Here you go kiddies.
R&R
"And then he told me that he was going to go home and that when I figured out what I want I should talk to him." Brennan said in a huff.
He swiveled in his chair and looked away from her for a moment in contemplation of her story. He had been quite surprised that she would come to him for advice of this nature considering her best friend was only in the next room, or more precisely at the door with a drinking glass held up to her ear trying to listen into the conversation, but he supposed that out of the two of them, he would be the more rational outside observer, "You're not going to like what I have to say Doctor B." Hodgins said looking up at her.
"Just say it." She said in a hyper emotionless tone.
Hodgins stopped swiveling his chair and leaned toward her, "I swear on every great scientist that what I am about to say has absolutely no bearing on my relationship with Angela. She has not brain washed me in any way, so I want you to know that this next statement is from a purely objective standpoint culminated from various interaction between yourself and Booth over the past years that I have either been a part of or have witnessed."
Brennan slumped back in her chair, "This is ridiculous. You are clearly biased already…"
"Be quiet!" Hodgins said raising his voice slightly. By the look in Brennan's now startled eyes he realized the mistake he just made, "And I mean that with all of the respect in the world." He quickly retracted. He cleared his throat and carried on, "Believe it or not, I noticed the attraction that you and Booth had long before I started dating Angela, before I even thought about her in a romantic sense. I realize that you have had a difficult life and that regardless of how much you hate psychology, you do have issues that I am not qualified to recognize. But there comes a point in your life where making yourself unhappy because of your childhood misfortunes just simply becomes making yourself unhappy because you're too stubborn.
Booth is in love with you. That is not a question or an educated guess; that is a fact. You don't seem to notice the way that he looks at you or the way he looks at the men who come and go in your life."
Brennan scoffed, "You make it sound like I am promiscuous."
Hodgins laughed, "I didn't mean it like that. You date, a lot. You asked Booth if he would like to have a child with you which is great; but that isn't what is bothering him. In fact, I think he loves the idea of having a child with you. But the first problem I see with this scenario is that you emasculate him in some respects by telling him that his only purpose in the process is making the child and occasionally dropping in for the father-like activities."
"How is that emasculating? The fact that I asked him to be the father means that I am confident in his abilities to procreate."
Hodgins shook his head, "You see the relationship he has with Parker, right?"
Brennan nodded, "Yes. He is a very good father."
"Don't you think that it kills him not to be more involved in his life? To not be there for important milestones in his life because Rebecca keeps him on tight reigns?"
Brennan stared at Hodgins, "I guess I didn't think about that."
"Clearly." Hodgins said, "Sorry."
Brennan sat for a moment and Hodgins could almost see the wheels turning inside Brennan's mind. She looked at him, "The other reason?"
"Hm?" Hodgins replied.
"You said that that was the first problem. What was the second?"
Hodgins shook his head and looked down at the floor, "I think that the second issue he will have is… seeing you everyday… carrying his child and not being with you the way that he wants. It'll…" Hodgins sighed and looked her in the eyes, "It'll kill him."
Brennan sunk in her seat and brought her hand to her head, "I am so selfish."
