A/N: I've wanted to write this story for awhile now, it may be confusing at first but keep reading, depending on response I may continue. Some OCC! Based on Reba McEntire's duet with Kenny Chesney: Every other weekend
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"Claire, do you have all the things you want?" Temperance Brennan asked her daughter as she walked into the room.
"Yes mommy" The 3 year old answered back
Every other Friday
its toys and clothes and backpacks
Is everybody in,
Okay, let's go see dad
They drove down a couple miles to the corner of Rite Aid where the FBI issued SUV was parked. Special Agent Seely Booth was standing there. They got out of the car and Claire stumbled over to her dad, Booth greeted her with wide open arms.
"Hey princess" Booth said picking up his daughter "Well Temperance I'll see you next time"
"Yea, Claire come give momma a hug" Brennan said getting down to the ground and hugging her daughter, then leaving for home.
Same time in the same spot
Corner of the same old parking lot
Half the hugs and kisses there are always sad
We trade couple words and looks and kids again
Every Other weekend
On her ride home all she could think about were the mistakes they had made. It was one night, they had ended up drunk and in bed together, if that didn't put a strain on their partnership, finding out she was pregnant definitely did. After she found out she was pregnant they booth decided not to be partners and that was the beginning of this heartbreak.
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Every other weekend
Very few exceptions,
I pick up the love we made in both my arms
Booth locked Claire in her car seat, after watching Brennan drive away. He usually had Parker with him when he had Claire but he was out of town with Rebecca.
Its movies on the sofa, grilled cheese and cut the crust off
"That's not the way mom makes it, daddy," breaks my heart
"Dada can we watch dis movie?" Claire asked holding up the Lion King
"Sure baby girl, while we're eating dinner" Booth said
"Can we have gwilled Cheese!?" Claire said excitedly
"Of course we can! Tonight we will have a Lion King and grilled cheese marathon!" Booth said getting to her level.
"But make sure you make the grilled cheese right this time!" Claire smiled, Booth gave back a sad smile.
I miss everything I use to have with her again,
Every other weekend
I can't tell her I love her
I can't tell him I love him
'Cause there's too many questions and years in the car
So I don't tell him I miss him
I don't tell her I need her
She's(He's) over me, that's where we are
So we're as close as we may ever be again
Every other weekend
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It was one of those weeks when Brennan didn't have Claire, when she woke up on Saturday morning she went to the living room and turned the TV on; there was no point in going to the lab she thought.
Every other Saturday
First thing in the morning
I turn the TV on to make the quiet go away
Brennan sat on her couch trying not to think of that man, but no matter what she did, her mind would always come to him. How could we have been so careless? She thought to herself, she loved Claire with all of her heart but that one night ruined everything between them, a tear ran down her cheek.
I know why, but I don't know why
We ever let this happen
Fallin' for forever was a big mistake
There's so much not to do and all day not to do with him
Every other weekend
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The next weekend Booth drove Claire down to the meet her mom at the Rite Aid parking lot, and as Claire ran to Brennan he got her toys and Bags out of the back of car.
Every other Sunday
I empty out my backseat
While my children hug their mother
In the parking lot
Booth waved to Brennan as she pulled out of the parking and drove on down the road, standing there for a second with a tear in his eye before he got in his car and drove home.
We don't touch,
We don't talk much,
Maybe goodbye to each other
As she drives away with every piece of heart I got,
I re convince myself we did the right thing,
Every other weekend
I can't tell her I love her
I can't tell him I love him
'Cause there's too many questions and years in the car
So I don't tell him I miss him
I don't tell her I need her
She's(He's) over me that's where we are
We're as close as we may ever be again
Every other weekend
As he drove home, all Booth could think about was her, and the partnership they used to have
Yeah, for fifteen minutes,
We're a family again
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Brennan was driving home with her daughter, only thinking of him and trying not to let the tears spill out of her eyes, for the sake of her little girl.
God, I wish that he was still with me again
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They both loved each other so much and wanted the other to be with them again but they wouldn't admit it.
Every other weekend
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A/N: I made the spelling wrong when Claire was talking on purpose. So do you want me to continue? Or do you like the sad ending?