Now, this doesn't have very much grandparent action in it…but they are still in shock. Just wait…hehehe. I have no clue about Cuddy's parents, so deal with me.

Chapter Seventeen: Misinterpretation

A couple of days (more like the weekend) later...

Cuddy sighed as a knock on the door interrupted her from the paperwork once again. It seemed that everything was against her when she tried to do the paperwork. She sighed and looked up at the door, eyes widening slightly as her parents stood in front of her door, waving through the small glass. Cuddy put a strained smile on her face and she opened up the locked door, silently wanting to yell at them to go away. Cuddy did love her parents but sometimes they were just so infuriating.

Her father was tall and lean man, running a hand through his salt-and-pepper hair, his cerulean blue eyes calm. Her mother smiled as Cuddy opened to door and immediately greeted her with a kiss on the cheek. Her mother still had her dark hair and she was smiling, always had that happy expression on, but in her dark eyes, something else was forming. She knew that her mother would be disappointed in her in not waiting to be married before having a child. So House and Cuddy came up with the ingenious plan to act somewhat like a couple just to make their parents somewhat happy. It wasn't the smartest plan in the world but it would do for however long their parents would be there with them.

"Lisa, sweetie, how are you?" Lisa's mother asked happily.

"I'm great, Mom. What about you and Dad?" She said, hoping to make small talk.

"Don't worry about us, sweetie. Where is she?" Lisa's father asked, glancing around the room hopefully.

"She's at school." Cuddy answered, clapping her hands.

Both of them were quiet for a moment, glancing at each other. "How old is she exactly?" Lisa's mother asked carefully.

Cuddy smiled tiredly. Here it goes. "She's thirteen." Cuddy answered. She could see the shocked expressions reach their faces. "So, would you two like to sit down, have a cup of coffee?"

"Honey, you mean to tell us that you've been keeping our grandchild away from us for thirteen years?" Lisa's father asked her, his voice hurt. Cuddy sighed miserably.

"No, we gave her up for adoption, but she kind of popped into our lives just a few weeks ago." She answered hesitantly.

Both of them exchanged glances. "Thirteen years ago would be when you were still in college." Her mother began. "Lisa! How dare you keep a secret like that away from us for that long? Just who exactly is the father?"

The door opened again to House as he entered for his usual bickering or something, but he paused, seeing Lisa's parents. "Leaving." He said, turning around swiftly.

"He's the father." She said loudly, making House stop in his tracks. House turned around slowly, looking darkly at Cuddy before smiling awkwardly at her parents. They both stared at him strangely, before looking at his hands which was holding his cane tightly. "Honey," She said slowly. "This is my mom and dad, Marie and Daniel.'

House fought to keep from rolling his eyes. "Hi." He stated. At least his parents weren't here yet, so he was still okay for now. A moving figure made him look past Cuddy's parents and out the door. "Oh joy." He murmured as his mother opened the door. He placed another fake smile on his face and went to greet his mother. This was the worst thing ever. How could both parents somehow arrive at the same time?

&

Kara picked at the lasagna she had gotten in the hospital's cafeteria. She was sitting between her parents and staring at her grandparents. As far as she could tell, both of her parents were very uncomfortable that their parents were here. Cuddy was constantly bouncing her leg up and down or twirling a strand of hair between her fingers. House was rigid and had a sort of blank look on his face. He seemed very uncomfortable with his father around. As she observed, she wasn't sure if Wilson got the family definition correct.

She took another bite of the lasagna and decided that it was hopeless to have a nice lunch with her family. With everyone so tense and uneasy, nothing seemed like it was right. "Can I be excused?" She asked softly to Cuddy.

Cuddy barely glanced over at her daughter. "Where are you going?" She asked back.

"Bathroom." Kara lied. Cuddy nodded her head and Kara picked up her plate before leaving. After dumping her plate in the trash can, she made her way to Wilson's office. Wilson was at his desk checking something when Kara walked in. He looked up and smiled encouragingly at her. "You were wrong about family." She told him candidly, plopping into one of his seats. She threw her legs over the side of the chair and made herself comfortable before staring at him.

"What do you mean?" He asked, setting his pen down. Unlike Kara's mother, he could somehow finish all his paperwork, deal with her father, and take care of his patients.

"You said family is people that love you. All there is right now is tension and uneasiness."

Wilson sighed. "Well, Kara, you kind of popped up unexpectedly. House's family isn't the best family and I have no idea about Cuddy's family. But, I can probably guess that they aren't happy to know that their daughter had a child in college that they didn't know about." He offered.

Kara sighed. "When I was an orphan, I always dreamt of finding my family. How happy everyone would be and stuff. But this is totally different."

Wilson gave her a sad smile. "This is reality, Kara. Things aren't glamorous as they are in dream world. Sorry." Kara nodded and stood up, heading towards the door. "Where you going?"

"Back to the cafeteria. I told mom that I went to the bathroom." Kara said over her shoulder.

"Kara, you shouldn't lie." He warned.

"Hey, what they don't know won't hurt them." Kara told him with a shrug. She exited Wilson's office and went back to the cafeteria. They were all arguing in hushed tones until Kara arrived, which sent them all spiraling down the silent path again. Kara finished her lunch in silence.

&

"It was your idea to act like a couple, not mine." House snapped angrily, glaring at Cuddy from the driver's seat. House had to leave his motorcycle at the hospital overnight while both of their parents came home to Cuddy's house. He looked up at the rearview mirror and sighed as the cars followed them. Kara sat in the backseat quietly, listening to them argue. Maybe she shouldn't have answered that phone. It seemed as if they were embarrassed that Kara was there or they didn't want anyone to know about her.

Cuddy sighed frustrated. "Both of our parents would be happier if we acted like a couple than two separate parents. I mean, wouldn't your father think it's a bit appropriate?" She told him venomously. House's grip on the steering wheel tightened so that his knuckles were white. She leaned back in her seat and crossed her arms before looking out the window. The rest of the ride was silent except for the occasional blinker sound.

House pulled into Cuddy's driveway and both of them got out, followed by Kara. Cuddy placed a big fake smile on her face as her parents' and House's parents pulled up in the driveway with them. House wasn't even waiting for them. Instead, he made his way to Cuddy's house and unlocked it. Kara, unsure of whom to follow, stood at the halfway point, which was on the lawn but not far from the door or the driveway.

"So this is where you're living now? It's very quaint." Cuddy's mother rambled walking up the walkway.

"Thank you. I decorated it all by myself. H...Greg didn't seem to mind." She pointed out. They entered the house and Kara followed solemnly. House had already made his way to the living room and now was watching wrestling. Cuddy threw him a look but he ignored it. Cuddy's father joined House on the couch while House's father just looked around. Several times Kara caught him staring at her with a stare that even scared her. No wonder her father was mean. Both of her parents' mothers toured the house with Cuddy, who put in their little motherly advice about certain things. After about an eternity, they finally left after promising to be back here tomorrow, leaving House, Cuddy, and Kara by themselves.

"Well, at least it's not a school night." Cuddy said, stroking a strand of Kara's hair before glancing at House. "I'm not taking you back to the hospital just so you can go home. You might as well as just stay here for the night." House's eyebrows shot up instinctively. "Don't get any ideas, House."

He scoffed and looked over at Kara. "Go to bed." He ordered. Kara frowned but did as she was told. Once she was in the hallway, she tip-toed down the hall and closed her bedroom door before going back to the hallway. "Well, how long do you think they're going to stay?"

Cuddy shrugged. "They just found out that they have a granddaughter who's thirteen." She pointed out irately. "I think they would stay for awhile."

House sighed. "If I could change the past, this wouldn't be happening right now."

Cuddy smiled sadly at him. "I know what you mean." She whispered. Kara backed away slowly, her throat suddenly dry. Turning around quickly, she entered her bedroom door and closed it. Cuddy turned to look at him. "You should have taken the phone with you."

House stared at her in shock. "I was being responsible! If she needed me, she could get a hold of me. Surely you would approve of that! I just wish I could have gotten there sooner." He told her shaking his head. He sighed and looked at the television. He picked up the remote and turned it on. Rolling her eyes, Cuddy left House to his shows.

&

Kara opened her eyes slowly, glancing at the bright green numbers of her alarm clock. It read one twenty two in the morning. Surely that would be long enough for both of her parents to fall asleep. Throwing the blankets off of her body, she slipped out of bed fully clothed and slipped her shoes on. After hearing what her parents had to say, she had immediately made up her mind. She couldn't turn back time for them but she could definitely get out of their hair. Shifting her backpack, she opened the window carefully and slipped out.

Kara was an expert at sneaking out without being heard. Several times she had slipped out of the orphanage along with some of the other kids at night. She closed the window back up and vaulted herself over the fence before running down the dark asphalt road with only one destination in mind.

The two story house looked very different than it did during the day. Kara made her way to the side of the house, where the garage was. She balanced on a steel trashcan before pulling herself onto the garage ceiling. She jumped across the small gap between the garage and the house's roof before she scuttled her way to the window. Opening it up easily, she slipped inside and picked out the sleeping form of Skyler. Hastily, Kara covered Skyler's mouth as Skyler jolted up, eyes wide with terror. From the moonlight seeping into the room, Skyler was able to make out Kara. Kara slowly let her hand off of Skyler's mouth. "Are you crazy?" Skyler whispered infuriatingly. "You could have given me a heart attack!"

"Shh!" Kara hissed, making herself comfortable on the bed. She dropped her backpack beside the bed and waited for Skyler to turn on the light.

"What are you doing here? Why aren't you sleeping like normal people?" Skyler asked, blinking as she turned on the bedside lamp.

"My parents don't want me." Kara told her seriously. "I don't think you could sleep after something like that."

"Did they say that exactly?"

"No. Why do you care?" Kara raised an eyebrow. Skyler was quite good with all the logical explanations and such.

"Because you could have misinterpreted something they had said. No one's that cruel enough to say 'I don't want you' in your face." Skyler explained.

"They didn't say it in my face. I was eavesdropping like we planned and they said that if they could go back in time, they wouldn't be having this problem." Kara stated sadly.

Skyler was quiet for a moment, moving the fabric between her fingers. "Maybe they are having another problem..." Skyler began.

"No. You should have heard their voices. I know it was about me. It's the same voice Ms. Charles used to use when she was talking about me indirectly." Kara assured her. "I was wondering if I could spend the rest of the night here or something."

"You're always welcome here, Kara." Skyler said truthfully.

Poor Kara! What will happen when House and Cuddy find out that their daughter's gone! What will they tell their parents? Review and find out!