"Alright."
Ding dong.
"Can someone get the door."
Tim's wife, Olivia, went to open the door.
"Hello. Are bạn here for the party?"
"Yes. I'm Lisa Cuddy. I'm James' friend..."
"Oh, I've heard of you...And whose this little sweetheart?" Olivia đã đưa ý kiến as she started making baby faces at Rachel.
"This is my little girl, Rachel. James thought it would be nice to bring her."
"Well, come on in. There are tons of snacks, drinks, and a hell of alot of liquor."
Cuddy laughed nervously at her loud declaration.
A few phút later, Wilson came back into the living room. He noticed Cuddy standing rather awkwardly between Tim and Olivia.
"Cuddy! Merry Christmas! I see you've met my brother and his wife."
"Yes..."
"We were just telling her all about that nudist colony we went to in Florida. It was so relaxing to just be without the confines of clothes. It's not natural to always be contained. We were born naked..."
"Tim, please leave the nudist colony stories for your weird Những người bạn and not my party guests."
"Jim, bạn need to stop being so square all the time. I mean bạn are Những người bạn with that crazy drug addict..."
"Tim, I just opened that wine why don't bạn and Liv go get some." Wilson đã đưa ý kiến with deliberate annoyance.
Tim rolled his eyes at his brother and motioned for Liv to go with him.
Cuddy gave Wilson a bemused smile.
"Family can be a drag." She đã đưa ý kiến with a grin.
"Especially mine. bạn know they weren't even supposed to be here tonight. They were all set to spend time in Colorado with Liv's family but then the flight was canceled and they decided to take a train from their trang chủ in Connecticut back here." Wilson picked up a bottle of bia and began to drink. He finished the drink in one gulp.
"Determined to get drunk, I see." Cuddy đã đưa ý kiến as she unfastened Rachel from her baby ghế, chỗ ngồi bringing her close to her chest.
"Not drunk just a little tipsy. It's the only way I can handle them atleast until some other people arrive."
"Who else is hiển thị up?" She asked as she pulled a bottle of sữa out and let Rachel drink.
"Some of Amber's friends, my Những người bạn Dave and Andrea who I've known since Med school, and a few others...How are bạn handling that little one?"
"Well, she's been much thêm vocal these past three nights. I think she may be getting a little cold but other than that she's been sleeping very well. bạn know what she loves the most? She loves it when I massage her little feet after her bath. The first time I heard her giggle was while I did that."
"That's sweet. I so happy that you're happy. Motherhood seems to suit bạn well."
"I am grateful for that. At first I thought there was no way I'd be the maternal type..."
"Please, Cuddy. bạn were so loving and nurturing to me when Amber died. If it hadn't been for bạn I would never been able to tell her how much she meant to me hoặc hear how much I meant to her..." Wilson's eyes were getting a little moist. Cuddy noticed his change in demeanor. She placed Rachel back in her ghế, chỗ ngồi and moved closer to Wilson. She reached out and placed her hand on hàng đầu, đầu trang of his.
"You're doing really good. I know this holiday has to be a little hard considering everything that's happened. I am so proud of bạn for moving forward."
Wilson nodded his head in thanks and smiled at Cuddy's words.
Ding dong.
"Oh, excuse me, Cuddy. I better get that."
"Of course." Cuddy đã đưa ý kiến as she directed her attention back to Rachel.
"House?!"
"You do remember inviting me?"
"Yes. I just never thought you'd actually come."
"Well, I'm here now so let me..."
Wilson pushed House into the hallway and closed the door.
"House, Cuddy is here with the baby."
"I know. bạn told me this. If bạn remember bạn also told me that I should crash..."
"I know what I said. Wait. What's that?" Wilson asked as he motioned to a gift bag in House's hand.
"A present."
"For who?"
"The little poop machine."
"You mean that bạn actually took my advice?"
"Are bạn gonna let me in?"
"You did get Cuddy something right?"
"Yes."
"Alright, then she won't want to completely tear my head off for helping to orchestrate this event."
"Oh, she'll probably want to do that regardless."
Wilson took a deep breath and opened the door allowing House to walk through first.
