A/N: Hey! This is my first Bones fic, and also my first fic on this site. Please let me know if I should continue! I'm not sure how good it is since I haven't written a fic in awhile. Anywho, hope you enjoy it!

I do not own Bones or any of the characters in any way…obviously.

Chapter 1: Walking Distance

"What do you mean your cab company isn't running?" Doctor Temperance Brennan threw a hand on her hip while the other held on to her cell phone, "I purposely called your company this morning to make sure you'd still be open due to the weather."

"Hey, I'm sorry lady but…"

"How am I supposed to get home now?" She interrupted annoyed at his evident carelessness for her situation.

"You can always walk."

"It's clear you are aware of the current weather conditions since you won't send one of your Taxi's out for me," She huffed.

"Lady, I'm s…"

Temperance clapped her phone shut and threw it into her purse. Folding her arms across her chest she half laughed. She was no where near walking distance from her apartment and the snow showed no signs of stopping. Walking over to the snow covered street sign, she dusted it off with her hand. As she blew on her frost bitten hands, she realized that she was walking distance from someone else's apartment.

After about walking four blocks, she finally reached her destination. Although, she'd never want to admit it she didn't believe she could've bared the cold one more block. She agreed those words would definitely never escape her lips. She felt the snow in her hair begin to melt due to the exposure of warm air in the building. Temperance shivered as she felt a droplet of water trickled down her neck. When she had finally reached the apartment she intended, her hand feebly clenched into a fist and barely managed to knock on the door.

Brennan sighed in relief when she seen the knob turn.

"Bones? What are you doing here?" Special Agent Seely Booth asked his partner as he immediately ushered her in.

"I…"

Before she could get a word in Booth spoke.

"You're soaked. What did you do walk here?" He teased sarcastically as he rummaged through a closet for a blanket.

"Well…yes actually. Thank you." She replied accepting the wool blanket he gave her.

"Wait take off your coat before you put that blanket on, Bones. You're gonna freeze, it's soaked."

Brennan sighed as she shrugged out of coat which Booth took from her hands.

"Ok now explain to me why you just didn't take a car?" He continued as he draped her coat over a chair to dry. He motioned his head toward the living room, "Take a seat."

She held the blanket which she was wrapped up in close to her, "I didn't simply chooseto walk here Booth." Temperance replied taking a seat on the leather couch in the living room. "My car is in service, and the cab company isn't running after I had just called deliberately this morning to make sure they would be due to the stormy weather."

He sat down next to her, "Ya know you could have just called me. I would've picked you up."

"Well I didn't want to impose." She replied looking at him.

"You wouldn't beimposing." He replied mimicking her choice of words, "Friends help friends Bones." He nudged her arm with his fist before smiling playfully at her.

"Did you have any plans for tonight?" She asked returning him a smile.

"Rebecca's dropping Parker off tonight. Hope you don't mind."

She shook her head, "Not at all. Why would I mind?"

"Well you're not exactly the type of person I'd call a 'kid person' Bones." He said emphasizing kid person with air quotes.

Brennan folded her arms neatly across her chest, "And what led you to believe that?"

Booth smirked. He loved getting her annoyed. Mostly because he thought she was cute when she was hot headed and mad.

"I'm assuming you aren't a kid person because you said you don't want any kids of your own." He replied getting up in response to the sounding of the doorbell throughout the apartment.

"Well, you're wrong. Just because I don't want any children of my own doesn't mean I don't enjoy the company of other people's children."

Booth smiled to himself as he made his way toward the door. He figured he'd let this one go for once since he knew how much his very difficult partner loved to get the last word in on every debate.

"Hey, buddy!" Booth greeted his son happily while crouching down to meet his gaze, his arms open and ready for a hug.

Parker accepted his father's invitation and wrapped his tiny arms around Booth's neck, "Daddy!"

Booth picked Parker up as he stood to come to eye level with Rebecca. Her stance was familiar and it was clear to Booth that Rebecca was annoyed. One hand was on her hip while the other had a tight grasp on Parker's backpack. Her eyes were narrowed and her forehead was creased into three ripples. Rebecca was always annoyed when she had to drop Parker off.

"You are lucky that this snow wasn't falling this heavy when I left the house." She spoke wagging her finger at him, "If it was, I never would have brought him to you."

Booth grabbed her finger which she immediately set free, "Thanks a lot Rebecca. The weather's pr…"

She interrupted him, handing him Parker's backpack, "Here's his stuff." She smiled at her son who was standing beside Booth, "See you tomorrow Parker. 10:00 Booth." She pointed her finger at him again and began walking down the stairs. Boy was she bugging him.

After waving goodbye to his mother, Parker happily followed his father inside.

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