The Life That Was Not Expected.
Plotline: Although it's been done before this is my take on the whole pregnancy arc from start to finish in greater detail than we saw on the screens. Begins just after Ep 6 22 after BB slept together.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bones or any of the characters. This is just for my own general entertainment and amusement.
Chapter 1: Absence of Focus
She found it very difficult to concentrate after that night. Her legendary focus was shot to pieces after one of the most important experiences of her life had occurred. She would find herself staring into space whilst examining a set of bones, or while writing a report her thoughts immediately turning to that night and the love they had made.
Staring unfocused at a set of bones was how Angela found her 3 days after Vincent's death. She knew that something had happened between Brennan and Booth the night Vincent died, and her best friend had been surprisingly vague about it. She had tried to coax more information out of Brennan when they'd talked about that night after Hodgins had interrupted them, but the Anthropologist just told her that they'd spent the night together and other than a smile that was all the information she'd gotten. She watched her friend for a few more minutes seeing that her concentration really wasn't on the bones in front of her and then decided to interrupt her.
"Bren you've been staring at those bones for an hour now, you trying to get them to talk to you?" She said almost laughing at the echo of the last conversation they'd had over a pile of bones.
"Sorry?" Brennan said still completely distracted.
"Sweetie what's going on, even I know you aren't really looking at those bones" Angela smirked taking in her friend's guarded face as she finally looked up at her.
"I- I'm distracted, I can't seem to focus" Brennan admitted and then looked down at the bones again not sure how much she should reveal to her best friend. Booth had always said that what was theirs was theirs, but she needed to speak to someone about this. The last three days had been some of the most amazing, but painful days of her life. She had spent every night since Vincent's death at Booth's and she knew she was ready to let him into her heart, but she needed to find a way to focus.
"Sweetie, love is distracting" Angela said knowingly watching as Brennan looked down at the bones and back up at her. She could see that her best friend was happy, but she was also confused and she knew that she needed to finally talk about what had happened, admit that what she was feeling was love and once she did that, she'd be able to focus a bit better.
"Is it always like this Ange? I need to find a way to focus or I'm going be of no use to anyone" Brennan said looking up at her friend and smiled sheepishly at the look her friend was giving her.
"No not always, but in the beginning yes, and it would be strange if it wasn't. Look Bren you need to talk about this, let it out and then you'll be able to focus better, I promise" Angela told her friend and watched Brennan's face, looking for any signs of retreat.
"You're right Ange – are you hungry maybe we should get something to eat and talk" Brennan said and almost laughed at the look Angela was giving her.
"Sweetie I'm eight months pregnant of course I'm hungry, lets go to the diner and talk" Angela said leading her friend out of the bone room and out of the lab before she had a chance to change her mind.
They spent the short walk to the diner in silence, both of them lost in their own thoughts. They took the walk slowly to accommodate Angela's new gait, and it gave them both a good amount of time to sort their thoughts out. Angela linked her arms with Brennan's hoping the physical connection would help keep the anthropologist grounded as they made their way to the diner.
Once they were seated and had ordered their food, Angela took a moment to observe her friend and seeing that she seemed quite willing to talk decided to wait for her friend to start the conversation.
"You've probably guessed by now that Booth and I slept together the night of Vincent's death" Brennan said getting straight to the point in her usual abrupt manor. Despite her forthrightness she couldn't help but smile a little as a thought of that night crept into her mind.
"Well, yes although you were a little vague on the details honey" Angela told her friend taking in her smile and without being told knew that things had gone well.
"It was, incredible, I-I've never felt so close to a person before" Brennan said and her wistful expression was not lost on the artist.
"So the sex was good?" Angela said laughing at the expression on the anthropologist's face.
"It was more than sex Angela, Booth says that when people make love, they become one and while it is physically impossible for two people to occupy the same space in time, I now understand what he meant' Brennan told her friend, not breaking eye contact with the artist while she explained her thoughts. Whilst she was uncomfortable being this open with her friend, she knew she needed to get this out.
" I love him, I'm in love with him and I think my life is about to change completely" Brennan said, finally breaking eye contact with Angela as she contemplated what she had just admitted.
"Oh sweetie! You have no idea how long I've waited to hear you say that, to finally admit your feelings for Booth. This makes me so happy!" Angela told her friend, wanting to jump up and hug her, but unwilling to make a scene in case it startled her friend, and being this pregnant jumping was probably not a good idea.
"Thanks Ange, I-I should tell Booth, I mean I think he knows, but I should say it to him right?" Brennan asked still not knowing how to go about a relationship with Booth. They hadn't really talked about it, they'd had incredible sex, but they hadn't gotten around to talking about where they wanted this to go.
"Yes Sweetie, tell him and tell him soon, you have no idea how happy you'll make him if you are the first to say it" Ange said, proud that her best friend was not running away from an emotion that must surely terrify her.
"So, how are you doing?" Brennan asked her friend, changing the subject to a safer topic, she looked at her friend and realised just how pregnant she had started to look. She was very excited about the baby, although hadn't admitted it to anyone. Ange was going to be an amazing mum and she almost envied her, although she knew that she and Booth were nowhere near ready to discuss children.
"Oh you know, hungry all the time, I feel like a beached whale most of the time, but I can't wait to finally meet the baby" Ange told her friend, letting the subject change go. She knew the anthropologist well enough now to not push her to open up further than she was willing. She hadn't expected to get so much out of her friend and was happy that the changes that she'd seen early this year hadn't completely disappeared in the wake of the 'Hannah' fiasco.
She was about to continue when Brennan got a call and as soon as she answered it she knew they had another case. The bones left in the bone room would have to make room for a new set of remains.
"Ange I have to go, we've got a case. I'll tell the waitress to make my salad to go" Brennan told her friend as she got up and hugged her best friend.
" Thank you Ange" She said simply and then walked over to the counter to collect her lunch and head off back to the lab to wait for Booth.
BB...
"So Bones, how was your morning?" Booth asked as he watched her eating her salad in the SUV. He'd picked her up from the lab about five minutes after she arrived, so she'd had to eat in the car.
Brennan looked up from her salad at Booth, unsure of how to answer his question. Knowing they'd be at the crime scene in about half an hour she didn't think it was a good idea to go into too much detail.
"It was fairly normal, I looked at a limbo case, had lunch with Angela before you called about the case" Brennan answered keeping her tone neutral in the hopes that Booth wouldn't pick up on the tone of her lunch with Angela.
"Good to see you eating Bones" Booth said lightly, sensing there was more to Bones' lunch with Angela then she was saying, but deciding to leave it alone for now. They had a case and he didn't want to get into a deep and meaningful with her before they arrived. He knew they needed to focus, and he could tell she was struggling to do that.
They spent the next half an hour in a comfortable silence, neither of them wanting to start a conversation that might detract their focus from the case they were heading to.
When they arrived, Hodgins was already on the scene, tweasing bugs and other particulates from the body. He looked up as they arrived on the scene and smiled, noticing the closeness of the partners as they walked over to assess the scene.
"What have we got Hodgins?" Booth asked looking at the body and trying to keep his lunch inside his body. The decomposing body was emitting an odour that was making him want to dry heave. He quickly moved back a bit from the body and forced himself to look up at Hodgins waiting for an answer.
"I just got here, but from the looks of things the body was in a shallow grave and the recent rain we've had erroded the soil around the body and allowed it to surface" He told them bending down to start collecting more particulates and bugs from the body so he could help determine time of death.
"Judging from dentition and the mandible the victim is male, Caucasian, there seems to be some damage to the scapula and ulna, but there is too much flesh on the body for me to determine age here" Brennan said going into complete anthropologist mode upon seeing the body. She took in Booth's obvious discomfort at the state of the body and decided to do as much of her examination at the lab.
"Can you arrange transport for the body to the lab, I think I'll be able to determine more there" Brennan said to Booth gently, leading him away from the body. She was satisfied that no one was going to disturb the body and she knew Hodgins needed a bit more time to collect samples.
They got back in the SUV and headed back to the lab to wait for the body. She quietly lead him to her office, knowing she needed to have this conversation with him before her focus was taken by the body and the case. Once they were settled on her couch, her heart began to race a little as she contemplated what she was about to admit to him. She had never said these words to a man before and while she knew she couldn't hold it back any longer, a small part of her was still afraid to let him in that far. She finally looked up at him and sawing him watching her a smile on his face. It gave her the courage to do what she had always thought was unthinkable and step into the life she never expected she'd be living.
"Booth, these last few days, I want you to know they've been the happiest of my life, I know it's taken us an eternity to get here, but now that we are, I have to let you know, I-I love you, I'm in love with you and I don't think I could imagine a day when that will change" She said, unsure of herself, but she never broke eye contact with him. She watched his face trying to determine his reaction. She watched emotions she couldn't even name wash over his face until it settled into the biggest smile she'd ever seen on his face.
"Oh Bones, you have no idea how happy that makes me! I know so many things have happened this year that could have torn us apart, but just knowing you were here, that you stayed and that you've admitted you love me, you've just made me the happiest guy on this planet, you have no idea how much I love you" Booth said, taking her hands and pressing a soft kiss on her lips. They sat there for what felt like hours just looking into each others eyes and trading soft kisses until her phone rang. She got up quietly and answered the phone and nodded to whoever was on the phone.
"The body is here" She said simply and started to pick up her lab coat.
"Bones, wait will you stay with me tonight?" Booth asked, wondering if she'd say no. They had spent every night together since Vincent's death and he knew she'd want space eventually and he was determined that if she said no, he would accept it gracefully. He'd give her all the space she needed if it meant that she would continue to love him and be with him.
"I'd like that" Bones said as she walked out the door of her office and up to the platform. She knew he was watching her and instead of feeling crowded like she would have by any other man, she felt warm and safe. She gave him a quick smile and scanned her card to be allowed access onto the platform. She kept that warm and safe feeling with her knowing she would need it to get through this examination of the body.
TBC