A/N- I don't own Bones. Thank you so much for all of your great reviews.
"Excuse me? What did you say?" Booth asked the doctor. He could not of heard him correctly.
"Agent Booth, Dr. Brennan is pregnant." Booth visibly paled. "I would recommend letting the father know, that is if you know who it is."
Booth nodded numbly. "I know who the father is." He silently sat down in a chair.
"Can we see her?" Angela asked having finally recovered from the shock of her best friend's pregnancy.
"Yes, of course. She is all set up in her room. I'll be back at the end of my rounds. Have the nurse page me if you have any questions." The doctor quickly walked away.
"She's going to kill me." Booth mumbled and despite the seriousness of the evening, Angela burst out laughing and Booth just glared at her.
"Oh sweetie, don't be so dramatic." Angela said as she sat down next to him and placed a hand gently on his shoulder. "She may cut off the offending part, but she won't kill you." A small smile escaped his lips. "So, pregnant huh? Aren't you the stud?"
That was one thing that he loved about Bone's best friend. She always said what was on her mind, appropriate or not. On their first day back to work after they had admitted their feelings for each other, they had decided to keep their romance to their selves until it had been sorted out between Booth and Cullen but Angela had a very different plan. As soon as Booth and Bones stepped into the same room, Angela knew and made sure everyone else knew by the squeal that came out of her mouth.
Booth walked up to the platform and stood there for a split second observing the love of his life. He was still amazed that his heart skipped a couple of beats every time that he saw her. He had never felt this way about anyone before, not even Rebecca. Bones sensed his presence behind her and she turned around and their eyes met. Angela unfortunately witnessed this and an unhuman sound that resembled a squeal came out of her mouth.
"What's wrong?" Hodgens yelled as he rushed over to his girlfriend.
"Booth…Bones…" She was so happy that she couldn't get a rational sentence out.
"What happened with Booth and Bones?" Hodgens was becoming very confused.
"Look, they're glowing. You know what that means don't you?"
"Glowing…Oh glowing." It finally clicked in Hodgens's brain.
"Angela, please. Stop fussing." Bones begged her while she looked helplessly at Booth who just grinned at her.
"Oh, sweetie, I am totally fussing. My best friend just got some with the man that she loves." Angela clapped her hands like a child. "Believe me, this event deserves major fussing.
"Shh I don't want to make a big deal out of this. It's a natural biological event that occurs when-" Angela cut her off.
"Biological, shmilogical. You guys are so in love with each other that's why it's a big deal." Angela hugged her best friend. "I am so happy for you Bren. You two are meant for each other. Soul mates."
"Ange, there is no such thing a soul mates." Bones said as Booth walked up and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Just let her enjoy this moment." He whispered in her ear.
"We are at work, be professional." She chided and he groaned as she pulled his hands off of her waist and from that moment on while at work the partners were very professional, with the exception of a few quick kisses when no one was around.
"She didn't want this Angela. She only wanted me, not a baby." He mumbled
"Come on Booth, you know Bren, she is adaptable. A pregnancy may not have been in the ultimate Temperance Brennan life plan but neither were you and look at how well she adapted to that. She will adapt, restructure her plan and be a wonderful happy mommy." She said encouragingly
"Do you really think so?" He asked softly with fear in his eyes. Angela has only seen this fear in his eyes a few times before and it always had to do with Brennan.
Angela reached out and squeezed his hand. "I really do think so. Come on let's go see her."
"No, you go ahead, I just need a minute." Angela nodded and walked to see her best friend, leaving Booth alone with his thoughts.
He thought back to all of the times that he and Temperance had made love. He knew, without a doubt that he had used a condom every time and none of them broke. And what about the fact that Tempe was on the pill which was 99 effective as were the condoms. So how the hell did this happen? The only logical conclusion was that he was the owner of super sperm. It was the only thing that could explain the fact that a very determined sperm, managed to get past a condom and all of the medical whoha of how the birth control pill works. That is how it happened with Parker. He and Rebecca were always careful, using the same precautions that he and Bones used but obviously it hadn't worked then or now. Not that he would change anything regarding Parker. He loves that boy so much and he couldn't imagine life without him. Suddenly another thought crossed his mind, as if he was a high school student. His parents. They were going to be so disappointed in him, again. He had gotten so much shit from his devout Catholic parents when he told them of Parker's impending arrival, but now he had gone and impregnated another woman outside pf the sacred marriage bed. It was just what he needed, another reason for his parents to be disappointed in him. His main concern now, was Bones reaction. Would she happy or angry? He recalled the conversation that they had had after making love for the first time.
"I love you Bones." He whispered as he pulled her into his arms.
"I love you too Booth, but just because my opinions on being in love have been altered my other opinions have not and will not change."
"What opinions Bones?" He asked with closed eyes.
"Children and marriage. I hope that what I can offer you, which is me and my love will be enough for you. I don't want children, I don't know how to be a mother and I don't want to practice on an actual human being and then screw them up. And the whole foolishness of marriage, the reason that people enter into-" Booth silenced her rambling with a kiss.
"Bones." Booth began as he pulled away from her "I have a child and if Parker is the only child that I'll ever have then I'm fine with it. And as long as I am waking up next to you every morning for the rest of my life, I don't need a piece of paper that tells the world that I love you and you love me. As long as we both know it, that's all that matters."
"I just want to make sure you realize what you could be giving up by being with me." Bones whispered. It was one of the rare times in their relationship that he saw a bit of insecurity showing through her tough Bones exterior. It touched him deeply.
"Bones, I'm not giving up anything by being with you, in, fact I am gaining an infinite number of possibilities."
"Booth, An infinite number is highly unlikely in this case. I'm sure that at some point you will be able to stop coming up with possibilities. Infinity implies-" He loved it when she got all squinty on him because it always gave him the opportunity to stop it with a kiss, which he took care of right then.
He knew that he didn't have to worry about the life of his child, because as much as Bones didn't want to be a mother, he knew that she values human life too much to end it. As much as she had convinced herself that she would be a horrible mother, he was just as convinced of the contrary, he knew that his Bones would be a wonderful mother. She had already made amazing strides where Parker was concerned. He adored her and she had won his affections effortlessly. He could only imagine what would happen with their child.
"Hey, I'm going to grab some coffee. Want some?" Angela asked breaking into his thoughts.
"How is she?"
"Still unconscious. It's horrible Booth, she's just lying there. She looks so tiny and helpless, not like my best friend."
"I know Angela, but this is Bones, she will come out of this. She is strong." Booth whispered with a confidence that he wasn't really feeling.
"I hope so. I need her." She whispered.
"Oh shit." He suddenly exclaimed
"What?"
"Max and Russ. I need to call them." He said as pulled out his cell phone with shaking hands. Angela gently pulled it away from him.
"Sweetie, as soon as you called me, I called them. They are on their way. The weather is getting worse, so it may be awhile before they arrive."
"Thanks. What would I do without you?"
"You better hope that you don't ever find out because I have a feeling that both you and Bren would be lost causes without me. Now I'm going to call and check in at the lab and grab us some coffee and you are going to go see your girl."
"She would hate that you just called her my girl."
"I know so she better wake up soon to yell at me." Angela said as she pushed Booth towards Bones's room.
He slowly walked into her room. Angela was right. She looked so tiny and helpless lying on the hospital bed. She was pale and her beautiful hair was matted back against her head. He felt the tears well up in his eyes as he leaned over and softly kissed her lips. She didn't respond. He pulled a chair up next to her bed, picked up her hand and gently kissed it as his tears fell.
"Temperance, how can this be? I don't understand. You have been shot at, been in the middle of exploding buildings, and been in cars that have flipped over. How can a simple fall on ice put you out of commission? I'm scared Bones and you know that I don't scare easily. The doctor said that you hit your head so hard that there might be some brain damage. I want you to know no matter what happens, if you have brain damage no matter how severe, I am not going anywhere. I will be here for you always. You're stuck with me baby." Booth smiled softly. "I know that I can get away with calling you baby right now, because you're not conscious, so you need to wake to wake up and yell at me. There is something that I need to tell you. I know that you probably can't hear me so consider this practice because I'm not sure how you're going to take this bit of information but Bones, you're pregnant. We are going to be parents. I know that the thought of becoming a mother terrifies you, but trust me when I say that I know that you will be a great mom."
Angela came in and without a word handed Booth his coffee and then discreetly backed out of the room. She knew that he needed to be alone with Brennan right now.
"Bones please wake up. We just got started. We still have a lifetime of memories to make. I need you. I don't want to be without you so please wake up." He stared at her but there was no change. "I love you Temperance." Booth laid his head gently on her belly and dozed off.
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He had no idea how long he had slept for. He was really hoping that he was in the middle of a nightmare, but when he sat up and saw her pale, lifeless form still lying on the hospital bed, his nightmare became a reality. Sighing he stood up, stretched his arms and rubbed his stiff neck. He needed to stretch his legs and update Cullen so he kissed Bones once more then headed out into the hall to make his call.
"Booth How is Dr. Brennan?" Cullen greeted.
"Well sir, she is unconscious. Because of all the swelling in her brain the doctor's are unable to determine if there is any brain damage but they said that it is a high possibility." Booth explained to his boss.
"What exactly happened Booth. I just was told that there was an accident."
"It was the weather sir. We were getting ready to go to the crime scene and she realized that she didn't have her phone. I was getting impatient so I laid on the horn and she came rushing back. There was so much ice, she slipped and banged her head." Cullen recognized the guilt seeping out of his voice.
"Booth, it wasn't your fault. It was an accident, due to the inclement weather."
"With all due respect sir, your wrong. It is my fault. If I hadn't of rushed her this may not have happened."
Cullen sighed; he knew that it was pointless to argue with Booth. "Keep me updated on her condition Booth."
"Look sir, I'm sorry about the scene this morning,"
"It's been handled Booth. You are officially on leave until Dr. Brennan is out of the woods."
"Thank you sir." Booth said and Cullen disconnected the call.
As he walked back into the room he was met with the most amazing vision of her open blue eyes. He rushed over to her bed.
"Bones, you're awake. Thank God, you're awake," He exclaimed as tears fell from his eyes and he smothered her face with gentle kisses.
"Excuse me." He continued to kiss her. "Excuse me." A bit louder this time but still no response from the ogre kissing her. "EXCUSE ME." She pushed him away from her and he grinned. She sounded like her normal un brain damaged self.
"Sorry Bones I'm just so happy that I got carried away."
"Do I know you?" She asked him with a confused look on his face.
