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AN: After watching the latest Bones episode "The warrior in the wuss" I had the strong need of writing a fanfiction. I never did try writing Bones' fanfictions before even though I really enjoy reading them, but seeing Parker with Christine sort of ignite my muse and this was born… I hope you'll like it!
They had stayed in Christine's room until the baby had been lulled to sleep by her brand new mobile. After Chris's blue eyes were finally shut, the three of them kissed her on the cheek and tiptoed out of the room. They left on her dolphin shaped nightlight, then Brennan went to have a relaxing bath with candles and essential oils, while the Booth boys went downstairs to enjoy a bowl of ice cream, even if Parker wasn't really supposed to eat sugars so close to his bedtime. The two had been sitting in companionable silence after having talked about how Parker had gotten the idea of making a mobile for Christine and his day at school. Booth was still amazed by the fact that his son had been able to create such a beautiful present for his baby sister. Looking at him quietly munching his cookie dough ice cream Booth felt nothing but pride filling his heart.
"Do you think Chris will remember me next time I'll come, in two weekends dad?" the whispered question snapped him out of his revere and he looked at his son, a worried expression on the nine year old's face.
"Of course she'll remember you buddy! You're her big brother, she won't ever forget you! Why would you say that?"
"Well, you know… I'm not around much and she's so little… what if she's scared next time I come over? Two weeks is such a long time for a baby…" Parker dropped his eyes on the bowl. He heard his dad's chair shuffling and then his dad's strong arms engulfing him in a tight hug.
"You don't have to worry about this Bub, you're her big brother and you'll be an important part of her life, okay?"
He nodded, but he still couldn't look at his dad in the face, he felt a lone tear escaping his eye and started sobbing quietly in his dad's shirt.
"How can I be an important part of her life if I'll only see her every two weeks, dad? How can I protect her, like a big brother is supposed to do? How can I teach her all the important stuff, like what's the best ice cream flavor, how to ride a bike, how to play soccer, baseball and football and how to make a cannonball in the pool? How can I tell her all about the best books to read and the best cartoons to watch? We won't have enough time together and she'll feel lonely without a brother, just like I've felt lonely as an only child all these years before she was born…" Booth looked at his son, his cheeks were wet with fresh tears, his eyes red and his breathing labored.
"Oh Parker… I had no idea you felt like this Bub! I mean I know you've been thrilled with the idea of becoming a big brother ever since we told you about Chris' impending arrival, but I didn't know that the idea of seeing her every two weeks made you so sad and I had no idea that you felt so lonely alone, you always seem happy when we're together, you should have told me something…" the boy interrupted his dad "I'm very happy whenever we're together dad, I really am and the idea of seeing you and Bones only every two weeks is pretty horrible as well, but now that I have a sister I really thought I could hang out with you guys more, with you three I really feel like part of a family and even though I love mom, I would love more to spend more time with you dad!"
"And I would love if you could spend more time with us as well Bub, but we've got to speak with your mom about this…"
"I know…" came his muffled reply, Parker was now sitting in Booth's lap and his dad was tracing comforting circles around his back.
"You should have told me you felt this way, Bub!" he added when he felt his son relax a little.
"Yeah, but I didn't want to bother you and Bones, with the baby coming and all…" he interrupted him straight away "You'll never bother me in any way Parker, you're my son, I love you and you're one of the three most important people in my life, all right?"
He smiled at his dad and nodded, he was afraid of admitting what was going through his head, but his dad had just told him and he could never bother him, so he blurted out what had really been bothering him "I didn't know how Bones was going to react to this…"
"How I was going to react to what?" Brennan had finish her bath and, after checking up on the still sleeping Christine, she had joined them at the table.
Two sets of brown eyes turner around at the sound of her voice, Booth couldn't suppress a smile at the sight of his gorgeous girlfriend dressed in a pair of his sweats and a comfortable t-shirt and he motioned over. Once she was sitting next to them she eyed the pair curiously, still waiting for an answer, but feeling that Booth wanted Parker to talk, so she snag a taste of the ice cream from Booth's bowl, while her partner looked at his son with an encouraging smile on his face.
"Parker here has taken his role of big brother very seriously Bones…" Booth decided to help his son a little.
"I've seen that. You did an astounding job with the crib mobile Parker and I'm sure Christine will thank you adequately, once she'll have developed her language skills…" she smiled at the boy and he timidly smiled back, before starting to talk "I'd like to spend more time with Christine, she's my baby sister and I wanna be the best big brother ever and for that to happen, I'll need to spend more than a weekend every two weeks with her!"
"I completely agree with you Parker, in order for the two of you to develop a close bond, you should spend quite some time together…" he interrupted her "Does that mean that you would like it if I spent more time with you guys?" he asked excitedly.
She looked a Booth confused and he came to her rescue "Parker was telling me how he wishes to spend more than just a weekend every two weeks with us…"
"Oh, I see… of course I would love for you to spend more time with us Parker! You're an extremely well-behaved, good-mannered and very bright young boy, it's a pleasure to have you around, your insatiable thirst for knowledge amazes me and I hope to be able to help you satisfy that in the coming months and years…" the boy interrupted her once again launching himself on her lap and engulfing her in a bones crushing hug.
Booth looked as two of his most favorite people sat huddled together, big happy smiles on their faces and he couldn't help but smile himself.
"I guess we'll talk to your mom when she'll pick you up on Sunday night then" he said when Parker released Brennan.
"Actually dad, I'd like to talk with mom as well… I think we should all talk to her" Brennan was nodding as the boy spoke.
"All right then, we'll talk with Becca all together when she comes over, all right?" two heads nodded, happy smiles still in place.
"What do you say we get pop corn and watch a movie together?" he added then.
"It's almost my bedtime, dad" Parker reminded him.
"Yeah, I know… but tomorrow is Saturday and we can sleep in, I'll go make the pop corn and you help Bones picking a dvd, all right?" his kid smiled at him, got up and dragged Brennan to the dvd cabinet to pick out a movie she had yet to watch.
Once the pop corn were in the microwave Booth took a moment to think about his life and all the changes that had happened in the latest months, he finally did have everything he had always wanted. The woman he loved had given him a daughter and not only she loved him and his son, she was willing to have him spend more time with them, he really couldn't ask for more. Hi sighed contently as the microwave beeped, signaling that the pop corn were ready and Parker waved him over, showing him that they were about to watch "Fantastic Four".
He took the plastic bowl filled with pop corn and grabbed a bottle of water and three glasses, then he sit next to his son, who was sandwiched between him and Brennan.
"This movie is amazing Bones, there is even a sequel and you should read the comic books about the Fantastic Four, dad and I love them!" Parker was talking excitedly to her, while pressing buttons on the dvd remote.
She smiled at him and picked a handful of pop corn from the bowl.
"Actually Bones, I think you'll like it… the main characters are squints, just like you!" Booth smiled brightly at her as she playfully hit his arm.
The credits started rolling and the three of them got comfortable on the couch.
When the movie ended Booth noticed that his son had fallen asleep snuggling into Brennan, he took the dvd out of the player, turned off both the tv and the player and went into the kitchen to place the empty pop corn bowl in the dishwasher. He then came back to the living room and picked up his son to take him upstairs. Once they were in his room he gently woke him up "Hey Bub, you need to put on your pjs and brush your teeth…" the boy stifled a yawn, got rid of his clothes and put on his navy blue hockey themed pajama, he went to the bathroom, brushed his teeth, used the toilet and got back into his room where his dad was waiting. He got into bed and yawned once again.
"Goodnight Bub, sleep tight" whispered Booth kissing him on the forehead, Brennan entered the room, took a sit on Parker's bed and kissed him on the cheek "Goodnight Parker, see you tomorrow…"
"Goodnight Bones, dad… love you both…" he whispered back closing his eyes.
The two of them turned off the lights and left the door open a crack, then they went into Christine's room, the baby was up, her big blue eyes still staring at the brand new mobile.
Brennan picked her up and brought her to the changing table.
"Let me change her Bones, go sit on the chair, I'll bring her to you when we're done!" Brennan loved seeing Booth with Christine, he got rid of the dirty diaper and then, once she was clean and happy, he took her to her mom's waiting arms. Booth stood there in awe, looking at his two girls sitting in the rocking chair. Almost ten minutes had passed and Chris' eyes were getting heavier and heavier, Booth gently picked her up and settled her once again in her crib, they both kissed her goodnight and went into their room across the hall.
The partners fell onto their bed, exhausted, but happy.
"Thank you Bones…"
"What are you thanking me for?" she wondered staring at him.
"For giving me a family" he answered simply.
"I should thank you for the same thing" she smiled.
"You've made me so happy, you know that?"
"You've made me incredibly happy as well Booth" she whispered inching closer and touching his face.
He kissed her briefly and sweetly, tasting the salty pop corn on her lips.
"We haven't brushed our teeth Booth!" she exclaimed when the kiss was over.
"I'm too tired for that!" he playfully answered.
"Don't be a baby, let's go brush them!" she pulled him out of bed and into their en-suite. Five minutes later they were back in bed, snuggling close to one another.
"Are you really okay with Parker wanting to spend more time with us, Bones?"
"Of course I am Booth! I love Parker and I really want him and Christine to spend time together and develop the close bond that every brother and sister should have…"
He looked at her a big smile on his face and kissed her fully on the mouth "I love you" he added when their mouths weren't pressed together anymore.
"I love you too" she answered as she got comfortable in his arms.
"Sweet dreams Bones"
"Goodnight Booth" she answered closing her eyes and he turned off the lamp on his bedside table.
They were woken up by hungry cries at 5:30 in the morning. Booth was quicker, he went into Christine's room and picked her up, taking her into their bedroom, Brennan was waiting, having positioned herself in order to breastfeed Christine. The baby sucked furiously, she had definitely inherited her father's appetite and after fifteen minutes she seemed to be full. Brennan detached her from her breast and got up to go change her.
"Let me" Booth said.
"No, it's okay… you go back to bed, I'll be back in five minutes…" she kissed him on the cheek and entered the nursery.
Once Chris was back in her crib, eyes closed, Brennan left the room and went to check on Parker, he was still sleeping soundly, satisfied she went back to her bed and her boyfriend's waiting arms.
They both went back to sleep, snuggled into one another.
The sun was up in the sky when Parker woke up. He stretched and looked at his clock, the digits read 8:47 am. He got up, went to the bathroom and washed his hands afterwards, then he went to his sister's room to see if she was awake. The baby was wide awake, looking intently at her surroundings. He went to pick her up and kissed the top of her head.
"Would you like it if we spent more time together Chris?" he asked.
The baby just stared at him, at three months her sight was still slightly unfocussed.
"Should we go wake up mom and dad?" he asked again, starting to walk towards the master bedroom, once he got to the door he quietly knocked, waiting for an answer.
"Come in" came the response from inside.
Parker walked in quietly, balancing Christine in his arms.
"Hey Parker! Did you sleep good?" asked Brennan still laying down on the mattress.
"Yep!" he nodded and got closer, once he was next to the bed she motioned for him to sit on it "Your dad is in the bathroom…"
"I imagined" he answered still engrossed in his sister.
"Are you hungry?"
"I am and I think Chris is too" he answered smiling at them both.
"She actually ate three hours ago, so I believe she must be hungry… what do you say we go make breakfast?" she asked the boy.
"Sure, but shouldn't Chris eat first?" he was worried.
"I think she should be changed first, I smell a dirty diaper!" she smiled at him "But your dad must be done with the shower so he can take care of that, while we start on breakfast… what would you like? Pancakes, waffles, eggs, bacon?"
"Uhm, can I have it all?" came Booth's reply, he was coming out of the bathroom wearing jeans and an FBI t-shirt "Hey Bub, sleep well?" he asked his son.
"Yeah, the best!" he smiled.
"Okay then, you go change and bathe Christine, Parker and I will start breakfast!"
Parker got up and handed his dad the baby, then he followed Brennan downstairs and the two of them started working on a massive breakfast made of pancakes, waffles, eggs, bacon, orange juice and fresh fruits. It was definitely the best way to start the day and the weekend.
AN: so what do you think? I have the outline of the story planned out, it's probably going to be at least 10-15 chapters… and we'll see the rest of the gang too, this was just an introductory chapter, next one is the rest of the weekend and the talk with Becca. Please review, I'd like to get some feedback, since this is my first Bones story. Also sorry for any grammar mistakes, I have no beta and English is not my first language!