She stares at her nearly empty plate. She huffs, and continues to stare.
"What's on your mind Bones?" he asks her.
"Nothing,"
"What's on your mind," he repeats.
"I want a baby," she answers.
He doesn't say anything he just looks up from his burger to look at her face.
"I want a baby," she repeats.
"I heard you the first time,"
"Then why didn't you say anything?"
"What am I supposed to say?"
"I don't know I just assumed that you would have an opinion,"
"I think that you'll make a great parent when you're ready,"
"I am ready,"
"Now?"
"Yes,"
"Ok,"
"Ok? That's all you're going to say?"
"I don't see a problem here. You're certified to be a foster parent, and there are a ton of babies out there that need homes,"
"I want a baby I can keep,"
"Can't you foster to adopt?"
"I... yeah probably,"
"Then why don't you go for it?"
"I don't want to get attached to a baby and then have them take it away,"
"Then apply to adopt,"
"That takes years,"
"You've got something that can speed the process up,"
"What?"
"Money,"
"I want my own baby,"
"That doesn't just happen overnight Bones,"
"I know,"
"I really didn't expect to have this conversation with you today you know,"
"When did you expect to have it?"
"Not for at least another three to five years,"
"What would lead you to believe that?"
"You're at the height of your career. If you have a baby now you're going to have to make a lot of changes,"
"I know that,"
"Are you even dating anyone?"
"No,"
"Then you're going to have to be patient, because you can't just meet someone one day, and announce that you want a baby the next,"
"I know that, but I want a baby now,"
"So go to a sperm bank," he suggests.
"I don't know those people,"
"I think that's kind of the point,"
"I don't know if they're criminals, or if they're mentally unstable, or if they're drug addicts,"
"Bones I think that they screen their donors a little bit,"
"I don't want to do it that way. I'm not comfortable with that,"
"Then you're out of options. You're just going to have to wait,"
"But I don't want to wait,"
"Have you really even thought this through? It's a lifelong commitment,"
"I know," she answers.
"You'll probably get really sick, and throw up all day, and then you'll be all cranky, and you'll take it out on me,"
"No I won't,"
"And then you'll get fat,"
"Thanks for being so sensitive,"
"I'm just saying. I mean I hope you don't hope to look like that after you have a kid. And then you have to deal with three a.m. feedings, and colic,"
"I know,"
"And then you have to go to work the next day. How are you going to function on no sleep?"
"I'll be fine. I've done it before,"
"And who are you going to get to father this baby?"
"I don't know,"
"You could just go meet some random guy at a bar, and hope for the best,"
"I don't think so,"
"Why are you so against adoption?"
"I don't know. I'm not, I just want my own baby is that selfish?"
"No it's natural to want to reproduce,"
"Exactly,"
He stares at his glass intensely.
"What's your opinion?" she asks.
"I think that you should wait. Wait until you find the right person to have a baby with. You have to find someone who wants to have a kid, but it's not going to happen over night. I mean you can't take the fast track for this. You don't want to either,"
"I know, but I don't want to wait,"
"If you do it now, you're going to be doing alone you realize that right?"
"I know,"
"Are you ok with that?"
"Yes,"
"And who would take care of this baby while you're at work? A nanny? Would you send the baby to daycare? You know that you can't bring a baby to work,"
"Why not?"
"Seriously Bones do you want your kid's first memory be of a decapitated body?"
"Not particularly,"
"So just wait,"
"But what if I wait too long?"
"What do you mean?"
"What if I wait and when I find the right person to have a baby with it's too late,"
"Then you can adopt,"
"But I want to have a baby,"
"Where is this coming from?" he questions.
"I don't know,"
"Do you really want this?"
"Yes,"
"Then why don't you just go checked out, and then go from there. You don't know the doctor could tell you that you have two decades,"
"I doubt that,"
"Why don't you just go see? What would it hurt?"
"Nothing,"
"But don't impulse buy,"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't go in there and decide to pick someone out of a book and then get pregnant that day. That would be a really bad idea,"
"I don't want to go alone though,"
"I can go with you,"
"Are you sure that you want to go to that doctor with me?"
"I have a son, I've been to that doctor before,"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes," he answers with a smile on his face. His Bones was growing. She had finally admitted what he knew she wanted all along, even if she didn't.