A/N: I found this is one of my notebooks I wrote it a few months ago. Don't worry I'm still working on Chapter 11 of Distance can't keep us apart. I decided to take a break and type this one up. Let me know what you think.

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She sat in her car outside his house. It was six in the evening. It was Thursday June 13th. He probably wasn't home yet. It had been a little over a year since she'd left.

She had left him, Parker, and their son. Sometimes which was usually she missed them. Booth smile, Parker laugh, the infant she gave birth to almost a year ago that she hadn't seen since then.

She wondered what Booth had named him. If he looked like her, or him. Booth most likely hated her for what she had done. Leaving was a stupid decision. I mean seriously she loved him. They had been in love. She was even going to marry him. Then, the day her son was born she freaked out. What a time to freak out right? She couldn't be a mother. So she wrote the love of her life a short note and left it in the hospital room. At the time of her discharge she quietly slipped out without even a goodbye. She wasn't sure where she was going to go. She remembers what she had written to him in that note like it had been yesterday.

Seeley,

I have to leave. I'm so sorry. I'm not sure I can be a mother, or your wife for that matter. Please don't follow me. If our son ever asks about his mother don't tell him about me. If I ever do come back it won't be for a long time. You didn't do anything wrong so don't ever think you did. I know I'm hurting you right now but you'll move on and find somebody new who can be there for the boys and you. They can be for you what I can't

Always,

Bones

Booth was driving down the street with his sons Parker who was almost 7 and Cory who was nearly a year old now. He saw a car parked across the street from his house and a woman sitting in it looking deep in thought. As he pulled in he let his mind wander. She looks like Bones. God I miss her so much. Why is she on my mind so damn much still?

"Daddy!"

Booth was pulled from his thoughts by Parker suddenly.

"What's up?"

"Can we go and see Angela tomorrow?" asked his son with hopeful eyes. In Brennan's absence Parker was spending time with her. Booth knew that she still had contact with Bones. She just would never say anything around him. He wasn't sure if Angela was helping or hurting him now.

"Sure, how about after school?"

Satisfied with this response Parker unbuckled himself and got out of the car. Booth got out then reached in the backseat to retrieve Cory from his carseat. He was grinning at his father. Well at least Bones gave me such a wonderful boy. Cory was someone they created that they would always have. If Cory was all he'd ever get from her he was still thankful.

Parker looked across the street. He scrunched his little face in confusion, and thought. It was her. She was really here. God had answered my prayers thought Parker about his nightly request to God. Then one word quietly left the stunned little boy's lips.

"Mom."

Booth whipped a concerned head around at what his son's tone conveyed. He looked to where Parker was staring at the vehicle. Booth decided not to take any chances.

"Parker here take Cory inside."

She knew he'd seen her. She cursed at herself for getting to close this time. Then she made a decision. She bravely, very not like herself stepped out of her car.

To Booth she looked good. Slightly tired around the eyes however. As if months of worry and sleepless nights had plagued her. Her eyes used to be brighter before she left when they were happy and together. What if she missed me? No. Wait what if she came to take Cory? Oh God she was still his mother, and she probably could. Wait, how did she find my house? Angela. I bet she told Bones. So she gets updates on me yet I get nothing on her? What kind of twisted logic is that?

Sighing, he closed the car door and moved away from the car. She walked into his driveway. After all this time and they were only separated by five feet now. Tempe come on, don't panic. You need to do this or else you'll never know what could have been. I've wasted enough time she thought. I gave up my everything my fiancé, my stepson, and my son for what? Because I was scared so I tried being alone again. She wanted him to yell at her. Tell her he hated her. An angry Booth was always better then a hurt one. She knew she had seen both.

"I know, I'm probably the last person you want to see right now."

"No, Bones you're the only person I've wanted to see standing in front of me for a year now. You're just the last one I expected to see." Wow I really told her that didn't i?

Does he mean that?

"Where have you been all this time? I mean if you don't mind me asking. Angela would never tell us anything."

"Oh. I thought she'd told you. I'm sorry. I asked her to mention to you where I was like six months ago. She said you hastily asked why she was telling you this. To me it sounded like you didn't really didn't care. I can't blame you though what I did was terrible."

What? Angela kept this from me. Okay for some reason that woman did not want me to know where Bones was. "Whoa Bones I never said that. Of course I care."

"Do you still?"

"Nothing on earth would stop me from caring." I need you don't go.

She finally broke. "I…I'm so sorry for everything. I was so afraid that I'd screw things up if I stayed. There was never a day when I woke up and didn't think of you or the boys. For a while I thought it was simply too late to come back. Then, I realized I had to."

Missing half of that and only hearing the daily thoughts. "You really thought about us?"

"Did you?" Tell me you didn't forget me.

"Everyday, and dreamt of you every night. I had a feeling that was you when I was pulling in the driveway, but I was certain when Parker said mom. I haven't heard him say anything like that since you left. He has a tone he only uses when he speaks to you."

"I saw him Booth."

"What do you mean?" asked Booth kind of confused.

"I went to see Angela one night a couple months ago. I was coming back from a conference in Boston, and Parker was asleep on her couch. It was late, but before I left I kissed him on the forehead, and whispered that I loved him. Ange somehow thinks he knows I was there that night. That was when I decided I needed to come back here."

"Yeah…Bones that was a couple months ago. Why did it take so long?"

"Well moving is a lot of work. Especially when you do it yourself. I had to sell myplace, quit my job at the university, and hire a replacement which took a month and a half. I had a real witch of a boss, too. She made Cam look like Mother Teresa."

He laughed at her accurate reference. "Where at?" he asked slightly curious.

"Oh. Just over the state line in Virginia, but it never felt right there. It was never enough to be like home."

"Temperance, this year has been rough on all of us. Parker, Cory, and I. Just looking at Cory as he grows, that boy looks like his mom everyday. He's got your curiosity in his eyes. He's always getting into trouble. He's always taking things apart investigating things like cupboards, boxes, the book shelves, and most recently the top of his brother's dresser. I don't like him spending too much time with Angela, or Rebecca."

She hadn't thought about that one. "you and Rebecca are you two…"

He wouldn't let her finish. "NO, of course not. She just sometimes watches him when I'm late at work and Angela can't or needs a break. I don't want him getting confused about who his mother is."

Seeley, what makes you think That the fact that I'm his Mom is why I'm here?"

"Well, he's part of the reason and it's because you love him and Parker." Booth thought a moment then added. "Temperance, please don't leave again. We all need you here with us. I don't think I can afford to lose you once more." He sounded defeated from this.

She smiled at him and wrapped her arms around him. Then the tears came. Suddenly they were of relief. It wasn't heartbreak or sadness this time. He held her close. Praying he'd have her like this forever.

Parker peeked out the window and smiled at what he saw.

So….should I continue this or leave it?