It had been three days since Brennan had been cleared of Ethan Sawyer's murder and Booth given Brennan the public all clear to return home. Brennan wanted to pack an overnight bag and Christine's diaper bag and hop on the first flight she could get and do just that. Max insisted that she drive home, under the cover of darkness just in case. Brennan agreed once she realized she didn't have enough money or her real ID o get the tickets.

Brennan smiled when she saw the exit for Washington D.C., it would be another hour and a half before they were home. Brennan didn't stop until she came to the empty grocery store parking lot three streets from the mighty hut. Pulling to a stop in the first parking space she saw, Brennan pulled off the rust colored wig she had wore every day for the last three months next she took out the grey contacts then she took out the makeup remover and took off enough makeup for two clowns. She'd gone ahead and did herself up these last three days in case Max had people watching her, but now she didn't care about that.

After she looked more like herself Brennan checked the car, making sure nothing she wanted to keep was left behind and all of Christine's things were in the diaper bag. She stuffed the wig, contacts and her and Christine's fake passports into a plastic grocery bag and tossed them onto the floor in the back and took off towards home. not even five minutes later Brennan stopped the car three doors from hers and Booth's house and walked around to the back, opening the door and removing the car seat from the seat and sat it on the floor before unbuckling the baby lifting her out and depositing the keys in her place, satisfied that Max's instructions were carried out she gabbed the bags and headed to the house.

Brennan walked up the driveway around to the back door where the magnetic box was with the spare key. Brennan unlocked the door and entered the house quickly putting in what she hoped was the correct code to keep the alarm silent, seeing the green light that told her the alarm was reset she slipped her shoes off and dropped the bags before heading up stairs to her and Booth's bedroom. Booth smelt Brennan before he felt her, he tried to ignore it he'd been having really vivid dreams about Brennan returning, and he chalked it up to a dream until he felt the bed dip. Booth's eyes snapped open, "Bones, you're home…" Booth pushed himself up against the headboard.

"Yeah…"

"Christine?"

"She's here, she just woke up." Brennan handed her over and Booth turned on the light smiling at the baby. "Hi baby girl, I missed you. I love you. I love you too, Boones. And I missed you/"

"I love and missed you too, Booth. We both did."

Booth looked up, "what took you so long to get back?"

"Dad…I wanted to get on a plane as soon as I saw your press conference, but he insisted I drive back and that we only travel at night…."

"Where were you?"

"I'll tell you, but not right now; it's long and complicated."

"Okay, are you okay, Bones?"

"Yes, I'm just tired and could use a shower and food. Roadside cuisine leaves a lot to be desired."

"I've got some leftover spaghetti if you want that or I can make you something or we can order takeout; the Chinese place is still open…" Brennan chuckled and leaned forward kissing Booth."Shh spaghetti sounds good."

"Great."

"Would you mind giving Christine a bath while I shower? I didn't give her one last night; our hotel was kind of crappy and I wasn't too sure of the bathroom's cleanliness."

"Sure."

"There are bigger size diapers in the diaper bag in the kitchen. We'll have to get some more tomorrow, they are prone to leaking."

"Don't worry about it; I got a package of diapers in the next size after the press conference. I also washed a few outfits in 6 month size and pajamas too."

"Thanks Booth. When you change her make sure you use the diaper rash cream, I noticed when I changed her the last time she's starting to get a rash. Oh and throw away the clothes she's got on, I don't want to see any of this stuff…"

"Will do. Come on baby girl, let's get you cleaned up and in some clean pj's huh?" Brennan watched Booth go next-door with Christine before heading to the bathroom. Booth headed to Christine's dresser and grabbed a pair of footy pajamas and the baby bath from the top; he tossed a diaper, wipes, and the rash cream in it and headed for the hall bathroom. Booth glanced at the small digital clock Brennan put on the dresser, it was 1:43 AM and he had his baby girl in his arms and his Bones was next door, he could breathe again. Booth put the baby bath down on the vanity and turned, grabbing a few towels and the baby wash. He then proceeded to let the water get warm and filled the bath, next he spread a towel out and laid Christine on it to undress her. Christine laid there and let Booth do whatever he wanted; she tensed a little when Booth eased her in the water, but soon relaxed and splashed an arm in the tub. Booth smiled at Christine and gently began to wash her and watched as a little more of tension released from the baby as the warm water ran over her. "Does that feel good Christine? I bet it dies, there's nothing like a bath at home." Ten minutes later Christine smelled like lavender scented baby wash and was in her footy pajamas snuggled in Booth's arms, "I bet if you have something to eat you'd go to sleep, you're almost out now. Let's go see if mommy is out of the shower yet." Booth kissed the top of Christine's head and went to his and Brennan's room, leaning on the bathroom doorjamb. "Christine has been washed, dried, fluffed and folded. Now all she needs is something to eat and I bet she'll be out for the rest of the night…" Brennan smiled, "She looks better."

"Yeah I think she feels better too."

"I'll be out in a few minutes. Booth theirs a bottle in the soft sided cooler in the diaper bag if you want to feed her."

"Christine is on bottles now?"

"Just for the long trip there and back, it's a little more convenient. Finding a clean private place is hard, this way all I needed was a shady parking space and I could feed her in parking lots if I had to and sometimes I did. Besides bottles weren't awkward around dad."

"Sorry Bones…"

"It wasn't the best, but it was fine. Christine was safe and reasonably happy, that's all that mattered."

"Yeah." Booth turned to leave the room and go downstairs, he turned and leaned against the doorjamb. "Ah, Bones how long do you heat the bottle for?" It's been a while since I've had to do that…"

Brennan smiled, "I bought a bottle warmer, just put it in, plug it in and turn it on. You'll be waiting about 5 minutes. The warmer is in the diaper bag. Christine will take the bottle, but she might not from you, she wouldn't from dad. "

"Okay." Booth headed downstairs. Five minutes later Brennan came down with her clothes in her hand, she picked up the overnight bag ad took out a camera and memory cards, then stuffed the clothes in it. Next she picked up the diaper bag and took out a few toys and books and a box of baby wipes. "The only things I'm keeping from this whole mess are the camera and the toys and books, because Christine has gotten attached to them. I got the wipes at our last stop and only used three. I'm also keeping the Bottles and stuff."

Booth nodded, "Keep what you want and I'll bag the rest of it and take it out in the morning."

Brennan finished her task and went to the refrigerator and got out the bowl of leftover spaghetti and put half of it on a plate and put it in the microwave. Christine's bottle got done a few minutes after Brennan's spaghetti. Booth sat down in a chair and held the bottle to Christine's lips, she took to it instantly."Christine's not having a problem taking the bottle from me, maybe Max was stressed and she could feel it."

Brennan chewed her pasta before saying "Probably. He was edgy and moody the whole time. There were a few times I wanted to call you and ask you to get me home somehow, even though you would have had to arrest me."

"Aw Bones it wasn't that bad was it?"

"No, I just wanted to come home."

"How did you get here?"

"I drove under the cover of darkness in the clunker of a car dad bought for a grand."

"Where's the car?"

"I parked it three houses down in from of the Williams' house and left the car seat and keys in the floor as per dad's request. It's probably gone now I 'm party sure he had someone follow me. There's more to tell, but I'm too tired to get in to it now."

"Okay, Christine fell asleep after ¾ of a bottle so let's go to bed."They headed upstairs and Booth put Christine in her crib before joining Brennan next door and falling into the deepest sleep he'd had in three months.