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Chapter 33: Sleepless
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He heard a tiny cry and he groaned in his sleep. He rolled on his side, his chest flat against her back and he nudged her softly.
The only thing she did though was mumble something unintelligible and then immediately fell back to sleep.
House sighed and rolled to his side of the bed. He rubbed his hand over his face and sat up properly on the bed. He grabbed his cane, that was resting on the floor next to the bed and he headed straight to the nursery.
He hooked his cane at his son's crib and took the crying baby in his arms.
"Hey little guy, don't you think it's a good time to let your mother sleep?" he asked the baby in his arms but he didn't seem to hear, he continued crying.
He sat down on the rocking chair and draped a blanket over the baby's small body.
"Seriously, your mommy needs her sleep and so do I…" he mumbled, trying to stifle a yawn.
He started rocking Alex in his arms, willing him to calm down and stop crying. He just hoped that Cameron wouldn't listen to him. She really needed her sleep…
All day her stupid employees kept calling her and they almost killed the patient. She had to go to the hospital to save the situation and of course he had called Cuddy to yell at her and inform her that Cameron was still on maternity leave and that it wasn't her fault that there weren't any competent doctors to ran the department while she was on maternity leave.
Cameron had returned home a little after ten, very exhausted, but she hadn't gone to bed until much later so now he was desperately trying to calm Alex down and let her sleep a little more.
But at the moment he was failing miserably to calm his crying son down.
"Come on little man, go back to sleep…" he whispered to him but Alex continued crying.
"He is not going to sleep Greg." He heard her tired voice and he looked up, his eyes connecting immediately with her green-blue ones.
"Yeah… because he only wants you when he wakes up in the middle of the night. He has no problem when it is day time…" he said in frustration.
She walked to where he was sitting and kneeled down. She caressed his stubbled cheek and placed a small kiss on his lips.
"Come on, let's go to bed…" she whispered to him, motioning for him to hand her the crying baby.
He let out a sigh and handed Alex to her. She cradled the one month old infant in her arms and looked at him with a smile.
"Hey little man, why are you giving your daddy a hard time?" she whispered to the baby, caressing his back in a soothing manner.
His eyes opened upon hearing his mother's voice and he looked up at her, his deep blue eyes connecting with hers.
"There you go… see, there is nothing wrong, no reason to cry." She said, smiling down at Alex who looked at her intently his eyes always connected with hers.
She settled Alex in the crook of her arm and she extended her free hand to House invitingly.
He took her smaller hand in his and after grabbing his cane he followed her back to their bedroom.
She placed her pillow against the headboard and she sat down, resting her back against it and cradling a now calm Alex in her arms.
House lied down next to her, his head against her shoulder and looked down at their son.
"You don't cry now, huh?" he mumbled, studying Alex's calm face.
The baby turned to look at him, his blue eyes connecting with his father's.
"He wanted his mommy…" Cameron said with a teasing smile.
"Yeah, I want his mommy too but he is not letting me have her." He replied with a smirk, dropping a kiss on her shoulder.
Alex's whimpers caught their attention again making House burry his head in the crook of her neck.
"He is hungry." She stated rubbing Alex's arm soothingly.
"Are you going to breastfeed him?" he asked and she nodded her head in confirmation.
"Good, 'cause I don't think I would be able to go and warm up his milk…" he mumbled sleepily, closing his eyes.
She smiled at his actions and after exposing her left breast she settled Alex in the crook of her arm again and he immediately started shucking on her nipple greedily making soft sounds as he ate.
"He still thinks they are all his?" House asked, never moving his head from its position making her chuckle.
"I think he does…" she replied, caressing the baby's soft brown hair tenderly.
"Well, it's too late to teach him a lesson…" he mumbled, draping his arm over her thighs.
"Mhm…" she agreed looking at their son who continued eating, unaware of his father's comments.
A few minutes later and Alex had fallen asleep again, his cheek resting against her breast as he slept peacefully.
She looked at him with a soft expression on her face and her hand came up to caress his cheek softly.
"He is beautiful…" House mumbled, his eyes open now and glued on their sleeping son.
She turned to look at him and gave him a smile.
"Yes he is. And he looks like you more and more every day…" she said, the smile never leaving her lips.
He quirked an eyebrow questioningly and studied her for a moment making her shake her head.
"No matter what you think you are beautiful Greg." She said with a smirk.
"It's ok, it's the sleep deprivation that is talking." He commented making her roll her eyes.
"Believe whatever you want." She stated, trying at the same time to stifle a yawn.
He smiled softly at her and caressed her cheek.
"Sleep…" he instructed. "I'll take him back to the nursery."
She gave him a nod and after placing a small kiss on Alex's forehead she handed him to House.
He settled the baby securely in the crook of his arm and after taking his cane he headed to the nursery.
He kissed Alex's forehead tenderly and he let out a sigh in his sleep making House smile.
"Love you little man…" he whispered to the baby and placed him back into his crib.
He ran his fingers over his small chest, feeling his heartbeat against his fingertips. He caressed his soft brown locks and then headed back to their bedroom.
He dropped his cane on the floor and he lied down on the bed once again. She immediately sensed his movements and she moved closer to him.
He dragged her to him and she pillowed her head on his bicep, burying her head in his chest. He draped an arm over her waist, hugging her close to him and she let out a content sigh.
"I hope it's morning when he wakes up again…" he mumbled sleepily making her chuckle softly.
"I hope so to… now sleep…" she said in the same tone, dropping a kiss on his chest.
He kissed her forehead lovingly and it didn't take them long to fall asleep once again…
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When he woke up in the morning she was still asleep, snuggled against his left side. He glanced at the clock that was resting on the nightstand and he let out a sigh of frustration. But then he remembered that it was thankfully Saturday so he didn't have to wake Beth up.
He lied back down, draped his arm over her waist and closed his eyes, falling asleep minutes later.
The next time he woke up he found her wide awake, looking at him.
"I know, I'm irresistible…." He mumbled groggily making a smile find its way to her lips.
She kissed him softly and caressed his stubbled cheek.
"Good morning…" she whispered.
"Already?" he asked closing his eyes and moving forward so that his head was on her pillow and his lips just a breath away from hers.
"Yeap…" she replied, closing her own eyes as well.
They stayed like that, without talking until they heard their son's soft whimpers.
House let out a sigh making her smile.
"Hey, at least he didn't wake up in the middle of the night again." She reasoned.
"Good point…" he replied, burying his head under her pillow.
"I'm going to get him and see if Beth is awake." She said before getting out of bed and leaving him alone in the room.
She went to Beth's room first where she found her little girl fast asleep and then she headed to the nursery.
She went to the crib and she saw that Alex was awake and was still whimpering softly. She reached out and took the little baby in her arms.
"Good morning little angel…" she said softly to Alex who looked up at her immediately and stopped fussing.
"Are you hungry again?" she asked the baby but he just yawned widely making her laugh lightly at his actions.
She headed back to their bedroom with Alex in her arms and found House asleep again. His upper body was at her side of the bed, his head on her pillow but his legs where still at his side making it impossible for her to sit on the bed in order to nurse the baby.
She sat at the edge of the bed and ran her fingers through his short hair.
He mumbled something but he didn't open his eyes.
"I'm going to need one side of the bed you know." She said in amusement.
He groaned and rolled over to his side again, taking her pillow with him.
"And my pillow." She stated.
He let out a frustrated sigh and he handed her the pillow. She placed it against the headboard and she sat down on the bed next to him and started preparing to breastfeed Alex who was content at the moment just being in her arms.
House opened an eye a few minutes later and saw that his son was nursing peacefully. He scooted close to Cameron and he wrapped his right arm around her waist.
"Are you awake now?" she asked with a smirk.
"Mhm…" he mumbled, without opening his eyes and he turned to lie on his stomach.
Her attention was drawn to the door where Beth was standing, rubbing her eyes with her hands and yawning.
"Good morning angel." She greeted her daughter with a smile.
Beth smiled sleepily and walked towards them. She climbed on the bed and she lied on her father's back. She closed her eyes and let out a content sigh.
Cameron smiled at the sight in front of her and reached out in order to caress their daughter's hair lightly.
"Are we gonna watch Sponge Bob?" Beth asked without opening her eyes.
"Sure, in two hours when it starts…" House responded in the same way.
"Are we gonna eat breakfast?" she asked again, trying to stifle a yawn.
"We have to get up first…" he reasoned.
"Right…" Beth agreed but still they both refused to move.
"Is Alex going to watch Sponge Bob with us?" she asked after some silent moments, finally opening her eyes to look at her mother.
"No sweety, he is going to sleep after he eats." She replied.
"He only sleeps and eats." Beth said with a small frown.
"That's because he is still a baby but he'll grow up, you'll see." Cameron reassured her and she smiled.
"And then we will play together?" Beth asked hopefully.
"Of course you will! You will do all the things you do with your friends together." She said, smiling and Beth grinned.
"Ok then, I will watch Sponge Bob with dad for now." She said.
"Now I feel used…" House mumbled.
Beth straddled his waist and sat on his back properly looking at her baby brother who continued nursing unfazed by everything that was going on.
She still found it really strange, watching him nurse and every time her mother breastfed the baby she wanted to watch him.
After Alex stopped eating and Cameron placed him against her shoulder to burp him she turned her attention back to her father.
She leaned down and watched him, his eyes closed.
"Daddy, can we make pancakes?" she whispered into his ear but he didn't answer.
"Daddy…" she whispered again, nudging his shoulder softly.
"I'm not here, leave a message and I'll call you back." He mumbled making Beth giggle.
"But you are here daddy! I can touch you, see?" she asked and started nudging him again in order to prove her point.
She got off his back and she lied next to him on the bed.
"Daddy…"
He turned to his side so that he was face to face with her and he opened his eyes. She smiled widely at him and he smiled right back.
"Are we gonna make pancakes?" she asked hopefully, her blue eyes glued to his.
He really couldn't say no, no matter how hard he tried.
"Well, I'm awake. Might as well make something to eat." He said with a shrug.
Beth grinned and got up immediately.
"I'm going to the kitchen!" she announced and before he could protest she was out of the bedroom.
He turned to face Cameron only to find her smirking at him.
"I'm in trouble, aren't I?" he asked but he didn't need her to answer to know the answer.
"In big trouble. But you like it really" She stated, the smirk never leaving her lips.
He chuckled and sat properly on the bed.
He leaned to her and placed a kiss on her lips and then he turned his attention to Alex who was still awake and now looking up at him.
"Hey little man…" he whispered to the baby, caressing his soft hair tenderly.
"I'm going to turn the kitchen into a war zone. Are you joining us?" he asked, smiling devilishly at her.
"The translation is: 'Better come and help because we are going to mess everything up'?" she asked with a frown.
"Pretty much, yeah." He replied, trying to stifle his laughter at her expression.
"Fine, I'll be there in a while. I need to change him and then we'll come." She replied and he gave her a nod.
He dropped a kiss on Alex's forehead and after grabbing his cane he headed to the kitchen to find Beth.
"Just you and me now huh?" she said to the baby in her arms.
He looked at her with his big blue eyes, waiting for her to talk again and she smiled.
She kissed his forehead softly and headed to the nursery in order to change him.