Chapter 14
Cuddy hurried to House's office and made it just as he was walking out the door on his way home. It hadn't been an extremely long day yet he wanted to get home. But he knew once he saw Cuddy that he would be held back a bit.
"House, can you stay a bit longer?"
"Cuddy you're supposed to ask for this when I just get here not when I'm leaving all tired" House smirked and turned limping back into his office. Cuddy followed him.
"No you idiot I'm going to get an ultra-sound done now while everyone's gone, and I thought you'd like to be there" Cuddy answered.
"Right, nice cover" House answered taking off his coat and throwing it on his desk. He then followed Cuddy to the maternity ward.
Cuddy sat on the bed waiting for the nurse put gel on her stomach as she chatted excitedly about the baby. The nurse seemed to be almost as excited as she and they laughed as House grunted in the corner showing his displeasure at being left out.
"Ok doctor Cuddy, let's see this little baby" the nurse chirped happily.
"Ahh that's cold" Cuddy replied as the nurse rubbed the gel across her stomach. Next the screen was turned on and the nurse began slowly passing the transducer over her stomach. A baby's body showed up on the screen almost instantly. Cuddy gasped with pleasure. House's eyes went straight to the screen, he couldn't pry them off.
"Well doctor Cuddy, doctor House, you want to know the gender of the baby?" The nurse asked happily.
"YES" they both replied in unison. Cuddy looked at House and smiled.
"It looks like… you guys are going to have… a gorgeous ..."
"GET ON WITH IT WOMAN" House shouted impatiently.
"A baby girl" the nurse replied. Cuddy gasped again and let out a shriek.
"I win the challenge House!" She smiled happily.
"Are you sure there's no penis hiding in there?" House asked desperately.
"Dead certain" the nurse answered. "It's a girl"
House was speechless. A girl. He was sure it would be a boy. He wasn't disappointed but he was temporarily robbed of speech. He just stood there and stared at the monitor. Cuddy sat up and wiped the gel of her stomach with a cloth. She got off the bed and walked up to House.
"Congratulations daddy" she said and then she walked out leaving a stunned House behind.