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Chapter 3 Light

With the light came the dawn. With the dawn came a new day. With a new day came a chance. It was the very first day. The first day of their chance, their window. They had decided last week, she had done her research and been delighted to find that today was their first day of chance, October 23rd.

Opening her eyes to the light she began to think back. They had been living together now for six months. At first it was difficult, she had never lived with anyone and learning to share her space was a challenge. They had decided her apartment was bigger so he moved in. Booth had made sure she childproofed the communal areas so her antiques were safe from Parker's prying hands. At six, he reminded her, Parker was still more into touching than looking. Booth had found space in their room to wall off for her to use as an office and they had spent one entire weekend turning her old office into a room for Parker. Brennan had never had so much fun in her life. They laughed, they painted. She smiled remembering Booth's comment about some of the paint even getting on the walls. They had learned to share household chores, which now done together didn't seem like chores anymore.

As she lay there is the stillness of dawn's light she thought back to the night they decided. It had been a long and grueling week. They had three new cases come in. One was a suicide and one was natural. The third had taken most of their week to run down including their Friday night. They had picked Parker up late and after reading him the two stories he demanded, and Bones could never deny him, got him to sleep. Afterward they had collapsed on the couch too tired to move.

Booth had said it first. "Bones, it's on nights like tonight I'm glad we only have Parker."

She snuggled in closer and said "I thought you always wanted more children Booth."

"I did, I do. It's just I know how you feel. So I am happy to just have you and Parker. It's just weeks like these remind me of how much work it takes to have children full time."

Turning to look up at him she said "so are you saying now you don't want a child with me because our work schedule would make it too hard?"

"No, Bones," he said kissing her on her nose and trying to think of the fastest way to get out of the hole he had just dug himself into. "Children take a lot of time and preplanning every day. When you have them with you every day you have a chance to get into a routine. It makes days like today busy but survivable at the end of the day. Where is this coming from anyway? I thought we were not going to have any children."

"I know what I said Booth, and I thought I meant it at the time. But now I have had time to have Parker here on a more permanent basis and I find I like it quite a lot. I miss him when he is gone. Tonight I figured out what I missed. It not just Parker the individual it's a small warm body, with curly hair and a mini Booth smile. Angela's right Booth our children would be beautiful. You're right they would be kind and loving open to the world. I'm right too they would be bright and intelligent. Most of all a baby would be something we made together out of something you taught meabout, love and a lot of magic."

"So Bones all that was just to say you want us to have a baby?"

"Yes Booth I do."

As the dawn turn into the golden light of day he awoke and smiled. Reaching for her he said "Today is the first day. I'm glad we took the week off. While your ovulation range may only be three days, I want the entire week to enjoy it."

November 15, they were both sitting on the side of the bathtub, waiting, sick in hand. "Bones before you turn it over I have something I need to say. I love you more than life itself. I have dreamed of this very day, sitting next to you just like this for more years than I would like to count. I know you love me. I know you deciding to have a child is a big change for you." Taking her left hand in his he continued "I also know how you feel about marriage and that is not what this is about." Removing a ring from his pocket and placing it on her finger he said the most perfect words he could have said, "With this ring I promise to be your friend and lover. I promise to be the best father I can be to our child. I promise to never leave you and I promise never to ask more of you than you can give."

Turning over the stick in her hand they both look down. The light to their future had arrived. They were pregnant.

I wanted to do a story where they get pregnant but Booth still didn't pressure her to go beyond what she could commit to. To me it still has the feeling he might get the white dress and monkey suits, but if he doesn't that's going to be ok too. He has come to terms with his choices.

Hope you like this one and I will try not to take so long for the nest one. Just started a new story though The Red Dress (shameless plug) check it out.

Nyre