Chapter Two Five months later, and Brennan's abdomen was very large and very round, but she still insisted on coming to crime scenes and to a suspect's or a person of interest's house, despite how close she was to her due date. Until one day, she and Angela were in Angela's office, looking at a facial reconstruction of the skull from the current victim, when Brennan collapsed to her knees as she let out a wail of agony.

Angela was immediately by her side as she placed a hand on her best friend's back, rubbing it comfortingly as she asked in concern, "What's wrong, Bren? Did your water break? Is the baby coming?" Brennan weakly looked up at her friend and nodded as she managed to gasp out six words, "I-I…n-need… Booth…P-Please…get…him…" Angela's eyes widened in surprise that Brennan admitted she needed someone, but she nodded as she jumped up to see Cam, Hodgins, and all three interns standing there.

"Don't just stand there!" Angela exclaimed as she looked at Daisy and instructed, "Daisy, call Sweets and tell him to get Booth! Brennan just went into labor!" The intern's eyes widened, but she nodded and took off.

Booth sat at his desk doing paper work, when Sweets suddenly burst in, looking like there was an emergency.

"Whoa, Sweets!" Booth exclaimed as the younger man caught his breath. "You can't just barge in here and expe—"

"Dr. Brennan has gone into labor!" Sweets interrupted as Booth jumped to his feet and demanded, "What?"

"Daisy just called me," Sweets replied. "She said Angela had told her that Dr. Brennan had gone into labor and to call me to tel—" Before he even finished, Booth was already out of the office on his way to the exit of the building with Sweets hard on his heels.

Booth turned on his sirens and raced over to the Jeffersonian with Sweets in the car. When they finally reached it, Booth was barely able to park the car as he jumped out with Sweets following. Booth raced in to find that Angela and the rest of the squints had moved Brennan to the front, right in front of the forensic platform. Booth bolted to her side and gently picked her up, carrying her bridal style with an arm under both of her knees and his other arm around her back.

Booth carried her outside towards the car before opening the door on the passenger side and placing her in. Booth then went to the driver's side and got in, but before he could back up, Angela got into the back seat as she commented, "I'm coming with you. She was there when I gave birth, so I want to do the same thing for her." Booth only nodded as they took off towards the hospital.

"Aaah!" Brennan screamed as another contraction ripped through her, and she squeezed both Booth's and Angela's hands.
"Almost there, Ms. Brennan," The doctor informed, and Brennan was still able to correct him through the pain, "DOCTOR. It's DR. Brennan." Both Booth and Angela smiled in amusement, when Brennan let out another wail, and this time, the silence that followed was broken by the crying of an infant as Brennan collapsed against the hospital bed.

The nurse cut the umbilical cord and cleaned up the child before wrapping it in a white blanket and bringing it over to its mother as she informed, "Congratulations, Dr. Brennan and Agent Booth. You have a healthy baby girl." Brennan smiled as she looked down at her daughter and echoed quietly, "Healthy baby girl... Hello my sweet angel…" Booth smiled and removed his face mask as he kissed Brennan's forehead. Brennan looked up at him with tears in her eyes as she commented, "She's beautiful, Booth…she's perfect…"

Booth and Angela smiled as Angela removed her facemask and replied, "She certainly is, sweetie… So have you two decided on a name yet?" Booth and Brennan nodded as Brennan responded, "If it had been a boy, his name would have been Jonathan Michael Booth, but since it's a girl, her name is Amelia Jane Booth." Angela smiled and added, "AJ for short."

"Sure," Brennan replied with a smile as she let out a short laugh. Angela then took out a camera that had been wrapped in plastic and removed the plastic before she commented, "Booth, Bren, get together. I want to get a picture."

"Make sure you send me the picture, Ange," Brennan replied, and Angela nodded as she responded, "I will, sweetie. Now say 'cheese'."

Four months later…
It was 7:00 AM, and Brennan lay in bed asleep while Amelia lay in her crib. Booth kissed Brennan's forehead tenderly as to not wake her up as he whispered, "See you later, Bones…" But he failed as Brennan stirred and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer as she mumbled, "No…stay…" Booth smiled in amusement, but managed to work his way out of her grasp as he gave her a brief yet loving kiss on the lips, before pulling away as she whined, "Boooooooth…Get back here…Can't you take a paternal leave?"

"Booooooones," Booth replied in the same tone she did. "No, I can't…Sorry, but I can't." Brennan let out a 'humph' but commented, "Fine…I love you, Booth…" Booth smiled and replied, "I love you too, Bones. I'll see you at lunch time. And don't forget to call your dad."

"I won't."

About an hour later…
"You're not cooperating today. Are you, sweetie?" Brennan questioned as she gently held her daughter up in the air while the infant wiggled in her grasp. Brennan had been trying to get Amelia's shirt on for six straight minutes, but the four month old was obviously having none of it. Brennan placed Amelia on her lap as she thought for a moment, when an idea hit her. She turned Amelia around and gave her a slurbert on her stomach, causing her to giggle; and while Amelia was giggling, Brennan slipped the shirt on over her head and put her arms through the sleeves.

"Aha! There we go!" Brennan commented triumphantly as she held her daughter up again. "See? Isn't that better?" Amelia smiled, when there was a knock on the door, and Brennan looked up with a smile as she responded, "There's grandpa." She placed Amelia in her rocker as she went to open the door, checking through the peep hole first before opening it.
"Hi, Dad," Brennan greeted her father, Max Brennan with a smile as she hugged him, and he replied, "Hiya, Tempe. So what did you want to tell me?" Brennan smiled and responded, "Not only tell you…but also show you." She stepped back so Amelia was in view for Max to see. Max's eyes widened as he asked, "You had a baby?" "Yes, her name is Amelia," Brennan replied as she went over and picked Amelia up, bringing her over to Max. Amelia looked at Max and smiled; being her usual happy, go-lucky baby self as Booth would put it. Max smiled and commented, "She looks just like you when you were a baby…Who's the father?"
"Booth…"
"Booth?" Max exclaimed. "But I thought he fell in love with another woman…oh, what was her name... Haley…no…Hannah…Hannah! Yeah, that's it!" Brennan didn't meet his gaze as she replied, "Hannah broke his heart, so Booth took her out of his life…"
"Oh…" Max responded. "Well, I hope he thinks that the heart break was worth the results in the end." Brennan smiled as she replied, "I know he does. He told me himself." Max nodded as he commented, "Good, cause if he didn't then I'd have to hunt him down and have a serious…um…talk with him."
"You get to see where mommy works," Brennan commented with a smile as she looked at her daughter through the rear view mirror to see Amelia smile as she squealed and waved her arms. Brennan parked the car in the parking garage of the Jeffersonian before getting out of the car. She opened the door to the back seat and unbuckled Amelia as she picked up the baby and took the baby bag off the floor. She shut the door and locked the door as she approached the entrance.
"Dr. Brennan!" Daisy exclaimed when she saw her mentor enter through the front doors. Daisy had calmed quiet considerably compared to what she used to be like, now she was much more like Angela who Brennan was used to. Daisy ran over to Brennan and commented, "Your daughter is very cute, Dr. Brennan."
"Thank you, Daisy," Brennan replied as she headed in the direction of Cam's office. She poked her head around the corner and commented, "Hi, Cam." Cam jumped, but turned around as she smiled and responded, "Ah, hello, Dr. Brennan. I'm guessing this is your daughter. Amelia, right?" Brennan nodded and replied, "Yes, Amelia Jane Booth." Cam's smile grew as she added, "That's a very beautiful name. Now what can I do for you? Aren't you supposed to be on maternal leave?"
"Yes, but I wanted to ask if I could return back to work," Brennan replied as she sat down next to her boss. "It does get very boring at home, since Booth has work, and you know work is very important to me. Therefore, I would like return to it." Cam nodded slowly, contemplating and considered what Brennan had just said, when she shrugged and responded, "We could most definitely use you. We would love to have you back to work, Dr. Brennan. When do you want to start back?"
"Now, if that's okay with you."
"That's absolutely fine, and Amelia is eating the mouse."
Brennan looked down at her daughter to find that she was indeed eating the mouse to the computer, and she gasped, "Amelia, don't eat that!" She removed the mouse from the four months olds mouth as she apologized and got up while Cam only smiled and slightly shook her head in amusement. Brennan headed straight to her office and put her stuff down, before she unfolded Amelia's playpen, setting it up rather quickly as she placed some of Amelia's toys and blanket into it. Brennan decided to introduce Amelia to the rest of the Forensic Team while helping with the limbo cases.
"Dr. Brennan! What are you doing back?" Wendell exclaimed in surprise when Brennan slid her security ID card through the reader and went up the few steps onto the forensic platform. Brennan smiled at him and replied, "Good afternoon to you too, Wendell." Wendell smiled, knowing she was only playing as he responded nonetheless, "Well, forgive me for my surprise, but good afternoon, Dr. Brennan. And I'm guessing this is your daughter Amelia who Angela told us so much about." Brennan smiled and nodded, when a voice behind them asked, "What is her full name, Dr. Brennan? Angela said we could call her AJ if we wanted."
Brennan turned to see Daisy and smiled as she replied, "Her name is Amelia Jane Booth." Daisy smiled as she responded, "That's such a pretty name." Wendell nodded his agreement as Brennan's smile grew and she dipped her head in appreciation.
About five hours after lunch break ended…
Brennan had called Booth before lunch to tell him that she was at work, and he obviously didn't agree with her working, but he knew better than to argue with her. Now it was 6:07 PM, and Brennan sat at her desk, working on her paperwork, knowing that Booth would come get her sometime between 6:30 and 7:00 PM; therefore she was getting as much as she could, done now. When there was a sudden knock on the doorframe because her door was always open, and since she knew Booth had a lot of paperwork to do, he wouldn't have come unless they had a case, and Brennan had sent everyone else home. Brennan looked up, and she felt like her heart sank as she saw the man standing in her doorway.
"S-Sully!" Brennan commented in shock as she stood up, and Sully smiled as he walked over to her and replied, "Hiya, Tempe." Brennan backed away from him as she warned, "If you're here to try to pick up where we 'left off' then you might as well turn around and leave." Sully's eyes widened in shock as he froze and asked, "Y-You're s-seeing someone?" Brennan held her head high as she replied, "Yes, I am." When suddenly Amelia squealed from where she lay in her playpen on the other side of Brennan's desk, and Brennan went to pick her up.
When Sully saw the child, his mouth dropped as he asked, "I-Is t-that your c-child?" Brennan only glanced at him as Amelia cooed and waved her tiny arms as her mother finally replied, "Yes, she is. And no matter what you do, you and I will never be together again." Sully opened his mouth to say something in reply, but before he could utter a single word, a familiar voice called, "Come on, Bones! Time to go! And I have someone who wants to see you!"
Brennan looked at the door to see Booth and his son Parker, come in, and the moment Booth saw Brennan backed up close to the wall with Amelia held tightly in her arms while Sully stood only a yard away, anger instantly pulsed through him as he growled, "What are you doing here, Sully?" Sully looked back at him as Parker ran over to Brennan and called, "Dr. Bones! Dr. Bones!" Brennan bent down and embraced the eight year old as she smiled and greeted him, "Hi, Parker. How's my favorite little boy?" Parker smiled and replied, "I'm very good. How are you?" Brennan smiled at how good Parker's manners were as she responded, "I'm very well. Thank you." Parker smiled as he looked down at his little sister, Amelia and added, "Hi, AJ."
Amelia squealed happily at her big brother as Sully watched the three interact, when Booth repeated, "I'll say this again. What are you doing here, Sully?" Sully looked back at him and replied, "I came to see Tempe. What are you doing here?" Booth's eyes flashed dangerously as he growled, "Parker and I came to take Amelia and Bones home. And we'd appreciate it if you left."
"You mean, you would appreciate it if I left," Sully countered, but Brennan stood up, Parker's hand in hers as she cut in, "No, Booth is right. We would appreciate it if you left, meaning both of us." Sully flinched as if he was stung, but he clenched his fists and snarled, "Fine." He turned around a left the office to hear Parker complain, "Ew! Dad! Why do you always have to kiss her when I'm here?" Sully whipped around to see Booth and Brennan leisurely separate from a kiss as Booth smiled at his son, and Brennan laughed. Sully's fists clenched again as he thought angrily, "They're together! No wonder, Tempe defended Booth so quickly! Booth must be AJ's father! Now he is going to pay for stealing Tempe from me!"

Author's Note: Thanks for reading! I'm still working on the next chapter. Hopefully I'll finish it by tomorrow. Reviews are always welcome! They're like cookies! Can't get enough of them! Thanks!