Title: Life Choices
Disclaimer: All Bones characters and events belong to Hart Hanson and Kathy Reichs. If you don't recognize them, they belong to me.
Author's Note: This fic is sequel to my other fic "What if . . .?" and takes place a little more than 3 weeks after the events that happened in the last chapter. Thank you to all my reviewers and fans out there. I can't believe I got 67 reviews on my last story. Please keep it up and it gives me a lot of inspiration for my fics. Well, here is the much anticipated sequel to "What if . . .?". I think you will like it.
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And that night they became one.
Brennan thinks over the events that had happened between Booth and her three weeks earlier while staring at a box that contained a pregnancy test. She pulled out the contents and hurriedly fliped the box over and starts reading the directions printed on the back. She looked into her bathroom mirror and breathed a deep breath before doing what the directions told her. She then sat on the edge of her tub and waited the never-ending five minutes after taking the test.
She has had her suspicions that she could indeed be pregnant with Booth's child. She had been vomiting every day, but always in the morning. She had also been nauseous all day and has been having more cravings for foods that she has never liked. One day, Booth had questioned her about it.
"Why are you eating all the time? Is there something wrong?" he said, looking at the half-finished sub that was currently in her mouth. She was in her office eating when he walked in with their newest case.
She pulled the sandwich back out of her mouth. "No, Booth. I'm just hungry." Her simple tone made Booth smile.
A knock at her door interrupted her thoughts and, with feet shuffling, went to go answer it. "Hey, Booth." she said in a depressed tone.
"Hey, babe," he let himself in and kissed her head. "Is Andy up?"
"Not yet. I don't have to go to work today so I thought I would let him sleep in a little. Please don't disturb him." she closed her door and started to head for her kitchen. She hadn't wanted to worry Booth about the could-be-pregnancy just yet. So she had bit her tongue and went through her days as usual until their new case was solved. But she didn't know how long she could keep it up. She was determined to keep it bottled in for as long as needed.
He looked at her tired expression, "Okay. What's up with you today?"
She rubbed her eyes and tried to smile but it didn't quite reach her eyes. "Nothing. I'm just a little drowsy. I didn't get much sleep last night."
"Why not?" he asked in one of his caring tones that made her love him even more. He tried to bring her hand into his hand but she shook it off and took a step back. "Tempe, you're starting to worry me. What happened?"
She opened her mouth to say what was really wrong, but closed it when she felt light-headed. She swayed on her feet a little. He caught her before she could fall and led her to her couch and sat beside her. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, just a little dizzy," she put a hand to her head.
"Now tell me the truth. What's really happening?" She removed her hand and stared into his brown eyes.
"I may be pregnant with your child, Booth," she said determined, waiting nervously for his reaction. When he did, she was surprised at what he did. He threw his arms around her and hugged her tightly. She shared the embrace. After a long moment, they finally broke apart and she was shocked to find his eyes tear-laden.
He couldn't believe this. He has loved her for as long as he could remember and was happy about the news. He was going to be a dad, again. He loved the feeling it brought and wanted to be with her and his baby forever. But he remembered one word out of her last sentence and it caught his attention. "Woah, woah. Wait a minute. You don't know yet? There's a chance you're not pregnant?"
"Yes. But there are many indications that I am. Nausea, morning sickness, unusual cravings. Before you came, I was taking a home-pregnancy test. The test results should be finished by now," she started to slowly get up (with the help of Booth) and headed to her bathroom. She left the door open a crack and from his viewpoint from the couch he could see her reflection from her mirror. He could see her pick the test up. She came out of her bathroom and had a dazed expression on her face. He thought the worse. She wasn't pregnant, he thought. But his thoughts vanished when a small smile came across her features. She held up the stick and, being trained as a sniper to have really good eyesight, he could make out the digital reading.
"I'm pregnant," she said in an amazed voice. He shared her smile as they both laughed with excitement. He rushed over to her, picked her up and spun her around, both laughing with amazement. They kissed with passion they both haven't felt in a long time. Now they could start their life together.
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Interested? None of the other characters fit into here so it was just B&B-centric. But I promise they will appear soon. Review please!
