Here's the next chapter, as promised. Longer than the first, I think, hope you enjoy the rest of the flashback. I do not own either Bones or Stargate (I borrowed a character for this, which is completely non related to the story, so you do not have to know Stargate to understand at all. It's a one time occurance and not a crossover.

And I just want to thank everyone for their encouragment with this story! I got more reviews than I truly thought I would! Thanks everyone!

Chapter Two: Decisions

Last time: - Flashback - Temperance considered him for a moment, watching as he begged silently with his eyes and smile. Finally, she stepped back, pulling the door open to let him pass. "Yes! Bones, you will not regret this," he said, pulling out a brightly colored cone shaped hat from the box on his hip and placing it on Brennan's head as he walked past.

-Present-

"Dr. Brennan?" A young petite woman asked questioningly, bringing Temperance out of her past. "Dr. Fraiser is ready to see you now."

"Thank you," she said, responding with a small nod as she stood up. You won't regret this. Booth's words from that night ran through her mind and she snorted lightly. How about now? She thought.

She entered the room tentatively, coughing slightly to get the attention of the woman in the doctors coat who was at the time studying something on her desk. She looked up, and smiled warmly at Brennan. "Dr. Brennan, hi, I'm Dr. Fraiser," she said, extending her hand. Temperance took it and studied the woman. Her deep brown hair, pulled back into a bun, with two strands that had worked themselves free framing her face, set off her brown eyes and her nice smile. Temperance couldn't help but to be put more at ease by her. "If you could take a seat…," she continued, waving to the table.

Brennan sat up on the corner, her hands grasping the sides of the table as she kicked her feet nervously. "We're going to run some routine tests first, and then I'm going to ask you some questions, and answer any you may have, okay?"

Temperance nodded. "Okay," she murmured.

-Flashback-

"Booth, just because I let you in doesn't mean I'm going to wear this hat," Temperance said as she watched her college and friend put the box down on her table.

He turned to face her and smiled pleadingly. "Aw, come on Bones, just this one night? I won't tell if you won't."

Brennan huffed and said nothing, but instead moved over to the box that he had abandoned. Curiously, she rifled through the various objects in it as he pulled out the food and began opening the lids, letting the aroma fill the air. When she pulled her hand out, she was holding an object, examining it. Booth looked up at her and smiled.

"Ah, I see you found the noise makers. See, Bones, what you do is you…"

He was cut off as Brennan stuck the end of the object in her mouth and blew hard, so that a loud, elephant like noise was heard as a long stream of paper unfurled, licking Booth's cheek. "Did you have to do that in my ear?" he yelled, and Temperance laughed, her eyes sparkling. "Fine," he said, dipping his hand into the box and coming out with a similar object. "Lets see how much you like it, then."

Temperance laughed, holding up her hands and waving them to fend him off as he advanced, blowing into the object as he went, chasing her playfully around the room…

-Present-

"Well the results came back clean, and there seem to be no complications as of yet. Can you tell me approximately when the baby was conceived?" the doctor asked, once more bringing Temperance back to the present.

"New Years Eve…Day…one of those," Brennan muttered, her gaze fixed on her shoes.

The doctor nodded, looking down at her clipboard. "That coincides with your due date – September 5. And you found out when?"

"This morning…"

"You don't sound too excited, if I may say so," Dr. Fraiser said, her eyebrows knitting together.

Brennan looked up at her and smiled weakly. "It's never really what I wanted," she explained.

-Flashback-

An hour or two had lapsed since Booth's arrival, and the pair of them were sitting on the couch, their eyes affixed on the screen.

"I still don't see why you're making me do this," Brennan whispered, without looking at Booth.

"It's a tradition," he whispered back.

"It doesn't make any sense," Brennan said, raising her voice to a normal level. "I mean…"

She was cut off as Booth clamped a hand over her mouth. Muffled sounds were heard as she tried to protest. "Don't spoil it, Bones," he said, flicking his eyes to her for a moment before watching the screen. "Shh, here it comes."

His hand slipped from her mouth and into his lap. She remained quiet, and when he looked over at her he saw her watching the screen just as aptly as he was. For one who spoke of bogus traditions, he could see she was just as excited as he was.

"Ten seconds to midnight," the voice wafted out from the computer screen.

"Nine," Booth said, looking over to Bones.

"Eight," she replied, looking back at him and grinning.

"Seven," he said, and he turned his body more.

"Six," she did the same thing.

"Five," he inched over a subtle amount.

"Four," her eyes shimmered brightly.

"Three," he felt his heart hammer in his chest.

"Two," she murmured, allowing him to move closer.

"One," they said together. Her eyes flicked to the screen for a moment in time to see the great silver ball lowering. A smile stretched across her lips. She felt a finger on her jawbone and the next thing she knew, her lips were pressed against Booths. For a moment, she resisted, but then she fell into his kiss.

Moments later, he pulled back and studied her face. "Another tradition," he hurriedly tried to explain, but was cut off as she said, "I know."

He couldn't resist himself, he leaned forward a little bit, and she snaked her arms around his neck, her lips pressing against his greedily. Seconds later, he pulled away again, "Wait, Bones, don't you think…is this what you want?"

Panting, she paused a moment, and then she nodded, and he came back to her, hungrily pressing her lips against his. "Happy New Years, Bones," he said into her mouth.

-Present-

"May I inquire about the father?" Dr. Fraiser asked.

"He…we had a one night thing…we're friends…partners…" she looked up at the Doctor, "He doesn't know yet. I don't…I don't want to tell him."

Dr. Fraiser smiled sympathetically, and placed her hand gently on Brennan's shoulder. "There are other alternatives of course, which although I may not approve of, it isn't my choice."

Temperance looked up at her, her mind calculating the doctors words. "At three months, the brain isn't completely formed, and therefore some say that there is no conscious, so it's logical that abortion is not the murder of a fetus."

Dr. Fraiser nodded, folding her clipboard up against her chest. "Would you like me to make an appointment for you?"

"No," Temperance said hurriedly, holding up a hand. Even though this may not have been what she wanted, she knew that Booth's strict Christian religion did not approve of abortion. "No," she murmured again. She could always do adoption.

The doctor smiled. "I didn't think you would," she said. "But I would like to make an appointment with you for next month. Now, do you have any questions?" Brennan shook her head. "Well then, stop by to see Sherry at the receptionists desk and she'll set you up for some time next month and give you some vitamins I want you to start taking on your way out."

Temperance slid off of the bed. "Thank you," she said, shaking the doctors hand.

"Any time," the doctor responded. On an afterthought, as Brennan was almost out the door, she added, "Oh, and by the way…I love your book."

Temperance smiled her first real smile that day, however small it was. "Thanks."

Okay, so it was probably a little OOC, as will the rest of it be OOC too, but hey, given the circumstances...Anyways, I originally have six chapters, including both this one, the first one (and an epilogue), but I'm thinking about wheedling in more stuff. Depending on what I'm putting in, if I cant get it done today, updates after tomorrow may slow...but like I said, we'll see. I hope you liked the flashback moment, and of course, Temperance's decision XD

Thanks for your support!
-Aria