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I own none of these characters. I wish I did, but unfortunately I don't. I just like to take them out to play with them for a bit...

Booth walked into the lab early one morning and saw Bones standing on the platform. He smiled and said, "Hey Bones!"

He watched as she looked up and he was expecting her to chastise him for calling her Bones. However, he saw her brow furrow and she looked up at him and asked, "Why are Julie and Parker here with you?"

Booth groaned and said, "The daycare center is being repainted today. Which I found out today when I got to the Hoover building. I'll be gone soon. Although we have a case. I need to call Cullen and tell him that I have to..."

She looked at Booth and then at his children and then smiled at them. She walked down to where they were standing and tilted her head towards her office. Booth took their hands and followed her into her office. He was expecting to get a lecture about bringing his children into the lab. That it was no place for them. Instead of the lecture he was expecting, she said, "If we have a case they can stay here. I'm sure that Angela wouldn't mind watching them."

Booth shook his head and said, "I couldn't ask Angela to do that."

Almost as if she heard her name, she popped her head in Brennan's office and asked, "What can't you ask me to do?"

Booth looked at her and then at Bones and said, "Nothing Angela."

Angela gave him a funny look and then at her best friend, "Okay. Tell me what this nothing is. Because you know I'm going to find out eventually."

Booth finally sighed and told her, "Fine. The daycare is closed today and we have a case. We can't take them with us. So, Bones suggested asking you to watch them. Which is when you walked in here."

Angela turned and took a look at the twins. She smiled at Booth and said, "You two go and do what you do. I've got them."

Booth wasn't sure if this was such a good idea. Julie didn't take well to new people. She was extremely shy. Almost painfully so. However, he watched as Angela walked over to the couch and knelt in front of them. They were drawing in little sketch pads and Booth watched as Angela talked to them softly. He couldn't hear the words, but the smile that popped onto Julie's face. He saw her nod and then she showed Angela her drawing. Angela smiled at her and without hearing what she said to her, she held out her hand and Julie took it in hers. She held her other hand out to Parker and they left the room.

Booth looked at Brennan, "I wonder what she said to them."

She smiled and shrugged, "I have no idea. Whatever she said, it's apparent that it worked. Although Angela can be very persuasive when she wants to be."

Booth smiled and he walked out of the lab with Brennan right by his side. The case was one of their tougher ones. The remains were scattered throughout the crime scene. It was almost as if someone had taken them and thrown them around. Booth was honestly glad when they headed back to the lab nearly six hours later.

He looked at Bones and said, "I hope Angela isn't too upset with me. I didn't know that the crime scene was going to take so long to clear. Today was crazy. I definitely owe her one."

Brennan smiled at him and said, "I'm sure that she's happy to help you Booth."

"Still, I feel guilty for asking her to watch them. This isn't what she's supposed to be doing. She's an artist, not a babysitter."

Booth parked in the parking garage and they walked into the lab. Booth was expecting to walk into a frustrated Angela. However, what he saw when he walked into her office was something that he would never forget for as long as he lived.

His three year old son was sleeping on her couch. Julie was sitting on Angela's lap at her computer. He eyes were scrunched up and had her head turned to the side. It was apparent that she was concentrating on something. Booth stood in front of her desk and said, "Hey sweetpea. Are you ready to go?"

Julie surprised him and said, "I don't want to leave yet daddy. Angela's fun."

Booth arched his eyebrow at Angela and she smiled and said, "She loves art Booth. We've been looking at different art exhibits. I even took them down to the museum. She's extremely curious. Parker loved helping Jack. I have a feeling that they are going to be asking to come here a lot more."

Angela was actually surprised that Jack had volunteered to take Parker. The little boy had been bored with drawing and Hodgins came into the office and saw him scuffing his feet on the floor. So, he'd told Angela, "I'm going to take this little boy out and show him my bug collection."

That was the last that she'd seen Parker until about an hour ago when Jack had brought him into her office. He was half asleep and a bit cranky.

Booth smiled and told his daughter, "We will come back here again soon."

His normally quiet and reserved daughter looked at him and said, "You promise daddy?"

Booth nodded, "Pinky promise."

She smiled and then she turned around and hugged Angela tightly. Then she hopped off of her lap and ran over to her father. She hugged him tightly and said, "I had fun today daddy."

Booth stopped to pick up Parker and his son snuggled closer to his dad. He yawned and then told Booth, "I don't wanna go home daddy. I'm having fun."

"We will come back soon."

"Promise?"

What was it with his children? They had never been like this with anyone before. Usually, it took them quite awhile to warm up to new people. However, they seemed drawn to these people. He smiled when Julie said, "I really like it here daddy. Angela's really nice and Parker likes Jack."

Angela and Brennan heard her talking until they left the lab. Brennan looked over at Angela and said, "You seem to have made quite an impression on Booth's daughter."

Angela shrugged and said, "They are great children. They are both very smart and they are like little sponges and they listened to everything that we told them. They are amazing Bren."

Brennan smiled and said, "They are pretty amazing."

Booth got the kids into bed and went to his computer to check his email. He smiled when he saw one from Bones and clicked it to open.

Booth,

It seems as if your children have made quite the impression on the interns here. Even Zach has asked when they are going to come here again. Which is quite the accomplishment.

Angela wanted me to let you know that she enjoyed spending time with them and that if you needed a babysitter in the future she would be more than willing to help. Hodgins also seconded that idea. He seems to be quite enamored with your children as well.

Angela said that she promised Julie a chance to work with some of her modeling clay the next time she came to the lab. Apparently she thinks that your daughter is destined to be an artist. Which considering that she's only three, is completely illogical. However, once Angela gets an idea in her head there's very little that anyone can do to change her mind.

Until later,

Temperance (Bones) Brennan

Booth couldn't help but smile at the fact that she put Bones in her signature. Maybe she was finally starting to warm up to the nickname. Maybe there was hope for their partnership yet.

He closed down his email program and headed for his bedroom. He slept until nearly eight the next morning. That was when the kids ran into his room and jumped onto the bed. All his children could talk about was how much fun they had at the lab the day before.

Then Parker asked him, "When can we go back there daddy? Jack was really fun and he taught me a lot about the different bugs. He's funny daddy. He told me that dirt isn't just dirt. He told me that it can tell all kinds of stories."

He smiled as they got out of his bed and walked into the kitchen. Booth grabbed two cereal bowls and they took their cereal and Booth grabbed the milk. He made them some toast and they sat down to eat breakfast.

Even though it was Saturday, they still had to go into work. They had a case to close and suspects to question. Sometimes Booth wished that he had a normal Monday through Friday kind of job. However, he wouldn't trade what he did for anything.

He had just gotten done with questioning a suspect. It was apparent that the man didn't know anything about the murder. So, after he released him, he took a look at his watch and noticed that it was time for lunch. He called Bones and asked, "Would you like to have lunch with me today?"

He heard her laugh softly and she said, "Meet you at Sid's."

He laughed and said, "You got it."

He wondered why he was suddenly excited to see her. He walked across the street and saw her sitting in their regular booth. He slid in next to her and said, "Hey Bones."

She smiled and instead of correcting him, she said, "Booth. How are the kids?"

Booth smiled, "They are doing great. They really enjoyed themselves yesterday. They want to know when they can come back to the lab. The squints really made an impression on them."

Bones smiled and nodded, "They made an impression on them as well. I need to ask you something, but I find that I'm nervous about it."

He smiled, "Ask away Bones."

"Well, the Jeffersonian is having their annual ball next week and I find myself in need of a date."

"You need a date? I find that hard to believe. I would think that you would have men waiting at the door for you."

She smiled softly at him and said, "You would think so. However, Doctor Goodman wants me to invite you. He says that as the liaison to the Jeffersonian you would make the logical choice. I find that I am inclined to believe him. So, I'm asking you if you would like to go with me."

Booth looked at her and nodded, but then he remembered, "I need to check with my babysitter. She might have another job that night and.."

Bones smiled and said, "I'm sure that you can talk Angela into watching them."

"Wouldn't she be going?"

"She hates these things. You would be doing her a favor."

Booth laughed and said, "Then sure. I would love to go with you."

Bones smiled at him and Booth smiled back at her. He felt their relationship changing and he had a feeling that it was for the better and he couldn't say that he was the least bit upset about it. Not in the least. He'd thought that he'd lost his chance at love, but maybe he'd found another chance for a happy ending for all of them...