sorry, I think I got the wrong number." Sounded a female voice apologetically and the line went dead.
House stared at the phone in his hand in disbelief and then slammed it on the nightstand again.
He rolled on his side and snuggled against Cameron's back who had fallen asleep again.
Not even ten minutes passed and the phone started ringing again.
"Make it stop!" sounded Beth's sleepy voice from the doorway.
"I swear I'm going to kill someone…" mumbled House and grabbed the phone again.
Beth climbed on the bed and settled into her mother's embrace while House answered the phone.
"I am a doctor and I know how to use a scalpel so better don't say 'wrong number' again." He said warningly.
"Sorry for bothering you again but, where did I call?" sounded the same voice again making House groan.
"This is House and Cameron residence, what do you want?" he asked impatiently, turning to lie on his back.
"Allison Cameron?" the woman asked and House frowned.
"Yes, what do you want?" he asked again in exasperation.
"You are her husband?" asked the woman, sounding surprised.
"Last time I checked I was, what do you want?"
"Could I please talk to her?" pleaded the woman making House sigh.
"Who is this?" he asked, trying to control his temper and not yell.
"I'm Helen Cameron… her mother." Came the reply making House wake up completely.
He sat up properly and Cameron turned to look at him questioningly.
He placed his hand over the speaker and looked at Cameron.
"Is it for me?" Cameron asked, studying his face.
"Yeah…" he mumbled "She says she's your mother." He concluded.
Cameron just stared at him in disbelief at the beginning but his solemn expression told her that he wasn't kidding.
"I can't do this right now…" she said, getting up from the bed and heading for the living room.
Beth looked at him questioningly and then he remembered that he was still holding the phone.
"This is not a good time. Is that your number that I see on the screen?" he asked, trying to sound calm although what he really wanted to do was yell at her for everything that Cameron had been through because of her.
"Yeah…" she replied and without saying anything else he hung up the phone and put it on the nightstand.
He lied on his back and closed his eyes again, trying to figure out what had just happened.
Beth sitting on his stomach and resting her hands on his chest caught his attention and he opened his eyes which immediately connected with hers.
"Why doesn't mommy want to talk to her mother? And why don't I know her and I only know grandma Blythe?" she asked questioningly, a frown on her beautiful face.
"It's complicated sweety." He replied caressing her cheek with his thumb gently.
"Why?" she asked, not understanding what was going on.
"Because your mommy and her parents had a big fight some years ago and they never talked after that." He tried to explain as vaguely as he could.
"Why?" Beth asked again "Didn't they love mommy?" she asked, looking straight into his eyes.
"Apparently not enough, angel…" he answered truthfully and Beth nodded.
She stood up, got out of bed and went to the living room, with House following close behind, where Cameron was, staring blankly out of the window.
She sat down on the couch next to her and nudged her gently.
Cameron turned to look at her daughter and smiled at her, taking her into her arms.
"It doesn't matter that they don't love you mommy. Me and daddy love you!" she said, pulling back in order to look at her mother.
Cameron's smile widened and she kissed Beth's forehead tenderly.
"I know angel. And it's the only thing I need." She said and hugged her tightly, looking straight into House's eyes who was smiling softly at her.
"Hey Beth, why don't you go play to your room? I need to talk with mommy for a while, ok?" he asked sitting on the couch next to them.
"Ok…" replied Beth and after placing a kiss on Cameron's cheek she headed for her bedroom leaving them alone.
House pulled Cameron into his arms and she immediately moved closer to him, wrapping her arms around his waist.
He rested his chin on top of her head and held her for a while, not saying anything.
She pulled back in order to look into his eyes and he caressed her cheek.
"You ok?" he asked with concern and she sighed.
"Honestly? I don't know what to feel right now. I don't even know what she wanted from me again." She replied in frustration.
"I don't know if I want to talk to her, see her or whatever… I don't know why she called and I don't even know if I want to know…" she started babbling incoherently and he placed his fingers over her lips making her stop.
"It's ok…" He said reassuringly and pulled her in his arms again.
"I should at least know what I want to do…" she mumbled against his chest.
"Allison, look at me…" he said making her turn to him, her eyes connecting with his.
"It's acceptable to feel this way…" he said making her raise an eyebrow in question.
"Give your husband a break, I'm trying here!" he exclaimed, feigning hurt and she smiled.
"Fine, you can continue my dear husband." She said with a small smirk.
"Ok. Well, you know how I felt about my dad and you know that I still have some reservations despite the fact that he is perfect with Beth. The past can't change… but the future is a whole different thing. I know that what your parents did is completely different from what my dad did. And I know that if I ever run into them they are probably not going to like what they are going to go through." He said the last sentence with a smirk making her smile at him.
"I also know you and I know that you, at least, want to find out what they want from you." He said surely and she sighed.
"Maybe I'll call… The one thing I know for sure is that I want them away from Beth." She said seriously, her eyes locking with his and he nodded.
"Hey, and if you need anything you know I have a cane and I know how to use it." He said, winking at her and she laughed slightly.
"Yeah, I'm aware of that." She said kissing him softly.
He lied down on the couch, dragging her with him so that she was resting her head on his chest and hugged her tightly.
They just stayed there for a few silent minutes 'til Beth made her entrance again.
She found her parents on the couch with their eyes closed and frowned.
She walked closer to them and bent down in order to whisper in her mother's ear.
"Are you awake?"
"Mhm…" came both their replies making the frown on her face deepen.
"Then why do you have your eyes closed?" she whispered again.
They opened their eyes and looked at her with smiles on their faces and she grinned.
"Oh Oooh…" said House, studying their daughter's mischievous grin.
"Ok, what do you want?" Cameron asked with a quirked eyebrow, noticing her grin as well.
"I want something…" she said, looking at them with her best puppy dog eyes.
"You see, I knew that if we had a kid it would take that look when it wanted something." She accused, looking at him.
"Hey! That's not only my fault, she looks exactly like you, that's why I can't say no to her!" he exclaimed.
"Don't you want to hear what I want?" Beth asked impatiently.
"Of course sweety, tell us." Cameron said with a smile.
"Can we take a puppy?" she said, her blue eyes darting from her mother to her father expectantly.
"I didn't see that coming…" mumbled House into her ear.
"Tell me about it…" she replied in the same tone.
"So? Can we?" she asked again.
"You know what, angel; I don't think it's a very good idea." House replied and Cameron nodded.
"But why not? I will take care of him! And he can sleep in my room!" Beth pouted making her parents sigh.
"And he will be running around, and he will need feeding, and walking and cleaning and you will eventually have no time to play and do the things you like." Cameron reasoned and Beth seemed to think about it.
She let out an exasperated sigh and she looked like contemplating something for a few moments before talking again.
"Ok, I guess… Can I have a little brother or sister then?" she asked looking at them expectantly.
"Please, please, please!" she said clasping her hands together.
"Nope, you can't have a brother or sister either." Cameron replied making both House and Beth frown.
"But mommy!" she exclaimed, crossing her arms on front of her chest.
"The answer is still no." Cameron said and Beth gave up.
"Fine…" she mumbled resignedly and started walking to her room but suddenly turned around again.
"What about a bunny?" she asked hopefully, making both her parents sigh.
"We'll think about it." House replied and Beth grinned.
"Ok!" she said happily and ran to her room to continue playing.
House stayed silent for a while but he had a question of his own to ask.
"You said no…" he said, looking intently at her.
"You said no too." She said in confusion not seeing where this conversation was heading.
"Not at her second request." He explained and it was then that she understood.
"You… you want a baby?" she asked, studying his face.
He smiled softly at her and sighed.
"I really like Beth." He said with a small shrug. "And if the first one was such a success imagine how the second one will be." He continued with a small smirk.
"Are you sure? Because you have to be sure." She said, trying to fight back the smile but it was useless. "Do you want to go through this again? The waking up in the middle of the night, the dirty diapers…" she said at which point she had a huge smile on her lips.
He quirked an eyebrow at her and smirked.
"Are you kidding me?" he asked, pulling her into his arms again.
"No, I just…" she started but he silenced her, kissing her lips softly.
"Yes, Allison, I want another baby with you." He said, looking softly at her. "The question here is, do you want another baby with me?" he asked and she smiled.
"Yes Greg, I want another baby too." She said seriously and kissed him.
He broke the kiss and rested his forehead against hers, kissing the tip of her nose tenderly.
"Oook, what do we tell Beth?" he asked and she shook her head.
"We haven't even started trying yet…"
"I can fix that right now." He said, making her lie on her back and settling on top of her, interrupting her.
"Be serious!" she replied with an amused smile.
"I think I can try, but I'm not promising anything." He said waggling his eyebrows at her and making her laugh.
"Maybe we can settle on a bunny for the time being." She said thoughtfully.
"It's easier than having a dog around and Beth will be able to take care of it." He reasoned and she nodded.
"Ok, bunny first, baby later." He said kissing her lips softly.
"I love you Greg…" she mumbled against his lips making him smile.
"I love you too angel…" he whispered, smiling softly.
He carefully rolled them over so that he was lying on his back and she was on top of him, her head on his chest and hugged her tightly.
He kissed the top of her head and she sighed contently.
They would think about everything else later, now they just reveled each their closeness and proximity.