Seeley Booth stood there looking at his newborn twins through the nursery window. He put his hand on the glass and smiled. Six years ago Booth never would have thought that he would be here with the woman that he loved more than life itself. No, six years ago, Temperance Brennan could barely stand the sight of FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth. She had even punched him once. Now, he was standing here looking at their newborn children.

He closed his eyes and thanked God for these tiny little lives. Their conception had given their parents the nerve and the push to finally admit their feelings for one another. Feelings that they both had kept hidden.

Booth smiled and felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist and a head settled on his shoulder. He knew immediately that it was his wife. Wife. That sounded like the most perfect word in his world right now. He turned his head and kissed her softly. Then he whispered, "They are perfect. Thank you."

He heard the emotion in his voice and he knew that she heard it to. Especially when she said, "I should be thanking you. You've made me the happiest woman in the world."

Booth looked at her and smiled, "Really?"

She nodded and her eyes filled with tears. Booth turned and gathered her in his arms. She literally fell apart and Booth held her tightly. He kissed the top of her head and asked, "Hey! What's with the tears?"

She shook her head and said, "I don't know. I'm not sad. I'm happier than I've ever been and I love you. I love our babies. I have a full life now. There is no rational reason why I should be crying. Logically I should be the happiest woman in the world."

Booth nodded and he laughed. She slapped him softly and said, "Don't laugh at me Booth. It's not funny. I'm acting illogically and it's not funny."

Booth smiled at her and said, "I'm not laughing at you sweetheart. You are just happy. That's why you're crying. I bet that you never thought when you met me six years ago that you would be married to me. Let alone the mother to newborn twins."

She nodded and buried her head in his shoulder. He rubbed her back and kissed the top of her head again. Then he heard her whisper, "I'm not sure that I can do this. I was so sure of myself before they were born. Now that they are here, I don't think I can do this."

Booth shook his head, "You don't have to do it alone. I'll be here to help you."

She nodded and he walked her back to the room.

It was shortly after that when the babies pediatrician came into her room. The first thing that Booth noticed was that the doctor didn't have the usual smile on her face. When they'd went to her office to interview her, the woman had a smile that was bright enough to light up the entire room. Now however, the look on her face was grim.

Booth looked at her and asked, "Is there something wrong with the babies?"

Doctor Chapman said, "The babies are, for the most part, perfect."

Booth looked at her and said, "Why do I sense a but coming?"

Doctor Chapman smiled a small smile and said, "Because unfortunately this is one of the parts of my job that I don't like. As part of all the screening tests that we perform on all newborns we perform a test called Universal newborn hearing screening. Ninety nine percent of the time everything comes back absolutely normal."

Booth looked at her and asked, "What are you trying to tell us?"

Doctor Chapman smiled sadly and said, "Well, your son's hearing test checked out fine. Your daughter's hearing however, we noticed some abnormalities. The test emits a small sound. If the ear produces an echo, the probe picks this up, the cochlea is confirmed to be responding normally. We check on ear and then the other. Your daughter's ears aren't producing the echo."

Brennan looked at her and asked, "What are you trying to tell us?"

The doctor looked at them and said, "Well, of course this is only the first test. I'm saying that there might be a chance that Angela is deaf."

Booth and Brennan looked at the doctor and finally Booth asked, "How come Jackson isn't effected?"

Doctor Chapman said, "Even if they were identical twins, the chances of both of them being born deaf would be very small. We will perform an automated auditory brainstem response. It records brain activity in response to sound as she sleeps. Sounds are emitted through headphones and discs are attached to the baby's head to register responses. The test is completely painless."

Booth looked at Brennan and she seemed stunned. She was staring straight ahead. Just a few hours ago, they were welcoming their newborn babies into the world. Now, however, they were facing the prospect that their daughter might be deaf. Booth looked at her and whispered, "Everything will be okay. We can..."

Booth saw her eyes cloud with tears. These weren't happy tears. They were tears of worry and confusion. Then he heard her ask, "Was it something that I did?"

Doctor Chapman told them, "No. I can assure you that it wasn't anything that you did. She is normal in every other way. I'm going to refer you to an audiologist. When she is a little older, they can perform other tests that can determine if she is, in fact deaf or simply hearing impaired. Depending on the severity of the impairment."

Booth and Brennan nodded. Booth sat down next to her and whispered, "We will do whatever we can to help her."

Brennan nodded and told her, "It's all my fault. She's deaf because of something I did."

Booth shook his head, "Doctor Chapman said that..."

She shook her head and told him, "Exposure to chemicals or toxins can be detrimental to a developing fetus. I did this to her. I..."

Booth looked at her and said, "Bones. It wasn't your fault. I could be to blame. I was in Iraq and Afghanistan. I..."

Brennan looked at him, "It can't be you Booth. You have Parker and he's absolutely perfect. He..."

Booth looked at her and whispered, "I can promise you that it wasn't your fault."

Doctor Chapman looked at them, "Mister and Mrs. Booth, I can promise you that the cause of your daughter's hearing impairment has nothing to do with either one of you. Sometimes, these things just happen. We won't know if until we do more tests."

The two parents looked at each other and Booth took his wife's hand in his and kissed it softly. Then, he whispered, "Whatever the outcome is Bones, we are going to face it together. I promise you. Angela will get the best care that we can find for her."

Brennan nodded and whispered, "Okay."

That was all that she could say before she broke down into tears. Booth sat down next to her and held her while she cried. Booth felt like crying for their daughter, however, he knew that he needed to be strong for Brennan and their daughter.

The next morning, they met the woman that would change their daughter's life forever. The woman that would become like a grandmother to both of their children. To the daughter that couldn't hear and the son that could.

Doctor Carol Fletcher showed up at the hospital room the next morning. She smiled at the new parents and said, "I am Carol Fletcher. I'm a doctor, but I like to think of myself as more of a friend to my patients. I'm sure that you both probably have a lot of questions for me."

Booth nodded and looked the doctor in her eyes. He asked, "Is Angela deaf because of anything that either of us have done?"

The doctor smiled and said, "I can assure you with almost one hundred percent certainty that you and your wife had nothing to do with causing her deafness."

Booth nodded and told Brennan, "I told you sweetheart. What did cause her deafness?"

Carol smiled and said, "Well, because she is still so small, we need to do more tests. It's possible that there isn't an explanation. That this is just something that happens. When she is a little bit older, we will perform CAT scans and other more extensive tests. Now however, we are going to take it one day at a time. The most important thing is that she knows that you love her and that you will love her. No matter if she is deaf or not."

Booth looked at her and then back at his wife. He felt the tears roll down his cheeks. The nurse wheeled both of the babies in and Booth smiled at her. He walked over to the bassinet and picked up his daughter and then handed her to Bones. She smiled down at her daughter through tears in her eyes and kissed her tiny daughter on the forehead and whispered, "I love you little one. Our little angel. We will get you the best help that's available. That's what Doctor Fletcher is here for. She's going to help you."

Booth picked up their son and he sat down next to her in the chair and whispered, "That's right Bones. Whatever it takes to help her. We will do it."

Doctor Fletcher smiled and looked at the tiny family. She knew that acceptance was the first step to getting help for their daughter. It would be a long road, but she would be there with them every step of the way.