Chapter 70

Cuddy began to feel that the time was coming soon for their second baby to arrive. With Emily walking and beginning to speak, she didn't give this unborn child much thought but she knew in her heart of hearts that Emily's brother and sister was coming soon. It was a Saturday afternoon when the baby arrived.

House sat on the couch as Emily danced to the music House had put on his Ipod. She looked so silly bending her knees and waving her arms in the air giggling like crazy. House couldn't help but laugh at his daughter who was growing up so quickly.

"Dada das!!" House shook his head.

"Oh no I don't dance" Emily hobbled over to House and grabbed hold of his good leg.

"DADA DAS!" House chuckled as he looked at the stubborn face of his soon to be 1 year-old.

"I don't think so little girl" House picked her up and sat her on his good knee. Emily hugged him with all her little might and House put his arm around her awkwardly. As much as he loved his little girl, she had yet to turn him into a big teddy bear.

"Why don't you go see where your mom is?" House smiled every time he said it. He remembered the one hundred dollars Cuddy had coughed up when House had won the bet after Emily had shouted dada one day after work. Emily scurried off to the bedroom where Cuddy lay. House sat back waiting for Cuddy's rant about letting the baby wake her up when she was resting but it didn't come. He decided to go see where she was.

Cuddy was pulling herself on the bed and holding her stomach. Emily stood in front of her screeching "Mama! Mama!" Cuddy closed her eyes and told her to go get her daddy. Emily hobbled out and went to see House who had been on his way there.

"Dada mama!" House looked at Emily's more serious expression and limped more quickly towards the bedroom. When he saw Cuddy gasp he knew the time had come again.

"House!!" Cuddy struggled to get up and House went and helped her.

"Cuddy, I'm going to call Wilson." House turned on the spot and limped out. He grabbed the phone and dialed Wilson's number quickly.

"Hello?"

"Wilson need you here. Cuddy's going into labor"

"Ok I'll be right there" House hung up and got Emily to go get her favorite bear as he packed some stuff. Once he had everything they would need at the door he returned to the bedroom and helped Cuddy into the living room to sit and wait for Wilson. It wasn't long before he came running and pushing the doorbell and then the four of them (Emily's car seat sitting beside House in the back of Wilson's car headed to the hospital.

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Cuddy was quickly admitted and House sat in the hallway with Wilson impatiently awaiting the news and trying to keep Emily occupied. House was thankful when after an hour she fell asleep. House held the little girl in his lap and exhaled. He felt like he should be doing something, anything, the restlessness was unbearable but there was nothing he could do but wait. Wilson sat opposite of House and watched the frustration cloud his best friend's eyes.

They waited for another hour and a half before the doctor finally came out. House unable to stand up with a sleeping Emily in his lap, looked up quickly.

"Doctor House" the doctor came out and looked pointedly at House.

"Yeah"

"Congratulations, doctor House, you have a healthy baby girl." The doctor smiled and walked away and House stared at Emily unable to speak.

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Wilson watched his best friend. House had another baby girl, and she was healthy, it was such good news. House sat and stared at Emily not saying a word, and not letting a hint of emotion cross his face. Wilson wanted to say something, anything, but he just couldn't bring himself to say congratulations. It just seemed like House needed a minute to take it all in so Wilson got up and padded House on the shoulder then walked up to a vending machine that had been added there not three days before, grabbed himself a pop, and sat down again. After a moment or two House managed to get up without waking his sleeping daughter, and held her with one arm as he limped over to Cuddy's room. Wilson just smiled.

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When House got into the hospital room Cuddy was holding a little baby in her arms. House limped over slowly and just looked at his new daughter taking in every detail as if taking a mental photograph. Time seemed to stand still as Cuddy smiled at House and held up their new baby. House couldn't speak, he held on to Emily and looked at their new baby and just couldn't seem to find the words to express how he felt. And being House, he probably wouldn't have voiced those words anyway. Cuddy broke the silence.

"Well, House I can see you're quite speechless, but this baby needs a name" Cuddy held onto the little girls tiny fist and looked up at House.

"I picked out Emily's name, you try to pick something cool"

"Ok, well I really like Abigail, and before you say it's weird, Abby is such a cute name"

"Abby… yeah it has a nice ring to it" House answered. He advanced and grabbed Abby's tiny fist that Cuddy had just let go of.

"Yeah, you look like an Abby" House smiled.

"Abby it is" Cuddy answered softly.

"Let's switch" House lay Emily down on her mother's bed and grabbed Abby. Cuddy smiled back and held Emily in her arms as she watched House hold Abby.

"Thank you House" she answered after a moment.

"For what? House asked.

"For making me the happiest woman in the world"

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House and Cuddy went home with their two babies four days later. Both were glad to be home and begin yet another new routine.

"House, I'm going to put Abby to bed can you put Emily to bed?" Cuddy said from the kitchen where she was preparing Abby's bottle.

"Yeah give me one second general hospital is almost over" House answered his eyes glued to the screen.

"NOW HOUSE!" Cuddy screeched.

"Ok ok" House picked up Emily who had been playing with one of her toys on the floor.

"Bedtime you" House said to Emily.

"No bet time" Emily answered as she continued to play with her doll. House scooped her up and smiled but Emily didn't want any of it.

"No dada no no no no no!!! No bet time NOO!" Emily began to cry and shout and House gave her a very serious look.

"Emily stop that right now you're going to bed and that's that" House's stern look did the trick and Emily lay her head on her daddy's shoulder. She hugged him tightly trying a new tactic of getting what she wanted.

"Dada wuv you! wuv you dada noo!" Emily held on to House's neck as she cried.

"Emily Emily Emily "House groaned as he put his daughter in her crib. "It's bed time, I'll see you when you wake up" Emily grabbed her favorite doll and gave her father one last pleading stare. House chuckled and kissed her quickly on the forehead, and then limped out of her bedroom. He went and sat on the couch as Cuddy smirked from her spot on the chair.

"She took a fit?"

"Yeah"

"Tough luck for you, Abby went to sleep pretty easily"

"Shut up and come here" House smiled. Cuddy got up and went to the couch placed a loving kiss on House's lips before laughing and stealing the remote.

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Chase and Cameron were sitting in Cameron's bed both content and not willing to get up despite the early afternoon hour.

"So Allison, does this mean you'll see me again?" Chase asked his arm around Cameron and her head resting on his bare chest.

"Well, I suppose since you're performance was pretty ok I could see you again" Cameron teased.

"Pretty ok? Pretty OK? Yeah right last night was amazing" Chase smirked.

" Naw I've had better" Cameron laughed at Chase's outraged expression.

"Take that back".

"Make me" Cameron said seductively.

"Oh I will" Chase answered as he grabbed Cameron and began to kiss her leading to more lovemaking that rendered them both exhausted.