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New chapter ready for all of you to read :) The moment you have been waiting is finally here :p Sooo, House and Cameron go to that appointment, accompanied by Beth this time and they finally find out what their second baby is going to be.
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Chapter 29: Big sister
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House turned around, averting his gaze from the TV, when he saw his daughter running down the hall. He looked at Cameron who followed her in the house some moments later and he quirked an eyebrow at her inquisitively.
"I thought that she was going to stay with Wilson." He said, looking at her.
She walked closer to him and took a sit on the couch next to him.
"Wilson had an emergency surgery so he can't look after her. Which means that she is coming with us at the appointment." She replied and he gave her a small nod.
"Are we sure about this? I mean, what if she doesn't like what she is going to hear?" he questioned her, concern evident in his voice.
She cupped his cheek and smiled at him softly.
"Don't worry, I have a plan." She said cryptically making him frown.
"What plan?" he asked curiously but she just shrugged in response.
"You'll see." She replied but he didn't have the time to question her more because Beth returned to the living room, Ricky in her arms.
"I'm ready, can we go?" she asked anxiously.
House and Cameron raised their eyebrows and looked at the bunny in Beth's arms.
"The bunny stays." House said seriously leaving no other choice to Beth.
She pouted and turned around, heading back to the room in order to put Ricky back in his cage.
She returned a minute later and stood in front of her parents.
"Can we go now?" she asked again and House gave her a nod and they all headed to the car.
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Half an hour later they were at Clair's office, waiting for her to call them in.
House was fidgeting impatiently with his cane while Beth was playing with her PSP. He turned to look at her and sighed.
"Why did I forget to bring mine too?" he asked Cameron who smiled.
"You were in a hurry to get here…" she answered and he groaned.
"I also forgot that whoever gets in before us always goes in late. They should have come out eons ago!" he protested and started bouncing his cane on the ground.
Cameron rested her had on top of his making him stop his movements and turn to look at her.
"Stop fidgeting. We will get inside in a while." She said softly.
"I'm bored, I don't like to wait!" he whined childishly.
"Are you complaining again?" Clair asked, standing at the doorway of her office.
"Finally!" he exclaimed and stood up at once.
"Hi Aunt Clair!" Beth said happily running to where Clair was standing.
"Hey bug, what are you doing here?" she asked and leaned down to pick her up in her embrace.
"Uncle Wilson had work to do and he couldn't watch after me so I came with mom and dad." She replied with a small shrug and Clair placed her back down.
"Can we get inside? I'm kind of in a hurry." House said, standing next to them with Cameron.
"You are always in a hurry." Clair stated matter-of-factly and he rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Are you going to torture me for much longer?" he asked impatiently making her smirk smugly.
"I can, why not take advantage of it?" she asked, the smirk never leaving her lips.
"See, that's why I'm thinking of shutting your mouths when you are in the same room." Cameron said with a sigh making them to finally stop.
"Can we see the baby at last?" Beth asked looking at Clair expectantly.
"Sure bug, come on, let's go in." she said, motioning for them to follow her.
Cameron went to the exam room while House and Beth stayed at Clair's office, waiting for her to get ready for the ultrasound.
"Sooo, how are the kids?" he asked nonchalantly.
"They are good. Eric is watching them." She replied with a smile and he nodded.
"How come you are working this time of the day? I thought you were home in the afternoon." He said and Clair shrugged.
"Emergency c-section. I had to go to the hospital and then I came here and since I had free time I stayed and covered some appointments." She explained.
"What are you doing out there?" sounded Cameron's voice making all three of them stand up.
"Let's go see what the baby is doing." Clair told Beth with a smile making her smile widely.
"Do you know how to use those new ultrasound machines or do you want me to show you?" House asked with a smirk the moment they entered the room making both Cameron and Clair roll their eyes, for different reasons each of them.
"Please, don't start again you two." Cameron said before Clair could find an appropriate answer for him.
"I believe that Beth is more mature than you are." Clair whispered in his ear and he grinned.
"I already knew that, find something more genuine." He whispered and Cameron raised an eyebrow.
"Just because I can't hear you doesn't mean that you can continue bantering." She stated.
House huffed and took a sit next to her on the exam table.
"Sometimes you aren't funny at all." He protested and crossed his arms, taking a defensive stance.
"Are we going to see the baby or not?" Beth exclaimed, catching their attention.
"I would say when your father stops being immature but that is never going to happen so I say we see what your baby brother or sister is doing now." Clair replied with a smile making Beth grin.
House picked her up and made her sit on the bed next to Cameron while Clair applied the gel on Cameron's abdomen.
"Is this machine going to show us the baby?" Beth asked, looking at the ultrasound stick that Clair was holding.
"Yeap, Aunt Clair is going to place it on mommy's belly and we are going to see the baby on the screen." House replied to his daughter and she nodded in understanding.
Clair moved the ultrasound stick over Cameron's abdomen and checked the screen.
Beth looked intently at the screen, a frown on her face as she tried to find out where exactly the baby was. When she wasn't able to figure it out she huffed and crossed her arms in front of her chest catching her parent's attention who looked away from the screen and to her.
"What is it sweety?" Cameron asked, caressing Beth's cheek.
"I don't see a baby!" Beth explained with a pout making them smile.
"Here, I'll show you were everything is." Clair told her and Beth watched intently as Clair showed her where everything was on the screen.
Beth watched intently and smiled when she understood what was going on when Clair explained everything.
"Can you switch it to the 3D?" House asked and Clair gave him a nod.
"Now you will see it more clearly." He explained to his daughter and when Clair showed them the 3D image Beth grinned.
"Now it looks like a baby!" she said, grinning to her parents and Clair.
"Yeap, it does!" House agreed, smiling to Beth.
"Does it move?" Beth asked looking at Clair who nodded.
"Now it seems that it's sleeping though." She replied.
Beth observed the screen closely not noticing her parents who were smiling softly at each other as they watched her.
"I was that small too?" she asked after some moments of silence.
"Yes, you were that small too. We have ultrasound pictures of you at home, do you remember seeing them? They are in your album." Cameron replied looking at her daughter.
Beth smiled, satisfied by the answer, and looked at the screen once more.
"How is everything?" Cameron asked, her eyes returning to the screen as well.
"Everything seems great. The baby is healthy, its weight as estimated is good and I don't see anything wrong. I just want to hear the heartbeat too." She said and pressed the button and the fast heartbeat filled the room.
Beth giggled and looked at her parents.
"It's beating fast." She commented.
"That's how it should beat. The fetus's heartbeats are faster than ours." Clair explained and Beth listened intently to her.
"Really?" she asked in astonishment.
"Really." Clair said.
House and Cameron's eyes were glued to the screen and they glanced to their daughter from time to time. They smiled each time they saw her observing the ultrasound, wanting to find out everything.
He caught her looking back at him and he took her hand in his, giving it a little squeeze. He smiled tenderly and then looked at the screen again, his eyes connecting there once more, observing their baby.
It still amazed him that watching at the ultrasound of their child fascinated him so much. He was a doctor, he had seen hundreds of those grainy pictures in his career but he couldn't help but be fascinated by the image of their unborn baby.
"Don't forget my picture." He said to Clair with a smirk and she smiled knowingly.
"Riiight… you have to replace that copy in your wallet." She teased and he shrugged.
"What can I say... I'm hooked." He replied making Clair smile even wider.
"Did you have an ultrasound picture of me too?" Beth asked, her big blue eyes locking with her father's.
"He had a picture everywhere angel. He even had one on the whiteboard!" Cameron replied and House grinned goofily.
Beth giggled and scooted closer to her father, placing her little hand on his thigh.
"Are you going to put the baby's picture on the whiteboard too?" she asked him.
"Yeap, next to the drawing you made for me last night." He replied, tickling her sides.
Beth laughed and then smiled at him.
He felt a little relieved when he saw that Beth was ok with that and he looked at Cameron only to find her smiling back at him, knowing full well what he was thinking about.
"Sooo…" House dragged out, turning to look at Clair.
She understood what he wanted to know and she smirked at him.
"Want me to tell you if what what you think it is is right?" she asked making him roll his eyes.
"If you don't mind, yeah." He replied, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
"I'm not going to tell you." She stated, the smirk never leaving her lips.
"Oh, come on!" he protested but then he caught Cameron's eyes and he quirked an eyebrow at her.
"Hey Beth, why don't we go back to my office for a while. Mommy and daddy are going to follow us in a while." Clair said and Beth nodded and followed her out of the exam room and back to her office.
House handed her a handkerchief to wipe the gel of and he looked at her, waiting for an explanation.
"Hey, don't look at me like that, you were the one who was afraid how would Beth react if it was a girl." She stated and he looked at her with raised eyebrows.
"And you weren't?" he asked with a small smirk.
"That's not the point." She replied.
"So, what are we going to do?" he asked questioningly, waiting to hear what she had in mind.
"I asked Clair to write the gender of the baby on an ultrasound picture. We will give it to Beth and if she wants to find out now she will open the folder with the ultrasound picture." She explained and he frowned.
"So, if Beth doesn't want to find out we are not going to find out either?" he asked incredulously making her smile in amusement.
"Yeah, that's the plan… I didn't think this through, did I?" she asked with a small smile and he shook his head.
He scooted closer to her and leaned down in order to claim with his in a tender kiss.
"We will find out eventually… At least Beth is going to have fun with this little game." He sighed and she smiled at him.
"That's the plan… To get her involved in this. I think though that whether it's a girl or a boy she is going to be fine with it." She said thoughtfully and he gave her a nod.
"I did see the ultrasound, you know." He said with a smirk and pulled back after planting one last kiss on her lips.
"Yeah, I saw it too but I'm not sure. Maybe it's because I'm not a gynecologist and you are not one either." She replied with a smirk of her own.
"Come on, let's go because your friend is going to start yelling in a while that she has other appointments too." He said, offering her his hand.
She slipped her hand in his bigger one and they made their way to Clair's office where she and their daughter where waiting for them.
"Here you are. I was starting to worry that I would have to call the fire department to get you out." Clair said making House roll his eyes.
Beth smiled at them from her position in Clair's embrace and looked expectantly at them.
"Are we going home?" she asked and House nodded.
"Can we go for pizza before going back?" she pleaded looking at them with her best puppy-dog eyes.
Cameron looked at him and he shrugged.
"Ok, but we are not going to stay we are going to take the pizza and head home." She said making Beth grin.
"Ok!" She said enthusiastically.
"Hey, where are my ultrasound copies?" House exclaimed as he took a sit in front of Clair's desk.
"How many do you want again?" Clair asked incredulously.
"You know, the usual plus two." He replied making Clair raise her eyebrow questioningly.
"Don't look at me, the other two are for her parents." He replied pointing to Cameron.
"Let me get them and you can go then." She said.
Beth went to her parents and Clair went to take the ultrasound pictures from the ultrasound machine.
Beth nudged her mother's shoulder and she turned to look at her.
"Can I have one too?" She asked expectantly.
"Sure sweety, you can have one." Cameron replied with a smile and Beth grinned at her.
Clair returned two minutes later and handed the ultrasound pictures to Cameron, along with an envelope.
"Coffee tomorrow; don't forget it." Cameron said before hugging her friend goodbye.
"I won't." Clair replied with a smile and then she hugged Beth.
"Bye bug, I'll see you tomorrow." She said, kissing her cheek softly.
"Bye Aunt Clair! And bring Adam with you tomorrow!" she instructed.
"I don't do hugs." House said with a smirk.
"I think I know that. But deep down you know that you are just a big cuddle bear." Clair replied with a smirk that matched his.
House scoffed and Cameron laughed lightly.
"If I hear anything around the hospital I'm going to have to kill you." He stated.
"Don't worry, it will stay between us. Scout's honor." She replied and he extended his hand.
She shook his outstretched hand and they both smiled.
"And you wondered why I liked you at the beginning. My best friend is just like you." Cameron said looking at them making him grin.
"Well, you should have explained. I didn't know you liked crazy people." He stated with a shrug.
"Can we go? I'm hungry!" Beth interrupted them.
House picked her up, balancing her on his left hip and after saying their goodnights they headed to their car and back home.
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They were watching a film on the TV when Beth came to the living room and stood in front of them, blocking the TV.
"What is it angel?" House asked his daughter, forgetting about the film he was watching immediately.
"You forgot to give me my ultrasound picture." she stated seriously.
"I have it right here." Cameron said with a smile and she reached for the envelope that was resting on the coffee table.
"Aunt Clair put your ultrasound copy in here. She has written at the bottom if it is a boy or a girl in case you want to know." She explained, handing the envelope to her.
"Do you know?" she asked, eyeing them suspiciously.
"Nope, if you want to open the envelope you will tell us." Cameron replied and Beth grinned.
She opened the envelope in her hands carefully and retrieved the copy of the ultrasound from the inside.
She read the single word and smirked mischievously, looking at her parents.
"Still think it's a good idea? She'll probably run to her room with it!" House said in a low tone seeing the look on Cameron's face as she waited to hear the gender of the baby.
"How do you know?" she asked, looking worriedly at him.
"Because that's what I would have done." He replied and she sighed.
Beth walked close to them and sat down on the couch between them.
"You know, Peter had a little sister…" she said making her parents look at her impatiently.
"But I'm going to have a little brother!" she said excitedly with a big smile on her lips.
She handed the ultrasound copy to House and she crawled in her mother's embrace. She kissed her cheek softly and wrapped her arms around her neck, hugging her tightly.
"Are you happy?" Cameron asked and Beth nodded.
"I would have been happy with a little sister too." She said, the smile never leaving her lips.
She pulled back and looked at her father. She extended her hand and waited for him to give her the ultrasound copy back.
"You have your own daddy!" she protested and he gave it back to her.
"I'm going to tell Ricky that I'm going to have a little brother!" she exclaimed and before they could say anything else she was running towards her room.
House smiled widely at Cameron and he scooted closer to her. He leaned to her and made her lay on her back on the couch.
He lifted her blouse up, revealing her round belly and placed a kiss on the skin there.
"Hey buddy. Guess I'm not going to be the only man in the house now." He said, his eyes locking with Cameron's who smiled softly at him.
He pulled her blouse back down and he moved up in order to lie on the couch next to her. He drew her into his arms and he kissed her lips lovingly.
"Happy huh?" she asked him, resting her forehead against his.
He nodded and tightened his embrace around her body momentarily.
"Very…" he said in a whisper. "You?" he asked, placing kisses all over her face.
"Ecstatic!" she replied with a grin.
She nuzzled her nose against his and she closed her eyes, her face just inches away from his.
He smiled as he watched her peaceful form and he brought his hand up in order to rest it on her belly. He felt the small movement against his palm and he saw her soft smile.
He loved that feeling… His daughter was playing in the other room, his wife was in his embrace and he could feel his son moving against the palm of his hand. If heaven existed then this was it.
He closed his eyes as well and he drew her body as close to his as he could. He heard her sigh contently and he smiled. Definitely heaven…