The hot summer mid siku was making its way to Cuddy’s office windows. Her head was pounding with migraine while House and a man were standing in front of her.
Cuddy: I am completely sorry for how Dr. House handled your brother’s case ----
Jerson: I want him off the case…
Cuddy: I’m afraid that wouldn’t be possible, Mr. Harris…
Jerson: Why not?! He nearly killed Austin and wewe wanted to tolerate him?!
House: Technic’ly, I didn’t. --- If I didn’t pushed Saline he would have died much earlier… So either that au you’ll thank me for adding some zaidi days to your brother’s life…
Jerson looked at Cuddy who did the same before looking back at House and began walking out of the office. The moment they’re alone, she stood up and began searching some files in her file cabinet as House took the edge of her dawati and began rubbing his leg again. Cuddy turned halfway and saw his gestures before looking back at the files in the cabinet.
Cuddy: <calmly> wewe really think I wouldn’t know?
House got on his feet and turned to face her. The moment she felt his stares, she looked at him as well.
House: How’d wewe ----
Cuddy: <sternly said> wewe might want to erase some voice mail message…
House sighed as Cuddy heavily fixed the folders on juu of her desk.
House: Look, I’m planning to tell you…
Cuddy: When? --- Have wewe ever thought why I don’t want wewe to do it? ---- You’ll change, Greg…
House: C’mon, I won’t…
Cuddy: wewe want me to believe that? --- For weeks we’ve been fighting and now, wewe nearly killed a patient and wewe want me to believe that wewe won’t change?!
House: Lisa, wewe know I’m doing it for you. My sperm are sluggish because of my drug intake. Now I’m willing to take them off for us to have another child…
Cuddy: I am willing to give up… I hope you’ll see that I can’t kubeba to see wewe in pain… see our family in pain…
House looked at her as she dried the tears that were about to fall and began picking up her belongings from the chair beside her.
House: I thought you’ll be happy to see me somehow out of drugs…
Cuddy: I am but an undrugged Greg House makes a cranky doctor, makes a cranky husband… I am not letting Ian have a cranky father… I am not expecting my son to feel what I felt years ago.
She began walking out the door.
Cuddy: From now on, I’ll be the one to fetch Ian from school… not until wewe bring back the old dad he knew…
House sighed and looked at the floor the moment Cuddy totally left the office.
Few days later, Cuddy decided to drop kwa her mom’s house with Ian after school. House didn’t know but she didn’t bother telling him since they haven’t talked with each other since the siku they argued in her office. Ian was getting some nap when Cuddy went to see her mother in the kitchen.
Lisa’s mom: How’s the trying-to-conceive moment going?
Cuddy: We decided to… set it aside for a while…
Lisa’s mom: Been busy?
Cuddy nodded and smiled forcefully. Her mother felt something’s wrong and decided to look at her daughter than to the kuki, vidakuzi Ian will eat the moment he wakes up.
Lisa’s mom: I just came to notice… You’ve been visiting me with Ian lately… without Greg. Something going on?
Cuddy: <sighed and looked at her mother> I don’t think the marriage working mom… There were plenty of things that stormed this relationship and this infertility might be the sign that Greg and I should go separate ways…
Lisa’s mom: Infertility? Ian’s here remember? There’s no such thing as a perfect marriage, Lisa. And this infertility you’re talking about isn’t a problem, it’s just a test… Besides, Ian is way too perfect, why bother having a sekunde child?
Cuddy sighed as thoughts about her mother being right was running in her mind.
The chajio, chakula cha jioni went out as silent as hell. For Ian, the moment was secretly torturous while for House and Cuddy it was definitely uneasy.
Cuddy: <to Ian> Want zaidi omelet?
Ian nodded and Cuddy got up to get some zaidi from the kitchen. Not even a minute, they heard containers fell on the floor that made them looked at her. She was gripping tight on the counter edge the moment Ian’s eyes laid on her.
House: wewe okay?
Cuddy: Yah… I’m fine…
House nodded and but just when he’s about to eat again Cuddy started throwing up on the jikoni sink. Ian turned to his father.
Ian: Mom’s pregnant, isn’t she? --- I’m going to be big brother…
House looked at Cuddy who was still throwing up before giving a sigh.
kwa inayofuata morning, House was lying on his side and was caressing Ian’s hair on their bed. Their son slept with them the night before and was still sleeping the moment his parents woke up. Cuddy came out of the bathroom and House looked at her the moment she laid on her side as well, facing them.
House: sekunde baby coming out?
Cuddy chuckled and looked at him.
Cuddy: False alarm…
House nodded and Cuddy gave Ian a quick kiss on his forehead.
House: Giving up?
Cuddy: No… But I’m still hoping… I mean, it’s not you, it’s not your sperm… maybe it’s my age that reason out why we can’t… wewe know…
House raised his eyebrow in agreement.
Cuddy: I was too focused on what I wanted that I forgot what I already have…
House: Guess we all did…
Cuddy smiled at him.
Cuddy: We have Ian, Greg. I can live with that. Any child with wewe will always be one in a million…
House smiled and gave Ian a quick kiss as well.
Sorry guys. wewe might found the story boring not unlike the early ones. If grammatical errors occurred, the main reason is: I did this out of a writer’s block. Sorry.
Cuddy: I am completely sorry for how Dr. House handled your brother’s case ----
Jerson: I want him off the case…
Cuddy: I’m afraid that wouldn’t be possible, Mr. Harris…
Jerson: Why not?! He nearly killed Austin and wewe wanted to tolerate him?!
House: Technic’ly, I didn’t. --- If I didn’t pushed Saline he would have died much earlier… So either that au you’ll thank me for adding some zaidi days to your brother’s life…
Jerson looked at Cuddy who did the same before looking back at House and began walking out of the office. The moment they’re alone, she stood up and began searching some files in her file cabinet as House took the edge of her dawati and began rubbing his leg again. Cuddy turned halfway and saw his gestures before looking back at the files in the cabinet.
Cuddy: <calmly> wewe really think I wouldn’t know?
House got on his feet and turned to face her. The moment she felt his stares, she looked at him as well.
House: How’d wewe ----
Cuddy: <sternly said> wewe might want to erase some voice mail message…
House sighed as Cuddy heavily fixed the folders on juu of her desk.
House: Look, I’m planning to tell you…
Cuddy: When? --- Have wewe ever thought why I don’t want wewe to do it? ---- You’ll change, Greg…
House: C’mon, I won’t…
Cuddy: wewe want me to believe that? --- For weeks we’ve been fighting and now, wewe nearly killed a patient and wewe want me to believe that wewe won’t change?!
House: Lisa, wewe know I’m doing it for you. My sperm are sluggish because of my drug intake. Now I’m willing to take them off for us to have another child…
Cuddy: I am willing to give up… I hope you’ll see that I can’t kubeba to see wewe in pain… see our family in pain…
House looked at her as she dried the tears that were about to fall and began picking up her belongings from the chair beside her.
House: I thought you’ll be happy to see me somehow out of drugs…
Cuddy: I am but an undrugged Greg House makes a cranky doctor, makes a cranky husband… I am not letting Ian have a cranky father… I am not expecting my son to feel what I felt years ago.
She began walking out the door.
Cuddy: From now on, I’ll be the one to fetch Ian from school… not until wewe bring back the old dad he knew…
House sighed and looked at the floor the moment Cuddy totally left the office.
Few days later, Cuddy decided to drop kwa her mom’s house with Ian after school. House didn’t know but she didn’t bother telling him since they haven’t talked with each other since the siku they argued in her office. Ian was getting some nap when Cuddy went to see her mother in the kitchen.
Lisa’s mom: How’s the trying-to-conceive moment going?
Cuddy: We decided to… set it aside for a while…
Lisa’s mom: Been busy?
Cuddy nodded and smiled forcefully. Her mother felt something’s wrong and decided to look at her daughter than to the kuki, vidakuzi Ian will eat the moment he wakes up.
Lisa’s mom: I just came to notice… You’ve been visiting me with Ian lately… without Greg. Something going on?
Cuddy: <sighed and looked at her mother> I don’t think the marriage working mom… There were plenty of things that stormed this relationship and this infertility might be the sign that Greg and I should go separate ways…
Lisa’s mom: Infertility? Ian’s here remember? There’s no such thing as a perfect marriage, Lisa. And this infertility you’re talking about isn’t a problem, it’s just a test… Besides, Ian is way too perfect, why bother having a sekunde child?
Cuddy sighed as thoughts about her mother being right was running in her mind.
The chajio, chakula cha jioni went out as silent as hell. For Ian, the moment was secretly torturous while for House and Cuddy it was definitely uneasy.
Cuddy: <to Ian> Want zaidi omelet?
Ian nodded and Cuddy got up to get some zaidi from the kitchen. Not even a minute, they heard containers fell on the floor that made them looked at her. She was gripping tight on the counter edge the moment Ian’s eyes laid on her.
House: wewe okay?
Cuddy: Yah… I’m fine…
House nodded and but just when he’s about to eat again Cuddy started throwing up on the jikoni sink. Ian turned to his father.
Ian: Mom’s pregnant, isn’t she? --- I’m going to be big brother…
House looked at Cuddy who was still throwing up before giving a sigh.
kwa inayofuata morning, House was lying on his side and was caressing Ian’s hair on their bed. Their son slept with them the night before and was still sleeping the moment his parents woke up. Cuddy came out of the bathroom and House looked at her the moment she laid on her side as well, facing them.
House: sekunde baby coming out?
Cuddy chuckled and looked at him.
Cuddy: False alarm…
House nodded and Cuddy gave Ian a quick kiss on his forehead.
House: Giving up?
Cuddy: No… But I’m still hoping… I mean, it’s not you, it’s not your sperm… maybe it’s my age that reason out why we can’t… wewe know…
House raised his eyebrow in agreement.
Cuddy: I was too focused on what I wanted that I forgot what I already have…
House: Guess we all did…
Cuddy smiled at him.
Cuddy: We have Ian, Greg. I can live with that. Any child with wewe will always be one in a million…
House smiled and gave Ian a quick kiss as well.
Sorry guys. wewe might found the story boring not unlike the early ones. If grammatical errors occurred, the main reason is: I did this out of a writer’s block. Sorry.
When does upendo become something we need, rather than something we want? upendo was seen as something special a long time ago. Now upendo is what we are expected to have with us everyday of our lives. upendo is common currency when wewe are a teenager, but turns to worthless pennies the older wewe get. Do we not care about the substance of what upendo was and not what it has been made into today kwa commercialisation from American sinema and televisheni commercials and soap operas? Only when we experience upendo for real, can we maoni and judge others who are in Love. upendo means something different to everyone. Not two people’s feeling of upendo is the same. Why do we generalize, rationalize and compartmentalize Love? upendo is and will continue to be an enigma. Only a handful of people will ever unlock it and witness its true beauty and essence. The essence we all crave.
Love.
Love.