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Chapter 32: Little brother
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House left his wife and son continue their sleep and he headed straight to Cuddy's office where he knew that she, Wilson and Beth were.
He didn't even bother to knock he just barged into the office as usual making its occupants roll their eyes before looking at him eagerly.
"Daddy!" Beth exclaimed upon seeing him and she ran to him, throwing her arms around him.
He immediately picked her up and gave her a wide grin and a hug.
"Well?" Cuddy asked impatiently, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"What?" he asked with a frown, playing dumb.
"Are you gonna talk or do you want us to make you?" Wilson asked, mimicking Cuddy's stance.
"Threatening to beat a cripple… How nice of you!" House replied with a smirk.
"House!" they both exclaimed but it was really Beth's look that made him talk.
"Everything is great! He is in Allison's room, they are both sleeping at the moment." He said, smiling at his friends who now had big grins on their faces.
"And mommy wants to see you." He said to his daughter and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"Can we go now?" she asked expectantly.
"We can go in a while, let mommy sleep a little more… I have a plan though. Let's go to the cafeteria to eat and then we can go straight to mommy's room to see her and the baby." He said surely and Beth nodded vigorously.
"Ok!" she said happily, hugging him tightly.
"You two coming?" he asked looking at his friends.
"Nah, go, you two. We will come later to see Allison and the baby." Cuddy said with a smile.
House gave her a nod and after placing Beth down and taking her small hand in his they headed to the cafeteria together.
"Is he small like Katelyn was when she was born?" Beth asked as they walked together.
"Yeap! He is small but he will grow up very fast." House answered looking at her.
Beth gave him a smile.
"Can I hold him?" she asked after a while.
"Of course you can! Mommy and I are going to help you." He said as they stood in the line.
"Daddy…" she said tentatively and he looked at her with a raised eyebrow, expecting another question about her brother.
"Can I have a milkshake?" she asked with her best puppy-dog eyes making him laugh.
"Fine, you can." He replied, ruffling the little girl's hair lightly.
Twenty minutes later and they were walking together towards Cameron's room. He opened the door and saw that she was sitting on the bed, awake.
"Mommy!" Beth exclaimed enthusiastically when she saw that her mother was awake.
"Hey angel…" Cameron greeted her with a smile and she picked her up with House's help, making her sit on the bed next to her.
She hugged her tightly and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"Daddy said that you have to stay here for three days…" she said with a small frown looking at Cameron.
"Yes sweety but they'll go by quickly, you'll see. Plus, you can come and visit me with daddy." She replied reassuringly.
Beth sighed and scooted closer to her mother on the bed.
Cameron hugged her and House moved in order to sit on the bed as well.
"Hey, we will have a great time, you'll see. I also need your help with something I want to plan." He said with a wink to his daughter who lightened up immediately.
"Ok! But we will come here again." She stated and he nodded.
"Can we see the baby now?" she asked eagerly making her parents smile.
"They will bring him in a while." Cameron replied, caressing her cheek softly.
As if on cue the door opened and a nurse entered the room wheeling the baby's cot in. One glare from House and she was out again in no time, leaving the baby to him.
He carefully picked up his sleeping son and after placing a small kiss on his hand he handed him to Cameron.
Beth looked at the baby closely, a smile finding its way to her lips.
"He is very small…" she commented, her eyes never wavering from her little brother's sleeping form.
"Yeap. This is your baby brother, Alex." House said sitting back on the bed next to Cameron.
"He is cute!" Beth commented with a grin that made her parents smile as well.
"Can I hold him?" she asked hopefully looking up at her parents.
"Here, we'll help you." Cameron said.
House had moved next to Beth and Cameron helped her hold the sleeping baby carefully.
Beth looked at the sleeping baby with a smile but when he started whimpering she got a little alarmed.
"I guess someone is hungry." House commented, taking Alex in his arms and rubbing his small back, willing him to calm down.
He relaxed in his arms sometime later and he sat back down on the bed next to Cameron.
"He wasn't that hungry after all." Cameron said, smiling at him.
The soft knock on the door prevented him from answering. Wilson poked his head into the room and smiled upon seeing them all there.
"And I was wondering when you would show up." House said with a smirk.
Wilson entered the room, dragging a big teddy bear with him and a white rose which he handed to Cameron. She received it with a smile and House raised an eyebrow.
"Are you hitting on my wife?" he asked, studying his best friend who looked back with amusement.
"No, I actually abandoned that plan years ago." Wilson replied with a smirk.
"I don't think anyone laughed at that one." House said making Cameron shake her head.
"I think it was good." Wilson commented, the smirk never leaving his lips.
"Boys, please." Cameron said, amusement evident in her voice.
"Behave… or I'm changing his middle name from James to… I don't know what yet." House said stunning his best friend to silence.
"You… his middle name is…" he mumbled incoherently, making his friends laugh at his priceless expression.
"Alexander James House, Alex for short." Cameron confirmed smiling at Wilson who grinned widely.
"Wow…" was the only thing he managed to say, his eyes traveling to the sleeping baby in House's arms.
"He is perfect…" he whispered, smiling all the time.
"Of course he is! Don't you know it already? My kids are going to rule the world!" House exclaimed making Wilson shake his head.
"Yeah, yeah…" he said, smiling at his best friend.
"Uncle Jimmy, can we go eat? I'm hungry!" Beth said, interrupting their conversation.
"Sure sweety, we can." Wilson replied, smiling at Beth.
Beth gave her mother a kiss and with Wilson's help she hopped down the bed. Wilson took her little hand in his hand and together they walked to the door.
"We'll come by later." He said to his friends and received a nod.
"Not too much candy!" Cameron said but the door had already closed behind them.
"Like he is going to say no to her…" House said with a smile.
Cameron just quirked an eyebrow and studied him but he didn't have the time to answer because the baby in his arms started whimpering again and this time he couldn't calm him down.
She handed Alex to Cameron and she willingly took the crying baby in her arms.
"Hey little man, it's ok, you don't have to cry…" she whispered to the baby, caressing his back soothingly.
Alex seemed to calm down a little and he opened his eyes looking up at his mother's form.
"Now he is definitely hungry…" she said, smiling down at the small baby in her arms.
"Here, give him to me so you can open your braw." He offered.
She gave him the now calm baby for a while and then took him back in her embrace and settled him in the crook of her arm.
His small lips found her nipple almost immediately and he started shucking hungrily. His little hand came to rest on the soft swell of her breast and his eyes closed as he continued eating.
House watched his son as he nursed and couldn't help but smile at the sight in front of him. He rested his chin on her shoulder and his eyes were glued to their son.
She tilted her head in order to place a kiss on his scruffy cheek and he smiled softly. His hand had found its way on the baby's back and his left arm was holding her securely close to him.
"Sooo, when did the doctor say we can take him home?" he asked, trying to hide the eagerness form his voice despite the fact that he knew it was useless.
"The day after tomorrow." She replied. "And hopefully I'll find the house in one piece when I return." She said teasingly.
"Hey! The house was just fine when you gave birth to Beth." He defended himself.
"Yes, that's because you were practically living here when she was born." She stated matter-of-factly.
"I give up…" he said with a sigh.
"That easily?" she asked with a smirk and turned to look at him.
He fought the urge to smile but didn't succeed. So he just claimed her lips with his in a tender kiss that soon turned into a passionate one that left them both breathless.
He rested his forehead against hers, the smile never leaving his lips. Their eyes moved to the baby in her arms who continued eating unaffected by his parents' actions.
"I better teach that kid that they are not only his…" House commented making Cameron laugh.
"You are unbelievable!" she said through laughter making him grin goofily.
"That's why you love me." He replied seriously.
"That too." She agreed.
"I can't wait to go home…" she said with a sigh, looking at Alex who was now resting his cheek against her breast.
"I can't wait to take you two home…" he confessed.
She leaned to him , their eyes traveling to the sleeping baby in her arms once again.
"Now that I remembered… you'd better call our parents." She said and he groaned.
"But mommy, do I have to?" he whined childishly.
"Yes, you big baby, you have to. Because if you don't your are not going to hear the end of it from your mommy." She stated, smirking lightly.
"Fine… I'm going to call everyone. But later… Now I just want to stay here for a while." He said, tightening his embrace around her body momentarily.
She smiled softly at him and placed a tender kiss on his cheek. They just wanted to enjoy this just a little while longer, just the two of them…