title: Peanut Butter
author: Era Telris
rating: g
fandom: Bones
pairing: Zach/Booth
disclaimer: I don't have any benefit, other than expenditure of creative energy, over any of the copyrighted material belonging to other persons. None of the characters from Bones belong to me.
summary: Prequel to "Zaddy and Peanut Butter versus Conspiracy Man" the simple story of how Zaddy's sidekick was named.

"Zaddy?" Zach paused from worshipping the notebook Seeley had gotten him, and help Parker up onto the couch to cuddle with him, the computer on his lap with one hand and the other wrapped around the boy. The abandoned colouring book on the floor. Booth was on a case and Zack was babysitting. "I want a nickname."

"How come? Parker's a cool name." The boy scrunched up his nose, Zach fought off smiling, before he counted off on his fingers.

"Daddy's Agent Booth or just Booth or mommy's name for him I'm not supposed to say, Dr. Brennan is Bones, Hodgins is Paranoid Squint or Conspiracy Man, Dr. Goodman's Scary Tyrant and Angie's Death Girl and pro – promis – promiscu – something. You're Zaddy."

"What do you want you're nickname to be?" Shrug.

"I dunno."

"How 'bout PB?"

"My 'nitials?" The little nose scrunched up again, Parker pressed a key to play the Tetris game Zach brought up for him.

"Um. PB. Peanut Butter?"

"Yeah! I like peanut Butter!"

"Wanna have that for dinner? Your dad still doesn't trust me with me with the stove."

"That's 'cause you burned water making fettuccini."

"The pasta tasted good, right?"

"Better than daddy's."