Disclaimer: I don't own Bones… if I did, we'd have been able to see the Squints' reactions to the news about B&B and their impending special delivery!
AN: Sorry if my writing seems a bit rusty, I have had a severe case of writer's block since I submitted my last story. Issues in real life, and being stressed about school, and my 6-year-old and all the tests we've had to get done… have just made it hard to come up with any good ideas to write about. I finally came up with an idea… and I know I'm lame because Christmas is now over, but I couldn't help myself in writing a short story about their first Christmas together as a family since HH and Co. decided to rob us of a good Christmas episode! This won't be a very long story… maybe 5 – 7 chapters about this length, but I'd definitely love reviews! They sure make me feel better when I'm all stressed out! :)
It was a sunny and chilly morning in Washington D.C. There was little snow on the ground as Christmas loomed just a week away. Temperance Brennan had been trying to decide for weeks now what to give her partner, in every sense of the word, for Christmas; but so far had come up completely dry. Normally, Christmas was not a celebrated holiday for the extraordinary anthropologist, which is why it would be considered odd for her to be contemplating purchasing a gift. Christ was born in March, so why celebrate his birth in December?
This year was different than all those past ones; this was their first Christmas as a couple. She may not be religious, but it didn't mean that she couldn't try to enjoy Christmas for Booth. She knew with his Catholic beliefs that it was an engrained tradition and with the fact that they soon would be welcoming their child into the world, this child would grow up knowing the meaning of Christmas that Booth wanted to share. That, she knew Booth would be adamant on. She could practically hear him saying, "What kind of parents would we be if we didn't pass on the Yule Tide cheer to our child, Bones?"
She still didn't understand a lot about how relationships were supposed to work, but she was trying to learn. She wanted to learn. Booth made her incredibly happy, in fact, it was the happiest she had been since her parents disappeared. Angela was been right when she told her to remember the happy times she had with her parents, and live that life with her newly forming family. She had been happy when her family was together, and now she desperately wanted to give that happiness to her unborn child, but in order for that to happen, she would have to learn to adapt a little more and bend to Booth's traditions in a lot of personal matters. Things that meant more to him than they did to her, so why not relent a little to make him just as happy as she was?
She was interrupted from her thoughts by the doorbell. She got up slowly, as her growing stomach made her not quite as quick as she used to be, and made her way to the door. She opened it to the cheerful hollers of a young boy and was greeted with the mother of the child asking if Seeley was around. She was still uneasy dealing with this aspect of Booth's life. She loved Parker, he was a great boy, but knowing that she would be more responsible for his well-being now that she was in a relationship with his father made her a bit apprehensive. "Temperance?" the woman prompted. "Can I speak with Seeley please?"
Finally finding her voice she responded, "Oh… um, no. Sorry, he went to Sunday Mass. Maybe I can help?"
"I have an emergency at work and I can't take Parker with me… I was hoping he could spend some time with his father for the day." Rebecca said in a disappointed tone.
"Well, if you would like, Parker can stay here with me until Booth gets home?" She looked at the clock and continued, "He should be home in approximately forty-five minutes, depending on traffic."
"Really? It wouldn't be a bother would it?" She asked.
"No, really. I don't mind, besides maybe Parker can help me decide what to get his father for Christmas." Brennan responded with a smile.
"Really?" Exclaimed the young boy.
"Sure, why not? Tell Seeley I'll pick him up around seven." She said with a smile. "Thanks Temperance."
"You're welcome." Bones ushered Parker into the apartment, as goodbyes were said. Once Rebecca left, Brennan looked down at Parker. "Okay, Parker, I'm trying to figure out what I should get your father for Christmas. I want it to be special, and you're the perfect person to help me figure it out."
"You really want my help, Bones?" Parker asked excitedly.
"I could definitely use your expertise. What do you think? Are you up to the challenge?" She grinned at him.
"Sure! Can we go to the store to look around?" He asked.
"That sounds like an amendable idea." She said and reached for a pad of paper and a pen.
After writing a note to Booth that she went out and would be home by noon, the pair left on their adventures to look for the perfect present for Booth.
AN: Please don't forget to review! Give me ideas, anything! What kind of stuff do you want to see in this story? I want this to be kind of an ad-lib story where I get some of my ideas in chapters based on feedback from my readers! Maybe some ideas on gifts would be helpful too! I'm drawing a blank!