SEASON 2 2006

I was sitting at my desk in my office at the Jeffersonian typing my latest novel into my laptop. I am in the middle of a very important scene when I hear a knock at my office door. "Come in" I call out. I hear the door open and Booth and his little boy walk in hand in hand. "Booth" I cry closing my document and walking over to Booth. Parker smiles up at me "Dr Bones" he laughs as he runs up and gives me a hug. I hug the little blonde boy back and look over at Booth. "So what brings you to my office?" I ask my FBI agent work partner. He smiles at me and hugs his son "I have to ask you a favour…" Booth begins. I nod "Yes what do you want to ask me?" I ask. Booth gestures to Parker "Well, I got called up by my boss to do some last minute FBI business tonight but I was supposed to be looking after Parker…" Booth begins "And I was umm…sorta wondering if you can look after Parker for me tonight" he asks. I feel taken aback, how was I supposed to look after Booth's little boy for one whole night? "I don't know Booth" I reply unsurely. He elbows me affectionately "Oh come on, Bones , I know you can do it, Parker is just one kid" he tells me. I see Parker playing with some toy cars on the floor in my office and I feel a large amount of affection towards the little boy. He smiles at me "Can you please look after me Dr Bones" he asks. My heart immediately melts towards the little boy and I made my decision. I look over at Booth and Parker "Yes, I will babysit Parker" I say to them still unsure about what I was getting myself into.

Parker and I both wave goodbye to Booth who was walking out of my office. I close the door behind Booth and look at Parker who is sitting on the sofa. I turn to face him "How are you Parker" I ask the little boy as I sit down on the sofa next to him. He smiles at me happily "I'm going well Dr Bones" he replies. "But can you please pass me some paper, I want to do a drawing? " he asks. I nod and get a piece of white paper out of my desk drawer. I pass it to Parker along with a pen and watch him as he begins to draw. He draws three people, two tall ones on either side of a short one. He then draws on the hair and other small details in messy five-year old drawing. I can tell that the drawing is of Booth, Parker and myself. Parker then looks up at me with his brown eyes "Dr Bones, are you daddy's girlfriend?" he asks me innocently. I feel a bit taken aback. I shake my head "No Parker daddy and I are just friends" I tell him. Parker looks disappointed "Oh, I want you to be daddy's girlfriend so you can be my mommy" he tells me. I smile; this little child keeps touching my heart over and over. "No Parker, you already have a very good mommy" I tell him. Parker nods and gives me a hug "I love you Bones"

"Dr Bones I'm hungry," whines Parker. We were still sitting in my office and Parker was playing a game on my phone. I was suddenly worried about feeding Parker dinner. Booth had suggested feeding him Macaroni and Cheese but I had to stop by the store to get some. I look at Parker "Hey Parker we have to stop by Woolworths to get you some dinner" I tell the little five year old. He nods excitedly "I like shopping with daddy he always gets me a hot wheels car" he laughs. I smile even though I was unsure of what a hot wheels car was and promise to buy him one. Soon enough we leave my office and we head out into the car park. I do up Parker's seatbelt in the back seat of my car and I get into the front myself. I start driving along but at a red light I look at Parker in the windscreen mirror. He was playing with a soft border collie that he had gotten out of his backpack that was in the backseat with him.

I pull into the Woolworths car park and park my car. I then help Parker out of the car and we begin to walk into the store. I feel Parker's little hand slip into my bigger one as we walk in together. "Bones what do we need to buy?" he asks me. I pick up a shopping basket "Parker we need to get you some dinner" I tell him as we swing our hands back and forth "You have to help me choose some ice cream for dessert. Can you do that?" I ask him. Parker nods excitedly "I love ice cream Bones" he laughs excitedly. "So let's get shopping," I tell him as we walk into the shops.

Soon enough Parker and I have picked up some mac and cheese and some boysenberry ice cream because Parker says he thinks it tastes like berry smoothie. We buy a box of coco pops for Parker's breakfast along with a small hot wheels car that Parker said looked like his mother's car.

We were lining up in the shopping line when a large old lady smiled at Parker and me. "You have one cute son," the lady told me. I felt taken back "He's not my son…" I tell her awkwardly. The lady blushes "Sorry about that but he looks a bit like you" she says. I smile and give Parker's hand a squeeze as we walk over to the cashier to pay for our shopping "Dr Bones, that lady thought that you were my mommy" laughs Parker. I smile at him "Yes she sure did" I reply as I paid for the shopping and took the shopping bag in one hand and gripped Parker's hand in the other. We headed out and got back into my car, heading for my apartment.

As I drove along I did a mental checklist of everything that I'd need to look after a five year old for one night. Dinner…. check, dessert…. check, popcorn…. check, movie to watch (Cars)…. check, bath supplies…. check, pyjamas…. no. Oh no Parker doesn't have any pyjamas. I turn around to face Parker "Hey Parker, we don't have any pyjamas for you" I tell the little blonde boy who was playing with his hot wheels car in the back seat. He barely pays any attention to me "Just ring daddy, he'll know what to do" he replies. I just smile and switch my blue tooth on and ring Booth. I ask him about the pyjama problem. He tells me that Parker has pyjamas ready packed in his backpack. I feel slightly embarrassed that I didn't notice but thank Booth anyway just as I pull my car into the car park of my apartment.

"Dr Bones, Dr Bones I love your apartment!" cries Parker running in and out of all the rooms "It is more exciting then daddy's" I smile at Parker as I put an expensive antique ceramic vase up on a high shelf for good measure. I smile over at the little blonde boy who has already tired himself out and was sprawled out on the floor playing with some toy cars. "Vroom, vroom, vroom" he cries as he pushes them along. I smile and I sit down at the kitchen table to read the newspaper. I glance over at the time, 4:37pm appears on the face of the analogue clock hanging on the kitchen wall. I look at the little boy who was now trying to race small Lego figures on top of his cars. "Parker do you want to come for a swim in my apartment pool before dinner" I ask. Parker looks up from his racing cars and nods excitedly "I really love to swim" Parker tells me "Daddy sometimes takes me to the local pool so we can swim together" he continues. I smile at the enthusiasm possessed by this young boy "Okay then Parker it's already getting late quickly change into your swimsuit and meet me back in the living room" I tell him. He then looks over at me "Dr Bones, are you going to come swimming too?" he asks "Pleeaasse!", Usually I wouldn't swim I would just read a book beside the pool but considering the situation and how much I adored Parker I turned to him and smile "Oh okay Parker you've convinced me" I tell the little boy as I head off to my own room to get changed.

I had a very hard time deciding on what bathing suit to wear in front of Booth's five-year-old son. I decide on a dark grey one piece with white spots nothing too inappropriate or revealing (not that I had anything inappropriate). I tie up my long auburn brown hair into a ponytail and grab two towels out of my linen closet. One for me and one for Parker (especially since I didn't want Parker catching a cold). Parker smiles over at me "I can't believe you're coming swimming with me Dr Bones, my mom never ever seems to want to come swimming, she just sits on the pool edge and does nothing" he tells me. I smile and give Parker a little hug "I am a very keen swimmer Parker" I tell him smiling "And I don't really act like your mother"


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