Again, I am very sorry for the wait but after my exams finished I found myself incredibly busy for quite a while and have only just found time to work on this story. I believe the story is nearing its end and it should be finished by the end of the summer if not earlier, updates will be much quicker now. As always constructive criticism is welcome. Enjoy.
A few weeks passed and House, Cameron and Caitlyn settled into a routine. Caitlyn would have lessons with her tutor and put finishing touches to her new room during the day while House and Cameron went to PPTH to work. In the evening they would try to do things together as often as was possible when the two adults sometimes had to work nights in the ER. They would sometimes go to the cinema, out for a meal or just watch the TV or play a game together at home.
SO far only Cuddy knew of Caitlyn's existence and it was decided that she could come and work at the hospital in a few months assisting House. Of course she told them that the hospital would have a field day since her resemblance to Cameron was uncanny. But House and Cameron told her they'd deal with that bridge when they came to it.
Only two days after Caitlyn moved in she managed to find a great friend and they were well on their way to becoming best friends. The girl was called April and she lived three doors down from them. Cameron was delighted that her daughter was making friends and April often stayed over at their house.
House had been informed by Cuddy that Dr Remy Hadley aka Thirteen had given in her two weeks notice. When Cameron inquired she told her that she was going to join Foreman as she had found a position at the hospital he worked at. Cameron had been pleased, Foreman was a good man and he deserved Thirteen. It also meant that the diagnostics team was back down to the only four members and House gleefully informed them that it meant Cuddy could not cut their wages as she had threatened when the team had five members.
It was Thirteen's last day at the hospital and they were planning on throwing a little party later on when Cameron's secret was ousted in front of the whole team. April had a day off school and she and Caitlyn were at the house having a girly day in, watching chick flicks and doing makeovers. The party for Thirteen had just begun and Cameron would later thank her lucky stars that it was a small party; the guests were Thirteen, Kutner, Taub, House, Cameron, Cuddy, Wilson and Foreman, who had come down to help Thirteen with the move.
The party was going swimmingly, they had all presented Thirteen with a variety of going away gifts, Cameron had caught up with Foreman and House had been his usual sarcastic self. All of a sudden the doors of the office burst open and two teenage girls spilled through the door trying to catch their breaths. The occupants of the room noted how one of the girls, a slender auburn haired girl, bore an uncanny resemblance to Cameron and they looked at her questioningly.
Cameron just buried her face in her hands, this was not how she planned on people finding out about Caitlyn. House was mildly amused and was glad he was there to witness the shock he knew the group would be in on finding out the identity of one of the girls.
Once Caitlyn had caught her breath she held her hands up and spoke to Cameron, "look mum, I know you said I shouldn't bother you or Greg at work unless it was an emergency but me and April had a bit of an accident." She faltered under her mother's gaze and April carried on, "we're really sorry Allison, we were making smoothies and something happened to the blender cuz the entire thing exploded and the kitchen is now covered in a variety of fruit and ice-cream." She hung her head in shame.
Cameron just shook her head and turned to the rest of the room, who seemed to have lost the power of speech. "Erm guys, this is my daughter Caitlyn and her friend April." This sentence seemed to be the key and they all shook themselves out of the stupor and went over to shake hands with the two girls. Foreman looked at Cameron, "Cam, you never told us you had a daughter, care to share?" She sighed and began the tale of Caitlyn's birth. They were all very sympathetic and she supposed it was good to get it off her chest. However, she knew that others would have seen the two girls running round the hospital and some would have even seen the scene inside the office, one of the bad things about having glass walls. She supposed talk was inevitable but she had dealt with it after her engagement and she would deal with it now.
Cameron decided that it would be a good time to leave and with her well wishes to Thirteen and a promise from Foreman to stay in touch, she left along with House, Caitlyn and April. They got in the car and as House drove them home Cameron gave Caitlyn a lecture on the importance of listening to instructions and also on how to properly make smoothies without wrecking the entire kitchen.
Once they arrived home April went back to her own house and Caitlyn went up to her room to work on the work she'd been set by her tutor, leaving House and Cameron on their own. They decided to just curl up on the sofa together and watch Monster Trucks, House's choice of course.
It was then that Cameron decided to broach the subject of their wedding. "So Greg, do you have any ideas on when we should have our wedding?" She waited with baited breath, not having wanted to seem pushy. To her surprise he was very enthusiastic about it, "Well I was thinking an outdoor wedding in a few months in the summer. You'd like that wouldn't you?" She nodded eagerly and they discussed venues, finally deciding to try and get a reservation at a stately home in the country just outside Princeton, which would be able to do both the ceremony and reception.
After a bit of planning they both headed for bed and after a little enjoyable and vigorous exercise they fell asleep, Cameron dreaming of white dresses and House of the day she would finally be Mrs House.
Thanks to Vanillabean18, whose suggestion of the name April has been used for Caitlyn's new friend. As you can see from Thirteen's leaving party the poll on Foreman has closed. The winning suggestion was that Foreman remains where he is and Thirteen resigns and goes to join him. The wedding will be in a few chapters and it should be a pretty long one with lots of what I hope are funny bits.
