Rather weirdly this one came to me in a dream, creepy huh?
Song Named After: Heartland - I Loved Her First
Rating: K+
Genre: Family
Timeline: Future
Spoilers: Everything up to and including Wannabe in the Weeds is fair game.
Summary: Booth and Brennan meet their daughter for lunch, but she's not alone.
AN: Rather weirdly this one came to me in a dream, creepy huh.
I Loved Her First
Booth sat anxiously waiting, his wife (although she hated to be called that), was sitting next to him, a comfortable silence fell between them. Through their years together they had become so comfortable with each other it was almost like they were one entity. The door to the diner opened and a young, tall, beautiful brunette walked in, smiling when she saw them, her brown eyes sparkling just like her father's.
"Mom! Dad!" she called out as she ran over to them excitedly. Both rose immediately to embrace their daughter.
"Katie, we missed you." Brennan said as she hugged her daughter, she still couldn't believe sometimes that this grown woman was her little girl.
"Mom I was only gone for a week."
"I know that, how was England? How's Dr. Wyatt? Tell me everything." Brennan said almost demandingly and Katie smiled, it was then that Booth noticed a familiar face walking towards them.
"Agent Jonas, I haven't had any new cases you'd require my daughter's expertise for so why are you here?"
"Erm well Sir I…"
"Oh I… I ran into Alex and I just thought as it's lunchtime, he'd rather eat with us than alone, what's the big deal? You used to eat with Mom all the time before you were together."
Brennan and Booth looked at each other.
"Exactly" they replied in unison and Katie rolled her eyes.
"Look, Alex and I are just colleagues and friends, England was great, Cambridge was very welcoming towards me, I gave my lecture, I answered many questions, Dr. Wyatt is well, apart from some back problems and before you ask, yes I was very sensible ok? Now can we please order, I'm starving." Katie finished and took a deep breath not realizing just how long her rant was going on for.
Alex smiled at her, a look that did not go un-noticed by Booth; it was the same way he had looked at his Bones, for years. A wave of panic hit him; his daughter was all grown up now. She may still be very young and have a lot more of life to experience, but she was no longer Daddy's little girl. His only daughter was now a woman, and he was soon realizing from watching Alex watch her, that some day he would have to let her go, that one day she would want her own family, like Parker had. But some how this was different, Booth loved his sons immensely but with a daughter it was just not the same.
"So Agent Jonas, do you have a girlfriend?"
"Dad!"
"It's ok Katie, No Sir I don't currently have a girlfriend."
"Oh, Why?"
"DAD!" Katie exclaimed with an irritated face. Booth simply feigned innocence.
"What? I'm just making conversation."
"Well Sir, you know how it is; my job keeps me pretty busy."
"Sure." Booth said almost sarcastically and Katie glared at him, she did not look amused. Brennan thought this would be a good time to intervene.
"Booth honey, if they say that there is nothing going on; shouldn't we trust that our daughter is telling the truth?"
"Oh I actually believed Katie for a second, until I saw Alex's face and knew they were both lying."
"What!" Katie exclaimed and looked worriedly to Alex. "How?"
"Katie, I was in love with your mother for 3 years and never said a thing about it, I can just tell."
"I ..um…I" Katie stuttered, unable to think.
"You're right Sir, I'm in love with your daughter, I know you're probably not happy about that, but I can't help it, I'm sorry I lied to you Sir but Katie asked me not to say anything and I would do anything for her, you have to know that."
Everyone looked shocked at the agent's sudden admission.
"Anything?" Booth enquired.
"Absolutely Sir."
"Give me an example, how far would you go to protect my daughter."
"Dad!"
"Booth I think you're making him uncomfortable."
"If he loves her like he says, he'll answer my question."
Alex thought for a second before answering "Sir, how far would you go to protect Dr. Brennan?" He said motioning to Brennan. Booth was about to interject saying that he'd asked him the question not the other way around, when Katie placed her hand on Alex's wrist.
"Alex, I wouldn't go there, my Dad once took a bullet in the chest for my Mom."
Alex nodded. "I know, and I would do the same for you, I wouldn't have to think twice. I'd die before I'd let anything bad happen to you." Katie's face softened as she griped Alex's hand firmer and moved her head forward so that their foreheads were touching. Booth's face softened a little at the young man's sincere confession. He turned to face Brennan; she was smiling back at him. She shrugged before saying.
"Like mother like daughter." Both of them smiled and Booth wrapped his arm around his wife and leaned over to kiss her tenderly on the forehead. Yes their little girl was defiantly all grown up.
The name Katie came from Kathy Reich's books where Temperance Brennan's daughter is called Katy. I hope you liked this one-shot, I have more written they will be in a random order.
