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TITLE; Perfect Through Imperfections (13/13)
AUTHOR; teen_pride_x
RATING; PG-14
WARNINGS; There's slight season 1&2 but not much.
DISCLAIMER; I don't own any of the House.MD characters but how i wish i did.
SUMMARY; After 4 years since leaving PPTH. The team has had countless replacements but none have been good enough to work with other than her. Cameron’s asked to return to her job, but how will her coming back change the relationship between her and House? H/C
Cameron hadn’t seen House since that afternoon, nor had she left the diagnostic room.
It was now past 6:30 and with her things packed, she sat down in his office looking at Ellie playing on the floor.
‘Are we going to eat dinner?’
‘Of course Ellie, we just had to wait for your Daddy to come back’
‘Why?’
‘Because we’re going to sleepover at Daddy’s place tonight- how does that sound?’
‘Good’
Ellie smiled and continued to play on the floor with the Happy Meal toy she had gotten earlier that day.
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Suddenly House limped into the room, whistling to himself.
‘Daddy!’
‘Hi’
He grabbed his ipod and put it into his bag before swinging the pack around his shoulder and limping straight out the door again.
Cameron watched him but remained seated.
A few seconds later, he popped his head back into the room.
‘Coming? Or have you decided to sleep in the hospital tonight? -If you ask me, that’s sorta sad if you are’
Allison rolled her eyes.
‘Ellie let’s go. Put the ball back where you found it sweetie’
She put out her hand for her daughter to hold.
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The cab pulled up at House home and the three went inside.
‘Pizza?’
‘Yay!’ Ellie cried.
‘Pizza it is then!’
‘House!’
‘What? We need to eat’
‘Pizza is not food’
‘What is it then?’
‘Its close to Ellie’s bedtime and you’re gonna feed her pizza?’
‘No, I’m gonna order pizza for her to dream about’
Cameron glared at him.
‘Fine, there’s a diner around the corner. They close at 9’
‘Sounds good’
‘Sheesh, you obviously don’t know the meaning of food’
‘Well at least I know the meaning of ‘’junk food’’
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By the time they got back, Ellie had already fallen asleep and Cameron had to carry her home.
House felt so useless. He felt like it should have been his job but he couldn’t do it because of his leg.
Allison tucked Ellie into his bed, giving her a kiss goodnight.
She went into the kitchen to get a drink and stopped when she saw House next to the kitchen bench feeding a rat.
‘What are you doing?’
‘Feeding Steve’
‘That thing is still alive?’
‘Don’t call him ‘thing’ you’re hurting his feelings’
‘Sorry… I just didn’t know rodents lived for so long’
‘His not any rodent, his a rodent with a clean medical history’
She took a glass from the cupboard and filled it up with water, walking over to watch House feed his pet.
‘His certainly aged’
It was clear that time had taken its effect on the poor thing. The rat was now a whitish grey and slightly bold and slightly fatter animal. She could remember when he had first found it in Stacy’s home. She was sure Steve had seen him through all the stages. From his Vicodin addiction, to his grumpiness and maybe even his reaction and behaviour after she had left Princeton.
‘Five years, so have you’
‘Geeh thanks’
‘Welcome’
His eyes focused on the rat.
Cameron finished her glass of water.
‘I’m going to bed’
He nodded.
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It was about 11:00pm when House decided to go to bed. He had had his pyjamas in the bathroom, therefore he had changed earlier.
Limping into his bedroom, he remembered that Cameron and Ellie were asleep.
It was dark and he could hardly see where he was going.
This is crazy, I’ll trip and they’ll find me unconscious in the morning.
He fiddled his way to his bed as his eyes slowly adjusted to the lighting.
Ellie and her mother were neatly cuddled together on one side, leaving the other side of the bed for him.
There goes half my bed.
He was afraid that he’d wake them as he climbed in. Alongside the fact that he could hardly see where things were and he did take a while to settle into a comfortable position because of his bummed leg.
He was surprised that he was okay, when he spent the night at the hotel with them. But he wasn’t prepared to take another risk.
Reconsidering, he took the available pillow from his side of the bed and limped back out of the room.
Deciding that he would take the couch tonight.
Dammit this is gonna hurt in the morning. He thought, rubbing his leg.
Settling himself on the couch, he rested his head onto the pillow and closed his eyes.
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It was 5am and his leg had given him an early wake up call.
He cursed to himself as he moved a hand down to rub it.
An hour later Cameron woke and found that it was just her an Ellie in the bed. She remembered that House had said they’d be sleeping together and she knew he was not an early riser.
Getting up slowly, she went out of the room to look for him, closing the door quietly behind her so Ellie wouldn’t be disturbed.
She heard small sounds that seemed to be coming from a television, padding softly into the lounge room she found House sitting on the could, his hair ruffled watching the TV screen.
‘House?’ she said quietly.
He turned his head to see her.
‘Omgosh, did you sleep on the couch?’
He didn’t reply and returned to the screen.
‘You know that’s bad for your leg. If we’re not allowing you to sleep in your own bed, then Ellie and I are going back to the hotel’
‘Don’t’
‘You can’t sleep on the couch every night’
‘I wont’
She walked around and sat down next to him.
He looked at her surprised, scanning her from head to toe as if she was crazy.
Cameron felt the awkwardness and looked at him.
‘What?’
‘Nothing’
They watched the television together for some time, side by side.
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Cameron shivered; she hadn’t expected to be sitting down for so long so she put a jacket on.
She wrapped her hands around her shoulders hugging herself to keep warm.
He sensed her movement and knew she was feeling cold, trying to be sympathetic he asked her if she wanted something extra to put over herself.
‘No it’s fine, I don’t want to wake Ellie going into the room’
She tucked her feet under herself.
He felt stupid. He was warm and comfortable, while she was cold and sacrificing her warmth to not wake her child.
He looked at her. Her eyes had refocused on the screen.
Sighing, he knew he’d regret this.
Shifting himself closer, he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her nearer to him so they could share his warmth.
Cameron stiffened.
‘House- I’m fine’
‘Shuddup, this isn’t for you, its for me. If you get sick, then you can’t look after Ellie. So that leaves me with a raging four year old for whatever time it takes you to get better’
She looked at him for a moment stunned but then smiled.
‘Thanks’
‘For what?’
She didn’t reply. On the inside she knew he did it for her and knowing it made her heart beat a little faster.
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Ellie sat up in bed and couldn’t see either of her parents anywhere.
Her chest started to feel heavy and she wanter to cry.
Holding it in, she took in a deep breath and called for her mother.
Allison’s head sprung up as she heard her daughter’s voice.
House released her to let her go fetch her.
She opened the door and saw her toddler sitting in the big bed.
‘Hello Ellie’
‘Mommy!!’
Cameron went over and hugged her daughter, who started to sob.
‘What’s wrong Ellie?’
‘You left me’
‘No sweetie, mommy didn’t leave you. She just wanted you to get sleep. Mommy would never leave you’
‘Promise’ she hiccupped.
‘Of course’
She lifted her daughter off the bed and took her outside.
House heard them coming and turned around.
‘ Well it looks lie someone had an emotional wake-up’
Ellie rubbed her damp eyes and buried her face near her mother’s neck.
Holding Ellie, she went back and sat next to House.
He looked at his teary daughter and changed the channel to cartoons.
Ellie head the voices of ‘Dora the explorer’ and moved her head towards the direction of the screen.
Cameron sighed.
‘Ellie, why don’t you watch TV with daddy for a while, while mommy goes and gets ready for work’
Her daughter looked up at her and nodded.
She put her on the couch and went to get changed.
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House took his cane that was leaning on the armrest and began to tap it consistently on the floor.
‘So’
Ellie was memorized with the animations playing on the screen.
Two characters gave each other a friendly hug.
‘Hmm, it’s okay you can just keep watching TV’
She looked at him.
‘Or not’
The toddler let out a childish giggle.
‘Err… okay’
She kneeled on the couch and spread her arms out towards her father, asking for a hug.
He sat there looking at her, his cane still tapping the floor.
Deciding that he would ignore her action, he started to watch the screen.
Suddenly he felt a small weight collapse around his chest as Ellie gave him a bear hug.
‘And you wonder why kids are doing it early these days’ he mumbled to himself.
He used one hand to pat Ellie’s back.
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When Allison finished changing, she went and changed Ellie.
The two were ready to leave the house when Cameron saw that House was still not dressed for work.
‘You’re not working today?’
‘No’
‘Its 8:30. You’re gonna be late’
‘Aren’t I always late’
‘Yes but-’
‘Go without me, I’ve got some stuff I want to do before I get there’
‘Need help’
‘No you saint’
‘Sorry for asking’
She opened the door and left with Ellie.
They picked up breakfast on the way.
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He looked out his window and made sure they had gone before he got himself ready.
He was going to do some shopping.
AUTHOR; teen_pride_x
RATING; PG-14
WARNINGS; There's slight season 1&2 but not much.
DISCLAIMER; I don't own any of the House.MD characters but how i wish i did.
SUMMARY; After 4 years since leaving PPTH. The team has had countless replacements but none have been good enough to work with other than her. Cameron’s asked to return to her job, but how will her coming back change the relationship between her and House? H/C
Cameron hadn’t seen House since that afternoon, nor had she left the diagnostic room.
It was now past 6:30 and with her things packed, she sat down in his office looking at Ellie playing on the floor.
‘Are we going to eat dinner?’
‘Of course Ellie, we just had to wait for your Daddy to come back’
‘Why?’
‘Because we’re going to sleepover at Daddy’s place tonight- how does that sound?’
‘Good’
Ellie smiled and continued to play on the floor with the Happy Meal toy she had gotten earlier that day.
------------------------------------------------------
Suddenly House limped into the room, whistling to himself.
‘Daddy!’
‘Hi’
He grabbed his ipod and put it into his bag before swinging the pack around his shoulder and limping straight out the door again.
Cameron watched him but remained seated.
A few seconds later, he popped his head back into the room.
‘Coming? Or have you decided to sleep in the hospital tonight? -If you ask me, that’s sorta sad if you are’
Allison rolled her eyes.
‘Ellie let’s go. Put the ball back where you found it sweetie’
She put out her hand for her daughter to hold.
-------------------------------------------------
The cab pulled up at House home and the three went inside.
‘Pizza?’
‘Yay!’ Ellie cried.
‘Pizza it is then!’
‘House!’
‘What? We need to eat’
‘Pizza is not food’
‘What is it then?’
‘Its close to Ellie’s bedtime and you’re gonna feed her pizza?’
‘No, I’m gonna order pizza for her to dream about’
Cameron glared at him.
‘Fine, there’s a diner around the corner. They close at 9’
‘Sounds good’
‘Sheesh, you obviously don’t know the meaning of food’
‘Well at least I know the meaning of ‘’junk food’’
---------------------------------------------------------
By the time they got back, Ellie had already fallen asleep and Cameron had to carry her home.
House felt so useless. He felt like it should have been his job but he couldn’t do it because of his leg.
Allison tucked Ellie into his bed, giving her a kiss goodnight.
She went into the kitchen to get a drink and stopped when she saw House next to the kitchen bench feeding a rat.
‘What are you doing?’
‘Feeding Steve’
‘That thing is still alive?’
‘Don’t call him ‘thing’ you’re hurting his feelings’
‘Sorry… I just didn’t know rodents lived for so long’
‘His not any rodent, his a rodent with a clean medical history’
She took a glass from the cupboard and filled it up with water, walking over to watch House feed his pet.
‘His certainly aged’
It was clear that time had taken its effect on the poor thing. The rat was now a whitish grey and slightly bold and slightly fatter animal. She could remember when he had first found it in Stacy’s home. She was sure Steve had seen him through all the stages. From his Vicodin addiction, to his grumpiness and maybe even his reaction and behaviour after she had left Princeton.
‘Five years, so have you’
‘Geeh thanks’
‘Welcome’
His eyes focused on the rat.
Cameron finished her glass of water.
‘I’m going to bed’
He nodded.
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It was about 11:00pm when House decided to go to bed. He had had his pyjamas in the bathroom, therefore he had changed earlier.
Limping into his bedroom, he remembered that Cameron and Ellie were asleep.
It was dark and he could hardly see where he was going.
This is crazy, I’ll trip and they’ll find me unconscious in the morning.
He fiddled his way to his bed as his eyes slowly adjusted to the lighting.
Ellie and her mother were neatly cuddled together on one side, leaving the other side of the bed for him.
There goes half my bed.
He was afraid that he’d wake them as he climbed in. Alongside the fact that he could hardly see where things were and he did take a while to settle into a comfortable position because of his bummed leg.
He was surprised that he was okay, when he spent the night at the hotel with them. But he wasn’t prepared to take another risk.
Reconsidering, he took the available pillow from his side of the bed and limped back out of the room.
Deciding that he would take the couch tonight.
Dammit this is gonna hurt in the morning. He thought, rubbing his leg.
Settling himself on the couch, he rested his head onto the pillow and closed his eyes.
---------------------------------------
It was 5am and his leg had given him an early wake up call.
He cursed to himself as he moved a hand down to rub it.
An hour later Cameron woke and found that it was just her an Ellie in the bed. She remembered that House had said they’d be sleeping together and she knew he was not an early riser.
Getting up slowly, she went out of the room to look for him, closing the door quietly behind her so Ellie wouldn’t be disturbed.
She heard small sounds that seemed to be coming from a television, padding softly into the lounge room she found House sitting on the could, his hair ruffled watching the TV screen.
‘House?’ she said quietly.
He turned his head to see her.
‘Omgosh, did you sleep on the couch?’
He didn’t reply and returned to the screen.
‘You know that’s bad for your leg. If we’re not allowing you to sleep in your own bed, then Ellie and I are going back to the hotel’
‘Don’t’
‘You can’t sleep on the couch every night’
‘I wont’
She walked around and sat down next to him.
He looked at her surprised, scanning her from head to toe as if she was crazy.
Cameron felt the awkwardness and looked at him.
‘What?’
‘Nothing’
They watched the television together for some time, side by side.
---------------------
Cameron shivered; she hadn’t expected to be sitting down for so long so she put a jacket on.
She wrapped her hands around her shoulders hugging herself to keep warm.
He sensed her movement and knew she was feeling cold, trying to be sympathetic he asked her if she wanted something extra to put over herself.
‘No it’s fine, I don’t want to wake Ellie going into the room’
She tucked her feet under herself.
He felt stupid. He was warm and comfortable, while she was cold and sacrificing her warmth to not wake her child.
He looked at her. Her eyes had refocused on the screen.
Sighing, he knew he’d regret this.
Shifting himself closer, he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her nearer to him so they could share his warmth.
Cameron stiffened.
‘House- I’m fine’
‘Shuddup, this isn’t for you, its for me. If you get sick, then you can’t look after Ellie. So that leaves me with a raging four year old for whatever time it takes you to get better’
She looked at him for a moment stunned but then smiled.
‘Thanks’
‘For what?’
She didn’t reply. On the inside she knew he did it for her and knowing it made her heart beat a little faster.
--------------------------------------
Ellie sat up in bed and couldn’t see either of her parents anywhere.
Her chest started to feel heavy and she wanter to cry.
Holding it in, she took in a deep breath and called for her mother.
Allison’s head sprung up as she heard her daughter’s voice.
House released her to let her go fetch her.
She opened the door and saw her toddler sitting in the big bed.
‘Hello Ellie’
‘Mommy!!’
Cameron went over and hugged her daughter, who started to sob.
‘What’s wrong Ellie?’
‘You left me’
‘No sweetie, mommy didn’t leave you. She just wanted you to get sleep. Mommy would never leave you’
‘Promise’ she hiccupped.
‘Of course’
She lifted her daughter off the bed and took her outside.
House heard them coming and turned around.
‘ Well it looks lie someone had an emotional wake-up’
Ellie rubbed her damp eyes and buried her face near her mother’s neck.
Holding Ellie, she went back and sat next to House.
He looked at his teary daughter and changed the channel to cartoons.
Ellie head the voices of ‘Dora the explorer’ and moved her head towards the direction of the screen.
Cameron sighed.
‘Ellie, why don’t you watch TV with daddy for a while, while mommy goes and gets ready for work’
Her daughter looked up at her and nodded.
She put her on the couch and went to get changed.
-----------------------------------------------------
House took his cane that was leaning on the armrest and began to tap it consistently on the floor.
‘So’
Ellie was memorized with the animations playing on the screen.
Two characters gave each other a friendly hug.
‘Hmm, it’s okay you can just keep watching TV’
She looked at him.
‘Or not’
The toddler let out a childish giggle.
‘Err… okay’
She kneeled on the couch and spread her arms out towards her father, asking for a hug.
He sat there looking at her, his cane still tapping the floor.
Deciding that he would ignore her action, he started to watch the screen.
Suddenly he felt a small weight collapse around his chest as Ellie gave him a bear hug.
‘And you wonder why kids are doing it early these days’ he mumbled to himself.
He used one hand to pat Ellie’s back.
-------------------------------------
When Allison finished changing, she went and changed Ellie.
The two were ready to leave the house when Cameron saw that House was still not dressed for work.
‘You’re not working today?’
‘No’
‘Its 8:30. You’re gonna be late’
‘Aren’t I always late’
‘Yes but-’
‘Go without me, I’ve got some stuff I want to do before I get there’
‘Need help’
‘No you saint’
‘Sorry for asking’
She opened the door and left with Ellie.
They picked up breakfast on the way.
-------------------------------------
He looked out his window and made sure they had gone before he got himself ready.
He was going to do some shopping.