Seeley Booth and Temperance Brennan were partners at solving crime for six years. Both obviously had feelings for each other but were too afraid to admit them, for they did not want to risk losing their friendship. For years they watched each other date other people but every time one of them wanted to give their relationship a chance, the timing was never right. Then one night while Booth was comforting his partner, they made love for the first time. It was the first time in a long time that Brennan felt so loved and cherished. It was a pity that it took a fallen colleague for them to arrive at that level of intimacy with each other, but neither of them regretted what had happened.
Two weeks after the night of Vincent's death, Brennan found herself in a situation that could not be avoided. She was pregnant with Booth's child. At first, she didn't know how to react to her discovery. They had only made love once and they both lacked birth control. They haven't even talked about their relationship. Booth was preoccupied with catching Broadsky and Brennan was trying to figure out her feelings. But now the conversation about their relationship could not be avoided. Did Booth want to be with her? Would he be comfortable with having another child out of wedlock? She had to find out so that her mind can be a peace.
The night Angela gave birth; Brennan couldn't help but picture herself in the same situation as her best friend. She found that the thought of having a child with Booth made her feel incredibly happy but nervous at the same time. The part about having her very own family made her smile but what if Booth didn't want that. While everyone was surrounding the tiny infant cradled in Hodgins' arms, Brennan managed to slip into her friend's hospital room. She saw Angela sitting on her hospital bed with messy hair and a sweat stained face, but she was smiling. She looked happy.
"What was it like?" Brennan was anxious to find out how her friend felt about the experience of child birth. She hoped that talking to Angela would give her the confidence to talk to Booth.
"It was wonderful, and beautiful. It was a dream"
Brennan was relieved and happy at Angela's response. She couldn't help but smile at how happy Angela was. She never saw her so happy before. Angela was definitely going to be a terrific mother but Brennan wasn't so sure about herself. She couldn't hide her secret anymore. She had to tell Booth. She only hoped that he would be happy.
"I'm pregnant, you're the father."Were the only words that she said. Her secret was out, and now she had to wait on his reaction. Would he be happy? Would he be angry? She didn't know and the silence was killing her. Suddenly his emotionless face transformed into a wide smile. A smile so contagious that Brennan returned the favor by smiling too. She was relieved.
"So are you happy about this?" She wasn't gifted at reading people.
"Are you kidding Bones? I'm more than happy! This is the best news I've gotten all week!" He then pulled Brennan into a passionate hug. He was the kind of man who thought that all babies were a gift from God and he couldn't have been happier with the news that he just received from his partner. "How do you feel about this Bones?"
"I find that I'm nervous Booth." She pulled away from his embrace and looked deeply in his eyes on the verge of tears. "What if I'm not capable of being a good mother? What if I make a mistake that could possibly ruin the child's life?" She was then pulled into another one of Booth's hugs.
"Oh Bones, you're going to be a great mom! Parker adores you; he thinks you're awesome and remember Andy, he loved you!" He broke the hug and proceeded to wipe away one of her tears. "It's perfectly normal for first time mothers to feel nervous but trust me Bones, once you see that baby for the first time, you'll know what to do."
She smiled at how caring Booth could be and how he can say something to her to make her feel much better. Her smile soon faded and seriousness came over her. "What about us Booth? Are we a couple or are we going to continue to do things as usual? I need to know Booth."
"Yeah, we need to talk about us but this is not the best place to have this conversation. Come on, let's go to my place." He hailed a cab and began their journey to his apartment building.
The drive to Booth's apartment was silent. The pair took that time to absorb everything that was happening and to think of the words that they would say to each other. When they arrived at his apartment, Booth opened the door allowing Brennan to walk in first, took off his coat and helped Brennan out of hers. He was a perfect gentleman.
"Do you want something to drink Bones?" He said as he walked towards the fridge in his small kitchen. "I have beer in the fridge if you want."
"Booth?" She said with disbelief in her eyes and headed to sit on his two seat couch.
"Oh, right, you're pregnant, you can't have that. I'm sorry." He was embarrassed with his mistake. He was still getting used to the fact that Brennan was pregnant. "So water then?"
"No, I'm fine. Thank you." She politely declined.
Booth grabbed himself a beer and sat down on the couch next to Brennan. He could tell that she had a lot on her mind and she looked nervous. They sat in silence for a while before Brennan broke the deafening silence.
"I want to be with you Booth, I really do." She said as she stared into his eyes with tears threatening to fall. "But I don't want you to be with me just because you got me pregnant." By now her tears were streaming down her face. She wasn't one to randomly cry but it was probably the hormones acting up.
"Bones, I want to be with you because I can't imagine my life without you. I would still feel this way even if you weren't pregnant." He said while wiping away one of her fallen tears. He then pulled her close to him rubbing small circles on the small of her back. He knew how to comfort her. "This baby is going to be so lucky. It will have a mother who will love her and take care of her and a daddy who's going to be there for him or her forever."
"So are we going to be in a committed, monogamous relationship?" She asked while looking deep into his chocolate brown eyes.
"If that's what you want Bones." He said while smiling at her question.
"I want this Booth, more than anything. I want our baby to be raised in an environment that will contribute to its well being. I want our baby to have both mother and father in its life. Something that we never had. At first I was nervous about the pregnancy but now I find that I'm happy. I know that it's irrational since there is a possibility that I can miscarry but, I love this baby so much. I never knew that I was capable of loving somebody so much."
Booth was amazed at how much she had changed. The Brennan he knew six years ago would never allow him to hold her so close or share her feelings. She was completely different now. This made him happy because he knew that he had something to do with her transformation. He then bent down so that his face was inches away from hers. He closed the gap between them with a tender kiss against her soft lips.
"Booth?" she said breaking the kiss.
"Yeah Bones?" He said a little disappointed that the kiss ended.
"Do you mind if I stay here tonight? It has been a long day and I'm tired."
"Not at all Bones, you are my girlfriend after all."
"Booth, thank you for making me a mommy." She said with a sweet smile on her face.
"Thanks for making me a dad again Bones."
The partners had no idea what was in store for them in the future. But they knew that whatever obstacle that came their way, they would overcome it together. Because that's what partners are for.
