Dan lifted his head up from his paperwork when his home office door swung open late that night. A smile was immediately drew the moment Lisa stepped in and started walking after closing the door behind her.
“Hey,” he greeted and it was the same greeting he got back.
“What’s with the smile?” Dan asked with an eyebrow arch as he looked at the lady, whose body was possessively captured da his arms and whose lips were tugged to form the sweetest smile he could ever see.
“Hugh… wanted to change Bessie’s last name from Edelstein to Laurie,” she finally detto after a brief pause and a sigh.
“Wh – wow, really?” Dan was sincerely in disbelief, “I know he’s up for this but not this soon.”
“Tell me about it,” she detto while detaching herself from her lover’s grip, “actually, I didn’t expect he’ll do this at all,” she added while slowly pacing around near the desk.
“I’m pretty sure he’ll do the same if ever he knew back then she’s his daughter.” Lisa shot him a questioning glare he surely knows how to answer, “Marriage isn’t a must for the kid to be named after his o her father in some states. As long as he acknowledges her existence, no problem. Some wise senator happened to come up with this, te know to –“
“Yah, I got it,” she cut him off. Unwilling to listen to his further explanation where she knew he’s very good at.
“Seriously Lise, this is great,” Dan praised when he notice a sudden drop of emotion a few minuti after she slouched herself on the chair before him.
“I know,” Lisa quickly detto but her eyes still wears some saddened emotion, “I know how great this is. This is one of her rights but… how could we do that if it’s Bessie herself who’s running away?”
“Ohgod,” her eyes shot up to see her boyfriend leaned back on his chair with his eyes rolling sideward, “do we have to talk about lollipops and jell-o again?” Lisa smiled and gave him one head shake as she remembered the talk they had earlier that day. Dan stood up and stayed behind her before caressing her shoulder for comfort and assurance, “just give her some più time, Lisa.”
“I am and so does Hugh,” she said, lifting her head up to look at him. Dan returned a smile and waited for Lisa’s head to be back down before looking inoltrare, avanti and giving out a nervous sigh.
A few days later, Hugh found himself in front of his laptop. To his frustration, there were no emails either from Jo o from his kids. This obviously made him feel sad, incomplete, uncertain and he knew he’s near the verge of crying. They were really pulling themselves away from him and this idea alone crashes Hugh’s heart.
He did expect such ruckus and maybe they really have dato up their secondo chance for him but as painful as it is for him, he must also pull himself away from them, because even if they are his family, they have to realize that he have his little world too where being a father to someone, who unfortunately doesn’t belong to their family, also matters.
Few weeks later, he eagerly pulled his rented sports car in front of Lisa’s house one Saturday morning. He excitedly made his way from the car to the front porch, longing to see his daughter again. He gently knocked twice before it slowly opened and revealed Bessie standing behind it. Both their blue eyes landed on the other as he stood frozen, mesmerized da her angelic face and tiny frame. She’s like Rebecca, only without those straight strands of hair for Bess have those curly ones like her mother’s.
“Hi, little princess,” he greeted and was replied with the cutest blink he swore he adore right on that moment.
“Mom! Dr. House is here!” Bessie called out as she turned her head to the empty hallway. “Mom!” she called out again when there was no response after a few seconds. “I think she’s having a bubble bath again,” the little girl turned to look back at him, “come in.” She stepped aside and Hugh gladly took her offer da stepping in. He heard the door shut behind before his daughter walked pass da him as she made her way to the living room.
“Just feel at home,” Bessie called out but was barely audible as familiar lines began filling up the household. Being as curious at what his daughter was watching, Hugh slowly made his way to the living room where he was sure the sounds where coming from. The moment his eyes landed on the TV before them, his cuore was filled with surge of happiness.
‘What’s gonna happen to her?’
‘I talk to both grandparents. It’s too painful so they’re putting her up for adoption.’
‘What are te gonna do?”
‘I’ll become a foster parent… and then I’ll adopt.’
A smile curved on Hugh’s lips the moment reality sunk in him; that Bessie’s into House too and obviously a Huddy when she pressed the ‘forward’ button to skip the scenes were House and Cuddy weren’t in in the successivo episode.
“Hey,” Lisa greeted sweetly as she walked down the hallway but Hugh was still glued watching the scene before him, “sorry I kept te –“
“Does she do this più often?” he finally looked back at her but it was Lisa’s turn to look at Bessie who’s now watching another House and Cuddy scene from episode “Painless”. She answered him with a nod before both of them silently watched as their daughter pressed the ‘forward’ button again.
“I heard she called te Dr. House?” Lisa asked glancing up at Hugh.
“Apparently I just learned the reason why,” he answered before both of them shared a soft chuckle.
“It’s not only House she’s watching, te know,” Lisa informed him three hours later the moment she sat down on the bench in one of the nearby parks. Hugh took the spazio beside her before looking inoltrare, avanti to watch Bessie play in a jungle gym a few walks away from them.
“Please don’t tell me te let her watch Flight of the Phoenix and Maybe Baby,” he detto with a smile.
“Of course not. It’s only House, 101 Dalmatians, Monster VS Aliens and Stuart Little she’d watched. Those four are più child friendly than the two you’ve mentioned.”
“Yah, except for the part when Cuddy started stripping for House,” Hugh teased that brought Lisa’s smile to go wider.
“Wait a second, how come te just let her watch MY Film and not yours?” he playfully looked at her.
“Yah, bring those Film on, like her mother wasn’t wearing a camiciola, camisole and panties alone in some scenes and for the other, I was baciare in a pool with some guy she doesn’t heard of,” she detto culminating it with an eye roll. Just this statement alone made Hugh laugh, a thing he obviously needed after all the events that happened for the past days.
“She let me in, greeted me, although I was addressed as Dr. House, but still she greeted me and even agreed to take her out,” Hugh stated after a few minuti of silence that ate them for a while, “do te think it’s a good sign she’s letting me in in her life?”
Lisa looked at him and smiled, “I wish I know how to answer that Hugh. But I agree that this is really a good sign. Bessie’s having a good time and I take that as baby steps.” He nodded back at her and turned to look at their daughter again who was eyeing a furgone, van that was selling cotton candies nearby.
“Is she a vegetarian like you?” he asked without leaving his sight on Bessie and the van.
“No,” Lisa answered with a chuckle and with that Hugh stood up, “where are te ---“
“I’ll be back. Bess seemed to like some cotton candy,” he detto turning back to Lisa.
“Hugh,” she sighed, “if she takes the caramelle from you. You’re up for good,” with that he nodded with a smile on his face.
Bessie watched as Hugh walked towards the furgone, van and handed some money to the man selling the cotton candy. He looked and smiled at her before taking the sweet that was being handed to him.
“Here sweetheart, for you,” Hugh detto ducking himself to be of level of her. His hand was now offering the goody he bought and it will only be a matter of minuti before he knew if Lisa’s right o not.
Bessie straightly looked at him before smoothly grabbing the caramelle from his hand with matching smile that he sure was also Lisa’s.
“Thank you,” the little girl detto and with that she captured her father’s neck with both her arms and Hugh pulled her tighter as he held the tears threatening to fall down. He kissed the side of her hair as Bessie returned a tighter hug to him as well.
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“Hey,” he greeted and it was the same greeting he got back.
“What’s with the smile?” Dan asked with an eyebrow arch as he looked at the lady, whose body was possessively captured da his arms and whose lips were tugged to form the sweetest smile he could ever see.
“Hugh… wanted to change Bessie’s last name from Edelstein to Laurie,” she finally detto after a brief pause and a sigh.
“Wh – wow, really?” Dan was sincerely in disbelief, “I know he’s up for this but not this soon.”
“Tell me about it,” she detto while detaching herself from her lover’s grip, “actually, I didn’t expect he’ll do this at all,” she added while slowly pacing around near the desk.
“I’m pretty sure he’ll do the same if ever he knew back then she’s his daughter.” Lisa shot him a questioning glare he surely knows how to answer, “Marriage isn’t a must for the kid to be named after his o her father in some states. As long as he acknowledges her existence, no problem. Some wise senator happened to come up with this, te know to –“
“Yah, I got it,” she cut him off. Unwilling to listen to his further explanation where she knew he’s very good at.
“Seriously Lise, this is great,” Dan praised when he notice a sudden drop of emotion a few minuti after she slouched herself on the chair before him.
“I know,” Lisa quickly detto but her eyes still wears some saddened emotion, “I know how great this is. This is one of her rights but… how could we do that if it’s Bessie herself who’s running away?”
“Ohgod,” her eyes shot up to see her boyfriend leaned back on his chair with his eyes rolling sideward, “do we have to talk about lollipops and jell-o again?” Lisa smiled and gave him one head shake as she remembered the talk they had earlier that day. Dan stood up and stayed behind her before caressing her shoulder for comfort and assurance, “just give her some più time, Lisa.”
“I am and so does Hugh,” she said, lifting her head up to look at him. Dan returned a smile and waited for Lisa’s head to be back down before looking inoltrare, avanti and giving out a nervous sigh.
A few days later, Hugh found himself in front of his laptop. To his frustration, there were no emails either from Jo o from his kids. This obviously made him feel sad, incomplete, uncertain and he knew he’s near the verge of crying. They were really pulling themselves away from him and this idea alone crashes Hugh’s heart.
He did expect such ruckus and maybe they really have dato up their secondo chance for him but as painful as it is for him, he must also pull himself away from them, because even if they are his family, they have to realize that he have his little world too where being a father to someone, who unfortunately doesn’t belong to their family, also matters.
Few weeks later, he eagerly pulled his rented sports car in front of Lisa’s house one Saturday morning. He excitedly made his way from the car to the front porch, longing to see his daughter again. He gently knocked twice before it slowly opened and revealed Bessie standing behind it. Both their blue eyes landed on the other as he stood frozen, mesmerized da her angelic face and tiny frame. She’s like Rebecca, only without those straight strands of hair for Bess have those curly ones like her mother’s.
“Hi, little princess,” he greeted and was replied with the cutest blink he swore he adore right on that moment.
“Mom! Dr. House is here!” Bessie called out as she turned her head to the empty hallway. “Mom!” she called out again when there was no response after a few seconds. “I think she’s having a bubble bath again,” the little girl turned to look back at him, “come in.” She stepped aside and Hugh gladly took her offer da stepping in. He heard the door shut behind before his daughter walked pass da him as she made her way to the living room.
“Just feel at home,” Bessie called out but was barely audible as familiar lines began filling up the household. Being as curious at what his daughter was watching, Hugh slowly made his way to the living room where he was sure the sounds where coming from. The moment his eyes landed on the TV before them, his cuore was filled with surge of happiness.
‘What’s gonna happen to her?’
‘I talk to both grandparents. It’s too painful so they’re putting her up for adoption.’
‘What are te gonna do?”
‘I’ll become a foster parent… and then I’ll adopt.’
A smile curved on Hugh’s lips the moment reality sunk in him; that Bessie’s into House too and obviously a Huddy when she pressed the ‘forward’ button to skip the scenes were House and Cuddy weren’t in in the successivo episode.
“Hey,” Lisa greeted sweetly as she walked down the hallway but Hugh was still glued watching the scene before him, “sorry I kept te –“
“Does she do this più often?” he finally looked back at her but it was Lisa’s turn to look at Bessie who’s now watching another House and Cuddy scene from episode “Painless”. She answered him with a nod before both of them silently watched as their daughter pressed the ‘forward’ button again.
“I heard she called te Dr. House?” Lisa asked glancing up at Hugh.
“Apparently I just learned the reason why,” he answered before both of them shared a soft chuckle.
“It’s not only House she’s watching, te know,” Lisa informed him three hours later the moment she sat down on the bench in one of the nearby parks. Hugh took the spazio beside her before looking inoltrare, avanti to watch Bessie play in a jungle gym a few walks away from them.
“Please don’t tell me te let her watch Flight of the Phoenix and Maybe Baby,” he detto with a smile.
“Of course not. It’s only House, 101 Dalmatians, Monster VS Aliens and Stuart Little she’d watched. Those four are più child friendly than the two you’ve mentioned.”
“Yah, except for the part when Cuddy started stripping for House,” Hugh teased that brought Lisa’s smile to go wider.
“Wait a second, how come te just let her watch MY Film and not yours?” he playfully looked at her.
“Yah, bring those Film on, like her mother wasn’t wearing a camiciola, camisole and panties alone in some scenes and for the other, I was baciare in a pool with some guy she doesn’t heard of,” she detto culminating it with an eye roll. Just this statement alone made Hugh laugh, a thing he obviously needed after all the events that happened for the past days.
“She let me in, greeted me, although I was addressed as Dr. House, but still she greeted me and even agreed to take her out,” Hugh stated after a few minuti of silence that ate them for a while, “do te think it’s a good sign she’s letting me in in her life?”
Lisa looked at him and smiled, “I wish I know how to answer that Hugh. But I agree that this is really a good sign. Bessie’s having a good time and I take that as baby steps.” He nodded back at her and turned to look at their daughter again who was eyeing a furgone, van that was selling cotton candies nearby.
“Is she a vegetarian like you?” he asked without leaving his sight on Bessie and the van.
“No,” Lisa answered with a chuckle and with that Hugh stood up, “where are te ---“
“I’ll be back. Bess seemed to like some cotton candy,” he detto turning back to Lisa.
“Hugh,” she sighed, “if she takes the caramelle from you. You’re up for good,” with that he nodded with a smile on his face.
Bessie watched as Hugh walked towards the furgone, van and handed some money to the man selling the cotton candy. He looked and smiled at her before taking the sweet that was being handed to him.
“Here sweetheart, for you,” Hugh detto ducking himself to be of level of her. His hand was now offering the goody he bought and it will only be a matter of minuti before he knew if Lisa’s right o not.
Bessie straightly looked at him before smoothly grabbing the caramelle from his hand with matching smile that he sure was also Lisa’s.
“Thank you,” the little girl detto and with that she captured her father’s neck with both her arms and Hugh pulled her tighter as he held the tears threatening to fall down. He kissed the side of her hair as Bessie returned a tighter hug to him as well.
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