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 8
Later that night, Lisa and Greg laid next to each other, just holding each other in a comfortable silence.
'We didn't really get into specifics about what's going to happen, when it's time,' said Lisa.
Greg shifted uncomfortably.
'I know it's hard for you, but we're gonna have to talk about it some day.'
'Okay, shoot,' he said, although she could tell that this was the last thing he wanted to talk about.
'I want it to be painless. I was thinking maybe Carbon Monoxide. I can knock myself out with sleeping pills and burn charcoal in the fire,' she says grimly.
Greg sat up bolt upright and got out of bed.
'I can't hear this,' he said, walking onto the balcony that was in front of their bedroom.
And there he sat, taking in the air and watching the clouds swirl around and the stars twinkle.
He turned on the radio, listening to it.
And then this song came on.
Oh No
It's
bad
Got me feeling so weak
When your holding my hand
You
smile I die
Cause I don't wanna feel what I'm feeling inside
It's
to much it's to late
I'm so into you
I'd be crushed
If
you walked away
I'd be lost
I'd be drowning in gray
I'd be
rooted beyond repair
If you weren't there
I'd be crushed
I
swore
I would be in control of myself
What have you done with
me
Your lips (your lips)
My skin (my skin)
I don't know
where ya end
And where I begin
I hate you
But I love you
So
don't ever leave
I'd be crushed
If you walked away
I'd
be lost
I'd be drowning in gray
I'd be rooted beyond repair
If
you weren't there
I'd be crushed
You got me falling
And
I never wanted to feel like I do
I'm so into you
Oh No
It's
bad
CRUSHED!
If you walked away
I'd be lost
I'd
be drowning in gray
I'd be rooted beyond repair
If you weren't
theerrree
CRUSHED!
I'd be lost
I'd be drowning in
gray
I'd be rooted beyond repair
If you weren't
theerrree!
Yeeaaahhh
I'd be crushed
Oh No Oh No
Listening to this song made him realise; he didn't want to live if Lisa wasn't there.
If she was going to walk away from life, then he'd be right behind her.
It was like a giant cloud had lifted from over his head and he could finally see clearly.
He limped back into the bedroom, where a still awake Lisa sat before him.
'I heard the song,' said Lisa slowly. 'You feel that way, don't you?'
He nodded, not able to find the words.
The tears rolled down his face, and the words escaped his mouth.
'I don't want to live if you're not there. Let me die with you Lise. Let me hold you in my arms and slip away together. I can't live my life without you. If we both do this, then we'll still be together in death, not apart in life,' he sobbed.
'Greg, I can't ask you to do that. You have a life too.'
'And I'm going to give it up for you,' he stated. 'Not because you asked me to, or wanted me to, because one day knowing that you're dead and I'm left behind here in this world, would make me want to kill myself in the most painful way possible to join you. I want to pass away with you in my arms. I'm no spring chicken Lisa, but I have another, 10, 20 years if I'm lucky. And they'll be the greyest days without you here.'
She froze in fear, she didn't know what to say.
Would she ever forgive herself for driving him to this?
Would her children ever forgive her for what she was going to do?
Only time would tell.