Part 4

"So what now?" Asked Bones. She was attempting to bounce a happy looking baby on her knee and was staring up at Booth, who trying desperately to make a crib without looking at the instructions.

Typical alpha-male tendencies.

"Now, Bones. We play happy families for a while."

"What's that?"

Booth didn't answer- he was too engrossed in attaching a phantom part of wood, which did not seem to belong on anywhere on the faded blue, god-damned crib.

"Want some help?"

Booth let out a moan and a frustrated no. He would finish this by himself even if it killed him. The baby yawned and he smiled up at his small family, however it was not complete quite yet. He had arranged for Parker and Rebecca to come over later in the day so that his son could finally meet his little sister. He was also dreading Rebecca's reaction to being kept in the dark about something so important to her son.

"Booth, Booth, Booth?"

He ignored Bones, who had placed Emilia down and had wandered off to find the manual. She was now standing in front of him, absently stroking at her daughters hair and waving her hand about like a lunatic.

Pointing down at the mass of blue wood and nails, she stated from the instructions: Extra parts included.

"You don't actually need that bit, Booth." She smiled down laughing at her determined and stubborn partner, hastily picking up her child as he cursed heavily under his breath- at least with Parker, Rebecca had insisted on buying a ready-made cot.

A couple of hours later, Booth was pacing in front of the cot, hurriedly put up in Booth's front room – they had made a decision to keep both apartments until they settled everything out. Booth's would be where they were a family and Bones' somewhere to catch up on sleep if they had an early day the next day.

However, Booth had also made a rule that Bones was not allowed to spend all her time working. She would have to learn to prioritise. They both would.

"Booth, you're pacing."

"Yeah well, what if Parker doesn't like Emi?"

"Of course he will, they're siblings- there will be some sort of bond, and of course maybe a bit of jealously but Parker is a good kid Booth." Mused Bones.

Booth nodded at her. Those were the kind of comments that had made him fall in love with her when they had first started working together.

The buzzer bleeped. It was not meant to bleep- it was meant to buzz, hence the name. I am going to have to fix that, Booth thought to himself.

Booth opened the door beaming wildly at Rebecca and Parker; Parker ran in and hugged his dad, whilst Rebecca waited politely to be let in.

"Hi dad!"

"Hey Seeley, Dr Brennan." Rebecca noticed a nervous looking Bones hanging back behind her ex. She couldn't help but notice that the room was filled with an odd sort of tension.

"Hello."

"You said you had something to show Parker?"

Parker looked up at Booth with expectant eyes. Maybe it's a cowboy hat, Parker wondered. Booth smiled nervously and went down to eye level with his favourite son.

"Hey kid."

"Hi? So what is it?" Parker was impatient and jigging around on two feet.

"Well, you know Dr Brennan right?"

"Yes." He gave a small wave to her and she waved back.

"Good, well. Um Parker, you have sister."

Rebecca's eyes widened and she frowned down at Booth and over at Bones, desperately trying to figure this one out. She may not be as smart as the good Doctor, but by god, she would work this one out.

"No I don't silly." Parker laughed at Booth.

Brennan took this as the ideal time to go fetch Emi from her slumber. She returned a few minutes later, noticing that everyone was still in the same position she had been when she left.

Parker's little face lit up as he ran towards Bones.

"Is this is?" He asked pointed at the baby.

"Yeah, Parker meet your new little sister."

"She is funny looking."

"She's a baby, her skeleton has not fully developed yet and her skull has yet to fall into place." Brennan said trying to make it so the boy could understand.

"Yeah you looked like this once, Parker." Booth said.

"What's her name?" Rebecca squeaked out, raising her eyebrows at Parker.

"Emi."

"Emi?" Rebecca queried, she had meant the full name, surname, silently wondering about the arguments that must have ensued when discussing whose last name Emi would take. She remember them well.

Booth understood what she meant and elaborated.

"Emilia Christine Brennan-Booth. Bones didn't want to forget about her last name. "Parker reached out and poked his sister in the head, gently, she giggled and Parker introduced himself to his new most interesting thing. He ignored the 'adult' conversation going on over his head.

"Booth, we discussed it and you were perfectly happy with it, in the end and besides, I did all the work so suck it up." Booth grinned at her and rose to kiss her on the cheek.

"What does 'suck it up' mean mummy?" Parker asked, curiosity momentarily bringing his attention away from the baby. Rebecca ignored him and just stared at the two partners a look of confusion spreading further across her face.

"Seeley, Temperance?" Both women cringed at that, they weren't friendly enough for first names and they both knew it. "Dr Brennan, I have one question."

She paused, probably trying to work out how to phrase her question or possibly for dramatic effect.

"When the hell did you have a baby?"


What was the consensus on this part?

I am having so much trouble making these guys stay true to form. :(