A/N: booth and Brennan established relationship
One shot
Christmas Giggles
It was a beautiful, crisp, December morning in Washington D.C., but Dr. Temperance was in no position to enjoy it. On this current morning, the renowned forensic anthropologist was leaning over a stainless steel table examining the newly repaired skull of Laura Williams, a 16 year old ice skater killed by two serrated knife stabs to her chest. Tempe was just logging her findings into a file, when she heard a card swiping through the slot at the bottom of the platform. She turned and smiled, as she saw her partner from the FBI, Special Agent Seeley Booth.
She smiled at the huge package Booth was lugging around, his son, Parker. Usually she felt awkward and uncomfortable around children, but Parker was the exception. "Dr. Bones!" Parker squealed. He then jumped out of his father's arms and ran to hug her.
Bones ripped off her surgical gloves and swung Parker around in her arms, squeezing him tight. "How's it going buddy! I missed you last weekend!" she had planned to meet Parker and Booth for hot chocolate in front of the Lincoln Memorial, but at the last minute she had been called in to a national Forensic conference to speak. She couldn't back out.
Booth came up and relieved Tempe of his son, before kissing her lightly on the cheek. "Hey Bones! How's the Christmas skull? So cheery, Christmas and skulls, don't you think!" he playfully pinched her arm. In response, she jabbed him in the ribs with her elbow. "Ouch!" Booth squealed like a little boy. Parker burst out laughing, and even Bones had to smile at his enthusiasm.
"Somebody likes to see his father get hurt!" she accused gently.
Parker went on giggling, getting even redder in the face. "Well, YEAH! Dr. Bones, you're a girl!! My daddy got beat up by his girl friend!" Bones could see that Parker would be entertained by this notion for quite some time.
Booth was also red in the face, but from embarrassment, not mirth. "Parker, I did not get Beat Up. Bones only tapped me. I reacted like it hurt so she wouldn't feel bad." The little boy said, "Yeah, right!" and Bones let out a monumental snort.
"OK, OK!! Enough on this subject!" Booth was getting tired of the attack on his manhood. He cleared his throat and nudged Parker. "Don't you have something you want to ask Bones?"
"Oh yeah!" Parker winked at his father conspiratorially. "Daddy and I would love it if you took tomorrow off work and spent Christmas day with us. I mean, I know those dead bodies are really important and all, but it's CHRISTMAS TOMORROW!!" Bones was shocked. Was tomorrow really Christmas? God, how she had lost track of time. Thankfully Angela had forced her to go shopping for gifts weeks ago. The pain had been worth it, after all.
"Sure, Parker. I would love to spend Christmas with you and your father." She paused. "As a matte of fact, I will go to my home and wrap your gifts, and meet you at your house. We will spend Christmas eve night and Christmas day together."
There was a moment of silence as the Booth boys took in this information. Then they both broke into wide 'charm smiles' and enveloped her in bone crushing hugs. "YAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!" Parker nearly shattered all the glass in the lab.
"Come on Buddy. Go out to the car and I'll meet you in a minute." Booth told his son. When Parker hesitated he said, "The faster you buckle in the faster you see Bones and your presents." Parker giggled and ran out of the lab as fast as his little legs would carry him. As soon as he was gone Booth turned to Bones and whispered, "Thank you, I know how hard that must have been for you."
Bones laughed. "You know what Booth? It really wasn't that hard a decision to make."
They moved just a bit closer. "I love you." They both said at the same time. Then, right there in the busy Jeffersonian lab were anyone could observe them, their lips met.
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Bones hurried around her apartment, gathering all the materials she needed for gift wrapping. She ran a mental checklist, "wrap, check. Ribbon, check. Tape, check. Scissors, check.. Presents, check.." she let out a relieved sigh. At least she had all the material things ready. Now, she hoped her sloppy job of wrapping the gifts wouldn't cause too much of a problem. She thought her gifts for the two boys would be appropriate enough; she didn't have to worry so much about that. An hour of strenuous wrapping efforts later yielded sloppy results. Parker's two packages of penguin paper showed holes and Booth's red ribbon was fraying. "Oh well." She thought. "This will have to do."
She then climbed into her car with her goodies. As she sped over to the Booth residence, she laughed at herself. "Here I am. A certified forensic anthropologist, first in her field, nervous about her first Christmas with her boyfriend and his son." Ridiculous. She finally pulled to the curb in front of a typical brownstone home in the suburbs. What was not so typical was the reception she got upon her arrival. As she stepped out of her car Bones heard, "DOCTOR BONES!!" Parker rushed out of the doorway and grabbed her into a hug. Bones hugged back, as hard as she could; she really was happy to be spending Christmas with two of her favorite boys. Booth came up behind his son and joined in the hug. Bones immersed herself in the moment. Then, all too soon they broke apart and took shelter from the cold inside the house.
Inside, the familiar family room was transformed into a warm inviting place full of corny Christmas cheer. Very over the top, but that was just like Booth. The fire place was crackling merrily, the large 14 foot Christmas tree was lit up in the corner with strands of colored lights, garland and many cute Disney ornaments and ones with pictures of Booth and Parker together. It was beautiful. There were many tables with charming scenes of small towns in the winter. Upon further inspection, she found that these were St. Nicholas Square. Then, there were all the life size Santa's and legions of reindeer. If the room had belonged in anyone else's house Bones would have thought it sick and disgusting, but as it was, she found it cute.
"Welcome to our humble abode, esteemed colleague." Booth intoned in a mock formal tone. Parker burst out in giggles.
"I thank you for extending the invitation for my stay." She shot right back.
"I appreciate your acceptance of said invitation."
"I think very highly of your company. Your establishment is quite to my liking."
"Time for cookies and a movie!!" This last came from an overexcited Parker, and broke the stuffy, fake conversation between grown-ups.
"That sounds good, buddy. Why don't you pick a movie and I'll get cookies for me and Bones." Booth said. Then added as an afterthought, "And you too, I suppose."
Booth grabbed Bones hand and pulled her into the kitchen. "So, my dear, what shall it be? Sugar, chocolate chip, or peanut butter?"
Bones shrugged, not wanting to be a bother. "I'll have whatever you're having."
Booth laughed. "Alrighty then Bones. One of each!" Before she could protest, he had pulled out three plates and put three cookies on each.
As she helped Booth carry them into the living room, Bones asked, "Is it really a good idea to give Parker three cookies right before bed?" Booth considered the plates before answering.
"You know what Bones? You're probably right." With that statement he plucked a cookie off the plate that was presumably Parker's and put in on another. "More for me!" he laughed.
Bones sighed. "Sometimes you are such a child."
"Well," Booth said, snuggling up to her, "It's a good thing I have you to take care of me isn't it, Mommy Bones." Bones couldn't help it, she smiled.
"Yes, well, that is a good thing, isn't it."
Just then Parker shouted, "Movie's on!!"
"What movie are we watching together?" Bones asked with no small amount of trepidation; she couldn't stand most of the movies made for children. Booth circled a comforting arm around her waist.
"I'll bet 'cha a kiss it's Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer." Booth said, rather mischievously
And what do you know! It was.
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They turned off the movie about half an hour after Parker lay snoring across Bones' lap. Bones asked, "Do you want me to put Parker to sleep?" Booth was touched just by the fact that she had asked.
"Sure, Bones. That would be nice, thanks." Booth smiled. Bones then took Parker in her arms, "God that woman is strong.," thought Booth. She took Parker to his room, set him gently on the bed, and pull the covers gently over him. She bent close to his face to whisper, "I love you. Merry Christmas." Then she placed a small kiss on his forehead, and left quietly.
In the kitchen, Booth was waiting. "Hey Bones."
"Hey yourself." she smiled slowly. "What's up?"
Booth smiled and pointed up. Bones gasped. As she looked up she saw a sprig of mistletoe she hadn't noticed before. "Ahh. You remember our first kiss! It was beautiful even if it was a bit forced."
Booth came just a bit closer. "All that's missing is Caroline Jullian and her puckishness." He paused and stepped even closer. "You know, you do owe me a kiss."
"That's true."
And then, even after the kiss, they did the thing two people passionately in love do on their first Christmas Eve together. You know what I mean.