Disclamer: I don't own Bones.
He walked out to the hallway with a small bundle in his arms. He looked down and smiled. Before he reached the waiting room, he saw Angela walking up and down a hallway. She saw him and smiled.
"What's her name?" Angela asked as she walked up to them.
"Alyvia Joy Angela Booth." Angela smiled.
"What room is she in?" She looked up at him.
"381."
"Thanks Studly. Now go show off that beautiful little girl to the rest of them." She patted his shoulder.
"Thanks Ange." He started to walk away when he realized something.
"Ange?" She turned around.
"Where's Mikey?"
"With Hodgins. She smiled. "Mikey's gonna be so excited to have a playmate."
He smiled as he started walking towards the waiting room again.
Angela opened the door and smiled. Sitting in the bed was Brennan, her blue eyes tired, but alert.
As soon as Brennan heard footsteps, she turned towards the door.
When she saw it was Angela, she both sighed and smiled.
"Hi Ange."
"Hey sweetie. So, how do you feel?"
"Tired. Sore. Happy. Nervous. Excited. Anxious, and a plethora of other irrational emotions."
"But it's worth it, don't you think?"
"Yes, very much so. When Alyvia was placed in my arms for the first time, I was overwhelemed with many emotions."
Angela walked over and sat on the edge of her bed.
"Sweetie, that's how I felt too. It's the beginning of motherhood. You're nervous that you'll do something wrong and you're happy that she's finally here, but your excited about the fact that you have a child."
Brennan smiled. "Hodgins, Mikey, and I got Alyvia something." Angela said.
She pulled a stuffed white dog with purple hearts for spots and purple ears out of her bag and handed it to Brennan. She grabbed it and smiled.
"Thanks Ange." She went to reach over to place it on the table that was just in her reach when she flinched.
Angela grabbed the dog and placed it on the table for her.
"You still a little sore sweetie?" She grimaced, knowing that her friend had a high tolerance to pain, but was still experiencing it.
"Just a little." The door clicked open and Booth walked in holding Alyvia in his arms. Angela noticed that Brennan's eyes lit up when her daughter came in the room.
When Booth came closer to Brennan, he placed Alyvia in her arms and sat down next to her. Brennan cooed at her while Booth played with her fingers.
Angela just stared at the picture in front of her and smiled. She had never seen her best friend as happy as she was and she had a feeling that neither of them would ever be happier.
She reached into her bag and grabbed her camera. Once she shut off the flash and had the camera pointed at them, she took a picture that she would develop as soon as she left so she could put in Alyvia's room.
She pointed the camera a them again, but this time called to them.
"Hey guys." Booth and Brennan both looked up with smiles on their faces as she took the picture.
"Perfect." Angela said. As she put the camera away, she heard two loud yawns come from the hospital bed.
"Do you two want to sleep some? I can hold her while you do."
"Ange you don't have too-"
"Oh but I want to. Auntie Angie wants to hold her niece." They both chuckled, but nodded.
"Yay!" Angela squealed. She walked over to the bed and picked Alyvia up out of Brennan's arms.
"Now you two go to bed. I'll be able to take care of her while you two catch up on some much needed sleep." She dimmed the lights over Brennan's hospital bed and sat in the rocking chair that sat in the corner.
Booth swung his legs onto Brennan's hospital bed and wrapped his arms lightly around her. Angela thought she heard a murmur come from both of them, but assumed it was her imagination.
When she looked up at the clock and saw the time, she grabbed her cell phone and pressed the first number on her speed dial.
"Hey Ange."
"Jack, take Mikey home and you go home too. I'm probably going to be here all night or I'm going to be here very late. I told Booth and Bren to catch up on some sleep so I'm watching AJ while they do."
"AJ?" He asked.
"Alyvia Joy. AJ." She stated.
"Oh. Ah I get it now." He paused. "Are you sure you want me to go home? I could drop Mikey off with Cam or I could call in the nanny if you want me there."
"I'm fine Hodgie. You go take care of Mikey and I'll be home eventually. Just don't expect me tonight."
He sighed. "Okay Ange. Love you."
"Love you too Jack. Night."
"Night."
She hung up the phone and started rocking Alyvia. She told her all about how long it took to get her parents together even though she knew she couldn't understand anything she was saying.
"Your daddy always did have the lion heart. And your mommy always thinks with her scientific brain and never listens to anything but her rational side. Though with you around, she may start listening to that irrational part of her. Miss AJ, you are going to be the start for things to come."
"She's only been in this world eight hours and you've already given her a nickname?" Booth asked groggily.
"She was bound to get this one Studly. Her first name begins with an A and her first middle name begins with a J. People would've started calling her AJ sooner or later."
He sighed. "Yeah I guess you're right." He stood up from the bed.
"Ange give her to me. You've been here long enough and you deserve some sleep too." He picked Alyvia up out of Angela's arms and started swaying back and forth.
"Alright Studly, you got me." She kissed his cheek. "Tell Bren I'll be back in the morning with some good food."
"Can do. Night Angela."
"Night Booth." He heard the door shut so he started walking around the room.
"AJ huh? I think I like it. Now all we gotta do is get mommy to agree and everyone will be calling you AJ." He yawned so he pressed the call button on Brennan's remote.
"Yes?" A voice said.
"Can we have someone in here to take my daughter for the night so my girlfriend and I can try and sleep."
"Someone will be right in."
He walked around the room two more times before there was a knock at the door.
"Come in." He said. A nurse walked in with a carrier that had a card with Alyvia's name on it.
"Someone called for me to pick up your daughter?"
"Yeah. I figured my girlfriend and I try and catch up on our sleep now before we're up all night in a couple days." The nurse smiled and nodded.
"I completely understand." She took Alyvia out of his arms and placed her in her carrier. Booth lightly grabbed her feet and pressed kisses to both of them before the nurse wheeled her away.
He woke up to the sound of knocking on a door and started to groan. He could feel Bones starting to shift in his arms.
"Come in." He called. A nurse walked in with a worried look on her face and Booth immediately sat up.
"What's wrong with her?"
"Sir if you would please come outside-"
"No. Now tell me what is wrong with my daughter." By this point, Brennan was up and sitting next to him, clutching his hand.
"Your daughter is missing."