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Chapter Three: Month Two Issues
Brennan scowled at herself in the mirror as she stood sideways, with her shirt pulled up to just under her chest, looking at her belly, trying to discern any changes in her appearance. Nothing. Not even a bump to show for the last five weeks of nonstop morning sickness.
Brennan sighed. "How is it possible that I'm not even showing yet?" She asked herself, rhetorically.
"Bones!" Booth's voice broke through her thoughts and Brennan immediately ran into the closet to hide. The second she was out of seat, she scowled at her actions.
"What am I doing?" she asked, aloud, stepping out of the closet, just moments before Booth stepped into the bedroom.
Barely two weeks after Brennan's pregnancy announcement, they decided to move in with each other, just to try it out for a while to see if they could cope with each other's annoying habits. They found that it worked fine and Booth's apartment, which the lease was almost up, was being emptied so the new renters could move in.
Booth smiled when he saw her, and came over to put his arms around her, kissing her lips, softly. "How are you today, Momma Bones?" He asked, teasingly.
Brennan smirked at him. "Good, I suppose. But I'm not a mother yet, Booth. Far from it, actually. Especially since this baby doesn't seem to be growing very much."
Booth scowled. "What do you mean? You're only two months pregnant, Bones. Angela didn't even stop showing til the second trimestermer."
Brennan laughed. "It's trimester, Booth. There's no mer at the end. And I noticed the change in Angela only two weeks after she told me, and she couldn't be more pregnant than I am now. Something's wrong, Booth."
Brennan sounded seriously worried, so Booth squeezed her comfortingly in effort to calm her. "Okay, Bones. If you're really that worried about this, then we'll go see the doctor tomorrow. Maybe we can get an early appointment and another sonogram." Booth smiled like a small child at this thought.
Brennan chuckled. "You really liked that, didn't you?" She asked.
Booth nodded. "Most definitely. Parker loved it too. He took it to school with him to show his friends. He's so proud." Booth's eyes shone with pride at this."
Brennan smiled. "He's going to make a wonderful older brother, Booth." She said.
Booth nodded. "Yeah, he really is." He lay his head on hers, kissing her temple and rubbing her back, soothingly.
Brennan smiled, but still found it hard not to worry about her baby's health.
The next day, eight AM was the only open slot free for an appointment, and Brennan and Booth took it. Booth called his boss, telling him that he had a prior engagement and would be in after lunch.
Brennan told the same to Cam. Neither boss knew that Brennan and Booth were a couple, let alone about to have their first child together.
Sitting in the waiting room, Brennan found it hard to stay still. She kept standing up and pacing around the room, while Booth sat in one of the chairs, watching her over the top of a Parenting magazine.
When he'd finally had enough, he grabbed her hand, effectively stopping her and pulled her down onto his lap.
Brennan was about to protest, when Booth shut her up by placing his mouth over hers in a heart-stopping, passionate kiss.
There were whistles all around them from the other expecting mothers and fathers who were waiting with them and glares sent from pregnant women to their husbands and boyfriends, who in turn sent glares to Booth.
Pulling back, Booth noticed these glares and grinned, shrugging. "It's the only way." He said, winking at them and some laughed, while others rolled their eyes.
Brennan eyes him, dazedly, still foggy-eyed from their kiss. "The only way to what, Booth?" she asked.
Booth grinned. "The only way to show how much I love you." He said, kissing her once more before allowing her to lay her head on his shoulder.
There was a chorus of, "Aww!" all around the room, as well as a chorus of moans and groans from all the men in the room.
Booth chuckled at the response, and laid back until Brennan's name was called.
"Temperance Brennan?" A young woman in blue scrubs said, "The doctor will see you now."
Booth stood up, with Brennan still in his arms. Her feet floated about the ground for a moment before her placed her on the floor so he could stretch. When he was done stretching, he placed his hand on her back and led her in to the doctor's office.
"So," Dr. Berret said, "What seems to be the problem today? We didn't have you scheduled until next week."
"I seem not to be getting any larger." Brennan said, simply.
The doctor laughed. "Well, most women are usually ecstatic about that, Dr. Brennan."
"Yes, but I don't really seem to be changing at all. Physically, anyway. I seem to have a healthy appetite for a pregnant woman and I have morning sickness every single morning, and my hormones are becoming very annoying, as well. But my hips aren't widening and my abdomen is staying flat. Though I have gone up a cup size."
The doctor nodded. "All normal for the length of your pregnancy. And even if you haven't grown that much, Dr. Brennan, you must be patient. It will happen soon enough. Trust me. When my wife was pregnant with our twin girls, Julie and Jamie, she didn't even start appearing round until her third month, and then she swelled like a balloon! Not that that will happen to you, of course," the Doctor hastened to assure Brennan at her look of shock, "I'm just saying you should enjoy having your figure as long as you have it. Though, if you would like another sonogram, I'd be happy to oblige."
Brennan nodded. "We would, thank you." The doctor nodded and stood up.
"I'll just be a few moments. Just grab a gown and set up. The technician will be here shortly." He nodded to them before he left the room.
Once Brennan had gotten herself dressed and situated with Booth right by her side, holding her hand in his, the sonogram technician, a woman named Judy, came in.
"Hello." She greeted. "How are you, today, Dr. Brennan?" she asked.
"Very well. Thank you, Judy. I believe you know my partner, Seeley Booth." Brennan introduced Booth to the young, blonde, technician, feeling oddly elated when all he did was give her a polite smile before returning his gaze, lovingly, to Brennan.
Judy didn't seem to care very much as she got to work setting up the sonogram machine.
"Lift up your gown, please?" she asked Brennan and Brennan complied, and shivered as the woman squirted some cold jelly-like substance on her stomach.
"That's very unpleasant." Brennan remarked.
Judy grimaced. "Sorry. I usually warn people about that."
Brennan sighed. "It's alright." She squeezed Booth's hand as Judy spread the jelly with her wand.
When it was all spread out, Judy began to look for the baby's heartbeat. Upon finding the soft, fast, thumping sound, Booth and Brennan smiled at each other.
They loved that sound. They'd only heard it once, the previous week they were there, and it sounded all the more beautiful now.
"She has a strong one, and she's only about the size of a tadpole." Judy laughed.
"She?" Booth asked, excitedly.
"Oh, I wasn't saying that the baby was a girl. I just sort of have a habit of calling the foetuses a she. Why? You two want a girl?"
"He does." Brennan said, motioning to Booth. "I don't care very much, really. Though I find myself leaning more towards a girl, as well." Brennan smiled at Booth and he smiled back, placing a sweet kiss on her lips.
Judy smiled. "You two are gonna make amazing parents. There's so much love between you. You don't see that every day."
Brennan smiled. "Thank you. We do love each other. Very much so."
Booth grinned and felt the sudden urge to show her just how much he loved her. But felt it more appropriate to wait until they were back home.
"That's wonderful. I wish my boyfriend was as loving as Mr. Booth here." Judy sighed. "Anyway, everything seems in order here. I understand you've been having a lot of morning sickness, though?" Brennan nodded. "That may be the reason that you're not gaining too much. It's normal for women to lose weight in the early months because of morning sickness, so that may be evening it out. I suspect you'll be gaining weight as soon as the morning sickness stops. That may be in about two weeks or so."
Brennan nodded. "I thought so. Thank you, Judy." She said.
Judy nodded and stepped out.
After a short talk with Dr. Berret, Booth and Brennan were free to leave.
As they made their way home, Booth didn't let go of Brennan's hand once, not even as they made it to the apartment. Once they were inside, Booth wrapped his arms around Brennan and kissed her as passionately and lovingly as he could, pouring his heart and soul into her.
When he pulled back, she looked satisfyingly flustered and swollen-lipped. Her eyes were cloudy and she had a blank look on her face. Booth grinned, happy that he had caused this. "What was that for?" she asked, her lips quirking into a delighted smile.
Booth kissed her temple and pulled her against his chest, resting his head in her hair. "For just being you, Bones. For being the woman that I love. The woman that I'll always love. No matter what. I just want you to remember that. Okay?"
Brennan nodded. "Of course, Booth." She murmured into his chest. "I love you, too. I believe I always will, as well."
Booth smiled, "You love me? Really?"
Brennan smiled up at him. "Do you want me to prove it to you?"
Booth grinned cheekily, before leaning in to kiss her. "Definitely."
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