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The past week in the Booth household have been spent taking care of a sick Christine. It had been exactly one week since Temperance had gotten the call from daycare saying Christine had chickenpox. Christine was finally better and was going back to daycare this very morning. Brennan herself now seemed to becoming down with something, but Brennan being herself refused to admit she was anything less then perfectly fine.

"Bones I really wish you would just stay home it is clear you are not feeling well" said Booth as he watch Temperance push her food around on her plate, but not really eating anything.

"I am perfectly fine it is just a little cold." She said as she got up to put her plate in the sink.

"You don't seem fine to me you hardly touched your food and you have a fever, just stay home and rest" Booth said as he tried to place the back of his hand against her forehead.

Temperance pushed his hand away. "Booth I am fine I have to go to work I missed enough time being out with Christine there is no reason for me to miss work because of a silly little case of gastroenteritis."

"Humor me and at least let me take you're temperature."

"Although it is not at all necessary if you will then allow us to leave for work I will allow it" Brennan said as she rolled her eyes.

Booth ran off to get the thermometer from Christine's room. As he past he saw Christine was quietly watching a television show another sign Temperance was really sick, she said nothing as Booth sat Christine in front of the television that morning. As he came back down stairs he checked on Christine one last time then walked into the kitchen to see Brennan with her head down on the table.

Without saying a word he stuck the thermometer in her ear until it beeped. He then removed it and saw it said 101°. "Oh Bones I can't let you go to work like this."

"Booth it is nothing more then gastroenteritis. I have a headache that sitting her arguing with you is only making worse. I will be fine at work."

"You have that half right you will be fine, but you're not right now and you're not going to work."

With a little more persuasion Brennan was now in bed sleeping an hour later. Booth had brought Christine to daycare then called him and Brennan out for the day. Booth was lying in bed with her watching her sleep. Checking her temperature to make sure it wasn't rising too much. When he had just checked it, it was up to 102.9°. He decided it was time to give her a bath to lower it. After waking her and putting her in the tub he noticed the pink bumps on her stomach. That's when it finally hit him Bones had caught chickenpox from Christine. He helped her out and helped her put on clean yoga pants and a t-shirt. After he helped her into bed before calling her doctor. He had yet to mention even seeing the rash yet because he knew it would only be another argument. He got her an appointment with her doctor for right away. It did not take much persuasion to get her to go which he knew was not a good sign.

At the doctors office Booth went to sign Temperance in. "Hi, I'm Seeley Booth my wife Temperance has an appointment our daughter had chickenpox last week and this morning my wife woke up with a fever and rash along with other symptoms."

"Okay sign her name here and your wife will have to wear this to not infect the other patients" the receptionist said as she handed Booth a mask.

Booth took it and wondered if Temperance was sick enough to not complain about having to wear it. "You should be called back soon, but until then you will have to wear this." He said as he put it on Temperance. She rolled her eyes, but allowed him to put it on her. Then resting her head on his shoulder. She had begun to itch now and he had to wonder if the rash was anywhere else he didn't think to look. After about 10 minutes she was finally called back.

Once in the room the nurse began to ask questions like when the rash appeared and where it was located on her body. She then handed Temperance a gown to change into so the doctor had better access to look at the rash. It was beginning to spread to her face now too. She then left the room to let Temperance change. Once alone in the room Temperance changed then sat and began to itch at the rash on her face. Booth tried to stop her, but that only made her annoyed with him "Booth this is an itchy rash we learned that from Christine and now this mask on my face makes it worse."

"I know Bones, but itching can make it worse or cause infection."

Before Temperance could respond the doctor walked in stopping the conversation. "I hear you are not feeling well Doctor Brennan. " He then removed the mask to insert the thermometer into her mouth. As he waited for that to beep he asked Booth questions about Temperance's condition. When it beeped he removed it and took note telling Booth and Brennan that it was still quite high. He then started checking her eyes, ears, nose, and throat "That's a pretty raw throat you have their Dr. Brennan I am sure it must be very soar." She nodded her head there was no point in hiding anything now. He then started to poke some of the spots that appeared on her face before asking her to lay back and allow him to see the ones on her stomach. He then confirmed it was chickenpox. "Dr Brennan I wish there was more I could do for you, but their isn't anything except ways to relief some of the symptoms: take Tylenol for the fever, take oatmeal baths to relieve the itch, use calamine lotion for the same, and to take the prescription of acyclovir to hopefully make your illness not as severe."

Brennan stayed in the car waiting while Booth ran into the pharmacy to pick everything up for her. After that they went home. Booth called Angela to ask if Christine could stay with her for a while so Brennan could focus on getting better and not about Christine being taken care of. When Brennan found out she was not happy, but knew it was for the best. She had just gone home and fell asleep the doctor had told Booth that for the first day or so she would want to do nothing, but sleep. Booth was kind of happy about this because while sleeping she was nothing thinking of the itching.

By the next day she was more awake and more covered in spots. Making her much more itchy. Booth had just helped her take a sponge bath then covered her in calamine lotion before making her come to the kitchen to eat. After eating they decided to hang out on the coach for a little while watching a movie.

"Bones if you don't stop scratching I am going to have to tape socks to your hands to keep you from scratching."

"Its not fair Booth they are extremely itchy and nothing is helping. It even wakes me sometimes."

I know babe."

They then turned back to the movie Brennan soon falling asleep. She was itching in her sleep now, so Booth went to find a pair of his socks to put on her hands. He taped them securely so she could not pull them off. He knew she was going to be angry, but he did it out of love. When Temperance woke up to say she was angry was an understatement she was yelling at Booth before she even was fully awake.

"Baby I know you don't like it, but it's for your own good."

"It is unnecessary I am a grown woman who you are treating as a child."

" It is only for your own good"

The argument lasted for a while until Brennan eventually gave in only because what choice did she have he had them taped on pretty well and she could not get them off. As the time went on the supremely rational Brennan was becoming not so rational.

"Booth please make it stop."

"You know I would do anything to make you better if I could" he said while stroking her head. After doing so he could feel she felt warm again. He went and retrieved the thermometer sticking it in her ear. "101.7, why don't we try the oatmeal bath again to bring down your temperature and relieve some of he itching."

After taking the bath Booth gave Brennan Tylenol and her medicine. He then reapplied calamine lotion. Then brought her to bed.