Chapter 2
The next morning at breakfast Booth helped his son write down what he would like to say to the girl when he asked her, they wrote down some stuff, crossed it out, and wrote down a couple more ideas. They also talked about how Parker should open the door, ask her if he can order the ice cream for her, offer her a napkin, just general things to be polite and what girls like to talk about, and how he should listen to what she has to say and not just hear her talk. Parker was in a good mood and was really looking forward to school; he told his dad he was going to ask her at lunch that same day. "Parker-good luck little man, I hope she says yes, but, if she doesn't, don't call her names or anything you will just feel worse in the end." He told his son, "its okay if she says no-and she still has to get her parent's permission too, remember"
"I know dad, and she doesn't live with her parents, so that's ok" he said getting into the car.
"She doesn't live with her parents? Does she live with her grandparents?" Booth asked him.
"No-I don't know who she lives with, I know she has a dad and a brother though, I think her mom died when she was little." He said.
Booth drove his son to school lost in thought, this little girl sounds pretty familiar, it's funny how things in life work out thinking of Bones and her life as a child. Once they were at the school, Booth bumped knuckles with his son and wished him luck, call me tonight he told him, I want to hear how it goes. Parker told him he would and headed over to where his best friends Eric, and Malcolm stood. Booth watched the boy's hi-five each other and started to drive to work.
Maybe I should see if Bones wants to go to the zoo on Sunday he thought, if Parker was involved, she's sure to say yes. Booth was pretty sure his partner was smitten with his son. She had his drawings framed and hung up in her apt, and a picture frame he had made for her in her office as well. Maybe I'll ask her today when I get there.
However, when he arrived at the lab, Booth knew immediately there wasn't going to be a chance to talk to her right away. She was on the platform studying what looked like three different sets of remains. Sliding his card through the scanner, Booth started to speak halfway up the stairs, "Hey Bones-what's going on? I don't know about any case"
"Hey Booth" she said turning to look at him. As always the first glimpse of him made her knees weaken and her breathing shallow. He was wearing his regular FBI uniform and was filling out the suit quite nicely. "This isn't a case really, just got some remains out of bone storage to work on this week, unless something comes up" she smiled at him.
Wow-she is so beautiful when she smiles he thought, "oh-well, I guess we'll just have to wait and see" he said, "Hey-listen I was wondering what are you doing on" suddenly he was interrupted by Hurrican Angela, "SWEETIE! She hollered across the lab-I'm home and let me show you what I got!" Angela came up to the platform, her arms loaded with shopping bags. "Ange-I'm right in the middle of something-"Bones started to say.
"Bren-these bones were here yesterday, they'll be here tomorrow, let me show you what I got while I was gone, plus I have to tell you EVERYTHING that happened while we there!" she looked over at Booth and winked slowly, "that is almost everything, it's been a long time for you and I don't want to scare you away from dating!" she said pointedly to her friend, still looking at Booth.
"Well-I guess it wouldn't hurt to look, we could get some coffee and go to my office?" Bones said to her best friend, "Booth-did you want to ask me something?"
"It can wait-go have girl time with Angela" he smiled and waved his hand at the girls, "I've got to go over some reports anyway, I'll call you later maybe" smiling at them both he walked away.
"Girl-that man is hot enough to melt fire" Angela said turning to Brennan. "Angela-that doesn't make any sense, fire can't be melted by a heat source because it is a heat source, the compos-" Angela cut her off, "I know Sweetie, I know; you can explain fire to me some other time, let's get that coffee and I'll show you what I got." Chattering to her friend and steering her down the stairs towards her office Angela was off and running telling her about the trip to New York she and Wendell had gone on.
Booth headed over to his office, still thinking about how close he was to actually asking her out. Of course, it was just to the zoo and Parker would be there, sorta, but still a date. What if she said yes he wondered? Would he get her flowers too? Lost in his own thoughts Booth got straight to work cleaning up some old files he had.
