"ahhhh Sunday evening" Booth thought to himself. He had been all weekend with Parker and now that his son was with his mom, Booth could finally sit at home and rest. At least until he returns to work tomorrow. Lying in his lazy chair, in his apartment, he looked through Saturday's opened mail. Looking through the mail it was only the usual junk mail of his. He started to throw the mail away when the phone rang. Booth expected it to be Brennan, but when he looked at the phone number that came up on his Caller ID it was an unrecognizable number. Booth answered the phone to find that was an old friend of his calling him from California.

The next morning Booth was heading over to the Jeffersonian to give Brennan and the squnitz some exciting news. When he arrived, the lab almost looked empty. Many of the workers were gone for vacation or some were in their private labs working on other cases. Brennan, on the other hand, was in her office talking to Angela while typing on her computer.

"Good morning ladies!!!" Booth said with a cheery smile.

"What's with you? Why are you so happy?" Angela asked with concern.

"Nothing I just have something to tell everyone. So where's the rest of the gang?"

"Zack and Hodgins are outback playing cards and Cam is on vacation in Bermuda. She won't be back until next week," Brennan tells her partner.

"Oh well, I'll go grab the guys."

"Why? Booth what's going on?"

"Chill Bones. It's a surprise!!!"

Booth leaves the office to go find the guys, once again leaving Angela and Brennan by themselves.

"What do you think he's up to?" Angela asks her best friend.

"I don't know, but if he gives us that charm smile look don't fall for it. It can't be good!!!"

"Oh Bren, I think his charm smile is actually kinda cute...just like Hodgins!!!"

"Gosh Ange you really are in love" Brennan says as they both start to laugh.

A few minutes later Booth and they guys come walking in.

"This better be good Booth Zack and I were in the middle of a tie breaker in a game of WAR!!!" Hodgins tells Booth with a serious competitor's look on his face.

"Ok then. Well last night I got a call from a buddy of mine in California. A guy by the name of Ronny Samoa. We are good friends and army buddies. Anyway he gave me a call last night and has asked me to come out to his home in Los Angeles to visit for a week."

"That's nice Booth, but was does this have to do with us?" Zack asks.

"Ronny is a student at California State and is studying forensics as a minor. In addition to me coming out to visit, he wants me to bring you guys with me. Ronny wants to meet you all learn from you. Oh and Bones, your books he loves them. Says he has a copy of every story you wrote. So what do you guys say?"

"This sounds like one of those team field trips" Hodgins comments.

"Come on Bones. He's a nice guy, besides aren't you due for a vacation?"

"Booth I don't know. I've still got some work to do with my book tours and stuff"

"Bones, Bones, Bones V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N!!! What's that spell?"

"Vacation duh?"

"Yeah do you know what the word means?"

"Booth a vacation would be nice, but I don't even know this guy and besides where are well all going to stay?"

"At his place. He's got this nice home just outside of LA with plenty of guests rooms and a pool."

"I don't know Booth. This is such short notice!!!"

Angela tries to convince Brennan as well.

"Oh come on sweetie. It'll be fun, who knows maybe we'll even get on price is Right and meet Bob Barker!!!!"

Zack adds, "Oh I used to watch that show everyday when I was home. I enjoyed a game called Pathfinder, in which you stepped on these pads with numbers on it to try and find the price of a car and if you were wrong the game would make this amusing noise!!!"

"You watched Price is Right? What else don't I know Zacaroni?" Hodgins asks Zack.

"Bones, pretty please do this for me. I mean when was the last time you had an honest to god vacation. NO WORK, NO FINDING FAMILY MEMEBER...WHEN?" Booth says as he starts to beg.

"Ok I'll admit it has been awhile, but...Booth...I don't think..."

"That's the point of a vacation you don't think!!! So are you in or out."

"Count me in" Angela, Zack, and Hodgins all say together.

"Alright fine. I'll go, but only because it's you."

"Ok great then let's go pack and I will book the flight tickets."

They each give Booth their share of the ticket money and then leave the lab to go home and pack for a week of fun.