Author's Note: Hey, guys! Thanks to those who reviewed and alerted this story. Here's the next chapter of the story and it's all Parker (well, Rebecca is here too but you know what I mean). It's considerably shorter that the previous chapters since I divided this chapter into two parts so I could upload this today (the next part will be up tomorrow or the day after). I hope you'll like it. I'll appreciate any thoughts, violent reactions, corrections in spelling/grammar or just any message about the story that you're about to read.
Disclaimer: Love the show but don't own it :(
Chapter 3
"Mom, can I spend the weekend with Aunt Angela and Uncle Jack?" Parker Booth asked his mom when she picked him up from his weekly after school program in the Jeffersonian.
"Why? You spent last weekend with them, Parks."
"Maman is in the hospital again." Parker started calling Brennan "Maman" two months ago. He asked both his mother and Brennan if he could call Brennan "Mom" too and he was happy that they gave him permission to do so. But then, it got confusing for those around him whenever he used the word "Mom" because they are not quite sure who he is referring to and had to ask him to clarify. He solved the problem by asking Brennan how children in other countries refer to their mothers. He chose "Maman" from the terms in list that Brennan gave him and called Brennan that since then. "And I want to visit her."
"Why what happened? Is she alright? Is something wrong with the baby?" Rebecca asked her son, genuinely worried about the woman her son loves so much that he considers her as his second mother.
"I don't know yet. The ambulance left 10 minutes ago and I had to stay here to wait for you. Please, Mommy? I want to make sure they're okay," Parker pleaded.
"Alright, you can stay with them this weekend," Rebecca gave Parker her permission. Then she asked Parker about the details of this attack. "Did it happen like the last time?"
"No. This time Daddy did it," Parker replied bitterly.
"What do you mean 'Daddy did it'? He's back?" Rebecca was surprised that Seeley was back and still didn't try to contact her about spending time with his son after being away for a long time.
"Grandpa Max said that since I already did the experiment, I can spend my time there with Maman. So I was waiting for her in Limbo so that she could teach me some more about bones. I was about to call her when she arrived but then Daddy entered and started shouting at her. He thinks that Maman killed the baby and he told her he didn't want to see her again. Then he left. I went to Maman and noticed that she was breathing hard like the last time then she just collapsed. So I went to the alarm that Uncle Jack put in and pressed it so that Aunt Cam and the others knew that Maman needed help." Parker was near tears when he finished relating the events that sent his stepmother to the hospital.
Rebecca comforted her son, speaking to him soothingly, giving him assurances that his Maman and baby brother/sister will be alright. At the same time, she was thinking that the man her son just described didn't sound like the Seeley she knew but then the Seeley she knew would leave his wife in during a high risk pregnancy for two months without contact.
Rebecca pulled into their driveway and stopped the car. She and Parker got out of the car and walked towards the house.
"Thanks for giving me permission to stay with Aunt Angela this weekend, Mom. You can tell Dad that I can't spend the weekend with him when he calls tonight," Parker said while waiting for his mom to open the front door.
Rebecca opened the door and stepped inside. She looked at Parker who was hanging his jacket to the designated hook. "Here's the deal, Parks," she told him. "When your father calls tonight and asks if he could have you for the weekend, I will give you the phone so that you can tell him about your plans for this weekend yourself. Okay?"
"Okay, Mom. Thanks," Parker replied.
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