Hey all, this is my first story in a LONG time. But I'm so gaga over the final episode that I had to do one… I love the song in the finale Make You Feel My Love by Adele. So I wanted to have my take and maybe continue on from the closing scene… Hope you enjoy!
XxSweetSerenityxX
"They look so happy." Brennan stated in a questioning way.
Booth laughed. "Yeah well, they had a baby."
"Their whole lives have changed. You'd think they'd be a little more apprehensive." She couldn't understand how they didn't seem scared or nervous. That's how she felt right now. Did Angela feel this way once too?
"Well you know, having a baby- that's a good thing." He couldn't wait till it was him again; being a dad was the greatest experience of his life. Seeing Michael in Hodgins' arms made him remember how special his first moments with Parker were. He only wished it had been they way he had dreamt it would be.
"You really think that?" She probed, searching for the right moment.
"Yeah that's a great thing. Why? What?" He stopped walking and looked at her, why does she look so concerned? "Oh come on Bones, look the baby- the baby's fine. They had a healthy baby; they love each other… this is the happiest day of their lives, okay? What?" He couldn't read her, but something wasn't quite right.
"I'm-" she released a puff of air. "I'm pregnant. You're the father." And then she waited for what seemed like hours for Booth to respond. She was nervous enough already but waiting for his response made her shuffle her feet with worry.
Slowly Booth's blank stare grew into an ecstatic grin. She smiled in response; this couldn't be bad- I've never seen him look so happy.
"Really?" He asked with a grin, eyeing her stomach and looking back up into her eyes.
She nodded, unable to form words as tears began to form in her eyes. Suddenly he hugged her around her waist and spun her around. She laughed as he cheered. When he set her down again, their faces still close, he couldn't help but ask… "Really, really?"
When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
She laughed as a few small tears rolled down her cheeks. "I didn't believe the first two tests either Booth, but I couldn't deny the evidence. There was the missed period, queasiness, and a feeling here"- she placed her hand over her abdomen, "that I really can't explain."
"That's our child, Bones." He laid his hand on top of hers and placed his other hand in her hair at the side of her neck. "Our love, what we did, it made this. Our baby."
She looked down at his hand on top of hers and linked their fingers together. With a smile she corrected, "Booth, the fertilization of my egg by your-"
"Yes, yes Bones. I know the scientific explanation." He tugged her hand forward as they began walking towards Booth's apartment. "But the night Vincent died… we mourned him but we found what we needed in each other."
She frowned and thought for a moment. "Comfort?"
"Comfort, yes." He confirmed. "But we were looking to feel alive and loved. We did that with each other when we made love. And through that, we made life." They continued to walk as Booth removed his fingers from hers, wrapped one arm around her waist and stroked her stomach with the other.
I know you haven't made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong
I'd go hungry i'd go black and blue
I'd go crawling down the avenue
No there's nothing that i wouldn't do
To make you feel my love
They walked in silence for a moment as Booth gave Bones time to think. After a moment she laid her hand on top of his again. "We-" she stopped and thought. "Booth, what we did-"
"Made love?" He offered with a smile, stopping them in front of his building.
She nodded. "It wasn't like anything I have ever experienced. I understand now what you meant when you said that sex isn't about reproducing… sex is sex, making love is about showing your feelings for someone and creating life."
Booth laughed as he led her up the steps and into his building and up to his apartment. "Sometimes, it's about creating life. Mostly it's about being one with the person you are in love with. We just got lucky with the life part, I guess." He smiled.
She looked down sheepishly. "And- and are you in love with me? Like you were before Hannah?"
They stood in front of his apartment door now. Booth unlocked it and led her into his darkened living room. As he closed and bolted the door, she stood there- with the moonlight filtering across her face- waiting for his answer.
The storms are raging on the rolling sea
And on the highway of regret
Though winds of change are blowing wild and free
You ain't seen nothing like me yet
I could make you happy make your dreams come true
Nothing that i wouldn't do
Go to the ends of the earth for you
To make you feel my love
When he saw her, his breath caught. He was more in love with her than ever. "Temperance Brennan," he stepped forward and took her hands in his. "I am even more in love with you than I was one year ago. More in love with you than I was when we made love. And even more in love with you since you told me I was going to be a father again."
Her eyes watered again with tears of utter happiness. "I-" she couldn't get out what she wanted.
"Shh," he soothed as he pulled her into him. "you don't have to say it for me to know."
She nodded against his shoulder. When she spoke, she pulled back to look into his eyes. "But I want you to know; I knew I had many options when I found out I was pregnant."
Booth trembled at the thought of abortion. But this time it wasn't abortion in general, it was the thought of losing a baby- their baby.
She saw the worry in his eyes and held his face with her hands. As Temperance held his gaze, Booth saw her raw honesty and strength. "But I knew right away that the best way I could-" she thought for the right words, "make you feel my love was by allowing our love to make this life. I knew that I wanted it… and us."
He leaned down and kissed her gently. At first on her forehead then down her cheeks before settling softly on her lips. It wasn't like their first kiss; on that rainy night outside a bar, full of passion and arousal. And it wasn't like when Booth told her he loved her and she'd turned him down; full of longing and sorrow.
This was Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth. Their feelings shared in a night of passion and lovemaking had now created a life. This kiss solidified their bond as friends, partners, lovers and family.
To make you feel my love.
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Should I continue? I could do that… but only if I'm encouraged…. :-) I'd like to continue with flashbacks of "the baby making event" and other pieces we've been cheated out of for the season, lol. Let me know by reviewing!
