Ch 55: End of an Eternity

House was nervous dressed in black and white. He barely heard a word anyone said as he traipsed up the aisle to await his blushing bride. Thoughts rushed through his mind and he vaguely wondered whether she would even show up. This was the one and only time he was doing this, he decided as he stood watching Wilson escort Thirteen up the aisle, followed by Chase and Cameron, and Cuddy's sister and brother-in-law who had been invited out of obligation. As his heart beat faster and faster, the wedding march began and Wilson placed a hand on his shoulder.

Cuddy appeared in a flowing white gown shortly after Rachel toddled in tossing bits of flower onto people's shoes. She was smiling, but House could tell from thirty feet away that there were tears in her eyes. Foreman walked her down the aisle and House's heart clenched up as he realized that he was going to spend the rest of his life with the woman walking toward him. Her hand was placed in his and he smiled, trying not to shake too much as they turned to the pastor.

House was glad that he had put his foot down about writing their own vows. Of course it would have been terribly romantic, as Cuddy had put it, but he wouldn't have remembered a thing. It was lucky that he managed to repeat after the man in robes at all. Wilson handed him the gold ring and he placed it on Cuddy's left hand muttering something sentimental that he hoped no one else had heard, then waited impatiently for her to do the same. The final words were lost on him as he pulled back her veil and kissed her cheeks free of tears, and then captured her lips in a sweet kiss.

The broke the glass, as was Jewish tradition, and walked back down the aisle toward the exit, only to be thwarted by Taub in a fine tuxedo. "What's going on?" House asked his former employee.

"I just wanted to apologize for slipping you the Vicodin," he said quietly.

Cuddy gasped, but House was too happy to care. He had been presented with a bride and Taub could be dealt with later. He brushed the shorter man to the side and made his way outside to drive his new bride to the reception hall. "Aren't you worked up?" she asked him as the sped away from the stunned Taub.

"I don't care about him…I really just wanted that to be over. Now I'm married to the most wonderful woman I've ever known and that's all I care about."

She beamed at him blushing. "I love you, House."

"I love you too."

The evening of celebrations wore on and House danced with his wife several times, Thirteen once and turned Wilson down more than he would liked to have admit. "We're tying the knot," Wilson whispered none too quietly to his best friend after several drinks.

"You're paying for your own strippers!" House told him, pumping his fist into the air triumphantly.

It was nearly midnight when House departed with Cuddy to the wedding suite Wilson had booked for him as a wedding gift. Rachel would be staying with Cuddy's sister for the night, then the next afternoon, the Houses would pick her up and leave for their honeymoon. House surprised Cuddy once they were inside their private paradise by holding out a folder before he would let her strip him down.

"What's this?" she asked, glee in her eyes as she knew what was coming next in their celebrations.

"Open it," he suggested with a wink.

She opened the file and scanned over it for several minutes before looking up at him, thoroughly astonished. "You…want to adopt her?" Cuddy asked, tears threatening to spill down her cheeks once more.

"If you'll let me."

Cuddy threw her arms around him and kissed him passionately. "There's nothing that would make me happier," she told him as the tumbled into the bed. House had signed papers to adopt Rachel requiring only Cuddy's signature to make the change complete. She buried her hands in his hair and caressed his tongue with her own, thanking him silently for making this the happiest day of her life.

As they lay tangled together in the aftermath of their love, House kissed her once more, knowing that things were going to be amazing for them. He realized that there would be trials, but would never give up on their relationship and knew that she felt the same. He wrapped his arms more tightly around his wife and fell asleep with the name 'Lisa House' on his lips.

A/N:

I am sorry to have to end this story, but there will be others. Hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing. Keep HUDDY alive!!!!