Hello everyone!! I'm finally back! :D
I know it's been a very, very, very long time since I last updated my story but unfortunatelly I had no time to write at all. Many things have happened and I was really busy with a lot of things that were going on. Well, first of all my Aunt gave birth last month and now I have a brand new baby cousin!! By the way, she is adorable!
And then I had to start studying because my exams started... that wasn't really pleasant :p Then I had to finish some papers that I had to hand in so more studying for me...
But I finally have free time to write again!
I'd like to thank you for sending e-mails to see if I'm fine and sorry for not answering. I read them all but with everything else going on I forgot to answer although I had it in my mind.. I really, really thank you!!
Sooo, I hope you are still interested in this story and that you haven't forgoten everything about it! I haven't lost interest for sure and I'm definetely going to finish it. I have also started writing a new story that I will post shortly after this one is finished ;)
Let's get back to the story then, I hope the chapter is long enough and that you are going to enjoy reading this!
I'd like to thank you all for the wonderful reviews you left and thanks for the support! :)
I hope my little rambling wasn't too tiring...
Let's move on with the story then! :)
Chapter 31: The new addition
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He entered their bedroom as quietly as he could not wanting to disturb Cameron's sleep but he didn't expect to find his little girl there too.
Beth was sitting next to her mother, her upper body leaning towards her so that her head was resting on Cameron's swollen belly. Cameron, on the other hand, was sitting with her back against the headboard and was reading Beth's favorite story book.
"Hey! Why didn't anyone invite me to the party?" House asked incredulously and after tossing his cane on the floor he went to sit next to Cameron on the bed.
"Shhh daddy, you'll scare the baby." Beth whispered without moving from her position.
He smiled at his daughter's actions and he turned to look at Cameron. She placed a small kiss on his lips and after resting her head on his shoulder she continued reading the story that Beth had picked out.
"Mommy he is moving!" Beth exclaimed making House rest his hand against Cameron's belly.
"Now he stopped!" she protested, looking at her parents with a frown.
Before they could say anything she laid her head back down and House's hand remained on the same position.
They both waited, as patiently as they could, making Cameron shake her head in amusement.
"You know if he doesn't want to move he is not going…" she started but she felt the baby moving again.
"Hey! Why does he move when you talk?" House asked incredulously making Beth giggle.
"He likes my voice better." She stated matter of factly, looking at him with a smirk.
"Not fare…" he mumbled and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"Is he going to move again?" Beth asked eagerly looking at them.
"I don't know sweety, maybe he fell asleep." Cameron replied, caressing her daughter's cheek softly.
"If he moves again are you going to call me? I'm going to play with my guitar!" she announced and hopped down the bed and ran to her room before either of them could answer.
"Guess it's just us now…" House said, nuzzling her neck.
"Wanna hear a story?" she asked teasingly, showing him the book she was holding.
He reached out, took the book in his hand and placed it on the nightstand all the while placing soft kisses on her neck.
"Beth is in the next room…" she reasoned, the smile never leaving her lips.
"I'm not doing anything…" he replied innocently making her laugh.
He continued placing kisses all over her neck and she tilted her head to the left giving him better access.
"I thought you didn't like it…" he mumbled against her skin.
"I didn't say I didn't like it I said that this is as far as you are going to go." She replied, closing her eyes.
He smirked against the sensitive skin of her neck and he resumed his ministrations.
"Greg…" she said his name tentatively but he didn't seem to listen.
"Greg!" she said, more forcefully this time making him pull back and look at her.
"What?" he asked looking straight into her eyes only to find a look of worry in her green-blue eyes.
"I think my water just broke." She said in a whisper.
"You think?" he asked in bewilderment, widening his eyes.
"No, I'm pretty much sure…" came her reply.
"Someone must explain to our kids what 'coming on time' means!" he exclaimed, reaching immediately for his cane that was on the floor next to the bed.
"Hey, at least he is only five days earlier, be thankful for that." She reasoned but he didn't seem to listen to her.
"Get dressed, I'll go get Beth, you have your bag ready, I need the keys…" he started rumbling making her want to laugh at how restless he was.
"Greg…" she said in a soft tone and he turned to look at her.
"Stop panicking…" she said, taking his hands in hers and pulling him down for a kiss.
He returned the kiss and then rested his forehead against hers.
"Just for the record, I'm not panicking…" he whispered and placed a small kiss on the tip of her nose.
"Riiight…" she dragged out "Go get Beth…" she instructed with a smile.
He gave her a nod and he exited the room leaving her alone to get dressed.
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They arrived at the hospital some time later and after House dropped Beth at Cuddy who was still at the hospital he headed straight to the Maternity Ward.
"Hey, you found the way!" Clair exclaimed upon seeing him making him roll his eyes.
"You should thank me, really. I should have just yelled at the nurse who didn't let me in at once. Where does Cuddy find them anyway?" he asked in bewilderment.
"I don't know, where did she find you?" Clair asked with a smirk.
"Niiice…" House said, smirking back.
"Are you two going to continue like this?" Cameron asked, looking from her husband to her best friend.
"I think we are going to take a break…" he replied taking a sit next to her on the bed.
"I'm gonna come by later and check on you. This can take a while." Clair said to her friend and exited the room leaving her alone with House.
House took her hand in his and gave it a little squeeze.
"Hey, how are you doing?" he asked softly earning a small smile from her.
"I'm ok, I guess… At least for now." She replied.
"I left Beth with Lisa. She was a little worried, seeing you in pain and all, but I think Lisa will manage to distract her. Jimmy is on his way too so I think she will be ok." He said reassuringly.
Her grip around his hand tightened as a contraction hit her and she leaned to him, burying her head in the crook of his neck.
"I had forgotten that this hurt like that…" she mumbled, never loosening her grip around his hand.
And just like the last time he felt completely useless. He hated seeing her in pain and not being able to do anything to make that pain stop. He just hoped that this would all end soon.
He ran his thumb over her knuckles and he rubbed her back in a soothing manner, willing her to relax and breath.
He wanted to do something to help but he also knew that there was nothing he could do so he just stayed by her side, holding her hand contraction after contraction.
It seemed like ages had passed and the contractions were very close now. He could feel her grip around his hand tightening even more during every new contraction.
"I can't do this anymore…" she said tiredly, dropping her head on his shoulder.
Almost two hours had passed and although the contractions were frequent and strong she wasn't fully dilated yet and Clair couldn't do anything more.
"Shhh, it's ok… you can do this, do you remember the last time?" he whispered, giving her hand a small squeeze.
He placed a kiss on her temple and he pulled back when he saw Clair standing by the door.
"Where the hell have you been?" he yelled when she entered the room making her glare at him.
"Boy, you were like that the last time…" she commented.
"Like what?" House asked defensively.
"Obsessive!" Clair accused and he rolled his eyes.
"Not now guys, please…" Cameron pleaded making them stop immediately and turn their attention to her.
Clair walked towards the bed in order to check everything and House remained to his position next to Cameron, always holding her hand.
"Ok, I think that we are finally ready!" she announced and headed for the door.
"I'll go tell Cuddy that we are moving to the OR and please don't scare the nurses that are going to will Allison to the OR." She said to House but he just smirked.
"I'm not making any promises." He said but he didn't have the time to say anything else since Cameron gripped his hand tightly catching his attention.
He really hated feeling so useless…
Two nurses came to the room a few minutes later in order to wheel Cameron to the OR and House followed close behind them. One glare was enough to stop any protests they were ready to make.
Once in the OR he took his place next to Cameron's side once again and he immediately caught her hand in his bigger one, giving it a reassuring squeeze.
"Come on angel, it's going to be ok…" he whispered so that only she could hear.
She gave him a weak smile and a nod and he placed a kiss on her temple.
"Ok Allison, when the next contraction comes I need you to push, he is ready to come out." Clair instructed.
House rubbed her back soothingly while she pushed. She was holding his hand like he was her lifeline and he thought that she was never gonna let go.
"I can see his head Allie, he is almost here I just need one or two more pushes." Clair said reassuringly.
Cameron buried her head in the crook of House's neck and he kept whispering in her ear that everything was going to be ok. He felt her nod against his neck and a few moments later he heard a shrill cry making him to finally avert his attention from the woman in his embrace for a few seconds.
He had experienced this one more time but this time was so much different than the last one. His eyes were glued to the small miracle in front of him and he couldn't tear his gaze away.
"Look at you, you are stunned again." Clair commented with a smirk making him to turn to her.
She handed him the scissors with a smile, knowing that he probably wanted to cut the cord like he had done with Beth and he took them with a smile.
Clair wrapped the small baby in a towel and handed him to Cameron. She received the now calm baby with a grin on her face, happy tears flowing freely down her eyes.
"Hey baby…" she whispered to the baby, caressing his cheek softly.
House looked at the woman of his life holding their new born son and he couldn't help the soft smile from reaching his lips. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder, gently and she turned to look at him.
She gave him a brilliant smile and he leaned down in order to place a kiss on her lips.
"He is perfect…" he murmured, looking softly at the baby in her arms.
"Yeah he is… I love you Greg…" she whispered against his lips making his smile grow even bigger.
"Love you too angel…" he said in a soft tone, nuzzling his nose against hers.
Clair really didn't want to interrupt the moment but she had to.
"Sorry guys but the pediatrician needs to take him for a quick exam and we need to finish here." She said making them remember that they weren't alone in the room.
"Kill joy…" House muttered but the smile on his lips ruined the effect he wanted it to have.
"Yeah, yeah… You gonna stay?" she asked him and he gave her a curt nod.
"Are you sure you want to stay?" Cameron asked, looking at him.
"Yeap. I'm staying here until you return to your room and then I'm going to see our baby." He said surely, placing a quick kiss on her forehead.
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Twenty minutes later and after Cameron had returned to her room House was making his way to the Pediatrics Ward.
He found the pediatrician next to his son's incubator and he immediately went to him.
"Dr. House, I was waiting for you." The pediatrician greeted. "He is perfect, everything looks absolutely great and if he continues like that you will be able to take him home in three days." He said with a smile.
House gave him a nod, his eyes always transfixed on the baby sleeping peacefully in the incubator.
"Now you'll excuse me, I have to check on something." The pediatrician excused himself leaving House alone.
He looked around him and found a chair which he took and placed next to his son's incubator. He draped his jacket at the back and sat down.
His eyes were glued once again to the sleeping baby's face. He was a beautiful baby, no doubt about that. He reached out and caressed the baby's soft brown hair tenderly, not wanting to wake him up.
He whimpered in his sleep making House smile and he couldn't help himself. He reached out and took his son carefully in his embrace.
He settled the sleeping baby in the crook of his arm, draped a blanket over his small body and just stayed there, just watching his baby features as he slept.
His fingers caressed his cheek softly and then rested on his small chest, feeling it rising and falling with each breath he took.
"God, they are all going to start cooing at you aren't they?" he asked the sleeping baby who didn't seem to bother at all by his voice.
"Well, I'm not going to lie you are cute but hey we don't like it when people do that, you are just young not an idiot!" he said seriously.
He remembered when Beth used to fit in the crook of his arm like that. He smiled at the memory of first taking her into his arms. He couldn't believe how fast time had passed by.
His son yawning caught his attention once again and he laughed lightly.
"Yeah, I'm sleepy too but unfortunately I can't sleep so you should sleep for the both of us." He said softly to the sleeping baby.
"Don't overdo it though, your mommy wants to see you awake." He said caressing the baby's hand gently.
That little smile was going to be permanent on his lips, he figured, just like last time.
Although he already knew how it was like to love someone unconditionally from the first moment you saw them it still amazed him. The moment he saw this little baby he fell in love with him, just like it had happened when he had seen his daughter for the first time.
He placed a small kiss on the sleeping baby's hand and he placed him back in the incubator carefully. He ran his fingers down his small back tenderly and after covering his body with the light blue blanket he headed straight to Allison's room.
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He found the room easily since there were already many gifts and flowers outside. He entered quietly and he found her sleeping peacefully.
He hooked his cane at the edge of the bed and he sat on a chair next to it, not wanting to disturb her sleep. He watched her peaceful face as she slept and he couldn't help the small smile from reaching his lips.
He reached out and took her hand in his bigger one, caressing her knuckles with his thumb softly.
She sighed in her sleep and some moments later her eyes fluttered open and connected with his.
She gave him a soft smile and he stood up in order to sit on the bed next to her. He dropped a tender kiss on her lips and he smiled down at her.
"Hey…" she whispered and reached out in order to cup his cheek in her palm.
"Hey to you too…" he replied, covering her hand with his.
"How is he?" she asked eagerly, very much awake now making him smile amusedly.
"There is only one word to describe him. Perfect…" he replied with a smile.
She sat properly on the bed and she wrapped her arms around his neck, holding him close to her.
"I want to see him… and I want to see Beth…" she said.
He pulled back a little in order to look into her eyes and he nodded.
"That can be arranged. I can go get Beth and Clair is probably going to bring the baby later." He said making her grin.
He didn't have the time to go though because Clair entered the room at that moment, a little bundle in her arms.
"I thought you would like to see him." She said with a smile and walked towards the bed in order to hand the baby to Cameron.
"I'll be around…" she said, leaving them alone once again.
House climbed on the bed so he could wrap his left arm around her waist and watch the baby in her arms.
"I think he takes after you…" she mumbled, her eyes glued on the little person she was holding protectively.
"Think you can handle that?" he asked with a smirk making her turn to look at him.
She smiled at him and placed a small kiss on his lips.
"Yeah, I think I'll be ok." She replied looking back at their son who was sleeping peacefully in her arms.
"Why don't we have a name again?" he asked after a few silent moments, his hand coming to rest on her thigh as he watched the baby's face closely.
"Yeah, I forgot, what are you going to yell when he does something?" she asked with an amused smile.
"Exactly!" he exclaimed making the baby stir in her arms.
He frowned lightly and then he slowly opened his eyes revealing his grey-blue orbs to his parents.
"Hey, you are finally awake…" Cameron whispered to him, caressing his arm with her fingertips.
The baby immediately calmed down upon hearing her voice and looked up at her, trying to focus.
"Now I'm not going to be the only man in the house!" he commented and reached out in order to caress his son's soft brown hair.
"The other man of the house still needs a name though." She replied, her eyes never leaving the baby she was holding.
"Come on, you must have thought of something." He teased, placing a kiss on her shoulder.
"There is a name I've always liked…" she admitted and caught his interest at once.
"What is it?" he asked curiously, resting his chin on her shoulder.
"Alex…" she replied.
"Why? Did you like Alexander the Great?" he asked with a smirk.
"No, a really dear person to me was named like that.
"Oh yeah? High school sweetheart?" he asked with a smirk making her roll her eyes.
"Will you be serious?" she asked, trying to sound a little offended but failed miserably since she was smiling.
"My favorite uncle… My mother's brother actually. He was a great person and he loved me like no one else. He was the only one I kept in touch with after that fight I had with my parents. He was the only one who understood." She explained briefly, averting her gaze.
"What happened to him?" he asked, cupping her cheek and making her look at him again.
"Car crash… He died on the scene. It was a year after I started working for you." She said, tears forming in her eyes.
He kissed them away and he gave her a small smile.
"He must have been a great man if you loved him that much." He said and she nodded.
He rested his forehead against hers and then his eyes traveled to the baby in her arms.
"Alex…" he whispered, testing the name.
"I like it." He said confidently, looking straight into her green-blue eyes.
She gave him a smile and he kissed her lips tenderly.
"What about James? For his middle name, I mean…" he clarified making the smile on her lips grow even bigger.
"I think that Jimmy is going to go crazy when we tell him." She replied and then she leaned to him, resting her head against his shoulder.
"So, Alexander James House…" she said, looking at him and then at the baby in her arms.
"I think it's good." He said and placed a kiss on the top of her head.
"It's very good…" she mumbled, her eyes transfixed on their son's eyes.
House hugged her close to him and she leaned into his touch, cradling Alex in her arms.
"Wait 'til you meet your sister little man." House said, caressing the baby's cheek with his free hand.
"Please bring her here when you go to Lisa to tell them that everything is ok."
"I will angel…" he assured her and tightened his embrace momentarily.
His eyes traveled to Alex once more, who was trying to stay awake but his eyes kept on closing and he finally fell asleep making his parents smile.
He took the baby in his arms carefully, not wanting to wake him up and she smiled at him softly. God he loved that look she gave him…
They stayed there just looking at the little miracle sleeping peacefully once again until he decided to break the comfortable silence.
"I love you Allie…" he whispered, dropping a kiss on her forehead.
"Love you too Greg…" she replied, closing her eyes and getting deep in his embrace, both of them watching their sleeping son.