Pact For Love
House and Cuddy are married and have 2 children. Shocking news leaves them to debate their futures, and their children's. They are elderly now, and their children are grown up, but does it mean that they feel better about leaving them behind?
This is not for everyone, but this is an issue that comes up frequently in my Ethics class. So I'm warning you now, you might find this fic very sad and/or quite disturbing. And I apologise for that, but it's an issue that needs to be addressed.
Chapter 6
Now that everyone had been told about Lisa's condition, the next thing to do was to make a will.
They went to the lawyer with Chase and Wilson as her witnesses, and both drew up similar wills. Lisa's one read like this:
This last will and testament is made on Friday October 9th 2009.
I, Lisa Erin Paige House nee Cuddy, being of sound mind and body, do hereby make, publish and declare the following to be my last will and testament, revoking all previous wills and codicils made by me.
I declare that I am married to Gregory Alexander Jacob House, to which I have referred to herein as my spouse and that I have 2 children now living whose names and birthdates are:
Gabrielle Ava Sophia Healy nee House (6/7/82)
Noah Andrew James House (25/7/79)
I have 2 deceased children.
Poppy Savannah Evelyn House (5/5/84 – 7/5/84)
Aiden William Joshua House (4/9/76 – 4/9/76)
My spouse and I are executing wills at approximately the same time in which each is the primary beneficiary of the other. These wills are not being made because of any contractual agreement between us, and either will may at any time be revoked by either maker at the sole discretion thereof.
I appoint my spouse as personal representative of my will. If unable or unwilling to act, or to continue to act, as executor of my will, I then appoint James Ryan David Wilson as personal representative of my will.
No bond or other security of any kind shall be required of any personal representative appointed in this will. My personal representative, whether original, substitute or successor, shall hereafter also be referred to as my "executor".
I leave money for my funeral to be organised. If I have received news of a terminal illness, I will probably have planned and paid for it myself. The executor should, once I die, oversee the funeral plans and make sure that they are the way I would've wanted them.
I leave Lola Gabrielle Melanie Healy, Brady George Mason Healy, Nina Jasmine Rose House, Maxwell Noah Jude House, Joseph Paul House and Alice Megan Alyssa House the sum of $80,000 each, in hopes that once they reach 18, they will use it to go to college and forge a career for themselves.
The rest of my estate shall be divided up between my spouse and living children. My executor may use their own free will to decide if the house will be sold, but if it is sold, the money is to be split.
Regarding my death, I wish to not be resuscitated. It is my wish to die at home.
Witnessed by James Ryan David Wilson and Robert Samuel Nicholas Chase.
The two men signed it, finding out more than they could've ever known about Lisa and Greg's past.
They did not know that they had children who had died at the age of 2 days and not even a day old. Aiden was older than Noah, and had passed away because of lung problems after being born prematurely. Poppy had a heart condition, and it claimed her life in her first surgery at 2 days old.
They could only hope that once Lisa slipped away, she would be reunited with them both.
House