I'm sorry this has taken so long to write! But, you know, no internet connection and the headache-inducing first day of school =/. But, I'm back, and so are my stories. So...enjoy!
Chapter Two: Hailey's Night In
Hailey Booth sat on the couch, with Tony and Roxie in her lap, beginning to doze off, while she read them a story, waiting for her aunt and uncle to return home from their anniversary dinner.
Meanwhile, Parker and Peter played video games in the other room.
"HEY! YOU CHEATED!" Peter practically screamed.
"DID NOT!" Parker retaliated, causing Tony to sit straight up in his seat.
"Guys!" she called. "Be quiet in there!"
"Sorry!" The boys chorused.
Hailey looked down at the little ones in her arms. "Are you guys getting sleepy?"
Tony and Roxie both shook their heads rapidly making Hailey giggle. "Alright. Well, I guess I could just give you guys baths then, if you're not too tired..."
Roxie and Tony looked at each other with horrified expressions, before wiggling out of Hailey's lap and running in the direction of their shared room.
Hailey laughed and stood up, walking after them.
As soon as she got to their room, she opened their door and saw them under their covers pretending, very badly, that they were sleeping.
"Come on, you two." Hailey said, going over to Roxie's bed and shaking her gently 'awake'. "Mommy and Daddy wanted me to give you both baths."
Roxie let out a huge, fake, snore.
"Nice try, girl." Hailey giggled. "But you're going first."
Roxie moaned and Tony pointed and laughed.
Hailey turned to him, with a smug smile on her mouth. "I wouldn't be laughing if I were you, mister." She said. "Because after she takes a nice hot bath, you'll be taking a chilly one. Brrrr!" She emphasized the burr by tickling him all over, making him shriek loudly.
Hailey giggled and pulled her fingers away from him, turning to pick up Roxie who immediately began wiggling wildly, trying to get out of her arms.
"Quit it!" Hailey giggled. "I'll break out the bubble bath and toys if you stay still!" Roxie immediately went limp and began to chant, "Bath! Bath! Bath!"
Hailey laughed and walked towards the bathroom with the little girl in her arms.
Once they were in the bathroom, Hailey started the water running and threw the bath toys and bubble bath in, before taking Roxie by the hand and leading her out. She walked straight into Parker's room, where the boys were playing and Tony was pouting.
Hailey grinned. "Come on, Tony." she said. "I'll let you off the hook this once. Anyways, I wanna get to bed and this saves time. So, come on." She held out her hand for the little boy to take, which he did.
Hailey, remembering that she had left the water running, ran with both toddlers to the bathroom and immediately slipped on the wet floor. Looking up, she saw that the tub was overflowing.
"Oh no!" she moaned as the little ones giggled and slid all over the floor. "I was only gone for a minute!" she cried as she rushed to turn the water off.
Hailey groaned and pulled the plug through the soapy bubble bath, before sinking to the floor, as Roxie and Tony threw bubbles at each other.
Hailey giggled as she watched them.
Two hours later, Hailey had successfully bathed, groomed, and dressed the toddlers, before tucking them in and reading them the rest of the story.
Now, she sat on the couch once again, watching television with Parker, while Peter was sleeping with his head in her lap.
Booth and Brennan walked in laughing, with his arms around her waist.
Hailey smiled at them. "Hey, guys. How was your dinner?"
Booth and Brennan smiled at her. "Very good." Brennan said, walking over to her and kissing her cheek before reaching for Peter so she could pick him up.
Booth stepped forward and took Peter into his own arms. "Let me..." he said, kissing her cheek, as he cradled Peter in his arms.
Brennan smiled at him, and turned to Parker. "You should get to bed as well, Parker. It's getting late.
Parker nodded and stood up, kissing Brennan's cheek and fist bumping Booth before saying his 'good nights' and walking sleepily to his room.
With Parker in his arms, Booth kissed Brennan once more, before whispering that he would meet her in their room and carrying the boy to his room.
Brennan sat down next to Hailey, with a large plop, and smiled at her. "Thanks for watching the kids." she said.
Hailey smiled back and squeezed Brennan's hand. "Anytime, Aunt Tempe. You and Uncle Seeley deserve a couple more nights out before the baby is born."
Brennan smiled. "I can't wait. She's going to be beautiful."
Hailey nodded. "She really is."
Brennan smiled a soft, maternal smile, before squeezing Hailey's hand once again and getting unsteadily to her feet. "I'm going to check on my other babies and get to sleep."
"Right." Hailey said with a knowing smile, "Sleep."
Brennan scowled at her playfully once more and waddled towards the stairs.
After a couple of moments, everything was peaceful, and Hailey was about to get up and head up to bed herself, when she heard a loud, painful moan coming from upstairs, then her uncle, shouting, "Hailey! Call an ambulance! Bones is going into labor!"
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